līnland n. land in flax, KC 3·194.
līnlēag m. flax ground, EC 166.
linnan3 (w. instr. or g.) to cease from, desist, lose, yield up (life), B. [‘lin’]
līnsǣd n. ‘linseed,’ A (e2), Lcd.
līnwǣd f. linen cloth or garment, NG.
līnwyrt f. flax, Lcd.
lippa m., lippe? f. (LL 2·136) ‘lip,’ Lcd, RB, WW.
līra m. any fleshy part of the body, muscle, calf of the leg, WW.
+lire = +ligere
līreht fleshy, Lcd 91a.
līs = liss
līs- = līes-
+lise (e) nap. +leosu n. reading, study, BH.
+līsian to slip, glide, CP 437.
-lisnian, -listnian v. be-l.
liss (līðs) f. grace, favour, love, kindness, mercy, Æ: joy, peace, rest, Ph, W: remission, forgiveness: saving (of life). [‘liss’; līðe]
līssian to subdue, Sol 294.
list mf. art, cleverness, cunning, experience, skill, craft, Cr. [‘list’] listum cunningly, skilfully.
listan = lystan
līste f. ‘list,’ fringe, border, Ep.
listelīce adv. carefully, Lcd 11a.
listhendig skilful, Cra 95.
listum v. list.
listwrenc m. deception, W 81; 1289.
lit colour, dye, NC 306 (late).
līt = lȳt
lītan to bend, incline, Met 26119.
lite- = lytig-
lītel = lȳtel
litig = lytig
litigere m. dyer, NC 306 (late).
lītl- = lȳtl-
litsmann = liðsmann
lið I. nm. nap. leoðu, liðu limb, member, BH, Cr; Æ, AO, CP: joint, Lcd. [‘lith’]
II. n. fleet. [ON. lið]
līð I. n. cider, native wine, fermented drink, CP: beaker, cup.
līða m. name of months June (ǣrra l.) and July (æftera l.).
liðādl f. gout, Lcd, WW.
līðan1 to go, travel, sail, B, BH. [‘lithe’]
līðe I. adj. gentle, soft, calm, mild, ApT, B, Mt; Æ, AO, CP: gracious, kind, agreeable, sweet, Bo, Gen; Æ. [‘lithe’]
II. adv. gently, softly.
liðe- = leoðu-
liðebīge flexible, yielding, Æ. [‘litheby’]
liðebīgnes f. flexibility of limbs, Guth 9021.
līðelic gentle, soft, mild, CP. adv. -līce, CP. [‘lithely’]
+liðen (y) having travelled much. [līðan]
līðercian to smooth down, flatter, Gl.
liðere f., liðera m. sling, slinging pouch, BH, Cp; Æ. [‘lither’; leðer]
liðeren = leðren
liðerlic of a sling, WW 2474.
+liðewācian to calm, appease, mitigate, ÆL.
liðewǣcan = leoðuwǣcan
liðgeat = hlidgeat
+liðian (eo) to incline, accustom, A 2·68.
līðig lithe, flexible, bending, yielding, Æ, W. [‘lithy’]
līðigian (±) to soften, calm, assuage, appease, CP; Æ: be mild. [‘lithe’]
liðincel n. little joint, WW.
līðlic = līðelic
liðmann = lidmann
līðnes f. mildness, softness, gentleness, kindness, Æ, CP.
liðo- = leoðu-
liðre = liðere
līðre = lȳðre
liðrin = leðren
līðs = liss
liðsēaw n. synovia.
liðsmann m. seafarer, pirate, Chr.
liðu v. lið.
liðule m? synovia, Lcd. [lið, ele]
līðung f. alleviation, relief, Lcd 1·1122.
līðwǣge n. drinking-cup, B 1982.
liðwærc m. pain in the limbs, Lcd 49b.
līðwyrde mild of speech, NC 348.
līðwyrt f. dwarf elder.
līxan to shine, flash, glitter, gleam.
līxende splendidly, LkL 1619.
līxung f. brilliance, brightness, N.
-lō pl. -lōn v. mæst-, sceaft-l.
lobbe f. spider, LPs. [‘lob’]
loc I. n. ‘lock’ bolt, bar, Æ, BH; AO: enclosure, fold, prison, stronghold, CP: bargain, agreement, settlement, conclusion. [lūcan]
lōc, lōca interj. look, see, look you. l. hū however. l. hwænne, hwonne whenever. spel l. hwænne mann wille a discourse for any occasion you please, Æ. l. hwǣr wherever. l. hwǣðer whichever. l. hwā, l. hwæt, whoever, whatever. l. hwylc whichever.
loca m. enclosure, stronghold.
lōca-hū v. lōc interj.
locbore f. one who wears long hair, free woman, LL 7[73].
locc I. m. ‘lock’ of (hair), hair, curl, Bl, CP, Ep; Æ.
loccad ‘crinitus,’ OEG 5613.
loccetan (MtL) ?= rocettan (JAW 77).
±loccian to attract, entice, soothe, CP.
locer = locor
locfeax n. hair, WW 37942.
locgewind n. hair, WW 1997.
lōc-hū, -hwænne etc. v. lōc hū, lōc hwænne, etc.
lochyrdel m. sheepfold, LL 454[9].
lōcian (±) to see, behold, look, gaze, Æ, Bl, CP, Mt; AO: observe, notice, take heed, Bl; Æ. l. tō regard with favour, CP: belong, pertain, Æ.
locor plane, Gl.
locstān m. keystone, ÆL 23345.
-lōcung v. ðurh-l.
loddere m. beggar, Æ; Mdf. [lȳðre]
+lodr f. backbone, spine, Lcd 65a.
lodrung f. rubbish, nonsense, WW 4788.
+lodwyrt f. silverweed.
lof I. n. (m. B 1536) praise, glory, repute, Cp; Æ, CP: song of praise, hymn. [‘lof’]
II. † n. protection, help.
lōf (OEG 5241) = glōf (?), v. ES 37·186.
lofbǣre praising, giving praise.
lofdǣd f. praiseworthy deed, B 24.
lofgeorn eager for praise, ÆL 16302: lavish? RB 549; 553.
lofherung f. praising, LPs 5512.
lofian to praise, exalt, Gen, PPs; CP: appraise, value. [‘love’]
loflāc n. offering in honour of any one, W 1076.
loflǣcan to praise, LPs 118175.
loflic laudable. adv. -līce gloriously.
lofmægen n. praise, PPs 1052.
lofsang m. song of praise, canticle, hymn, psalm, BH; Æ: lauds. [‘lofsang’]
lofsealm m. the 148th Psalm, RB 3619.
lofsingende singing hymns of praise, OEG 4912.
lofsum praiseworthy, Gen 468.
lofte (on) adv. phr. in the air, aloft, Hex, MLN. [‘loft’]
lofung f. praising, laudation: appraising, Æ.
-loga v. āð-, trēow-, word-l. [leogan]
lōges v. lōh.
logeðer = logðer
±lōgian to lodge, place, put by, Æ: put in order, arrange, Æ: discourse, Æ: divide, portion out. +l. ūp lay by, deposit. +logod sprǣc (well)-ordered speech, style.
logðer (o2) cunning, artful, WW.
+logung f. order, CM 599.
lōh I. n., gs. lōges place, stead (only in phr. on his lōh).
lōhsceaft m. bolt, bar? AS 12.
loma = lama
±lōma m. tool, utensil, article of furniture, BH; Gl. [‘loom’]
±lōme (1) adj. frequent, ÆL 311019; (2) adv. often, frequently. oft (and) +l. constantly, diligently.
+lōmed = +lēomod
lōmelic = lōmlic
±lōmlǣcan to frequent, Æ: be frequent.
+lōmlǣcende frequent, Æ: frequentative (vb), ÆGr 2137.
+lōmlǣcing f. frequency, frequenting, ÆGr 2137.
+lōmlic repeated, AO, CP. adv. -līce frequently.
+lōmlīcian to become frequent, Bl 1092.
+lōmlicnes f. frequented place? frequency? CPs 11727.
londādl f. strangury? Lcd 108a. [hland]
lone = lane
Longbeard-an, -as sbmpl. Lombards, AO.
lonn = lann
lonu = lanu
loppe f. flea (spider? silkworm?), Bo, WW. [‘lop’]
loppestre f. ‘lobster,’ WW; Æ: locust.
lor n. (only in phr. tō lore, tō lose) loss, destruction, Bl; CP. [‘lor’]
-lora v. hlēow-l.
loren pp. (str.) of lēoran.
lorg, lorh fm. pole, distaff, weaver’s beam, Gl.
losewist = loswist
losian (u) wv. (±) to be lost, perish, Bo, CP; Æ: (±) escape, get away: ‘lose,’ LkL 154: destroy, LkL 727.
losigendlic ready to perish, Æ.
losing, loswist f. perdition, loss, destruction, NG.
lot n. fraud, guile, ÆL, CP.
lotwrenc m. deception, deceit, cunning, artifice, trick, Æ, AO, CP.
loða m. upper garment, mantle, cloak, CP.
lox m. lynx, BH, WW. [Ger. luchs]
luba-, lube- = lufe-
lūcan2 I. (±) (tr.) to lock, close, enclose, fasten, shut up, An: (intr.) close up, form one mass, Ph: interlock, intertwine, twist, wind, CP: conclude. [‘louk’]
II. pluck out, pull up, Met. [‘louk’2]
ludgæt n. side-gate, postern gate, Gl.
lufelic = luflic
lufen f. hope? (BT; GK), Da 73, B 2886.
lufestice f. ‘lovage’ (plant), Lcd. [L. levisticum]
lufestre f. female lover, OEG.
luffendlic = lufiendlic
±lufian to ‘love,’ cherish, show love to, Æ, JnL, VPs; CP: fondle, caress: approve, practise.
lufiend m. lover, Æ.
lufiende affectionate, ÆGr. [‘loving’]
lufiendlic, lufigendlic lovely, beautiful, Æ: lovable, amiable, Æ.
luflic amiable, loving, Lcd: lovable, Ps. adv. -līce lovingly, kindly, CP: willingly, gladly, BH. [‘lovely’]
lufrǣden f. love, LPs. [‘lovered’]
lufsum loving, lovable, pleasant, Cr. [‘lovesome’] adv. -līce graciously.
lufsumnes f. pleasantness, kindness, Gl.
luftācen n. ‘love-token,’ B 1863.
luf-tȳme (Æ), -tēme (RB) pleasant, sweet, grateful, benevolent.
luftȳmlic embracing, OEG 56254.
lufu f. love, strong liking, affection, favour, Æ, BH, Jn, VPs, WW; AO, CP: love (of God), JnR: amicable settlement, LL 392´.
lufwende lovable, pleasant.
lufwendlic friendly, KGl 7334. adv. -līce gently, KGl 8021.
luh n. loch, pond, NG; Mdf. [Keltic]
+lumpenlic occasional. [limpan]
luncian to limp? LPs 1746. [cp. Norw. lunke?]
lundlaga m. kidney, Æ.
lungen f. ‘lung,’ Lcd, WW.
lungenādl f. lung-disease, Lcd.
lungensealf f. lung-salve, Lcd 141a.
lungenwyrt f. ‘lung-wort,’ Lcd.
-lunger v. cēas-l.
lungre † adv. soon, forthwith, suddenly, quickly.
lūpe f. loop, leash, Gl.
lūs f. nap. lȳs ‘louse,’ Æ, Cp, Hex.
lusian (GPH) = losian
lust I. m. desire, appetite, Æ, BH, JnL: pleasure, Bo, Lk (pl.): sensuous appetite, lust, Jul, Lcd, WW.
II. adj. willing, W 24610.
lustbǣre desirable, pleasant, agreeable, cheerful, joyous, Æ, AO: desirous, ÆL 4116.
lustbǣrlic pleasant, AO. adv. -līce.
lustbǣrnes f. enjoyment, pleasure, desire, CP.
lustful wishful, desirous, AO 10027. [‘lustfull’]
±lustfullian to rejoice, enjoy, Æ: be pleasing to, CP 7024.
±lustfullīce joyfully, gladly, heartily, Bl. [‘lustfully’]
±lustfullung f. desire, pleasure, Æ.
±lustfulnes f. desire, pleasure, BH; CP. [‘lustfulness’]
lustgeornnes f. concupiscence, G.
lustgryn f. snare of pleasure, Soul 23.
lustlīce willingly, gladly, Bl; Æ, AO.
lustmoce f. lady’s-smock (plant), Lcd.
lustsumlic pleasant. adv. -līce willingly.
lustum adv. with pleasure, gladly.
lūsðorn m. spindle-tree, EC 44531.
±lūtan2 to bend, stoop, decline, Æ, AO: +loten dæg after part of day: bow, make obeisance, fall down, Bl, VPs: (+) lay down, MtL 820: entreat. [‘lout’]
±lūtian to lie hid, hide, lurk, Æ, VHy; AO, CP. [‘lout’2]
lutter = hluttor
luttor = hlūtor
lūðer- = lȳðer-
lybb n. drug, poison, charm: witchcraft.
lybban = libban
lybbestre f. sorceress, WW 20025.
lybcorn n. a medicinal seed, wild saffron? Gl.
lybcræft m. skill in the use of drugs, magic, witchcraft, Bl.
lybesn = lyfesn
lyblāc nm. occult art, use of drugs for magic, witchcraft.
lyblǣca m. wizard, sorcerer, Gl.
lȳc- = lǣc-, līc-
lycce = lyge II.
lȳf = līf
lȳf- = lēaf-, lēf-, līef-, līf-
lyfde, lyfede pret. 3 sg. of libban.
lyfesn (i) f. charm, amulet, knot.
lyffetere m. flatterer, Æ.
lyffet-tan, -tian to flatter, Æ.
lyffetung f. adulation, flattery, Æ.
lyft fmn. air, sky, clouds, atmosphere, B, Lcd; Æ, AO, CP. on lyfte on high, aloft. [‘lift’; Ger. luft]
lyftādl f. paralysis, palsy, BH, Lcd.
lyftedor m. clouds, Ex 251.
lyften of the air, aërial, Æ.
lyftfæt n. vessel in the air (moon), Rd 303.
lyftflēogend m. flier in the air, bird, Sol 289.
lyftfloga m. flier in the air, dragon, B 2315.
lyftgelāc † n. flight through the air.
lyftgeswenced driven by the wind, B 1913.
lyfthelm † m. air, mist, cloud.
lyftlācende † sporting in the air, flying.
lyftlic aërial, NC 314.
lyftsceaða m. aërial robber (raven), Wy 39.
lyftwundor n. aërial wonder, Ex 90.
lyftwynn † f. pleasure in flying.
lyge I. (i) m. ‘lie,’ falsehood, BH, Sat.
II. lying, false (A; = *lygge, JAW 25).
III. ‘sicalia,’ secale? corn? rye? WW 3012.
lygen (i) f. lie, falsehood.
lygenian = lygnian
lygesearu † n. lying wile, trick.
lygespell (i) n. falsehood, WW 4492.
lygesynnig (i) lying, false, El 899.
lygetorn (i) feigned anger or grief, B 1943.
lygeword (i) † n. lying word, lie.
lygewyrhta (i) m. liar, Leas.
lygnes (i) f. falseness: false things.
±lygnian (i) to give one the lie, convict of falsehood, Æ.
+lygnod perjured, Æ (i).
Printed inline, as continuation of lygnian entry.
lȳht- = līht-
lym = lim
lȳman = lēoman
lymp- = limp-
±lynd (i) f. fat, grease.
+lyndu np. joints of the spine, WW 15922.
lynibor n. borer, gimlet, WW 27313.
lynis m. axle, axletree, ‘linch’-pin, Ep, WW.
lypenwyrhta m. tanner? v. JGPh 5·467.
lyre (e) m. loss, destruction, damage, hurt, WW; Æ. [‘lure’; lēosan]
lyrewrenc m. hurtful intrigue, MFH 169.
-lyrtan v. be-l.
lȳs v. lūs.
lȳs- = līes-
lysferht = leasferhð
lysnan = hlysnan
lysnere = hlysnere
lyssen = lyswen
±lystan impers. w. a. (d.) of pers. and g. of thing or inf. to please, cause pleasure or desire, provoke longing, Æ, Bl, Bo; AO, CP. +lysted desirous of. [‘list’; lust]
lystere (OEG 4674) = ? lyftere, lyffetere
+lystfullīce = lustfullīce
lysu I. base, false, evil.
II. n. evil deed.
lyswen I. purulent, corrupt, Lcd.
II. n. pus, matter, Lcd.
lȳt adv., adj. and indecl. sb. little, few, B, DD, Gen, Run; Æ, AO.
lȳtan = lūtan
lȳtel I. adj. ‘little,’ not large, Æ, AO, Lk, Met: short (distance, time), B: not much, Mt, Ps.
II. adv. little, slightly, Ps.
III. sb. AO, Lcd, Ps.
lȳtelhȳdig pusillanimous, Cra 10.
lytelic = lytiglic
lytelīce = lytiglīce
lȳtelmōd pusillanimous, CP.
lȳtelne = lȳtesne
lȳtelnes f. smallness, ÆGr 22814. [‘littleness’]
lȳtesnā, lȳtes(t)ne adv. nearly, within a little, almost.
lȳthwōn adv. and sb. (w. g.) little, but little, very few, Æ, CP.
lytig (e) crafty, cunning, AO.
lytigian to feign, act crookedly, Ma 86.
lytiglic (lytelic) deceitful, crafty. adv. -līce, CP.
lytignes f. cunning, CP.
±lȳtlian to lessen, decrease, diminish, Bo, JnL; CP: shorten, curtail, abrogate: fall out of use, LL 267[37]. [‘little’]
lȳtling m. little one, infant, child, Æ, CP.
lȳtlum adv. (d. of lȳtel) little by little, gradually, Æ; CP. [‘litlum’]
+lȳtlung (ī) f. insufficiency, want, Sc 571 (cp. EHy 512).
lyttl- = lȳtl-
lyttuccas mpl. particles, small pieces, GPH 400.
lyð = lið
lȳða = līða
+lyðen = +liðen
lȳðerful evil, vile, W 405.
lȳðerlic bad, sordid, mean, vile, AO. adv. -līce (ū1).
lȳðernes (ū1) f. wickedness, HL 188.
lȳðran (ē) to anoint, smear, ‘lather,’ JnL (e), Lcd. [lēaðor]
lyðre = liðere
lȳðre I. (ē, ī) adj. bad, wicked, base, mean, corrupt, wretched, Æ, AO, Lk, WW. [‘lither’] adv. wretchedly, badly, Sat 62.
lȳðwyrt = līðwyrt
lȳxan = līxan
mā I. adv. [comp. of micle] more, rather, longer, hereafter, further, Æ, BH, Bo, Bl, CP, VPs (mǣ). ðe mā ðe more than.
II. sb. (indecl.) more, Æ, An, BH, Bl.
III. adj. more, Æ, Bl. [‘mo’]
mabuldor = mapulder
maca = +mæcca
macalic convenient, MkR 621.
macian to ‘make,’ form, construct, do, A, Æ: prepare, arrange, cause, Æ, Gen, Mt: use, Æ: behave, fare, Æ, Bo; CP. macian ūp to put up, Æ.
mācræftig (= mægencr-) † mighty.
macung f. making, doing, Chr 1101.
+mād = +mǣd
mādmōd n. foolishness, Mod 25.
mǣ = mā
±mæc well-suited, companionable: similar, equal.
+mæcca (a, e) mf. mate, equal, one of a pair, comrade, companion, ÆGr (a), MtR (e): (±) husband, wife, Æ, Mt, OET. [‘match’]
mǣcefisc = mēcefisc
mæcg † m. man, disciple: son.
mæcga m. man, Wy 52.
+mæclic conjugal, Sc.
+mæcnes f. cohabitation, BH.
+mæcscipe m. cohabitation, Cr 199.
mǣd (ē) f. ds. (EWS) mēda; nap. mǣd(w)a, mǣdwe ‘mead,’ ‘meadow,’ pasture, BC, OEG; Æ, AO; Mdf.
+mǣd, +mǣded ‘mad,’ Rd, WW: foolish, Cp.
mæddre f. ‘madder,’ Lcd; Æ.
+mǣded = +mǣd
mǣdencild n. female child, girl, AO; Æ. [‘maiden-child’]
mǣdenhēap m. band of virgins, DD 289.
mǣdenlic maidenly, virgin, Æ.
mædere = mæddre
mæderecīð m. sprig of madder, Lcd.
+mædla m. chatter, Lcd 122b. [mæðel]
mǣdland m. meadow-land, KC.
mǣdmǣwect (= -wett) mowing of a meadow, LL 448[5,2].
mǣdrǣden f. mowing, tract of mown grass, KC 6·15310.
mǣdsplott m. plot of meadow-land, KC 4·727.
mǣdweland = mǣdland
+mǣg I. m. nap. māgas (v. LL 2·651) male kinsman, parent, son, brother, nephew, cousin, B, Ep (ē); Æ, AO, CP: [‘may’]
II. † f. female relation, wife, woman, maiden.
mǣgbana m. destroyer of kinsfolk, W 2425.
mǣgbōt f. compensation paid to the relatives of a murdered man, LL.
mǣgburg f. family, tribe, race, people, nation: genealogy.
mǣgcild n. young kinsman.
mǣgcnafa m. youthful kinsman, BC 2·329´.
mǣgcūð related, OEG.
mǣgcwalm m. murder of a relation, Cp 179p (ē).
mægden (ǣd) n. maiden, virgin, LL; Æ: girl, Mt: maid, servant, Bl.
mægden- see also mǣden-.
mægdenǣw f. marriage with a virgin.
mægdenhād m. ‘maidenhood,’ virginity, Cr; CP.
mægdenmann m. ‘maid,’ virgin, AO. [‘maidenman’]
mǣge = māge
mægen I. (e) n. bodily strength, might, ‘main’ force, power, vigour, valour, B; Æ, CP: virtue, efficacy, efficiency, Lcd: picked men of a nation, troop, army, AO: miracle. [magan]
mægenāgende mighty, B 2837.
mægenbyrðen † f. huge burden.
mægencorðor n. strong troop, Gen 1986.
mægencræft † m. main force, great strength, might.
mægencyning † m. mighty king.
mægendǣd f. mighty deed, Cra 12.
mægenēaca m. succour, Az 138.
mægenēacen † mighty, vigorous.
mægenearfeðe † n. great misery or trial.
mægenellen n. mighty valour, B 659.
mægenfæst vigorous, strong, steadfast, Æ.
mægenfolc n. mighty company, Cr 877.
mægenfultum m. mighty help, B 1455.
mægenhēap † m. powerful band.
mægenheard very strong, Run 5.
mægenian (gn-) to gain strength: (+) establish, confirm, BH 30618.
mægenlēas powerless, feeble, helpless, WW; Æ. [‘mainless’] adv. -līce.
mægenlēast f. weakness, feebleness, Æ: inability, RB.
mægenrǣs m. mighty onslaught, B 1519.
mægenrōf † powerful.
mægenscype m. might, power, Da 20.
mægenspēd f. power, virtue.
mægenstān m. huge stone, Met 516.
mægenstrang † of great virtue or strength.
mægen-strengo, -strengðu f. main strength, great might.
mægenðegen m. mighty minister, Gu 1099.
mægenðise f. violence, force, Rd 2810.