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Lendalfit,
Lendalfit [ˈlɛndəlfɪt]
pn. Lendalfoot (South Ayrshire).
lenocinium, lenociny,
lenocinium [ˈlɪnosɪnjəm]
n. leg. The connivance or encouragement by one of the partners in a marriage of the adultery of the other, implying collusion and thus acting as a bar to divorce.
alength, alent, alenth, at_lang_an_lenth, at_lang_and_lenth, lainth, langth, lengtht, lengthy, lent, lenten, lenth, lenthen, lentht, linth, the_lenth_o,
lenth [lɛnθ, I.Sh. lɛnt]
n. Length. Stature, height.
v. To take long strides, to cover a distance quickly.
 
lenthen
v. To lengthen.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
alenth [əˈ-]: adv. Onward, forward.
at last and lenth: At long last, at length, finally.
the lenth o: As far as.
lantern, lantren, lantryne, lenten, lentern, lentran, lentren, lentrin, lentron, lentryne,
lentren [ˈlɛntrən]
n. Lent. The period before Easter. The season of spring.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
lentren broth: A vegetable soup.
lentren kail: Cabbage boiled in water and then served up in milk.
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).

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