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- Interesting facts, information and meanings of Old English words beginning with the Letter L
- The old English Letter L
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Picture of the Letter L | Letter L |
The Letter L
The Elizabethan alphabet contained just 24 old English letters as opposed to the 26 letters used in the modern English alphabet. The following picture of the Letter L of the modern English alphabet is depicted in an ornate style typical of those used with old English letters. |
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An old style Letter L
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter L
The following dictionary contains old Elizabethan words and their meanings beginning with Letter L. If you find some words amusing click the following link to have FUN with some insults from the Elizabethan Era. Shakespearean Insults Generator |
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Letter L | | | LABRAS
lips
LACED-MUTTON
a courtesan
LAG
the lowest of the people
LAKIN
ladykin, little lady, an endearing term applied to the Virgin Mary in the oath, 'By
our lakin.'
LAND-DAMN
to kill by stopping the urine | | LAPSED
taken, apprehended
LARGE
licentious, free
LARGESS
a present
LASS-LORN
deserted by a mistress
LATCH
to smear, to catch
LATED
belated | | LATTEN
made of brass
LAUND
lawn
LAVOLTA
a dance
LAY
wager
LEAGUE
besieging army
LEASING
lying |
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Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter L |
LEATHER-COATS
a kind of apple
LEECH
a physician
LEER
countenance, complexion
LEET
a manor court
LEGE
to allege
LEGERITY
lightness
LEIGER
an ambassador resident abroad | | LEMAN
a lover or mistress
LENTEN
meagren - that which may be eaten in Lent
L'ENVOY
the farewell or moral at the end of a tale or poem
LET
to hinder to binder
LETHE
death
LEVEL
to aim LEWD
ignorant, foolish, rude |
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Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter L |
LEWDLY
wickedly
LEWDSTER
a lewd person
LIBBARD
a leopard
LIBERAL
licentious
LIBERTY
libertinism
LIEF
dear
LIFTER
a thief
LIGHT O' LOVE
a tune
LIGHTLY
easily, generally
LIKE
to liken, compare, to please
LIKELIHOOD
promise, appearance
LIKING
condition
LIMBECK
a still | | LIMBO
or Limbo patrum, the place where good men under the Old Testament were believed to
be imprisoned till released by Christ after his crucifixion
LIME
to entangle as with bird-lime To smear with bird-lime To mix lime with beer or
other liquor
LIMN
to draw
LINE
to cover on the inside To strengthen by inner works
LINSTOCK
a staff with a match at the end of it used by gunners in firing cannon
LIST
a margin - a bound or enclosure
LITHER
lazy
LIVERY
a law phrase, signifying the act of delivering a freehold into the possession of
the heir or purchaser - uniform
LIVING
lively, convincing | | LOACH
a fish so called
LOCKRAM
coarse linen
LODE-STAR
the leading-star, pole-star
LOFFE
to laugh
LOGGATS
the game called nine-pins
LONGLY
longingly
LOOF
to lull, bring a vessel up to the wind
LOON
a low contemptible fellow
LOT
a prize in a lottery
LOTTERY
that which falls to a man by lot
LOWT
a clown
LOWT
to treat one as a lowt, with contempt
LOZEL
a spendthrift
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LUBBER
a leopard
LUCE
a fresh-water fish
LUMPISH
duff, dejected
LUNES
fits of lunacy
LURCH
to defeat, to win, to shift
LURE
a thing stuffed to resemble a bird with which the falconer lures a hawk | | LUSH
juicy, luxuriant
LUSTIG
lusty, cheerful
LUXURIOUS
lascivious
LUXURY
lust
LYM
a limer or slow hound |
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Interesting examples of Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter L The above examples of old Elizabethan words beginning with Letter L are fascinating. The language and vocabulary had not been formalised in the Elizabethan era. New words, some beginning with the Letter L were still being invented. Elizabethan dictionaries were not available - it was not possible to look up the spellings or meanings of Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter L . Old Elizabethan words were therefore spelt and written in a variety of different formats. The above online dictionary containing old Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter L provide a valuable reference source when studying the literary works and plays of famous Elizabethan authors such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. Elizabethan Language Guide - An Elizabethan Online Dictionary Click the following links to access more information about the old English Elizabethan Language and the Elizabethan Online Dictionary for an easy to follow Elizabethan language guide. Elizabethan Online Dictionary
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Letter L - Elizabethan online dictionary containing words beginning with the Letter L
- Interesting facts, information and meanings of Old English words beginning with the Letter L
- The old English Letter L
- Elizabethan online dictionary containing words beginning with the Letter L
- The old English Letter L
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