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Middle English: L

lampe (plural lampes)

a lamp

On the way to English lamp

  1. Ancient Greek · 458 BCEλαμπάς lampás · a torch; a lamp
  2. Latin · 50s BCElampas · a torch; a lamp
  3. Middle English · about 1390lampe (plural lampes) · a lamp
  4. English todaylamp

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lanterne

a lantern

On the way to English lantern

  1. Latin · 77 CElanterna · a lantern
  2. Middle English · about 1390lanterne · a lantern
  3. Early Modern English · 1660lanthorn · a lantern
  4. English todaylantern

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laurer

laurel, the bay tree

On the way to English laurel

  1. Latin · 77 CElaurus · the bay tree, laurel
  2. Middle English · about 1390laurer · laurel, the bay tree
  3. Early Modern English · 1623lawrell · laurel
  4. English todaylaurel

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leef

a leaf; a page of a book

On the way to English leaf

  1. Old English · about 1000lēaf · a leaf
  2. Middle English · about 1390leef · a leaf; a page of a book
  3. Early Modern English · 1623leafe · a leaf; a sheet of paper
  4. English todayleaf

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leggis

legs

On the way to English leg

  1. Middle English · about 1460leggis · legs
  2. Early Modern English · about 1555legges · legs
  3. Early Modern English · about 1698leggs · legs
  4. English todayleg

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lettre

a letter

On the way to English letter

  1. Latin · about 400littera · a letter of the alphabet; in the plural, reading and writing
  2. Middle English · about 1390lettre · a letter
  3. Early Modern English · 1623letter · a letter
  4. English todayletter

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lilie

a lily

On the way to English lily

  1. Latin · 77 CElilium · a lily
  2. Middle English · about 1390lilie · a lily
  3. Early Modern English · 1623lilly · a lily
  4. English todaylily

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lynnen

made of linen

On the way to English linen

  1. Middle English · 1381lynnen · made of linen
  2. Early Modern English · 1513lynen · made of linen
  3. Early Modern English · 1589linnen · linen
  4. English todaylinen

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lytel

a little

On the way to English little

  1. Middle English · about 1390lytel · a little
  2. Middle English · about 1475lytyl · little
  3. Early Modern English · 1587litle · little
  4. English todaylittle

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lytyl

little

On the way to English little

  1. Middle English · about 1390lytel · a little
  2. Middle English · about 1475lytyl · little
  3. Early Modern English · 1587litle · little
  4. English todaylittle

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