landen span, III, 511, 16, 18: corrupted from London band, or the like.
landsman, III, 489, 44: land owner.
lane, III, 357, 51: lane, as where poor men live? (Rhymed with aye, and perhaps corrupt. 361, C 51, lawne.)
lane, lain, leen, lean, lone, alane, alone, annexed to the dative or genitive of the personal pronoun (as in Old Eng. him ane, hire ane), my, mine, thy, our, your, her, his, him, its: I alone, by myself, etc. my lane, I, 79, 22. thy lane, IV, 197, 8. our lane, I, 72, 20. your lane, II, 69, 1. your lone, IV, 195, 16. her lane, lean, I, 350, 10; IV, 456, 1. his lane, lean, IV, 227, 6; 345, 5. him lane, leen, I, 368, 26, 28; II, 90, 18. their lane, I, 254, C 1. its lone, I, 132, J 4; II, 308, 3. its leen, IV, 418, 1. it lane, II, 82, J; 307, 22; III, 388, 5. me ane, I, 333, 1. by my lane, I, 330, B 1. mine alone, alane, I, 332, E 1, F 1; III, 489, 1. him alone, III, 159, 2; cf. IV, 464, 1.
lane, IV, 281, 2: misprint for bane.
lang, at lang, IV, 318, F 9: at length.
lang kell, V, [110], 9, 10: coleworts not cut up and mashed. “lang kail langin, she’s gane langin hame, IV, 198 a, 7: perhaps simply longing, languishing; lingering would be more appropriate if the interpretation were justifiable. lang-sought, V, [35], B 5: been long (and fruitlessly) seeking for some object (if the reading is right), indicating a hopeless passion. lap, grip her in his lap, II, 325, 18: (possibly) embrace, clutch.