A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 125 : +Laefdi+, _sb._ lady, S; see +Leuedy+.+Laefe+, +Lafe+, _sb._ belief, S; see +Leue+.+La

+Laefdi+, _sb._ lady, S; see +Leuedy+.

+Laefe+, +Lafe+, _sb._ belief, S; see +Leue+.

+Laen+, _sb._ a grant, loan, S.--AS. _l?n_ (OET).

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

+Lage+, +Lahe+, _sb._ law, S; see +Lawe+.

+Lah+, _adj._ low, S; see +Louh+.

+Lahfulnesse+, _sb._ lawfulness, S.

+Lahhen+, _v._ to laugh, S; +lauhen+, PP; +laughe+, PP, C2 +lau?en+, PP, S3; +lau?we+, S3; +lau?when+, PP; +lawghe+, PP, C; +lei?en+, W; +lauhwen+, S, PP, S2; +lahynde+, _pr. p._, S2; +la?inge+, S2; +louh+, _pt. s._, PP; +lough+, C2, C3; +lowh+, PP; +low?+, PP; +loh+, S2; +lewch+, S3; +lo?en+, _pl._, S2; +lough+, S3; +lou?e+, _subj._, S.--AS.

_hlehhan_ (pt. _hloh_): Goth. _hlahjan_.

+Lahter+, _sb._ laughter, S; +lei?tir+, 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. _laf_, what is left, heritage (Voc.), from _-lifan_ (Grein), only found in compounds, e.g. _be-lifan_, to remain; cp. OHG. _bi-liban_, 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; +le?ten+, 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. _lac.u.m_.

+Lake+, _sb. dat._ a gift, offering, S; see +Lok+.

+Laken+, _v._ to offer to G.o.d, S.--AS. _(ge)lacian_, 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.

+Lamma.s.se+, _sb._ Lammas, the first of August, PP, S2; +Lammesse+, Prompt.--AS. _hlammaesse_, _hlafmaesse_, loaf-ma.s.s, 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+.

+Lang-fridai+, _sb._ Long-Friday, i.e. Good-Friday, S; +lange-fridai+, S.--Icel. _langi-frjadagr_.

+Langmode+, _adj._ long-suffering, S2.--AS. _lang-mod_.

+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.).

+Lan?er+, _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+.

+Lare-fadir+, _sb._ teacher, doctor, H; +larfadir+, H; +larefather+, HD; +lorefadyr+, HD.

+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_.

+Lar-awes+, _sb. pl._ teachers, S; see +Lor-eaw+.

+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+.