Chapter L: B. legatar-ius, legatus

_Spotswood._

LEGLIN, LAIGLIN, _s._ A milk-pail, S.

_Ritson._

Teut. _leghel_, id. Isl. _leigill_, ampulla.

_To_ LEICH, _v. n._ To be coupled as hounds are.

_Godly Sangs._

LEID, LEDE, _s._ People.

_Wallace._

Isl. _liod_, A. S. _leod_, populus.

LEID, LEDE, _s._ A person.

_Sir Gawan._

A. S. _leod_, homo, Isl. _lyd_, miles.

LEID, _s._ A country.

_Gawan and Gol._

Isl. _laad_, terra, solum.

LEID, LEDE, _s._ Language, S. B. _Leet_ is also used.

_Douglas._

Isl. _hliod_, sonus, Dan. _lyd_, vox.

LEID, LEDE, LUID, _s._ A song, a lay.

_Douglas._

A. S. _leoth, lioth_, Belg. _lied_, Isl. _hliod_, _liod_, id.

LEID, LIED, _s._ _A leid_ of a thing, is a partial idea of it, S. B.

LEID, _s._ Safe-conduct.

_Wallace._

Su. G. _leid_, Germ. _leit_, id.

_To_ LEIF, _v. n._ To believe.

_Maitland P._

A. S. _leaf-an_, credere.

_To_ LEIF, _v. a._ To leave.

_Douglas._

Isl. _lif-a_, Su. G. _leif-a_, id.

~Leif~, ~Leiff~, _s._ Leave.

_Wallace._

_To_ ~Leif~, ~Leiff~, _v. n._ To live.

_Wallace._

Su. G. _lefw-a_, Isl. _lif-a_, id.

LEIFULL, _adj._ Lawful.

V. ~Leful~.

LEIF, LIEF, _adj._

1. Beloved, S.

_Doug._

2. Willing.

_Douglas._

_As leif_, _as leive_, as soon, S.

_Ferguson._

A. S. _leof_, Su. G. _liuf_, carus, amicus.

~Leifsum~, _adj._

1. Desirable.

_Douglas._

2. _Leesome_, pleasant, S.

_Burns._

A. S. _leof_, charus, and _sum_.

3. _Leesome_, compassionate, S. A.

_J. Nicol._

LEISOM, _adj._ Lawful.

V. ~Lesum~.

LEIL, LEILE, LELE, _adj._

1. Loyal, faithful, S.

_Douglas._

2. Right, lawful.

_Wyntown._

3. Upright, S.

_Reg. Maj._

4. Honest in dealings.

_Priests Peblis._

5. _A leil stroke_, one that hits the mark, S. B.

O. Fr. _leall_, loyal, faithful, honest.

_To_ LEIN, _v. a._ To conceal.

V. ~Layne~.

_To_ LEIN, _v. n._ To cease.

_Cleland._

_To_ LEIND, LEYND, LENE, LEND, _v. n._

1. To dwell.

_Barbour._

2. To tarry.

_Douglas._

3. To continue in any state.

_Gawan and Gol._

Isl. _lend-a_, sedem sibi figere.

LEINE, _s._ L. _leme_, gleam.

_Houlate._

LEYNE, _pret._ Lied.

_Douglas._

LEINEST, most lean.

_Evergreen._

_To_ LEIP, _v. n._ To boil.

_K. Hart._

_To_ LEIS, _v. a._ To lose.

_Douglas._

O. E. _leise_.

_To_ LEIS, LEISS, _v. a._ To lessen.

_Doug._

_To_ LEIS, _v. a._ To arrange.

_Gl. Sibb._

LEIS ME, LEESE ME, LEUIS ME, i. e. _leif is me_, dear is to me; expressive of strong affection, S.

_Me_ is the A. S. dative.

_Bannatyne Poems._

LEISCH, LESCHE, _v._

1. A lash, S.

_Dunbar._

2. A thong, by which a dog is held.

_Douglas._

3. A stroke with a thong, S.

_Kennedy._

_To_ ~Leische~, ~Leich~, ~Leash~, _v. a._ To lash, to scourge, S.

_Acts Ja. VI._

_To_ LEIST, _v. n._ To incline, E. _list_.

_Dunbar._

LEIST, _adj._ Least.

_Douglas._

LEISTER, LISTER, _s._ A spear, armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish, S.

_Burns._

Su. G. _liuster_, id.; _liustra_, to strike fish with a trident.

_To_ LEIT, _v. a._ To permit.

_Bannatyne P._

_To_ LEIT, _v. n._ To delay.

_Henrysone._

Su. G. _laet-ia_, intermittere, A. S. _laet-an_, tardare.

_To_ LEIT, LEET, LET, _v. n._

1. To pretend, to make a shew as if, S. B.

_Bannatyne Poems._

Su. G. _laat-as_, Isl. _laet-a_, id. prae se ferre, sive vere sive
simulando.

2. To give a hint of.

_Nevir leet_, make no mention of it, S. B.

V. ~Let on~.

_To_ LEIT, LEET, _v. n._ To ooze, S.