Lystens, imper. pl. listen, XIV b 57. [OE. *hlysnan (ONth. lysna) infl. by hlystan.]
Lite, adv. little; bot gode lite, of but little worth, II 258. [OE. lȳt.]
Lyte, n. waiting; on lyte, in delay, V 235. [From ME. līten, to expect, await, tarry; ON. hlíta, to trust.]
Litel, -ill, Lytill, Littel, Lyttel, Lutel (XV c), &c., adj. little, small, slight, unimportant, IV b 45, VI 214 (or adv. 'little time there'), 244, IX 14, 21, 141, XV a 6, c 3, &c.; quasi-sb. in a lityl(l), &c., a little, V 298, IX 62; ? a small piece, XV h 17; somewhat (adv.), V 199, IX 103, 110; a little way (adv.), V 78, 103, XVII 507; for litill, for little cause, XVII 187; litel or nouȝt, little or nothing, XI b 188 (adv.), 258; wyth lyttel, with little result (or ? soon), VI 215; Litel, Litle, Lyttill, adv. little, IV b 24, VII 36, VIII b 3, XI b 253, &c. [OE. lȳtel, adj.] See Lite.
Liþ, Lyth, n. limb, VI 38, XIV c 93. [OE. liþ.]
Liþ, Lith. See Ligge(n).
Lyþer, Leder, adj. bad; sluggish, XVII 289; as sb., in to lyþer is lyfte, ? is turned towards evil, VI 207. [OE. lȳ̆þre.]
Liue(n), Lyue(n), v. to live, II 168, VI 117, VIII a 70, &c.; Lif(fe), Lyf(e), IV a 17, 73, XVI 68, 70, XVII 4, 58, 145, &c.; Leue, XVI 243, 322, 353, &c.; Lyfed, 2 sg. pa. t. VI 123; pres. p. living, (while) alive, IV b 31, XII a 171, XVI 55, XVII 47, 48, 73, &c.; lyue men, let men live, XI a 46; liuen bi, &c., live on, II 257, VIII b 26 (but lyue on, VIII b 46, &c.); lyue (leue) with, live by, VIII b 44, XVI 160. [OE. lifian, leofian.] See Libben, Lif.
Lo, Loo, interj. lo! II 381, 556, XVII 239; look, see, II 505, 507; Lew, XVII 507; we loo, alas! V 140 (see We, interj.). [OE. lā; ME. vowel and usage show infl. of Loken.]
Lode, n. load, XII b 26. [OE. lād.]