[For most participles and substantives commencing with ‘i’ see under the consonant following.]
[For most participles and substantives commencing with ‘i’ see under the consonant following.]
I,pron.[Ich]. O. and N. 1189, et seq.; [Ih]. O. and N. 866
acc. s.‘me.’ O. and N. 1182gen. dual.‘unker.’ O. and N. 151dat. dual.‘hunke.’ O. and N. 1731nom. pl.‘we.’ RG. 306. O. and N. 177gen. pl.‘hure.’ O. and N. 185?acc. pl, ‘us.’ O. and N. 201
acc. s.‘me.’ O. and N. 1182
gen. dual.‘unker.’ O. and N. 151
dat. dual.‘hunke.’ O. and N. 1731
nom. pl.‘we.’ RG. 306. O. and N. 177
gen. pl.‘hure.’ O. and N. 185?
acc. pl, ‘us.’ O. and N. 201
Iambleue,sb.== gambolling. Cok. 164
Ibedde,sb.== bedfellow, wife. O. and N. 1488
—— == husband. O. and N. 1568
Ibede,sb.== command. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21
Ibobbed,part.== insulted. Fall and P. 59. Fr. bobance
Ice,sb.RG. 463
Icholde.See Shall
Icore, == chosen. 718 β
Icund,adj.== natural. O. and N. 85
Icunde,part.== taught by nature. O. and N. 114
Icundeliche,adv.== naturally. O. and N. 1422
Idelgong,sb.== idleness. Body and Soul, 50
Idelhede,sb.Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22
Idle,adj.== lazy. RG. 195
—— == useless. O. and N. 915; ‘on idel’ == in vain. O. and N. 918
Idleness,sb.RG. 195
Idreiȝt,part.== oppressed. St Kath. 45. AS. drécan
Iduȝe,adj.== profitable. O. and N. 1580. AS. dugan
If,adv.[ȝyf], RG. 405; [ȝef]. RG. 377; [ȝif], O. and N. 902
Ifurn,part.== excommunicated? O. and N. 1304. AS. fyrran
Ihende,adv.== at hand. O. and N. 1129. AS. gehende
Ildel, == each deal or part HD. 818
Ilete,sb.== encumbrance, care. O. and N. 1444
Iliche.See Alike, Like.
Ilithered, == shot out as from a sling. RG. 549. See Luther
Ilk,adj.== same. 804 B.
—— == every. Ps. lxxxviii. 14
Ilkan, == each one. Ps. lxi. 12
Ilke, == as, like. Body and Soul, 204; probably a mistake for ‘like’
Ill,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 61; ‘The Ill,’ == Devil. O. and N. 421. Cf. the similar phrase ‘þe wrse’ in Laȝ,v.1140. ON. illr
Illhope,v. a.== wish evil to. Ps. lxvii. 17
Illtongued,adj.Ps. cxxxix. 12
Illwilland, == ill wisher. Ps. xliii. 6
Ilome,adv.== frequently. RG. 378; ‘ilomest.’ O. and N. 595. AS. gelome
Ilove,sb.== lovers. O. and N. 1045
Image,sb.RG. 14
Imagour,sb.== imagery. Alys. 7689
Imene,adj.== common. O. and N. 234. AS. gemǽne
——sb.== a companion. O. and N. 1410
Imone,adv.== together, in common. 380 β
Improve,v. a.== prove. RG. 466
Imunde,sb.== recollection. AS. gemund
In,prep.RG. 379, 443
Incarnation,sb.RG. 9
Incense,sb.[encenz]. Wright’s L. P. p. 96
Income,v. n.== come in. RG. 48
Incoming,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 191
Increeping,sb.== piercing. Alys. 2168
Inde,sb.== silk of India. Alys. 929
Indrunken,v. a.== make drunk. Ps. lxiv. 11
Infat,v. a.== make fat, anoint. Ps. cxl. 5
Infight,v. a.== fight against; pret. ‘infaght.’ Ps. cxix. 7; part, ‘infightand.’ Ps. xxxiv. 1
Infleeing,sb.== refuge. Ps. cxliii. 2
Ingang,sb.== going in. Ps. cxx. 8
Ingo,v. n.== enter; pret. ‘inwent,’ Ps. xxxvii. 7; ‘inyhode.’ Ps. xl. 7; imper. sing, ‘inga.’ Ps. xlii. 4; pl. ‘ingas.’ Ps. xcix. 4
Iniquity,sb.Alys. 132
Ink,sb.[enke]. Marg. 60. Fr. encre. Dut. inkt
Inlie,v. n.== lie upon; pret. ‘inlai.’ Ps. civ. 38
Inlodge,v. a.== inhabit, Ps. civ. 19
Inlow,v. a.== humiliate; part, ‘inlowed.’ Ps. lxxii. 21
Inly,adv.1714 B.
Inn,sb.483 B. AS. inn
Innerest,adj.== inmost. Ps. lxxxv. 13
Inny,v. a.== lodge. RG. 336. AS. innian
Inover,adv.== besides. Ps. xv. 7
Inrese,v. a.== rush in; pret. ‘inrase.’ Ps. lxxxv. 14. AS. inrǽsan
Insend,v. a.== send in. Ps. xxxix. 4
Inset,v. a.== put in. Ps. lxv. 12
Inshielder,sb.== protector. Ps. cxx. 5
Insight,sb.RG. 307
Instead, Cf. RG. 214
Instrument,sb.1888 B.
Intent,sb.RG. 140
Interdict,v. a.RG. 495
——sb.RG. 505
Intermit,v. a.== interfere with. Alys. 4025
Inward,sb.== stomach. RG. 135; pl. ‘inwards’ == interior parts. Ps. cviii. 18. AS. innóð
Inwardly, Ps. iv. 2
Inwit,sb.== mind, conscience. 561 β. AS. inwit
Inwon,v. a.== dwell in. Ps. lxvii. 7
Ioupe,sb.== a jacket. HD. 1767. Cf. ‘jopen,’ in the ‘Cambriæ Epitome,’ App. to Mapes. p. 350. Fr. jupon
Irain,sb.== a spider. Ps. xxxviii. 12. Lat. aranea
Ire,sb.== anger. Alys. 906
Irened,adj.== made of iron. Ps. ii. 9
Iron,sb.RG. 461, 2, 6; [ire]. O. and N. 1028
——adj.[yren]. RG. 399
Is,vb.RG. 405; [esse], Ps. xci. 16
—— == art. Ps. l. 6
Ischire,v. a.== give, return. O. and N. 1530. AS. scéran
Isle,sb.RG. 405; [ydle]. Alys. 4856
Iso, == see.q. v.
Isome,adv.== together. O. and N. 1733. AS. gesam
——adj.== reconciled, united. Rel. S. v. 254
Itoȝen,part.== educated. O. and N. 1723. See ‘i-teon,’ in Gloss, to Laȝ. See Te
Ivored,adj.== of ivory. Ps. xliv. 9
Ivory,sb.Alys. 7666
Iwarte,Iwarness, == ware, wariness,q. v.
Iweived,part.== waved or strayed. RG. 526. (Hearne)
Iwis,adv.== certainly. RG. 439, 370. AS. gewís
Iwrne, == formerly? O. and N. 637. See ‘i-uurn,’ in Gloss, to Laȝ.; or perhaps for ‘ge-urnen,’ part, of ‘yrnan,’ to run, so that ‘i-wrne’ would mean ‘current’
Jacinth,sb.Alys. 5682
Jangler,sb.== musician. Alys. 3426
Jasper,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Jay,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Jealous,adj.O. and N. 1075
Jest,sb.Alys. 30
Jewel,sb.RG. 508
Join,v. a.RG. 71
Joliflich,adj.== pleasantly. Alys. 4753
Jollity,sb.[jolyfté], Wright’s L. P. p. 89
Jolly,adj.[jolyf]. Wright’s L. P. p. 52; [joly]. Alys. 1967, 2467
Journey,sb.St Kath. 297. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 178
Joust,sb.== encounter in a tournament. RG. 137. Fr. jouste. Lat. juxta
Jouster,sb.Alys. 3325
Joustynde,part.== jingling, justling. Pol. S. 104
Joy,sb.RG. 401; [ȝoe]. RG. 187
——v. n.== rejoice. Wright’s L. P. p. 27
Joyful,adj.Alys. 30. RG. 53
Joying,sb.HD. 2087
Joyous,adj.St Swithin, 36
Judge,v. a.RG. 345
——v. n.== conceive. RG. 456
Juggler,sb.Alys. 159
July,—the month. RG. 395
Juster,sb.== a horse. Alys. 1400
Justice,sb.== judge. RG. 496, 498, 523
Kaite,sb.== a dresser of wool. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. (Halliwell)
Kaldhed,sb.== coldness. Ps. lxv. 12
Kambe,sb.See Comb
Kan, == to know. See Con
Kaske,adj.== lively, fierce. HD. 1841. ON. kaskr
Kayn,sb.== thane. HD. 31, 1327. Cf. ‘cake’ and ‘cate;’ ‘wake,’ ‘watch,’ and ‘wait’
Keen,adj.RG. 496
Keep,v. n.== care. RG. 177, 191
—— == take heed [ikeep]. O. and N. 1226
——v. a.== observe, watch for. Wright’s L. P. p. 35
—— == receive or get. Body and Soul, 40
—— == protect; part. ‘kepande.’ Ps. cxlvi. 6
——sb.== heed, caution. Wright’s L. P. p. 103. Ps. lxxix. 2
Keft,part.== caught. HD. 2005. AS. cépan
Kelyng,sb.== a small cod. HD. 757. ON. keila
Keme,v. a.== comb. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Ken,v. a.== discern. Body and Soul, 54
—— == inform. 31 β
—— == to ask. Marg. 24. AS. cunnan
Ken,v. a.== beget. Wright’s L. P. p. 36;part. ‘kumed’ [kunned ?]. Creed of St Athan. 46. AS. cennan
Kete,adj.== bright, fierce. Fragm. Sci. 262, used of the sun’s rays. ON. katr, glad; cf. the Gr. χαροπός and Χάρων from χαρά
Kettle,sb.== pot. Ps. cvii. 10
Kever,v. a.== recover. RG. 392
Keverchief,sb.Pilate, 126
Kevil,sb.== a bit, bridle. Ps. xxxi. 9. AS. cæfli
Key,sb.RG. 539, 562. AS. cæg
Kin,sb.== relations. RG. 13; [kunne]. RG. 367
Kind,sb.== kin. RG. 91
Kind,sb.== nature. RG. 45; [icunde]. O. and N. 1381
—— == species [kun]. O. and N. 886
Kindle,v. a.== inflame. HD. 915; Ps. xvii. 9. ON. kynda
——v. a.== beget. Alys. 5680
Kindred,sb.== affinity. RG. 466. [kemrede]
—— == relations. RG. 15; [cumraden]. Marg. 10
King,sb.RG. 371, 372
Kingdom,sb.RG. 372, 414
Kingless,adj.RG. 105
Kinsman,sb.RG. 343
Kippe,v. a.== catch up, clutch. RG. 125. HD. 2407. ON. kippa. AS. cépan
Kirk,sb.== church, Body and Soul, 46
Kirtle,sb.1167 B. Pol. S. 221
Kiss,v. a.[cusse]. 1779 B; pres. 2 and 3 s. ‘cust.’ RG. 435; pret. ‘custe.’ RG. 527; ‘cussede.’ RG. 14
——sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 92
Kissing,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 70
Kiste,sb.== chest. HD. 2018
Kitchen,sb.HD. 936
—— == cookery. Alys. 4933
Kite,sb.(the bird). Alys. 3048. AS. cyta
Kive,sb.== a tub. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. In p. 191 it is applied to the pit of hell. AS. cyf
Kiwing, == carving? HD. 1736. Or may it not be ‘the chewing’ from AS. ‘cíwung,’ i. e. the meat to be chewed or eaten?
Knarr,sb.== a rock? O. and N. 999. Dan. knort, a knur, or knob. ON. gnúpr, mons prominens
Knave,sb.== boy. 683 B.
Knee,sb.Pol. S. 190
—— == degree. RG. 228
Kneel,v. n.RG. 369
Knife,sb.RG. 104. AS. cníf
Knight,sb.RG. 368, 501; pl. ‘knutte.’ Alys. 2133. AS. cniht
Knight,v. a.K. Horn, 450
Knighthood,sb.K. Horn, 492
Knit,v. a.pret. ‘knutte.’ Alys. 2251. AS. cnytan
Knock,sb.== a blow. Alys. 1621. AS. cnucian
Knoll,sb.== a hill, eminence, rising ground. Ps. lxiv. 13. AS. cnoll
Knot,sb.1479 B.
——v. a.Alys. 4075
Know,v. a.RG. 8; pret, ‘knew.’ 138 B. ‘ikneu.’ 88 B.; part. ‘yknowe.’ RG. 432
—— == acknowledge [icnowe]. O. and N. 477
Knowledge,v. a.== acknowledge. Body and Soul, 48
Knulled, == heaped. Pol. S. 193. From ‘knoll,’ a mound
Komelyng,sb.== a stranger. RG. 18
Krawkan, == refuse of melted tallow. Ps. ci. 4. See Prompt. Parv.s. v.Cracoke, and the note there. ON. krekja, to throw away
Kun, == species. See Kind
Kunde,adj.== of kin, lawful or legitimate, as ‘kunde,’ heir. RG. 370, 371
—— == kinned, related, Fall and P. 49
Kundede,sb.== kindness. RG. 452
Kunhede ?RG. 447, should be probably ‘onkundhede’ == unkindness
Kunrik,sb.== mark of royalty. HD. 2143
Kye.See Cow
Kynemerk,sb.== a king’s mark. HD. 604
Kyneriche,sb.== kingdom. Pol. S. 215
Kyneȝerde,sb.== king’s sceptre. Pol. S. 215
Kythe,v. a.== make known. Wright’s L. P. p. 91. AS. cýðan
——v. n.== listen? or ‘be silent’? Wright’s L. P. p. 94, possibly a mistake for ‘lythe’
La,interj.== lo. O. and N. 1541
Labour,sb.49 B.
Lace,v. a.K. Horn, 870
Lack,sb.== fault. HD. 190. RG. 389
—— == want, defect. Pol. S. 154. Dut. laecke
——v. n.== be wanting. Pol. S 154
Lad,sb.HD. 890. W. llawd
Ladder,sb.RG. 148; pl. landren. RG. 410. AS. læedder
Lady,sb.RG. 451; [levede], RG. 441, 380. AS. hlæfdige. See on this word the Ormulum, vol. ii. pp. 632-634
Lahte,Laute,Lauthe,vb.== received,took. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. HD. 744, 1673. AS. læccan
Laite,v. n.== look. Ps. 31, 9. AS. wlítan. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 449
——v. a.== look for, seek. Ps. xxiii. 6
Lake,sb.Body and Soul, 160. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Lamb,sb.RG. 369
Lame,adj.HD. 1938
—— == defective. O. and N. 364
——v. a.HD. 2755
Lammas,sb.== Lady-mass. RG. 557
Lamp,sb.Alys. 5253
Lamprey,sb.RG. 442
Land,sb.RG. 377, 494
——v. a.== bring to land. K. Horn, 779
Landfolk,sb.O. and N. 1156
Langmode,adj.== patient, long-suffering. Ps. cii. 8. AS. langmód
Language,sb.RG. 118, 150
Lantern,sb.Ps. xvii. 29
Large,adj.== big. 1195 B.
—— == liberal. HD. 97
Largely,adv.RG. 510, 511, 383
Largeness,sb.== liberality. Alys. 6879
Largess,sb.RG. 181
Laroun,sb.== robber. Alys. 4209. Fr. larron
Las,sb.== snare. Alys. 7698. Fr. las. ON. lás
Last,sb.== a shoemaker’s last. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175. AS. læst
Last,sb.== sin. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. ON. löstr. Dan. last
Last,sb.== load, burden? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. AS. hlæst; or possibly == trace. AS. hlast
Last,v. n.== endure, continue. 464 β; pret. ‘ylaste.’ RG. 263; part, ‘ilast,’ RG. 509
Last,adj.‘atte laste.’ RG. 377
Lasteles,adj.== faultless. Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Late,adj.RG. 381; comp. ‘later.’ RG. 382
——adv.Wright’s L. P. p. 99
Lathe,sb.== loathing, harm. Alys. 7722. AS. láð
Latter,adj.== last. Creed of St Athan. 56
Latymer,sb.== latiner, interpreter. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. Alys. 7089
Laue,sb.== a hill. Alys. 3857. AS. hlǽw. See Lowe
Laugh,v. n.[lihe], RG. 93; [lyȝhe], RG. 101; pret. ‘louȝ’ 710 B.; ‘low.’ HD. 903
Launch,v. n.== shoot into water. Alys. 3746
Laute,Lauthe, == received. See under Lahte
Lave,vb. a.== pour out upon. Wright’s L. P. p. 72. Rel. Ant. i. 144. AS. lafian
Lavender,sb.== launder, washer. Wright’s L. P. p. 49
Laveroc,sb.== lark. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 40. AS. lawerc
Law,sb.RG. 381; [lay]. 346 B.
Lawfulness,sb.== sense of justice. O. and N. 1739
Lax,sb.== salmon. HD. 754. AS. leax. ON. lax
Lay,adj.== pertaining to the laity, ‘lay fee.’ RG. 470
Lay,v. a.pret. ‘leyde.’ RG. 393
—— == lay aside. Body and Soul, 166
—— == lay on, attack. Alys. 5832
—— == allay. Ps. lxxxiv. 4
Lay,sb.== song. Alys. 5211. Fr. lai. AS. leoð
Lay,sb.== religious observance. Alys. 4690. AS. lagu
—— == faith, belief [laȝe]. K. Horn, 69
Layk.See Leyk
Lea,sb.== meadow; pl. ‘lesen.’ RG. 1; ‘lese.’ RG. 375; AS. lǽsu
Leach,sb.== physician. RG. 380. AS. lǽce
Leachcraft,sb.RG. 141, 150
Lead,v. a.RG. 376; pret. ‘ladde.’ RG. 380
Lead,sb.RG. 1
Leader,sb.Ps. liv. 14
Leaf,sb.180 B.
Leafworm,sb.Ps. lxxvii. 46
Lealté,sb.== loyalty. Wright’s L. P. p. 53
Lean,v. n.RG. 308. AS. hlinian
Lean,adj.Pol. S. 150. AS. lǽne
Leap,v. n.pret. ‘lepte.’ RG. 396; 3 pl. ‘lopon.’ Alys. 861
——v. a.== forsake (an oath). HD. 2009
Learn,v. a.RG. 519; pret. ‘lernede.’ RG. 434; part, ‘ylerned.’ RG. 29; ‘ylere.’ HD. 12
Leasing, == falsehood. See Lesing
Least,adj.RG. 37
Leave,v. a.39 B.; [lef]. 136 B.; part. ‘ileved.’ 616 B.
Leave,sb.== permission. 569 B.
Lecche,v. a.== comprehend. HD. 252. AS. læccan
Leche,sb.== look. O. and N. 1138. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 454
Lecher,sb.== lecherous person. RG. 351. Fr. lecher. AS. liccera
—— == blockhead. Alys. 3916
Lechery,sb.RG. 405, 334
Lechure,sb.Alys. 6306
Led,sb.== song. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22. AS. leoð
Led,sb.== a cauldron. HD. 924. Rel. S. v. 242. AS. líð, a cup, hollow vessel; or possibly it may be contracted from ‘lebet.’ Lat. lebes
Ledandlike,adj.== ductile. Ps. xcvii. 6
Lede,sb.== speech. Body and Soul, 11. AS. leden
Ledron,sb.== thief, robber. Alys. 3210. Fr. larron. Lat. latro. Or possibly == leper. Fr. ladre. See Roq.s. v.ladrerie, and the Prompt. Parv.s. v.Lydron
Leek,sb.RG. 341
Lees,adj.== bad, wicked. Wright’s L. P. pp. 42, 49
—— == false [les]. Pol. S. 214; pl. ‘leses,’ false persons. Ps. lxxxi. 4. AS. leas
——sb.== falsehood. Alys. 5790
Left,adj.(sinister) [lift]. RG. 22
Leg,sb.RG. 338
Legate,sb.RG. 499, 506
Legh,sb.== lying. Ps. lviii. 13
Leik,sb.== a body. HD. 2793. AS. líc
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.== shine. 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; [leinþ]. 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. leóde
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. lǽran
Lere,adj.== empty. O. and N. 1526; [ilere]. RG. 541. AS. lær, lærnes. 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. lxxxviii. 46; xi. 2
——v. n.[lasse] == 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. lǽtan
——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. lǽtan, lettan
Lete,sb.== countenance. O. and N. 35; [i-lete]. O. and N. 403. AS. wlite. ON. læti. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ, 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
—— == believe [ileove]. 2357 B.; pret. ‘levede.’ RG. 334; ‘ilefde.’ O. and N. 123; ‘leovede.’ 687 B.
Leven,v. a.== flash out. Ps. cxliii. 6
Levening,sb.== lightning. Ps. xvii. 15
Levin,sb.== lightning. HD. 2690. W. llafn, a blade, or flake, from the sword-like shape of a flash. Gael, lann, a blade, whence ‘lannair,’ glitter, or gleaming
Lew,adj.== warm. HD. 498. AS. hleow
Lewd,adj.== lay. RG. 471. Pol. S. 155. From AS. leóde, leúd, the people
Leyk,sb.== play. HD. 1021; [layk], Ritson’s AS. viii. 121. AS. lác
Leyken,v. n.== to play. HD. 950. AS. lǽcan
Liar,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 49
Liard,sb.== a grey horse. Pol. S. 71. Fr. liard, from W. llai, raven gray
Libel,sb.== a writ of accusation. RG. 498
Lich,sb.== body. 259 B. AS. líc
Lichamlic,adj.== bodily. M. Ode, st. 190
Lick,v. a.Rel. Ant. i. 114. Ps. lxxi. 9
Licome,sb.== body. O. and N. 1052; countenance. Ps. xx. 10. AS. lichama
Licoris,sb.== liquorice. Alys. 428. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Lat. glycyrrhiza
Licorous,adj.== sweet. Wright’s L. P. p. 68
Lie,sb.== flame. 512 β. AS. lig
Lie,v. n.2s. pres. ‘list.’ O. and N. 150; 3 s. pres. ‘leth.’ O. and N. 1492; 2 pl. pres. ‘liggeth.’ RG. 7; 3 pl. pres. ‘leyȝen.’ Pol. S. 190; pret. ‘lay.’ RG. 11, 13. AS. licgan
—— == wait, expect. Pol. S. 222
Lie,v. n.== speak falsely; part. ‘ylow.’ RG. 160; ‘i-loȝe.’ O. and N. 845
——sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 100
Lief,adj.== dear [leof]. 37 B.; pl. ‘leove.’ 463 B.; ‘lef or loth.’ HD. 2379; ‘The lef the’ == may the right or truth flourish. HD. 2606; comp. ‘levere.’ RG. 263, 382. AS. leóf
Liefer,adv.== rather. RG. 263
Liege,adj.RG. 457
Life,sb.RG. 301, 376; gen. abs. ‘lives’ == alive. HD. 1307. O. and N. 1632
—— == position in life. Pol. S. 195
Liflode,sb.== sustenance in life. RG. 41, 404. AS. lif-láde, from lád, a way
Lift,sb.== air. Fragm. Sci. 204; sky, 200 β, AS. lyft
Light,sb.RG. 379, 380
——v. a.== enlighten. Ps. xxxiii. 6
—— == kindle. HD. 585
Light,adj.== active. RG. 452
Light,v. n.== alight. Cok. 128; part. ‘liht.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 30
Lightly, == easily [liȝtliche]. RG. 515; actively [lyȝtlyche]. RG. 377
Lightness,sb.== light. Wright’s L. P. p. 96. Ps. cxxxv. 7
Lightning,sb.[lyȝtyng]. RG. 378, 415; [leyȝt]. RG. 308
Likand, == similarly, Creed of St Athan. 36
Like,adj.[i-liche]. O. and N. 1458; [ilek]. Pilate, 111
Like,v. a.== approve of. RG. 92
Like,v. n.== take delight in. Ps. xxxvi. 4; please, be pleasing. O. and N. 342;impers.‘hym likede.’ RG. 21
Likeful,adj.== pleasant. Cok. 70
Likeness,sb.== similitude. RG. 463
Liking,sb.== pleasure. Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Lily,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Lilywhite,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 30
Limb,sb.[lyme]. RG. 278, 411
Limbmeal,adv.1815 B.
Lime,sb.== calx. St Swithin, 54
Lime,sb.== birdlime. O. and N. 1054
Limed,part.== caught. Alys. 5701
Lin,sb.== linen. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. AS. lín
——v. n.== cease, for ‘blin.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 103. AS. linnan
Linde,sb.== tree. Wright’s L. P. p. 45. Alys. 2489. AS. lind
Line,sb.== cord. HD. 539; net. K. Horn, 701. AS. líne
—— == course of proceeding. Alys. 7266
Linen,sb.RG. 405
Ling,sb.== a fish. HD. 833
Lion,sb.RG. 457
Lip,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 34
Lisse,sb.== comfort. Wright’s L. P. p. 57. M. Ode, 119. AS. liss
List,sb.== craft. O. and N. 172. AS. list
List,v. a.== listen to [lest]. Alys. 38; imper. ‘lust.’ O. and N. 263
Listen,v. n.Wright’s L. P. p. 24
Listening,sb.== attention. Alys. 4798
Litany,sb.1084 B.
Lited,part.== stained. Ps. lxvii. 17. ON. lita
Litelhede,sb.== smallness. Ps. lvii. 4
Lith,sb.== body. Body and Soul, 39 AS. líð
Lith,sb.== people, possessions. HD. 2515. AS. leode. Germ. leute
Lith,sb.== comfort. HD. 1338; [lythe]. Ib. 147. AS. liðs
——v. a.== to comfort, give ease. Alys. 433
Lith,v. n.== listen. Ps. xxx. 3. Ritson’s AS. viii. 187. ON. hlyða
——adj.== fallow. Pol. S. 152. Probably from AS. liðs, rest
Lithe,adj.== gentle. Ps. cvi. 29. AS. líðe
Lither,v. n.== do harm. Ps. civ. 15. See Luther
—— == act wickedly. Ps. xxxvi. 9
Litherand,adj.== wicked. Ps. xxv. 5
Littene,part.== cut up? HD. 2701
Little,adj.[lytul], RG. 19; [lute]. RG. 378; [lutel]. RG. 376
——v. a.== make little. Ps. viii. 6; lxxiv. 9; [lutli]. O. and N. 540
——v. n.== become little. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211
Littleless, == almost. Ps. xciii. 17
Live,v. n.RG. 381
Liver,sb.(part of the body). Alys. 2156
Liver,v. a.== deliver. RG. 39
Liverede,adj.== red. RG. 39
Livering,sb.== delivering of provisions. Alys. 7171
Liversoon,sb.== sustenance. Alys. 1011. Fr. livraison
Lo!1769 B. AS. lá
Load,sb.Body and Soul, 238
Loaf,sb.278 β; pl. ‘loves.’ 293 β; ‘laves.’ Ps. xli. 4
Loath,adj.== hateful. RG. 40; [yladh]. O. and N. 1605; [lath], Ps. xvii. 8
——v. n.== be angry, displeased. RG. 32
Loathly,adj.Body and Soul, 56; [lolich]. Pol. S. 203
Loc,sb.== gift. M. Ode, 37. AS. lác
Lock,v. a.== enclose. O. and N. 56. AS. lúcan
—— == lock, fasten, as a door. RG. 495; pret. ‘lek.’ Body and Soul, 236; part. ‘iloke.’ 824 B.
——sb.== lock of a door. Ps. cxlvii. 13. O. and N. 1555
Lock,sb.== a tress of hair. Wright’s L. P. p. 34. AS. locc
Locket,sb.Pol. S. 154
Lodge,v. a.Alys. 3132. AS. logian
——v. n.Alys. 4098
——sb.Alys. 4295
Lofe,sb.== praise. Ps. xxi. 26; [loof]. Ib. 4
Loft,sb.== air. RG. 7; ‘upo lofte’ == aloft. Pol. S. 154
Loftsang,sb.== song of praise. Ps. lxiv. 2. Germ. lob-gesang
Logede, == lewd, lay? Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21
Loin,sb.Pol. S. 191
Loke,v. a.== decide. RG. 53; part. ‘iloked.’ RG. 534
—— == guard. Pilate, 69; [loki], O. and N. 604
Loking,sb.== decision. RG. 506
Loking,sb.== care. K. Horn, 350
Lome,adv.== frequently. Pol. S. 197
Lome,sb.== spade, or mattock. Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. lóma, gelóma
—— == instrument, tool. Ps. vii. 14
—— == vessel. Ps. xxxii. 7
Londisse,adj.== of the country. K. Horn 648
Lone ?Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Long,adj.RG. 376, 410; ‘longer.’ RG. 377
——adv.== for a long time. O. and N. 466
——v. n.== become long. Alys. 139
Long,v. n.== desire. RG. 176. AS. langian
Longing,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 29
Look,v. n.RG. 14
Loose,v. a.[louse]. Pol. S. 239; part. ‘losed.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 99
Lopered, == coagulated, clotted. Ps. cxviii. 70; lxvii. 17. Dan. löbe, runnet, from löbe, to run, run together, hence to coagulate. Sw. löpa i hop, to curdle
Lord,sb.RG. 432
Lording,sb.RG. 431, 524
Lordless,adj.RG. 142
Lordswike, == traitor. Pol. S. 220. RG. 313. See ‘laverdswike’ in Laȝ, ii. 506
Lore,sb.‘a lore.’ M. Ode, st. 1, either means ‘in learning,’ or should be written ‘alore,’ otherwise, in other respects. Fr. allors
——sb.== learning, teaching. 2065 B.
Lore,sb.== loss. Alys. 7247
Loreless,adj.== without learning. Cok. fin.
Loren,part.== lost. See Lose
Loreyns,sb.== reins. 190 B. Fr. lorain. Lat. lorum
Los,sb.== fame. RG. 180, 330, 137. Fr. los
Lose,v. a.[lese]. RG. 436; 2 s. pres. ‘lust.’ 859 B.; pret. ‘las.’ Body and Soul, 123; part. ‘y-lore.’ RG. 160; ‘loren.’ RG. 39
Lot,sb.RG. 111. Ps. xxi. 18
—— == deceit? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. AS. lot
Lote,sb.== play, sport. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. ON. lota
Loting,part.== struggling? Alys. 6203. Fr. lutter
Loud,adj.RG. 140. HD. 2079; comp. ‘louder.’ 450 β
Lour,v. n.[lure]. K. Horn, 276; part. ‘luring.’ O. and N. 423. Lat. luror
Louring,adj.Alys. 526
Louse,sb.Pol. S. 238
Lout,v. n.== go low. Body and Soul, 80; crouch, lie hid. O. and N. 373. AS. lútan
Love,v. a.[luvie]. Rel. S. v. 262; pret. ‘lovede.’ RG. 370, 375. AS. lufian
——sb.RG. 18. 39 B.
Love,v. a.== praise. Ps. cl. 2, sing. Ps. cv. 12; [loove]. AS. lófian
——adj.== agreeable. O. and N. 1033
Loveing,sb.== praise. Ps. ix. 15
Lovely,adj.K. Horn, 464
Lovesome,adj.[lossom], Wright’s L. P. p. 26; comp. ‘lussomore.’ Ib. p. 51
Lovesong,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 74
Low,adj.== humble, ‘high and low.’ RG. 514; [loȝe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 73; sup. ‘lowest.’ 1187 B.
—— == soft (of sound). HD. 2079
——v. n.== become low, sink. Alys. 5746
Lowe,sb.== flame. Body and Soul, 216. ON. log
Lowe,sb.== hill. Alys. 4348. AS. hlǽw
Lud,sb.== voice. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. ON. hljoð
Lugge,sb.== log, rod. O. and N. 1607. Dut. blok. Cf. ‘lin’ and ‘blin,’ ‘liss’ and ‘bliss’
Lugre,sb.== a precious stone. Cok. 89. The ligure of our version of the Bible. Ex. xxviii. 19. Gr. λυγκουρίον
Lumbar,sb.== a ship of burthen. Alys. 6063
Lung,sb.Alys. 2156
Lure,sb.== loss. RG. 181. O. and N. 1151. AS. lor, lyre
Lurk,v. n.HD. 68. Sw. lura
Lust,sb.== sensuality. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
——vb. impers.‘him luste.’ RG. 472; ‘me lust.’ O. and N. 39, 287
Luther,adj.== wicked. RG. 389, 524. AS. lýðer
Luther,sb.== leather, a sling. RG. 394
Lutherhood,sb.== wickedness. RG. 454
Lutherness,sb.== wickedness. RG. 389, 465
Ly,sb.== voice. St Andrew, 84. AS. hlýd
Lye,sb.== moisture, [leȝe]. Pol. S. 154. AS. leah
Lyen,sb.== reward. M. Ode, 32. AS. leán
Lying,sb.Ps. iv. 3
Ma, == more. Ritson’s AS. viii. 246
Ma, == make. Ps. liii. 5
—— == made. Ps. xxxii. 6