FLAMANDE, ALLEMANDE ET ANGLAISE. 



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Though lie, that had wel ycoml liis 1ère. 

 (Spencbb.) 



Leren (to), v. ang]., flara. leeren, allem. lernen , 

 angl. to learn, franc, apprendre. 



Shalde buxom be and bisj 



To lierai and leren of liem namely. 



(lîlCUARD ÎIOMPOLE , Priclie OfCOÏl- 



science.) 



Leren (to), v. angl., lat. docere, flam. leeren, 

 allem. lehren, angl. fo leach, franc, enseigner. 



Wlio lerned thee on boke. 



{Piston of Pierce Plowman.) 



Lervng, v.angl., flam. leering, allem. /eAre, angl. 

 learning, franc, enseignement, doctrine. Vov. 

 (ère. 



Anima that Iady, is lad by liis leryng. 



[Piston of Pierce Plowman.) 



Lesen (to), v. angl., flam. rerliezen , allem. ver- 

 lieren, angl. to lose, franc, perdre. 



For ail the good lie spendeth theraboute 

 He lesen shal, therof hâve 1 no doute. 

 (Chaucer.) 



And lèse ail that he had, is bis usage. 

 (M.) 



Voy. forleseth. 

 Let, v. angl., flam. feteef, beletsel, du verbe 6e- 

 letten, angl. hindrance, franc. empêchement. 



Thy kinsmen are no fe( to me. 



(Shak., Romeo and Juliet, act. m.) 



He had to sleep so mekill will 

 That he mighl set no let theretill. 



{The Bruce, hook VU.) 



Voy. unletted. 

 Let (to) to wit, écoss., flam. weten laten, laleu 

 iveten , allem. wissen lasse», angl. to inform, 

 franc, informer. 



What says she? 



She tels thee to voit that she lias thee forgot. 



(BcBNS.) 



Leten (to), v. angl., flam. laie», nalalen , allem. 

 nachlassen, angl. to omit, franc, omettre. 



No dreme, quod lie, may so my herte agaste 

 That I wol leten for to do my thinges. 

 (Chaucer.) 



Leten (to), v. angl., flam. verlaten, allem. relias- 

 se», angl. to leave , to quit, franc, quitter, 

 abandonner. 



What shal worthe of suche, wenne thei lyf lett n 



[fiston of Pierce Plowman.) 

 That shal he find, as he the life shull lete. 



(CuAUCEB.) 



That he bath levé bis firste wif to lete. 

 (H.) 



ye knowen evericb on 



How that my sone in point is for to lete 

 The holy lawes of our Alkaron. 

 (H.) 

 Voy. forlete. 



Lette, v. angl., flam. verlet, uitstel, angl. delay, 

 franc, délai, retard. 



And in she goth, wilhouten longer telle, 

 And to the markis she hire fadir fette. 



(Chaucer, Canterb. Taies.. 8I7G.) 



Voy. verbe lette» , franc, s'arrêter, rester. 

 Voy. leltyncje. 

 Letten (to), v. angl., flam. lette», verletten, angl. 

 to tarrij, to reniai», franc, s'arrêter, rester. 



The day goth fast, I wol no longer lette. 



(Chaucer.) 

 And down he goth , no longer wold he lette. 



[ld.) 

 And in that ile, balfe a day he lette. 



[ld.) 



what he spendeth moore 



I make the good herafler, 

 For 1 may nogbt lette 

 And lyard be bestridelb 

 And raped h,) m to. . . 



[Piston of Pierce Plowman 



Voy. subst. lette, lettynge. 

 Letten (to), v. angl., flam. belette», angl. to Itin- 

 der, toprevent, franc, empêcher. 



Why so, quod 1, why wolt thou letten me? 



(Chaucer.) 



Hindrest hem 



And lettest folk from bir devocion. 



[Id.) 



... but Sathanas lettide us. 



(Wicclif, i" Tessalom., 2, 18. j 

 Sed impedivit nos Satanas. 



( VnUjale.) 



Voy. unletted. 



