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Page 14 of 45 for the letter L

le$al, leal, leal-hairtit, leal-hertit, leal-loved, leal-luved, lealtie, lealty, leel, leeltie, leelty, leil, leil-hertit, leiltie,
leal [lil, lel]
adj. Loyal, faithful, adhering to one's allegiance and duty etc. Honest, straight, not given to cheating, honourable in one's dealings, sincere, fair, equitable. True, veracious, especially of testimony. Real, genuine, exact, accurate, well-aimed.
adv. Truly, exactly, accurately, thoroughly, properly, smartly, severely.
 
lealtie [ˈliltɪ, ˈleltɪ]
n. Loyalty.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
leal-hertit: Faithful, sincere.
leal-luved: Well-loved.
the laund o the leal: The country of the blessed dead, heaven.
laem, laim, leam, leaman, leamin, leem, leim, leme, lemin, leym,
leam [lim]
n. A gleam. A ray or flash of light, a bright glow.
v. To gleam, shine, glitter, flash, blaze.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
leamin: Gleaming, glowing brightly.
laen, lain, laint, layn, lean, lean$t, leaned, leant, leent, lein, len, leyn,
lean [lin, len]
n. A rest, a resting-place, a seat.
adj. Lean. Built with weak mortar.
v. To lean, recline, lie down, rest. To take a seat.
pt. pp. leant
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
lean-tae: A lean-to shed etc.
lean yersel doun: Take a seat.
forloppin, forluppen, laap, laep, laep, laepit, laeps, laip, laip, laipit, laips, lap, lape, laup, leap, leapin, leapit, leaps, leip, leipit, leips, lep, lep, leppin, leppin$, leyp, lip, lippen, loppen, loppm, lup, luppen, uploppm, upluppen,
leap [lip, lep]
v. To leap from, to spring out of position. Of frost: to thaw, dissolve. Of sewing in a dress, shoes and potatoes: to split, burst open, spring apart. Of a festering sore: to burst and discharge.
pt. leapit, lap, lape [lap, lep]
pp. leapit, lup, luppen [ˈlʌp(ən)]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
forluppen: Runaway, vagabond, renegade.
leapin: Leaping.
upluppen: I.Sh. Boisterous, uncontrollable in behaviour.
l$arn, lair, laired, lairin, lairit, lairn, lairt, larn, lear, lear$t, leared, leared, learin, learn, leart, leern, leir, leirit, mislair, mislaired, mislairin, mislairt, mislear, mislear$d, misleard, misleared, mislearin, mislearit, mislearnit, misleart,
lear [liːr, leːr]
v. To teach, instruct. To learn, acquire knowledge, ascertain.
pt. pp. leart, leared adj. Learned, educated.
 
mislear
v. To misinform, misguide. To lead astray.
pt. pp. misleart, misleared adj. Erroneous, misinformed, mistaken. Ill-bred, badly brought up, behaving badly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
learin: Learning.
mislearin [-ɪn]: A mistake, an error.
l$arn, l$arnin$, laern, laerned, laernt, lairn, lairned, lairner, lairnin, lairnit, lairnt, larn, larned, larner, larnin, larnit, larnt, laurn, laurnt, leared, learn, learn$t, learnd, learner, learnin, learnit, learnt, leart, leernin, leernt, leren, lèren, lerint, lern, lernin, lernit, lernt,
learn [leːrn]
v. To teach, instruct.
pt. pp. learnt Taught, instructed, educated, informed.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
learner: A learner. A novice.
learnin [ˈleːrnɪn]: Learning, education. Learning.
lase, lease, leash, leiss, less,
lease [lis]
n. A lease, a tenancy.
lease, leasin, leasing-making, leasin-makkin,
lease [liːz]
v. To tell lies, to tell lies about, slander, calumniate.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
leasin-makkin: The spreading of calumny against the Sovereign likely to cause sedition or disaffection.
laze, lease, leaze, lees, leese, leez, leeze, leis, leise, unlease, unleaze, unleeze,
lease [liːz]
n. The division of the threads made in a warp before it is put on the loom. Of speech or thought, a continuous, coherent sequence, a train of thought, the thread of a discourse, a clear exposition or understanding of some story or idea, one's bearings or way about.
v. To separate or sort out the yarn for the warp threads before weaving. To pass a coil of thread or rope through the hands unwinding or winding it up again.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
unlease: To disentangle.
laesh, laish, leash, leashed, leasht, leesh, leeshed, leeshin, leesht, leish, leisht,
leash [liʃ]
n. A leash. A whip, a lash, the stroke of a whip. A long piece of string, rope or thread etc. Anything long or extensive of its kind, a lengthy discourse. A long distance. A large amount. A great deal
v. To tie together, link as with a leash. To ply a whip, to lash, scourge. Of rain: to fall in torrents, lash down. To walk or move quickly or energeticall.
pt. pp. leasht

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