A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

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.

Lammasse, sb.  Lammas, the first of August, PP, S2; Lammesse, Prompt.—­AS. hlammA|sse, hlAifmA|sse, loaf-mass, 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-frjAidagr.

Langmode, adj. long-suffering, S2.—­AS. lang-mA cubedd.

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.).

Lan3*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.

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