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Page 23 of 43 for the letter L

ill-leukit-upon, ill-luikit-upon, ill-lukit-upon, leuk, leuk$d, leuk$t, leuked, leukie, leukin, leukit, leukk, leukked, leukkin, leukt, lokie, looket, lookit, looky, louk, luc, luc$t, luc$t, luck, luckin, luct, luick, luik, luik$d, luikan, luiked, luikie, luikin, luikit, luk, luk$t, luke, luked, lukin, lukk, lukk$d, lukk$t, lukkan, lukked, lukkid, lukkin, lukking, lukt, o$erleuk, o$erleuk, onleukin, onlookin, ootleuk, ootlook, ootluik, ootluke, owerleuk, owerleuk, owerlook, owerluik, owreleuk, owreleuk, owreluik,
leuk [I. løk, lyk, l(j)uk, WC. U. lʌk]
n. With o, til or tae: A look, view, glance or visit for the purpose of seeing or examining.
dim. leukie
v. To look. To look at. To inspect, view, examine.
pt. pp. leukit, leukt
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ill-leukit-upon: Unpopular.
leukin: Looking.
leuk ower: Look after, take care of, watch over. To pass over, overlook, forgive.
leuk til/tae: Behold, observe, look at
onleukin: I.Sh. Fit to be seen, presentable.
ootleuk: Outlook. A look out.
ower leuk: Scrutinise.
owerleuk: To omit, an omission.
upleuk: A respite, a let-up.
upleukin: Wide open, wide awake, taking everything in.
lell, level, livel, livil,
level [lɛvəl]
n. A water-level.
adj. Level, even.
v. To level. To take aim.
lever, lewer, lewre, lower,
lever [ˈliːvər, S. ˈleuər & ˈlʌuər]
n. A lever. A long pole used for levering.
laverock, leveret,
leveret [ˈlɛv(ə)rɪt]
n. A young hare in its first year.
levet, levit,
levet [U. ˈlɛvət]
n. A stream of gossip, a scold
v. To scold.
leven, levin,
levin [ˈlɛvɪn]
n. Lightning.
lew, lewbit, lew-wairm, lew-warm, lju, ljubet, løbet, loo, loo$, loobit, loo-warm, lubit, lue,
lew [luː, S. I. ljuː]
n. A warmth. A slight rise in temperature, especailly in the interior of hay stacks.
adj. Lukewarm, tepid, slightly heated.
v. To make tepid, heat slightly, to become warm.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
lewbit: I.Sh. Of a liquid: lukewarm, insipid to taste.
lew-wairm: Lukewarm.
lewder, lewther, looder, loodher, loother, louder, louther, lowder, ludher,
lewder [ˈludər, ˈluːð-, MN. ˈl(j)ʌu-]
n. A heavy wooden bar or pole, often used for levering up a mill-stone. A long, stout, rough stick, a club, cudgel. A heavy blow.
v. To hammer, to batter, to beat severely, thrash.
Lewis,
Lewis [ˈluɪs]
pn. Lewis (Hebrides).
ley, leys,
ley [I.Ork. laɪ]
n. A small deep sea creek where lobsters or seals may be caught. A place for hauling up boats.

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