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leopard, leopart, leper, leppard, leppard, leppart, lepper, lepperd, leppirt, libbard, libbard, libbart, libbert, lippard, lippart, lippart, lubbart,
leopard [lɛpər(d), lɪpər(t)]
arch. libbard [ˈlɪbərd, ˈlɪpərt]
n. The leopard Panthera pardus.
laproun, leprone, leprun, lipperan,
leprone [ˈləpron]
n. A young hare or rabbit.
lerb,
lerb [MN. lɛrb]
n. A lick, as much as can be taken up by the tongue. A mouthful of some liquid or semi-liquid, as of jam.
v. To lap with the tongue. To slobber in drinking.
Lerick, Lerook, Lerric, Lerrick, Lerrouk, Lerweek, Lerwegian, Lerwick,
Lerwick [ˈlɛr(w)ɪk, I.Sh. ˈlɛrʊk]
pn. Lerwick (Shetland).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Lerwegian: A humerous nickname for an inhabitant of Lerwick.
laese, laesed, leese, leeze, leezed, leise, leised, leise-majesty, leize, leized, lese, lesed, lese-maijesty, lese-majeste, lese-majesty, lesion,
lese [liːz]
v. In medical usage: to hurt, harm, impair or injure. In a legal sense: to cause loss or damage to, to injure one in regard to his interest, property, reputation or the like.
pt. pp. lesed
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
lese-maijesty: The crime of treason.
lesion: In medical usage: a morbid change in an organ of the body. leg. Damage or injury to the interests of a person, espescially one not of full legal capacity.
Leslie, Lesslie,
Leslie [ˈlɛzlɪ]
pn. Leslie (Fife).
Lesmahagae, Lismahagae, Lismahagie,
Lesmahagae [lɛzməˈhege]
pn. Lesmahagow (Lanarkshire).
aless, illes, ill-less, less, lessen, lessent, liss, naetheless, nanetheless, natheless, neeneless, onless, oonless, ull-less, unless, unliss,
less [lɛs]
adj. Less. Smaller in number, fewer.
conj. Unless.
prep. Except, with the exception of.
suff. Added to nouns or verbs to express negative attributes.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
lessen: To lessen. pt. pp. lessent.
naetheless: Nevertheless.
nanetheless: In spite of that, nevertheless.
unless [ˈʌn-]: prep. Unless, except, but (for).
laison, leeshin, leeshins, lessin, lesson, lessons,
lesson [ˈlɛsən]
n. A lesson, rebuke, a lecture, prelection, a disquisition.
Laesswade, Laiswade, Lesswade,
Lesswade [ˈlɛswed]
pn. Lasswade (Midlothian)

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