Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Leke, s. leek, 5374, 5730; at a l., at the worth of a leek, 4830.

Lemes, s. pl. rays, 5346. A.S. lēoma.

Lemman, s. sweetheart, C 6056, 6305.

Lene, adj. lean, 5104.

Lene, v. lend, 3053, C 7026.

Lening, s. lending; in lening, as a loan, 2373.

Lepand, pres. part. running (with short jumps), 1928. F. venus ... les sans menus.

Lere, ger. to teach, 2143, 2149; v. teach, 5152; learn, 2451, 4808.

Lered, adj. learned, C 6217.

Lese, v. lose, C 5915, 5924; Lesen of, lose (some) of, 1993; Lese, 1 pr. s. 4425; Lesith, pr. s. 2149; Lesith, pr. s. loses, 4915 (where the reading lese, lose, would improve both sense and metre).