L [] lagu m name of rune for L
labor [] 1. geweorc n workmanship; 2. sv/t3 áwinnan strive
lack [] 1. gád
ladle out [] wv/t2 lafian1
lady [] ides2 f woman
lair [] gelege f? bed, leger n couch
lake [] icy ~ ísmere m
lake? [] pynd? ?
lamb [] lamb n; male ~ purlamb n pur
lamb without blemish [] purlamb n
lame
[]
lament [] 1. cwíðnes f
complaint; 2. wv/t
lamentation [] cwánung f
lamenting [] adj héofigendlic
lamp [] léohtfæt n lantern, léohtfætels m, candel f, n [L candela] lantern, cielle f [OHG kella] fire-pan
lamprey [] lamrede f [L], lempedu f [L lampreda]
lance [] gárwudu m spear-shaft
lancet [] ǽdreseax n, lǽceseax n
land []
land-book [] landbóc f written grant of land
landlord [] landhláford m lord of a manor/country
landmark [] landscearu f boundary
land-tax [] landgafol n tribute
lane [] lanu f street; north ~ norðlanu f
language [] Latin ~ lǽdengereord n, lǽdengeþéode n, lǽdensprǽc f; any foreign ~ lǽden n; scientific ~ cræftsprǽc f
languish [] wv/t1b áswárcan
lank [] adj hlanc thin
lantern [] léohtfæt n lamp, candel f, n [L candela] lamp
lap [] wv/t2 liccian lick up; ~ up wv/t2 lapian
lappet [] læppa m piece
lapse of time [] ymbryne m
lapwing [] hléapewince f, læpewince f
large [] adj numol wide
lark [] láwerce f
lasciviousness [] gálscipe m excess
last [] 1. adj níehst latest; æftresta, ýtemest uttermost; 2. at ~ adv late [cmp lator, spl latost], æt níehstan next; ~ (in time) níehst; 3. wv/t1b lǽstan1 endure
lasting [] 1. adj lang (cmp lengra, spl lengest), langfǽre protracted, langsum tedious, langtwidig assured; ~ through the night nihtlang; 2. ~ through the night adv nihtlanges
late [] 1. adj néah; cmp néara; spl níehsta, lætcumen; 2. adv late [cmp lator, spl latost]; ~ly late [cmp lator, spl latost]
lately [] adv ǽr [cmp ǽror; spl ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst] soon, níwlíce recently; néah nearly; níwan newly; cmp néar; spl níehst
later [] 1. adj æfterweard further; néara, néarra latter [cmp of néah]; 2. adv æfter thereupon, lator [cmp of late; spl latost] slower; neither sooner nor ~ ne ǽr ne siððan; sooner or ~ ǽr oððe æfter
latest [] adj níehst last
lather [] wv/t1b lýðran smear
Latin [] 1. adj lǽden, lǽdenisc, Lǽdenlic; 2. lǽden n; ~ book lǽdenbóc f; ~ noun lǽdennama m; knowledge of ~ lǽdenlár f; ~ language lǽdengereord n, lǽdengeþéode n, lǽdensprǽc f; ~ people lǽdenware m pl Romans ; ~ word lǽdenword n; 3. in ~ adv lǽdenstæfum
latrine [] gangtún m privy
latter [] adj æfterra following; néara, néarra later [cmp of néah]
laudable [] 1. adj áfandigendlic, áfandodlic; 2. adv ~ly áfandodlíce
laughter [] ceahhetung f jesting; boisterous ~ cancetung f, cincung f
laurel [] 1. laur m laver, laurbéam m, lawernbéam m; ~-berry laurberige f; ~-tree laurtréow n; 2. of ~ adj laurisc; ~-flavored gelaured
lave [] wv/t2 lafian1 bathe
laver [] laur m laurel; ~ of baptism fantbæð n baptismal water
law [] 1. laga m, lagu f regulation; ~ (divine or human) ǽ f covenant; ásetnes f institute; books of the ~ ǽbéc f pl; breach of the ~ lahbryce m; ecclesiastical ~ préostlagu f canon law; canon ~ préostlagu f ecclesiastical law; ~-giving ǽgesetnes f the Old Testament; injunction of the ~ ǽbebod n command; local ~ landlagu f; ~ of the land léodriht n; official declarer of the ~ lahmann m; teacher of the ~ ǽláréow m Pharisee; thane-~ þegnlagu f legal rights of thane; 2. ~ful adj ǽlic, ǽwlic, ǽwfæstlic, lahlic legal; ~fully born ǽwumboren; fulfilling the ~ ǽfyllende pious; ~-giving ǽlagol; learned in the ~ ǽgléaw; of the ~ ǽlic legal; 3. adv ~fully ǽlíce, ǽwfæstlíce, ǽwlíce, lahlíce; of the ~ ǽlíce
lawbreaker [] ǽslítend m
lawgiver [] ǽsellend m
lawn [] gærswyrt f grass
lawyer [] lahwita m
lax [] adj léas
lay (not ~, antonym of clerical) []
lay [] léoð n song
lay [] wv/t1b lǽdan
place; ~ at one’s charge
wv/t1b ástǽlan; ~ bare wv/t1a ábarian
disclose; wv/t
layman [] ceorl m peasant
laziness [] nytennes f ignominy
lea [] léah m meadow
lead [] 1. léad n; ~-mine léadgedelf n; ~-weight léadgewiht n a scale of weight 2. adj ~en léaden; of ~ léaden
lead [] wv/t1b lǽdan1 guide; sv/i5 licgan1 extend to; irreg wv/t1b gebringan bring; ~ (life) wv/t1b lǽdan pass; ~ around wv/t1b ymblǽdan; ~ in wv/t1b inlǽdan bring in, wv/t1b inbelǽdan; ~ out sv/t6 áhladan draw out; ~ up wv/t1b inlǽdan lead in
leaden vessel [] léad n cauldron
leader [] lǽdere m, ládmann m guide, láttéow m, láttéowa m guide; héafod n chief
leadership [] ládscipe m, láttéowdóm m guidance
leading [] lád f carrying
leaf [] 1. léaf n shoot; hassock or sedge ~s cassucléaf n pl; ivy-~ ífigléaf n; ~y shade léafscead n; leak ~ léacblæd n; oak ~ ácléaf n; 2. ~y adj geléaf; ~ at the top léafhelmig
leaky [] adj hlec
lean [] adj hlanc lank
lean [] become ~ wv/t2 áhlǽnsian
leap [] sv/t
learn [] wv/t
learned [] 1. adj céne; lǽred
learner [] leornere m disciple, leornungmann m (used even of women) disciple
learning [] gelǽrednes f skill, leornes f, leornung f [dat sing leornunga] study, leornungcræft m; lár f science
lease [] wv/t1b álendan, wv/t1b lǽnan
leased land [] lǽnland n, gafolland n land let for rent or services
leave (by will) [] wv/t
leave [] léaf
leave [] wv/t1b lǽfan1
bequeath; ~ behind sv/t7
lǽtan
Lebanon (of ~) [] adj Libanisc
leech [] lǽce m
leek [] cípeléac n, léac n onion, por n [L porrum], porr n [L porrum], porléac n [L porrum]
left (have ~) [] wv/t1b lǽfan1 spare
legal [] 1. adj ǽlic, ǽwlic
lawful,
lahlic; 2. ~ly adv ǽlíce, ǽwlíce,
lahlíce;
legion [] getrum
legislator [] ǽlǽdend m, ǽlátéow m
leisure [] 1. ǽmethwíl f, ǽmetta m
rest; one at ~
ǽmetla m; 2. be at ~ wv/t2 ǽmtian
lend [] wv/t1b lǽnan
lender [] lǽnend m, lǽnere m
length [] 1. langnes f, langsumnes f, lengu f height; langférnes f long duration; measure of ~ gierd f; 2. at ~ adv æt níehstan
lent [] adj lǽne transitory
Lent [] 1. lenctenfæsten n, lenctentíma m, lenctentíd f spring; ~ food lenctensufel n; last week in which cheese was allowed to be eaten before ~ cýswucu f; 2. adj ~en lenctenlic
lentil [] lent f [L lentem]
leopard [] lafor m, pardus m?
leper [] lícþrówere m
leprous [] become ~ wv/i2 áhréofian
lessen [] wv/t2 lýtlian1 decrease
lesson [] capitol m, capitul m, capitula m chapter (division of a book); ~ in the church service pistolrǽding m
let [] wv/t1b lettan1
hinder; ~ (on lease)
sv/t7 lǽtan1; ~ alone sv/t7 lǽtan
letter [] carte f [L charta]; ǽrendbóc f message, pistol m [L epistola]; apostolic ~ pistol m [L epistola]
letting [] letting f hindrance
lettuce [] lactuc m [L], leahtric m [L lactuca]
levity [] gál n folly/lightness, léasferðnes f folly, léasnes f lying, léohtbrǽdnes f frivolity
lewd [] adj gaf vile
lewdness [] gálscipe m wantonness
liar [] léasere m hypocrite, lygewyrhta m
liberal [] 1. adj cystig charitable, gifol generous; 2. ~ly adv cystiglíce
liberality [] cystignes f, cystines f goodness, gifolnes f
liberate [] wv/t1a nerian rescue; wv/t1b líesan1 redeem
license [] léafe
licentious []
lick [] wv/t2 liccian; ~ up wv/t2 liccian lap
licking [] liccing f
lid [] closed by a ~ adj hlidfæst
lie [] 1. léasspell n fiction, lygen f falsehood; 2. wv/i2 léasian; sv/i5 licgan1 be situated; ~ along sv/i5 licgan1 border; ~ dead sv/i5 licgan1 fail, subside; ~ down sv/i5 licgan1 yield, lie dead; ~ idle sv/i5 ætlicgan; ~ low sv/i5 licgan1 lie down, lie dead; ~ on the back (of the moon) wv/t2 úp capian look up; ~ prostrate sv/i5 licgan1 fail
life [] 1. líf m existence, feorhlíf n; líffæc n lifetime; gást m spirit; ~ day lífdæg m (usu in pl); ~-time líf m; eternal ~ ǽlíf n; care about ~ lífcearu2 f; ~ of a nun nunlíf n; regulation in ~ líffadung f; solitary ~ ǽnetlíf n; source of ~ (God) líffruma2 m; way of ~ lífbrycgung f; way of ~ (e.g., monastic) líf m; ~ in the waves ýðgewinn2 n wave-strife; ~ of a recluse inbetýnednes f; Lord of ~ líffréa2 m God; 2. adj full of ~ líffæst1 vigorous; ~-giving líffæst1; of well-ordered ~ þéawfæst moral; struggling for ~ lífbysig; ~less gástléas dead; 3. in ~ and in death adv on lífe ge on legere; 4. endow with ~ wv/t1b líffæstan1 quicken; forfeit ~ wv/t2 héafod þolian
lifetime [] lífdæg m (usu in pl), líffæc n life
lift [] wv/t1b lǽdan1 carry; ~ up sv/t3 úp ábregdan raise
lifted up [] adj geaforod
light []
lighten [] wv/t
lightly [] adv léohte easily; léohtlíce slightly
light-minded [] adj gálmód licentious
lightness [] gál n levity
lightness of taxation [] líhtingnes f
lightning [] léoma1 m, líeg m, n fire, líget n, m, lígetu f, lígetræsc m flash of light, lígetung f, lígræscetung f, lígræscung f, líhtung f; ~-stroke lígetsleht m thunderbolt; flash of ~ líget n, m, lígetu f
light-seeing [] léohtscéawigend m
like [] 1. adj angelic similar; 2. ~ a brave man adv þegnlíce bravely
like [] be ~ irreg wv/t1b w.d.
néalǽcan; be or make ~ wv/i
like as if… [] conj gelíce and …
likely (seem ~) [] wv/i
liken [] sv/t
liking (strong ~) [] lufu f affection
lily [] lilie f [L lilium]
limb [] 1. lim n member; 2. sound of ~ adj limhál
limbs (disposition of the ~?) [] gelimplicnes f form
lime [] cealc m chalk; ~-heap límfín f
limestone [] cealcstán m chalk
limit [] landgemǽre n, landgemirce n boundary; þerscold m, þerscwald m, þerscwold m, þerxold m, þerxwold m border; northern ~ norðgemǽre n
limited [] adj nearu narrow
limping [] adj lemphealt
linchpin [] lynis m
line [] líne f cable; plumb-~ pundern n, pundur n [L pondere] weight; span of ~ cálend2 m
linen [] 1. adj linen made of flax; 2. ~ cloth línenhrægl n
linger [] wv/t2 latian1 hesitate
linnet [] línete f, línetwige f, línetwigle f
lion [] léo m [L]
lioness [] léo f [L]
lip [] lippa m, lippe? f
liquid [] ýð f water
lisp [] wv/t2 áwlyspian
litany [] létanía m [L litany]
literary arts [] gebregdstafas m pl learned arts
lithe [] adj líðe (cmp lýðre, spl lýðrest?) gentle
little [] a ~ adv, adj, noun hwæthwugu, hwæthwigu, hwæthugu, hwæthwega, hwæthwegu, hwæthwygu
little by little [] adv gefrédmǽlum, lýtlum
little one [] lýtling m infant
liver [] 1. lifer f; ~ complaint liferádl f; disease of the ~ liferséocnes f; hollow in the ~ liferhol n; lobe of the ~ liferlæppa m; pain in the ~ liferwærc m; protuberance of the ~ liferbýl m; 2. ill in the ~ adj liferséoc
liverwort [] liferwyrt n
livestock [] cwicǽht f
living [] 1. adj líffæst1 quickened, feorhéacen; 2. ecclesiastical ~ ár f benefits
living near (one ~) [] ymbsittend m
lizard [] áðexe f
lo! [] interj lá behold!, nú behold!
load [] wv/t2 geféðrian
loaded stick [] léadstæf m
loan [] lean n gift
loathe [] wv/t1b láðettan hate
loathly [] 1. adj láðlic hateful; 2. ~ly adv láðlíce
loathsome [] adj láð noxious
lobe [] læppa m section; ~ of the liver liferlæppa m
lobster [] loppestre f
local law [] landlagu f
lock [] 1. loc n bolt; clústor n [L claustrum] barrier; 2. sv/t2 lúcan1 close
locked with a key [] adj ácǽglod
locust [] gærshoppa m, gærshoppe f, gærstapa m grasshopper, loppestre f
lodge [] wv/t2 innian1 put up
lodging [] inn n dwelling; giestning f hospitality
lofty [] adj géap open
loin [] lendenbrǽde f, lendenbréde f
Lombards [] Longbeardan m pl, Longbeardas m pl
London (of ~) [] adj Lundonisc
loneliness [] ánlípnes f
long [] 1. adj lang (cmp lengra, spl lengest) tall, langsum protracted; 2. adv langsumlíce, lange (cmp leng/lenge, spl lengest) a long time; a ~ time lange (cmp leng/lenge, spl lengest) long; 3. ~ duration langférnes f length
longing [] langung f, néod f desire; 2. affect with ~ impersonal wv/t2 álangian
look [] 1. interj lóc, lóca; ~ you
lóc, lóca; 2. wv/t2 capian; ~ after wv/t2 lácnian
looking around [] ymbscéawung f
look-out man at the prow [] plihtere m
loom [] lám n clay; part of a ~ pihten m [L pecten]
loosen [] wv/t1a áslæccan slacken, wv/t1b líesan1 release
Lord [] 1. ~ of life líffréa2 m God; 2. O ~! interj lá léof
lord [] guma2 m man, gumdryhten m; léodgebyrga2 m protector; ~ of a country landhláford m landlord; ~ of a manor landhláford m landlord; land in the ~’s own occupation inland n domain; services due to the ~ on his inland inwaru f
lord’s swineherd [] inswán m
lore [] lár f doctrine
lose [] irreg v/t nágan be unable to; wv/t2 losian; ~ heart sv/t7 niðerlǽtan
loss [] álǽnes f, æfwyrdelsa m damage, æfwyrdla m damage; lor n (in phr tó ~e/lóse) destruction, losing f, loswist f destruction; fine for injury or ~ æfwyrdla m
lost (be ~) [] wv/t2 losian1 perish
loud [] 1. adj hádor2 distinct; 2. ~ly adv hádre, hlúdswége
louse [] lús f
lovable [] 1. adj léoflic pleasant, luflic, lufiendlic, lufigendlic; lufsum pleasant; léoftǽl, léoftǽle dear; 2. ~ly adv léoflíce, luflíce
love [] 1. lufu f
strong liking, liss f
kindness [formerly líðs];
lufrǽden f; spiritual ~ gástlufu
lover [] lufiend m; female ~ lufestre f
loving [] 1. adj luflic amiable, lufsum pleasant, léoftǽl, léoftǽle, léofwende kind; 2. ~ly adv luflíce; léoflíce kindly
low [] 1. adj niðerlic inferior; 2. ~ down adv niðere below; 3. bring ~ wv/t1b ábýgan reduce, wv/t2 niðerian1 depress
low-born [] adj ceorlboren not noble
lower [] adj æfterra latter; neoðanweard, niðera under
lowest [] adj níðemest, nyðemest undermost, niðera
lowly [] adj niðerlic inferior
low-lying [] adj niðerlic inferior
loyal [] adj þegnlic brave; ~ at heart inhold
luck [] wish one good ~ sv/t2 hǽl ábéodan bid farewell to
lukewarm (be or become ~) [] wv/i2 áwlacian
luminary [] léoht n
luminous [] adj léoht bright, léohtbǽre brilliant
lunatic [] adj gebrocséoc frantic
lung [] lungen f
lupercalia [] gálfréols m revel, gelegergield n
lurk [] wv/t2 ætlútian hide
lust [] gál n wantonness, gálnes f frivolity; youthful ~ geoguðlust m
lusterless [] adj ǽblǽce pale
lustful []
lusty [] adj æðele young
luxurious []
luxury [] gál n lust, gálscipe m wantonness, gagolbǽrnes f wantonness, gálnes f extravagance
lye [] léag f alkalized water
lying [] 1. adj léasbréd deceitful; léassagol false; ~ on the back adj capiende bent backwards; 2. léas n falsehood; léasnes f levity; leger n illness
lying [] low-~ adj niðerlic lowly
lynx [] lox m [Ger luchs]
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