A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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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.

Loth, adj. hostile, hateful, grievous, unpleasant, unwilling, S, S2, PP, C; looth, C2; laA deg., S, S2; layth, S2; laith, H, PP; loA deg.ere, comp., S; lother, PP; lathere, adv., H; loA deg.est, superl., S.—­AS lAiA deg.; cp.  Icel. leiA deg.r.

Lothe, v. to loathe, PP; laA deg.in, S.—­AS. lAiA deg.ian.

Lothelich, adj. hateful, P; loA deg.lich, S; loA deg.li, S2; lodlich, S, S2; ladlic, S.—­AS. lAiA deg.lic.

LoA deg.lesnesse, sb. innocence, S; lodlesnesse, S.

Lotyen, v. to lurk; lotyeth, pr. pl., PP; lotinge, pr. p., C3.—­AS. lutian (Grein).

Loud, adj. loud; lowd, PP; lud, S; lude, adv.  S; lowde, PP, C; loude, PP.—­AS. hlAd; cp.  Gr. [Greek:  klutos], renowned.

Lough, pt. s. laughed, C2, C3; louh, PP; see Lahhen.

Louh, adj. low, S, S2, PP; law, S3; loge, S; lowe, S; laghe, H; lah, S; lahe, adv., S; lo3*e, S; lowe, PP; louwe, S; law, S3; lauer, comp., S2.—­Icel. lAigr.

Louhnesse, sb. lowliness, PP.

Louken, v. to close, H, PP; luken, S; lowke, PP, H; lowkande, pr. p., S2; leac, pt. s., SD; lec, SD; lA|c, SD; luken, pl., SD; loken, pp., S, SD; lokenn, S; lowkyt (weak), S3.—­AS. lAcan, pt. lA(C)ac (pl. lucon), pp. locen; cp.  Icel. lAka.

Lourde, adj. lazy, sluggish, HD; loord, sb., ND.—­OF. lourd; Lat. luridum, dirty, lazy, heavy; see Diez.

Lourdeine, sb. a lazy rascal, PP; lordein, PP; lurdeyn, PP; lurden, HD; lourdeines, pl. vagabonds, PP.—­OF. lourdein.  See above.

Loure, v. to lower, S2, S3; see Luren.

Louten, v. to stoop, bow down, worship, H, PP, S2, C2; to treat as a lout, S3; lutende, pr. p., S; loutede, pt. s., PP, S2; luted, pl., S2; lutten, pl., S.—­Cp.  AS. lAtan, to bow down, also lAtian, to hide (OET.).

Louabil, adj. worthy to be praised, H. See Lof.

Loue, sb. love; see Lufe.

Loue, v. to praise, S2, S3, H; see Lofen.

Louely, adj. worthy to be praised, H.

Louen, v. to praise, S2, S3, H; see Lofen.

Louerd, sb. lord, S, S2, S3, PP; laford, S; laferrd, S; lauerd, S, S2; lowerd, S; lord, husband, S; lauerA deg., S.—­AS. hlAiford.

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