LAMPER, s. a tall woman.

LAMPET, LEMPET, s. the limpet, a testaceous shellfish which adheres to rocks.

LAND, s. a house consisting of several stories, generally including separate dwellings.

LAND O’ THE LEAL, state of the blessed; heaven.

LAND-LOUPER, s. a person who shifts frequently from one place of the country to another.

LANE, adj. alone; lone.

LANELY, adj. lonely.

LANESOME, adj. lonesome.

To LANG, v. n. to long; to weary; to think long.

LANG-NEBIT, adj. long-nosed or long-billed.

LANG-RIN, adv. at length.

LANGSUM, adj. slow; tedious.

LANGSYNE, adv. long ago.

LANG-TONGUED, adj. babbling; given to tell secrets.

LAP, pret. leaped.

LAPPORED, part. pa. coagulated.

LARE, LERE, s. learning.

To LARE, LERE, v. a. to teach; to learn.

LARICK, LAVROCK, s. a lark.

LASS, s. a sweetheart; a young woman.

To LAT, v. a. to permit; to suffer; to lat-be, to let alone.

LAWIN, LAWING, s. a tavern bill; money subscribed or paid for drink.

LAW, s. a conical hill.

LEA, s. pasture land not ploughed.

LEA-LANG, adj. livelong; tedious; long in passing.

To LEATHER, v. a. to lash; to flog.

LEDDIE, LEDDY, s. lady.

LEE, adj. lonely; fallow land.

LEE, s. a lie.

LEESOME, adj. pleasant.

LEEZE-ME, LEESE-ME, dear is to me—­expressive of strong affection or love.

To LEG, v. n. to run.

LEG-BAIL, s. to run off.

LEGLIN, LAIGLIN, s. a milk-pail.

LEID, LEDE, LUID, s. a song; a lay.

LEIF, adj. willing.

LEIL, LEELE, LELE, adj. lawful; right.

LEISCH, s. a lash; a thong.

LEISTER, LISTER, s. a pronged instrument for striking fish, generally used by poachers.

To LEN, v. a. to lend.

To LET-BE, v. n. to let alone.

LEUCH, LEUGH, pret. laughed.

To LEUE, LUVE, v. n. to court; to make love.

LEVIN, s. lightning.

LEW-WARME, adj. tepid.

LIART, LYART, adj. having grey hairs intermixed.

LICHTER, LICHTARE, part. pa. delivered of a child.

LICHTS, s. pl. the lungs.

To LICK, v. a. to strike; to beat.

LIFT, LYFT, s. the atmosphere; the sky.

LIGLAD, s. a confused noise of tongues; a deal of idle or noisy talk.