Part 30
LAGABAG, _s._ The hindmost, Fife; from E. _lag_, and _aback_.
LAGENE, LAGGEN, pron. _leiggen_, _s._
1. The projecting part of the staves at the bottom of a cask, S.
_Acts Ja. VI._
2. The angle within, between the side and bottom of a cask, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _lagg_, id.
~Lagen-gird~, _s._ A hoop securing the bottom of a wooden vessel, S.
_To cast a lagen-gird_, to bear a spurious child, S.
_Ramsay._
LAGGERY, _adj._ Miry, dirty, S. B.
~Laggerit~, _part. pa._
1. Bemired, S.
_Doug._
2. Encumbered, from whatever cause, S. B.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
Su. G. _lag_, Isl. _laug-ur_, water.
LAGMAN, _s._ The president in the supreme court formerly held in Orkney.
_Barry._
Su. G. _lagman_, judex provincialis.
LAGRAETMAN, _s._ One acting as an officer to a _lagman_.
_Barry._
Su. G. _lag_, law, and _raett_, right.
LAY, _s._ Law.
O. Fr. _lai_.
_Douglas._
LAY, _s._ Foundation.
_Wodrow._
Teut. _laeghe_, positus.
LAY, _s._ The slay of a loom, S.
_Adam._
Teut. _laede_, pecten; _leggh-en_, ponere.
_To_ LAY, _v. a._ To alloy.
_Acts Ja. IV._
_To_ LAY ~on~, _v. a._ To strike, S.
_R. Bruce._
Su. G. _laegga pa en_, aliquem verberare.
_To_ LAYCH, _v. n._ To linger.
_Douglas._
Fr. _lach-er_, to unbend.
LAICHLY, _adj._ Perh. for _laithly_.
_Lyndsay._
LAID, _s._ The pollack.
V. ~Lythe~.
LAIDLY, _adj._
V. ~Laithlie~.
LAID-SADILL, _s._ A saddle used for laying burdens on.
_Bannatyne Poems._
LAYER, _s._ The shear-water.
V. ~Lyre~.
LAIF, LAEF, _s._ A loaf, S.
_Pop. Ball._
Moes. G. _hlaifs_, A. S. _hlaef_, _laf_, id.
_To_ LAIG, _v. n._ To wade.
_Gl. Sibb._
LAIGH, LAYCHE, _adj._
1. Low, S.
_Wyntown._
2. Not tall, S.
Su. G. _laag_, Teut. _laegh_, non altus.
~Laigh~, _s._ Flat, low part, S. B.
_Stat. Acc._
LAYIS, _s._ Alloy.
_Acts Ja. IV._
Fr. _lier_, id.
~Layit~, _adj._ Base, applied to money.
_Knox._
LAIK, LAKE, _s._ Fine linen cloth.
_Sir Egeir._
Belg. _lak_, cloth in general.
LAIK, _s._ Gift, pledge.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _lac_, munus.
LAIK, LAIKE, _s._
1. A stake at play, S.
Isl. _leik_, Su. G. _lek_, id.
_Montgomerie._
2. Used metaph. to denote the strife of battle.
_Sir Gawan._
~Laykyng~, _s._ Justing.
_Wyntown._
LAIK, _s._ Lack, S.
_Douglas._
Teut. _laecke_, id. Su. G. _lack_, id.
LAYKE, _s._ Paint.
_Philotus._
Fr. _lacque_, sanguine colour.
LAIKIN, LAIKY, _adj._ Intermittent, applied to rain, S.
Su. G. _lack-a_, deficere.
LAIKS, _s. pl._ Perh. _laits_, gestures.
_Dunbar._
LAYME, _adj._ Earthen.
V. ~Lame~.
LAYNDAR, LAUENDER, _s._ A laundress.
Fr. _lavendiere_, id.
_Barbour._
_To_ LAYNE, _v. n._ To lie.
_Gawan and Gol._
_To_ LAYNE, LEIN, _v. a._ To conceal.
_Minstrelsy Border._
Su. G. _hlaun-a_, Isl. _leyn-a_, id.
LAYNE, _n._ Lawn, fine linen.
_Acts Ja. VI._
LAYNERE, _s._ A thong.
_Wyntown._
Fr. _laniere_, id.
LAING, _s._ A small ridge of land, Orkn.
_To_ LAIP, LAPE, _v. a._ To lap, S.
_Dunbar._
LAIP, _s._ A plash, Loth.
V. ~Lappie~.
LAIR, LAYRE, LARE, _s._
1. A place for lying down, S.
_Montgomerie._
2. The act of lying down.
_Douglas._
3. A burying-place, S.
_Wyntown._
Su. G. _laeger_, Germ. _lager_, Dan. _laijer_, a bed; also, a sepulchre.
_To_ ~Lair~, _v. a._ To inter.
_Ferguson._
LAIR, _s._ A stratum, S.
_Ruddiman._
LAIR, LARE, _s._ A mire, S.
_Ruddiman._
Isl. _leir_, lutum, coenum.
_To_ ~Lair~, _v. n._ To stick in the mire, S.
_Law Case._
_To_ ~Lair~, _v. a._ To mire, S.
_Pitscottie._
LAIRBAR, LARBAR, _s._ One in a torpid state; _larbitar_, Ang.
_Philotus._
~Larbar~, ~Larbour~, _adj._
1. Sluggish.
_Dunbar._
2. Ghastly.
_Evergreen._
LAIRD, LARDE, _n._
1. A person of superior rank, a lord.
_Wyntown._
2. A leader, a captain.
_Douglas._
3. A landholder, under the degree of a knight, S.
_Acts Ja. I._
A. S. _hlaford_, _lavord_, Isl. _lavard-ur_, Su. G. _Laward_, dominus.
~Lairdship~, _s._ A landed estate, S.
_Ramsay._
LAIRT, LEIR, _adv._
V. ~Lever~.
LAIT, LAYTE, LATE, LETE, _s._
1. Manner, gesture.
_Chr. Kirk._
2. Mein, appearance of the countenance.
_Barbour._
Isl. _lat_, _laete_, gestus; _laet_, me gero.
_To_ ~Lait~, _v. a._ To personate.
_Fordun._
Teut. _laet-en_, apparere, prae se ferre.
_To_ LAYT, _v. a._ To give heed to.
A. S. _laet-an_, estimare.
_Sir Tristrem._
LAITH, _adj._
1. Loathsome.
_Douglas._
Isl. _leid-ur_, A. S. _lath_, hateful.
2. What one is reluctant to utter.
_Id._
3. Unwilling, S.
_Wyntown._
Isl. _leith-r_, reluctant.
~Laithfow~, _adj._
1. Bashful, S.
_Burns._
2. Shy of accepting an invitation to eat, or any favour, S.
~Laithles~, _adj._ Arrogant.
_Gawan and Gol._
~Laithlie~, ~Laidly~, _adj._
1. Loathsome.
_Douglas._
2. Base, vile.
_Douglas._
3. Inelegant, S. B.
4. Applied to a lascivious person, Ang.
LAITTANDLY, _adv._
1. Latently.
_Bannatyne P._
_To_ LAK, LACK, LACKIN, _v. a._
1. To reproach.
_Maitland P._
2. To depreciate. S. B.
_Wyntown._
Su. G. _lack-a_, Teut. _laeck-en_, vituperare.
~Lak~, _s._
1. Reproach.
_Pal. Hon._
2. A taunt, a scoff.
_Wallace._
~Lak~, _adj._ Bad, deficient; comp. _lakker_, worse; superl. _lakkest_.
_Douglas._
Isl. _lakr_, deficiens.
LAK, _s._ Hollow place.
_Houlate._
Isl. _lag_, _laegd_, locus depressus.
LAKIE, _s._ Irregularity in the tides.
Su. G. _lack-a_, deficere.
_Sibbald._
_To_ LAMB, _v. a._ To yean, S.
_Kelly._
Sw. _lamb-a_, Germ. _lamm-en_, id.
LAMB'S-LETTUCE, _s._ Corn sallad, S.
LAMB'S-TONGUE, _s._ Corn mint, S.
LAME, _s._ Lameness.
_Wyntown._
Isl. _lam_, fractio.
LAME, LAYM, LEEM, _adj._ Earthen, S.
_Bellenden._
A. S. _laemen_, fictilis: _lam_, lutum.
LAMENRY, _s._ Concubinage.
V. ~Leman~.
_Priests Peblis._
LAMITER, _s._ A cripple, S.
LAMMAS-TOWER, _s._ A kind of tower erected by the herds of a district, against the time of Lammas, and defended by them against assailants, Loth.
_Trans. Ant. Soc._
LAMMER, LAMER, _s._ Amber, S.
Teut. _lamertyn-steen_, amber.
_Lynds._
LAMOO, _s. To gang down like lamoo_, to be easily swallowed, S.
Fr. _le mout_, new or sweet wine; or from the wassail-bowl, in E. called _lamb's wool_.
_To_ LAMP, LEMP, _v. a._ To beat, S. B.
Teut. _lomp-en_, id. impingere.
_To_ LAMP, _v. n._ To take long steps, Loth.
_To_ LAMP, _v. n._ The ground is said to _lamp_, when covered with the cobwebs which appear after dew or slight frost, S. B.
LAMPET, LEMPET, _s._ The limpet, S.
_Chr. S. P._
LAMSONS, _n. pl._ Expences of the Scots establishment at Campvere.
_Baillie._
A. S. _land-socn_, transmigratio.
LAND, _s._ A clear level place in a wood.
O. E. _Lawnd_, mod. _Lawn_.
_Wyntown._
LAND, _s._ A hook in the form of the letter _S_, S. B.
LAND, _s._ The country; _on land_, _to land_, in the country.
_Acts Ja. II._
A. S. Su. G. _land_, rus.
~Land~, _s._ A house consisting of different stories, generally as including different tenements, S.
_Arnot._
~Land~ _of the leal_, the state of the blessed.
_Old Song._
_To_ ~Land~, _v. n._ To end; from the idea of terminating a voyage, S.
_Callender._
~Landbirst~, ~Land-bryst~, _s._ Breakers.
_Barbour._
Isl. _brestr_, Su. G. _brist_, fragor.
~Landimer~, _s._ A land-measurer.
_Skene._
A. S. _landimere_, properly a boundary of land.
~Landis-lorde~, ~Landslorde~, _s._ A landlord.
_Acts Ja. VI._
~Land-louper~, _s._ One who frequently flits from one place or country to another, S.
_Polwart._
Teut. _land-looper_, erro vagus.
~Land-man~, _s._ A proprietor of land.
_Bannatyne Poems._
Isl. _lender menn_, nobiles terrarum domini.
~Land-tripper~, _s._ The sand-piper, Galloway.
_Stat. Acc._
~Landwart~, ~Landart~, _adj._
1. Belonging to the country; as opposed to boroughs.
_Complaynt S._
2. Rustic, boorish, S.
_Ramsay._
A. S. _land_, rus, and _weard_, versus.
LANDERS. _Lady Landers_, the insect called the Lady-bird; as appropriated to the Virgin Mary, in Popish times called _Our Lady_, S.
_To_ LANE, _v. a._ To lie.
V. ~Layne~.
_Houlate._
LANE, _n._ A gift.
_Henrysone._
Su. G. _laan_, donum.
LANE, _adj._ Lone, alone.
_Dunbar._
_To_ LANG, _v. n._ To belong, to become.
Germ. _lang-en_, pertinere.
_Douglas._
_To_ LANG, _v. n._ To long, S.
_Ross._
Germ. _lang-en_, A. S. _laeng-ian_, desiderare.
~Lang~, ~Lange~, _adj._ Long, S.
_Wyntown._
_To think lang_, to become weary, S.
~Lang~, _adv._ For a long time, S.
_Burns._
~Langare~, ~Langayr~, ~Langere~, _adv._ Long since.
_Douglas._
A. S. _lang_, and _aere_, prius. E. _ere-long_.
~Lang-craig~, _s._ An onion that grows all to the stalk S. q. _long neck_.
~Lang-craig~, _s._ A purse, Aberd.
_Shirrefs._
_To_ ~Langel~, _v. a._ To entangle.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
Su. G. _lang-a_, to retard.
~Langell~, _s._
V. ~Langet~.
~Langis~, _prep._ Along.
_Douglas._
Belg. _langs_, id.
~Langer~, ~Langoure~, _s._
1. Weariness, S.
_Douglas._
2. Earnest desire of.
_Rollocke._
~Langet~, ~Langell~, _s._ A rope by which the fore and hinder feet of a horse or cow are fastened together, S.
_Kelly._
Q. _langelt_, entangled.
_To lowse a langet_, metaph. to make haste, to quicken one's pace, S.
~Langrin~, ~at langrin~, _adv._ At length, S.
_Popular Ball._
~Langkail~, _s._ Coleworts not shorn, S.
_Ritson._
~Langlins~, _prep._ Alongst, S. B.
_Ross._
~Lang-nebbit~, _adj._ Having a long nose, S.
_Ramsay._
~Lang pare eft~, long after.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _lang-faer_, of long duration.
~Langsyne~, _adv._ Long since.
_Ferguson._
A. S. _longe siththan_, diu exinde.
~Langsum~, _adj._ Slow, tedious, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _langsum_, id.
~Lang-tongu'd~, _adj._ Babbling, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ LANS, LANCE, _v. a._ To throw out.
Fr. _lanc-er_, id.
_Wallace._
_To_ ~Lans~, _v. n._
1. To spring forward.
_Douglas._
2. Denoting the delicate and lively strokes of a musician on his violin.
_Chr. Kirk._
~Lans~, ~Launce~, _s._ A spring.
_Barbour._
LANSPREZED, A corporal; used as a term of contempt.
_Polwart._
Fr. _lance-pessade_, id.
_To_ LAP, _v. a._
1. To environ in a hostile way.
_Wallace._
2. To embrace.
_Douglas._
3. To fold; in relation to battle.
_Doug._
LAP, _pret._ Leaped.
V. ~Loup~.
LAPPERED, _part. pa._ Coagulated, S.
_Ritson._
Isl. _hlaup_, coagulum, _hleipe_, coagulo.
LAPPIE, _s._ A plash, a pool, Ang. _Laip_, Loth.
LAPRON, _s._
1. A young rabbit.
Fr. _lapreau_, id.
_Acts Marie._
2. A levret, E. Loth.
LARD, _s._ A stupid inactive fellow.
Belg. _laerd_, _luyaerd_, id.
_Dunbar._
LARDUN, _s._ A piece of bacon.
_Houlate._
LARE, _s._ Place of rest.
V. ~Lair~.
_To_ LARE, LERE, LEAR, _v. a._
1. To teach, S.
_Wyntown._
2. To learn, S.
_Kelly._
_Leard_, instructed, S.
~Lare~, ~Lear~, ~Lere~, _s._ Learning, S.
_Doug._
A. S. _laere_, Belg. _leer_, id.
~Lare-maister~, _s._ A teacher, S.
Belg. _leer-mester_, id.
LAREIT, LAUREIT, _s._ A chapel dedicated to _our Lady of Loretto_.
_Lyndsay._
LARG, LARGE, _adj._
1. Liberal.
Fr. id. Lat. _larg-us_.
_Barbour._
2. Abundant, S.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
~Larges~, ~Lerges~, _s._
1. Liberty.
_Barbour._
2. Liberality.
_Wyntown._
~Largly~, _adv._ Liberally.
_Barbour._
LARICK, _s._ A lark.
V. ~Laverok~.
~Larick's lint~, _s._ Great golden maiden-hair, S.
LARIE, _s._ Laurel.
_Colvil._
O. Fr. _lauré_, laureus.
LASARE, LASERE, _s._ Leisure.
_Doug._
LASCHE, _adj._
1. Relaxed, from weakness or fatigue, S. B.
_Douglas._
2. Lazy.
_Ruddiman._
3. Devoted to idleness.
_Complaynt S._
Fr. _lasche_, Lat. _lax-us_; Germ. _lass_, tired, faint; Isl. _loskr_, ignavus.
_To_ ~Lash~ _out_, _v. n._ To break out; in a moral sense.
_Z. Boyd._
~Lashness~, _s._
1. Relaxation in consequence of great exertion.
_Baillie._
2. Looseness of conduct.
_R. Bruce._
~Lask~, _s._ A diarrhoea in cattle, S. B.
_Ess. Highl. Soc._
LASKAR, _s._ A large armful of hay or straw, Tweedd.
Isl. _hlas_, a load, Su. G. _lass_, id.
LASS, _s._ A sweetheart, S.
_R. Galloway._
LAST, _s._ A measure, Orkn.
_Skene._
Su. G. _laest_, mensura 12 tonnarum.
_To_ LAT, _v. a._
1. To suffer, to permit, S. B.
Belg. _lat-en_, A. S. _laet-an_, id.
_Barbour._
2. _To lat be_, to let alone, S.
_Douglas._
3. _Lat be_, _let be_, much less.
_Baillie._
Isl. _lett-a_, Sw. _laet-a_, desinere.
_To_ ~Lat~, ~Latt~, _v. a._ To leave.
_Wallace._
Sw. _laat-a_, A. S. _laet-an_, id.
_To_ LAT, _v. a._ To hinder, E. _let_.
A. S. _lat-an_, Su. G. _laet-ia_.
_Wyntown._
_To_ LAT, LET, _v. a._ To esteem, to reckon.
_Barbour._
A. S. _laet-an_, reputare, estimare.
_To_ LAT, _v. n._ To put to hire.
_Reg. Maj._
LATCH, _s._
1. A mire.
_Gl. Sibb._
2. The track of a cart-wheel, S. O.
~Latchy~, _adj._ Full of ruts, S. O.
_To_ LATE, LEET, _v. a._
1. To heat metal, so that it may be bent any way without breaking, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _lith-ian_, to soften, to attemper.
2. To cover with tin, S.
_Ruddiman._
Su. G. _laad-a_, _lod-a_, _loed-a_, to solder.
_To_ LATHE, _v. a._ To loath.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _lath-ian_, id.
LATHE, LATHELY, _adj._
V. ~Laith~.
LATIENCE, _s._ Leisure; S. B. _leeshins_.
_Callender._
LATIOUSE, _adj._ Unrestrained.
_S. P. Repr._
LATRON, _s._ A privy.
_Spalding._
Fr. _latrine_, id.
LATTER, _adj._ Inferior.
_Bar. Courts._
LATTER-MEAT, _s._ Meat brought from the master's to the servants' table, S.
_Ramsay._
LATTYN, _s._ Impediment.
_Wallace._
LATTOUN, _s._
1. A mixed kind of metal.
_Douglas._
2. Electrum.
_Ruddiman._
3. The colour of brass.
_Douglas._
Isl. _laatun_, Belg. _latoen_, orichalcum.
LAUCH, LAWIN, LAWING, _pron._ _lauwin_, _s._ A tavern-bill.
_Peblis Play._
Teut. _ghe-lagh_, club, or shot.
LAUCH, LAUCHT, _s._
1. Law.
_Fordun._
2. Privilege.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _lah_, _laga_, Isl. _laug_, id.
_To_ ~Lauch~, _v. a._ To possess legally.
_Doug._
~Lauchfull~, _adj._ Lawful.
_Wyntown._
LAUCHT, _part. pa._ Clothed.
_Barbour._
~Lauchtane~, _adj._ Belonging to cloth.
V. ~Laik~, _s._ 1.
_Barbour._
LAUCHTANE, _adj._ Pale, livid.
_Maitland Poems._
Perh. corr. from _lattoun_, q. v.
LAUDERY, _s._ Perh. revelling.
_Dunbar._
Belg. _lodderigh_, wanton.
LAVE, _s._ The remainder.
V. ~Lafe~.
LAVELLAN, _s._ A kind of weasel, Caith.
_Pennant._
LAVER, _s. Fro laver to layre_.
_Sir Gawan._
LAVEROK, LAUEROK, _s._ The lark, S. often q. _lerrik_, _larick_.
_Complaynt S._
A. S. _laferc_, _Lawerc_, id.
LAUGHT, LAUCHT, _pret._ Took.
_Wallace._
A. S. _laecc-an_, apprehendere; _laehte_, cepit.
LAVY, _s._ The foolish guillemot.
_Martin._
Isl. Norw. _lomvie_, _langivie_, id.
LAVYRD, _s._
1. Lord.
V. ~Laird~.
2. Applied to the Supreme Being.
_Wyntown._
LAURERE, _s._ Laurel.
_Douglas._
Fr. _laurier_, id.
LAUS, _s._ Perhaps, hair.
_Gawan and Gol._
Dan. _lu_, _luv_, id.
LAW, _adj._ Low.
_Wallace._
Su. G. _lag_, Isl. _lag-r_, id.
~Law~, _s._ Low ground.
_Barbour._
_To_ ~Law~, _v. a._ To bring down.
_Douglas._
Teut. _leegh-en_, deprimere.
~Law~, ~Lawe~, _A Lawe_, _adv._ Downward.
_King's Quair._
~Lawly~, _adj._ Lowly.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
_To_ LAW, _v. a._ To litigate, S.
LAW, _s._
1. A designation given to many hills or mounts, whether natural or artificial, S.
A. Bor.
_Statist. Acc._
A. S. _hlaewe_, _hlawe_, agger, acervus.
2. A tomb, grave, or mound.
_Sir Gawan._
Moes. G. _hlaiw_ signifies monumentum.
LAW, _s._ The remainder.
V. ~Lafe~.
LAW-BORROIS, LAW-BORROWS, _s. pl._ The legal security which one man is obliged to give, that he will not do any injury to another in his person or property, S.
_Acts Ja. II._
_Law_ and _borgh_, or _borrow_, a pledge.
LAWCH, _adj._ Low, S. _laigh_.
_Wallace._
LAWIN, _s._ A tavern reckoning.
V. ~Lauch~, _s._ 1.
LAW-FREE, _adj._ Not legally convicted.
_Spalding._
LAWIT, LAWD, LAWYD, LEWIT, _adj._
1. Laic.
_Wyntown._
2. Unlearned, ignorant.
_Douglas._
A. S. _laewed_, _lewd_, id.
LAWLY, _adj._ Lowly.
V. ~Law~, _adj._
LAWRIGHTMEN.
V. ~Lagraetman~.
LAWTA, LAWTE, LAWTY, LAWTITH, _s._
1. Loyalty.
_Wallace._
2. Truth, equity.
_Wyntown._
O. Fr. _leauté_, id.
LAWTH, Barbour; L. _Lawch_, low.
LAWTING, _s._ The supreme court of judicature in Orkney and Shetland, in ancient times.
V. ~Thing~.
LAX, _s._ Relief, release.
_Pop. Ball._
LAX, _s._ A salmon,
_Aberd._
A. S. _leax_, Dan. Su. G. O. E. _lax_, id.
~Lax-fisher~, _s._ A salmon-fisher, Aberd.
_Law Case._
LE, LEE, _s._ The water of the sea in motion.
_Douglas._
O. Isl. _lae_, _laa_, mare; hodie, unda fluens.
LE, LIE, LEE, LYE, _s._
1. Shelter, security from tempest.
_Douglas._
2. Metaph. peace, tranquillity.
_Wynt._
Su. G. lae, locus tempestati subductus; Isl. _hle_, _hlie_, id.
~Le~, ~Lie~, _adj._ Sheltered, warm.
_Houlate._
LE, _s._ Law.
O. Fr. _ley_.
_Wyntown._
_To_ LE, _v. n._ To tell a falsehood.
_Wynt._
~Le~, _s._ A lie.
_Wyntown._
LEA, _adj._ Not plowed.
_Ramsay._
A. S. _leag_, pasture.
LEAGER-LADY, _s._ A soldier's wife, S.
Dan. _leyger_, Teut. _lager_, a camp.
_To_ LEAM, _v. n._ To shine.
V. ~Leme~.
LEAP, _s._ A cataract.
V. ~Loup~.
LEAR, _s._ A liar, S. pron. _leear_.
_Wyntown._
LEASH, _s._ Liberty, S. B.
_Ross._
Isl. _leis-a_, _leys-a_, solvere.
_To_ ~Leash away~, _v. n._ To go cleverly off, or on the way, S. B.
_Ruddiman._
_To_ LEATHER, _v. a._ To lash, to flog, S.
_To_ LEATHER, _v. n._ To move briskly, S. A.
_J. Nicol._
LEAUW, _s._ A place for drawing the nets on, composed partly of stones, earth and gravel; Aberd.
_Law Case._
Teut. _loo_, locus altus adjacens stagnis, &c. A. S. _hlaew_, agger.
LEBBIE, _s._ The fore-skirt of a man's coat, S. B. Loth.
A. S. _laeppe_, id. Isl. _laf_, ala pallii.
_To_ LECHE, _v. a._ To cure.
_Wyntown._
Su. G. _laek-a_, A. S. _lacn-ian_, id.
~Lech~, ~Leche~, ~Leiche~, _s._ A physician.
Moes. G. _leik_, _lek_; A. S. _laec_, id.
_Barb._
~Leching~, ~Leiching~, _s._ Cure.
_Wallace._
LECK, _s._ Any stone that stands a strong fire, as greenstone, trapp. &c. S.
LEDE, _s._ A person.
V. ~Leid~.
LEDISMAN, LODISMAN, s. A pilot.
_Douglas._
A. S. _ladman_, Teut. _leydsman_, Su. G. _ledesman_, id. from the idea of _leading_.
LEE, _adj._ Lonely.
_Popular Ball._
LEED, _pret._ Left. q. _leued_.
_Sir Egeir._
LEEFOW, LIEFU', _adj._ Lonely, _Leefow lane_, quite alone, S.
_Ross._
Isl. _hliae_, umbra; _draga a hlie_, occultare, coelare, subducere se; or _lae_, periculum, and _full_.
LEEFUL, LEEFOW-HEARTIT, _adj._ Compassionate, sympathizing, S. A.
_Kelly._
A. S. _hleo_, warmth; or Isl. _hlif-a_, tueri, parcere.
LEE-LANG, _adj._ Livelong, S.
_Burns._
LEEN, _interj._ Cease.
_Ramsay._
Sw. _linn-a_, to cease.
LEENING, _adj._ L. _bening_, benign.
_Palice Honour._
LEEPER-FAT, _adj._ Very fat, S. A.
C. B. _lleipyr_, flabby; glib, smooth.
LEEPIT, _adj._ Meagre; loving the fire, S. B.
_Journal Lond._
Isl. _lape_, fungus homo.
LEESING, _s._ Allaying.
_Dunbar._
Su. G. _lis-a_, requiem dare.
LEESOME, _adj._ Pleasant.
V. ~Leifsum~.
LEET, _s._
1. One portion of many, S. B.
_Statist. Acc._
2. A nomination of different persons, with a view to an election, S.
_Baillie._
3. A list.
A. S. _hlete_, a lot.
_Ramsay._
_To_ ~Leet~, _v. a._ To nominate with a view to election, S.
_Baillie._
LEET, _s._ Language.
V. ~Leid~.
LEETHFOW, _adj._ Loathsome, S. B.
V. ~Laith~.
_Journal Lond._
LEEZE ME.
V. ~Leis me~.
LEFULL, LEIFULL, _adj._ Lawful.
_Douglas._
_Leif_, leave, and _full_, q. allowable.
_To_ LEG, _v. n._ To run, S.
~Leg-bail~, _s. To take leg-bail_, to run off, instead of seeking bail, and waiting the course of law, S.
_Ferguson._
LEG-BANE, _s._ The shin. S.
_Callander._
LEGATNAIT, _s._ One who enjoyed the rights of a Papal Legate within his own province or diocese.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
_Legatus natus._
LEGEN-GIRTH, _s._
V. ~Lagen-gird~.
LEGIER, _s._ A resident at a court.
L. B. _legatar-ius_, legatus.
_Spotswood._
LEGLIN, LAIGLIN, _s._ A milk-pail, S.
_Ritson._
Teut. _leghel_, id. Isl. _leigill_, ampulla.
_To_ LEICH, _v. n._ To be coupled as hounds are.
_Godly Sangs._
LEID, LEDE, _s._ People.
_Wallace._
Isl. _liod_, A. S. _leod_, populus.
LEID, LEDE, _s._ A person.
_Sir Gawan._
A. S. _leod_, homo, Isl. _lyd_, miles.
LEID, _s._ A country.
_Gawan and Gol._
Isl. _laad_, terra, solum.
LEID, LEDE, _s._ Language, S. B. _Leet_ is also used.
_Douglas._
Isl. _hliod_, sonus, Dan. _lyd_, vox.
LEID, LEDE, LUID, _s._ A song, a lay.
_Douglas._
A. S. _leoth, lioth_, Belg. _lied_, Isl. _hliod_, _liod_, id.
LEID, LIED, _s._ _A leid_ of a thing, is a partial idea of it, S. B.
LEID, _s._ Safe-conduct.
_Wallace._
Su. G. _leid_, Germ. _leit_, id.
_To_ LEIF, _v. n._ To believe.
_Maitland P._
A. S. _leaf-an_, credere.
_To_ LEIF, _v. a._ To leave.
_Douglas._
Isl. _lif-a_, Su. G. _leif-a_, id.
~Leif~, ~Leiff~, _s._ Leave.
_Wallace._
_To_ ~Leif~, ~Leiff~, _v. n._ To live.
_Wallace._
Su. G. _lefw-a_, Isl. _lif-a_, id.
LEIFULL, _adj._ Lawful.
V. ~Leful~.
LEIF, LIEF, _adj._
1. Beloved, S.
_Doug._
2. Willing.
_Douglas._
_As leif_, _as leive_, as soon, S.
_Ferguson._
A. S. _leof_, Su. G. _liuf_, carus, amicus.
~Leifsum~, _adj._
1. Desirable.
_Douglas._
2. _Leesome_, pleasant, S.
_Burns._
A. S. _leof_, charus, and _sum_.
3. _Leesome_, compassionate, S. A.
_J. Nicol._
LEISOM, _adj._ Lawful.
V. ~Lesum~.
LEIL, LEILE, LELE, _adj._
1. Loyal, faithful, S.
_Douglas._
2. Right, lawful.
_Wyntown._
3. Upright, S.
_Reg. Maj._
4. Honest in dealings.
_Priests Peblis._
5. _A leil stroke_, one that hits the mark, S. B.
O. Fr. _leall_, loyal, faithful, honest.
_To_ LEIN, _v. a._ To conceal.
V. ~Layne~.
_To_ LEIN, _v. n._ To cease.
_Cleland._
_To_ LEIND, LEYND, LENE, LEND, _v. n._
1. To dwell.
_Barbour._
2. To tarry.
_Douglas._
3. To continue in any state.
_Gawan and Gol._
Isl. _lend-a_, sedem sibi figere.
LEINE, _s._ L. _leme_, gleam.
_Houlate._
LEYNE, _pret._ Lied.
_Douglas._
LEINEST, most lean.
_Evergreen._
_To_ LEIP, _v. n._ To boil.
_K. Hart._
_To_ LEIS, _v. a._ To lose.
_Douglas._
O. E. _leise_.
_To_ LEIS, LEISS, _v. a._ To lessen.
_Doug._
_To_ LEIS, _v. a._ To arrange.
_Gl. Sibb._
LEIS ME, LEESE ME, LEUIS ME, i. e. _leif is me_, dear is to me; expressive of strong affection, S.
_Me_ is the A. S. dative.
_Bannatyne Poems._
LEISCH, LESCHE, _v._
1. A lash, S.
_Dunbar._
2. A thong, by which a dog is held.
_Douglas._
3. A stroke with a thong, S.
_Kennedy._
_To_ ~Leische~, ~Leich~, ~Leash~, _v. a._ To lash, to scourge, S.
_Acts Ja. VI._
_To_ LEIST, _v. n._ To incline, E. _list_.
_Dunbar._
LEIST, _adj._ Least.
_Douglas._
LEISTER, LISTER, _s._ A spear, armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _liuster_, id.; _liustra_, to strike fish with a trident.
_To_ LEIT, _v. a._ To permit.
_Bannatyne P._
_To_ LEIT, _v. n._ To delay.
_Henrysone._
Su. G. _laet-ia_, intermittere, A. S. _laet-an_, tardare.
_To_ LEIT, LEET, LET, _v. n._
1. To pretend, to make a shew as if, S. B.
_Bannatyne Poems._
Su. G. _laat-as_, Isl. _laet-a_, id. prae se ferre, sive vere sive simulando.
2. To give a hint of.
_Nevir leet_, make no mention of it, S. B.
V. ~Let on~.
_To_ LEIT, LEET, _v. n._ To ooze, S.
C. B. _llaith_, that which is run out. Teut. _lyd-en_, transire.
LEYT, _pret._ Reckoned.
V. ~Lat~. 3.
LEYTHAND, L. _seichand_, sighing.
_Wallace._
LEKAME, _s._ Dead body.
V. ~Licaym~.
LELÉ, _s._ The lily.
_Sir Gawan._
_To_ LELL, _v. n._ To take aim, S. B.
E. _level_, id.
LEMANE, _s._ A sweetheart, male or female.
_Douglas._
Fr. _l'aimant_, Norm. Sax. _leue-mon_, amasius.
_To_ LEME, _v. n._ To blaze, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _leom-an_, Isl. _liom-a_, splendere.
~Leme~, _s._ Gleam.
_Lyndsay._
_To_ LEN, _v. a._ To lend, S.
_Chron. S. P._
A. S. _laen-an_, Su. G. _laen-a_, id.
~Len~, ~Leane~, ~Lend~, _s._ A loan, S.
A. S. _laen_, _lean_, id.
_Acts Ja. VI._
_To_ LEND, _v. n._ To dwell.
V. ~Leind~.
LENDIS, _s. pl._
1. Loins.
_Chr. Kirk._
2. Buttocks.
_Kennedy._
Isl. _lend_, clunis; in _pl. lendar_, lumbi.
_To_ LENE, _v. n._ To give.
V. ~Lenit~.
LENYIE, LENYE, _adj._
1. Lean.
_Barbour._
2. Of a thin texture.
_Douglas._
A. S. _hlaene_, _laene_, macer.
LENIT, _pret._ Granted.
_Houlate._
Isl. _laen-a_, concedere.
LENIT, LENT, _pret._ Abode.
V. ~Leind~.
LENIT, LENT, _pret._ Leaned.
_Doug._
LENT-FIRE, _s._ A slow fire.
_Baillie._
Fr. _lent_, slow.
LENTFULL, _adj._ Mournful, from _Lent_, the season appropriated to fasting.
_Houlate._
LENTRYNE, LENTYRE, _s._ Lent; still used to denote Spring, S.
_Barbour._
A. S. _lengten_, Lent, also Spring.
~Lentrin Kail~, broth made without beef, S.
_J. Nicol._
LENNO, _s._ A child.
_Ritson._
Gael. _leanabh_, id.
_To_ LENTH, _v. a._ To lengthen.
_Lyndsay._
Teut. _lengh-en_, Sw. _leng-a_, prolongare.
LEOMEN, _s._ A leg, Aberd.
A. S. _leome_, a limb.
_Journ. Lond._
_To_ LEP, _v. n._ To go rapidly.
_Barbour._
Isl. _leip-a_, _hleip-a_, to run.
_To_ LEPE, LEIP, _v. a._ To heat, to parboil, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _hleap-an_, to leap; q. to wallop in the pot.
~Lepe~, ~Leep~, _s._ A slight boiling, S.
LEPER-DEW, _s._ A cold frosty dew, S. B.
LEPYR, _s._ The leprosy.
V. ~Lipper~, s.
_To_ LERE, to learn.
V. ~Lare~.
LERGNES, _s._ Liberality.
_Bannatyne P._
LERROCH, _s._ The site of a building.
Gael. _larach_, id.
_Ferguson._
LES, _conj._
1. Unless.
_Douglas._
2. Lest.
_Douglas._
_Les than_, id.
_Bellenden._
_Les na_, _les nor_, id.
_Acts Ja. IV._
A. S. _laes_, _les_, id.
LES-AGE, _s._ Non-age.
_Buchanan._
LESH PUND, LEISPUND, LISPUND, _s._ A weight used in Orkney, containing eighteen pounds Scots.
_Skene._
Su. G. _lispund_, a pound of twenty marks; i. e. _Liwesche_, or the Livonian.
LESIT, LESYT, _pret._ Lost.
_Barbour._
LESS, lies; _pl._ of LE.
_Barbour._
_To_ LEST, _v. n._ To please.
_K. Quair._
LEST, _pret._ Tarried.
_Barbour._
A. S. _laest-an_, to stay.