Legistre, sb. a legist, man skilled in the law; legister, Prompt.; legistres, pl., P.—­AF. legistre; Late Lat. legista.

Leif, sb. leave, licence, B; see Leue.

Leifsum, adj. allowable, S3; lefsum, PP.

Leir, sb. a couch, bed; leire, dat., S.—­AS. leger, lying, illness.

Leiren, v. to lay low, sternere; leirede, pp., SD; laid on a sick bed, S.—­AS. legerian (Leo).

Leir-stowe, sb. sepulchre, SD.

Leit, sb. lightning, S, W, W2; leyt, W2; leitis, pl., W, W2.—­AS. lA(C)get, liget, Mt. 24. 27, lA-eget; see Sievers, 247.

Leiten, v to flame, SD; to lighten, W2; leitinde, pr. p., S. See above.

Leityngis, sb. pl. lightnings, W.

Lei3*en, v. to laugh, W; see Lahhen.

Lei3*tir, sb. laughter, W2; see Lahter.

Lei3*yng, sb. laughing, W.

Lel, adj. leal, loyal, true, S2, S3; leel, PP, S3; lele, S2.—­AF. lA"al, OF. leial; Lat. legalem.

Lelliche, adv. truly, S2, S3, PP; lelly, S2, S3, PP; leelly, S2, PP; lelye, S2; lely, H; lelest, superl., PP.

Leme, sb. gleam, light, S, S2, PP, CM; leom, PP; leome, S; lemes, pl., CM; leemes, C; leames, S3; lemys, S3; leomene, pl. gen., S; lemene, S.—­AS. lA(C)oma.

Lemen, v. to shine, SD; leomen, SD; lemand, pr. p., S3, WA; leomede, pt. s., SD; lemede, SD; lemed, PP.—­AS. lA1/2man.

Lemman, sb. sweetheart, lover (of both sexes), mistress, concubine, S, C2, C3, PP; lemmans, pl., WA; see Leofmon.

Lende, sb. loin, lumbus, Voc., S2; lendes, pl., HD, G; leendis, S2, W, W2; lendis, H; lendys, PP.—­AS. lendenu, pl. (Voc.); cp.  OHG. lendi (G. lende), lentA(R)n (Tatian).

Lende, v. to land, arrive, to remain, dwell, to cause to land, S, PP; lend, pt. pl., S2; lended, pp., S2; ylent, S2.—­Icel. lenda, to land; cp.  AS. (ge)lA|ndian, to cause to land.  See Lond.

Lene, adj. lean, S, PP, C2, Prompt., Cath.—­AS. hlA|*ne.

Lenen, v. to lean, PP; len, H; lenede, pt. s., PP; leonede, PP, S2; lent, pp., S3.—­AS. hlionian; cp.  Lat. clinare (in inclinare).