Part 31
LESUM, LEISOM, _adj._ What may be permitted.
_Douglas._
A. S. _ge-leafsum_, licitus, allowable, from _leaf_, permissio.
LESURIS, LASORS, _s. pl._ Pastures.
_Bellenden._
A. S. _leswe_, a pasture; Ir. _leasur_, a meadow.
_To_ LET, _v. n._ To reckon.
_Priests Peblis._
V. ~Lat~, _v._ 3.
_To_ ~Let~, _v. n._ To expect.
_Wyntown._
_To_ LET, _v. a._ To dismiss.
_Houlate._
A. S. _laet-an_, _let-an_, dimittere.
_To_ LET BE.
V. ~Lat~, _v._ 1.
_To_ LET GAE, _v. a._ To raise the tune, S.
_Forbes._
TO LET ON,
1. To seem to observe any thing, S.
_Burns._
2. To mention a thing.
_Ramsay._
3. To give one's self concern about any business.
Isl. _laet-a_, ostendere.
_Kelly._
TO LET WIT, To make known, S.
_Dunbar._
Belg. _laat-en weeten_, Sw. _let-a en weta_, id.
TO LET WI'T, i. e. with it, _v. a._ To make known, S. B.
_Ross._
_To_ LETE, _v. n._ To pretend.
V. ~Leit~, _v._ 3.
_To_ LETE, _v. n._ To forbear.
_Sir Tristrem._
~Lete~, _s. But let_, without obstruction.
_Wyntown._
~Letles~, _adj._ Without obstruction.
_Barbour._
LETE, _s._ Gesture.
V. ~Lait~.
LETH, LETHE, _s._
1. Hatred.
A. S. _laeththe_, id.
_Wyntown._
2. A disgust, S. B.
_Wyntown._
LETTEIS, _s._ Gray fur, Fr.
_Acts Ja. II._
LETTER-GAE, _s._ The precentor or clerk in a church, S.
_Ramsay._
V. ~Let Gae~.
~Letteron~, ~Lettrin~, _s._
1. The desk in which the clerk or precentor officiates, S.
2. A writing desk.
_Douglas._
O. Fr. _letrin_, the pulpit from which the _lecture_ was anciently read.
LEUCH, LEUGH, _pret._ Laughed, S.
LEUE, _adj._ Beloved.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _leof_, id.
LEUEDI, _s._ Lady.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _hlaefdige_, Isl. _lafda_, id.
LEVEFUL, _adj._ Friendly.
_Wyntown._
LEVER, _s._ Flesh.
V. ~Lyre~.
_Sir Gawan._
LEVER, LEUER, LEUIR, LEIR, LEWAR, LOOR, LOURD, _adv._ Rather.
The comparative of _leif_, willing; A. S. _leofre_.
LEUERAIRES, _s. pl._ Armorial bearings.
_Complaynt S._
LEVERÉ, LEVERAY, _s._
1. Delivery.
Fr. _livrée_.
_Barbour._
2. Donation.
_Diallog._
LEVIN, _s._ Lightning.
_Douglas._
2. The light of the sun.
_Douglas._
A. S. _hlif-ian_, rutilare.
LEVIN, _s._ Scorn.
_Gawan and Gol._
LEVINGIS, _s. pl._ Remains.
_Douglas._
LEUINGIS, _s. pl._ Loins, or lungs.
_Douglas._
LEUIT, LEWYT, _pret._ Allowed.
A. S. _lef-an_, permittere.
_Wallace._
LEVYT, LEWYT, _pret._ Left.
_Barbour._
Isl. _leif-a_, linquere.
_To_ LEW, _v. a._ To make tepid, S. B.
Teut. _lauw-en_, tepefacere.
~Lew~, ~Lew-warme~, _adj._ Tepid, S.
_Doug._
Teut. _lauw_, Belg. _liew_, id.; A. S. _hleow-an_, tepere.
_To_ LEWDER, _v. n._ To move heavily, S. B.
Teut. _leuter-en_, morari.
_Ross._
LEWIS, LEWYSS, _s. pl._ Leaves.
_Wallace._
LEWIT.
V. ~Lawit~.
~Lewitnes~, _s._ Ignorance.
_Douglas._
LEWRAND, _part. pr._ Lurking.
V. ~Loure~, _v._
_Leg. St Androis._
LEWS, _s. pl._ The island of Lewis.
_Watson._
LIAM, LYAM, _s._
1. A string, a thong.
Arm. _liam_, id.
_Douglas._
2. A rope made of hair, Tweedd.
LIART, LYART, _adj._
1. Having grey hairs intermixed, S.
_Maitland P._
2. Grey-haired in general.
5. Spotted, of various hues, Galloway.
_Davidson._
LIBART, LIBBERT, _s._ A leopard.
_Barbour._
Alem. _libaert_, Belg. _libaerd_, id.
LIBBERLAY, _s._ A baton.
_Dunbar._
Isl. _luber-ia_, pertundere.
LIBBERLY, _s._ Perh. the same as _libberlay_.
_Priests Peblis._
LY-BY, _s._ A neutral.
_Rutherford._
LICAYM, LIKAME, LECAM, LEKAME, _s._
1. An animated body.
_K. Hart._
2. A dead body.
_Wallace._
A. S. _lichama_, Isl. _lykame_, corpus.
LICHELUS, _adj._ Perh. for _licherus_, lecherous.
_Maitland Poems._
LYCHLEFUL, _adj._ Contemptuous.
V. ~Lichtly~.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
LYCHT, _adj._ Merry.
_Douglas._
LICHTER, LICHTARE, _adj._ Delivered of a child, S. B.
_Wyntown._
Isl. _verda liettare_, eniti partum.
LYCHTLY, _adj._ Contemptuous.
_Wallace._
A. S. _liht_ and _lic_, having the appearance of lightness.
_To_ ~Lichtlie~, ~Lychtly~, ~Lithlie~, _v. a._
1. To undervalue, to slight, S.
_Complaynt S._
2. To slight, in love, S.
_Ritson._
~Lichtlie~, _s._ The act of slighting, S.
_Ruddiman._
~Lychtlyness~, _s._ Contempt.
_Wallace._
LYCHTNIS, _s. pl._ Lungs, S. A.
_Complaynt S._
_To_ LICK, _v. a._
1. To strike, to beat, S.
_Burns._
2. To overcome, S.
Su. G. _laegg-a_, ferire, percutere.
~Lick~, _s._ A blow, S.
_To give one his licks_, to beat one, S.
_Forbes._
LICK, _s._ A wag, S.
_Ramsay._
A. S. _liccet-an_, to feign; _lycce_, a liar.
LICK-SCHILLING, _s._ A term of reproach expressive of poverty.
V. ~Schilling~.
_Dunbar._
LIDDER, LIDDIR, _adj._
1. Sluggish.
_Douglas._
2. Behind others.
_Lyndsay._
3. Loathsome.
_Gl. Sibb._
Isl. _leidur_, sordidus, _leid-a_, taedio afficere.
~Lidderlie~, _adv._ Lazily.
_Arbuthnot._
LIE, _adj._ Sheltered, warm, S.
V. ~Le~.
~Liesome~, _adj._ Warm, sultry, Aberd.
V. ~Lithe~.
_Shirrefs._
LIFEY, _adj._ Lively, S.
_Callander._
LYFLAT, _adj._ Deceased.
_Wallace._
Isl. _liflat_, loss of life; _liflat-ast_, perdere vitam.
LYFLAT, _s._ Course of life.
_Wallace._
A. S. _lif-lade_, vitae iter.
LIFT, LYFT, _s._ The atmosphere, S.
A. S. _lyft_, Su. G. _luft_, aer.
_Douglas._
_To_ LIFT, _v. a._ To carry off by theft, S.
_Lett. North S._
_To_ LIG, _v. n._ To recline, Aberd. S. O.
_Douglas._
A. S. _licg-an_. Isl. _lig-a_, Su. G. _ligg-a_.
~Liggar~, _s._ A foul salmon, S. A. q. one that _lies_ too long in the fresh water.
LIGGAT, _s._ A park gate, Galloway.
A. S. _leag_, campus, and _gat_ porta; q. "the _gate_ of the field, or _lea_."
LIGLAG, _s._
1. A confused noise of tongues, S.
2. A great deal of idle talk, S.
Su. G. _ligg-a_, to harass by entreaties.
LIK, _s._ A dead body.
_Wallace._
Isl. _lyk_, Su. G. _lik_, A. S. _lic_, id.
LYK, LIKE, the termination of many words in S., which in E. are softened into _ly_. It denotes resemblance; from A. S. _lic_, Goth. _lik_, &c., similis.
LYK, LIK, _v. impers. Lyk til us_, be agreeable to us.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _lyc-ian_, Su. G. _lik-a_, placere.
~Likand~, _part._ Pleasing.
_Dunbar._
~Likandlie~, _adv._ Pleasantly.
_Douglas._
~Liking~, ~Likyng~,
1. Pleasure.
A. S. _licung_, id.
_Barbour._
2. A darling.
_Houlate._
A. S. _licung_, pleasure, delight.
LYKLY, _adj._ Having a good appearance, S.
_Wallace._
Su. G. _lyklig_, Isl. _liklig_, id.
_To_ ~Likly~, _v. a._ To render agreeable.
_Douglas._
LYKE-WAIK, LIKE WALK, _s._ The watching of a dead body.
_Douglas._
A. S. _lic_, a body, and _wac-ian_, to watch.
LIL FOR LALL, retaliation.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _lael with laele_, stripe for stripe.
LILY, _s._ The aphthae, a disease of children, S.
LILL, _s._ The hole of a wind instrument, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ LILT, _v. n._
1. To sing cheerfully, S.
_Ritson._
2. To sing on a high or sharp key, S.
3. Denoting the lively notes of a musical instrument, S.
_Ramsay._
4. _To lilt out_, to take off one's drink merrily, S.
_Ramsay._
Su. G. _lull-a_, canere.
~Lilt~, _s._ A cheerful air, S.
_Morison._
~Lilt~, _s._ A large pull in drinking, frequently repeated, Fife.
~Lilting~, _s._ The act of singing cheerfully.
~Lilt-pype~, _s._ A particular kind of musical instrument.
_Houlate._
Teut. _lul-pijpe_, tibia utricularis.
LIME, _s._ Glue; Teut. _lijm_, id.
_Gl. Sibb._
LIMITOUR, _s._ A begging friar, authorised to hear confession within certain _limits_.
_Philotus._
LIMMAR, LIMMER, _s._
1. A scoundrel.
_Bellenden._
2. Equivalent to _theif_.
_Acts Ja. VI._
3. A woman of loose manners. S.
~Limmery~, _s._ Villany.
_Godly Sangs._
LYMMIT, _pret._ Perhaps, bound.
Teut. _lym-en_, agglutinare.
_K. Hart._
LYMOURIS, LIMNARIS, _s. pl._ Shafts of a carriage.
_Douglas._
Isl. _lim_, pl. _limar_, rami arborum.
LYMPET, _part. pa._ Perhaps, crippled.
Isl. _limp-ast_, viribus deficit.
_Houlate._
LIN, LYN, _s._
1. A cataract, S.
_Bellenden._
2. The pool under a cataract, S.
_Minstrelsy Border._
A. S. _hlynna_, a torrent; C. B. _lhynn_, Ir. _lin_, a pool.
LIN, LINN, _v. a._ To cease.
_Patten._
A. S. _linn-a_, id.
LINCUM LICHT, cloth of a _light_ colour, made at _Lincoln_.
_Chr. Kirk._
LIND, LYND, _s._ A lime tree.
_Licht as the lynd_, very light.
_Douglas._
_Under the lind_, in the woods.
Isl. _lind_, arbor; tilia.
_Bannatyne P._
LINDER, _s._ A short gown, shaped like a man's vest, close to the body, with sleeves, worn by old women and children; Ang.
Perh. from Isl. _lendar_, lumbi, as sitting close to the loins.
_To_ LINE, _v. a._ To beat, Ang.
_To_ LYNE, LYN, _v. a._ To measure land with a line.
_Burrow Lawes._
Lat. _lin-eare_, id.
~Lyner~. _s._ One who measures land with a line.
_Ibid._
LING, _s._
1. A species of rush or thin long grass, Ayrs. S. A.
_Statist. Acc._
2. _Pull ling_, cotton grass.
_Statist. Acc._
LING, LYNG, _s._ A line, Fr. _ligne_. _In ane ling_.
1. Straight forward.
_Gawan and Gol._
2. Denoting expedition in motion, Aberd.
_Douglas._
_To_ LING, _v. n._ To go at a long pace, S.
Ir. _ling-im_, to skip.
_Barbour._
_To_ ~Link~, _v. n._
1. To walk smartly, to trip, S.
_Ross._
2. Denoting the influx of money.
_Ritson._
LINGEL, LINGLE, _s._
1. Shoemaker's thread, S. also _lingan_; Fr. _ligneul_.
_Ramsay._
2. A bandage.
_Polwart._
Isl. _lengia_, lamina coriacea.
~Lingel-tail'd~, _adj._ Applied to a woman whose clothes hang awkwardly, from the smallness of her shape below, S.
LINGET, _s._ A rope binding the fore foot of a horse to the hinder one, Ang.
V. ~Langet~.
LINGET-SEED, _s._ The seed of flax, S. B.
_Acts Ja. VI._
LINGIS, LINGS, a termination by which adverbs are formed; sometimes denoting quality, in other instances extension, as _backlingis_; now pron. _lins_, S.
LINGIT, _adj._ Flexible, E. Loth.
A. S. _laenig_, tenuis.
LINKS, _s. pl._
1. The windings of a river, S.
_Nimmo._
2. The rich ground lying among these windings, S.
_Macneill._
3. The sandy flat ground on the sea-shore, S.
_Knox._
4. Sandy and barren ground; though at a distance from any body of water, S.
Germ. _lenk-en_, flectere.
LIN-PIN, LINT-PIN, _s._ The linch-pin.
S. Su. G. _lunt-a_, id.
LYNTQUHIT, LINTWHITE, _s._ A linnet, S. corr. _lintie_.
_Complaynt S._
A. S. _linetwige_, id.
LYPE, _s._ A crease, a fold, S.
LIPPER, _s._ Leprosy.
_Bellenden._
Fr. _lepre_, id.
~Lipper~, _adj._
1. Leprous.
_Stat. Gild._
2. Applied to fish that are diseased.
A. S. _hleapere_, leprosus.
_Chalm. Air._
_To_ LIPPER, _v. n._ A term denoting the appearance of foam on the tops of the waves, or of breakers.
_Douglas._
~Lipperis~, ~Lopperis~, _s. pl._ The tops of broken waves.
_Ibid._
The same with _lapper_, _lopper_, to curdle; or from Isl. _hleyp-a_, concitare.
LIPPIE, _s._ The fourth part of a peck, S.
_Statist. Acc._
A. S. _leap_, a basket, Isl. _laup_, id.
_To_ LIPPIN, LYPPYN, LIPPEN, _v. n._
1. To expect, S.
_Wyntown._
2. _To lippen in_, to put confidence in.
_Douglas._
3. _To lyppyn off_, the same.
_Barbour._
4. _To lippen till_, to entrust to one's charge.
_Houlate._
5. _To lippen to_, to trust to, S.
6. _To lippen upon_, to depend on for.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
Moes. G. _laub-jan_, credere; _ga-lau-beins_. fides.
~Lypnyng~, _s._ Expectation.
_Wyntown._
LIRE, LYR, LYRE, _s._
1. The flesh or muscles, as distinguished from the bones, S. O.
_Wallace._
2. Flesh, as distinguished from the skin that covers it.
_Sir Egeir._
A. S. _lire_, the fleshy parts of the body.
LYRE, LYIRE, _s._ That part of the skin which is colourless.
_Chr. Kirk._
A. S. _hleor_, _hlear_, the countenance.
LYRE, LAYER, LYAR, _s._ The Shearwater.
_Pennant._
_Liere_, id. Feroe Islands.
_To_ LIRK, _v. a._ To rumple, S.
_To_ ~Lerk~, _v. n._ To contract, to shrivel, S.
Isl. _lerk-a_, contrahere.
~Lirk~, _s._
1. A crease, S.
2. A fold, a double, S.
3. A wrinkle.
_Ramsay._
4. A hollow in a hill.
_Minstr. Bord._
_To_ LIS, _v. a._ To assuage.
Su. G. _lis-a_, lenire.
_Gawan and Gol._
LISK, LEESK, _s._ The groin, S.
Dan. Sw. _liuske_, id.
_Douglas._
LISS, _s._ Remission, especially of any acute disease.
_Gl. Sibb._
Fr. _lisse_, id., Su. G. _lisa_, requies a dolore.
LISTARIS, _s. pl._ The small yard arms.
_Complaynt S._
LISTER, _s._ A fish spear.
V. ~Leister~.
_To_ LIT, LITT, _v. a._ To dye, S.
_Doug._
Isl. _lit-a_, tingere; _litr_, Su. G. _lit_, color.
~Lit~, ~Litt~, _s._ Dye, tinge, S.
_Acts Ja. II._
~Litstar~, _s._ A dyer, S.
_Burrow Lawes._
LITE, LYTE, _adj._ Little.
_Douglas._
~Lite~, ~Lyte~, _s._
1. A short while.
_K. Quair._
2. A small portion.
_Douglas._
A. S. _lyt_, Su. G. _lite_, Isl. _litt_, parum.
LYTE, _s._ Elect.
V. ~Elyte~.
_Wyntown._
LITE, _s._ A nomination of candidates for election to any office.
V. ~Leet~.
_Spotswood._
_To_ LITH, LYTH, _v. n._ To listen.
_Gawan and Gol._
Su. G. _lyd-a_, Isl. _hlyd-a_, audire.
LITH, _s._
1. A joint, S.
_Douglas._
2. Metaphor, the hinge of an argument, S.
A. S. _lith_, artus, membrum.
_Cleland._
_To_ ~Lith~, _v. a._ To separate the joints one from another, S.
LITHE, _adj._
1. Calm, sheltered, S. _lyde_, S. B.
_Ruddiman_.
2. Possessing genial heat.
_Wallace._
3. Metaph. affectionate. _A lithe side_, attachment or regard, S. B.
A. S. _hlithe_, quietus, _hlewoth_, apricitas.
_To_ ~Lythe~, _v. a._ To shelter, S. B.
_Shirrefs._
~Lythe~, _s._
1. A warm shelter, S. B.
_Ross._
2. Encouragement, countenance, S. B.
_Ross._
~Lythnes~, _s._ Warmth, heat.
_Porteous of Noblenes._
_To_ LITHE, _v. a._
1. To soften.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
2. To thicken, to mellow, S.
A. S. _lith-ian_, to mitigate.
~Lythe~, _adj._ Assuaging.
_Sir Tristrem._
LITHE, _s._ A ridge, an ascent.
_Sir Gawan._
A. S. _hlithe_, Isl. _leit_, jugum montis.
LYTHE, LAID, _s._ The pollack, Gadus Pollachius, S.
_Statist. Acc._
LYTHYRNES, _s._ Sloth.
V. ~Lidder~.
_Wyntown._
LYTHIS, _s. pl._ Perh. manners.
_Dunbar._
_To_ LYTHLY.
V. ~Lychtlie~.
LITHRY, _s._ A despicable crowd, Aberd.
_Gl. Shirr._
A. S. _lythre_, malus, nequam.
LITTLEANE, _s._ A child, S.
_Ross._
Q. _little one_; or A. S. _lytling_, parvulus.
LITTLEGOOD, LITTLEGUDY, _s._ Suns-purge, S.
LIUE, _s._ Life.
_On lyve_, alive.
_K. Quair._
_To_ LIVER, _v. a._ To unload; applied to ships, S.
Germ. _liefer-n_, Fr. _livr-er_, to deliver.
LIVERY-DOWNIE, _s._ A haddock stuffed with _livers_, &c., Ang.
LIVER-MOGGIE, _s._ The stomach of the cod filled with _liver_, &c. Shetl.
Sw. _lefwer_, liver, and _mage_, the maw.
LIUNG, _s._ An atom, Ang.
LYWYT, _pret._ Lived.
_Barbour._
LOAGS, _s. pl._ Stockings without feet, Stirl.
LOAN, LONE, LOANING, _s._
1. An opening between fields of corn, for driving the cattle homewards, or milking cows, S.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _lon_, intermissio, q. a break or interval between fields; or C. B. _llàn_, a clear place, an area.
2. A narrow inclosed way, S.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
LOAN, LONE, _s._ Wages, pay.
Su. G. _loen_, Germ. _lohn_, id.
_Spalding._
LOCH, LOUCH, _s._
1. A lake, S.
_Barbour._
2. An arm of the sea, S.
_Boswell._
Isl. _laug_, Su. G. _log_, Ir. _louch_, C. B. _lhugh_, a lake, id.; also Gael. _loch_, an arm of the sea.
~Loch-reed~, Common Reed-grass, S.
_Lightfoot._
LOCHTER, _s._ A layer; also the eggs laid in one season.
V. ~Lachter~.
LOCK, LOAKE, _s._ A small quantity, S.
_Ramsay._
Su. G. _lock_, capillus contortus.
LOCKMAN, LOKMAN, _s._ The public executioner; still used, Edinburgh.
_Wallace._
Teut. _lock-en_, to lock; A. S. _loc_, claustrum.
LOFF, _s._ Praise.
V. ~Loif~.
LOG, _s._ The substance which bees gather for making their works, S. B.
A. S. _loge_, Su. G. _lag_, humor.
LOGE, _s._ A lodge, Dan. id.
_Barbour._
LOGIE, KILLOGIE, _s._ A vacuity before the fire place in a kiln, for drawing air, S. Belg. _log_, a hole.
_Watson._
LOY, _adj._ Sluggish. Ang.
Belg. _luy_, id.
~Loyness~, _s._ Inactivity, Ang.
Belg. _luyheit_.
_To_ LUIF, LOIUE, LOVE, LUFF, LOUE, _v. a._ To praise.
_Priests Peblis._
Isl. Su. G. _lofw-a_, A. S. _lof-ian_, id.
~Loif~, ~Loff~, _s._ Praise.
_Houlate._
A. S. Isl. Belg. _lof_, id.
LOIS, _s._ Praise.
V. ~Lose~.
_Douglas._
LOISSIT, _pret._ Lost.
_Gawan and Gol._
LOIT, _s._ A turd, S.
Su. G. _lort_, id.
_To_ LOKKER, _v. n._ To curl, S.
_Doug._
Isl. _lock-r_, capillus contortus.
~Lokker~, ~Lokkar~, _adj._ Curled.
_Evergr._
LOKLATE, _adj._ Securing a lock.
_Wallace._
LOLLERDRY, _s._ What was deemed heresy.
_Bannatyne Poems._
From E. _Lollard_.
LOME, LOOM, pron. _lume_, _s._
1. An utensil of any kind, S.
_Douglas._
2. A tub, or vessel of any kind, S.; as _brew-lumes_, _milk-lumes_, &c.
A. S. _loma_, utensilia.
LOMPNYT, _part. pa._ Laid with trees.
_Barbour._
Sw. _laemp-a_, to fit; or Isl. _lunn_, phalangae.
LONE, _s._ Place of shelter.
Isl. _logn_, tranquillitas aeris.
~Lony~, _adj._ Sheltered.
_Houlate._
LONNACHS, _s. pl._ Quickgrass gathered for being burnt, Mearns.
LOOGAN, _s._ A rogue, Loth.
LOOPIE, _adj._ Deceitful, S., q. one who holds a _loop_ in his hand.
LOOR, _adv._ Rather.
V. ~Lever~.
_To_ LOPPER, _v. n._ To ripple.
V. ~Lipper~, _v._
LOPPIN, LOPPEN, _pret._ Leaped.
_Douglas._
A. S. _hleop_, Sw. _lupen_, insiliit.
LORE, _part. pa._ Solitary, q. _forlore_.
_Sir Gawan._
LORER, _s._ Laurel.
Fr. _laurier_.
_Sir Gawan._
LOSE, LOSS, _s._ Praise.
_Houlate._
_Lofs_ occurs in Isl. _lofs-tyr_, gloria, encomium.
LOSEL, _s._ Idle rascal.
_Ritson._
Teut. _losigh_, ignavus.
LOSYNGEOUR, LOSINGERE, _s._
1. A deceiver.
_Barbour._
Fr. _lozeng-er_, to flatter, to deceive.
2. A sluggard, a loiterer.
LOT, _s._ Uncertain.
_Bannatyne Poems._
LOT-MAN, _s._ One who threshes for one boll in a certain number, S.
_Stat. Acc._
LOTCH, _s._ A snare, S.
_Hamilton._
Teut. _letse_, id.
LOUABIL, _adj._ Praiseworthy.
_Doug._
Fr. _louable_.
LOUCH, _s._ (gutt.)
1. A cavity.
_Barbour._
2. A cavity containing water.
_Douglas._
Germ. _loch_, apertura, cavitas, latibulum.
LOUCHING, _part. pr._ Bowing down.
Isl. _lut-a_, pronus flo.
_Burel._
_To_ LOUE, LOVE, _v. a._ To praise.
V. ~Loif~.
LOVEDARG, _s._ Work done from affection, S.
V. ~Dawerk~.
LOVERY, LUFRAY, _s._ Bounty.
_Dunbar._
LOUING, _s._ Praise, A. S. _lofung_, id.
_Douglas._
_To_ LOUK, _v. a._
1. To lock.
_Douglas._
2. To surround.
_Douglas._
LOUN, LOWNE, _adj._
1. Serene, denoting the state of the air, S.
_Hudson._
2. Sheltered, S.
_Houlate._
3. Unruffled; applied to water.
_Doug._
4. Recovered from rage, S.
_Ross._
Isl. _logn_, tranquillitas aeris. Su. G. _lugn_, id.; also tranquillitas animi.
_To_ ~Loun~, ~Lown~, _v. a._ To tranquillize.
_Douglas._
_To_ ~Loun~, ~Lown~, _v. n._ To become calm, S.
_Kelly._
LOUN, LOWN, LOON, _s._ A worthless person, male or female.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _laewend_, a traitor.
~Lounfow~, _adj._ Rascally, S.
~Loun-like~, _adj._
1. Having the appearance of a _loun_, S.
_Ross._
2. Shabby; applied to dress, S.
~Lounrie~, _s._ Villany.
_Dunbar._
LOUN, LOWN, _s._ A boy, S.
_Dunbar._
Isl. _lione_, servus.
~Loun's piece~, the uppermost slice of a loaf of bread, S.
_To_ LOUNDER, _v. a._ To beat with severe strokes, S.
V. ~Loundit~.
_Ramsay._
~Lounder~, _s._ A swinging stroke, S.
_Watson._
LOUNDIT, _part. pa._ Beaten.
_Dunbar._
This seems the origin of _Lounder_, apparently allied to Fenn. _lyon_, ferio, verbero.
_To_ LOUP, _v. n._
1. To leap, to spring, S. pret. _lap_.
_Chr. Kirk._
Moes. G. _hlaup-an_, saltare; Su. G. _loep-a_, currere.
2. To run, to move with celerity, S. B.
_Forbes._
3. To give way; applied to frost, S.
4. Applied to a sore when the skin breaks, S.
5. To cover, S., like Teut. _loop-en_, catulire.
6. _To_ ~Loup~ _on_, to mount on horseback. S.
_Spalding._
7. _To_ ~Loup~ _out_, to run out of doors.
_Many._
8. To pass from one possessor to another; used as to property.
_Many._
~Loup~, _s._ A leap, a spring, S.
_Barbour._
~Loup~, ~Loupe~, _s._ A cataract, S.
_Acts Ja. VI._
~Louping Ague~, a disease resembling St Vitus's dance, Ang.
_Stat. Acc._
~Loupin-on-stane~, _s._ A flight of stone-steps, for assisting one to get on horseback, S.
_To cum aff at the loupin-on-stane_, S. to leave off any business in the same state as when it was begun; also, to terminate a dispute, without the slightest change of mind in either party, S.
LOUP-HUNTING, _s._ _Hae ye been a loup-hunting?_ a query, addressed to one who has been very early abroad, and contains an evident allusion to the hunting of the wolf in former times, S. B.
Fr. _loup_, a wolf.
LOURD, rather.
V. ~Lever~.
_Ritson._
LOURDNES, _s._ Surly temper.
V. ~Lowryd~.
_Wyntown._
_To_ LOURE, _v. n._ To lurk, Fife.
_Doug._
Germ. _laur-en_, Dan. _lur-er_, to lurk.
LOUSANCE, _s._ Freedom from bondage.
_Kelly._
_To_ LOUT, LOWT, _v. n._
1. To bow down the body, S.
_Douglas._
2. To make obeisance.
_Barbour._
A. S. _hlut-an_, Su. G. _lut-a_, incurvare se.
~Loutshouther'd~, _adj._ Round-shouldered, S.
_To_ LOUTHER, _v. n._
1. To be entangled in mire or snow, Ang.
2. To walk with difficulty, Ang.
V. ~Lewder~.
_To_ LOW, _v. n._
1. To flame, S.
_Ramsay._
2. To flame with rage, S.
_Kennedy._
Isl. Su G. _log-a_, ardere, flagrare.
~Low~, ~Lowe~. _s._
1. Flame, S.
_Barbour._
2. Rage, desire, or love.
_Evergreen._
Isl. Dan. _lege_, Su. G. loga, id.
_To_ LOWDEN, _v. n._
1. Used to signify that the wind falls, S. B.
2. To speak little, to stand in awe of another, S. B.
_To_ ~Lowden~, _v. a._
1. To cause to fall; applied to the wind, S. B.
2. To bring down, or to silence; applied to persons, S. B.
Isl. _hliodn-a_, tristari; submissè loqui.
LOWDER, _s._ A wooden lever, Moray; _loothrick_, Stirlings.
~Lowder~, ~Louthertree~, _s._ A hand-spoke for lifting the mill-stones, S.
Isl. _ludr_, _luth-r_, q. mill-tree; or _hlod_, fulcra.
LOWDING, _s._ Praise, q. _lauding_.
_Everg._
LOWE, _s._ Love.
_Wallace._
LOWN, _adj._ Calm, &c.
V. ~Loun~.
LOWNDRER, _s._ A lazy wretch.
_Wynt._
Teut. _lunderer_, cunctator, _lunder-en_, cunctari.
LOWRYD, _adj._ Surly.
_Wyntown._
Isl. _luri_, homo torvus et deformis.
LOWRIE, LAWRIE, _s_.
1. A designation given to the fox, S.
_Ramsay._
2. A crafty person; one who has the disposition of a fox.
_Godly Sangs._
Arm. _luarn_, vulpes; or Teut. _loer_, one who lays snares.
LOZEN, _s_. A pane of glass, S. corr. from E. _lozenge_.
LUBBA, _s._ A coarse grass of any kind, Orkn.
_Statist. Acc._
Isl. _lubbe_, hirsutus.
_To_ LUCK, _v. n._ To have good or bad fortune, S.
_Montgomerie._
Teut. _ghe-luck-en_, Isl. _luck-as_, to prosper.
* ~Luck~, _s._ _Upon luck's head_, on chance.
_Rutherford._
LUCKEN, _part. pa._
1. Shut up, contracted, S.
_Lucken-handed_, having the fist contracted, S.
_Gl. Shirr._
_Lucken-taed_, _lucken-footed_, web-footed, S.
_Sibbald._
2. Locked, bolted.
_Ruddiman._
The part. of A. S. _luc-an_, to lock.
_To_ ~Lucken, Luken~, _v. a._
1. To lock, S.
_Chron. S. P._
2. To knit the brows.
_Pop. Ball._
3. To pucker, to gather up in folds.
_Spalding._
~Lucken~ or ~Lukin Gowan~, the globe flower, S.
_Ramsay._
LUCKIE, LUCKY, _s_.
1. A designation given to an elderly woman, S.
_Ross._
2. A grandmother; often _luckie-minnie_, S. B.
_Ramsay._
_Luckie-daddie_, grandfather, S. B.
_Kelly._
3. Used in familiar or facetious language, although not necessarily including the idea of age, S.
4. The mistress of an ale-house, S.
_Ramsay._
Perhaps primarily implying the idea of witchcraft; Isl. _hlok_, maga.
LUCKY, _adj_. Bulky, S.
_Kelly._
~Lucky~, _adv_. Denoting excess, S.
_Ross._
Perh. from the old custom of giving something _to the luck_ of the bargain.
LUCK-PENNY, s. A small sum given back by the person who receives money in consequence of a bargain, S. _lucks-penny_, S. B.
_Courant._
LUDE, _part. pa._ Loved, S.
_Bannatyne P._
~Lude~, contraction for _love it_, S.
_Ibid._
_To_ LUF, LUVE, LUWE, _v. a._ To love, S. _lue_.
_Douglas._
A. S. _luf-ian_, id. Su. G. _liuf_, gratus.
~Luf, Luve~, _s._ Love.
_Douglas._
~Lufare~, _adj_. More loving.
_King's Quair._
~Luffar~, _s._ A lover.
_Douglas._
~Luflely~, _adv._ Lovingly.
_Barbour._
~Lufsom~, _adj_. Lovely; S. _lusome_.
A. S. _lofsum_, delectabilis.
_Sir Gawan._
LUFE, LUIF, LUFFE, LOOF, _s._ The palm of the hand; pl. _luffis_, _luves_, S.
_Lyndsay._
Moes. G. _lofa_, Su. G. _lofwe_, Isl. _loofve_, vola manus.
~Lufefow~, ~Luifful~, _s._ As much as fills the palm of the hand, S.
_Lyndsay._
~Luffie~, _s._ A stroke on the palm of the hand, S.
_To_ LUFF, _s_. To praise.
V. ~Loif~, _v._
~Lufly~, _adj_. Worthy of praise.
Isl. _loflig_, laudabilis.
_Gawan and Gol._
LUFRAY, _s._
V. ~Lovery~.
LUG, _s._
1. The ear, S.
_Burrow Lawes._
2. _At the lug of_, in a state of proximity, S.
_Ramsay._
3. _Up to the lugs_ in any thing, quite immersed in it, S.
4. _If he were worth his lugs_, i. e. if he acted as became him, S.
Su. G. _lugg-a_, to drag one.
LUG, _s._ The worm, called Lumbricus marinus, S.
_Statist. Acc._
Fris. _luggh-en_, ignave et segniter agere.
LUGGIE, _adj._ Applied to corn which grows mostly to the straw, S. B.
Belg. _log_, heavy.
LUGGIE, _s._ A lodge or hut, S. B.
Teut. _logie_, id.
LUGGIE, LOGGIE, _s._ A small wooden vessel, for holding meat or drink, made of staves, one of which projects as a handle, S.
_Burns._
From _lug_, the ear; or Belg. _lokie_, a wooden sauce-boat.
LUID, _s._ A poem.
V. ~Leid~.
LUIK-HARTIT, _adj._ Warmhearted.
Alem. _lauc_, flame.
_Dunbar._
LUIT, _pret._ Let.
_Pitscottie._