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laag, laig, laug, leag, leg, lig, llauge, lyaag, lyahg, lyaug, lyawg,
laig [leg, MN. l(j)aːg]
also lig [lɪg]
n. Chatter, idle talk. The noise of many people talking, noisy unintelligible talk, a gabble.
v. To talk a great deal, to chatter, prate, gossip.
also lig [lɪg]
n. Chatter, idle talk. The noise of many people talking, noisy unintelligible talk, a gabble.
v. To talk a great deal, to chatter, prate, gossip.
laek, laik, lake,
laik [lek]
n. MN. A toy, plaything, a small marble.
n. MN. A toy, plaything, a small marble.
laem, laim, lame, laym, layum, lem, lemm, lemn,
laim [I.Sh. lem]
n. A kind of half-loft formed by planks of wood laid over the cross-beams of the living-room of a cottage, and used as a large shelf or store.
n. A kind of half-loft formed by planks of wood laid over the cross-beams of the living-room of a cottage, and used as a large shelf or store.
lain, laine, lane, layn, layne, len$,
lain [len]
v. To conceal or be silent about something.
v. To conceal or be silent about something.
laap, lab, labach, labbach, labe, laib, laip, laipach, lap, lep, lepp, lerb, lerp, lirb,
laip [lep]
also MN. intersive form lerp [lɛrb].
n. The act of lapping. A mouthful of liquid. A slight or perfunctory wash, a swill.
v. To lap, take up liquid with the tongue.
also MN. intersive form lerp [lɛrb].
n. The act of lapping. A mouthful of liquid. A slight or perfunctory wash, a swill.
v. To lap, take up liquid with the tongue.
Compounds and phrases etc.
laipach MN.: A long story about nothing. A small quantity to drink.
laipin: Lapping.
laipin: Lapping.
laer, laert, lair, lair$t, laired, lairie, lairit, lairt, lairy, lare, lared, lear, leart, ler, lera, lerr,
lair [leːr]
n. Mud, mire.
v. To become bogged in mud or snow etc. To cause to sink in miry ground, to embog.
pt. pp. lairt, laired adj. Stuck or bogged down in mud or snow etc.
n. Mud, mire.
v. To become bogged in mud or snow etc. To cause to sink in miry ground, to embog.
pt. pp. lairt, laired adj. Stuck or bogged down in mud or snow etc.
lairie
adj. Muddy.
adj. Muddy.
laer, lair, lair$t, lairstane, lair-stane, lairt, lare, layer, lear,
lair [leːr]
n. An animals lair. An enclosure, a grave-plot, a covert. A person's bed.
v. To lay down, to place in position.
pt. pp. lairt, laired
n. An animals lair. An enclosure, a grave-plot, a covert. A person's bed.
v. To lay down, to place in position.
pt. pp. lairt, laired
Compounds and phrases etc.
lair-stane: A grave-stone.
ill-laired, ill-lairit, ill-lairt, laer, lair, lairnin, lare, larnin, layr, lear, leir, leir, lore, onlaired, onlearit, unlaired, unlairt,
lair [leːr]
n. Lore. The act of teaching. Learning, knowledge, education, doctrine. A habit or custom.
v. To teach, educate, learn.
pt. pp. lairt, laired
n. Lore. The act of teaching. Learning, knowledge, education, doctrine. A habit or custom.
v. To teach, educate, learn.
pt. pp. lairt, laired
Compounds and phrases etc.
ill-lairt: Of children: having bad habits, badly brought up, spoiled.
unlairt: Unlearned.
unlairt: Unlearned.
See lear also.
Lairbert,
Lairbert [ˈleːrbɛrt]
pn. Larbert (Falkirk).
pn. Larbert (Falkirk).
bannet-laird, bonnet-laird, bunnet-laird, bunnit-laird, laird, lairdie, lairdlie, lairdlifu, lairdly, lairdship, lairdskip, lairdy, lan$lord, leard, loard, lod, lord, lordlifu,
laird [leːrd]
n. A lord. A (land)lord, landowner. The English form Lord often occurs in religious contexts.
dim. lairdie
n. A lord. A (land)lord, landowner. The English form Lord often occurs in religious contexts.
dim. lairdie
lairdly
adj. Lordly, aristocratic, lavish, extravagant.
adj. Lordly, aristocratic, lavish, extravagant.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bunnet-laird: A yeoman, one who farms his own property.
cock-laird: A small landed proprietor who farms his own ground.
lairdlifu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Sumptuous, extravagantly liberal.
lairdskip: The estate of a laird, a landed estate, a property. The position or rank of a laird, lordship. As a title: landowners, collectively.
lod: An expletive deformation of Lord.
cock-laird: A small landed proprietor who farms his own ground.
lairdlifu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Sumptuous, extravagantly liberal.
lairdskip: The estate of a laird, a landed estate, a property. The position or rank of a laird, lordship. As a title: landowners, collectively.
lod: An expletive deformation of Lord.