leiȝe, leyhe, _v._ laugh; _infin._ leyhe L (lyþe H?), KH. 372; 3 _sing. pret._ lowe L, loh KH. 373, louȝe C, lowe L H, KH, 1600; 3 _plur. pret._ lowȝ, F. & B. 1053 T, 776 C. OE. _hlehhan_. leme, _sb._ light, brightness, F. & B. 198 C, Ass. 607 H. OE. _lēoma_. lemman, leman, _sb._ dear one, leman, KH. 463, 589, 721. OE. _le͞ofmon_. lene, _v._ lend, KH. 491. OE. _lǣnan_. leng, _compar._ longer, KH. 1183 etc. OE. _leng_. lep, lepe, _sb._ basket, F. & B. 465 C., 738, 740, 741 T, 753 T, 758 T. OE. _le͞ap_. lere, _sb._ cheek, F. & B. 501 C. OE _hlēor_. lere, _v._ teach, KH. 257, F. & B. 148 C, Ass. 896 Add. OE. _lǣran_. lese, leose, forlese, _v._ lose; _infin._ leose C. forlese L, forleose H, KH. 707; _pp._ forloren, KH. 511 C. OE. _forle͞osan_. leste, luste, _v._ listen, KH. 355, 505, 1355 C. OE. _hlystan_. leste, luste, _v._ desire, hanker, lust, KH. 426, 433, 918, 1298. OE. _lystan_. lesing, lesyng, _sb._ falsehood, F. & B. 84 T, 233 T, 585 C. OE. _le͞asung_. lete, late, _v._ let, permit, leave, lose, KH. 1124 C, 1330 L; belete, leave behind, F. & B. 201 T, 1593; forlete, desert, KH. 232, F. & B. 201 Cott. OE. _lǣtan_. let, lette, _v._ hinder, retard, impede, KH. 100, F. & B. 333 T, 25 C. OE. _lettan_. yliche, iliche, _sb._ like, equal, KH. 20, 305, 331, etc. OE. _gelīca_. licte, lyhte, _v._ alight, KH. 51 etc; 3 _sing. pret._ aliȝte, KH. 51 C. OE. _lihtan_. linne, lynne, blynne, _v._ cease, KH. 329, 372, 1068. OE. _linnan_. list, _sb._ art, KH. 251, 1577. OE. _list_. lite, lyte, _adj._, _adv._ little, KH. 1004, 678 L, 1211 C. ON. _lītt_. liþe, lyþe, _v._ listen, KH. 2, 354, 372 H, 436 L. ON. _hlȳða_. lodlike, _adj._ loathsome, hateful, KH. 1415 L. lofte, _sb._ loft, upstairs, women’s apartments, KH. 974 C. OE. _loft_. ON. _lopt_. The peculiar turn of meaning is Scandinavian. loke, loky, _v._ watch, guard, KH. 800, 1180, 1181 L H, 1419 L H, Ass. 47 C. OE. _lōcian_. loking, lokyng, _sb._ care, watch, KH. 360. ilome, _adv._ frequently, F. & B. 96 Cott. OE. _gelōme_. londiss, _adj._ native, KH. 671. Cf. vnlondisshe, KH. 672 H. OE. _lendisc_. longest, 3 _sing. pres._ belongest, KH. 1406 C. OE. _longian_. lore, _sb._ teaching, bidding, KH. 472. OE. _lār_. loþe, _adj._ hateful, KH. 1140, 1283. OE. _lāð_. Lumbardy, F. & B. 179 T. French version has (En)Lombardie 49. lure, _v._ (1) lour, look sullen (?), (2) lie in wait, set trap (?), KH. 286, 1312. luste, _impers._ be pleasing, F. & B. 378 C. lut, _sb._ little, KH. 658 H. OE. _lȳt_. luþere, _adj._ evil, bad; _nom. plur._, KH. 530 C. OE. _lȳðer_. Cf. _of þan luþer folke_ (= accursed), Lay. 29576 B. lyst, _sb._ desire, pleasure, Ass. 2 Add. OE. _lyst_. maine, meyne, meigne, _sb._ household, Ass. 110 C, 417, 475, 569, 573 Add.; F. & B. 782 C, 1059 T. OF. _maisnee_. maister, _sb._ leader, KH. 659; maister-king, KH. 659 L, 680. OF. _maistre_. make, _sb._ wife, spouse, KH. 1523, F. & B. 78 Cott., 303 T. OE. _gemaca_. make, _v._ pretend to be, F. & B. 76 T.