Laweful, adj. lawful, SD; lawfulle, Cath.

Lawelese, adj. lawless, S; la3*elease, S.

Lawelyche, adj. lawful, S; lagelice, adv., S.

Lay, sb. law, CM; religion, fidelity, S2; creed, C2, C3; laies, pl., PP.—­OF. lai, ley, lei; Lat. legem.

Layes, sb. pl. leas, meadows, S3; see Leye.

Layke, sb. game, sport, trial of strength.  PP, S2; laike, WA; laik, PP.—­Icel. leikr.  Cf. Lok.

Layken, v. to play, sport, S2, PP, Prompt., Manip.; laike, PP, WA; leyke, S.—­Icel. leika; cp.  AS. lAican, to spring, leap for joy, dance, contend:  Goth. laikan, to leap for joy.

Layking, sb. play-thing; laykyn’, Prompt.; lakan, Prompt, (n); leikin, a sweet-heart, Prompt. (n).

Laynere, sb. a thong, C, CM; layner, SkD (p. 814); lan3*er, Cath.; lanyer, Palsg.; lanyr, Voc.; lanere, Prompt.—­OF. laniere (Cotg.), lasniere (Palsg.), lasnier (Bartsch); Late Lat. *_laniaria_ (linea), the thong for a lanner.  See Laner.

La3*e, sb. law, S; see Lawe.

La3*te, pt. s. took, S; see Lacchen.

Lazar, sb. leper, PP; lazer, C; lazars, pl., PP, C.—­Church Lat. lazari, lepers (Ducange), from Lazarus; Gr. [Greek:  Lasaros] (Lu. 16. 20); Heb. Eleazar, God helpeth.

Leahtor, sb. vice; leahtrum, pl. dat., S.—­AS. leahtor, from leahan (lA(C)an), to blame:  OS. lahan.

Lean, sb. reward, S.—­AS. lA(C)an:  Icel. laun, OHG. lA cubedn (Tatian).

Leasing, sb. falsehood, WW; see Leesinge.

Lebard, sb. leopard, S2; see Leopart.

Leccherye, sb. lewdness.  PP; lecherie, S, S2, PP.—­AF. lecherie.

Leche, sb. physician, S, S2, S3, C3, H; leeche, W; lache, S; leches, pl., S3; lechis, W.—­AS. lA|*ce:  Goth, le*keis.

Leche-craft, sb. knowledge of medicine, S2, C, PP.

Lechen, v to heal, S2, HD, PP.

Lechnien, v. to heal, SD.—­AS. lAicnian.

Lechnunge, sb. healing, S.—­AS. lAicnung.

Lechour, sb. a dissolute person, PP; letchour, W; lechur, S; lechours, pl., PP; lechouris, W; letchours, W.—­AF. lecheur, glutton, from OF. lecher, to lick; cp.  OHG. gi-lechon (Otfrid).  See Licken.