I.SeeIch; In,prep.Iacke,Iak. Jack,XIb176;Iak nor Gill, nobody,XVII336. [ME.Iakke, &c., pet-name assoc. with 'John'.]Iaies,n. pl.jays,XIb249. [OFr.jai.]Iangle,v.to quarrel,VIIIa309. [OFr.jangler.]Iape,n.trick, delusion,XIb137,XIIa129,b66. [Not known.]Iboust.SeeBigge,v.Ic;Icast.SeeIch,pron.; Cast.Ich,adj.1(afterþisorþat), same, very,II63, 455, 540;Yche,I208, 216. [OE.ilca.]SeeIlk(e),adj.1Ich,Yche,adj.2each, every,II179, 254, 364 (seeManere),VII19,XVII151 (seeKinde), 170, &c.;Vch,V13,VI243,XVb6;ich a, every,II187, 276 (not307); each,XVII273;vch a,VI15, 76, 101,XIVc20, 99;ich a deyll,ylk a dele,seeDele,n.;in ich ways,seeWay, Wise;Ich,pron.each (one),II184, 292, 295, 307. [OE.ylc.]SeeEche; Euerich; Ichon; Ilke,adj.2; Þe.Ich,pron. 1 sg.I,II113,III2,VIIIb1,XVc5,d4,f6, &c.;Ic,XVg26, 31;Icche,XVa2, 11;I,Y,passim; coalescing with foll. word in Ichabbe, Icham, Ichaue, Ichil, Ichim, Ichot, Ichulle,q.v.Me,acc.anddat.(to, for) me,V138, 145,VI205,XVa20,c10, 31 (seeReue), andpassim;Mee,XVI274;ethic dat.(I beg),V76; in impers. constr. (where Mn.E. has 'I'),II177,IVa10,XVb34;me is wo, woe is me,II331;refl. acc.myself,IX279,XVI325,XVII238, &c.;dat.(pleonastic with verb of motion)XVa4.Mi,poss. adj.II120, 124, &c.;My,passim;Min,Myn(e),I126,II205,VIIIa31,XVg11, &c.; assb.(my property, people, &c.),VI206,VIIIa142,XVI217, 312,XVII226 (seeÞat,pron.).Miself(f)e,Myselue(n),nom.myself,II566,V293,VIIIa80,IX292, &c.; I myself,VIIIa252,XVI67, 212;acc.anddat.(me) myself (notrefl.),VIIIa28, 131. [OE.ic,mē,mīn,mē selfan, &c.]SeeSelf.Ichabbe,1 sg. pres. ind.I have,XVc9;Ychabbe,XVc32;Ichaue,II209, 516. [OE.ic hæbbe(hafo, but not WS.).]SeeHabbe.Icham,1 sg. pres. ind.I am,II127, 382, 513,XVc8, 29,d1;Ycham,XVb23. [OE.ic am.]Ichil,1 sg. pres. ind.I will, intend to,II132, 212, 341, 451; (with ellipse of verb of motion) I will go,II129, 316;Ichulle,XVc19;ichil þatow be, may you be,II471. [OE.ic wile,wylle.]SeeWille,v.Ichim= Ich him (acc.),II428.Ichon,Vchon(VI,VIII),pron.each one, every one,II161,VI90,VIIIa202, &c.; in apposition with pl. noun,XVII279. [OE.ylc+ān.]SeeIch,adj.2; Echone, Euerichon, Ilkane.Ichot,1 sg. pres. ind.I know,XVb23,c10. [OE.ic wāt.]SeeWite(n).Ichulle.SeeIchil.Icnowe,v.to know,XVg32. [OE.ge-cnāwan.]SeeKnowe(n).Ientilman.SeeGentil.Ieu,Iewe,n.Jew,IX163,XIb201,XVg18,XVI147, &c. [OFr.giu, olderju(i)eu.]If(f),Yf,Iif.SeeȜef.Ile,n.island,IX40;Yle,IX134, 261 (note), 310. [OFr.ile.]Ileid,Ileyd.SeeLay.Ilyche(MS. inlyche),adv.equally, alike,VI186, 242. [OE.ge-līce.]SeeLyke.Ilyke,adj.equal, the same,IVa14. [OE.ge-līc.]SeeLyke.Ilkane,Ilkone,pron.each one, every one,X160 (note),XIVb74. [OE.ylc+ān.]SeeIlk,adj.2; Ichon; Echone.Ilk(e),adj.1(only afterþe,þis,þat) very, same,III45,V65,VIIIa155 (seeWhile),XIIa190,b29, &c.;þe ilke zelue, (namely) that same man,III27. [OE.ilca.]SeeIch,adj.1; Thilke; Þe.Ilk(e),Ylk(IV),adj.2each, every,X35,XVI273;ilk(e) a, every,IVa27 (seeDele,n.),X133,XVI130, 253. [OE.ylc.]SeeIch,adj.2; Eche.Ill,Yll,adj.bad,IVb35; grievous,IVa31; evil, wicked,IVb84,XVII208; assb.(pl.), the wicked,XVI34;Ill(e),adv.ill,XVb24 (seeLike); badly, evilly, cruelly, unluckily,VIIIa198,XIVa31,XVI139,XVII203, 220, 246, &c. [ON.ill-r;illa, adv.]Illusiouns,n. pl.deceptions,IX85. [OFr.illusion.]Imete,v.to meet,XVg6;imette wid, he met,XVg7. [OE.ge-mētan.]SeeMete(n).Impe.SeeYmpe.In,Yn,adv.in (of motion),I80,II347,XIIIa9,XVg24,XVI270, &c.;Inne,V128. [OE.inn.]SeeInto, Intill; Inne; Þare.In,n.lodging,II565;pl.intakes he his ines, takes up his quarters,XIVb27. [OE.inn, n.]In,Yn,I(XVa,g),prep.(i) In,I3,II13,XIIIa3,XVa9,g5, 13, &c.; into,II349,XIIa125, &c.; according to, as regards, with respect to, &c.,VI239,IX141,XIb26, 204, &c.;in all his myghte, with &c.,IVb77. (ii) On,IVb41,V157, 279 (of time),IX122, 286,XIIIa45, &c.In cas,in feere(fere),seeCas, Yfere (Fere). [OE.in.]SeeIn, Inne,advs.Incontynence,n.unchastity,IX130. [OFr.incontinence.]Indede,adv.indeed,XIb108, &c. [OE.in+dǣde, dat. sg.]Induyr.SeeEnduir.Informacioun,n.information,IX291. [OFr.informacion.]Infortune,n.evil fortune,XIIa162. [OFr.infortune.]Inglis.SeeEngliȝsch.Inne,Ynne,adv.in (inside),IX188,XIIIa21; after rel. inþat ... in(ne), in which,I190,VIIIa298,XVi10;Ine,prep.in,IIIintrod.16, 33, 35, 49, 50; on (of time)IIIintrod.[OE.innan, prep., adv.;inne, adv.]SeeIn,adv.,prep.; Þare; Þer(e).Innoghe,Inogh(e).SeeYnoȝ.Inpossible,adj.;inpossible ... to be, impossible,IX152. [OFr.impossible.]Inspiracioun,n.inspiration,IX331. [OFr.inspiracion.]Instrumentis,n. pl.appliances,X8. [OFr.instrument.]Insuffisance,n.inability,IX313. [OFr.insuffisance.]SeeSuffise.Intil(l),Intyl(l),prep.into,IVa3, 9, 16, 21,b30, &c.; in,X118, 122. [OE.inn+ ON.til.]SeeIn,adv.; Til,prep.Into,Ynto,prep.into,I146,II163, &c.; onto, inputten hem into, embark on,IX183; up to, until (cf.To),XIIa190, 221; (un)to,XIVc25. [OE.inn tō,intō.]SeeIn,adv.Inward,adv.inside,XIIa72. [OE.in(nan)-weard.]Inwardly,adv.heartily, earnestly,XVI361. [OE.in-weard-līce.]Inwyt,Inwytte,n.conscience,IIItitleandintrod.[OE.in+witt; cf.in-gewitnes, conscience.]Inwith,adv.within,V114. [OE.in+wiþ.]Iohan,Iohon. John,XIVd2, 3, 6, 9, 16. [L.Iōhannēs; cf. OFr.Jehan.]SeeIacke.Ioie,Ioy(e),n.joy,II6, 45,IVb54,XIIa175, &c.;makes ioie, rejoice,XVI383. [OFr.joie.]Iolif,adj.gay, joyous,II305. [OFr.jolif.]Iolité,n.riotous mirth, levity,XIb116, 129, 182. [OFr.joli(ve)té.]Ioparde,n.hazard;lys no ioparde of, there is no question of,VI242. [OFr.ju (jeu) parti, even game, doubtful chance.]Iourneyes,n. pl.day's journeys,IX259. [OFr.journée.]Ipotayne,n.hippopotamus,IX240. [Ipotaine, mistake (inform) for OFr.ypotame, convenient corruption of L.hippopotamus.]Ire.SeeYre,n.2Irnebandis,n. pl.iron bands,X24. [OE.īren+ ON.band; cf. OE.īren-bend.]SeeBond; Yre,n.1Is,Ys,His(XI),3 sg. pres. ind.is,I9, 19,VIIIb105,XIb256, &c.; exists,IX146; (withoutpron.) it is,I253, 254,V121, &c.;2 sg.art,XVI360;pl.are,VIIIb48,X124,XVII10, &c.; rime requires Es (q.v.) atI128 (note),XVII10. [OE.is.]SeeEs, Nis.Is,gen. sg.SeeHe.Iseȝe,-seye,-seiȝe.SeeSe(n).Isold.SeeSelle(n).Issue,n.way out,IX198, 235. [OFr.issue.]Ist, is it,XVII517.SeeIs.It;Itake.SeeHit; Take(n).Iueler,n.jeweller,XIIb150. [OFr.juel(i)er.]Iuelis,n. pl.jewels,XIb283. [OFr.juel.]Iuge,v.to judge,XVI320. [OFr.jugier.]Iuggement,n.judgement,XIIb207. [OFr.jugement.]Iuntly,adv.close,X97. [From OFr.joint,juint, pp.]Iustice,n.justice,VIIIa324. [OFr.justice.]Iwis,Iwysse,adv.certainly, indeed (often,esp.in rime, practically meaningless),V121, 172,VI34,XIVb17,XVII550. [OE.ge-wiss, adj.; cf.mid (to) gewisse.]
I.SeeIch; In,prep.
Iacke,Iak. Jack,XIb176;Iak nor Gill, nobody,XVII336. [ME.Iakke, &c., pet-name assoc. with 'John'.]
Iaies,n. pl.jays,XIb249. [OFr.jai.]
Iangle,v.to quarrel,VIIIa309. [OFr.jangler.]
Iape,n.trick, delusion,XIb137,XIIa129,b66. [Not known.]
Iboust.SeeBigge,v.
Ic;Icast.SeeIch,pron.; Cast.
Ich,adj.1(afterþisorþat), same, very,II63, 455, 540;Yche,I208, 216. [OE.ilca.]SeeIlk(e),adj.1
Ich,Yche,adj.2each, every,II179, 254, 364 (seeManere),VII19,XVII151 (seeKinde), 170, &c.;Vch,V13,VI243,XVb6;ich a, every,II187, 276 (not307); each,XVII273;vch a,VI15, 76, 101,XIVc20, 99;ich a deyll,ylk a dele,seeDele,n.;in ich ways,seeWay, Wise;Ich,pron.each (one),II184, 292, 295, 307. [OE.ylc.]SeeEche; Euerich; Ichon; Ilke,adj.2; Þe.
Ich,pron. 1 sg.I,II113,III2,VIIIb1,XVc5,d4,f6, &c.;Ic,XVg26, 31;Icche,XVa2, 11;I,Y,passim; coalescing with foll. word in Ichabbe, Icham, Ichaue, Ichil, Ichim, Ichot, Ichulle,q.v.Me,acc.anddat.(to, for) me,V138, 145,VI205,XVa20,c10, 31 (seeReue), andpassim;Mee,XVI274;ethic dat.(I beg),V76; in impers. constr. (where Mn.E. has 'I'),II177,IVa10,XVb34;me is wo, woe is me,II331;refl. acc.myself,IX279,XVI325,XVII238, &c.;dat.(pleonastic with verb of motion)XVa4.Mi,poss. adj.II120, 124, &c.;My,passim;Min,Myn(e),I126,II205,VIIIa31,XVg11, &c.; assb.(my property, people, &c.),VI206,VIIIa142,XVI217, 312,XVII226 (seeÞat,pron.).Miself(f)e,Myselue(n),nom.myself,II566,V293,VIIIa80,IX292, &c.; I myself,VIIIa252,XVI67, 212;acc.anddat.(me) myself (notrefl.),VIIIa28, 131. [OE.ic,mē,mīn,mē selfan, &c.]SeeSelf.
Ichabbe,1 sg. pres. ind.I have,XVc9;Ychabbe,XVc32;Ichaue,II209, 516. [OE.ic hæbbe(hafo, but not WS.).]SeeHabbe.
Icham,1 sg. pres. ind.I am,II127, 382, 513,XVc8, 29,d1;Ycham,XVb23. [OE.ic am.]
Ichil,1 sg. pres. ind.I will, intend to,II132, 212, 341, 451; (with ellipse of verb of motion) I will go,II129, 316;Ichulle,XVc19;ichil þatow be, may you be,II471. [OE.ic wile,wylle.]SeeWille,v.
Ichim= Ich him (acc.),II428.
Ichon,Vchon(VI,VIII),pron.each one, every one,II161,VI90,VIIIa202, &c.; in apposition with pl. noun,XVII279. [OE.ylc+ān.]SeeIch,adj.2; Echone, Euerichon, Ilkane.
Ichot,1 sg. pres. ind.I know,XVb23,c10. [OE.ic wāt.]SeeWite(n).
Ichulle.SeeIchil.
Icnowe,v.to know,XVg32. [OE.ge-cnāwan.]SeeKnowe(n).
Ientilman.SeeGentil.
Ieu,Iewe,n.Jew,IX163,XIb201,XVg18,XVI147, &c. [OFr.giu, olderju(i)eu.]
If(f),Yf,Iif.SeeȜef.
Ile,n.island,IX40;Yle,IX134, 261 (note), 310. [OFr.ile.]
Ileid,Ileyd.SeeLay.
Ilyche(MS. inlyche),adv.equally, alike,VI186, 242. [OE.ge-līce.]SeeLyke.
Ilyke,adj.equal, the same,IVa14. [OE.ge-līc.]SeeLyke.
Ilkane,Ilkone,pron.each one, every one,X160 (note),XIVb74. [OE.ylc+ān.]SeeIlk,adj.2; Ichon; Echone.
Ilk(e),adj.1(only afterþe,þis,þat) very, same,III45,V65,VIIIa155 (seeWhile),XIIa190,b29, &c.;þe ilke zelue, (namely) that same man,III27. [OE.ilca.]SeeIch,adj.1; Thilke; Þe.
Ilk(e),Ylk(IV),adj.2each, every,X35,XVI273;ilk(e) a, every,IVa27 (seeDele,n.),X133,XVI130, 253. [OE.ylc.]SeeIch,adj.2; Eche.
Ill,Yll,adj.bad,IVb35; grievous,IVa31; evil, wicked,IVb84,XVII208; assb.(pl.), the wicked,XVI34;Ill(e),adv.ill,XVb24 (seeLike); badly, evilly, cruelly, unluckily,VIIIa198,XIVa31,XVI139,XVII203, 220, 246, &c. [ON.ill-r;illa, adv.]
Illusiouns,n. pl.deceptions,IX85. [OFr.illusion.]
Imete,v.to meet,XVg6;imette wid, he met,XVg7. [OE.ge-mētan.]SeeMete(n).
Impe.SeeYmpe.
In,Yn,adv.in (of motion),I80,II347,XIIIa9,XVg24,XVI270, &c.;Inne,V128. [OE.inn.]SeeInto, Intill; Inne; Þare.
In,n.lodging,II565;pl.intakes he his ines, takes up his quarters,XIVb27. [OE.inn, n.]
In,Yn,I(XVa,g),prep.(i) In,I3,II13,XIIIa3,XVa9,g5, 13, &c.; into,II349,XIIa125, &c.; according to, as regards, with respect to, &c.,VI239,IX141,XIb26, 204, &c.;in all his myghte, with &c.,IVb77. (ii) On,IVb41,V157, 279 (of time),IX122, 286,XIIIa45, &c.In cas,in feere(fere),seeCas, Yfere (Fere). [OE.in.]SeeIn, Inne,advs.
Incontynence,n.unchastity,IX130. [OFr.incontinence.]
Indede,adv.indeed,XIb108, &c. [OE.in+dǣde, dat. sg.]
Induyr.SeeEnduir.
Informacioun,n.information,IX291. [OFr.informacion.]
Infortune,n.evil fortune,XIIa162. [OFr.infortune.]
Inglis.SeeEngliȝsch.
Inne,Ynne,adv.in (inside),IX188,XIIIa21; after rel. inþat ... in(ne), in which,I190,VIIIa298,XVi10;Ine,prep.in,IIIintrod.16, 33, 35, 49, 50; on (of time)IIIintrod.[OE.innan, prep., adv.;inne, adv.]SeeIn,adv.,prep.; Þare; Þer(e).
Innoghe,Inogh(e).SeeYnoȝ.
Inpossible,adj.;inpossible ... to be, impossible,IX152. [OFr.impossible.]
Inspiracioun,n.inspiration,IX331. [OFr.inspiracion.]
Instrumentis,n. pl.appliances,X8. [OFr.instrument.]
Insuffisance,n.inability,IX313. [OFr.insuffisance.]SeeSuffise.
Intil(l),Intyl(l),prep.into,IVa3, 9, 16, 21,b30, &c.; in,X118, 122. [OE.inn+ ON.til.]SeeIn,adv.; Til,prep.
Into,Ynto,prep.into,I146,II163, &c.; onto, inputten hem into, embark on,IX183; up to, until (cf.To),XIIa190, 221; (un)to,XIVc25. [OE.inn tō,intō.]SeeIn,adv.
Inward,adv.inside,XIIa72. [OE.in(nan)-weard.]
Inwardly,adv.heartily, earnestly,XVI361. [OE.in-weard-līce.]
Inwyt,Inwytte,n.conscience,IIItitleandintrod.[OE.in+witt; cf.in-gewitnes, conscience.]
Inwith,adv.within,V114. [OE.in+wiþ.]
Iohan,Iohon. John,XIVd2, 3, 6, 9, 16. [L.Iōhannēs; cf. OFr.Jehan.]SeeIacke.
Ioie,Ioy(e),n.joy,II6, 45,IVb54,XIIa175, &c.;makes ioie, rejoice,XVI383. [OFr.joie.]
Iolif,adj.gay, joyous,II305. [OFr.jolif.]
Iolité,n.riotous mirth, levity,XIb116, 129, 182. [OFr.joli(ve)té.]
Ioparde,n.hazard;lys no ioparde of, there is no question of,VI242. [OFr.ju (jeu) parti, even game, doubtful chance.]
Iourneyes,n. pl.day's journeys,IX259. [OFr.journée.]
Ipotayne,n.hippopotamus,IX240. [Ipotaine, mistake (inform) for OFr.ypotame, convenient corruption of L.hippopotamus.]
Ire.SeeYre,n.2
Irnebandis,n. pl.iron bands,X24. [OE.īren+ ON.band; cf. OE.īren-bend.]SeeBond; Yre,n.1
Is,Ys,His(XI),3 sg. pres. ind.is,I9, 19,VIIIb105,XIb256, &c.; exists,IX146; (withoutpron.) it is,I253, 254,V121, &c.;2 sg.art,XVI360;pl.are,VIIIb48,X124,XVII10, &c.; rime requires Es (q.v.) atI128 (note),XVII10. [OE.is.]SeeEs, Nis.
Is,gen. sg.SeeHe.
Iseȝe,-seye,-seiȝe.SeeSe(n).
Isold.SeeSelle(n).
Issue,n.way out,IX198, 235. [OFr.issue.]
Ist, is it,XVII517.SeeIs.
It;Itake.SeeHit; Take(n).
Iueler,n.jeweller,XIIb150. [OFr.juel(i)er.]
Iuelis,n. pl.jewels,XIb283. [OFr.juel.]
Iuge,v.to judge,XVI320. [OFr.jugier.]
Iuggement,n.judgement,XIIb207. [OFr.jugement.]
Iuntly,adv.close,X97. [From OFr.joint,juint, pp.]
Iustice,n.justice,VIIIa324. [OFr.justice.]
Iwis,Iwysse,adv.certainly, indeed (often,esp.in rime, practically meaningless),V121, 172,VI34,XIVb17,XVII550. [OE.ge-wiss, adj.; cf.mid (to) gewisse.]
K-.Seealso C.Kache,v.to chase, catch;kacheȝ his caple, urges on his horse,V107;Kaȝt(to),pa. t.took hold (of),V308;Cawht,pp.caught,XIIa161. [ONFr.cachier, conjugated on anal. of ME.la(c)chen.]Kaies,Kayes,n. pl.keys,XIVa36,b88, 89. [OE.cǣg.]Kalf,n.calf,VIIIa282. [OE.calf.]Kanel,n.(wind-pipe), neck,V230. [ONFr.canel.]SeeChanel.Karol(l)e,v.to perform a 'carol' (seenext),I54, 83, &c.;Karollyng,n.I55. [OFr.carol(l)er.]Karolle,n.a carol, a dance accompanied with song (often used with ref. to song only),I1, 14, &c. [OFr.carolle.]Kauelacion,n.cavilling, quibbling objection,V207. [OFr.cavillacion.]Keyng(es).SeeKyng.Kele,Keill,Keyle,v.to cool,IVa26 (intr.);to kele (keill) cares, to assuage sorrows,XVI84,XVII300; with person as dir. obj.,from cares the to keyle, to preserve thee from grief,XVII118. [OE.cēlan.]Ken,Kenne,v.to make known,VII25 (see note); to teach,VIIIa14, 22, 24,XIVb4 (seeCrede),XVI50, &c.; to know, indaw to ken, to be known for a fool,XVII248;will ȝe it ken, if you will recognize the fact,XIVb8; understand,Iintrod.;pp.(well) known,XIVb9. [OE.cennan, prob. infl. by senses of ON.kenna.] Cf. Knowe(n).Ken.SeeCou, Kyn.Kene,adj.keen, bold, eager,XIVa2,b9, 76; bitter (enemy),V338. [OE.cēne.]Kepe,n.heed; intok no kepe of,XIIa159. [From next.]Kepe,v.to guard, preserve, keep, tend,II208,V80, 230,VIIIa85, 134, 153,IX206,XIb146,XVII235 (seeCharité), &c.;kepe seyntewarie, minister in the sanctuary,VIIIb83; to care to, inþe lette I ne kepe, I have no wish to stop you,V74;Kepynge,n.XIb70. [OE.cēpan.]SeeVnkept.Kertel.SeeKirtel.Kerue(n),v.to cut,VIIIa98; prune,VI152. [OE.ceorfan.]Kest,n.a 'cast' (seeCast,v.); a blow,V230; plot, treachery,V345; used as 'treacherous thing' (cf.Falssyng),V308. [ON.kast.]Kest(e).SeeCast, Kysse.Ketten.SeeKutten.Keuer(e),v.to (re)gain, recover;intr.recover, survive,V230;keuereȝ, 'gets', makes his way,V153. [OE.ā-cofrian, intr., and OFr.(re-)covrer, 3 sg.-keuvre, trans.]SeeRecoueren.Kidde,Kyd;Kyend;Kyȝn,Kyn(e).SeeKyþe; Kinde; Cou.Kille,Kylle,v.to kill,VIIIa32,V43. [? OE.*cyllan; earliest ME. sense appar. 'beat'.]Kyn,Kynne,Ken(III),n. sg.kindred, relatives,IIIintrod.,VIIIb81,XVI232 (seeEnde); kind, sort:Cunnes,Kyns,gen. sg.inenes cunnes, (of any kind), any sort of,XVg22;eny kyns,VIIIb20;nones cunnes, (of no kind), no sort of,XVg20; (with loss of inflexions)na kyn,X59 (seeÞing);nor ... no kyn, nor ... any (sort of),XVII138;cf.Alkyn, Wolues-kynnes. [OE.cynn(Kt.cenn).]SeeEny, No(ne).Kinde,Kynd(e),Kyend(IV),n.nature, natural character (of body or mind), kind,IVa41, 44 (seenote),V312,VIIIa157,IX56,XIIa8, 125, &c.;in hir kinde, in her own way,XIIb128; species, inich kynd(withoutof), every kind of,XVII151;Kyndis,pl.characteristics,IVb1. [OE.(ge-)cýnd.]Kynde,adj.inborn, naturally belonging to one,VIIIa243,b58;to his kynde name, as his proper name,VII70;Kynde Witt, natural intelligence, common sense,VIIIa243 (personif.). [OE.(ge-)cýnde.]SeeVnkinde.Kynd(e)ly,adv.kindly,VI9,VII173, &c. [From prec. in developed sense 'having natural feeling'; OE.ge-cýnde-līce, naturally.]Kindel,v.to kindle;trans.to cause (sorrow),XIVa10;intr.to begin,XIVa19.Cf.Kele. [Rel. to ON.kynda(cf.kyndill, torch); distinct from ME.kindlen, beget.]Kyndom,n.kingdom,VI85. [OE.cyne-dōm.]SeeKyngdome.Kyng,King,Keyng(IV),n.king,I27,II25,IVa8, 66,V207 (note),XIVd10 (note), &c.;Kynggis,pl.XIb284. [OE.cyning,cyng, &c.]Kyngdome,Kingdom,n.kingship,XIb268,XVI186; kingdom,II206, &c. [OE.cyningdōm.]Kirke,Kyrk,n.church, Church,V128,VIIIa85;seenote toVIIIb63. [ON.kirkja.]SeeCherche.Kirtel(l),Kertel(III),n.kirtle (a short coat reaching about to the knees, worn under an outer garment),II229,III39,XIVb61. [OE.cyrtel, Kt.*certel.]Kysse,v.to kiss;Kyssedes,2 sg. pa. t.V283;Keste,3 sg.XIIa178. [OE.cyssan(Kt.cessan).]SeeCosseȝ.Kiþ,Kyth,n.country, people,V52,XIVc92. [OE.cȳ̆þþu.]Kyþe,v.to make known, reveal;*Kyþeȝ(MS. lyþeȝ),imper. pl.show,VI9;Kidde,pp.revealed,XIIb188,XVI251;Kyd, shown, offered,V272; acknowledged,VII173;Kud, famed,XIVc91. [OE.cȳþan, pp.(ge-)cȳ̆dd.]Knacke(n),v.to sing in a lively or ornate manner (ref. esp. to the breaking up of simple notes into runs and trills; cf.smale brekynge),XIb161, 173, 177;Knackynge,n.trilling,XIb159, 182. [Prob. same as ME.knacken, to crack, snap, &c.]Knackeris,n. pl.trill-singers,XIb145. [From prec.]Knape,n.fellow,V68. [OE.cnapa.]Knappes,n. pl.studs, bosses,VIIIa265. [OE.cnæpp.]Knarreȝ,n. pl.? crags, ? gnarled boulders,V98. [? Cf. LG.knarre, knot.]Knaue,Knafe(XVII),n.a lowborn man, servant,VIIIa51,b66,XVI244,XVII173;Knauene,gen. plur.VIIIb56,XVh4. [OE.cnafa.]Knaw(e).SeeKnowe.Kne,Kneo(XIII),n.knee,II507,XIIIa39,XVII488 (distrib. sg.;seeHerte). [OE.cnēo.]Knele,Kneole(XIII),v.to kneel,II223, 418, 472,V4,XIIIa48;Kneland(e),pres. p.II250,VI74,XVII488. [OE.cnēowlian.]Knet;Knew(e).SeeKnit; Knowe.Knight(e),Knyght(e),Kniȝt,Knyȝt(e),Kniht(XIV),n.knight,II86,III14,V63,VII87,VIIIa22,IX108,XIVc58, &c.;Kniȝte,dat. sg.III11, 25;Cnistes(for Cniste,gen. pl.)XVg30 (note). [OE.cniht, servant; oncnistes, see Appendix, p. 278.]Knyght-fees,n. pl.estates of land (held by a knight under obligation of armed service),VIIIb81. [Prec. + OFr.fé.]Knit,Knyt,Knet(XII),pp.tied, bound, closed together,XIIb30, 54,XIVc29,XVII451. [OE.cnyttan.]Knok(ke),Knock(e),n.knock, blow,V311,XVh4,XVII342. [From next.]Knokkeþ,3 sg. pres.knocks,II379. [OE.cnocian.]Knokled,adj.knobbed, rugged,V98. [From ME.knok(e)le, knob, knuckle;cf.OFris.knok(e)le.]Knorned,adj.? gnarled,V98. [Unknown.]Knowe(n),v.to know,V26,IX75, &c.;Cnowe,VIIIa213;Knaw(e),I,IV,VI,XVI,XVII;Knewe(n),Knew,pa. t.II408,IVa43,IX291, &c.;Knowe(n),pp.VII46,XIb231,XIVc91;Knowun,XIa2, 7, &c.;Yknowe,XIIIa12,b1: to know, understand, recognize,I220,IVb86,V174,VI50,VIIIa51,IX75, 114 (subj.),XIa40, &c.;knowe(fro,fram), distinguish (from),VIIIa50,XIVd12; to experience, invnrid to knowe, grievous to endure,XVII41; to confess, acknowledge (cf.Biknowe),XVI315;the soth for to knaw, to tell the truth,XVII246; to make known, declare,XVI283. [OE.(ge-)cnāwan.]SeeIcnowe, Ken.Knowing,n.knowledge,XIa41, 66. [From prec.]Knoweleche,Knowlage,n.knowledge,VII73;for knoweleche, for fear of recognition,II482. [? Stem of ME.knowelechen, OE.*(ge-)cnāwlǣcan; but the noun is recorded first.]Koyntly.SeeQueynt.Kokeney,n.(lit.cocks' egg), small egg,VIIIa280. [ME.cokken(e), gen. pl. (OE.cocc) +ey(OE.ǣg); seeN.E.D., s.v.Cockney.]Kole-plantes,n. pl.cabbages (and similar vegetables),VIIIa281. [OE.cāl+plante.]SeeCoyll.Kongons,n. pl.changelings, misshapen creatures,XVh5. [ME.conjoun(frequent); from ONFr.*ca(u)ngiūn, OFr.changon(very rare).]Konne.SeeCan,v.Kort,n.court,V272;Court(e),I232,II376, &c. [OFr.co(u)rt.]Kowarde,adj.coward(ly),V63. [OFr.couard.]SeeCowardyse.Kowe,n.tail, (verse in) tail-rime;couthe not haf coppled a k., could have made nothing of an intricately rimed verse, Introduction xv. [OFr.coue.]SeeCouwee.Kronykeles,n.chronicles,I251. [OFr.cronicle.]Kud.SeeKyþe.Kun,Kunne(n).SeeCan,v.Kutten,v.to cut,IX140;Cut,VII146;Ketten,pa. t. pl.VIIIa182. [? OE.*cyttan; seeN.E.D.]
K-.Seealso C.
Kache,v.to chase, catch;kacheȝ his caple, urges on his horse,V107;Kaȝt(to),pa. t.took hold (of),V308;Cawht,pp.caught,XIIa161. [ONFr.cachier, conjugated on anal. of ME.la(c)chen.]
Kaies,Kayes,n. pl.keys,XIVa36,b88, 89. [OE.cǣg.]
Kalf,n.calf,VIIIa282. [OE.calf.]
Kanel,n.(wind-pipe), neck,V230. [ONFr.canel.]SeeChanel.
Karol(l)e,v.to perform a 'carol' (seenext),I54, 83, &c.;Karollyng,n.I55. [OFr.carol(l)er.]
Karolle,n.a carol, a dance accompanied with song (often used with ref. to song only),I1, 14, &c. [OFr.carolle.]
Kauelacion,n.cavilling, quibbling objection,V207. [OFr.cavillacion.]
Keyng(es).SeeKyng.
Kele,Keill,Keyle,v.to cool,IVa26 (intr.);to kele (keill) cares, to assuage sorrows,XVI84,XVII300; with person as dir. obj.,from cares the to keyle, to preserve thee from grief,XVII118. [OE.cēlan.]
Ken,Kenne,v.to make known,VII25 (see note); to teach,VIIIa14, 22, 24,XIVb4 (seeCrede),XVI50, &c.; to know, indaw to ken, to be known for a fool,XVII248;will ȝe it ken, if you will recognize the fact,XIVb8; understand,Iintrod.;pp.(well) known,XIVb9. [OE.cennan, prob. infl. by senses of ON.kenna.] Cf. Knowe(n).
Ken.SeeCou, Kyn.
Kene,adj.keen, bold, eager,XIVa2,b9, 76; bitter (enemy),V338. [OE.cēne.]
Kepe,n.heed; intok no kepe of,XIIa159. [From next.]
Kepe,v.to guard, preserve, keep, tend,II208,V80, 230,VIIIa85, 134, 153,IX206,XIb146,XVII235 (seeCharité), &c.;kepe seyntewarie, minister in the sanctuary,VIIIb83; to care to, inþe lette I ne kepe, I have no wish to stop you,V74;Kepynge,n.XIb70. [OE.cēpan.]SeeVnkept.
Kertel.SeeKirtel.
Kerue(n),v.to cut,VIIIa98; prune,VI152. [OE.ceorfan.]
Kest,n.a 'cast' (seeCast,v.); a blow,V230; plot, treachery,V345; used as 'treacherous thing' (cf.Falssyng),V308. [ON.kast.]
Kest(e).SeeCast, Kysse.
Ketten.SeeKutten.
Keuer(e),v.to (re)gain, recover;intr.recover, survive,V230;keuereȝ, 'gets', makes his way,V153. [OE.ā-cofrian, intr., and OFr.(re-)covrer, 3 sg.-keuvre, trans.]SeeRecoueren.
Kidde,Kyd;Kyend;Kyȝn,Kyn(e).SeeKyþe; Kinde; Cou.
Kille,Kylle,v.to kill,VIIIa32,V43. [? OE.*cyllan; earliest ME. sense appar. 'beat'.]
Kyn,Kynne,Ken(III),n. sg.kindred, relatives,IIIintrod.,VIIIb81,XVI232 (seeEnde); kind, sort:Cunnes,Kyns,gen. sg.inenes cunnes, (of any kind), any sort of,XVg22;eny kyns,VIIIb20;nones cunnes, (of no kind), no sort of,XVg20; (with loss of inflexions)na kyn,X59 (seeÞing);nor ... no kyn, nor ... any (sort of),XVII138;cf.Alkyn, Wolues-kynnes. [OE.cynn(Kt.cenn).]SeeEny, No(ne).
Kinde,Kynd(e),Kyend(IV),n.nature, natural character (of body or mind), kind,IVa41, 44 (seenote),V312,VIIIa157,IX56,XIIa8, 125, &c.;in hir kinde, in her own way,XIIb128; species, inich kynd(withoutof), every kind of,XVII151;Kyndis,pl.characteristics,IVb1. [OE.(ge-)cýnd.]
Kynde,adj.inborn, naturally belonging to one,VIIIa243,b58;to his kynde name, as his proper name,VII70;Kynde Witt, natural intelligence, common sense,VIIIa243 (personif.). [OE.(ge-)cýnde.]SeeVnkinde.
Kynd(e)ly,adv.kindly,VI9,VII173, &c. [From prec. in developed sense 'having natural feeling'; OE.ge-cýnde-līce, naturally.]
Kindel,v.to kindle;trans.to cause (sorrow),XIVa10;intr.to begin,XIVa19.Cf.Kele. [Rel. to ON.kynda(cf.kyndill, torch); distinct from ME.kindlen, beget.]
Kyndom,n.kingdom,VI85. [OE.cyne-dōm.]SeeKyngdome.
Kyng,King,Keyng(IV),n.king,I27,II25,IVa8, 66,V207 (note),XIVd10 (note), &c.;Kynggis,pl.XIb284. [OE.cyning,cyng, &c.]
Kyngdome,Kingdom,n.kingship,XIb268,XVI186; kingdom,II206, &c. [OE.cyningdōm.]
Kirke,Kyrk,n.church, Church,V128,VIIIa85;seenote toVIIIb63. [ON.kirkja.]SeeCherche.
Kirtel(l),Kertel(III),n.kirtle (a short coat reaching about to the knees, worn under an outer garment),II229,III39,XIVb61. [OE.cyrtel, Kt.*certel.]
Kysse,v.to kiss;Kyssedes,2 sg. pa. t.V283;Keste,3 sg.XIIa178. [OE.cyssan(Kt.cessan).]SeeCosseȝ.
Kiþ,Kyth,n.country, people,V52,XIVc92. [OE.cȳ̆þþu.]
Kyþe,v.to make known, reveal;*Kyþeȝ(MS. lyþeȝ),imper. pl.show,VI9;Kidde,pp.revealed,XIIb188,XVI251;Kyd, shown, offered,V272; acknowledged,VII173;Kud, famed,XIVc91. [OE.cȳþan, pp.(ge-)cȳ̆dd.]
Knacke(n),v.to sing in a lively or ornate manner (ref. esp. to the breaking up of simple notes into runs and trills; cf.smale brekynge),XIb161, 173, 177;Knackynge,n.trilling,XIb159, 182. [Prob. same as ME.knacken, to crack, snap, &c.]
Knackeris,n. pl.trill-singers,XIb145. [From prec.]
Knape,n.fellow,V68. [OE.cnapa.]
Knappes,n. pl.studs, bosses,VIIIa265. [OE.cnæpp.]
Knarreȝ,n. pl.? crags, ? gnarled boulders,V98. [? Cf. LG.knarre, knot.]
Knaue,Knafe(XVII),n.a lowborn man, servant,VIIIa51,b66,XVI244,XVII173;Knauene,gen. plur.VIIIb56,XVh4. [OE.cnafa.]
Knaw(e).SeeKnowe.
Kne,Kneo(XIII),n.knee,II507,XIIIa39,XVII488 (distrib. sg.;seeHerte). [OE.cnēo.]
Knele,Kneole(XIII),v.to kneel,II223, 418, 472,V4,XIIIa48;Kneland(e),pres. p.II250,VI74,XVII488. [OE.cnēowlian.]
Knet;Knew(e).SeeKnit; Knowe.
Knight(e),Knyght(e),Kniȝt,Knyȝt(e),Kniht(XIV),n.knight,II86,III14,V63,VII87,VIIIa22,IX108,XIVc58, &c.;Kniȝte,dat. sg.III11, 25;Cnistes(for Cniste,gen. pl.)XVg30 (note). [OE.cniht, servant; oncnistes, see Appendix, p. 278.]
Knyght-fees,n. pl.estates of land (held by a knight under obligation of armed service),VIIIb81. [Prec. + OFr.fé.]
Knit,Knyt,Knet(XII),pp.tied, bound, closed together,XIIb30, 54,XIVc29,XVII451. [OE.cnyttan.]
Knok(ke),Knock(e),n.knock, blow,V311,XVh4,XVII342. [From next.]
Knokkeþ,3 sg. pres.knocks,II379. [OE.cnocian.]
Knokled,adj.knobbed, rugged,V98. [From ME.knok(e)le, knob, knuckle;cf.OFris.knok(e)le.]
Knorned,adj.? gnarled,V98. [Unknown.]
Knowe(n),v.to know,V26,IX75, &c.;Cnowe,VIIIa213;Knaw(e),I,IV,VI,XVI,XVII;Knewe(n),Knew,pa. t.II408,IVa43,IX291, &c.;Knowe(n),pp.VII46,XIb231,XIVc91;Knowun,XIa2, 7, &c.;Yknowe,XIIIa12,b1: to know, understand, recognize,I220,IVb86,V174,VI50,VIIIa51,IX75, 114 (subj.),XIa40, &c.;knowe(fro,fram), distinguish (from),VIIIa50,XIVd12; to experience, invnrid to knowe, grievous to endure,XVII41; to confess, acknowledge (cf.Biknowe),XVI315;the soth for to knaw, to tell the truth,XVII246; to make known, declare,XVI283. [OE.(ge-)cnāwan.]SeeIcnowe, Ken.
Knowing,n.knowledge,XIa41, 66. [From prec.]
Knoweleche,Knowlage,n.knowledge,VII73;for knoweleche, for fear of recognition,II482. [? Stem of ME.knowelechen, OE.*(ge-)cnāwlǣcan; but the noun is recorded first.]
Koyntly.SeeQueynt.
Kokeney,n.(lit.cocks' egg), small egg,VIIIa280. [ME.cokken(e), gen. pl. (OE.cocc) +ey(OE.ǣg); seeN.E.D., s.v.Cockney.]
Kole-plantes,n. pl.cabbages (and similar vegetables),VIIIa281. [OE.cāl+plante.]SeeCoyll.
Kongons,n. pl.changelings, misshapen creatures,XVh5. [ME.conjoun(frequent); from ONFr.*ca(u)ngiūn, OFr.changon(very rare).]
Konne.SeeCan,v.
Kort,n.court,V272;Court(e),I232,II376, &c. [OFr.co(u)rt.]
Kowarde,adj.coward(ly),V63. [OFr.couard.]SeeCowardyse.
Kowe,n.tail, (verse in) tail-rime;couthe not haf coppled a k., could have made nothing of an intricately rimed verse, Introduction xv. [OFr.coue.]SeeCouwee.
Kronykeles,n.chronicles,I251. [OFr.cronicle.]
Kud.SeeKyþe.
Kun,Kunne(n).SeeCan,v.
Kutten,v.to cut,IX140;Cut,VII146;Ketten,pa. t. pl.VIIIa182. [? OE.*cyttan; seeN.E.D.]
Labour(e),n.labour,VIIIa27, 247,b44, &c. [OFr.labour.]Labor(e),Labour(e),v.to labour,VIIIa118,b8, 70, &c.;laboure with londe, till the soil,VIIIa267;trans.to labour upon, cultivate,VI144. [OFr.labo(u)rer.]Laborer(e),n.labourer,VIIIa302, 313,b77,XIb296. [From prec.; cf. OFr.laboreor.]Lac,n.blemish, flaw,II460. [Cf. MLG.lak.]SeeLakke.Lacche,v.to catch; to get,VIIIa223;Laghton,pa. t. pl.inlaghton þe watur, put to sea,VII119. [OE.læccan,læhte.]Lace,n.thong,V158 (seenote).Lacyd,pp.ensnared, caught,IVa79. [OFr.lac(i)er.]Ladde,n.low-born fellow,XVI243. [Obscure.]Ladde.SeeLede(n).Ladyschyp,n.queenly state,VI218. [OE.hlǣ̆fdige+-scipe.]SeeLeuedi.Laghton.SeeLacche.Lay,Legge(VIII),Lei,Ley(e),Leyn,v.to lay, set, put,I217,IX125,XVf12,g13,XVII461;lay on, smite,XVI143;leid to wedde, deposited in pledge, mortgaged,VIIIb77; to wager,VIIIa263,XVII479; lay down, establish (law),XVI329.Layde,pa. t.inlayde þeron, applied to it,II38;Leyde,VIIIa116;Ileyd,Ileid,pp.inileid ... lowe, laid low,XIVc71, 81;Layd,Laide,Iintrod.,XVI83,XVII282, &c.;Leyd,Leid(e),I109,XIIb33, 119, &c. [OE.lecgan,leg-;legde.]SeeLigge(n).Lay,Layȝ.SeeLigge(n).Lay(e),n.lay,II3, 13, 599, &c.;seenote toII12. [OFr.lai.]Layf,Laiff,n.remainder, rest,X132, 142. [OE.lāf.]Layne,v.to conceal;layne yow(me), keep your (my) secret,V56, 60. [ON.leyna.]Laite,n.lightning,VII135, 153. [OE.lēget(u).]Laited,pa. t.searched for,VII170. [ON.leita.]Lake,n.lake,IX182,XIIIa63, 64. [OE.lacu, stream infl. by unrelated OFr.lac, lake.]Lakke,v. intr.withdat.to be lacking (to);yow lakked a lyttel, you were somewhat at fault,V298;trans.to find fault with,VIIIa219. [From Lac,n.; cf. MDu.laken.]Lammasse,n.Lammas (August 1st),VIIIa284 (note). [OE.hlāf-mæsse,hlā̆mmæsse.]Lance,v.to utter,V56. [OFr.lanc(i)er, cast.]SeeLaunchet.Land(e);Lang-.SeeLond; Long-.Langage,Longage(XIII), language,VII59,IX185,XIa12,XIIIb2, 4, &c. [OFr.langage.]Langett,n.thong (for tying hose, shoes, &c.),XVII224. [OFr.languette.]Lante.SeeLene,v.1Lanterne,n.lantern,VIIIa170. [OFr.lanterne.]Lapidarye,n.treatise on precious stones,IX75 (seenote). [L.lapidārium.]Lappe,n.loose end, or fold, of a garment,VIIIa288,XVf11. [OE.læppa.]Large,adj.generous,II28; ample,VI249; broad, large,V157,IX18, 155, 254 &c.;Largelich,adv.generously,II451. [OFr.large.]Larges,n.generosity,V313. [OFr.largesse.]Lascheth,3 sg. pres.? belabours,XVh17. [SeeN.E.D., s.v.Lash.]Lasse,Les(se),adj. compar.less, smaller,IVa92,V158,VI131,IX29, 48,XIIIb36, &c.;quasi-sb., less,VI241, &c.; ? a smaller piece,XVh17;þe lasse in werke, those who have worked less,VI239, 240 (seeLonge,adv.);more and les(se),les and more,seeMore;adv.less,V300,VIIIa161,XIa58, &c.;neuer þe lesse, nevertheless,I71.Leest,Leste,superl.least,IVb85;both the most and the leest, all,XVII452. [OE.lǣ̆ssa(lǣ̆s, adv.);lǣ̆st.]Last,Lest,conj.lest,XIb242,XVc31,XVII55. [OE.þe lǣ̆s-þe.]Last(e),superl. adj.last,VI187, 211, &c.;quasi-sb.inat þe,atte,ate last(e), at last, in the end,II93,VIIIb99 (MS. latiste),XIIa105,b188, &c.;at þe laste ende, in the end,VIIIb101. [OE.latost,lætest.]SeeAtte, Late, Furst.Last(e),v.to endure, last, extend,IVa1, 25,IX199,XVI66,XVII265, &c.;Last(OE.lǣ̆st),3 sg. pres.II335;Last,pa. t. sg.VII56;be lastand, endure,IVa58;euer to last, everlasting,VII2;Lastynge,n.endurance, perseverance,IVb73,XIb122. [OE.lǣ̆stan.]Lat(e).SeeLete.Late,adv.late,I108,VI178,XIVb91, &c.; lately, recently,XVII442;erly and late, at all times,VI32;nowe late, just lately,XVI162, 329. [OE.late.]SeeLaste.Lateyn,Latyn(e),n.andadj.Latin,I58, 96,XIa18, &c. [OFr.latin.]Latte.SeeLete.Laþed,pa. t.invited,V335. [OE.laþian.]Laude(of),v.to praise (for),XVI384. [L.laudāre.]Laue,v. trans.andintr.to pour,VI247,XVg16. [OE.lafian.]Launce,n.lance,V129. [OFr.lance.]Launchet,-it,pa. t.darted, leapt,VII135, 153;launchet to, reached,VII163. [ONFr.lancher.]SeeLance.Launde,n.glade, grassy space,V78, 86, 103, 265. [OFr.la(u)nde.]Laund-syde,n.shore,VII170. [OE.land+sīde.]SeeLond(e).Law.SeeLowe,adj.Law(e),n.1law,VIIIa159, 313,XIa2, 22,XIVb63,XVI313, &c.; practice, customary behaviour, indoþ at Crystyn mennys l., behave as Christians,I82. [OE.lagu, from ON.]Lawe,n.2mound, knoll,V103, 107. [OE.hlāw.]Lawse,v.to loose(n), undo,V308;Lowsyd,pa. t.delivered,XVII209. [From ME.laus,lous, adj.; ON.laus-s.]Leche,n.physician,VIIIa268. [OE.lǣce.]Lechecraft,n.(art of) medicine,VIIIa251. [OE.lǣce-cræft.]Lechery(e),n.sensuality,VIIIa137,XVII53. [OFr.lecherie.]Ledderis,n. pl.ladders,X53. [OE.hlǣ̆dder.]Lede,n.1man, knight,V27,VII62, 75;voc.my good man,VI182;Leyde,XVII48, ineuery liffyng l., everybody;Leude,V265, 321, 353. [OE. (allit.)lēod, prince.]Lede,Leede,n.2people, country, inþurgh land and lede, over the earth,I227;in leede, on earth,XVI70, 135. [OE.lēode, pl., andlēod, fem.]Lede(n),Ledyn,Leyd(XVII),v.to lead, bring,I153,IX214,XVI391; guide, direct,XIa55; to pass, lead (life),IVa49, 63,VI32,XVh20,XVII393.Ledys,pres. pl.IVb55;Ladde,pa. t.II584;Ledde,I63,III55;Led,pp.treated,XVII202. [OE.lǣdan.]Ledeing,n.;at his l., under his control,XIVb54. [From prec.]Leder.SeeLyþer.Leders,n. pl.leaders,XIVb94. [From Lede(n).]Leede.SeeLede,n.2Leef,Lef,n.leaf; item (with ref. to books),VIIIa251;sette ... at a lef, made light of,VIIIb101;Leues,Leves,pl.II244,VII103,IX154,XVb14. [OE.lēaf.]Leel;Leere.SeeLele; Lere.Lees,Lese,n.falsehood;without(en) lees, &c., truly,XVI127,XVII390. [OE.lēas.]SeeLesing.Leest;Leet;Leeue.SeeLasse; Lete; Leue,v.2Lef,Leof(XIV),adj.dear,II102, *406; eager,XIVc6;Leue(wk.invoc.),XVg10; assb., dear one,VI58.Leuer,compar.inl. me were to, I would rather,II177;Leueste, most pleasing (to God),VIIIb89. [OE.lēof.]Lef,seeLeef;Lef(f)e,Lefte,seeLeue,v.1Leggaunce,n.(performance of) duty to his liege lord,XIVc67. [OFr.legiance.]Legg,n.leg,VI99,V160,VIIIa116. [ON.legg-r.]Legge,Lei,Ley(e), &c.SeeLay,v.Leid(e),Leyd(e).SeeLay,v.; Lede,n.1; Lede(n).Leif(f),Leyf,Leyue.SeeLeue,v.1andv.3Leymonde.SeeLeme.Lele,Leel,adj.lawful,VIIIb109; faithful,XVI65; according to covenant,XVII446. [OFr.leël.]Lelly,adv.loyally, faithfully,V56, 60,XVI403. [From prec.]Leme,v.to shine, flash,V158;Leymonde,pres. p.VII153. [OE.*lēomian; ON.ljóma.]Lemes.SeeLym(e).Lemman,n.lover,XVa20. [OE.*lēof-man; early ME.leofmon.]Lende,v. trans.andintr.to 'land';lende (on), to come, fall (upon),XVI47, 54;lendes (in), brings (into),IVa44;Lended,pa. t.remained,XIVb45;Lent,pp.gone, taken away,XVc11, 39;Ylent(on), come (upon),XVc24. [OE.lendan, go, arrive; the ME. sense development is obscured by confusion with Lene,v.1]Lene,adj.lean,II459. [OE.hlǣne.]Lene,v.1to grant, give,VIIIa17, (absolutely)VIIIa215;Lante,pa. t.V182;Lent,pp.IVa21. [OE.lǣnan.]Lene,v.2to lean;lened (with), inclined,V187:lened (to), leant (on),V264. [OE.hleonian.]Leng;Lengar,-er.SeeLong(e),adv.Lenghe,n.length,VI56. [OE.lengu.)Lent.SeeLende, Lene,v.1Lenten,n.spring,XVb1;Lenten-tyde, Lent,I242. [OE.lencten,lencten-tīd.]Lenþe,Lennthe,Lenght,n.length,V248,XVII123, 257. [OE.lengþu.]Leof.SeeLef.Lepe,v.to leap, run;lepeȝ hym, gallops,V86;Lepte,pa. t.leapt,XIIa160. [OE.hlēapan, str.]Lepys,n. pl.leaps;wyth sundyr lepys, ? dancing separately,I234 (butseeSonder, and note). [OE.hlēp.]Lere,n.face,VI38. [OE.hlēor.]SeeLyre.Lere,Leere,v. trans.to teach, instruct,VIIIa251,XVI55, 127, 330, 391;intr.to learn,IVa17,XIVb57,XVI313, 321;Lerid,pp.educated (i.e.clergy),XIa38. [OE.lǣran, teach.]Lerne(n),v.to learn,II39,VII20, &c.Lurne(n),XIIIb29, 34, 36. [OE.léornian.]Lernyng(e),n.learning,XIb169; instruction, infor l. of us, for our instruction,VII32; knowledge,XVI85. [OE.léornung, intr.]Les(e).SeeLasse, Lees.Lese,v.1to lose,II178,V74,IX130;Lose,XVII363;Lore,pp.XIIa187;Lorne,XVI198;Lost,VII148,VIIIb99;Ylore,II209, 545. [OE.(be-, for-)lēosan, pp.-loren; cf.losian, be lost.]SeeForlorn.Lese,v.2to glean,VIIIa68. [OE.lesan.]Lesing,n.a lie,II465;Lesyngis,pl.XIb39;lesyngis on, lies against,XIb98. [OE.lēasing.]SeeLees.Lesse.SeeLasse.Lesso(u)n,n.lesson,VIIIa272,XIIIb19. [OFr.leço(u)n.]Lest(e).SeeLasse; Last,conj.Lete,Lette(IVa88),v.to let, &c.;Lat(e),IVb41,X30;Lat(e),Latte,imper. sg.VIIIa40, 262,XVI194, &c.;Let(e),II114,V140, &c.;Leteȝ,pl.V319.Leet,pa. t. sg.IX223, 232;Let(e),II386,III34, &c.;Lette,V189;Lete,pl.II74;Ylete,pp.III32,*VIIIb3. (i) To let, allow,II74,IVb41, &c.; bequeathe,III32, 34; cause to (asleet make, caused men to make, had it made),IX223, 232,XIIb192;let untrusse, unloaded,XIIb52; forming periphrastic imper.,XIVb90;lete ben,latte be, cease, stop,II114,XVI234;let be, left unheeded,XIIb94. (ii) To give up, abandon,IVa88,VIIIa266,XIVc6; lose,II177; cease,II279; neglect (to),XIVc70. (iii)Lette as, behaved as if,V189;lete liȝte of, make (made) light of, give little thought to,VIIIa161,XIVc63;lytel ylete by, held in small esteem,*VIIIb3. [OE.lǣtan,lētan; forms withaperhaps due partly to ON.láta, and partly to early shortening (? orig. in imper. sg.).]Lette,n.hindrance, obstacle,XIIa72; delay,XIIa154. [From next.]SeeYlet.Lette(n),Let(of,fro),v.to hinder, prevent, keep (from),V74, 235,XIa41,b3, 155, 179,XVII341 (subj.), 470;Let,pp.XIIb10;Lettid,XIb181;lette to sue(studie), prevent from following (studying),XIa41,b112. [OE.lettan.]DistinguishLete.Lettynge,-ing(to),n.hindering (from), hindrance,XIa26,b307; delay, interruption,VIIIa7,XIb80. [OE.letting.]Lettres,n. pl.letters,IIIintrod.;Letturs, writings,VII26, 59. [OFr.lettre.]Leþeȝ,3 sg. pres.softens, is assuaged,VI17. [OE.(ge-)liþian,-leoþian, distinct fromlīþian.]Leude.SeeLede,n.1Leue,n.permission,VIIIa68; leave, intok his leve,XIIa31. [OE.lēaf, fem.]Leue(n),v.1to leave (alone, behind, off), abandon, neglect, cease (to),V86,XIb10, 50, 301,XIIIa56,XVI284, &c.;Lef(f)e,IVb66,XVI376;Leif(f),X156, 198;Leueþ,imper. pl.stop,I265.Left(e),pa. t.andpp.I71,IVb74,VII26,XIb261,XIIb179,XVI314, &c.;Leuid,Leuyt,Levit,VII74, 126,X159,XIVb78;Yleft,pp.XIIIb8, 41.For to leue for to, that you may cease to,I21;to lefe, to be left undone, avoided,IVb66. [OE.lǣfan.]SeeBleue.Leue(n),Leeue,v.2to grant, inCrist leue, Christ grant,XIVc87, 95. [OE.lēfan.]SeeLeue,n.Leue(n),v.3to believe,V60, 353,VI65, 109,VIIIa84;Leyf,Leyue,imper.,VIIIb3, 24. [OE.(ge-)lēfan.]SeeBeleue, Ylefde.Leue,Leu-, &c.SeeLeef, Lef, Liue(n).Leued,adj.leafy,I62. [From Leef.]Leuedi,n.lady, mistress,II53, 89, 347, 455,XVc23, &c.;Ladi,XIIa50, 144, &c.;Lady,gen. sg.inoure Lady day,I242. [OE.hlǣ̆fdige.]Levyn,n.lightning,XVII346. [? OE.*lēfn-≺*lau(h)mni-(cf. Goth.lauhmuni).]Levyr,n.liver;l. and long, allit. elaboration ofhert,XVII399. [OE.lifer.]Lew.SeeLo.Lewed(e),Lewid,adj.lay, ignorant, uneducated,IIIintrod.,VIIIb4,XIa3,XIIb144;lerid and lewid,XIa38. [OE.lǣwede.]Lewté,n.loyalty, fidelity,V298, 313. [OFr.le(a)uté.]SeeLele.Lhord, &c.SeeLouerd.Lyand.SeeLigge(n).Libben,v.to live,XVa10;Libbe,1 sg. pres.XVc5;Libbeth,Lybbeth,pres. pl.VIIIa20, 71. [OE.libban,libbe,libbaþ.]SeeLiue(n).Lich(e);Lyckend.SeeLyk; Likne.Lie,v.to tell lies,VIIIa227. [OE.lē(o)gan.]Lye.SeeLigge(n).Lif,Lyfe(obl. stemLif-, andLyu-&c.),n.life, manner of life, lifetime,I199,V44,VI32,VIIIa170,XIa57,b40,XVII398, &c.;Liffe,XVI66;Liif,II124, &c.; living being,IVa43,XIIa117, 121;lef liif, beloved (one),II102, *406.Lyfes,gen. sg.IX328;Lyueȝ,VI117 (seeLonge,adv.), 218;Liue,Lyue,dat. sg.II583 (being still alive),III16,XIIa168;bi my lyue, during my life,VIIIa95;yn þys lyue, in this world,I170;vpon lyue, alive (lede vpon l.= man),V27. [OE.līf.]SeeLiue(n).Lyf-holynesse,n.holiness of life,VIIIb84. [OE.līf+hālignes.]Lyflich,adj.active,XIVc93. [OE.līf-lic.]Liflode,Lyflode,n.(means of) living, sustenance, food,VIIIa17, 230, 267, 284,b43, 47,XIIb25. [OE.līf-lād.]Lift,Lyfte,Left,adj.left (hand, &c.),V78,IX69,XIIIb39, &c. [OE.lyft.]Lift,n.sky,X100. [OE.lyft.]SeeLoft(e).Lyfte,v.to raise,IVa15,V241;Lyft(e),pp.IVa9,VI207 (seeLyþer). [ON.lyfta.]Lyf-tyme,n.lifetime,VIIIa27. [OE.līf+tīma.]Ligge(n),Lygge,Lig,v.to lie (down, idle, &c.), be (lodged, situated, &c.),II74,VIIIb16,XIIIa53 (subj.),XVII409;Lye,VII172,IX19;List(OE.līst),2 sg. pres.XVf2;Lyeþ,3 sg.is to the point, is admissible,VIIIb93;Liggeth, lies idle,VIIIa156;Ligis,XVII84;Lys, exists,VI242;Liþ(OE.līþ),II243,XIIa95;Liggeþ,pl.II441,VIIIa15;Lyse,IVa61.Lay,pa. t. sg.I181,II133,IX286, &c.;pl.II394, 399,X1 (were encamped), &c.;Layȝ,subj.XIa52.Lyand,pres. p.X55;Ligand,XIVb71;Liggeand,II388 (seenote);Lyggyng,I139.Liggen oute, be abroad, out of doors,VIIIb16. [OE.licgan; theg(g)forms inI,XIVb,XVIIprob. represent dial.ligfrom ON.liggja.]Lightnes,n.1splendour,XVII16. [OE.lī̆ht-nes.]Lightnes,Liȝtnesse,n.2lightness; gladness,VII15; ease, unburdensomeness,XIb151. [OE.lī̆ht2+-nes.]Lyȝt,Light,Lyht,n.light,VII135,XIb291,XVb25. &c. [OE.lē̆(o)ht.)Liȝt,v.1to shine,II371. [OE.lī̆htan.1]Lyȝt,Liȝte,Light,v.2trans.to lighten, relieve,IVa70;intr.to alight,V108; come down,V152;Lyht(on),pp.lit (on), settled (on),XVc12. [OE.lī̆thtan.2]Lyȝte,Liȝt,Lyhte,adj.1light, bright,II369,VI140,XVb14. [OE.lē̆(o)ht,lī̆(o)ht, adj.1]Liȝte,Lyght,Liht,adj.2light, slight, easy,Iintrod.,IVa49;lete liȝte (liht) of, make (made) light of, give little thought to,VIIIa161,XIVc63;Lyȝttere,compar.easier,XIb238. [OE.lē̆(o)ht,lī̆(o)ht, adj.2]Liȝtly,Lightly,Lyghtly,adv.lightly, easily,IVb5,V241,IX14, 118. [OE.lī̆ht-līce.]Lyȝtnyng,n.lightning,I166. [From ME.liȝtne(n), extended from Liȝt,v.1]Liif.SeeLif.Lik,v.to sup, taste;lik on, have a taste of,XVII378;cf.Drynk. [OE.liccian.]Lyk(e),Like,Lich(e),adj.andadv.usually foll. by(un)to, like,IVa16,VI72, 141,IX35, 98,XIIa57,XVII506. [OE.(ge-)līc;(ge-)līce, adv.]SeeIlyche.Like,Lyke,v.to please,II251, 449, 529,VI206,VIIIb42,XIb142;impers.withdat.(asvs liketh, it pleases us, we please),V66, 178,VIIIa150, 286,IX177,XIIa115,XVI321 (orpers. pl.'like', as below), &c.;ȝif ȝou lyke, if it pleases you,IX74 (cf.ȝif it lyke ȝou, 284);for loue þat likes ille, that are wretched bec. of love (orbec. of love that is painful),XVb24;quasi-pers.(withit)V267,IX284;pers.to like,XVII361. (OE.līcian.]Likeing,Likyng,Lykyng(e),n.delight, pleasure,IVa30,VII20, 75,XIb158,XVII75, &c.;for likyng to here, to be heard with delight, to give pleasure in the hearing,VII71;of gode likeing, well-pleasing,II599. [OE.līcung.]Likne,Lykne,Lyken,v.to make like,XIIIb23; to compare,IVa6,VI140,XIVc74;Lyckend,pp.(to be) compared,IVa33. [From Lyk,adj.]Liknes(se),n.likeness, appearance,XIIa9, 133, 172,XVII28. [OE.līc-nes.]Lilie,n.lily,XVb17;Lilie-flour, lily,XVe19. [OE.lilie;seeFlour.]Lym(e),n.limb, member,VI102,XIVc93;Lemes,pl.IX80;Limes,Lymes,II171,VIIIa118,b8;Lymmeȝ,VI104. [OE.lim; pl.leomu,limu.]Lymbo,Lymbus,n.limbo; the 'border' (of hell) where the souls of the just who died before Christ awaited His coming,XVI102, 198. [L.limbus (patrum);in limbo.]Lymp(e),v.? to limp;lympit of the sothe, ? stumbled from, fell short of, the truth,VII36. [Cf. OE.lemp-healt, limping; MHG.limphin, to limp. Not recorded otherwise in E. until much later.]Lynage,n.kindred,VIIIb26; tribe,IX163. [OFr.li(g)nage.]Lynde,n.lime-tree; (allit.) tree,V108. [OE.línd(e).]Lyne,n.sounding-line,XVII461. [OE.līne; OFr.ligne.]Lynt,n.lint, refuse of flax used as an inflammable stuff,X20. [ME.lin(e)t, obscurely rel. to OE.līn(OFr.lin), flax.]Lyoun,n.lion,II538,IX247, 249. [OFr.lioun.]Lippe,Lyppe,n.lip,V238,VIIIa259,XIb84,XIIa181, &c. [OE.lippa.]Lyre,n.1face,XVI119. [ON.hlýr.]SeeLere.Lyre,n.2flesh, calves,V160. [OE.līra.]Lys(e),List.SeeLigge(n).List(e),Lyst(e),v. impers.to desire, wish (asme list, I desire),IVa77,V65, 74,XVI68, 277; prob.pers.atIX302,XVI313;þat hym list after, what he has a desire for,VII20;List,pa. t.VII166. [OE.lystan.]Lyste,n.joy,VI107. [Alteration of Lust, under infl. of prec.; or ON.lyst.]Lystens,imper. pl.listen,XIVb57. [OE.*hlysnan(ONth.lysna) infl. byhlystan.]Lite,adv.little;bot gode lite, of but little worth,II258. [OE.lȳt.]Lyte,n.waiting;on lyte, in delay,V235. [From ME.līten, to expect, await, tarry; ON.hlíta, to trust.]Litel,-ill,Lytill,Littel,Lyttel,Lutel(XVc), &c.,adj.little, small, slight, unimportant,IVb45,VI214 (oradv.'little time there'), 244,IX14, 21, 141,XVa6,c3, &c.;quasi-sb.ina lityl(l), &c., a little,V298,IX62; ? a small piece,XVh17; somewhat (adv.),V199,IX103, 110; a little way (adv.),V78, 103,XVII507;for litill, for little cause,XVII187;litel or nouȝt, little or nothing,XIb188 (adv.), 258;wyth lyttel, with little result (or? soon),VI215;Litel,Litle,Lyttill,adv.little,IVb24,VII36,VIIIb3,XIb253, &c. [OE.lȳtel, adj.]SeeLite.Liþ,Lyth,n.limb,VI38,XIVc93. [OE.liþ.]Liþ,Lith.SeeLigge(n).Lyþer,Leder,adj.bad; sluggish,XVII289; assb., into lyþer is lyfte, ? is turned towards evil,VI207. [OE.lȳ̆þre.]Liue(n),Lyue(n),v.to live,II168,VI117,VIIIa70, &c.;Lif(fe),Lyf(e),IVa17, 73,XVI68, 70,XVII4, 58, 145, &c.;Leue,XVI243, 322, 353, &c.;Lyfed,2 sg. pa. t.VI123;pres. p.living, (while) alive,IVb31,XIIa171,XVI55,XVII47, 48, 73, &c.;lyue men, let men live,XIa46;liuen bi, &c., live on,II257,VIIIb26 (butlyue on,VIIIb46, &c.);lyue (leue) with, live by,VIIIb44,XVI160. [OE.lifian,leofian.]SeeLibben, Lif.Lo,Loo,interj.lo!II381, 556,XVII239; look, see,II505, 507;Lew,XVII507;we loo, alas!V140 (seeWe,interj.). [OE.lā; ME. vowel and usage show infl. of Loken.]Lode,n.load,XIIb26. [OE.lād.]Lodesman,n.leader,I39. [Cf. OE.lād-mann.]Lofers,n. pl.lovers,IVa50. [From Louye.]Lofte,n.air, inon lofte, aloft,V193. [ON.loft,á loft.]SeeAlofte, Lyft.Logede,pa. t.dwelt,VII62. [OFr.logier.]Loȝe,Loh.SeeLouȝ.Loke,pp.locked,I101. [OE.lūcan, pp.locen.]SeeVnlokynne.Loke(n),Look,v.to look,I124,XVII129, &c.;Lokyt,pa. t.VII36;Yloked,pp.III58.Intr.(i) to look, gaze,I124,II112,III34,V78, &c.; have an expression,VIIIa315; appear,VIIIa170;loken (app)on, look at,VIIIa179,XIb175; read,VII75;on lusti to loke, pleasant to read,VII15;loke agaynste, gaze (straight) at,XVI92;loke to, look at,V265; (ii) to make investigations,VII36; (iii) to see to it, take care; foll. byþatandsubj.,II165,XVI152, 211; without conj.,IVa19, 46,VIIIa39,XIVd7,XVII129.Trans.to watch over, inGod þe mot loke, may God have you in his keeping,V171; adjudicate,III58; ordain, decree,VIIIa313.Loke what, consider what (i.e.whatever,interrog.),VI103 (cf. OE.lōc(a) hwæt, indef.). [OE.lōcian.]Lokyng,n.examination,VII26. [From prec.]Lokkeȝ,n. pl.locks (of hair),V160. [OE.locc.]Lollare,-ere,n.idler, vagabond,VIIIb2, 4;Lollarene,gen. pl.VIIIb31. [From ME.lollen, to lounge;seePiers Pl. CX215.]Lomb(e),Lamb,n.lamb,IX142; used of Our Lord,VI47, 53. [OE.lómb,lámb.]Lome,n.tool, weapon,V241,VIIIb47. [OE.lōma.]Lond(e),Land(e),n.land, country, soil,I25,II208, 355,VII163,VIIIa267,IX179,XIVb63, &c.;in land(e), on earth,XVI68, 314,XVII145;þurgh land and lede,I227 (seeLede,n.2). [OE.lónd,lánd.]Long,n.lung (seeLevyr),XVII399. [OE.lungen.]Longage.SeeLangage.Long(e),adj.long,II506,IX152, 155, &c.;longe clothes, clerical garb,VIIIb42; tall,VIIIb24; lasting long,I203,VIIIa7;þy long home, your eternal home (after death),I207 (OE.lang hām);for long ȝore, a long while,VI226;þe long day,the l. night ouer,al þe woke l., all day (&c.) long,VI237,VII166,XIIIa28 (cf.next); tedious,IX267. [OE.láng,lóng.]Long(e),Lang,adv.a long while,II335,V232,VIIIa19,b84,XVc19,XVII244, &c.; after anadvb. gen., inhys lyueȝ longe,þise dayeȝ longe, all his life (this day) long,VI117, 173 (cf.prec.);Leng,compar.longer,II84;Lenger(e),Lengar,I79,II330,V235,XIb130,XIIb146,XVI68, 193;euer þe lenger þe lasse þe more, the further (you pursue the argument) the less (work) the more (pay),VI240;Longer,XVII531. [OE.lónge,lánge; compar.léng(adv.),lengra(adj.).]Long(e),v.1to long,VII113;Langand,pres. p.inlangand es, longs,IVa91. [OE.lóngian,lángian.]Long(e),v.2;longe to(into), to belong (to), befit,V313,XIVc25, 53;Longande,pres. p.that belongs,VI102. [From ME.(i)long, adj.; OE.ge-láng (on), dependent (on).]SeeBylongeth.Longinge,-yng,n.longing,VII119,XVc24;Langyng(til), longing (for),IVa93. [OE.lóngung,lángung.]SeeLoue-longinge.Longith,3 sg. pres.lengthens, ? beats out long,XVh17. [From Long,adj.]Lording,-yng,n.man of high rank,II26, 520; sir (as a polite address,esp.of minstrel to his audience),II23, 204. [OE.hlāfording.]SeeLouerd.Lordischipes,-is,n. pl.lordships, estates,XIb97, 141. [OE.hlāford-scipe.]Lore,n.(method of) teaching,XIa39,XIIIb28. [OE.lār.]Lore,Lorne,pp.of Lese,v.1Lorel(l)is,n. pl.good-for-nothings, wastrels,XIb140, 161, 173. [Prob. from prec.]SeeLoseles.Los,n.fame,XIVc111. [OFr.los.]Loseles,n. pl.wastrels,VIIIa116. [Prob. from ME.lose(n), variant oflore(n)pp. of Lese,v.1]SeeLorel(l)is.Losengerye,n.lying flattery (of a parasite),VIIIa137. [OFr.losengerie.]Lossom,Lossum.SeeLouesum.Lost,n.loss,VIIIb101. [Rel. to Lese,v.1; cf. OE., ME.los.]Lote,n.noise,V143. [ON.lát(pl.), behaviour, noise;cf.Bere,n.1]Loþ,Lothe,adj.hateful,I9; loath, unwilling,XIVc6. [OE.lāþ, adj.]Loþe,n.grief,VI17. [OE.lāþ, n.]Loþli,Loþlich,adj.horrible,II78; unpleasing,II461. [OE.lāþ-lic.]Loud(e),adj.loud,II511,XIIa138;loud or still, under all circumstances,XIVb54. [OE.hlūd.]Loue,n.love,II*12, 55, &c.;Louue,XVa21;Luf(e),Iintrod.,IVa1, 5,XVII82; withobject. gen.(asmi lordes loue, love for my master),II518 (note),VIIIa19, 214;þi loue, love of thee,VIIIa27;for loue or ay, in any event,II571. [OE.lufu.]SeeLouye.Louely,adj.gracious, beautiful, pleasant,VIIIa10, 272,XVI119. [OE.luf(e)lic.]SeeLuflyly.Lou(u)e-longinge,n.unsatisfied love,XVa9,c5. [OE.lufu+lóngung.]SeeLonginge.Louerd,n.lord, (the) Lord, master, husband,XVg1, 11, &c.;Lhord,IIIintrod., 11, 29, 46;Lord(e),II120, 518,VIIIa19, 272,XIIa157, &c.;Lordene,gen. pl.VIIIb77. [OE.hlāford.]Loues,n. pl.loaves,VIIIa278. [OE.hlāf.]SeePese-lof.Louesum,-som,adj.beautiful, lovely,II111, 460;Lossom,-sum,XVb17,c15;Lufsoum, assb., lovely one,VI38. [OE.lufsum.]Louȝ,pa. t. sg.laughed,II314;Loȝe,V321;Loh(on), smiled (upon),XVc15. [OE.hlæhhan, pa. t.hlōh.]Louy(e),Louie,v.to love, like,V27, 31,VIIIa202;Loue(n),II34,IX100, 101,XIIa5, &c.;Luf(e),Luffe,IVa4,b7,V300,XVI403,XVII47, &c.;Yloued,pp.II123. [OE.lufian.]Louyly,adj.? lawful,VI205 (note). [OE.lah-lic.]SeeLawe,n.1Louyng,Lufyng,n.1love; beloved (one),IVa5 (note), 56. [From Louye.]Distinguishnext.Louyng,n.2praise,IVa24,XVI405. [OE.lofung.]Distinguishprec.Loupe,n.any jewel of imperfect brilliance (esp.sapphire, with which it is often joined),IX116. [OFr.loupe.]Lowable,adj.praiseworthy,VIIIb109. [OFr.louable.]Low(e),Law,adj.low,VII102,X137,XVII21; near the bottom,VI187; lowly,VIIIa223, &c.;heiȝe and lowe, all men,XIVc100;adv.low,V168,XIIb11, &c.;thus low, here below, in so lowly a place,XVII173. [ON.lág-r.]Low(e),n.flame,VII136, 152, 159. [ON.logi.]Lowe,v.to praise;to lowe, praiseworthy,II12 (MS. Harl.);cf.Sir Gaw.1399, and (for idiom) Wale. [OFr.louer.]SeeAllowe.Lowsyd.SeeLawse.Lowte,v.to bow;trans.(butseeÞat,rel.) bow before, reverence,XVi4;Lutte,pa. t. sg.bowed,V187;refl.V168. [OE.lūtan, str.]Lud,n., inon hyre lud, ? in her own language,XVc4. [? OE.lēoden,lȳden, language.]Lufe,n.palm of the hand,XVII462. [ON.lófi.]Luf(f)-.SeeLoue-; Louy(e); Louyng,n.1Luflyly,adv.courteously,V321; in seemly manner,V108. [From Louely.]Lunatyk,adj.suffering from recurrent fits of insanity (thought to depend on the changes of the moon),IX93. [L.lūnāticus.]Lurdans,n. pl.rascals,XVI102. [OFr.lourdein, lazy fellow.]Lurnede,Lurneþ.SeeLerne.Lust,n.pleasure, desire,IVa16, 59; lust,IVb17,IX277. [OE.lust.]SeeLyste.Lustful,adj.pleasure-loving,XIb256. [OE.lust-ful.]Lusti,adj.pleasant,VII15. [From Lust.]Lutel;Lutte.SeeLitel; Lowte.
Labour(e),n.labour,VIIIa27, 247,b44, &c. [OFr.labour.]
Labor(e),Labour(e),v.to labour,VIIIa118,b8, 70, &c.;laboure with londe, till the soil,VIIIa267;trans.to labour upon, cultivate,VI144. [OFr.labo(u)rer.]
Laborer(e),n.labourer,VIIIa302, 313,b77,XIb296. [From prec.; cf. OFr.laboreor.]
Lac,n.blemish, flaw,II460. [Cf. MLG.lak.]SeeLakke.
Lacche,v.to catch; to get,VIIIa223;Laghton,pa. t. pl.inlaghton þe watur, put to sea,VII119. [OE.læccan,læhte.]
Lace,n.thong,V158 (seenote).
Lacyd,pp.ensnared, caught,IVa79. [OFr.lac(i)er.]
Ladde,n.low-born fellow,XVI243. [Obscure.]
Ladde.SeeLede(n).
Ladyschyp,n.queenly state,VI218. [OE.hlǣ̆fdige+-scipe.]SeeLeuedi.
Laghton.SeeLacche.
Lay,Legge(VIII),Lei,Ley(e),Leyn,v.to lay, set, put,I217,IX125,XVf12,g13,XVII461;lay on, smite,XVI143;leid to wedde, deposited in pledge, mortgaged,VIIIb77; to wager,VIIIa263,XVII479; lay down, establish (law),XVI329.Layde,pa. t.inlayde þeron, applied to it,II38;Leyde,VIIIa116;Ileyd,Ileid,pp.inileid ... lowe, laid low,XIVc71, 81;Layd,Laide,Iintrod.,XVI83,XVII282, &c.;Leyd,Leid(e),I109,XIIb33, 119, &c. [OE.lecgan,leg-;legde.]SeeLigge(n).
Lay,Layȝ.SeeLigge(n).
Lay(e),n.lay,II3, 13, 599, &c.;seenote toII12. [OFr.lai.]
Layf,Laiff,n.remainder, rest,X132, 142. [OE.lāf.]
Layne,v.to conceal;layne yow(me), keep your (my) secret,V56, 60. [ON.leyna.]
Laite,n.lightning,VII135, 153. [OE.lēget(u).]
Laited,pa. t.searched for,VII170. [ON.leita.]
Lake,n.lake,IX182,XIIIa63, 64. [OE.lacu, stream infl. by unrelated OFr.lac, lake.]
Lakke,v. intr.withdat.to be lacking (to);yow lakked a lyttel, you were somewhat at fault,V298;trans.to find fault with,VIIIa219. [From Lac,n.; cf. MDu.laken.]
Lammasse,n.Lammas (August 1st),VIIIa284 (note). [OE.hlāf-mæsse,hlā̆mmæsse.]
Lance,v.to utter,V56. [OFr.lanc(i)er, cast.]SeeLaunchet.
Land(e);Lang-.SeeLond; Long-.
Langage,Longage(XIII), language,VII59,IX185,XIa12,XIIIb2, 4, &c. [OFr.langage.]
Langett,n.thong (for tying hose, shoes, &c.),XVII224. [OFr.languette.]
Lante.SeeLene,v.1
Lanterne,n.lantern,VIIIa170. [OFr.lanterne.]
Lapidarye,n.treatise on precious stones,IX75 (seenote). [L.lapidārium.]
Lappe,n.loose end, or fold, of a garment,VIIIa288,XVf11. [OE.læppa.]
Large,adj.generous,II28; ample,VI249; broad, large,V157,IX18, 155, 254 &c.;Largelich,adv.generously,II451. [OFr.large.]
Larges,n.generosity,V313. [OFr.largesse.]
Lascheth,3 sg. pres.? belabours,XVh17. [SeeN.E.D., s.v.Lash.]
Lasse,Les(se),adj. compar.less, smaller,IVa92,V158,VI131,IX29, 48,XIIIb36, &c.;quasi-sb., less,VI241, &c.; ? a smaller piece,XVh17;þe lasse in werke, those who have worked less,VI239, 240 (seeLonge,adv.);more and les(se),les and more,seeMore;adv.less,V300,VIIIa161,XIa58, &c.;neuer þe lesse, nevertheless,I71.Leest,Leste,superl.least,IVb85;both the most and the leest, all,XVII452. [OE.lǣ̆ssa(lǣ̆s, adv.);lǣ̆st.]
Last,Lest,conj.lest,XIb242,XVc31,XVII55. [OE.þe lǣ̆s-þe.]
Last(e),superl. adj.last,VI187, 211, &c.;quasi-sb.inat þe,atte,ate last(e), at last, in the end,II93,VIIIb99 (MS. latiste),XIIa105,b188, &c.;at þe laste ende, in the end,VIIIb101. [OE.latost,lætest.]SeeAtte, Late, Furst.
Last(e),v.to endure, last, extend,IVa1, 25,IX199,XVI66,XVII265, &c.;Last(OE.lǣ̆st),3 sg. pres.II335;Last,pa. t. sg.VII56;be lastand, endure,IVa58;euer to last, everlasting,VII2;Lastynge,n.endurance, perseverance,IVb73,XIb122. [OE.lǣ̆stan.]
Lat(e).SeeLete.
Late,adv.late,I108,VI178,XIVb91, &c.; lately, recently,XVII442;erly and late, at all times,VI32;nowe late, just lately,XVI162, 329. [OE.late.]SeeLaste.
Lateyn,Latyn(e),n.andadj.Latin,I58, 96,XIa18, &c. [OFr.latin.]
Latte.SeeLete.
Laþed,pa. t.invited,V335. [OE.laþian.]
Laude(of),v.to praise (for),XVI384. [L.laudāre.]
Laue,v. trans.andintr.to pour,VI247,XVg16. [OE.lafian.]
Launce,n.lance,V129. [OFr.lance.]
Launchet,-it,pa. t.darted, leapt,VII135, 153;launchet to, reached,VII163. [ONFr.lancher.]SeeLance.
Launde,n.glade, grassy space,V78, 86, 103, 265. [OFr.la(u)nde.]
Laund-syde,n.shore,VII170. [OE.land+sīde.]SeeLond(e).
Law.SeeLowe,adj.
Law(e),n.1law,VIIIa159, 313,XIa2, 22,XIVb63,XVI313, &c.; practice, customary behaviour, indoþ at Crystyn mennys l., behave as Christians,I82. [OE.lagu, from ON.]
Lawe,n.2mound, knoll,V103, 107. [OE.hlāw.]
Lawse,v.to loose(n), undo,V308;Lowsyd,pa. t.delivered,XVII209. [From ME.laus,lous, adj.; ON.laus-s.]
Leche,n.physician,VIIIa268. [OE.lǣce.]
Lechecraft,n.(art of) medicine,VIIIa251. [OE.lǣce-cræft.]
Lechery(e),n.sensuality,VIIIa137,XVII53. [OFr.lecherie.]
Ledderis,n. pl.ladders,X53. [OE.hlǣ̆dder.]
Lede,n.1man, knight,V27,VII62, 75;voc.my good man,VI182;Leyde,XVII48, ineuery liffyng l., everybody;Leude,V265, 321, 353. [OE. (allit.)lēod, prince.]
Lede,Leede,n.2people, country, inþurgh land and lede, over the earth,I227;in leede, on earth,XVI70, 135. [OE.lēode, pl., andlēod, fem.]
Lede(n),Ledyn,Leyd(XVII),v.to lead, bring,I153,IX214,XVI391; guide, direct,XIa55; to pass, lead (life),IVa49, 63,VI32,XVh20,XVII393.Ledys,pres. pl.IVb55;Ladde,pa. t.II584;Ledde,I63,III55;Led,pp.treated,XVII202. [OE.lǣdan.]
Ledeing,n.;at his l., under his control,XIVb54. [From prec.]
Leder.SeeLyþer.
Leders,n. pl.leaders,XIVb94. [From Lede(n).]
Leede.SeeLede,n.2
Leef,Lef,n.leaf; item (with ref. to books),VIIIa251;sette ... at a lef, made light of,VIIIb101;Leues,Leves,pl.II244,VII103,IX154,XVb14. [OE.lēaf.]
Leel;Leere.SeeLele; Lere.
Lees,Lese,n.falsehood;without(en) lees, &c., truly,XVI127,XVII390. [OE.lēas.]SeeLesing.
Leest;Leet;Leeue.SeeLasse; Lete; Leue,v.2
Lef,Leof(XIV),adj.dear,II102, *406; eager,XIVc6;Leue(wk.invoc.),XVg10; assb., dear one,VI58.Leuer,compar.inl. me were to, I would rather,II177;Leueste, most pleasing (to God),VIIIb89. [OE.lēof.]
Lef,seeLeef;Lef(f)e,Lefte,seeLeue,v.1
Leggaunce,n.(performance of) duty to his liege lord,XIVc67. [OFr.legiance.]
Legg,n.leg,VI99,V160,VIIIa116. [ON.legg-r.]
Legge,Lei,Ley(e), &c.SeeLay,v.
Leid(e),Leyd(e).SeeLay,v.; Lede,n.1; Lede(n).
Leif(f),Leyf,Leyue.SeeLeue,v.1andv.3
Leymonde.SeeLeme.
Lele,Leel,adj.lawful,VIIIb109; faithful,XVI65; according to covenant,XVII446. [OFr.leël.]
Lelly,adv.loyally, faithfully,V56, 60,XVI403. [From prec.]
Leme,v.to shine, flash,V158;Leymonde,pres. p.VII153. [OE.*lēomian; ON.ljóma.]
Lemes.SeeLym(e).
Lemman,n.lover,XVa20. [OE.*lēof-man; early ME.leofmon.]
Lende,v. trans.andintr.to 'land';lende (on), to come, fall (upon),XVI47, 54;lendes (in), brings (into),IVa44;Lended,pa. t.remained,XIVb45;Lent,pp.gone, taken away,XVc11, 39;Ylent(on), come (upon),XVc24. [OE.lendan, go, arrive; the ME. sense development is obscured by confusion with Lene,v.1]
Lene,adj.lean,II459. [OE.hlǣne.]
Lene,v.1to grant, give,VIIIa17, (absolutely)VIIIa215;Lante,pa. t.V182;Lent,pp.IVa21. [OE.lǣnan.]
Lene,v.2to lean;lened (with), inclined,V187:lened (to), leant (on),V264. [OE.hleonian.]
Leng;Lengar,-er.SeeLong(e),adv.
Lenghe,n.length,VI56. [OE.lengu.)
Lent.SeeLende, Lene,v.1
Lenten,n.spring,XVb1;Lenten-tyde, Lent,I242. [OE.lencten,lencten-tīd.]
Lenþe,Lennthe,Lenght,n.length,V248,XVII123, 257. [OE.lengþu.]
Leof.SeeLef.
Lepe,v.to leap, run;lepeȝ hym, gallops,V86;Lepte,pa. t.leapt,XIIa160. [OE.hlēapan, str.]
Lepys,n. pl.leaps;wyth sundyr lepys, ? dancing separately,I234 (butseeSonder, and note). [OE.hlēp.]
Lere,n.face,VI38. [OE.hlēor.]SeeLyre.
Lere,Leere,v. trans.to teach, instruct,VIIIa251,XVI55, 127, 330, 391;intr.to learn,IVa17,XIVb57,XVI313, 321;Lerid,pp.educated (i.e.clergy),XIa38. [OE.lǣran, teach.]
Lerne(n),v.to learn,II39,VII20, &c.Lurne(n),XIIIb29, 34, 36. [OE.léornian.]
Lernyng(e),n.learning,XIb169; instruction, infor l. of us, for our instruction,VII32; knowledge,XVI85. [OE.léornung, intr.]
Les(e).SeeLasse, Lees.
Lese,v.1to lose,II178,V74,IX130;Lose,XVII363;Lore,pp.XIIa187;Lorne,XVI198;Lost,VII148,VIIIb99;Ylore,II209, 545. [OE.(be-, for-)lēosan, pp.-loren; cf.losian, be lost.]SeeForlorn.
Lese,v.2to glean,VIIIa68. [OE.lesan.]
Lesing,n.a lie,II465;Lesyngis,pl.XIb39;lesyngis on, lies against,XIb98. [OE.lēasing.]SeeLees.
Lesse.SeeLasse.
Lesso(u)n,n.lesson,VIIIa272,XIIIb19. [OFr.leço(u)n.]
Lest(e).SeeLasse; Last,conj.
Lete,Lette(IVa88),v.to let, &c.;Lat(e),IVb41,X30;Lat(e),Latte,imper. sg.VIIIa40, 262,XVI194, &c.;Let(e),II114,V140, &c.;Leteȝ,pl.V319.Leet,pa. t. sg.IX223, 232;Let(e),II386,III34, &c.;Lette,V189;Lete,pl.II74;Ylete,pp.III32,*VIIIb3. (i) To let, allow,II74,IVb41, &c.; bequeathe,III32, 34; cause to (asleet make, caused men to make, had it made),IX223, 232,XIIb192;let untrusse, unloaded,XIIb52; forming periphrastic imper.,XIVb90;lete ben,latte be, cease, stop,II114,XVI234;let be, left unheeded,XIIb94. (ii) To give up, abandon,IVa88,VIIIa266,XIVc6; lose,II177; cease,II279; neglect (to),XIVc70. (iii)Lette as, behaved as if,V189;lete liȝte of, make (made) light of, give little thought to,VIIIa161,XIVc63;lytel ylete by, held in small esteem,*VIIIb3. [OE.lǣtan,lētan; forms withaperhaps due partly to ON.láta, and partly to early shortening (? orig. in imper. sg.).]
Lette,n.hindrance, obstacle,XIIa72; delay,XIIa154. [From next.]SeeYlet.
Lette(n),Let(of,fro),v.to hinder, prevent, keep (from),V74, 235,XIa41,b3, 155, 179,XVII341 (subj.), 470;Let,pp.XIIb10;Lettid,XIb181;lette to sue(studie), prevent from following (studying),XIa41,b112. [OE.lettan.]DistinguishLete.
Lettynge,-ing(to),n.hindering (from), hindrance,XIa26,b307; delay, interruption,VIIIa7,XIb80. [OE.letting.]
Lettres,n. pl.letters,IIIintrod.;Letturs, writings,VII26, 59. [OFr.lettre.]
Leþeȝ,3 sg. pres.softens, is assuaged,VI17. [OE.(ge-)liþian,-leoþian, distinct fromlīþian.]
Leude.SeeLede,n.1
Leue,n.permission,VIIIa68; leave, intok his leve,XIIa31. [OE.lēaf, fem.]
Leue(n),v.1to leave (alone, behind, off), abandon, neglect, cease (to),V86,XIb10, 50, 301,XIIIa56,XVI284, &c.;Lef(f)e,IVb66,XVI376;Leif(f),X156, 198;Leueþ,imper. pl.stop,I265.Left(e),pa. t.andpp.I71,IVb74,VII26,XIb261,XIIb179,XVI314, &c.;Leuid,Leuyt,Levit,VII74, 126,X159,XIVb78;Yleft,pp.XIIIb8, 41.For to leue for to, that you may cease to,I21;to lefe, to be left undone, avoided,IVb66. [OE.lǣfan.]SeeBleue.
Leue(n),Leeue,v.2to grant, inCrist leue, Christ grant,XIVc87, 95. [OE.lēfan.]SeeLeue,n.
Leue(n),v.3to believe,V60, 353,VI65, 109,VIIIa84;Leyf,Leyue,imper.,VIIIb3, 24. [OE.(ge-)lēfan.]SeeBeleue, Ylefde.
Leue,Leu-, &c.SeeLeef, Lef, Liue(n).
Leued,adj.leafy,I62. [From Leef.]
Leuedi,n.lady, mistress,II53, 89, 347, 455,XVc23, &c.;Ladi,XIIa50, 144, &c.;Lady,gen. sg.inoure Lady day,I242. [OE.hlǣ̆fdige.]
Levyn,n.lightning,XVII346. [? OE.*lēfn-≺*lau(h)mni-(cf. Goth.lauhmuni).]
Levyr,n.liver;l. and long, allit. elaboration ofhert,XVII399. [OE.lifer.]
Lew.SeeLo.
Lewed(e),Lewid,adj.lay, ignorant, uneducated,IIIintrod.,VIIIb4,XIa3,XIIb144;lerid and lewid,XIa38. [OE.lǣwede.]
Lewté,n.loyalty, fidelity,V298, 313. [OFr.le(a)uté.]SeeLele.
Lhord, &c.SeeLouerd.
Lyand.SeeLigge(n).
Libben,v.to live,XVa10;Libbe,1 sg. pres.XVc5;Libbeth,Lybbeth,pres. pl.VIIIa20, 71. [OE.libban,libbe,libbaþ.]SeeLiue(n).
Lich(e);Lyckend.SeeLyk; Likne.
Lie,v.to tell lies,VIIIa227. [OE.lē(o)gan.]
Lye.SeeLigge(n).
Lif,Lyfe(obl. stemLif-, andLyu-&c.),n.life, manner of life, lifetime,I199,V44,VI32,VIIIa170,XIa57,b40,XVII398, &c.;Liffe,XVI66;Liif,II124, &c.; living being,IVa43,XIIa117, 121;lef liif, beloved (one),II102, *406.Lyfes,gen. sg.IX328;Lyueȝ,VI117 (seeLonge,adv.), 218;Liue,Lyue,dat. sg.II583 (being still alive),III16,XIIa168;bi my lyue, during my life,VIIIa95;yn þys lyue, in this world,I170;vpon lyue, alive (lede vpon l.= man),V27. [OE.līf.]SeeLiue(n).
Lyf-holynesse,n.holiness of life,VIIIb84. [OE.līf+hālignes.]
Lyflich,adj.active,XIVc93. [OE.līf-lic.]
Liflode,Lyflode,n.(means of) living, sustenance, food,VIIIa17, 230, 267, 284,b43, 47,XIIb25. [OE.līf-lād.]
Lift,Lyfte,Left,adj.left (hand, &c.),V78,IX69,XIIIb39, &c. [OE.lyft.]
Lift,n.sky,X100. [OE.lyft.]SeeLoft(e).
Lyfte,v.to raise,IVa15,V241;Lyft(e),pp.IVa9,VI207 (seeLyþer). [ON.lyfta.]
Lyf-tyme,n.lifetime,VIIIa27. [OE.līf+tīma.]
Ligge(n),Lygge,Lig,v.to lie (down, idle, &c.), be (lodged, situated, &c.),II74,VIIIb16,XIIIa53 (subj.),XVII409;Lye,VII172,IX19;List(OE.līst),2 sg. pres.XVf2;Lyeþ,3 sg.is to the point, is admissible,VIIIb93;Liggeth, lies idle,VIIIa156;Ligis,XVII84;Lys, exists,VI242;Liþ(OE.līþ),II243,XIIa95;Liggeþ,pl.II441,VIIIa15;Lyse,IVa61.Lay,pa. t. sg.I181,II133,IX286, &c.;pl.II394, 399,X1 (were encamped), &c.;Layȝ,subj.XIa52.Lyand,pres. p.X55;Ligand,XIVb71;Liggeand,II388 (seenote);Lyggyng,I139.Liggen oute, be abroad, out of doors,VIIIb16. [OE.licgan; theg(g)forms inI,XIVb,XVIIprob. represent dial.ligfrom ON.liggja.]
Lightnes,n.1splendour,XVII16. [OE.lī̆ht-nes.]
Lightnes,Liȝtnesse,n.2lightness; gladness,VII15; ease, unburdensomeness,XIb151. [OE.lī̆ht2+-nes.]
Lyȝt,Light,Lyht,n.light,VII135,XIb291,XVb25. &c. [OE.lē̆(o)ht.)
Liȝt,v.1to shine,II371. [OE.lī̆htan.1]
Lyȝt,Liȝte,Light,v.2trans.to lighten, relieve,IVa70;intr.to alight,V108; come down,V152;Lyht(on),pp.lit (on), settled (on),XVc12. [OE.lī̆thtan.2]
Lyȝte,Liȝt,Lyhte,adj.1light, bright,II369,VI140,XVb14. [OE.lē̆(o)ht,lī̆(o)ht, adj.1]
Liȝte,Lyght,Liht,adj.2light, slight, easy,Iintrod.,IVa49;lete liȝte (liht) of, make (made) light of, give little thought to,VIIIa161,XIVc63;Lyȝttere,compar.easier,XIb238. [OE.lē̆(o)ht,lī̆(o)ht, adj.2]
Liȝtly,Lightly,Lyghtly,adv.lightly, easily,IVb5,V241,IX14, 118. [OE.lī̆ht-līce.]
Lyȝtnyng,n.lightning,I166. [From ME.liȝtne(n), extended from Liȝt,v.1]
Liif.SeeLif.
Lik,v.to sup, taste;lik on, have a taste of,XVII378;cf.Drynk. [OE.liccian.]
Lyk(e),Like,Lich(e),adj.andadv.usually foll. by(un)to, like,IVa16,VI72, 141,IX35, 98,XIIa57,XVII506. [OE.(ge-)līc;(ge-)līce, adv.]SeeIlyche.
Like,Lyke,v.to please,II251, 449, 529,VI206,VIIIb42,XIb142;impers.withdat.(asvs liketh, it pleases us, we please),V66, 178,VIIIa150, 286,IX177,XIIa115,XVI321 (orpers. pl.'like', as below), &c.;ȝif ȝou lyke, if it pleases you,IX74 (cf.ȝif it lyke ȝou, 284);for loue þat likes ille, that are wretched bec. of love (orbec. of love that is painful),XVb24;quasi-pers.(withit)V267,IX284;pers.to like,XVII361. (OE.līcian.]
Likeing,Likyng,Lykyng(e),n.delight, pleasure,IVa30,VII20, 75,XIb158,XVII75, &c.;for likyng to here, to be heard with delight, to give pleasure in the hearing,VII71;of gode likeing, well-pleasing,II599. [OE.līcung.]
Likne,Lykne,Lyken,v.to make like,XIIIb23; to compare,IVa6,VI140,XIVc74;Lyckend,pp.(to be) compared,IVa33. [From Lyk,adj.]
Liknes(se),n.likeness, appearance,XIIa9, 133, 172,XVII28. [OE.līc-nes.]
Lilie,n.lily,XVb17;Lilie-flour, lily,XVe19. [OE.lilie;seeFlour.]
Lym(e),n.limb, member,VI102,XIVc93;Lemes,pl.IX80;Limes,Lymes,II171,VIIIa118,b8;Lymmeȝ,VI104. [OE.lim; pl.leomu,limu.]
Lymbo,Lymbus,n.limbo; the 'border' (of hell) where the souls of the just who died before Christ awaited His coming,XVI102, 198. [L.limbus (patrum);in limbo.]
Lymp(e),v.? to limp;lympit of the sothe, ? stumbled from, fell short of, the truth,VII36. [Cf. OE.lemp-healt, limping; MHG.limphin, to limp. Not recorded otherwise in E. until much later.]
Lynage,n.kindred,VIIIb26; tribe,IX163. [OFr.li(g)nage.]
Lynde,n.lime-tree; (allit.) tree,V108. [OE.línd(e).]
Lyne,n.sounding-line,XVII461. [OE.līne; OFr.ligne.]
Lynt,n.lint, refuse of flax used as an inflammable stuff,X20. [ME.lin(e)t, obscurely rel. to OE.līn(OFr.lin), flax.]
Lyoun,n.lion,II538,IX247, 249. [OFr.lioun.]
Lippe,Lyppe,n.lip,V238,VIIIa259,XIb84,XIIa181, &c. [OE.lippa.]
Lyre,n.1face,XVI119. [ON.hlýr.]SeeLere.
Lyre,n.2flesh, calves,V160. [OE.līra.]
Lys(e),List.SeeLigge(n).
List(e),Lyst(e),v. impers.to desire, wish (asme list, I desire),IVa77,V65, 74,XVI68, 277; prob.pers.atIX302,XVI313;þat hym list after, what he has a desire for,VII20;List,pa. t.VII166. [OE.lystan.]
Lyste,n.joy,VI107. [Alteration of Lust, under infl. of prec.; or ON.lyst.]
Lystens,imper. pl.listen,XIVb57. [OE.*hlysnan(ONth.lysna) infl. byhlystan.]
Lite,adv.little;bot gode lite, of but little worth,II258. [OE.lȳt.]
Lyte,n.waiting;on lyte, in delay,V235. [From ME.līten, to expect, await, tarry; ON.hlíta, to trust.]
Litel,-ill,Lytill,Littel,Lyttel,Lutel(XVc), &c.,adj.little, small, slight, unimportant,IVb45,VI214 (oradv.'little time there'), 244,IX14, 21, 141,XVa6,c3, &c.;quasi-sb.ina lityl(l), &c., a little,V298,IX62; ? a small piece,XVh17; somewhat (adv.),V199,IX103, 110; a little way (adv.),V78, 103,XVII507;for litill, for little cause,XVII187;litel or nouȝt, little or nothing,XIb188 (adv.), 258;wyth lyttel, with little result (or? soon),VI215;Litel,Litle,Lyttill,adv.little,IVb24,VII36,VIIIb3,XIb253, &c. [OE.lȳtel, adj.]SeeLite.
Liþ,Lyth,n.limb,VI38,XIVc93. [OE.liþ.]
Liþ,Lith.SeeLigge(n).
Lyþer,Leder,adj.bad; sluggish,XVII289; assb., into lyþer is lyfte, ? is turned towards evil,VI207. [OE.lȳ̆þre.]
Liue(n),Lyue(n),v.to live,II168,VI117,VIIIa70, &c.;Lif(fe),Lyf(e),IVa17, 73,XVI68, 70,XVII4, 58, 145, &c.;Leue,XVI243, 322, 353, &c.;Lyfed,2 sg. pa. t.VI123;pres. p.living, (while) alive,IVb31,XIIa171,XVI55,XVII47, 48, 73, &c.;lyue men, let men live,XIa46;liuen bi, &c., live on,II257,VIIIb26 (butlyue on,VIIIb46, &c.);lyue (leue) with, live by,VIIIb44,XVI160. [OE.lifian,leofian.]SeeLibben, Lif.
Lo,Loo,interj.lo!II381, 556,XVII239; look, see,II505, 507;Lew,XVII507;we loo, alas!V140 (seeWe,interj.). [OE.lā; ME. vowel and usage show infl. of Loken.]
Lode,n.load,XIIb26. [OE.lād.]
Lodesman,n.leader,I39. [Cf. OE.lād-mann.]
Lofers,n. pl.lovers,IVa50. [From Louye.]
Lofte,n.air, inon lofte, aloft,V193. [ON.loft,á loft.]SeeAlofte, Lyft.
Logede,pa. t.dwelt,VII62. [OFr.logier.]
Loȝe,Loh.SeeLouȝ.
Loke,pp.locked,I101. [OE.lūcan, pp.locen.]SeeVnlokynne.
Loke(n),Look,v.to look,I124,XVII129, &c.;Lokyt,pa. t.VII36;Yloked,pp.III58.Intr.(i) to look, gaze,I124,II112,III34,V78, &c.; have an expression,VIIIa315; appear,VIIIa170;loken (app)on, look at,VIIIa179,XIb175; read,VII75;on lusti to loke, pleasant to read,VII15;loke agaynste, gaze (straight) at,XVI92;loke to, look at,V265; (ii) to make investigations,VII36; (iii) to see to it, take care; foll. byþatandsubj.,II165,XVI152, 211; without conj.,IVa19, 46,VIIIa39,XIVd7,XVII129.Trans.to watch over, inGod þe mot loke, may God have you in his keeping,V171; adjudicate,III58; ordain, decree,VIIIa313.Loke what, consider what (i.e.whatever,interrog.),VI103 (cf. OE.lōc(a) hwæt, indef.). [OE.lōcian.]
Lokyng,n.examination,VII26. [From prec.]
Lokkeȝ,n. pl.locks (of hair),V160. [OE.locc.]
Lollare,-ere,n.idler, vagabond,VIIIb2, 4;Lollarene,gen. pl.VIIIb31. [From ME.lollen, to lounge;seePiers Pl. CX215.]
Lomb(e),Lamb,n.lamb,IX142; used of Our Lord,VI47, 53. [OE.lómb,lámb.]
Lome,n.tool, weapon,V241,VIIIb47. [OE.lōma.]
Lond(e),Land(e),n.land, country, soil,I25,II208, 355,VII163,VIIIa267,IX179,XIVb63, &c.;in land(e), on earth,XVI68, 314,XVII145;þurgh land and lede,I227 (seeLede,n.2). [OE.lónd,lánd.]
Long,n.lung (seeLevyr),XVII399. [OE.lungen.]
Longage.SeeLangage.
Long(e),adj.long,II506,IX152, 155, &c.;longe clothes, clerical garb,VIIIb42; tall,VIIIb24; lasting long,I203,VIIIa7;þy long home, your eternal home (after death),I207 (OE.lang hām);for long ȝore, a long while,VI226;þe long day,the l. night ouer,al þe woke l., all day (&c.) long,VI237,VII166,XIIIa28 (cf.next); tedious,IX267. [OE.láng,lóng.]
Long(e),Lang,adv.a long while,II335,V232,VIIIa19,b84,XVc19,XVII244, &c.; after anadvb. gen., inhys lyueȝ longe,þise dayeȝ longe, all his life (this day) long,VI117, 173 (cf.prec.);Leng,compar.longer,II84;Lenger(e),Lengar,I79,II330,V235,XIb130,XIIb146,XVI68, 193;euer þe lenger þe lasse þe more, the further (you pursue the argument) the less (work) the more (pay),VI240;Longer,XVII531. [OE.lónge,lánge; compar.léng(adv.),lengra(adj.).]
Long(e),v.1to long,VII113;Langand,pres. p.inlangand es, longs,IVa91. [OE.lóngian,lángian.]
Long(e),v.2;longe to(into), to belong (to), befit,V313,XIVc25, 53;Longande,pres. p.that belongs,VI102. [From ME.(i)long, adj.; OE.ge-láng (on), dependent (on).]SeeBylongeth.
Longinge,-yng,n.longing,VII119,XVc24;Langyng(til), longing (for),IVa93. [OE.lóngung,lángung.]SeeLoue-longinge.
Longith,3 sg. pres.lengthens, ? beats out long,XVh17. [From Long,adj.]
Lording,-yng,n.man of high rank,II26, 520; sir (as a polite address,esp.of minstrel to his audience),II23, 204. [OE.hlāfording.]SeeLouerd.
Lordischipes,-is,n. pl.lordships, estates,XIb97, 141. [OE.hlāford-scipe.]
Lore,n.(method of) teaching,XIa39,XIIIb28. [OE.lār.]
Lore,Lorne,pp.of Lese,v.1
Lorel(l)is,n. pl.good-for-nothings, wastrels,XIb140, 161, 173. [Prob. from prec.]SeeLoseles.
Los,n.fame,XIVc111. [OFr.los.]
Loseles,n. pl.wastrels,VIIIa116. [Prob. from ME.lose(n), variant oflore(n)pp. of Lese,v.1]SeeLorel(l)is.
Losengerye,n.lying flattery (of a parasite),VIIIa137. [OFr.losengerie.]
Lossom,Lossum.SeeLouesum.
Lost,n.loss,VIIIb101. [Rel. to Lese,v.1; cf. OE., ME.los.]
Lote,n.noise,V143. [ON.lát(pl.), behaviour, noise;cf.Bere,n.1]
Loþ,Lothe,adj.hateful,I9; loath, unwilling,XIVc6. [OE.lāþ, adj.]
Loþe,n.grief,VI17. [OE.lāþ, n.]
Loþli,Loþlich,adj.horrible,II78; unpleasing,II461. [OE.lāþ-lic.]
Loud(e),adj.loud,II511,XIIa138;loud or still, under all circumstances,XIVb54. [OE.hlūd.]
Loue,n.love,II*12, 55, &c.;Louue,XVa21;Luf(e),Iintrod.,IVa1, 5,XVII82; withobject. gen.(asmi lordes loue, love for my master),II518 (note),VIIIa19, 214;þi loue, love of thee,VIIIa27;for loue or ay, in any event,II571. [OE.lufu.]SeeLouye.
Louely,adj.gracious, beautiful, pleasant,VIIIa10, 272,XVI119. [OE.luf(e)lic.]SeeLuflyly.
Lou(u)e-longinge,n.unsatisfied love,XVa9,c5. [OE.lufu+lóngung.]SeeLonginge.
Louerd,n.lord, (the) Lord, master, husband,XVg1, 11, &c.;Lhord,IIIintrod., 11, 29, 46;Lord(e),II120, 518,VIIIa19, 272,XIIa157, &c.;Lordene,gen. pl.VIIIb77. [OE.hlāford.]
Loues,n. pl.loaves,VIIIa278. [OE.hlāf.]SeePese-lof.
Louesum,-som,adj.beautiful, lovely,II111, 460;Lossom,-sum,XVb17,c15;Lufsoum, assb., lovely one,VI38. [OE.lufsum.]
Louȝ,pa. t. sg.laughed,II314;Loȝe,V321;Loh(on), smiled (upon),XVc15. [OE.hlæhhan, pa. t.hlōh.]
Louy(e),Louie,v.to love, like,V27, 31,VIIIa202;Loue(n),II34,IX100, 101,XIIa5, &c.;Luf(e),Luffe,IVa4,b7,V300,XVI403,XVII47, &c.;Yloued,pp.II123. [OE.lufian.]
Louyly,adj.? lawful,VI205 (note). [OE.lah-lic.]SeeLawe,n.1
Louyng,Lufyng,n.1love; beloved (one),IVa5 (note), 56. [From Louye.]Distinguishnext.
Louyng,n.2praise,IVa24,XVI405. [OE.lofung.]Distinguishprec.
Loupe,n.any jewel of imperfect brilliance (esp.sapphire, with which it is often joined),IX116. [OFr.loupe.]
Lowable,adj.praiseworthy,VIIIb109. [OFr.louable.]
Low(e),Law,adj.low,VII102,X137,XVII21; near the bottom,VI187; lowly,VIIIa223, &c.;heiȝe and lowe, all men,XIVc100;adv.low,V168,XIIb11, &c.;thus low, here below, in so lowly a place,XVII173. [ON.lág-r.]
Low(e),n.flame,VII136, 152, 159. [ON.logi.]
Lowe,v.to praise;to lowe, praiseworthy,II12 (MS. Harl.);cf.Sir Gaw.1399, and (for idiom) Wale. [OFr.louer.]SeeAllowe.
Lowsyd.SeeLawse.
Lowte,v.to bow;trans.(butseeÞat,rel.) bow before, reverence,XVi4;Lutte,pa. t. sg.bowed,V187;refl.V168. [OE.lūtan, str.]
Lud,n., inon hyre lud, ? in her own language,XVc4. [? OE.lēoden,lȳden, language.]
Lufe,n.palm of the hand,XVII462. [ON.lófi.]
Luf(f)-.SeeLoue-; Louy(e); Louyng,n.1
Luflyly,adv.courteously,V321; in seemly manner,V108. [From Louely.]
Lunatyk,adj.suffering from recurrent fits of insanity (thought to depend on the changes of the moon),IX93. [L.lūnāticus.]
Lurdans,n. pl.rascals,XVI102. [OFr.lourdein, lazy fellow.]
Lurnede,Lurneþ.SeeLerne.
Lust,n.pleasure, desire,IVa16, 59; lust,IVb17,IX277. [OE.lust.]SeeLyste.
Lustful,adj.pleasure-loving,XIb256. [OE.lust-ful.]
Lusti,adj.pleasant,VII15. [From Lust.]
Lutel;Lutte.SeeLitel; Lowte.