Laas
sb. snare, C, C3; see Las.

Labbe
sb. he that can keep no counsel, Prompt., CM; lab, a blab, tittle-tattle, HD.

Labben
v. to blab, babble, PP; labbing, pr. p., C2.—Cp. Du. labben, to blab.

Labbyng
adj. blabbing, CM.

Lacchen
v. to catch, seize, snatch, PP; lauhte, pt. s. seized, practised, PP; lauȝte, PP, S2; laȝte, S; laucte, S; lacchide, pl., PP; lauht, pp., PP; lagt, S; latchyd, Prompt.—AS. læccan, ge-læccan.

Lacching
sb. taking, S2.

Lacert
sb. a fleshy muscle, C, CM.—OF. lacerte (Cotg.); Lat. lacertum (acc.), a muscle, strength, usually, the muscular part of the arm.

Ladel
sb. ladle, PP, C3; ladylle, coclear, Prompt.; hausorium, Voc.

Laden
v. to burden, to charge with burdens, Prompt., WW; to draw water to lade, Prompt.; laden, pp. oneratus, Prompt., SkD.—AS. hladan (pt. hlód, pp. hladen): Icel. hlaða, Goth. hlathan (in comp.).

Laf
sb. loaf, S; see Loof.

Lah
adj. low, S; see Louh.

Lahfulnesse
sb. lawfulness, S.

Lahhen
v. to laugh, S; lauhen, PP; laughe, PP, C2 lauȝen, PP, S3; lauȝwe, S3; lauȝwhen, PP; lawghe, PP, C; leiȝen, W; lauhwen, S, PP, S2; lahynde, pr. p., S2; laȝinge, S2; louh, pt. s., PP; lough, C2, C3; lowh, PP; lowȝ, PP; loh, S2; lewch, S3; loȝen, pl., S2; lough, S3; louȝe, subj., S.—AS. hlehhan (pt. hlóh): Goth. hlahjan.

Lahter
sb. laughter, S; leiȝtir, W2; leihtre, dat., S.—AS. hleahtor.

Laif
sb. the remainder, B, S3; laiff, B; layff, B, S2, S3; lafe, B; lave, B, JD, HD.—AS. láf, what is left, heritage (Voc.), from -lífan (Grein), only found in compounds, e.g. be-lífan, to remain; cp. OHG. bi-líban, to remain (Tatian) G. bleiben.

Laire
sb. clay, mud, mire, WA, H, HD; layre, H; lare, H; quagmire, HD.—Icel. leir, clay, mire.

Lairy
adj. miry, H; layry, H; layri, H; layery, HD.

Laiten
v. to seek, SD, HD, S2, WA; leȝten, SD.—Icel. leita: Goth. wlaiton, to look about.

Laith
adj. loathsome, H; see Loth.

Laitis
sb. pl. gestures, S3; see Late.

Lake
sb. a kind of fine linen, C2, HD, CM.—Cp. Du. laken, cloth, a sheet, OHG. lahhan, also lachan (Otfrid).

Lake
sb. standing-water, Prompt.; rivulus, Voc.; llak, pl., S2. Comb.: lake-ryftes, chines worn by water, S2.—AF. lake, OF. lac; Lat. lacum.

Lake
sb. dat. a gift, offering, S; see Lok.

Laken
v. to offer to God, S.—AS. (ge)lácian, to give.

Lakke
sb. defect, a failing, C2; lak, Prompt., C; lac, SkD; lake, blame, WA, S3; lakke, C2; lakkes, pl. faults, PP.—Cp. Du. lak, blemish.

Lakken
v. to lack, PP, C; him lakked, pt. s. there lacked to him, C2.

Lakken
v. to blame, G, PP, Prompt.; lak, JD; lakes, pr. s., S2; lackand, pr. p., H; y-lakked, pp., P.—Cp. Du. laken, to blame.

Lammasse
sb. Lammas, the first of August, PP, S2; Lammesse, Prompt.—AS. hlammæsse, hláfmæsse, loaf-mass, named from the Blessing of Bread. The Feast is called in the Sarum Manual Benedictio novorum fructuum.

Lampe
sb. lamp, Cath., PP; laumpe, S2, PP; lawmpe, Voc., Prompt.; lampes, pl., C3.—AF. lampe; Lat. lampadem.

Lampe
sb. a thin plate, C3; lamm, HD, ND.—OF. lame; Lat. lamina.

Laner
sb. a kind of hawk, basterdus, Voc.; lanner, Cotg.; lannard, HD.—OF. lanier (Cotg.); Lat. laniarium, that which tears, from laniare, to tear.

Lanere
sb. a thong, Prompt.; see Laynere.

Lang
adj. long, tall, S; long, S, PP; lengre, comp., S; lenger, S2, C2, PP; lengore, S2; lange, adv. long, S; longe, S, S2; lang, S2; leng, comp., S; lenger, S3; lengere, S, S2; langar, S3; lengest, superl., S, S2.—AS. lang.

Langage
sb. language, C, C2, PP.—AF. langage.

Langes
pr. pl. belong, S2; see Longen.

Langmode
adj. long-suffering, S2.—AS. lang-mód.

Langour
sb. languishment, slow starvation, C2, PP; langours, pl. sicknesses, W.—AF. langour, illness; Lat. languorem.

Languor
sb. disease, sickness, W; languores, pl., W.—Lat. languor (Vulg.).

Lanȝer
sb. a thong, Cath.; see Laynere.

Lappe
sb. lap, bosom, PP, C2, C3; a lappet, skirt, PP, S; the lobe of the ear, Cath.—AS. lappa (OET).

Lappen
v. to wrap, W, H, Cath., SkD, HD: see Wlappen.

Lare
sb. lore, S, S2, H; see Lore.

Lare
sb. clay; see Laire.

Large
adj. liberal, generous, S, G, PP, C; plentiful, S2; sb. size, S2.—AF. large.

Largeliche
adv. bountifully, PP, S2; largely, G.

Largesse
sb. largess, bounty, PP, S3.—AF. largesce.

Las
sb. snare, lace, HD, SkD, C; laz, S; laas, C3, C; lase, Voc.—OF. las, laqs; Lat. laqueus; cp. AF. laz.

Lase
v. to fasten, C; lasynge, pr. p., C; lacede, pt. s., S; i-laced, pp., S.—OF. lacier.

Laser
sb. leisure, S2, S3; see Leyser.

Lasnen
v. to lessen; lasned, pt. s., S2.

Lasse
adj. and adv. comp. less, S, S2, S3, C3, PP; lesse, S. Phr.: lasse and more, smaller and greater, i.e. all, C2; on les that, on a less supposition than that, unless, SkD; onlesse that, Palsg.; onlesse, SkD; þi les þe, lest, SD; leste, S, PP; les when, lest at some time, H.—AS. læssa, adj.; and læs, adv.; þý læs þe, lest.

Last
sb. weight, burden, ship’s cargo, C2.—AS. hlæst; see Sievers, 232. See Laden.

Last
sb. fault, SD; lest, SD; laste, dat., S.—Icel. löstr (stem lasta); cp. OHG. lastar, abuse, blame (Otfrid).

Lasten
v. to find fault, blame, SD.

Lasten
v. to follow out, last, endure, S, PP; lesten, S, S2; last, pr. s., S, C2; lest, S; laste, pt. s., S, C2; lastede, S; lestyt, pp., S3.—AS. lǽstan, to perform, to last: Goth. laistjan, from laists (AS. lást), a foot-track.

Lastingly
adv. constantly, W.

Lat
pr. s. leads, S; see Leden.

Late
sb. behaviour, look, gesture, S, S2; lete, S; lote, S; lates, pl., S; laitis, S3; loten, S.—Icel. lát. See Leten.

Late
adj. and adv. slow, late, S, PP; later, comp., S, PP; latere, adv., S2; latst, superl., S.—AS. læt: Goth. lats, slothful.

Lateful
adj. late, W.

Latimer
sb. interpreter, S; latymer, HD; latineres, pl., SD, HD.—AF. latymer, OF. latinier, interpreter, lit. one knowing Latin; Late Lat. latinarium (Ducange).

Latis
sb. lattice; latijs, W2; latisis, pl., W2.—Cp. F. lattis.

Latly
adv. late, scarcely, H; latlier, comp., H.—AS. lætlice; cp. Icel. latliga. See Late.

Laton
sb. auricalcum, Prompt., C2; latoun, C3, C, W, WA; latten, Sh., ND, HD.—OF. laton.

Latrede
adj. tardy, CM.—AS. lætræde. See Late.

Latsum
adj. backward, SD.—AS. lætsum.

Latsumnes
sb. backwardness, H.

Laude
sb. praise, C2.—Lat. laudem.

Laue
sb. the remainder, B, JD, HD; see Laif.

Lauen
v. to lave, wash, PP; lauande, pr. p., S2.—OF. laver; Lat. lavare.

Lauerd
sb. lord, S, S2; see Louerd.

Lauerding
sb. nobleman, S2. Cf. Louerdinges.

Lauerdschipe
sb. lordship, S2; lordschipe, W2.

Laueroc
sb. lark, alauda, SD; lauerok, SD, JD; lauerokke, CM; lauerock, S2; larke, PP, Prompt., Voc.—AS. láwerce (Voc.).

Lauhen
v. to laugh, PP; laughe, PP, C2; see Lahhen.

Lauhte
pt. s. seized, PP; lauȝte, PP, S2; laucte, S; laȝte, S; see Lacchen.

Laumpe
sb. lamp, S2; see Lampe.

Launce
sb. lance, PP, WA; lance, Cath.—AF. launce, lance; Lat. lancea.

Launcegay
sb. a kind of spear, C2; lancegaye, ND; lawncegay, Prompt.—AF. launcegay (Godefroy).

Launcen
v. to hurl, fling, dart, to leap, hurry, to spring up, S3, PP; lanse, S2; launchen, to skip over a dike with a long pole; lawnchyn, Prompt.—OF. lancer, lancier, lanchier.

Launde
sb. a wild, untilled, shrubby, bushy plain, PP, CM, C, HD; laund, Sh., ND, Cotg.; lawnd, saltus, Voc.; land, Cotg.; lawnde, Cath.—AF. launde, forest, plain, OF. lande (Cotg.).

Lauour
sb. laver, cistern, S3, CM, WW; laver, WW.

Laurer
sb. laurel, C; loryȝer, Prompt.; loryel, lorel, Prompt.—OF. laurier, lorier; Late Lat. *laurarium; from Lat. laurus.

Lauȝen
v. to laugh, S3, PP; laughe, C2, PP; lauhwen, S, S2, PP; see Lahhen.

Law
adj. low, S3; see Louh.

Lawe
sb. law, S, PP; laȝe, S; laghe, S, H; lahe, S; lage, S; lages, pl., S; lahen, S; lawes, S; laȝe, S; laȝen, S; laȝhess, S. Phr.: of the beste lawe, in the best order, G.—Icel. lög (stem lagu), statute, decree.

Laweful
adj. lawful, SD; lawfulle, Cath.

Lawelese
adj. lawless, S; laȝelease, S.

Lawelyche
adj. lawful, S; lagelice, adv., S.

Lay
sb. law, CM; religion, fidelity, S2; creed, C2, C3; laies, pl., PP.—OF. lai, ley, lei; Lat. legem.

Layes
sb. pl. leas, meadows, S3; see Leye.

Layke
sb. game, sport, trial of strength, PP, S2; laike, WA; laik, PP.—Icel. leikr. Cf. Lok.

Layken
v. to play, sport, S2, PP, Prompt., Manip.; laike, PP, WA; leyke, S.—Icel. leika; cp. AS. lácan, to spring, leap for joy, dance, contend: Goth. laikan, to leap for joy.

Layking
sb. play-thing; laykyn’, Prompt.; lakan, Prompt. (n); leikin, a sweet-heart, Prompt. (n).

Laynere
sb. a thong, C, CM; layner, SkD (p. 814); lanȝer, Cath.; lanyer, Palsg.; lanyr, Voc.; lanere, Prompt.—OF. laniere (Cotg.), lasniere (Palsg.), lasnier (Bartsch); Late Lat. *laniaria (linea), the thong for a lanner. See Laner.

Lazar
sb. leper, PP; lazer, C; lazars, pl., PP, C.—Church Lat. lazari, lepers (Ducange), from Lazarus; Gr. Λάζαρος (Lu. 16. 20); Heb. Eleazar, God helpeth.

Lað
adj. hateful, loath, S, S2; see Loth.

Lað
sb. hatred, S.—AS. láð.

Laðe
sb. barn, horreum, granarium, Cath., Voc., HD; laðes, pl., S.—Icel. hlaða.

Laðful
adj. hateful, S.

Laðien
v. to invite, summon to a feast, SD.—AS. laðian; cp. OHG. ladón (Otfrid).

Laðiere
sb. inviter, S.

Laȝe
sb. law, S; see Lawe.

Laȝte
pt. s. took, S; see Lacchen.