LIAV-LUG’D—Drop eared. That nag’s liave-lug’d.
LICK-FOR-SMACK—If a body was gi’en ta nacken yan wad write this phrase doon as “vigourously.” O’ ivver it means is ’at somebody ’at hed a task afooar them—whedder it was mowin, er fieldin, er riasen, er wrusslen, er gitten away frae something er annudder ’at they du’t like—seea lang as they deea ’t wi’ a fullock, an’ put ther hearts intult job, an’ strip off tult, that’s lick fer smack. A chap was tellen me aboot a feit, an’, says he, “At it they went, lick fer smack. T’ wick ’uns ’ll trail deed ’uns oot.” That’s it to a T.
LICK-POT, LANG-MAN—The first and second fingers.
LIFT—Start. They gev him a good lift at t’ first an’ he’s nivver liukt behint him sen. A ride. He gev us a lift amang t’ batches.
LIGGERS—Long branches which a diker cuts partly through and ligs down to form a dike.
LIGHT—Nacken fer leet—ta sattle. Ye’ll find this yan’s an auld ’un if ye liuk intult reet.
LIG-IN, LIG-OOT—These tweea’s aboot t’ young beeas, an’ whar they spend ther neets. They lig-in er oot as ’t happens.
LIG-IN—This is aboot summat else; it’s when t’ family’s growen i’ numbers.
LIG-IT-IN—To put the dried hay together, so that it can be carted or cocked. To put a scythe blade and shaft together.
LIG-IT-ON—To grow fat fast.