Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
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Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
168) “the _lowe hot_,” T. B. 494.
Lowkande, locking, shutting, B. 441.
{Loȝ, Loȝe,} the deep, pit, sea, A. 119; B. 441, 1031; C. 230. See
_Loghe_.
Loȝ, Loȝe, low, B. 798, 1761.
Loȝed, made low, abased, B. 1650.
Loȝen, laughed (_3rd pers. pl. pret._ of _laȝe_, B. 495.
Loȝly, humbly, B. 614, 745.
Luche, pitch, throw, C. 230. N.Prov.E. _lutch_, to pulsate strongly.
W. _lluchio_, to fling, throw violently. Stratmann suggests A.S.
_lyccan_, pull, lutch.
{Ludych, Ludisch,} national, B. 73, 1375. See _Ledisch_.
Luf, _gen. sing._, of love, B. 707.
{Lufly, Luflych, Luflyly,} lovely, A. 880; B. 81; 939; C. 419.
Lufsoum, _sb._ lovesome, beloved one, A. 398.
Luged, was pulled, B. 443. O.N. _lugga_.
Lulted, sounded, B. 1207. O.N. _lulla_, to lull, sing to sleep. Cf.
“_lullit_ on slepe,” T. B. 648. Ger. _lallen_, to sing without
words, only repeating the syllable _la_. N.Prov.E. _lilt_, to sing
with a loud voice; _lilt_, a song.
Luly-whit, lilly-white, B. 977.
Lumpen, befallen, B. 424, 1320. See _Lympe_.
Lur, loss, C. 419.
“What _lure_ is of my lyfe & I lyffe here.” --(T. B. 582.)
Lureȝ, losses, A. 339, 358. A.S. _lyre_, _lor_.
{Lurke, Lurkke,} A. 978; C. 277. See T. B. 1140.
Lusty, B. 981.
Luther, bad, wicked, B. 163, 1090; C. 156. A.S. _lyther_.
Luuy, love. See _Louy_.
Lyf, life, B. 1719.
Lyflode, sustenance in life, B. 561. A.S. _lif-láde_, from _lád_,
a way.
{Lyft, Lyfte,} heavens, firmament, sky, B. 212, 366, 1356, 1448. A.S.
_lyft_.
Lyftande, lifting, rising, B. 443.
Lyfte, raised, A. 567.
Lyfte, left, B. 981, 1581.
Lygge, lie, B. 1126, 1792. A.S. _licgan_.
Lyke, _vb. impers._ please, A. 566; B. 36, 411, 693, 1646.
Lyke, _adj._ pleasing, C. 42.
Lykker, more like, C. 493.
Lykneȝ, likens, compares, A. 500; is like, B. 1064.
Lyknyng, _sb._ likeness, C. 30.
Lykoreȝ, liquors, drinks, B. 1521.
Lykyng, _sb._ pleasure, A. 247; B. 172, 1803. See T. B. 2912.
Lylled, flourished, shone, C. 447. N.Prov.E. _lilli-lo_, a bright
flame. Cf. Mod. Gr. λουλούδι, a blossom; λουλουδιαζω, to flourish,
bloom. Is _lylle_, to flourish, connected with the word _lilly_?
Lympe, befall, happen, C. 174, 194. See T. B. 36. A.S. _limpan_, to
happen, concern.
Lyne, lineage, A. 626.
Lynne, linen, A. 731.
Lyre, flesh, B. 1687. A.S. _lira_.
Lysoun, trace, B. 887.
{Lyst, Lyste,} _sb._ pleasure, A. 467, 908; B. 843; lust, B. 693;
_vb._ desire, please, A. 146; B. 415, 1766.
Lyst, path, border, B. 1761. Du. _lijst_, edge, border.
Lysten, to hear, A. 880.
Lysten, hearing, B. 586. A.S. _hlist_, hearing; _hlistan_, to hear,
listen. O.N. _hlust_, an ear.
Lyte, little, B. 119.
Lyth, limb, A. 398. A.S. _lith_.
Lyþe, assuage, lessen, A. 357. See _Leþe_.
Lyþe, grant, A. 369.
Lyþer, evil, wickedly, A. 567. See _Luþer_.
Lyþerly, badly, negligently, B. 36.
{Lyuie, Lyuy,} live, B. 558, 581; C. 364.
Lyuyande, living, A. 700.
Lyȝe, lie, A.
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