LILT—To go with a lively spring. She lilts aboot like a fower year auld.
LILTEN—Frisking. Give ower lilten aboot, an’ deea some wark.
LINE—Linseed growen.
LIPPEN—Paired. Whia noo, hes thoo hard t’ liatest? Nay, what is ’t? Whia, but thoo mu’t tell, t’ heed man’s been sitten t’ youngest lass up, an’ they’re gaan ta be wedded at t’ tierm. Whia what Ah izzant capt, Ah lippened them tweea a gay bit sen, but Ah sed nowt ta neeabody.
LISH—Active. As lish as a tweea yer auld. It’s a good sign when yan’s lish.
LISKS—Whar legs an’ body join. Stiff at t’ lisks, a mower ’ll say, t’ first day at it.
LIST—Energy; life; activity. Mi bians wark an’ Ah’ve neea list fer nowt.
LISTIN—A narrow strip of cloth at the side of a web.
LIST, LISTED—These er aboot gangen ta sarra t’ Queen in a reed cooat an’ a cockade. Ther’s t’ makkin o’ some grand gunpooder food i’ some o’ oor gurt row lads, but a good job fer them an’ huz ther’s nin seea many o’ them ’at taks tult. An’ t’ auld fooak they fair seem ta dreed owt aboot listen. Let them feit at fratch, sez Ah, an’ nut huz.
LITHER—He up wi’ his nief an’ catched him a lither fair ower his kisser, an’ than off.