Leten, v. (1) to let, cause, permit, (2) to let go, (3) to leave, forsake, neglect, desist, (4) to behave, pretend, (5) to esteem, S, S2, C3, H; laten, S; leoten, S; lA|te, S; late, imp. s., S2; lat, C2; lest, 2 pr. s., S; letiA3/4, pr. s., S2; lates, S2; lattis, H; lA|t, pt. s., S; let, S2, S3; leet, S2, C2; i-leten, pp., S; latun, W; laten, H.—­AS. lA|*tan, lA(C)tan, pt. let, lA(C)ot, pp. laten; cp.  Icel. lAita.

Leten, v. to delay, S; laten, S.—­AS. latian.  Cf. Letten.

Letherien, v. to be in a lather, SkD; liA deg.eri, pr. s. subj., S.—­ONorth. leA deg.rian, to anoint (John 11. 2), from AS. lA(C)aA deg.or, lather (Voc.); cp.  Icel. lauA deg.r, froth.

Lette, sb. delay, S, S3, C2; let, S2.

Letten, v. to hinder, to make late, PP, S2, S3, C2; let, pr. s., S, PP; lette, pt. s., S, C2; letted, S3; lettid, H.—­AS. lettan:  Icel. letja:  Goth, latjan, to be late.

Lettere, sb. hinderer, S2, PP.

Lettre, sb. writing, C2, PP; lettres, pl., C3, PP.—­AF. lettre; Lat. littera.

Lettrure, sb. writing, scripture, learning, PP, W2; letterure, C2, PP, C3; letty-*reure, H.—­AF. lettrure, OF. letreA1/4re; Lat. litteratura.

Letuarie, sb. electuary, C3; lettwary, Cath.; letuaries, pl., Cath. (n), C.—­OF. laituaire, leiture, letuaire, electuaire; Lat. electuarium, a medicine dissolving in the mouth (Ducange).

Leude, adj. ignorant, H; see Lewed.

Leun, sb. lion, S; see Leon.

Leute, sb. loyalty, PP; see Lewte.

Leue, sb. permission, Prompt., S2, C2, PP; leaue, S; leif, B. Phr.:  nom lA|ue, took leave, took permission to go, S; nam lefue, S; tok his leue, S, C2; tuk his leyff, S3; be 3*oure leue, by your leave, WA.—­AS. lA(C)af.

Leue, sb. belief, S; leeue, S3; lA|fe, S; lafe, S.—­AS. (gA(C))lA(C)afa.

Leue, adj. dear, S, S2, S3, C2; see Leof.

Leue, v. to live, S2, S3; see Liuien.

Leued, adj. covered with leaves, PP, S2.

Leuedy, sb. lady, S2, H; leuedi, S2, S; lefdye, S2; lefdi, S, S2; leafdi, S; lauedi, S; lA|uedi, S; lA|fdi, S.—­AS. hlA|*fdige.