A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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Legate, _sb._ RG. 499, 506
Legh, _sb._ == lying. Ps. lviii. 13
Leik, _sb._ == a body. HD. 2793. AS. lic
Leisure, _sb._ Alys. 234
Leman, _sb._ RG. 496; applied to a man. HD. 1322
Leme, _sb._ == flame. RG. 416, 151, 548. AS. leoma
---- _v. n._ == s.h.i.+ne. Wright's L. P. pp. 25, 31
Lenche, _v. n._ == stoop. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. In Dutch 'loncken' means to distort the eyes, squint
Lend, _v. a._ 775 B.; [lene]. Wright's L. P. p. 51
Lende, _sb._ == the loins. RG. 377. AS. lendenu
Lene. See Lend
Length, _sb._ RG. 385; [lein]. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217
---- _v. n._ == go a long way off. Ps. liv. 8
Lent, _part._ == gone, departed? Wright's L. P. p. 28. See Gloss. to Orm.
_s. v._ 'lendenn'
Lent, _sb._ RG. 495
Leode, _sb._ == people. Wright's L. P. p. 42. AS. leode
Leofmon, _sb._ == lover. O. and N. 1428
Leopard, _sb._ Ritson's AS. viii. 170
Lepe, _sb._ == basket. RG. 265. O. and N. 359. AS. leap. ON. laupr
Ler, _sb._ == countenance. HD. 2918; [leor]. Wright's L. P. p. 46. AS.
hleor
Lere, _v. a._ == teach. Wright's L. P. p. 92. AS. l?ran
Lere, _adj._ == empty. O. and N. 1526; [ilere]. RG. 541. AS. laer, laernes.
Germ, 'leer'
Lere, _sb._ == loss. RG. 526; [leore]. Alys. 1122. AS. lyre
Lered, _sb._ == the learned, i. e. the clergy. Pol. S. 155
Les, _v. a._ == loose. Wright's L. P. p. 29
Lese. See Lose
Leser, _sb._ == looser, liberator. Ps. cxliii. 2
Lesing, _sb._ == falsehood. O. and N. 846. Ps. xvi. 13. AS. leas
Lesing, _sb._ == gleaning. Pol. S. 149. AS. lesan, to gather
Lesness, _sb._ == absolution. RG. 173
Less, _adj._ RG. 379, 558
---- _v. a._ == lessen. Ps. lx.x.xviii. 46; xi. 2
---- _v. n._ [la.s.se] == become less. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211
Lesson, _sb._ Alys. 4823
Lest, _conj._ RG. 506, 563
Lest, _v. a._ == listen to. Alys. 38
Let, _v. a._ == hinder. RG. 380. AS. lettan
Let, _v. a._ == permit, cause a thing to be done. RG. 383; [late]. RG.
445; 'to let blood' == cause blood to flow; part. 'ilate.' RG. 565
---- == let alone. Wright's L. P. p. 49
---- == consider, think. 757 B. Body and Soul, 57. AS. l?tan
---- _v. n._ == cease. Wright's L. P. p. 29. Pol. S. 201. ON. letta. AS.
latian
Let, _adj._ == disturbed, troubled. Ps. vi. 8; xlv. 3 Lit. 'hindered,'
from AS. l?tan, lettan
Lete, _sb._ == countenance. O. and N. 35; [i-lete]. O. and N. 403. AS.
wlite. ON. laeti. See Gloss. Rem. to La?, iii. 449
Letter, _sb._ == epistle, in pl. RG. 494, 552
Lettrure, _sb._ == book, literature. Alys. 3516
Leve, _v. a._ == grant, allow. HD. 334. AS. lefan
