ade of tin, as a Lattin
Saucepan
Lave _v._ to throw water from one place to another; to gutter, as a
candle
Lay-field _s._ a piece laid down to grass
Lea, Leaze, Leers _s._ an open pasture field
Leapy, Lippary _s._ wet, rainy weather
Learn, Larn _v._ to teach, ex. Who larned 'e thay tricks
Leathern-bird, Leather-wing _s._ the bat
Ledge _v._ lay hands on; to lay eggs
Lent-lilies _s._ daffodils
Lescious ex. She is lescious of a place, _i,e._, knows of it and thinks
it may suit
Levers _s._ a species of rush or sedge
Levvy _s._ a level (Fr. _levee_)
Lew, Lewth, Lewthy shelter, sheltered, lee-side
Libbets _s._ tatters; _little-bits_
Lidden _s._ a story, a song (Ger. _lied_)
Lief, Leaf _v._ leave; ex. I would as lief
Ligget _s._ a rag
Lijon _s._ the main beam of a ceiling
Lip, or Lippen _s._ applied to certain vessels, as Ley-lip, Seed-lip,
Bee-lippen bee-hive (Wiclif's Test.: Leten hym doun in a _lepe_ be the
wall Acts ix. 25)
Limmers, Limbers _s._ the shafts of a waggon or cart
Linch _v._ a ledge, hence "linch-pin" (A S _hlinc_)
Linney, Linhay _s._ an open shed
Lirp _v._ to limp
Lirripy _adj._ slouching
Lissom _a._ lithesome, active, supple
Lissum, or Lism _s._ a narrow slip of anything
Locking-bone _s._ the hip joint
Long-tailed Capon _s._ the long-tailed titmouse
Lug _s._ a pole; a measure of land, perch or rod
Lug-lain _s._ full measure
Lumper-scrump _s._ cow-parsnip _Heracleum sphondylium_
Lurdin _s._ a sluggard (Fr. _lourd_)
Lizzom _s._ a shade of colour in heavy bread, or in a mow
Mace _s._ pl. acorns, mast
Macky-moon _s._ a man who plays the fool
Maethe (th soft) sweet as meathe (Welsh _Medd_, mead)
Maggems, Maay-geams _s._ May games, larking
Magne _adj._ great
Make-wise _v._ to pretend
Manchet _s._ a kind of cake eaten hot
Mandy _adj._ and _v._ haughty, domineering Commandy
Mang _v._ to mix
Mang-hangle _adj._ and _s._ mixed-up in a confused mass
Math _s._ a litter of pigs
Maules _s._ measles
May-bug _s._ cockchafer
Mawkin (maaking) an oven swab; scare-crow; a bundle of rags
Mawn _s._ a basket (A S _mand_)
Maze-house _s._ madhouse
Mazy _adj._ mad, ex. I be mooast maazed; a mazy ould vool
Mear, Mear-stone boundary (A S _meare_)
Meat-weer _adj._ applied to land capable of producing food that is good,
fit to eat; applied to peas, beans, &c.
Meg _s
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