[lässa], adj., less, fewer: nom. sg. lässa, [1283]; acc. sg. m. lässan, [43]; fem, lässan hwîle, [2572]; dat. sg. for lässan (for less, smaller), [952]. Superl. nom. sg. nô þät läsest wäs hond-gemôt[a], [2355].
[lät], adj., negligent, neglectful; w. gen.: nom. sg. elnes lät, [1530].
[lædan], w. v. w. acc.: to lead, guide, bring: inf. lædan, [239]; pret. pl. læddon, [1160].
for-1ædan, to mislead: pret. pl. for-læddan, [2440] (?).
ge-lædan, lead, bring: part. pret. ge-læded, [37].
[læfan], w. v.: 1), to bequeathe, leave: imper. sg. þînum magum læf folc and rîce, [1179]; pret. sg. eaferum læfde ... lond and leódbyrig, [2471].—2) spare, leave behind: âht cwices læfan (to spare aught living), [2316].
[læn-dagas], st. m. pl., loan-days, transitory days (of earthly existence as contrasted with the heavenly, unending): acc. pl. læn-dagas, [2592]; gen. pl. læn-daga, [2342].
[læne], adj., inconstant, perishable, evanescent, given over to death or destruction: nom. sg., [1755], [3179]; acc. sg. of rust-eaten treasures, [3130]; þâs lænan gesceaft (this fleeting life), [1623]; gen. sg. lænan lîfes, [2846].
[læran], w. v., to teach, instruct: imper. sg. þu þe lær be þon (learn this, take this to heart), [1723].
ge-læran, to teach, instruct, give instruction: inf. ic þäs Hrôðgâr mäg ... ræd gelæran (I can give H. good advice about this), [278]; so, [3080]; pret. pl. þâ me þät ge-lærdon leóde mîne (gave me the advice), [415].