L.

La, interj. == lo. O. and N. 1541

Labour, sb. 49 B.

Lace, v. a. K. Horn, 870

Lack, sb. == fault. HD. 190. RG. 389

—— == want, defect. Pol. S. 154. Dut. laecke

—— v. n. == be wanting. Pol. S 154

Lad, sb. HD. 890. W. llawd

Ladder, sb. RG. 148; pl. landren. RG. 410. AS. læedder

Lady, sb. RG. 451; [levede], RG. 441, 380. AS. hlæfdige. See on this word the Ormulum, vol. ii. pp. 632-634

Lahte, Laute, Lauthe, vb. == received, took. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. HD. 744, 1673. AS. læccan

Laite, v. n. == look. Ps. 31, 9. AS. wlítan. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 449

—— v. a. == look for, seek. Ps. xxiii. 6

Lake, sb. Body and Soul, 160. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Lamb, sb. RG. 369

Lame, adj. HD. 1938

—— == defective. O. and N. 364

—— v. a. HD. 2755

Lammas, sb. == Lady-mass. RG. 557

Lamp, sb. Alys. 5253

Lamprey, sb. RG. 442

Land, sb. RG. 377, 494

—— v. a. == bring to land. K. Horn, 779

Landfolk, sb. O. and N. 1156

Langmode, adj. == patient, long-suffering. Ps. cii. 8. AS. langmód

Language, sb. RG. 118, 150

Lantern, sb. Ps. xvii. 29

Large, adj. == big. 1195 B.

—— == liberal. HD. 97

Largely, adv. RG. 510, 511, 383

Largeness, sb. == liberality. Alys. 6879

Largess, sb. RG. 181

Laroun, sb. == robber. Alys. 4209. Fr. larron

Las, sb. == snare. Alys. 7698. Fr. las. ON. lás

Last, sb. == a shoemaker’s last. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175. AS. læst

Last, sb. == sin. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. ON. löstr. Dan. last

Last, sb. == load, burden? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. AS. hlæst; or possibly == trace. AS. hlast

Last, v. n. == endure, continue. 464 β; pret. ‘ylaste.’ RG. 263; part, ‘ilast,’ RG. 509

Last, adj. ‘atte laste.’ RG. 377

Lasteles, adj. == faultless. Wright’s L. P. p. 52

Late, adj. RG. 381; comp. ‘later.’ RG. 382

—— adv. Wright’s L. P. p. 99

Lathe, sb. == loathing, harm. Alys. 7722. AS. láð

Latter, adj. == last. Creed of St Athan. 56

Latymer, sb. == latiner, interpreter. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. Alys. 7089

Laue, sb. == a hill. Alys. 3857. AS. hlǽw. See Lowe

Laugh, v. n. [lihe], RG. 93; [lyȝhe], RG. 101; pret. ‘louȝ’ 710 B.; ‘low.’ HD. 903

Launch, v. n. == shoot into water. Alys. 3746

Laute, Lauthe, == received. See under Lahte

Lave, vb. a. == pour out upon. Wright’s L. P. p. 72. Rel. Ant. i. 144. AS. lafian

Lavender, sb. == launder, washer. Wright’s L. P. p. 49

Laveroc, sb. == lark. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 40. AS. lawerc

Law, sb. RG. 381; [lay]. 346 B.

Lawfulness, sb. == sense of justice. O. and N. 1739

Lax, sb. == salmon. HD. 754. AS. leax. ON. lax

Lay, adj. == pertaining to the laity, ‘lay fee.’ RG. 470

Lay, v. a. pret. ‘leyde.’ RG. 393

—— == lay aside. Body and Soul, 166

—— == lay on, attack. Alys. 5832

—— == allay. Ps. lxxxiv. 4

Lay, sb. == song. Alys. 5211. Fr. lai. AS. leoð

Lay, sb. == religious observance. Alys. 4690. AS. lagu

—— == faith, belief [laȝe]. K. Horn, 69

Layk. See Leyk

Lea, sb. == meadow; pl. ‘lesen.’ RG. 1; ‘lese.’ RG. 375; AS. lǽsu

Leach, sb. == physician. RG. 380. AS. lǽce

Leachcraft, sb. RG. 141, 150

Lead, v. a. RG. 376; pret. ‘ladde.’ RG. 380

Lead, sb. RG. 1

Leader, sb. Ps. liv. 14

Leaf, sb. 180 B.

Leafworm, sb. Ps. lxxvii. 46

Lealté, sb. == loyalty. Wright’s L. P. p. 53

Lean, v. n. RG. 308. AS. hlinian

Lean, adj. Pol. S. 150. AS. lǽne

Leap, v. n. pret. ‘lepte.’ RG. 396; 3 pl. ‘lopon.’ Alys. 861

—— v. a. == forsake (an oath). HD. 2009

Learn, v. a. RG. 519; pret. ‘lernede.’ RG. 434; part, ‘ylerned.’ RG. 29; ‘ylere.’ HD. 12

Leasing, == falsehood. See Lesing

Least, adj. RG. 37

Leave, v. a. 39 B.; [lef]. 136 B.; part. ‘ileved.’ 616 B.

Leave, sb. == permission. 569 B.

Lecche, v. a. == comprehend. HD. 252. AS. læccan

Leche, sb. == look. O. and N. 1138. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 454

Lecher, sb. == lecherous person. RG. 351. Fr. lecher. AS. liccera

—— == blockhead. Alys. 3916

Lechery, sb. RG. 405, 334

Lechure, sb. Alys. 6306

Led, sb. == song. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22. AS. leoð

Led, sb. == a cauldron. HD. 924. Rel. S. v. 242. AS. líð, a cup, hollow vessel; or possibly it may be contracted from ‘lebet.’ Lat. lebes

Ledandlike, adj. == ductile. Ps. xcvii. 6

Lede, sb. == speech. Body and Soul, 11. AS. leden

Ledron, sb. == thief, robber. Alys. 3210. Fr. larron. Lat. latro. Or possibly == leper. Fr. ladre. See Roq. s. v. ladrerie, and the Prompt. Parv. s. v. Lydron

Leek, sb. RG. 341

Lees, adj. == bad, wicked. Wright’s L. P. pp. 42, 49

—— == false [les]. Pol. S. 214; pl. ‘leses,’ false persons. Ps. lxxxi. 4. AS. leas

—— sb. == falsehood. Alys. 5790

Left, adj. (sinister) [lift]. RG. 22

Leg, sb. RG. 338

Legate, sb. RG. 499, 506

Legh, sb. == lying. Ps. lviii. 13

Leik, sb. == a body. HD. 2793. AS. líc

Leisure, sb. Alys. 234

Leman, sb. RG. 496; applied to a man. HD. 1322

Leme, sb. == flame. RG. 416, 151, 548. AS. leoma

—— v. n. == shine. Wright’s L. P. pp. 25, 31

Lenche, v. n. == stoop. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. In Dutch ‘loncken’ means to distort the eyes, squint

Lend, v. a. 775 B.; [lene]. Wright’s L. P. p. 51

Lende, sb. == the loins. RG. 377. AS. lendenu

Lene. See Lend

Length, sb. RG. 385; [leinþ]. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217

—— v. n. == go a long way off. Ps. liv. 8

Lent, part. == gone, departed? Wright’s L. P. p. 28. See Gloss. to Orm. s. v. ‘lendenn’

Lent, sb. RG. 495

Leode, sb. == people. Wright’s L. P. p. 42. AS. leóde

Leofmon, sb. == lover. O. and N. 1428

Leopard, sb. Ritson’s AS. viii. 170

Lepe, sb. == basket. RG. 265. O. and N. 359. AS. leap. ON. laupr

Ler, sb. == countenance. HD. 2918; [leor]. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. AS. hleor

Lere, v. a. == teach. Wright’s L. P. p. 92. AS. lǽran

Lere, adj. == empty. O. and N. 1526; [ilere]. RG. 541. AS. lær, lærnes. Germ, ‘leer’

Lere, sb. == loss. RG. 526; [leore]. Alys. 1122. AS. lyre

Lered, sb. == the learned, i. e. the clergy. Pol. S. 155

Les, v. a. == loose. Wright’s L. P. p. 29

Lese. See Lose

Leser, sb. == looser, liberator. Ps. cxliii. 2

Lesing, sb. == falsehood. O. and N. 846. Ps. xvi. 13. AS. leas

Lesing, sb. == gleaning. Pol. S. 149. AS. lesan, to gather

Lesness, sb. == absolution. RG. 173

Less, adj. RG. 379, 558

—— v. a. == lessen. Ps. lxxxviii. 46; xi. 2

—— v. n. [lasse] == become less. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211

Lesson, sb. Alys. 4823

Lest, conj. RG. 506, 563

Lest, v. a. == listen to. Alys. 38

Let, v. a. == hinder. RG. 380. AS. lettan

Let, v. a. == permit, cause a thing to be done. RG. 383; [late]. RG. 445; ‘to let blood’ == cause blood to flow; part. ‘ilate.’ RG. 565

—— == let alone. Wright’s L. P. p. 49

—— == consider, think. 757 B. Body and Soul, 57. AS. lǽtan

—— v. n. == cease. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. Pol. S. 201. ON. letta. AS. latian

Let, adj. == disturbed, troubled. Ps. vi. 8; xlv. 3 Lit. ‘hindered,’ from AS. lǽtan, lettan

Lete, sb. == countenance. O. and N. 35; [i-lete]. O. and N. 403. AS. wlite. ON. læti. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ, iii. 449

Letter, sb. == epistle, in pl. RG. 494, 552

Lettrure, sb. == book, literature. Alys. 3516

Leve, v. a. == grant, allow. HD. 334. AS. lefan

—— == believe [ileove]. 2357 B.; pret. ‘levede.’ RG. 334; ‘ilefde.’ O. and N. 123; ‘leovede.’ 687 B.

Leven, v. a. == flash out. Ps. cxliii. 6

Levening, sb. == lightning. Ps. xvii. 15

Levin, sb. == lightning. HD. 2690. W. llafn, a blade, or flake, from the sword-like shape of a flash. Gael, lann, a blade, whence ‘lannair,’ glitter, or gleaming

Lew, adj. == warm. HD. 498. AS. hleow

Lewd, adj. == lay. RG. 471. Pol. S. 155. From AS. leóde, leúd, the people

Leyk, sb. == play. HD. 1021; [layk], Ritson’s AS. viii. 121. AS. lác

Leyken, v. n. == to play. HD. 950. AS. lǽcan

Liar, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 49

Liard, sb. == a grey horse. Pol. S. 71. Fr. liard, from W. llai, raven gray

Libel, sb. == a writ of accusation. RG. 498

Lich, sb. == body. 259 B. AS. líc

Lichamlic, adj. == bodily. M. Ode, st. 190

Lick, v. a. Rel. Ant. i. 114. Ps. lxxi. 9

Licome, sb. == body. O. and N. 1052; countenance. Ps. xx. 10. AS. lichama

Licoris, sb. == liquorice. Alys. 428. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Lat. glycyrrhiza

Licorous, adj. == sweet. Wright’s L. P. p. 68

Lie, sb. == flame. 512 β. AS. lig

Lie, v. n. 2s. pres. ‘list.’ O. and N. 150; 3 s. pres. ‘leth.’ O. and N. 1492; 2 pl. pres. ‘liggeth.’ RG. 7; 3 pl. pres. ‘leyȝen.’ Pol. S. 190; pret. ‘lay.’ RG. 11, 13. AS. licgan

—— == wait, expect. Pol. S. 222

Lie, v. n. == speak falsely; part. ‘ylow.’ RG. 160; ‘i-loȝe.’ O. and N. 845

—— sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 100

Lief, adj. == dear [leof]. 37 B.; pl. ‘leove.’ 463 B.; ‘lef or loth.’ HD. 2379; ‘The lef the’ == may the right or truth flourish. HD. 2606; comp. ‘levere.’ RG. 263, 382. AS. leóf

Liefer, adv. == rather. RG. 263

Liege, adj. RG. 457

Life, sb. RG. 301, 376; gen. abs. ‘lives’ == alive. HD. 1307. O. and N. 1632

—— == position in life. Pol. S. 195

Liflode, sb. == sustenance in life. RG. 41, 404. AS. lif-láde, from lád, a way

Lift, sb. == air. Fragm. Sci. 204; sky, 200 β, AS. lyft

Light, sb. RG. 379, 380

—— v. a. == enlighten. Ps. xxxiii. 6

—— == kindle. HD. 585

Light, adj. == active. RG. 452

Light, v. n. == alight. Cok. 128; part. ‘liht.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 30

Lightly, == easily [liȝtliche]. RG. 515; actively [lyȝtlyche]. RG. 377

Lightness, sb. == light. Wright’s L. P. p. 96. Ps. cxxxv. 7

Lightning, sb. [lyȝtyng]. RG. 378, 415; [leyȝt]. RG. 308

Likand, == similarly, Creed of St Athan. 36

Like, adj. [i-liche]. O. and N. 1458; [ilek]. Pilate, 111

Like, v. a. == approve of. RG. 92

Like, v. n. == take delight in. Ps. xxxvi. 4; please, be pleasing. O. and N. 342; impers. ‘hym likede.’ RG. 21

Likeful, adj. == pleasant. Cok. 70

Likeness, sb. == similitude. RG. 463

Liking, sb. == pleasure. Wright’s L. P. p. 23

Lily, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 44

Lilywhite, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 30

Limb, sb. [lyme]. RG. 278, 411

Limbmeal, adv. 1815 B.

Lime, sb. == calx. St Swithin, 54

Lime, sb. == birdlime. O. and N. 1054

Limed, part. == caught. Alys. 5701

Lin, sb. == linen. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. AS. lín

—— v. n. == cease, for ‘blin.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 103. AS. linnan

Linde, sb. == tree. Wright’s L. P. p. 45. Alys. 2489. AS. lind

Line, sb. == cord. HD. 539; net. K. Horn, 701. AS. líne

—— == course of proceeding. Alys. 7266

Linen, sb. RG. 405

Ling, sb. == a fish. HD. 833

Lion, sb. RG. 457

Lip, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 34

Lisse, sb. == comfort. Wright’s L. P. p. 57. M. Ode, 119. AS. liss

List, sb. == craft. O. and N. 172. AS. list

List, v. a. == listen to [lest]. Alys. 38; imper. ‘lust.’ O. and N. 263

Listen, v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 24

Listening, sb. == attention. Alys. 4798

Litany, sb. 1084 B.

Lited, part. == stained. Ps. lxvii. 17. ON. lita

Litelhede, sb. == smallness. Ps. lvii. 4

Lith, sb. == body. Body and Soul, 39 AS. líð

Lith, sb. == people, possessions. HD. 2515. AS. leode. Germ. leute

Lith, sb. == comfort. HD. 1338; [lythe]. Ib. 147. AS. liðs

—— v. a. == to comfort, give ease. Alys. 433

Lith, v. n. == listen. Ps. xxx. 3. Ritson’s AS. viii. 187. ON. hlyða

—— adj. == fallow. Pol. S. 152. Probably from AS. liðs, rest

Lithe, adj. == gentle. Ps. cvi. 29. AS. líðe

Lither, v. n. == do harm. Ps. civ. 15. See Luther

—— == act wickedly. Ps. xxxvi. 9

Litherand, adj. == wicked. Ps. xxv. 5

Littene, part. == cut up? HD. 2701

Little, adj. [lytul], RG. 19; [lute]. RG. 378; [lutel]. RG. 376

—— v. a. == make little. Ps. viii. 6; lxxiv. 9; [lutli]. O. and N. 540

—— v. n. == become little. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211

Littleless, == almost. Ps. xciii. 17

Live, v. n. RG. 381

Liver, sb. (part of the body). Alys. 2156

Liver, v. a. == deliver. RG. 39

Liverede, adj. == red. RG. 39

Livering, sb. == delivering of provisions. Alys. 7171

Liversoon, sb. == sustenance. Alys. 1011. Fr. livraison

Lo! 1769 B. AS. lá

Load, sb. Body and Soul, 238

Loaf, sb. 278 β; pl. ‘loves.’ 293 β; ‘laves.’ Ps. xli. 4

Loath, adj. == hateful. RG. 40; [yladh]. O. and N. 1605; [lath], Ps. xvii. 8

—— v. n. == be angry, displeased. RG. 32

Loathly, adj. Body and Soul, 56; [lolich]. Pol. S. 203

Loc, sb. == gift. M. Ode, 37. AS. lác

Lock, v. a. == enclose. O. and N. 56. AS. lúcan

—— == lock, fasten, as a door. RG. 495; pret. ‘lek.’ Body and Soul, 236; part. ‘iloke.’ 824 B.

—— sb. == lock of a door. Ps. cxlvii. 13. O. and N. 1555

Lock, sb. == a tress of hair. Wright’s L. P. p. 34. AS. locc

Locket, sb. Pol. S. 154

Lodge, v. a. Alys. 3132. AS. logian

—— v. n. Alys. 4098

—— sb. Alys. 4295

Lofe, sb. == praise. Ps. xxi. 26; [loof]. Ib. 4

Loft, sb. == air. RG. 7; ‘upo lofte’ == aloft. Pol. S. 154

Loftsang, sb. == song of praise. Ps. lxiv. 2. Germ. lob-gesang

Logede, == lewd, lay? Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21

Loin, sb. Pol. S. 191

Loke, v. a. == decide. RG. 53; part. ‘iloked.’ RG. 534

—— == guard. Pilate, 69; [loki], O. and N. 604

Loking, sb. == decision. RG. 506

Loking, sb. == care. K. Horn, 350

Lome, adv. == frequently. Pol. S. 197

Lome, sb. == spade, or mattock. Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. lóma, gelóma

—— == instrument, tool. Ps. vii. 14

—— == vessel. Ps. xxxii. 7

Londisse, adj. == of the country. K. Horn 648

Lone ? Wright’s L. P. p. 26

Long, adj. RG. 376, 410; ‘longer.’ RG. 377

—— adv. == for a long time. O. and N. 466

—— v. n. == become long. Alys. 139

Long, v. n. == desire. RG. 176. AS. langian

Longing, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 29

Look, v. n. RG. 14

Loose, v. a. [louse]. Pol. S. 239; part. ‘losed.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 99

Lopered, == coagulated, clotted. Ps. cxviii. 70; lxvii. 17. Dan. löbe, runnet, from löbe, to run, run together, hence to coagulate. Sw. löpa i hop, to curdle

Lord, sb. RG. 432

Lording, sb. RG. 431, 524

Lordless, adj. RG. 142

Lordswike, == traitor. Pol. S. 220. RG. 313. See ‘laverdswike’ in Laȝ, ii. 506

Lore, sb. ‘a lore.’ M. Ode, st. 1, either means ‘in learning,’ or should be written ‘alore,’ otherwise, in other respects. Fr. allors

—— sb. == learning, teaching. 2065 B.

Lore, sb. == loss. Alys. 7247

Loreless, adj. == without learning. Cok. fin.

Loren, part. == lost. See Lose

Loreyns, sb. == reins. 190 B. Fr. lorain. Lat. lorum

Los, sb. == fame. RG. 180, 330, 137. Fr. los

Lose, v. a. [lese]. RG. 436; 2 s. pres. ‘lust.’ 859 B.; pret. ‘las.’ Body and Soul, 123; part. ‘y-lore.’ RG. 160; ‘loren.’ RG. 39

Lot, sb. RG. 111. Ps. xxi. 18

—— == deceit? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. AS. lot

Lote, sb. == play, sport. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. ON. lota

Loting, part. == struggling? Alys. 6203. Fr. lutter

Loud, adj. RG. 140. HD. 2079; comp. ‘louder.’ 450 β

Lour, v. n. [lure]. K. Horn, 276; part. ‘luring.’ O. and N. 423. Lat. luror

Louring, adj. Alys. 526

Louse, sb. Pol. S. 238

Lout, v. n. == go low. Body and Soul, 80; crouch, lie hid. O. and N. 373. AS. lútan

Love, v. a. [luvie]. Rel. S. v. 262; pret. ‘lovede.’ RG. 370, 375. AS. lufian

—— sb. RG. 18. 39 B.

Love, v. a. == praise. Ps. cl. 2, sing. Ps. cv. 12; [loove]. AS. lófian

—— adj. == agreeable. O. and N. 1033

Loveing, sb. == praise. Ps. ix. 15

Lovely, adj. K. Horn, 464

Lovesome, adj. [lossom], Wright’s L. P. p. 26; comp. ‘lussomore.’ Ib. p. 51

Lovesong, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 74

Low, adj. == humble, ‘high and low.’ RG. 514; [loȝe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 73; sup. ‘lowest.’ 1187 B.

—— == soft (of sound). HD. 2079

—— v. n. == become low, sink. Alys. 5746

Lowe, sb. == flame. Body and Soul, 216. ON. log

Lowe, sb. == hill. Alys. 4348. AS. hlǽw

Lud, sb. == voice. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. ON. hljoð

Lugge, sb. == log, rod. O. and N. 1607. Dut. blok. Cf. ‘lin’ and ‘blin,’ ‘liss’ and ‘bliss’

Lugre, sb. == a precious stone. Cok. 89. The ligure of our version of the Bible. Ex. xxviii. 19. Gr. λυγκουρίον

Lumbar, sb. == a ship of burthen. Alys. 6063

Lung, sb. Alys. 2156

Lure, sb. == loss. RG. 181. O. and N. 1151. AS. lor, lyre

Lurk, v. n. HD. 68. Sw. lura

Lust, sb. == sensuality. Wright’s L. P. p. 25

—— vb. impers. ‘him luste.’ RG. 472; ‘me lust.’ O. and N. 39, 287

Luther, adj. == wicked. RG. 389, 524. AS. lýðer

Luther, sb. == leather, a sling. RG. 394

Lutherhood, sb. == wickedness. RG. 454

Lutherness, sb. == wickedness. RG. 389, 465

Ly, sb. == voice. St Andrew, 84. AS. hlýd

Lye, sb. == moisture, [leȝe]. Pol. S. 154. AS. leah

Lyen, sb. == reward. M. Ode, 32. AS. leán

Lying, sb. Ps. iv. 3