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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Lengthe, s. length, 2. 8; HF. 1979; height, A 83; upon l., after a long run, 3. 352.

Lengthe, v. lengthen; Lengthing, pres. part. extending, A ii. 25. 41.

Lente, s. Lent-season, Lent, D 543, E 12, I 103. A.S. lencten.

Lenvoy, s. l'envoy, i.e. the epilogue or postscript addressed to the hearers or readers, E 1177 (rubric). F. l'envoi, lit. a sending, from envoyer, to send.

Leonesse, s. lioness, L. 805, 817, 861, D 637.

Leonyn, adj. lionlike, B 3836.

Leopard, s. leopard, A 2186 n. See Lepart.

Leos, s. people, G 103, 106. Gk. λεώς; see the note.

Leoun, s. lion, L. 627, 829, 1214, 1605; T. i. 1074; A 1598, B 3106, 3215, 3288, D 429, 692, F 491; Leouns, pl. B 3451; Léon, the sign Leo, F 265. See Lyoun.