Lokmen, sb. pl. executioners. Wallace, 134. O. Dan., O. Sw. lagman. O. N. lögmaðr, literally "the law-man," was the speaker of the law. In Iceland, particularly, the lögmaðr was the law-speaker. In Norway a lögman seems also to have meant a country sheriff or officer, which comes closer to the use in Wallace. A little doubtful.
Lopprit, pp. clotted. Douglas, II, 157, 28; III, 306, 4. O. N. hlaupa (of milk), to curdle (of blood), to coagulate. So Norse lopen, løpen (from læupa, løypa), thick, coagulated. Dan. at löbe sammen, to curdle, löbe, make curdle, löbe, sb. curdled milk. O. N. hlöypa mjolk, id., literally "to make milk leap together." O. Sw. löpa. In Cu. milk is said to be loppert when curdled.
Loun, lown, adj. quiet, calm, sheltered. O. N. logn, O. Sw. lughn. See Wall under lownd.
Loup, lowp, vb. to leap, to jump. O. N. hlaupa, to leap, Norse læupa, run, O. Sw. löpa, Dan. löbe. Cp. Cu. lowpy-dike, a husband of unfaithful habits, and the secondary meanings of Norse laupa given in Aasen.
Loup, lowp, sb. a jump, a spring. Bruce, VI, 638; X, 414; Sco. Pro. 3. See the verb.
Louse, lowse, adj. loose, free, unfettered. Wyntoun, IX, 2, 63; Douglas, I, 95, 9; I, 95, 23. O. N. lauss, Norse læus, loose. See Wall. Sco. to be louse, to be abroad, about. The Norse word is similarly used. Cp. Germ. los, and Dan. lös. Waddell has the word godlowse, godless.
Louse, lowse, vb. to make loose, release. C.S., 121; Lyndsay, 460, 232; K.Q., 34. O. N. lauss. The O. N. vb. was løysa. See louse, adj.
Low, vb. to humble. R.R., 148. Same as Eng. to lower. So in Sco. to hey, to heighten.
Low, vb. to flame, to flare up, kindle. Dunbar, G.T., 45; Ramsay, II, 17; Psalms, LXXVI. O. N. lǫga, to burn with a flame, Norse lǫga, laaga, to blaze, but cp. the Sco. sb. lowe.
Lowe, sb. flame. O. N. lǫgi, Norse laage. See Skeat.