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GL0SSAR1AL INDEX.
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Laureate, a. laureate, 197.
Lawe, low, 90; below, 103.
Layes,//. lays, 85.
Lede, imp. s. conduct, 52.
Lede, s. lead, 153.
Lef, s. leaf, 72 ; Leuis, pi. 60.
Lemyng, pres. pt. shining brightly,
46. From A.S. leoma, a ray of light.
(Not allied to gleam, as J. wrongly
supposes.)
Lent, 1 pt. s. leaned, 42, 73, 74, 191.
Lenth, length, 21.
Lere, v. learn, 171. (Misused ; the
M.E. leren means to teach.)
Lest, s. pleasure, desire, 57. J.
Lest, pr. s. impers. it pleases, 9 ; pt. s.
impers. pleased it, 44; pr. s. subj.
impers. may please, 147. J.
Lest, least, 149.
Lestnyt, 1 pt. s. listened, 11.
Lesty, a. skilful, 157. J. has list,
agile. From A.S. list, art. See
liste in Stratmann.
Lete, pt. s. let, 125. See Lat.
Let[te], v. hinder, stop, 113.
Leue, s. leave, 124.
Leue, v. leave, 7.
Leuis, s.pi. leaves, 60.
Liftit, pp. lifted, 77.
Likit. pt. s. impers. it pleased, 7, 126.
List, impers. pr. s. it pleases, 78, 101 ;
pr. s. is pleased, 25, 34; pr. pi. are
pleased, 115 ; 2 pr. s. art pleased,
58 ; pt. s. was pleased, 25.
List, s. edge, border, 178. ‘1 Liste, a
list, or selvedge ; ” Cotgrave.
Long, a. long, 160.
‘ Loke, v. to look, 5.
Lokin, pp. locked, enclosed, 135.
A.S. locen, pp. of the strong verb
lucan. See Ilokin.
Lokkis, s. pi. locks, 95.
Lore, instruction, knowledge, ill, 128,
149; learning, 181.
Louring, adj. louring, frowning, 161.
See additions to J.
Louse, a. loose, 49, 115.
Louse, v. loosen, 39, 43.
Lowe, s. flame, fire, 48. Icel. log. J.
Lufar, s. lover, 179; Lufare (see note,
P- 9i). 155-
Lufe, s. love, 34 ; Lufis, love’s, 45.
Luke, v. to look, 30. See Luken.
Luke, s. glance, 51.
Luke[n], v. look, 170; Lukit, pp.
looked, given heed, 25.
Lust, s. pleasure, delight, dear one, 65.
Lusty, a. pleasant, 121. J.
Lye, v. lie in bed, II.
Lyf, person, 12, 32. See Lyvis.
Lyght, v. alight, 177.
Lykith, pr. s. pleases, 8.
Lyne, s. thread, 25 ; line, 151 ; Lynis,
pi. 197.
Lynx, 155. See note, p. 91.
Lyonesse, s. lioness, 155.
Lyoun, s. lion, 155.
Lyte, a. little, 13, 120 ; A lyte, a little,
loosely, 49; as sb. little, 16, 161 ;
little while, 2, 41. A.S. lyt. See
Lite in J.
Lyue, life; On lyue, alive, lit. ‘ iti
life,’ 84.
Lyvand, pres. pt. living, 197.
Lyvis, s. gen. being’s, man’s, 28. See
Lyf.
Ly\'\t, pt. pi. lived, 91.
Mach, s. match, 109.
Magnificence, s. greatness, 196.
Maid, pt. s. made, 6; pp. 31, 85.
Maidenhede, maidenhood, virginity,
55-
Maist, adv. most, 120, 182.
Maister, master, 125 ; Maistris,//. 197.
Maistrit, pp. mastered, overpowered,
181.
Maistry, s. dominion, mastery, 59;
Maistrye, power, 37; By m., by
force, 92; For m., as a master¬
piece, 66.
Make, s. mate, companion, 58, 79];
Makis, pi. 35, 64, 86. J.
Maked, pp. made, no.
Malancolye, s. melancholy, 58.
Man, lover, 63, 101, 187.
Manace, s. threat, menace, 41; Doith
menace, offer menace to, threaten,
96.
Maner, s. kind, sort (of), 152, 161 ;
Manere, manner, 62.
Mantill, s. mantle, 96, 160.
Marciall, a. Martial, i.e., of the month
of March, 191. See note, p. 97.
Martrik, s. marten, martin, 157. J.
Martris, s. pi. martyrs, 79.
Marye, gen. Mary’s, 17.
Mate, s. checkmate, 169.
Mate, v. to be checkmated, 168.
Mater, s. matter, circumstance, 18;
subject, 7.
Matyns, pi. matins, n.
Maugre, adv. in spite of (us), 24.
May, pr. s. is able, is of might (to do
harm), p. 54, 1. 16.
May, s. May, 34; Mayes, May’s,
49-
Melling, s. interference, 145. J.