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lib, libb, libbed, libber-la, libber-lay, libbet, libbin, libbit, libed,
lib [lɪb]
v. Of farm animals: to geld, castrate. To mutilate, curtail, deprive. To grope in the soil and remove growing potatoes without disturbing the tops.
pt. pp. libbit adj. Of eunuchs and animals: gelded, castrated. Of a singer: castrato.
v. Of farm animals: to geld, castrate. To mutilate, curtail, deprive. To grope in the soil and remove growing potatoes without disturbing the tops.
pt. pp. libbit adj. Of eunuchs and animals: gelded, castrated. Of a singer: castrato.
Compounds and phrases etc.
libber-lay [ˈlɪbər leː]: arch. A cudgel.
libbin: Gelding etc.
libbin: Gelding etc.
alicht, daylicht, dede-lichts, deid-lichts, enlichen, enlichenment, enlicht, enlichten, enlichtenment, enlite, enlitenment, floodlicht, fluidlicht, headlicht, headlite, heichlicht, heichlichtit, heidlicht, heighlicht, hielicht, hielichtit, highlecht, highlicht, highlichtit, laacht, lecht, leerie-licht, leerie-light, lichit, lichnin, licht, lichten, lichten, lichtenin, lichtet, lichtie, lichtin, lichtit, lichtlie, lichtly, lichtnen, lichtnin, lichtnin, lichts, lichts, lichty, lowrie, lowrie_light, lowrie-licht, lowrie-light, lycht, meenlicht, minlicht, moonlacht, moonlicht, muinlicht, munelicht, sinlicht, starlicht, starnlicht, starnlight, sunlecht, sunlicht, thunner-and-lichtnin, thunner-an-lichtennin, thunner-an-lichtnin,
licht [lɪçt]
n. Light, illumination. Daylight, day. Mental illumination, enlightenment, doctrine, especially in theological matters.
dim. lichtie
pl. lichts
adj. Light in colour, bright, pale, fair.
v. To light.
pt. pp. lichtit
n. Light, illumination. Daylight, day. Mental illumination, enlightenment, doctrine, especially in theological matters.
dim. lichtie
pl. lichts
adj. Light in colour, bright, pale, fair.
v. To light.
pt. pp. lichtit
lichten [ˈlɪç(t)ən]
v. To make light, brighten, illuminate. To kindle. To dawn.
v. To make light, brighten, illuminate. To kindle. To dawn.
lichtly
adj. Lightish.
adv. Brightly.
adj. Lightish.
adv. Brightly.
Compounds and phrases etc.
alicht [əˈ-]: adv. Alight, on fire.
auld licht: The Moderate or more latitudinarian element of the Church.
borrit licht: Indirect light.
daylicht [ˈdeˈlɪçt]: Daylight.
deid-lichts: Luminous phosphorated hydrogen gas that rises from decaying aninmal corpses.
enlicht: To enlight.
enlichten: To enlighten.
enlichtment: Enlightenment.
fluidlicht: Floodlight.
grey-licht: SW. Pre-dawn or dusk.
hauf-licht: Half-light.
heidlicht: Headlight.
hielicht: Highlight. pt. pp. hielichtit
leerie-licht, lowrie-licht: SW. A glow-worm.
lichter: Something that lights.
lichtin: Lighting.
lichtnin [ˈlɪç(t)nɪn]: Lightning.
lichtnin flaff: A flash of lightning.
muinlicht: Moonlight.
new licht: The two groups in the membership of the Secession Churches.
Reid Lichtie: An inhabitant of Arbroath.
starnlicht: Starlight.
sunlicht: Sunlight.
thunner-and-lichtnin: NEC. MN. The lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis or WC. red campion Silene dioica.
traffeck licht: Traffic light.
tweelicht, twalicht: Twilight.
auld licht: The Moderate or more latitudinarian element of the Church.
borrit licht: Indirect light.
daylicht [ˈdeˈlɪçt]: Daylight.
deid-lichts: Luminous phosphorated hydrogen gas that rises from decaying aninmal corpses.
enlicht: To enlight.
enlichten: To enlighten.
enlichtment: Enlightenment.
fluidlicht: Floodlight.
grey-licht: SW. Pre-dawn or dusk.
hauf-licht: Half-light.
heidlicht: Headlight.
hielicht: Highlight. pt. pp. hielichtit
leerie-licht, lowrie-licht: SW. A glow-worm.
lichter: Something that lights.
lichtin: Lighting.
lichtnin [ˈlɪç(t)nɪn]: Lightning.
lichtnin flaff: A flash of lightning.
muinlicht: Moonlight.
new licht: The two groups in the membership of the Secession Churches.
Reid Lichtie: An inhabitant of Arbroath.
starnlicht: Starlight.
sunlicht: Sunlight.
thunner-and-lichtnin: NEC. MN. The lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis or WC. red campion Silene dioica.
traffeck licht: Traffic light.
tweelicht, twalicht: Twilight.
alicht, flichter-lichtie, flichter-lichty, lat_licht, lecht, lechtet, lichen, lichit, lichlie, licht, lichten, lichter, lichtet, lichtfu, lichtifee, lichtifie, lichtit, lichtlie, lichtlifee, lichtlifie, lichtlify, lichtly, lichtsome, lightlafee, lightlie, lights, lights, lightsome, lit, litesome, lut, lycht, lychtlefye,
licht [lɪçt]
adj. Light, not heavy. Dizzy, giddy, light-headed.
comp. lichter superl. lichtest
v. To alight, settle down. To make light, to lighten, ease, assuage, mitigate.
pt. pp. lichtit, lit
adj. Light, not heavy. Dizzy, giddy, light-headed.
comp. lichter superl. lichtest
v. To alight, settle down. To make light, to lighten, ease, assuage, mitigate.
pt. pp. lichtit, lit
lichten [ˈlɪç(t)ən]
v. To make lighter in weight, to ease a burden. To alleviate, cheer. To make light of, to disparage.
v. To make lighter in weight, to ease a burden. To alleviate, cheer. To make light of, to disparage.
lichtlie [ˈlɪçtli]
n. The act of scorning or disparaging, a slight.
adj. Light of foot.
v. To make light of, to scorn, belittle, slight, disparage.
n. The act of scorning or disparaging, a slight.
adj. Light of foot.
v. To make light of, to scorn, belittle, slight, disparage.
Compounds and phrases etc.
alicht: To descend from horseback, etc., dismount.
flichter-lichtie: Unstable person.
heidlicht: I.Sh. Giddy, light-hearted.
lat licht: Let something be known.
lichter: adj. Lighter, of a woman who has given birth. v. To unload.
lichtlifee MN.: To make light of, belittle, scorn, depreciate, disdain.
licht on: To land on. To be temperate in the use of.
lichts: The lungs.
lichtsome [-səm]: Delightful, agile, cheerful, light-hearted.
think lichtfu o: To despise.
flichter-lichtie: Unstable person.
heidlicht: I.Sh. Giddy, light-hearted.
lat licht: Let something be known.
lichter: adj. Lighter, of a woman who has given birth. v. To unload.
lichtlifee MN.: To make light of, belittle, scorn, depreciate, disdain.
licht on: To land on. To be temperate in the use of.
lichts: The lungs.
lichtsome [-səm]: Delightful, agile, cheerful, light-hearted.
think lichtfu o: To despise.
belicket, be-licket, belickit, be-lickit, black_be_lickit, blackbelickit, lick, licken, licker, lickin, lickit, licks, lickt, perlicked, perlicket,
lick [lɪk]
n. A lick. A small amount, a little bit, the least particle. A tuft of hair. A hard blow, a smack, wallop. A smart pace, a burst of speed.
pl. licks A beating.
adv. With a heavy smack or thud.
v. To lick, thrash, to beat.
pt. pp. lickit
n. A lick. A small amount, a little bit, the least particle. A tuft of hair. A hard blow, a smack, wallop. A smart pace, a burst of speed.
pl. licks A beating.
adv. With a heavy smack or thud.
v. To lick, thrash, to beat.
pt. pp. lickit
lickery [ˈlɪkərɪ]
adj. Tempting to the taste.
adj. Tempting to the taste.
Compounds and phrases etc.
at a fair lick: At a fair pace.
black be lickit, deil be lickit: Devil a bit, absolutely nothing or with a negative, anything at all.
licker: Something that licks.
lickin: A licking, a beating.
black be lickit, deil be lickit: Devil a bit, absolutely nothing or with a negative, anything at all.
licker: Something that licks.
lickin: A licking, a beating.
led, lid, liddie, liddit, liddy, lud,
lid [lɪd]
n. A lid. One of the halves of a double-door. The kneecap.
dim. liddie
v. To put a lid on.
pt. pp. liddit
n. A lid. One of the halves of a double-door. The kneecap.
dim. liddie
v. To put a lid on.
pt. pp. liddit
at_lyin, at-lyan, beley, belie, bely, inliein, inlyin, inlying, lain, lay, layen, lee$n, leein, leen, leh, lehin, lein, ley, ley, leyn, lie, liein, liein, lie-in, lie-in, lien, lier, lie-time, ly, lyan, lye, lyen, lyin, lyin, lyn, lyne, ootlie, ootly, outly,
lie [lae]
n. The act of lying, especially in bed, rest, sleep, the place where one lies, a bed, a couch. A piece of ground on which a drove of cattle is quartered overnight. A railway siding.
v. To be in a recumbent position. To be confined to bed with illness. A pool of water in a field. To halt, stop, come to a standstill. Of the tongue or speech: to be still, be silent. To be idle or unemployed. Of money: to lie in hand, be at call, not funded or invested.
pt. lay [leː]
pp. lien [laen], lain [leːn]
n. The act of lying, especially in bed, rest, sleep, the place where one lies, a bed, a couch. A piece of ground on which a drove of cattle is quartered overnight. A railway siding.
v. To be in a recumbent position. To be confined to bed with illness. A pool of water in a field. To halt, stop, come to a standstill. Of the tongue or speech: to be still, be silent. To be idle or unemployed. Of money: to lie in hand, be at call, not funded or invested.
pt. lay [leː]
pp. lien [laen], lain [leːn]
Compounds and phrases etc.
at lyin: I.Ork. Hard to move, as in lazy or overstaying a welcome.
belie [bəˈl-]: To besiege.
inlyin: Of a woman: confined in childbed. Of farm animals: kept under cover or in fields near the farm. A woman confined in childbed.
lang lie: A long stay in bed, a lie-in.
lie-in: The part of an attic room lying under the slope of the roof.
lie on: I.Sh. To be exposed to the weather etc.
lie-time: Time before being paid for completing accounts in which work has been done put payment 'lies over' until the next pay day.
lyin [ˈlaeɪn]: Being in a recumbent position.
ootlie: MN. An outlying piece of ground. Monies tied in a loan or mortgage.
belie [bəˈl-]: To besiege.
inlyin: Of a woman: confined in childbed. Of farm animals: kept under cover or in fields near the farm. A woman confined in childbed.
lang lie: A long stay in bed, a lie-in.
lie-in: The part of an attic room lying under the slope of the roof.
lie on: I.Sh. To be exposed to the weather etc.
lie-time: Time before being paid for completing accounts in which work has been done put payment 'lies over' until the next pay day.
lyin [ˈlaeɪn]: Being in a recumbent position.
ootlie: MN. An outlying piece of ground. Monies tied in a loan or mortgage.
as_leef, as_leif, as_lief, lea, leaf, leafu, lease, leave, leavefu, leaver, lee, lee_lane, leef, leefer, leefou, leefow, leefu, leefu, lee-lane, lee-laney, leelang, lee-lang, leeman, leer, leese, leese-me-on, leesome, leethfow, leeve, leevefu, leever, leeze, lefe, lefu, lei, leif, leif, leifer, leifih, leifou, leifou, leifu, leinfou, leisome, leive, leiver, leman, lemman, leverest, lief, liefer, liefer, lieferest, liefest, lieffu, liefman, lief-man, liefu, liever, lillie, lilly, lioef, live, liver, lob-lillie, lob-lilly, löf, loor, love, lover,
lief [lif]
contracted lee [liː]
adj. Dear, beloved.
comp. liefer Rather, prefered, more willing, dearer, more agreeable.
superl. liefest
contracted lee [liː]
adj. Dear, beloved.
comp. liefer Rather, prefered, more willing, dearer, more agreeable.
superl. liefest
liefer adv. Dearly, gladly, willingly.
Compounds and phrases etc.
as lief: followed by a verb: as soon ... in the sense of rather do something else.
A wad as lief: I would rather.
leeman: A person beloved by one of the opposite sex, a lover or sweetheart.
leesome [-səm]: Pleasant, lovable, agreeable, of weather: fine, balmy, mild and bright.
liefu [ˈlifə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu] adj. Kind-hearted, sympathetic, considerate, compassionate, loyal.
lief lang contracted lee lang [ˈliːlaŋ] adj. Livelong, all day or night etc. Long, the whole day etc. Often implying tedium or dreariness.
lief's (me on) [lifz miː] contracted lee's (me on) [liːz mi]: I like, love, am very fond of or pleased with, as an expression of affection or regard, blessings.
lillie [lɪli]: Lovely, beautiful, lovable.
lob-lillie: I.Sh. Someone who is at everyone's beck and call.
A wad as lief: I would rather.
leeman: A person beloved by one of the opposite sex, a lover or sweetheart.
leesome [-səm]: Pleasant, lovable, agreeable, of weather: fine, balmy, mild and bright.
liefu [ˈlifə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu] adj. Kind-hearted, sympathetic, considerate, compassionate, loyal.
lief lang contracted lee lang [ˈliːlaŋ] adj. Livelong, all day or night etc. Long, the whole day etc. Often implying tedium or dreariness.
lief's (me on) [lifz miː] contracted lee's (me on) [liːz mi]: I like, love, am very fond of or pleased with, as an expression of affection or regard, blessings.
lillie [lɪli]: Lovely, beautiful, lovable.
lob-lillie: I.Sh. Someone who is at everyone's beck and call.
lieutenand,
lieutenand [ˈlutɛnən(d)]
n. A lieutenant.
n. A lieutenant.
lees, leife, leify, lif$, life, lifeless, lifes, life-thinkin, life-tinkin, lifey, lifie, lifieness, lifiness, lify, lyfe, lyffe, lyfie, lyfieness, lyfiness,
life [ləif]
n. Life. A living creature.
pl. lifes [ləifs]
n. Life. A living creature.
pl. lifes [ləifs]
lifie [ˈləifɪ]
adj. Full of life, vivacious, brisk.
adj. Full of life, vivacious, brisk.
Compounds and phrases etc.
lifeless: Lifeless.
lifiness: Vivacity, vigour.
life-thinkin: I.Sh. Showing signs of recovery from illness, reasonably fit.
lifiness: Vivacity, vigour.
life-thinkin: I.Sh. Showing signs of recovery from illness, reasonably fit.
croon_ida_lift, croon_o_the_lift, croun_o_the_lift, lif$, lift, liftward, liftwart, luft, lyft,
lift [lɪft]
n. The sky, the upper air. The firmament, the heavens.
n. The sky, the upper air. The firmament, the heavens.
Compounds and phrases etc.
croun o the lift: The crown of the sky, the zenith.
liftwart [-wərt]: Skyward.
liftwart [-wərt]: Skyward.