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=lyketh=, v. 7079, vii. 522; _pers._ ii. 1377, viii. 378, =lyke=, P. 21, vii. 2298; =likende=, viii. 2476, =is to like=, iv. 2419: please, be pleased, like.

=liking(e)=, =likynge=, _s._ i. 496, 1709, iv. 1868, v. 649, 7737, _pl._ =likinges=, vi. 1214, pleasure.

=likinge=, _a._ iii. 186, v. 3840, pleasant.

=liklihiede=, _s._ v. 596, comparison.

=likned=, _pp._ ii. 2118, viii. 2155, compared.

=liknesse=, _s._ P. 908, i. 370, iv. 2109, viii. 2601.

=lilie=, _s. as a._ vii. 4678, of lilies.

=lime=, _v.a._ ii. 574, besmear (with birdlime).

=lime=, _s._ iv. 275, _pl._ =limes=, =lemes=, v. 1476, vii. 3201, limb.

=linde=, _s._ i. 2304, iv. 1341.

=line=, =lyne=, _s._ iv. 2623, v. 1082, 4054, viii. 105.

=lippe=, _s._ i. 1683, iii. 119, iv. 386.

=liquour=, _s._ viii. 1199.

=lisse=, _v.a._ iii. 1361, vi. 2419, vii. 5401, relieve; _v.n._ vi. 311, give relief.

=list=, _v.impers._ i. 1403, 1822, iii. 1110, iv. 907, =lest=, i. 37, 1922, =lusteth=, v. 2577, _pres. subj._ =liste=, v. 505, _pret._ (_ind. or subj._) =liste=, i. 932, 1984, =leste=, i. 720, vi. 357, =list=, iii. 2446, please: _pers._ i. 2741, iii. 1 (=if thou lest=), 111, iv. 3147, viii. 486, (=lust=, P. 85*), like, desire.

=lite=, _see_ =lyte=.

=litel=, _a._ P. 957, i. 357, ii. 1151: _adv._ i. 615, iv. 2617, =alitel=, iv. 1339.

=lith=, _s._ i. 1691, limb.

=live(n)=, _v.n._ P. 171, i. 127, 189, 1710, ii. 1723, =lyve=, iv. 1930.

=livere=, _s._ vii. 457 ff., liver.

=livinge=, =lyvynge=, _s._ v. 1615, vii. 1657, 1934.

=Livius (Virginius)=, vii. 5136, 5204.

=lo=, _interj._ P. 234, 918.

=lock=, _s._ iv. 2879, v. 6621, =lokes= (_pl._), v. 6632, lock (of a door).

=lockes=, _s.pl._ i. 1685, viii. 2403, locks (of hair).

=lode=, _s._ v. 4962, load.

=lodesman=, _s._ iii. 996, helmsman.

=loenge=, =loange=, _s._ iv. 1548, vii. 3924, viii. 3027*, PP. 371, praise.

=lofte=, _s._ vii. 300, height.

=logged=, =loged=, _pp._ v. 2114, 6659, lodged.

=logginge=, _s._ vi. 1817.

=logique (-qe)=, _s._ vii. 1528 ff., viii. 2709.

=lok=, _s._ i. 122, 2313, ii. 1350, look, gaze.

=loke(n)=, _v.n._ P. 328, 449, i. 1686, 2811, 2992, ii. 3075, v. 624, (=lokyn=, viii. 3029), _imperat._ =lok=, i. 1225, =loke=, i. 1703, v. 1220, look, take care, keep watch; _v.a._ P. 52*, ii. 733, vi. 1959 ff., examine, watch.

=loke(n)=, _v.a.pp._ ii. 358, 1868, 1996, v. 33, shut up.

=lokes=, _see_ =lock=.

=lokinge=, =lokynge=, _s._ i. 680, 1785, iii. 763, looking, sight.

=lollardie=, _s._ P. 349, v. 1807, 1819.

=lomb=, _s._ i. 604, vii. 4983.

=Lombard=, =Lumbard=, P. 207, 778, vi. 857, _pl._ =Lombardz=, =Lombars=, =Lombardes=, P. 772 ff., i. 2459, ii. 2101 ff.

=Lombardie=, P. 755, i. 2461, vii. 800.

=lond=, _s._ P. 123, 959 (_gen._ =londis=, viii. 3053), _pl._ =londes=, P. 501; =to londe=, i. 1170, ii. 1828, v. 18, 4899, =into londe=, i. 3288, =of londe=, i. 2240, =in londe=, iii. 1818, =be londe=, iv. 1627, =out of londe=, iii. 878, =over londe=, v. 923, =fro the londe=, ii. 179.

=londe=, _v.n._ ii. 2545, iv. 736, 1927.

=londflodes=, _s.pl._ vii. 1235.

=lone=, _s._ v. 4697, loan.

=long=, _a._ P. 55, i. 2870, _def._ =longe=, i. 171, ii. 817.

=longe=, _adv._ P. 62, i. 1645, iii. 1888, iv. 943, 1490, 1782, =long=, v. 1086, vii. 4999; _comp._ =(no) longer=, ii. 1038: =long on=, _see_ =along=.

=longe=, _v.n._ (1), ii. 1424, v. 7030, desire: _impers._ iii. 2760, v. 2526, 3688.

=longe=, _v.n._ (2), P. 80, i. 254, 1480, v. 972, vii. 1064, (_3 s.pres._ =longith=, viii. 3079), belong.

=lope=, _s._ iii. 916, leap.

=lord=, _s._ P. 86, i. 816, =ha lord=, v. 2397, _pl._ =lordes=, i. 2032, v. 7332, (=lordis=, viii. 3129).

=lorde=, _v.n._ ii. 3267, be lord.

=lordschipe=, _s._ i. 2959, ii. 1484.

=lore=, _s._ P. 19, 323, i. 1338, 2665, _pl._ =lores=, i. 2768, vii. 23, teaching, learning.

=lore=, _pp._ i. 974, 2008, iii. 188, lost: _cp._ =lose=.

=lorer=, _s._ iii. 1716, laurel.

=loresman=, _s._ v. 1005, teacher.

=los=, _s._ iii. 2144, v. 996, 5334, fame.

=los=, _a._, _def._ =lose=, i. 2660, loose.

=lose=, _v.a._ v. 697, vii. 1592, set free: _pret._ =loste=, P. 686, i. 3304, =lost=, ii. 2290, v. 3465, _pp._ =lost=, P. 44, i. 1742, lose: _cp._ =lese=.

=lost=, _s._ P. 762, i. 3106, ii. 2348, iv. 1485, loss.

=lot=, _s._ v. 5309, vii. 1337.

=Loth=, viii. 227.

=loth=, _a._ i. 2876, ii. 962, iv. 1186, _pl._ =lothe=, i. 2282, v. 4277, =lief ... loth=, i. 1203, ii. 999, 2227, =lieve ... lothe=, ii. 3229, iv. 778, v. 770, =hem thoghte lothe=, iv. 1041: unwilling, unpleasing, hateful.

=lothe=, _v.a._ v. 4650, vii. 3274, hate, make hateful; _v.n._ v. 5767, vii. 3724, be hateful.

=lothly=, _a._ i. 1530, v. 647, vi. 2199; _sup._ =the lothlieste=, i. 1676.

=loude=, _see_ =lowde=.

=lourde=, _a._ v. 657, clumsy.

=loure=, _v.n._ i. 172, ii. 245, iii. 30, v. 479, frown.

=loute=, _v.n._ i. 720, 2333, iii. 127, iv. 1169, bow, yield (to): _cp._ =lute=.

=love=, _s._ P. 75, i. 811, 1863, _genit._ =loves=, i. 689, ii. 188, iii. 131, =love drinke=, vi. 333; love, loved one.

=love(n)= (1), _v.a.n._ P. 389, 1050, i. 752, 1936, ii. 502.

=love= (2), _v.n._ v. 7048, (luff), steer.

=loveday=, _s._ P. 1047.

=lovedrunke=, _s._ vi. 111, 307, love drunkenness.

=loveles=, _a._ ii. 2961, v. 2505.

=lovere=, _s._ iv. 554, _pl._ =lovers=, i. 673, ii. 237.

=low=, =lou=, _a._ i. 2256, iv. 3521, =lowe=, iii. 606, vii. 740, _pl._ =lowe=, P. 924; _superl._ =the lowest=, vii. 224.

=low=, =lowh=, _v._, _see_ =lawhe=.

=lowde=, =loude=, _a.pl._ i. 2808, ii. 309, iv. 3064: _adv._ iii. 452, v. 5673.

=lowe=, _adv._ i. 718, 1066, iv. 1004; _sup._ =lowest=, i. 704.

=lowe=, _v.a.n._ iv. 1273, viii. 587, lower, go lower.

=Lowis= (emperor), P. 777.

=Lowyz= (king of France), ii. 2966.

=Lubie=, vi. 410, 1922, =Lubye=, vi. 2069.

=luce=, _s._ v. 2015, pike.

=Lucie=, ii. 905, Lucius.

=Lucifer=, i. 3299, v. 1701, viii. 10, _genit._ =Luciferes=, viii. 22.

=Lucius= (1), v. 7124* ff.

=Lucius= (2), vii. 3946.

=lucre=, _s._ i. 1706, iii. 2360, iv. 2590.

=Lucrece=, vii. 4809, 4985 ff., viii. 2632.

=lugge=, _v.a._ vii. 1893.

=Lumbard=, _see_ =Lombard=.

=lunge=, _s._ vii. 452, 465.

=lure=, _s._ iv. 285.

=lurke=, _v.n._ v. 6746.

=lust=, _s._ P. 19, 230, i. 443, 754, ii. 1109, _pl._ =lustes=, i. 778, 1241, 2517, iv. 1318; pleasure, desire, charm.

=lust=, _v._ _see_ =list=.

=lusti=, =lusty=, _a._ P. 937, i. 317, 1581, 2167, 2306, pleasant.

=lustles=, _a._ ii. 2024, iv. 3262, 3455.

=lute=, _s._ viii. 2679.

=lute=, _v.n._ i. 1933, lurk: _cp._ =loute=.

=luxure=, _s._ vii. 4561, lust.

=lye=, _v._ _see_ =lie=.

=lye=, =lie=, _s._ P. 504, iii. 895, dregs.

=lyht=, =liht=, _s._ i. 633, 1168, ii. 836, iii. 920, =be lyhte=, v. 6517, _pl._ =lyhtes=, iv. 3221, light.

=lyht=, =liht=, _a._ (1) P. 941, i. 2176, vi. 1982, vii. 956, _pl._ =lihte=, iii. 783, bright.

=lyht=, _a._ (2), _see_ =liht=.

=lyhte=, _adv._ v. 4076, brightly.

=lyhthnynge=, _s._ viii. 1000, lightning.

=lyke=, _see_ =liche=.

=lym=, _s._ v. 7233, vi. 1594, lime, (mortar).

=lyn=, _s._ iv. 2437, v. 1203, flax.

=lyne=, _see_ =line=.

=lyon=, _see_ =leoun=.

=lyte=, _a._ ii. 429, v. 6627, _as subst._ =a lyte=, =a lite=, i. 264, 2687, ii. 2045, (_often in_ MSS. =alite=, =alyte=, _as_ i. 2687, ii. 2045,