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.

Loos, sb. fame, report, Prompt., PP, CM, C3; lose, H (67. 33).—­AF. loos, OF. los; Lat. laus or laudes, see Constans.

Lopen, pp. run away, S2; see Lepen.

Lopir, v. to curdle, clot, coagulate; lopper, JD; lopird, pp., H, HD; lappered, JD; lopyrde (as milk), Cath.  See Loop.

Lopirynge, sb. curdling, H.

Lord, sb. husband, S; see Louerd.

Lorde, v. to idle about, S3.  See Lourde.

Lordinges, sb. pl. sirs, masters, S, S2, G; see Louerdinges.

Lordschipe, sb. lordship, W2; see Lauerdschipe.

Lordschiping, sb. domination, W.

Lordshipen, v. to rule over, S2.

Lore, sb. learning, lore, S, S2, S3, C3, PP; lare, S, S2, H; lores, pl., S2.—­AS. lAir (for *_laisa_), from OTeut. base LIS, to find out.

Lorel, sb. an abandoned fellow, perditissimus, P, CM, PP, S3; lozel, ND; losel, PP, Prompt.; lorels, pl., S3; losells, S3; loseles, P. See Lesen.

Lorel, sb. laurel, Prompt.; lory3*er, Prompt.; see Laurer.

Lorn, pp. lost, S2; see Lesen.

Lor-A3/4eaw, sb. a teacher, S; lareaw, SD; lorA3/4eawe, dat., S; lorA3/4eawes, pl., S; larA3/4awes, S; larewes, SD.—­AS. lAirA3/4A(C)ow (lAirA(C)ow).  See Lore.

Lose, v. to set free, G; louse, imp. s., G; loside, pt. s., W2.  Cf. Lesen.

Lose, sb. praise, H; see Loos.

Losel; see Lorel.

Losen, v. to praise, PP; losed, pp., WA.

Losenge, sb. a kind of quadrilateral figure; losynges, pl., CM.—­OF. losenge, praise, flattery, encomium, then grave-stone, square slab, lozenge in heraldry.

Losengere, sb. flatterer, deceiver, WA; losanger, sluggard, S3; losengour, C; losenjour, HD.—­OF. losengier (Cotg.), also (with different suffix) losengA"or, losengetour, flatterer.

Losengerye, sb. flattery, lying, PP.

Lossom, adj. loveable, pleasant, S2; see Lufsum.

Lot, sb. lot, S; loten, pl., S; lotes, S.—­AS. hlot; cp.  Goth, hlauts.

Loteby, sb. concubine, HD, PP (n); ludby, HD; lutby, H; lotebyes, pl., PP.—­Literally, ‘a secret lier with,’ cp. Lyerby, HD.  See Lotyen.

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