Northumbrian Language Dictionary
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Laa¹ Law
 
Laa² Low
 
Labber To flounder
 
Lace To lash, To thrash
 
Lad¹ Boy
 
Lad² Boyfriend
 
Lade Load
 
Ladgerd Drunk
 
Lafe Residue
 
Laggan A tub, A dish
 
Laid in Ceased working
 
Laidley Loathsome
 
Laird A landowner
 
Laith Unwilling
 
Lake To play
 
Laker Player
 
Lakky Elastic
 
Lame An injury
 
Lang Long
 
Lang last At last
 
Lang syne Long since, Long ago
 
Lass¹ Girl
 
Lass² Girlfriend
 
Lassie Girl
 
Latch To alight
 
Late To search
 
Lathered Sweaty
 
Laued Lay (non clergy)
 
Lavvy Lavatory, Toilet
 
Leach¹ Hard work
 
Leach² Extreme fatigue
 
Lead Convey
 
Leam Flame
 
Leazes A field(s), A pasture(s)
 
Lee Lie (as in fib)
 
Leear Liar
 
Leet¹ Light
 
Leet² To come across, To discover
 
Leet³ Lung
 
Leish Lithe, Youthful, Full of vigour
 
Lekcha Lecture
 
Lemur Ripe
 
Lenguiche Language
 
Let Alighted
 
Letten To let on
 
Letch A swamp, A marsh
 
Leyuk Like
 
Lib To castrate
 
Lick To beat, To overcome
 
Lief Rather
 
Lieve Willing
 
Lift Steal
 
Lifted Stolen
 
Liftin¹ Stealing
 
Liftin² Full of, Full up
 
Lig To lie down
 
Lignies¹ Marbles
 
Lignies² Testicles
 
Likeness Photograph
 
Limbers Compartments of a carriage
 
Ling A plant
 
Lingey¹ Limber
 
Lingey² Active
 
Linin Underwear
 
Links Sandy grassland found near the sea
 
Linn Cascade
 
Lintie¹ Wren
 
Lintie² Someone quick
 
Lippen To depend upon, To rely on
 
Lish Nimble
 
Lisk Thigh
 
List¹ Desire
 
List² Energy
 
Lithe¹ Listen
 
Lithe² To thicken
 
Lock Small amount
 
Lolly The tounge
 
Lonnen Lane, Road
 
Loopy Insane
 
Lop Flea
 
Loppit Sour
 
Loppy¹ Flea-ridden
 
Loppy² Itchy
 
Lork Lord
 
Lorn To learn, To teach
 
Lorriv Lot of
 
Loss Lose
Divvin gan an loss i! Don't go and lose it!
 
Lough A pond, A lake
 
Lound Calm
 
Lowe¹ Light
 
Lowe² Flame
 
Lowie Butterfly
 
Lownd Sheltered
 
Lowp Leap
 
Lowse To loosen
 
Lowse the flat oot To create a commotion
Aam ganna lowse the flat oot I am going to create a commotion
 
Lug Ear
 
Luk Look
 
Luke To weed
 
Lukin Weeding
 
Lukka¹ Look
 
Lukka² Look here
Noo lukka! Now look here!
 
Lundin London
Aam gannin te Lundin the morra I am going to London tomorrow