losel (A.N.) 5, 124, 176, 303, _a wretch, good-for-nothing fellow_. It appears to be a different form of the preceding word. loselly, 240, _in a disgraceful, good-for-nothing manner_ losengerie (A.N.) 125, 176, _flattery, lying_ lothen (A.S.) _to loath_ looth (A.S.) _loath, hateful_. lother, 318, _more loath_. lothliche, _hateful_ lotebies (A.S. ?) 52, _private companions, bed-fellows_. In the romance of the Seven Sages (Weber, p. 57) it is said of a woman unfaithful to her husband:-- Sche stal a-wai, mididone, And wente to here _lotebi_. Chaucer uses the word (in the romance of the Rose, l. 6339), in a passage rather similar to this of Piers Ploughman:-- Now am I yong and stout and bolde, Now am I Robert, now Robin, Now frere Minor now Jacobin, And _with me followeth my loteby_, To don me solace and company. In the original the word is _compaigne_ lotien (A.S.) 354, _to lurk, lie in ambush_ louke (A.S.) 384, _to lock_ louren (A.S.) _to lower_ lous, lys (A.S.) _pl._ _a louse_ louten (A.S.) 50, 181, 182, 300, _to make a salutation, reverence_. _pret. s._ louted, 294, 470 lovyen, lovye, lovien (A.S.) _to love_. hym lovede, 356, _it pleased him_ lowen (A.S.) _to condescend_ (?) _pret._ lowed, 8 luft (A.S.) 69, _fellow, person_ +lullyng (A.S.) 455, _lolling_ (?) lurdayne (A.S.) 375, 436, _a clown, rustic, ill-bred person_ lusard (A.N.) 389, _a lizard, crocodile_ lussheburwes (A.N.) 316, _base or adulterated coins_; which took their name and were imported from Luxemberg. See note on l. 10322 luten (A.N.) _to play on the lute_. _pret. s._ lutede, 395 luther (A.S.) 316, 390, _bad, wicked_ M. macche (A.S.) 248, 249, _companion, match-fellow_ macche (A.S.) 360, _a match_ macer (A.N.) 47, _one who carries a mace_ mayen (A.S.) _to be able_ (it is seldom or never used in the infinitive mood). _pres. s._ may, _pl._ mowen, mowe. _pret. s._ myghte, _pl._ mighte y-maymed (A.S.) 359, _maimed_ mayn-pernour, (A.N.) 71, 380. _See_ the next word mayn-prise (A.N.) 70, 346, _a kind of bail_, a law term. "It signifieth in our Common Law the taking or receiving a man in friendly custodie, that otherwise is or might be committed to prison, and so upon securitie given for his forth coming at a day assigned: and they that doe thus undertake for any, are called _mainpernours_, because they do receive him into their hands." MINSHEU. The persons thus received were allowed to go at large mayn-prise (A.N.) 75, 426, meynprise, 39, _to bail in the manner described under the foregoing word_ mair (A.N.) 290, _pl._ meires, 150, _a mayor_ maistrie (A.N.) 66, _a mastery, a feat of science_ make (A.S.) 50, 222, 230, _a companion, consort_ maken, make (A.S.) _to make_. _pret. s._ made. _part. pas._ y-maked, 2. maad, 71, 248 make (A.S.) 229, _to compose poetry_. _See_ note makynge (A.S.) 229, _writing poetry_ male (A.N.) 91, _a box, pack_ +malisones (A.N.) 493, _curses_ mamelen (A.S.) 78, 226, _to chatter, mumble_