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L.

_Landes._ _Landes_, genitive of _land_, land, ground, earth, field, country. Belonging to the country. Landis, of cognate derivation.

_Lang._ _Lang_, long, tall.

_Langfeld._ _Lang_, long; _feld_, a field. A long field.

_Langham._ _Lang_, long; _hám_, home. Long home.

_Langley._ _Lang-líce_, from _lang_, long, and _líce_, form. Form of long; a long time.

_Lapp._ _Lappa_, a lap, border, hem, piece, portion.

_Lark._ _Lauerc_, or _lawerc_, a lark.

_Lau._ _Láu_, a relict, a widow.

_Lawman._ _Lah_, law; _man_, a man. A man of the law; a lawyer.

_Lawson._ _Lah_, law; _sun_, son. Son of the law; a lawyer.

_Lea._ _Lea_, or _leag_, a law, a territory or district in which a

## particular law or custom was in force. See Lea, page 75.

_Leak._ _Leac_, a leek, an onion, garlic, an herb.

_Light._ _Liht_, light, bright, not heavy.

_Lightham._ _Liht_, bright; _hám_, home. A bright home.

_Lillie._ _Lilie_, a lily. Lilly, from the same radix.

_Lillig._ _Lilige_, a lily.

_List._ _List_, wisdom, science, power, faculty, art, deceit.

_Loos._ _Lús_, pronounced _loos_, a louse.

_Lord._ _Laueord_, or _hláford_, a lord, a master, a ruler.

_Love._ _Lóf_, praise. Or, from _luf_, love, favor, grace.

_Lovely._ _Lóf_, praise; _líc_, like. Praise-like; lovely. Or, from _luf-líc_, lovely.

_Luff._ _Luf_, love, favor, grace.

_Lunger._ _Lunger_, immediate, quick.

_Lust._ _Lust_, desire, will, power, pleasure, delight, exultation.