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+Loh+, _pt. s._ laughed, S2; see +Lahhen+.

+Loht+, _sb._ light, S; see +Li?t+.

+Lok+, _sb._ an offering, gift, S; +loc+, S; +lac+, S; +loke+, sport, PP; +lake+, _dat._, S; +lac+, _pl._, S; +lakes+, S.--AS. _lac_, a leaping for joy, sport, contest, also, a sacrifice, gift: Goth.

_laiks_, sport, dance. Cf. +Layken+, +Laken+.

+Lok+, _sb._ lock, fastening, S2, PP; +lokkes+, _pl._, PP. See +Louken+.

+Loken+, _v._ to look, observe, S, S2, PP; +lokin+, S; +lokien+, S; +loki+, to protect, S; +loky+, to guard, S2; +luke+, S3; +locan on+, to observe, S; +loc+, _imp._, S; +lokede+, _pt. s._, S.--AS. _locian_.

+Loken+, _pp._ locked, S; see +Louken+.

+Loking+, _sb._ looking, PP; +lokyng+, custody, S; appearance, W; +lokinge+, decision, S2; +lokynge+, PP; protection, S2; +lokunge+, S.

+Lokken+, _v._ to lock, SkD; +lok+, Cath.; +ylokked+, _pp._, S2. See +Lok+.

+Lokrand+, _pr. p._ as _adj._ curling S3; +lokkerand+, Cath. (_n_).

+Lokyrynge+, _sb._ curliness, _crispitudo_, Cath.

+Lollen+, _v._ to loll, limp about, lounge, rest, also, to flap, wag, PP; +lollede+, _pt. s._, S3; +lullede+, S2.

+Lollere+, _sb._ loller, idle vagabond, PP; +loller+, C2, CM.

+Lomb+, _sb._ lamb, C3, W2, PP; +lombe+, Voc., PP, W; +lambren+, _pl._, PP, W, W2; +lambre+, W2; +lombe+, S2.--AS. _lamb_, _lomb_.

+Lome+, _sb._ tool, instrument, S2, WA; a vessel (the ark in the deluge), S2; +lomes+, _pl._, S2, PP; +lomen+, S2.--AS. _geloma_, 'utensile' (Voc.).

+Lome+, _adv._ frequently, S, PP; _phr._: +oft and lome+, HD; +i-lome+, S, S2; +ylome+, S2; +lomer+, _comp._, PP; +lommere+, PP.--AS. _gelome_.

+Lomp+, _pt. s._ happened; see +Limpen+.

+Lond+, _sb._ land, S, S2, PP; +lont+, S; +lon+, S; +londe+, _dat._, S2; +londes+, _pl._, S.--AS. _land_.

+Londe+, _v._ to land, S.

+Lond-folk+, _sb._ countryfolk, S.

+Londisse+, _adj._ native, S.

+Lone+, _sb._ lane, PP; +lones+, _pl._, S2, PP.--AS. _lonu_, see Sievers, 279.

+Lone+, _sb._ loan, S, S2, PP, Prompt.--AS. _lan_; cp. Icel. _lan_.

+Longe+, _sb._ lung; +longen+, _pl._, PP; +lunges+, SkD, Cath.; +longes+, C, PP.--AS. _lunge_, pl. _lungan_.

+Longe+, _adv._ See +Ilong+.

+Longen+, _v._ to become long, to long for, to belong to, S, S2, S3, C2, PP, SkD; +langen+, S2, H.--AS. _langian_. See +Lang+.

+Longinge+, _sb._ longing, S2; +longynge+, PP; +longenge+, S.

+Loof+, _sb._ loaf, W2, PP; +lof+, S, PP; +laf+, S; +lofe+, Cath.; +loues+, _pl._, C3; +loouys+, S2; +looues+, W2.--AS. _hlaf_.

+Loof+, _sb._ a kind of rudder or apparatus for steering, SkD; +loues+, _pl._, SkD.--Cp. OF. _lof_, the windward side of a vessel (Rabelais).

+Loop+, _v._ to melt and run together in a ma.s.s, HD.--Icel. _hlaupa_, to curdle; cp. _blo-hlaup_, curdled blood. Cf. +Lepen+.

+Loos+, _sb._ loss, PP; +los+, PP, C2.--ONorth. _los_ (Matt. 7. 13). See +Lesen+.

+Loos+, _sb._ fame, report, Prompt., PP, CM, C3; +lose+, H (67.

33).--AF. _loos_, OF. _los_; Lat. _laus_ or _laudes_, see Constans.

+Lopen+, _pp._ run away, S2; see +Lepen+.

+Lopir+, _v._ to curdle, clot, coagulate; +lopper+, JD; +lopird+, _pp._, H, HD; +lappered+, JD; +lopyrde+ (as milk), Cath. See +Loop+.

+Lopirynge+, _sb._ curdling, H.

+Lord+, _sb._ husband, S; see +Louerd+.

+Lorde+, _v._ to idle about, S3. See +Lourde+.

+Lordinges+, _sb. pl._ sirs, masters, S, S2, G; see +Louerdinges+.

+Lordschipe+, _sb._ lordship, W2; see +Lauerdschipe+.

+Lordschiping+, _sb._ domination, W.

+Lordshipen+, _v._ to rule over, S2.

+Lore+, _sb._ learning, lore, S, S2, S3, C3, PP; +lare+, S, S2, H; +lores+, _pl._, S2.--AS. _lar_ (for *_laisa_), from OTeut. base LIS, to find out.

+Lorel+, _sb._ an abandoned fellow, _perditissimus_, P, CM, PP, S3; +lozel+, ND; +losel+, PP, Prompt.; +lorels+, _pl._, S3; +losells+, S3; +loseles+, P. See +Lesen+.

+Lorel+, _sb._ laurel, Prompt.; +lory?er+, Prompt.; see +Laurer+.

+Lorn+, _pp._ lost, S2; see +Lesen+.

+Lor-eaw+, _sb._ a teacher, S; +lareaw+, SD; +loreawe+, _dat._, S; +loreawes+, _pl._, S; +larawes+, S; +larewes+, SD.--AS. _lareow_ (_lareow_). See +Lore+.

+Lose+, _v._ to set free, G; +louse+, _imp. s._, G; +loside+, _pt. s._, W2. Cf. +Lesen+.

+Lose+, _sb._ praise, H; see +Loos+.

+Losel+; see +Lorel+.

+Losen+, _v._ to praise, PP; +losed+, _pp._, WA.