Havelok the Dane (Legendary character) -- Romances
Littene, _part. pa._ [or _inf._?] 2701. “_Qu._ cut in pieces, from the
same root as to _lith_, divide the joints. V. Jam. Suppl.” --M. [Or it
may mean disgraced, wounded, defeated. Cf. Su.-Goth. _lyta_, to wound;
Icel. _lyta_, to disgrace; Sw. _lyte_, a defect, _litt_, deformed; Dan.
_lyde_, a blemish.]
Liue, _n._ S. _dat. c._ life, 232; _brouth of liue_, dead, 513, 2129.
K. Horn, 188. _Of liue do_, kill, 1805. _Liues_, _gen. c. as adv._
alive, 509, 1003, 1307, 1919, 2854. _See_ On-liue.
Liuen, _v._ S. to live, 355. _Liuede_, _Liueden_, _pa. t. pl._ lived,
1299, 2044.
Lof, _n._ S. loaf, 653.
Loke, Loken, _v._ S. to look after, take care of, to behold, 376, 2136.
_Lokes_, _pr. t. 2 p._ lookest, 2726. _Loke_, _imp._ look, 1680, 1712.
_Lokes_, _imp. pl._ look ye, 2240, 2292, 2300, 2579, 2812. _Lokede_,
_pa. t._ looked, 679, 1041.
Loken, Lokene, _part. pa._ S. fastened, locked, closed, 429, 1957. So in
the Const. Othonis, Tit. _de habitu Clericorum_; “In mensura decenti
habeant vestes, et _cappis clausis_ utuntur in sacris ordinibus
constituti.” V. Spelm. in v. _Cappa clausa_. So also in the _Ancren
Riwle_, fol. 17-- “gif he haues a wid hod and a _lokin_ cape, &c.” [The
reference to the Ancren Riwle is to MS. Titus D 18, fol. 17; cf. the
edition by Morton (Camd. Soc. 1853), p. 56.]
Lond, Londe, _n._ S. land, 64, 721, &c. _Lon_, 340.
Long, _adj._ S. tall, 987, 1063. So K. Horn, 100.
Longes, _pr. t. 3 p._ S. belongs, 396. R. Br., Chauc., &c.
Lopen. _See_ Lepe.
Loth, _adj._ S. loath, unwilling, 261, 440, &c. _See_ Lef.
Louede, _pa. t._ S. loved, 71. _Loueden_, _pa. t. pl._ 955.
Louerd, _n._ S. lord, master, 96, 483, &c. _Lowerd_, 621.
Louerdinges, _n. pl._ S. lordings, masters, 515, 1401. _See_ Note in
Warton’s Hist. Engl. Poet. V. I. p. 19. Ed. 1840.
Loupe. _See_ Lepe.
Low, _pa. t._ S. laughed, 903. K. Horn, 1502. _Lowen_, _pa. t. pl._
1056.
Lowe, _n._ S. [_hlæw_] hill, 1291, 1699. Rits. M. R., Web., &c. V. Jam.
and Brockett’s Gl. v. _Lawe_.
Luue, _n._ S. love, 195. [_Luue-drurye_ seems here to be a compound
word, meaning _love-courtship_. _Lufe-drowrie_ also = love-token,
_Lyndesay’s Sq. Meldrum_, 1003. _See_ Drurye.]
Lyen, _v._ S. to lie (in bed), 2134. _Leyen_, _pt. pl._ lay, 475.
Lyþe. _See_ Lith.
Maght, Mait. _See_ Mowe.
Make, _n._ S. mate, companion, wife, 1150. K. Horn, 1427. K. Alisaund.
3314. Le Bone Flor. 881. Chauc. Sc. _Maik._ V. Jam.
Maken, _v._ S. to make, 29, &c. _Make_, 676. _Makeden_, _pa. t. pl._
made, 554. _I-maked_, _part. pa._ made, 5.
Male, _n._ Fr. a budget, bag, wallet, 48. Laȝamon, l. 3543. Web.,
Chauc., R. Hood.
Malisun, _n._ Fr. malediction, curse, 426. Sir Tr. p. 179.
Manred, Manrede, _n._ S. homage, fealty, 484, 2172, 2180, 2248, 2265,
2312, 2774, 2816, 2847, 2850. Leg. of S. Gregori, ap. Leyd. Compl. of
Scotl. _See_ Jam. for further examples.
Marz, _n._ Lat. March, 2559.
Maugre, Fr. in spite of, 1128, 1789. _See_ Tyrwh. Gl. to Chauc. and Jam.
in v.
Maydnes, _n. pl._ S. maidens, 467, 2222.
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