A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 134

+Losenge+, _sb._ a kind of quadrilateral figure; +losynges+, _pl._, CM.--OF. _losenge_, praise, flattery, encomium, then grave-stone, square slab, lozenge in heraldry.

+Losengere+, _sb._ flatterer, deceiver, WA; +losanger+, sluggard, S3; +losengour+, C; +losenjour+, HD.--OF. _losengier_ (Cotg.), also (with different suffix) _losengeor_, _losengetour_, flatterer.

+Losengerye+, _sb._ flattery, lying, PP.

+Lossom+, _adj._ loveable, pleasant, S2; see +Lufsum+.

+Lot+, _sb._ lot, S; +loten+, _pl._, S; +lotes+, S.--AS. _hlot_; cp.

Goth. _hlauts_.

+Loteby+, _sb._ concubine, HD, PP (_n_); +ludby+, HD; +lutby+, H; +lotebyes+, _pl._, PP.--Literally, 'a secret lier with,' cp. _Lyerby_, HD. See +Lotyen+.

+Loth+, _adj._ hostile, hateful, grievous, unpleasant, unwilling, S, S2, PP, C; +looth+, C2; +la+, S, S2; +layth+, S2; +laith+, H, PP; +loere+, _comp._, S; +lother+, PP; +lathere+, _adv._, H; +loest+, _superl._, S.--AS. _la_; cp. Icel. _leir_.

+Lothe+, _v._ to loathe, PP; +lain+, S.--AS. _laian_.

+Lothelich+, _adj._ hateful, P; +lolich+, S; +loli+, S2; +lodlich+, S, S2; +ladlic+, S.--AS. _lalic_.

+Lolesnesse+, _sb._ innocence, S; +lodlesnesse+, S.

+Lotyen+, _v._ to lurk; +lotyeth+, _pr. pl._, PP; +lotinge+, _pr. p._, C3.--AS. _lutian_ (Grein).

+Loud+, _adj._ loud; +lowd+, PP; +lud+, S; +lude+, _adv._ S; +lowde+, PP, C; +loude+, PP.--AS. _hlud_; cp. Gr. ???t??, renowned.

+Lough+, _pt. s._ laughed, C2, C3; +louh+, PP; see +Lahhen+.

+Louh+, _adj._ low, S, S2, PP; +law+, S3; +loge+, S; +lowe+, S; +laghe+, H; +lah+, S; +lahe+, _adv._, S; +lo?e+, S; +lowe+, PP; +louwe+, S; +law+, S3; +lauer+, _comp._, S2.--Icel. _lagr_.

+Louhnesse+, _sb._ lowliness, PP.

+Louken+, _v._ to close, H, PP; +luken+, S; +lowke+, PP, H; +lowkande+, _pr. p._, S2; +leac+, _pt. s._, SD; +lec+, SD; +laec+, SD; +luken+, _pl._, SD; +loken+, _pp._, S, SD; +lokenn+, S; +lowkyt+ (_weak_), S3.--AS. _lucan_, pt. _leac_ (pl. _lucon_), pp. _locen_; cp. Icel.

_luka_.

+Lourde+, _adj._ lazy, sluggish, HD; +loord+, _sb._, ND.--OF. _lourd_; Lat. _luridum_, dirty, lazy, heavy; see Diez.

+Lourdeine+, _sb._ a lazy rascal, PP; +lordein+, PP; +lurdeyn+, PP; +lurden+, HD; +lourdeines+, _pl._ vagabonds, PP.--OF. _lourdein_. See above.

+Loure+, _v._ to lower, S2, S3; see +Luren+.

+Louten+, _v._ to stoop, bow down, wors.h.i.+p, H, PP, S2, C2; to treat as a lout, S3; +lutende+, _pr. p._, S; +loutede+, _pt. s._, PP, S2; +luted+, _pl._, S2; +lutten+, _pl._, S.--Cp. AS. _lutan_, to bow down, also _lutian_, to hide (OET.).

+Louabil+, _adj._ worthy to be praised, H. See +Lof+.

+Loue+, _sb._ love; see +Lufe+.

+Loue+, _v._ to praise, S2, S3, H; see +Lofen+.

+Louely+, _adj._ worthy to be praised, H.

+Louen+, _v._ to praise, S2, S3, H; see +Lofen+.

+Louerd+, _sb._ lord, S, S2, S3, PP; +laford+, S; +laferrd+, S; +lauerd+, S, S2; +lowerd+, S; +lord+, husband, S; +lauer+, S.--AS.

_hlaford_.

+Louerdinges+, _sb. pl._ sirs, masters, S; +lordinges+, S, S2, G; +lordynges+, PP. Cf. +Lauerding+.

+Louyen+, _v._ to love, PP; +luuen+, S; +luuien+, S; +lufenn+, S; +luf+, H; +louien+, S; +loue+, S2; +lofuie+, _pr. pl._, S; +luuede+, _pt. s._, S; +louede+, S.--AS. _lufian_.

+Louyere+, _sb._ lover, C; +luffaris+, _pl._, S3.

+Lowable+, _adj._ praiseworthy, PP.

+Lowe+, _v._ to approve of, praise, S3.--OF. _louer_, _loer_, _loder_, _laudar_; Lat. _laudare_. Cf. +Laude+.

+Lowe+, _sb._ flame, Prompt., Cath., PP, WA.--Icel. _log_. Cf. +Leye+.

+Lowe+, _adj._ low, lowly, humble, S, PP; see +Louh+.

+Lowe+, _v. refl._ to humble oneself, PP, W; +lowed+, _pt. s._ stooped, PP.

+Lowe+, _2 pt. s._ toldest lies, PP; +lowen vpon+, _pp._ lied against, PP; see +Ly?en+.

+Lowen+, _v._ to low, bellow, W2 (Job 6. 5); +loowes+, _pr. s._, S3.--AS. _hlowan_.

+Lowne+, _adj._ serene, calm, S3, JD; sheltered, HD; +loun+, JD.--Icel.

_logn_, a calm.

+Lownyt+, _pp._ sheltered, B.

+Lo?+, _sb._ sea, lake, S2; see +Loghe+.

+Luce+, _sb._ a fish, a pike, C, CM, Voc., Prompt., ND.--OF. _luz_ (Bartsch).

+Lud+, _adj._ loud, S; +lude+, _adv._ S; see +Loud+.

+Lud+, _sb._ sound, voice, S2; +lude+, _dat._, SD; +luden+, _pl._, SD.--AS. _hld_, _ge-hld_; cp. OHG. _luti_ (Otfrid).

+Lud+, _sb._ person, S2; +ludes+, _pl._, tenements, S2; see +Leod+.

+Ludene+, _sb._ voice, PP; see +Leden+, _sb._

+Luf+, _adj._ dear, S2; see +Leof+.

+Lufe+, _sb._ love, S, WA; +luf+, H; +luue+, S, +loue+, PP. _Comb._: +loue-day+, a day for the settlement of disputes by arbitration, S2, PP; +loue-drury+, affection, C2; +luue-eie+, reverence, S; +loue-longinge+, desire, fond affection, C2, S2; +luf-reden+, good-will, S2; +lufredyn+, H (AS. _lufr?den_); +luue-wure+, loveworthy, S.--AS. _lufu_.

+Lufli+, _adj._ lovely, H; +luuelich+, loving, lovely, S; +louelokest+, _superl._, S2; +luueliche+, _adv._, S.--AS. _luflic_, adv. _luflice_.

+Lufsum+, _adj._ loveable, pleasant, S, SD; +lossom+, S2.--AS. _lufsum_.