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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Lees (lèès), adj. untrue, R. 8. A.S. lēas.

Lees (lèès), s. deceit, fraud; a shrewed lees, a wicked fraud, L. 1545; withouten lees, without deceit, verily, HF. 1464; L. 1022, 1128, 1518. See above; and see Lesing.

Lees (lèès), pt. s. of Lese.

Leeste, adj. sup. least; B 2513, F 1060; atte l. weye, at the very least, A 1121; Leest, I 147.

Leet (léét), pt. s. of Lete.

Lef, imp. s. of Leve (leave).

Lefe, adj. fem. voc. dear, HF. 1827. See Lééf.

Left, -e; see Leve (leave), v.

Left hand, A 2953. See Lift.

Leful; see Leveful.