Chapter L

LA, _pro. pers._ Her; accusative of ‘i’ or ‘ yoi,’ she.

Laki, _pro. poss._ Her: laki die, her mother.

Lasa / Lasar, With her; instrumental case of ‘i.’

Later. From her; ablative of ‘i.’

Lati. Genitive of ‘i’; frequently used as the accusative—e.g. cams tu lati, do you love her?

Lang / Lango, a. Lame. _Sans._ Lang. _Pers._ [Persian which cannot be reproduced] Lenk.

Lashi / Lasho, Louis. _Hungarian_, Lajos, Lazlo. Scotch, Lesley.

Latch, _v. a._ To find. _Wal._ Aphla.

Lav, _s._ Word. _Sans_. Lapa (to speak). _Eng._ Lip.

Lavior, _pl._ Words.

Lav-chingaripen, _s._ Dispute, word-war.

Lav-engro, _s._ Word-master, linguist.

Len, _pro. pers. pl._ To them: se len, there is to them, the have.

Lendar, _ablative_. From them.

Lende / Lunde, _gen. and acc._ Of them, them.

Lensar. With them.

Lengué, _pro. poss._ Their: lengue tan, their tent.

Les, _pro. pers._ To him; dative of ‘yo,’ he: pawno stadj se les, he has a white hat.

Lescro, _pro. poss._ His, belonging to him: lescro prala, his brother.

Leste. Of him, _likewise_ him; genitive and accusative of ‘yo.’

Lester. From him.

Leste’s. His: leste’s wast, his hand; properly, lescro wast.

Lesti. Her _or_ it: pukker zi te lesti, tell her your mind; he can’t rokkra lesti, he can’t speak it.

Leav / Ley, _v. a._ To take. _Wal._ Loua.

Lel. He takes.

Lel cappi. Get booty, profit, capital.

Lennor, _s._ Summer, spring.

Levinor, _s._ Ale; drinks in which there is wormwood. _Heb._ Laenah (wormwood). _Irish_, Lion (ale).

Levinor-ker, _s._ Alehouse.

Levinor-engri. Hop. Lit. ale-thing.

Levinor-engriken tem. Kent. Lit. hop-country.

Li, _pron._ It: dovo se li, that’s it.

Lidan, _v. a._ You took; 2_nd pers. pret._ of Ley.

Lil, _s._ Book; a letter or pass. _Hun._ Level. _Sans._ Likh (to write). _Hindustani_, Likhan (to write).

Lillai, _s._ Summer. _Hun. Gyp._ Nilei.

Linnow, _part. pass._ Taken, apprehended.

Lis, _pro. dat._ To it: adrey lis, in it.

Lollo / Lullo, _a._ Red. _Pers._ [Persian which cannot be reproduced] Lal.

Lolle bengres, _s. pl._ Red waistcoats, Bow Street runners.

Lollo matcho, _s._ Red herring. Lit. red fish.

Lolli plaishta, _s._ A red cloak.

Lolli, _s._ A farthing.

Lon / Lun, _s._ Salt. _Sans._ Lavana. _Hin._ Lon.

Lou, _pro._ It: oprey-lou, upon it. _Wal._ Lou.

Loure, _v. a._ To steal. _See_ Luripen.

Lubbeny, _s._ Harlot. _Rus._ Liabodieitza (adultress), liobodeinoe (adulterous). _Sans._ Lúbha (to inflame with lust, to desire). The English word Love is derived from this Sanscrit root.

Lubbenipen, _s._ Harlotry.

Lubbenified. Become a harlot.

Lundra. London. _Mod. Gr. Λόνδρα_.

Luripen, _s._ Robbery, a booty. Lit. a seizure. _Wal._ Luare (seizure, capture), Louarea Parizouloui (the capture of Paris).

Lutherum, _s._ Sleep, repose, slumber.

Luvvo, _s._ Money, currency. _Rus._ Lóvok (convenient, handy, quick, agile). In Spanish Gypsy, a real (small coin) is called Quelati, a thing which dances, from Quelar, to dance.

Luvvo-mengro, _s._ Money-changer, banker.

Luvvo-mengro-ker, _s._ Banker’s house, bank.