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lǽrest = læst
lǽrestre f. instructress, Æ.
lærgedēfe adapted for instruction? FT 61.
lǽrig m. edge, border (of a shield)? v. A37'55.
-lǽrigian v. ymb-1.
lǽringmǽden n. female pupil.
lǽringmann m. disciple, RB208.
lǽrnes f. emptiness, Lcd22b. ['leerness']
læs pret. 3 sg. of lesan.
lǽs I. (ē) adv. and sbn. less, lest, Æ,AO,CP.
Sŷ lǽs (Se) eonj. w. subj. lest. II. f. gs.
lǽswe pasture, JnL(ē),WW; Æ; Mdf.
['lease,' 'leasow'] III. f. (blood-)letting,
LCD.

lǽsboren of lower birth, LL(24621).
lǽsest (MtR) = lǽst I.; lǽsian = lǽswian
lǽson pret, pi. of lesan.
lǽssa adj. (comp. of lŷtel) 'less,' smaller,
fewer, Æ,Bo,Chr : inferior, MtL,MtB(ē).
sb. A,Æ. adv. BH.

læst f. fault, sin, NC305. [ON.]
lǽst I. superl. of lŷtel 'least,' Gu,Lcd; CP,
AO. Se lǽste lest, CM. II. f. performance,
fulfilment
. Ex308. III. = lāst

±lǽstan (ē) to follow, help, serve, B,Bl,Atf,t,
OET;
AO perform, do, carry out, accom-
plish,
AO : endure, last, continue, Or; Æ:
furnish, pay, W ['last'; Ger. leisten]

iǽste f. 'last' (for the foot.), WW.
lǽstend m. doer, performer, BH.
+_lǽstfullian to testify, LPs SO9.
lǽstwyrhta_ (eo2) m. shoemaker, WW.
lǽswe v. lǽs II.
±lǽswian to depasture, graze, feed, Æ,LkL.
['leasowj']

læt I. (lat- in obi. eases) comp. lætra; sup.
lætest, lætemest slow, B,Bl,GP,Lcd; Æ :
slack, lax, negligent : 'late,' Lk. II. m.
man of the class between the slave and the
ceorl, LL (v.
2-564). ['laet']

lǽt pres. 3 sg. of lǽdan.
+lǽt =+lǽte II.
lǽtan' pret. 3 sg. let, leort (tr.) to allow to
remain, leave behind, depart from, 'let'
alone, Bl,CP : leave undone, BH
: (±) be-
queath, EC : allow, Bl,LL : cause to do, BH :
regard as, consider, BH,Chr,CP : behave
towards, treat :
(intr.) allow to escape, emit,
let out, set free, Æ,Lcd -.'let' (on lease), BC :
assert, pretend, Lk: ( + ) allot, assign.
1. from
refrain from (late); +1. nēah land approach
the shore?
(ES37-191); on bæo 1. leave
behind.

lǽtanīa = lētanīa
lætbyrd f. slow birth, LCD 185a.
+lǽte I. n. manners, bearing, NC 295. [ON.
lǽti] II. n. junction of roads, Æ.

lætemest I. adv. lastly, finally, NO. II. v.
læt. ['latemost']

læthŷdig slow-minded, dull, CBA 10.
lætlīce adv. slowly, Gu. ['lately']
lætmest=]ætemest
lætnes f. slowness, delay, ÆL23b647 : sloth
GD17423.

+_lǽdenlic 'ductilis,' EPs976.
lædennama m. Latire noun, ÆGR29218.
lǽdensprǽc (ē) f. Latin language, Æ,CP.
lǽdenstæfum (ē) adv. in Latin, Jnli)20.
lǽdenware mpl. Latin people, Romans, CP.
lǽdenword (ē) n. Latin word, ÆGl.1226.
lǽdnes f. bringing forth, BH.
lǽdtēow = lāttēow
lǽf = (l))āf; (2) leaf
±læfan (ē) I. to 'leave,' bequeath, B,Jn;
Æ,CP : spare, leave behind, have left, Lk,
Mk : remain, Æ,
[lāf] II. =līefan

læfel (e) m. spoon, basin, vessel, bowl, cup.
[Oer.
loffel; L. labellum]

lǽfend (WW168")=lǽwend
lǽJer f. rush, reed, iris, gladiolus. Led, W W;
Æ : metal plate,
Æ. ['laver'; 'levers']

lǽferbed n. reed-bed, WW13829.
lǽfnes=lēafnes
læg pret. 3 sg. of licgan.
lǽg = (l)lēag; (2)Iīeg
lægde = legde pret. sg. of lecgan.
lægon pret. pi. of liogan.
lǽgt = liget
læht pp., læhte pret. sg. of læccan.
lǽl (ē) f., lǽla m. rod, whip, switch : bruise,
weal, stripe,
Ex.

lǽlan, lǽlian to become black and blue, be
bruised.

lǽmen (ē) of clay, earthen, Æ. [lam]
lǽmian = lēmian
lǽn (a) I. nf. loan, borrowing, lease, grant,
gift, present, benefit,
Æ,CP. [lēon] II.=
lǽnland

±lǽnan (ē) to 'lend,' Jf'lf'jCP : give,
grant, lease, Gen, Æ.

lǽndagas† mpl. loan-days, transitory days,
days of a man 's life.

lænde-, lænden- = lenden-
lǽne (ē) lent, temporary, inconstant, tran-
sitory : perishable, frail, poor
: weak, sinful,
CP. [lǽn]

lǽnelic passing, transitory.
lǽnend m. lender, WW. ['lenend']
lǽnendlie = lǽnelic
lænere m. 'lender,' WW 189".
læng = leng; længten- = leneten-
lǽnian = lēanian
lǽnland n. leased land, v. LL2-323.
lǽnlie =lǽnelic ; -lǽnung v. fēoh-1.
læpeldre f. dish, Æ.
læpewince (e) f. lapwing, GL.
læppa (a) m. lappet, piece, section, lobe,
portion, district, CP,Lcd;
Æ. ['lap']

-læppede v. fif-1.
±lǽran (ē) to teach, instruct, A,BH : enjoin,
advise, persuade, urge, preach,
1. forS
hand down (to others) : ( + ) convert : (+)
recall, ES37-197. ǽlǽred learned (op-
posed to
lǽwed), hence clerical (as opposed
to lay), spiritual (as opposed to temporal),
Æ,CP. ['lere']

+lǽre empty, hungry, NC295. [Ger. leer]
+lǽrednes f. learning, skill, BH.