The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly ...

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Cf. the Lat. text— 'facias vt exaudiant
preces tuas.'
Leth, s. alleviation, healing, cure,
4593. See Lith in Glos. to
Havelok.
Lethire, adj. evil, wretched, 3548
(Lethir), cowardly, 2445 ;
wicked,
2362 ;
Lethir, vile, 3732 ; Le^er
(Lether), wicked, 840. A.S. lyire.
Lethirly, adv. shamefully, 2791 ;
(Lederly), badly, ill, 2376 ;
Lethjre!y
(Letherly), wickedly, 1465.
See Lithirly.
Lett, 8. hindrance, 118.
Letter, s. letters, reading, 624, 644 ;
Lettir (Lettre), letter, 1463, 1719,
1806; Lettirs, pi. letters, 201;
(Lettres), 1170, 1868, 1995, 2010;
Lettris, 5100 ;
Letteris, 5639.
Letterure (Lettre), s. story, 2170.
Lettird, adf. lettered, learned, 199 ;
Lettrld (Lettred), 2241.
Leue, V. leave, 1193, 3498; leave
oflF, 1744; (Lefe), 2149, 3080;
Leue (Leven), ger. 1258 ; Leue
(Lefe), 1 pr. s. leave, 2950 ;
Leues, pr. s. 1047, 4340 ; 4264 (to
which line see the note) ; Leues
(Lefys), 2486; he (God) grants,
2508; (Leuys), 1283; Leuys
(Lefys), 2887 ; Leues, pr. pi. leave,
886 remain behind, 3750 ;
Leuys (Lefes), leave, 3202.
Leue, s. leave, 331, 766, 899, 1012,
2028 ; Be joure (yonr) leue, by
3our leave, 1680, 1681, 3465;
departure, 1693.
Leue (Lefe), v. live, 2814, 3171
;
hevejger. 933; Lenes, pr. s. lives,
1722,4284 ;
(Leues), 880; Leueth,
400 GLOSSARIAL INDEX, AND INDEX OF NAMES.
p. 281, I. 66
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(Lened), pt. s. 920 ;
Leuand,^res.j9ar^. living; Leuand
of lyue, living in life, living alive
(tautological), 2877.
Leue, ger. to believe in, 5552 ; Leue,
1 pr. 8. believe, 1781, 2688, 3715 ;
Leuys (Leues), 2 pr. 8. 1760
Leues, 2 pr. pi. believe, expect,
4482 ;
(Leue), 2pr. s. snbj. ma.ye8t
believe, 1986 ;
(Leuynj, pr. pi.
suhj. may believe, 2688 (misused
for the singular) ; Leued, 1 pt. 8.
believed (myself), 3282; Leued,
pt. 8. expected, 3874.
Leue, adj. dear, 4, 287, 573, 697,
4882 ; Leue (Leyfe), adj. as sb.
sir, lit. dear one, 2688.
Leuefull, adj. lawful, permissible,
1674.
Leuell, 8. level, 3261.
Leuely, adv. dearly, with welcome,
4949. See Leue, adj.
Leuer, adv. rather, 1465.
Leues, pi. leaves (of a book), 5073 ;
leaves, 3957, 5005. See Lefe, and
Leuys.
Leuir, adj. rather, 4947.
Leuir, s. liver, 4606.
Leuire, ger. to deliver,3718 ; Leuird,
pp. delivered, 5344.
Leuyng, s. living, manner of living,
4222.
Leuys, jor. s. leaves, 77, 135 ; Leuyd,
pt. s. left, 148.
Leuys, pi. leaves, 3666, 4145. See
Leues.
Leuys, ^r. ^Z. live, 4942 ;
Leuyand,
pres. pt. 5287. See Leue.
Lewis, pr. s. becomes warm, 4374.
Leyge. See Lege.
Le^e, pr. s. 1 p. lie, tell falselj', 314.
Lejt, 8. 4980. Evidently a misspelling
; and probably an error for
lejt = lejjjth, a spelling which
occurs in I. 3299. Of lejt large
= of lenjth large, i. e. of a large
length, of a great height. Compare
the parallel phrase " of a
longe lengthe,' i. e. of great
length, in P. Plowman, B. xiv,
241.
Libertes, ;jZ. liberties, 4348, 4418.
Liche, body, 141 ;
Liches, pi. 4517.
A.S. lie.
Licherous, adj. lecherous, 4328
Licherus, 4561.
Lichid, pt. 8. (for Lechid), healed ;
It lichid him for euire, it healed
him once for all (viz. by killing
the man), 4785.
Licken, ger. to liken, compare, 3095;
1 pr. s. 438 ; Lickyns (Likens),
pr. 8. 2 p. Hkenest. comparest,
2706 ;
Lickenand, pres. pt. likening,
hence alike, 666 ; Lickncd,
pp. likened, 3553; (Lykkynd),
3095 ; Licknud, made like, 4350.
Lickid, pt. pi. licked, 3826.
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