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L

ladder

hlæder

lament

begnornian; cwiðan

lake

mere

land (n)

land, n

land

gelendan

language

-geþiode

lap

bearm, m.

large

micel

larger: mara

Latin

læen

laugh

hliehhan

laugh at: ahliehhan

laughter

hleahtor

law

æ, f

lawful

gecynde

lay (n)

læwede

lay (v)

lecgan

lay down

alecgan

lay hold of

begietan (sv 5)

lay waste

awestan

lead

lædan; ge-lædan

leader

ealdor, m.; folctoga; heafodman; heretoga; leodfruma

leap

hleapan

leap upon: gehleapan (7)

leap up: ahleapan (sv 7)

learn

learnian; ge-leornian

learn (by asking)

geascian; gefrignan (3)

learning

liornung

least

læsst

leather bag

bielg, m.

leave

afaran, sv 6; læfan; geleoran

leave unfulfilled

aleogan

leggings

leþerhose

lent

lencten

less

læs; læssa

lest

þy læs þe

let

lætan

let go

forlætan

letter

ærendgewrit

liberate

onlysan

lichen

ræg

lie

licgan; restan

life

ealdor, n.; feorh, n.; lif; lifdagas

life-sustaining

frþfriðende

lift

lædan

lift up

ahebban (sv 7); hebban; ræran

light

leoht; scima

like

gelic; gelice

likewise

eac swa

limb

lim, n; liþ

limited

mæte

linen

linen

listen

hieran; hlystan; gehlystan

literature

boccræft

little

fea; hwon; lyt; lytel

live

libban

livestock

orf, n

lo (inter)

hwæt

load

hlast

lobster

loppestre

lock

belucan; lucan

lock (n)

hæpse

log

beam, m.

long (adj)

lang, long

long ago

ealdes; geara

longing

langoþ

look

beseon

look at: sceawian

lord

drihten; frea, m; freadryhten; goldgiefa; goldwine; heorra; hlaford

lordly

dryhtlic

loss

demm, m

lost (be, get)

losian

loud

hlud

loud (adv

hlude

loudly

hlude

love (n)

frendscipe; lufu

love (v)

freogan; lufian

loved

felaleof

lover

freond

lovingly

freondlice

lower

onhyldan

loyal

hold

luck

hælo, f

lumber

healwudu

lurk

lutian

lust

lust, m

lying

leasung

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