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