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_Ramsay._
A. S. _liccet-an_, to feign; _lycce_, a liar.
LICK-SCHILLING, _s._ A term of reproach expressive of poverty.
V. ~Schilling~.
_Dunbar._
LIDDER, LIDDIR, _adj._
1. Sluggish.
_Douglas._
2. Behind others.
_Lyndsay._
3. Loathsome.
_Gl. Sibb._
Isl. _leidur_, sordidus, _leid-a_, taedio afficere.
~Lidderlie~, _adv._ Lazily.
_Arbuthnot._
LIE, _adj._ Sheltered, warm, S.
V. ~Le~.
~Liesome~, _adj._ Warm, sultry, Aberd.
V. ~Lithe~.
_s.h.i.+rrefs._
LIFEY, _adj._ Lively, S.
_Callander._
LYFLAT, _adj._ Deceased.
_Wallace._
Isl. _liflat_, loss of life; _liflat-ast_, perdere vitam.
LYFLAT, _s._ Course of life.
_Wallace._
A. S. _lif-lade_, vitae iter.
LIFT, LYFT, _s._ The atmosphere, S.
A. S. _lyft_, Su. G. _luft_, aer.
_Douglas._
_To_ LIFT, _v. a._ To carry off by theft, S.
_Lett. North S._
_To_ LIG, _v. n._ To recline, Aberd. S. O.
_Douglas._
A. S. _licg-an_. Isl. _lig-a_, Su. G. _ligg-a_.
~Liggar~, _s._ A foul salmon, S. A. q. one that _lies_ too long in the fresh water.
LIGGAT, _s._ A park gate, Galloway.
A. S. _leag_, campus, and _gat_ porta; q. "the _gate_ of the field, or _lea_."
LIGLAG, _s._
1. A confused noise of tongues, S.
2. A great deal of idle talk, S.
Su. G. _ligg-a_, to hara.s.s by entreaties.
LIK, _s._ A dead body.
