LEVE (3) _ger._ to allow, L. 2280; _god leve_, God grant, L. 2083, 2086; T. i. 597, ii. 1212, iii. 56, v. 959, B 1873 (see note), D 1644. A.S. _l[=e]fan_, _l[=y]fan_. LEVEFUL, _adj._ allowable, A 3912; B 4. p 4. 197; permissible, B 1. p 3. 13; D 37, E 1448, G 5, I 506, 777, 778; permitted, B 4. p 6. 243; Leefful, allowable, I 41, 917; Leful, permissible, T. iii. 1020. See LEVE, _s._ (leave). LEVEL, _s._ level (for ascertaining that a thing is level), A. ii. 38. 4. LEVENE, _s._ flash of lightning, D 276. See Stratmann. LEVER (l['e]['e]ver), _adj. comp._ liefer, rather, B 4. p 5. 4; _me were lever_, I had rather, T. i. 1034, iii. 574; B 3628, C 615, H 23; _me nis lever_, L. 191; _me wer l._, A 3751; _thee were l._, thou hadst rather, B 2339; _him was l._, A 293; _him were l._, L. 2413; _have I l._, I would rather, T. ii. 471; F 1360; _hadde I l._, D 168, G 1376, H 78; _hath l._, F 692, H 170; 17. 13; _hadde l._, L. 1536; F 683; _had hir l._, she would rather, E 444; _him had be l._ he would rather, A 3541. See LEEFER. LEVES (l[`e][`e]vez), leaves; _pl. of_ L[`e][`e]f. LEVESEL; see LEEFSEL. LEVEST (l['e]['e]vest), _sup._ dearest, most desirable, HF. 87; liefest, T. ii. 189. LEWED, _adj._ ignorant, 5. 46, 616; HF. 866; L. 415; A 502, 574, 3145, 3455, B 315, C 392, D 1346, E 2275, F 221, G 497, 647, 787; unlearned, A. pr. 43; C 283; unskilled, rude, HF. 1096; wicked, foolish, F 1494; wanton, E 2129; Lewede, _pl._ ignorant, T. i. 198. A.S. _l[=ae]wed_. LEWEDESTE, _adj. superl._ lewdest, H 184. LEWEDLY, _adv._ in an unlearned manner, simply, HF. 866; ignorantly, B 47; ill, G 430, H 59. LEWEDNESSE, _s._ ignorance, ignorant behaviour, 11. 68; B 2111, D 1928; Lewednes, 5. 520; F 223. See LEWED. LEY, lied; _pt. s. of_ Lye. LEYE, _v._ lay, 4. 205; T. ii. 994, v. 1846; B 713, D 2264; lay, cause to lie, T. iii. 659; lay a wager, HF. 674, 2054; G 596; bet, pledge, T. iii. 1605; Leye a rekeninge, enter into a calculation (_calculum ponere_), B 2. p 3. 48; _ger._ B 1955; Leyn, _ger._ to lay up, to hoard, R. 184; Leggen, _ger._ to lay, A 3269; Legge, _v._ A 3937; Leye, _1 pr. s._ lay, T. i. 1053; lay a wager, bet, T. ii. 1505; Leyth, _pr. s._ A 4229; Leith, _pr. s._ D 2138; Leye, _1 pr. pl._ lay out, expend, G 783; Leyn, _pr. pl._ lay, H 222; Leide, _1 pt. s._ laid, A. ii. 1. 8; Leyde, _pt. s._ 3. 394; HF. 260; B 1971, 3289, 3827, D 973; Leyde, _2 pt. pl._ L. 2501; Leyden forth, _pt. pl._ brought forward, B 213; Leyd, _pp._ laid, T. iii. 687; A 3262; placed, R. 1184; overlaid, R. 1076; _I was leyd_, I had laid myself down, L. 208; Leyd, _pp._ laid, A 81, B 3371, G 441; fixed, 3. 1146; set, 3. 1036; Ley, _imp. s._ T. ii. 1517; L. 250; A. ii. 1. 1; A 841; Ley on, lay on, A 2558. A.S. _lecgan_. LEYSER, _s._ leisure, R. 462; 3. 172; 5. 464, 487; 6. 11; 18. 3; A 1188, B 2219, 3498, D 551, 1646, E 286, F 493, 977; deliberation, B 2766; opportunity, T. ii. 1369; A 3293. See LAYSER.