LYE (2), _v._ tell lies, lie, L. 58; A 763; _ger._ 10. 22; Lyen, _v._ T. ii. 324; D 228; _ger._ 3. 631, 812; Lye, _1 pr. s._ lie, tell lies, R. 1072; T. ii. 300; Lixt, _2 pr. s._ liest, D 1618, 1761; Ley, _strong pt. s._ lied, T. ii. 1077; Leigh, T. ii. 1077 _n_; Lyed, _weak pt. s._ lied, A 659; T. ii. 1077 _n_; Lyeden, _pt. pl._ B 1. p 4. 180. A.S. _l[=e]ogan_. LYE (3), _v._ blaze, D 1142. A.S. _l[=y]ge_, _l[=e]ge_, _s._ flame. LYER, _s._ liar, B 2256; Lyere, T. iii. 309, 315; Lyeres, _pl._ B 2498. LYES, _s. pl._ lees, dregs, HF. 2130. F. _lie_, 'the lees, dregs': Cotgrave. See below. LYES, _pl._ (1) lees; _or_ (2) lies, D 302. Perhaps a double meaning is intended. See _Lye_ in Prompt. Parv. LYF, _s._ life, 1. 72; A 71, 2776; Lyves, _gen._ life's, 6. 60; 19. 15; E 308; of my life, 3. 920; Our present worldes lyves space, the space of our present life in the world, 5. 53; Lyves day, lifetime, L. 1624; Lyves space, lifetime, 26. 47 (see vol. iv. p. xxxi); Lyve, _dat._ 3. 1278; L. 59; On lyve, alive, L. 1792; T. iv. 296; D 5; in his time, D 43; Upon lyve, alive, T. ii. 1030; Of lyve, out of life, T. v. 1561; Bringe of lyve, cause to die, T. ii. 1608; My lyve, in my life, T. ii. 205; Of my lyve, in my life, 26. 48 (see vol. iv. p. xxxi); By thy lyf, during thy life, B 1621; Thy lyf, during thy lifetime, 17. 19; His lyve, in his life, T. v. 165, 436; L. 1099; His lyf, during his life, B 3369, E 1731; Hir lyve, in their life, D 392; Lyves, _pl._ B 3284, F 233; Lyves, _gen pl._ souls', lives', G 56. And see LYVES, _adv._ LYFLODE, _s._ means of living, I 685. Mod. E. _livelihood_. LYFLY, _adj._ vivid, bright, B 1. p 5; lively, B 4. p 6. 15. LYFLY, _adv._ in a lifelike way, A 2087; Lyvely, 3. 905. LYK, _adj._ like, 4. 237; A 259, 590, 1301, B 3361, F 207; alike, 15. 5; Lyke, _pl._ 12. 4. LYKE, _v._ please, 22. 8; T. i. 431; _ger._ T. i. 289; HF. 860; to be liked, R. 1357; Lyken, _v._ (to) please, 6. 127; B 2128, E 506; _ger._ T. iii. 613; Lyketh, _pr. s._ pleases, E 1031; _impers._ (it) pleases, E 311, 845; _us l. yow_, it pleases us with respect to you, E 106; Lyke, _pr. s. subj._ may please, D 1278; may be pleasing, 1. 139; please, L. 319; _thee l. nat_, it may not please you, L. 490; Lyked, _pt. s. impers._ pleased, R. 1312; 7. 109, 112; T. ii. 1266; A. i. 10. 7; Lykede, _pt. s._ pleased, R. 27, 806; B 4. p 6. 160; Lykinge, _pres. pt._ T. i. 309. LYKER, _adj._ more like, T. iii. 1028; D 1925. LYKING, _s._ pleasure, R. 76; C 455; D 1256; delight, B 3499; Lykinge, delight, 7. 75. LYKING, _adj._ pleasing, R. 868; pleasant, R. 1416; thriving, R. 1564. LYKLIHED, _s. dat._ likelihood, E 448; Lyklihede, _dat._ B 1786. LYKLINESSE, _s._ probability, 22. 15; E 396. LYKLY, _adj._ likely, like, 16. 32; T. iii. 1270; A 1172, C 64. LYKNE, _1 pr. s._ compare, 3. 636; Lykned, _pp._ likened, A 180; compared, B 1. p 4. 93 (see note); B 91. Cf. Swed. _likna_. LYKNESSE, _s._ parable, A 2842.