A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 132 : +Lit+, _sb._ stain, dye, colour, S, SD; +littis+, _pl._, WA.--Icel._litr_, colour, com

+Lit+, _sb._ stain, dye, colour, S, SD; +littis+, _pl._, WA.--Icel.

_litr_, colour, complexion, countenance, dye. See +Wliten+.

+Litarge+, _sb._ litharge, protoxyde of lead, C, C3.--OF. _litharge_; Lat. _lithargyrus_; Gr. ??????????.

+Liteled+, _pt. s. 2 p._ didst esteem lower, S2; see +Lutlin+.

+Lith+, _sb._ joint, limb, member, PP, S, S2, C; +lyth+, HD; +lythe+, Prompt.--AS. _li_; cp. Icel. _lir_, Goth. _lithus_.

+Lie+, _v._ to go, pa.s.s through, S; +lien+, S.--AS. _lian_; cp. Icel.

_lia_, OHG. _lian_, to go through, suffer (Otfrid), Goth. _leithan_.

+Lie+, _adj._ gentle, mild, soft, calm, sweet, S; +lythe+, Prompt.; +lythe+, _adv._, HD.--AS. _lie_ (for _linth-j-a_); cp. OHG. _lindi_, _lind_, Icel. _linr_. Cf. +Linnen+.

+Lieliche+, _adv._ gently, S.--AS. _lielice_.

+Lier+, _adj._ bad, S2; see +Luer+.

+Liien+, _v._ to relax, S, SD; +lie+, PP, WA; +lethe+, to alleviate, S2; to grow calm, S2.--AS. _liian_.

+Linien+, _v._ to ease; +linid+, _pp._, PP.

+Litte+, _v._ to dye, H, Cath., HD; +liten+, Prompt.--Icel. _lita_, to dye. See +Lit+.

+Littester+, _sb._ dyer, _tinctor_, _tinctrix_, Cath.; +lytster+, _tinctor_, Voc.; +lyster+, Cath.; +lystare+, Prompt.; +litsters+, _pl._, HD. See +Lit+.

+Liue+, +Liues+; see +Lyf+.

+Liuelod+, _sb._ sustenance, S3; see +Lyflode+.

+Liuenoe+, _sb._ sustenance, S.--Icel. _lifnar_, conduct of life.

+Liuien+, _v._ to live, S; +liue+, S; +leiffe+, S3; +lefien+, S; +leue+, S2, S3; +leeuen+, S3; +libben+, S, S2, S3; +lybbe+, S2, S3; +liuiende+, _pr. p._, S; +libbinde+, S; +leuand+, S3; +leowinde+, S: +lyfand+, S2; +liffand+, S2; +lifes+, +lyfes+, _pr. pl._, S2; +lifd+, _pt. s._, S2; +i-leued+, _pp._, S; +i-luued+, S; +leyffyt+, S3.--AS. _lifian_, _libban_, to remain, to be left, to live; cp. AS. _lifan_, to leave, and OHG. _be-liban_, to remain (Tatian).

+Liuing+, _sb._ means of livelihood, S3.

+Lixt+, _2 pr. s._ liest, G; see +Ly?en+.

+Li?t+, _sb._ light, S; +lyht+, S, S2; +licht+, S; +lict+, S; +liht+, S, PP; +ly?t+, S2; +loht+, S; +li?t+, _pl._, S2.--AS. _leoht_: Goth.

_liuhath_; cp. OHG. _lioht_ (Otfrid).

+Li?t+, _adj._ light, bright, WA; +lyht+, S2.--AS. _leoht_; cp. OHG.

_lioht_ (Otfrid).

+Li?ten+, _v._ to light, enlighten, to become bright, S; +lihten+, S; +lict+, _imp._, S; +licht+, _pr. s._, S; +lihtede+, _pt. s._, S; +i-li?t+, _pp._, S2; +liht+, S; +lyht+, S2.--AS. _lhtan_, _lihtan_.

+Li?ten+, _v._ to alight, S, S2; see +Lighte+.

+Li?ti+, _adj._ bright, s.h.i.+ning, W.

+Li?tinge+, _sb._ lightning, S2.

+Li?tne+, _v._ to enlighten, s.h.i.+ne, dawn, W, W2; +li?tnede+, _pt.

s._, W.

+Li?tnere+, _sb._ enlightener, W2.

+Li?tnyng+, _sb._ illumination, W, W2.

+Lob+, _sb._ a clown, a clumsy fellow, HD; a lout, lubber, Sh.

+Lobbe-keling+, _sb._ a large cod, S2.

+Lob-c.o.c.ke+, _sb._ lubber, S3, Cotg. (s.v. _baligaut_), HD. See +Lob+.

+Lobres+, _sb. pl._ lubbers, PP, S2.

+Loby+, _sb._ looby, PP; +lobyes+, _pl._, PP.

+Lode+, _sb._ a way, path, SD; +loode+, something carried, a load, _vectura_, Prompt.; +lade+, SD.--AS. _(ge)lad_, a way, path, from _lian_, to go. See +Lie+.

+Lode-menage+, _sb._ pilotage, C.

+Lodesman+, _sb._ pilot, Palsg.; +lodezmon+, S2; +lodysmanne+, 'vector, vehicularius,' Prompt.

+Lode-star+, _sb._ load-star, S3; +lode-sterre+, CM.

+Lode-stone+, _sb._ loadstone, SkD.

+Lof+, _sb._ praise, S, S2; +lofe+, S, WA; +loft+, S.--AS. _lof_; Icel.

_lof_, praise, permission, OS. _lof_; cp. OHG. _lob_ (Otfrid).

+Lof+, _sb._ loaf, S; see +Loof+.

+Lofen+, _v._ to praise, S, S2; +loue+, SD, S2, S3, H; +lovand+, _pr. p._, HD, S2, H.--AS. _lofian_, to praise; cp. Icel. _lofa_, to praise, to permit.

+Lof-song+, _sb._ song of praise, S; +loftsong+, S; +loftsonges+, _pl._, S.--AS. _lof-sang_.

+Loft+, _sb._ an upper room, height, PP, G, SkD. _Phr._: +on lofte+, aloft, literally, in the air, PP, S2, C3; +on e lofte+, S.--Icel.

_lopt_, air, sky, an upper room, balcony; _a lopt_, aloft, in the air.

Cf. +Lyft+.

+Logge+, _sb._ a lodge, hut, small cottage, B, CM; +loge+, WA; +lodge+, WW; +luge+, HD.--AF. _loge_.

+Loggen+, _v._ to lodge, dwell, PP; +lodge+, WW; +logeth+, _pr. s._, PP; +logged+, _pt. s._, S3, CM; +lugede+, _pp._, HD; +lugit+, S3.--AF.

_loger_.

+Loggyng+, _sb._ lodging, CM; +luging+, S3; +logyng+, B.

+Loghe+, _sb._ water, sea, S2; +lo?+, S2; +lo?e+, S2, WA; +lowis+, _pl._, S3. Cp. AS. _lagu-flod_, 'obscura unda' (Voc.); also Icel. _logr_ (gen. _lagar_).