L.
L. for ll. MS. Ed. sæpe.
Lat. 9. 14. alibi. MS. Ed. 1, 2. Let. Chaucer. Belg. laten. latyn.
MS. Ed, II. 5. let.
Lire, and Lyre. 3. 14. 45. MS. Ed. sæpe. the fleshy part of Meat. A.S. [Anglo-Sxon: lire]. See Lyre in Junii Etymol. Also a mixture, as Dough of Bread and raw Eggs, 15. hence 'drawe a Lyre of Brede, Blode, Vyneg, and Broth,' 25. So Lyour and Layour. II. 31. all from lye, which see. Lay seems to mean mix, 31. as layour is mixture, 94.
Lye it up. 15. to mix; as alye, which see.
Leke. in sing. 10. 76. Leeks.
Langdebef. 6. an herb. v. ad loc. Longdobeefe Northumberland Book. p. 384. Bugloss.
Lytel. 19. passim. Litul and litull, 104. 152. 'a litel of
Vynegar,' 118. of Lard, 152.
Loseyns, Losyns. 24. 92. on fish-day, 128. a Lozenge is interpreted by Cotgrave, 'a little square Cake of preserved herbs, flowers, &c.' but that seems to have no concern here. Lozengs. Lel. Coll. IV. p. 227.
Lyche. 152. like. lichi. Wiclif. lich. Chaucer. ylich. Idem.
Lombe. 62. Lamb. hence Wiclif, Lomberen, Lambs. Chaucer, and Germ.
Leche Lumbard. 65. from the country doubtless, as the mustard, No. 100. See also Lel. Coll. VI. p. 6. 26. Leches. MS. Ed. 15. are Cakes, or pieces. Rand. Holme makes Leach, p. 83. to be 'a kind of Jelly made of Cream, Ising-glass, Sugar, and Almonds, &c.' The Lessches are fried, 158. v. yleeshyd. Leyse Damask. Lel. Coll. IV. p. 226. Leche baked. VI. p. 5. Partriche Leiche. Ibid. Leche Damaske. Ibid. See also, p. 10. Leche Florentine, p. 17. Leche Comfort. Ibid. Leche Gramor. Ibid. Leche Cypres, p. 26. which in Godwin de Præsul. p. 697. is Sipers, malè.
Lete Lardes. 68. v. ad loc.
Lave. 76. wash.
Leyne. 82. a Layer.
Lewe water. 98. Lews water, MS. Ed. II. 10. warm; see Gloss. to
Wiclif. and Junius. v. Lukewarm.
Lumbard Mustard. 100. from the country. v. Leche. how made, No. 145.
Lef. MS. Ed. 56. leave. Lefe, Chaucer.
Lite. 104. a few, alite, as they speak in the North. Chaucer, v.
Lite, and Lyte, and Mr. Lye in his Junius.
Laumpreys. 126. Lampreys, an Eel-like Sea Fish. Pennant, Brit. Zool.
III. p. 68.
Laumprons. 127. the Pride. Pennant, Ibid. p. 61. See Lel. Coll. VI. p. 6. 17. bis 23. Mr. Topham's MS. has Murenulas sive Lampridulas.
Looches, Loches. 130. 133. the fish.
Lardes of Swyne. 146. i.e. of Bacon. hence lardid, 147. and Lardons. MS. Ed. 3. 43. from the Fr. which Cotgrave explains Slices of Lard, i.e. Bacon. vide ad 68.
Lorere tre. MS. Ed. 55. Laurel tree. Chaucer.
Lyuours. 152. Livers. A.S. [Anglo-Saxon: lyper].
Led. MS. Ed. 56. carry. lide, Chaucer.
Lenton. 158. Lent.
Lynger. 159. longer. Chaucer has longer and lengir. v. Lange.
Lopuster, Lopister. MS. Ed. II. 7. 16. v. Junii Etymolog.
Lust. as, hym lust. Proem, he likes. Chaucer, v. Lest.
Lewys. MS. Ed. 41. Leaves. Lefe, Chaucer. v. Lef.
Lie. Liquor. Chaucer. MS. Ed. 48.
Ley. MS. Ed. 6. lay.
Lese, les. MS. Ed, 14. II. 7, 8. pick. To lease, in Kent, is to glean.