LEES (l[`e][`e]s), _s._ deceit, fraud; _a shrewed lees_, a wicked fraud, L. 1545; _withouten lees_, without deceit, verily, HF. 1464; L. 1022, 1128, 1518. See above; and see LESING. LEES (l[`e][`e]s), _pt. s. of_ Lese. LEESTE, _adj. sup._ least; B 2513, F 1060; _atte l. weye_, at the very least, A 1121; Leest, I 147. LEET (l['e]['e]t), _pt. s. of_ Lete. LEF, _imp. s. of_ Leve (leave). LEFE, _adj. fem. voc._ dear, HF. 1827. See L['E]['E]F. LEFT, -E; see LEVE (leave), _v._ LEFT HAND, A 2953. See LIFT. LEFUL; see LEVEFUL. LEG, _s._ B 4505, D 1828; Legges, _pl._ legs, A 591. LEGENDE, _s._ legend, L. 483, 2456; A 3141, B 4311; sad story (as of a martyr), B 1335; Legendes of seintes, legends of saints, I 1088. LEGGE, -N; see LEYE, _v._ LEGIOUNS, _s. pl._ legions, B 3544. LEIDE, _1 pt. s. of_ Leye. LEIGH, _pt. s. of_ Lye (2). LEITH, _pr. s. of_ Leye. LEKES, _pl._ leeks, A 634; see LEEK. L[=E]MES (l['e]['e]mez), _pl._ flames, B 4120. A.S. _l[=e]oma_. L[)E]MES, _pl._ limbs, A 3886. (_So_ E.; Hn. Cm. _limes_.) LEMMAN, _s. masc._ (male) lover, sweetheart, A 4240, 4247, B 917, H 204; _fem._ (female) lover, lady-love, R. 1209, 1272; A 3278, 3280, B 1978, 3253, D 722, H 220; Lemmans, _pl. fem._ sweethearts, D 1998; Lemmanes, _pl._ concubines, I 903. A.S. _l[=e]of-man_, dear person; _man_ being of either gender. LENDES, _pl._ loins, A 3237, 3304. A.S. _lenden_, pl. _lendenu_. LENE (l[`e][`e]ne), _adj._ lean, thin, R. 218, 444; 11. 28; T. i. 553, v. 709; A 287, 591, 1362, B 4003; weak, T. ii. 132. A.S. _hl[=ae]ne_. LENE, _ger._ to lend, give, A 611; to lend, G 1024, 1037, I 810; _v._ give, B 1209; Leneth, _pr. s._ lends, R. 186; gives, B 4. p 6. 151; Lene, _imp. s._ lend, B 1376, 1377, G 1026; Leen, _imp. s._ give, A 3082. A.S. _l[=ae]nan_. LENE, _v._ lean, incline, B 2638; Leninge, _pres. pt._ leaning, L. 179; Lening, 234 a. A.S. _hleonian_. LENESSE, _s._ leanness, R. 307. LENG, _adv._ longer; _ever l. the wers_, the worse, the longer it lasts, A 3872. See LENGER. LENGER, _adj._ longer, L. 450, 2025; A 330, 821; B 262, D 205, 1020, E 300; Lengere, _pl._ A. ii. 10. 2. A.S. _lengra_. LENGER, _adv._ longer, 2. 95 (see note); 5. 453, 657; T. i. 1072; L. 671; B 374, 2122, 3709, C 200, F 381; _ever the l._, the longer, the more, 7. 129; _ever l. the more_, E 687, F 404. See LENG. LENGEST, _adv. sup._ longest, 5. 549. LENGTHE, _s._ length, 2. 8; HF. 1979; height, A 83; _upon l._, after a long run, 3. 352. LENGTHE, _v._ lengthen; Lengthing, _pres. part._ extending, A ii. 25. 41. LENTE, _s._ Lent-season, Lent, D 543, E 12, I 103. A.S. _lencten_. LENVOY, _s._ l'envoy, i.e. the epilogue or postscript addressed to the hearers or readers, E 1177 (_rubric_). F. _l'envoi_, lit. a sending, from _envoyer_, to send. LEONESSE, _s._ lioness, L. 805, 817, 861, D 637. LEONYN, _adj._ lionlike, B 3836. LEOPARD, _s._ leopard, A 2186 _n_. See LEPART. LEOS, _s._ people, G 103, 106. Gk. [Greek: leos]; see the note.