lanes, lone; alone,
lang, long; big; large, also slow; tedious
langer, longer,
lang's, long as,
langsyne, ancient; (old) times; long ago,
lan's, lands; estates,
lass, girl; young woman, term of address
lasses, girls; young women,
lassie, girl, term of endearment
lat, let; allow,
lat gang to dirt an' green bree, go to pot; go to ruin,
lat's, let's; let us; let his,
latten, let; allowed,
lattin', letting; allowing,
lauch, laugh,
lauchin', laughing,
lave, rest; remainder; others, also leave
laverock, lark (type of bird),
lawfu', lawful,
layin', laying,
lea', leave,
lear, learning; education; lore, also teach
learn, learn, also teach
learnin', learning, also teaching
learnt, learned, also taught
leddies, ladies,
leddy, boy; lad; laddy, also lady
lee, pasture; fallow ground, also shelter from wind or rain
lee'd, lied; told lies,
lees, lies,
leest, least,
leeve, live,
leevin', living; living being,
leevit, lived,
leeward, towards the grassland, also towards the sheltered side
len', lend; give; grant, also loan
len'th, length,
leuk, look; watch; appearance,
licht, light,
lichtin', lighting,
lickit, thrashed; punished; struck,
lift, load; boost; lift; helping hand, also sky; heavens
like, like; likely to; looking as if to, also as it were; as if
likesna, does not like,
likin', liking,
likit, liked,
liltin', singing softly; humming,
lingelt, fastened; fettered; hobbled,
lippen, trust; depend on,
livin', living,
'll, will,
loch, loch; lake,
lodd, loaded,
lo'denin', loading,
lo'dent, loaded,
lo'e, love,
lo'esome, loveable; lovely; winsome,
lood, loud,
lookin', looking,
loon, rascal; rogue; ragamuffin,
loons, rascals; rogues; ragamuffins,
loot, let; allowed; permitted,
Losh!, corrupt form of 'Lord', exclamation of surprise or wonder
low, flame,
lowin', flaming,
lowse, loose; free,
lowsed, loosened; let loose; freed,
lucifer spunks, lucifer-matches,
lug, ear, also shallow wooden dish
luggin', lugging,
lugs, ears,
luik, look,
luikin', looking,
luikit, looked,
luiks, looks,
lum, chimney,
lyin', lying,
lythe, shelter,
'm, him,
mainner, manner,
mainners, manners,
mainteen, maintain,
mair, more; greater,
mairtins, martins (type of bird),
maist, most; almost,
'maist, almost,
maister, master; mister,
maistly, mostly