less o him, I, 332, G 1: smaller of him, than him.

lesse, III, 296, 25: false, falsehood.

lest, II, 81, 45 (reading in earlier MS. for rest): last.

lesynge, falsehood. See leasing(e).

let, lat (A. S. lǽtan), allow, leave. II, 54, 48; 265, 8, 15, 24; III, 58, 38: omit, fail. pret. late, loot, lute, lett. p. p. latten, letten, lotten, looten, loot (?).

let, lette (A. S. lettan), I, 334, 8; III, 110, 22, 23; 128, 75; 307, 2: hinder.

letten, p. p. of let, I, 87, 43; 452, 6: allowed, left.

letters, letturs, III, 99, 55 (the kyng did hit vnfold); III, 297, 36: letter.

leuch, luke, pret. of laugh, II, 30, K 1; 81, 33; 366, 23; IV, 272, 9.

leugh, n., lower part. See laugh.