This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...lad-scipe, st. m. loathsomeness, suffering, misfortune, unhappiness. lad-searo, st. n. hateful cunning, intrigue. lad-sid, st. m. hateful journey, death, destruction. lad-spell, st. v. sad or evil tidings, loathly spell. Cf. good-spell (gospel). lad-treow, st. n. loathly tree, tree of death or destruction. lad-wende, adj. hostile, hateful, troublesome, bad. lad-wendemod, adj. hostile-minded. lad-weorc, st. n. loathly work, evil deed. leccan, w. v. (pret. leohte), to wet, moisten. ge-leccan, the same as above. leccan, w. v.? 6-leccan, -liccan, to natter, make advances, honor, revere, adore. lecgan, ic. v. to lay, set, place. a-lecgan, 1. to lay, lay down.--2. to lay upon, impose (Gen. 2684). 3. to lay down, resign, give'up, abandon.--4. to diminish, lessen. be-, bi-lecgan, to belay, surround. ge-lecgan, to lay, place. of-lecgan, to lay down or off. ledan, lede. See laedan, lecgan. lef, adj. weak, feeble. lefan, 1gft. See lyfan, lyft. leg, st. m. flame, fire. Cf. low. legan, w. v. to break out in flames, to ignite. be-, bi-legan, to flame about, surround with fire. leg-bryne, st. m. burning fire. lgg-draca, w. m. fiery dragon. legen, part. Cf. licgan (to lie). legen, adj. flaming, fiery. leger, st. m. lying-place, bed. Cf. lair. leger-bed, st. n. the same as above. leh, pret. Cf. leogan (to speak falsely). lehtor. See leahtor (laughter). lemian (lemman?), w. v. to lame, hinder, oppress, crush. lencten, st. m. spring, springtime (lent). lencten-tid, st. f. same as above. lendan, w. v. to land lene. See laene (lent). leng. See lange. lengan, w. v. 1. to lengthen out, prolong, procrastinate, put off.--2. intr. to extend to, reach, attain. ge-lengan, to lengthen, prolong. lenge, lengest. See lange, lang. lenge, adj. at hand, near, extending along....