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- λ57Λακίσματα μελῶνrending of limbs[Meaning] the tearing-off of flesh. And elsewhere: "then the Turks bore around the foliage of frankincense rent by the flame."
- λ60Λάκκοςpit, reservoir, tank[The] Athenians and the other Greeks dig holes under ground, making them wide with four rounded corners, plaster the sides, and put wine and oil in them; and these they called lakkoi.
- λ114Λάπαθονpitfall; dock, monk's rhubarb, sorrelA ditch for the trapping of wild beasts; also an herb, that empties the stomach. Hence also [comes] the [verb] lapa/cai, [meaning] to make empty. Homer [writes]: "he drained the ranks of the young …
- λ124Λάρκοςcharcoal-scuttle[Meaning] something of wickerwork, basket-like or mat-like, in which coals are carried. "This charcoal-scuttle is my [fellow-]demesman." "Out of fear the scuttle squirted me thoroughly with coal dust just as cuttlefish do ink." For …
- λ160Λαχανείαherb-garden, vegetable-garden[no gloss]
- λ161Λαχανηρόνherbal, vegetable[no gloss]
- λ162Λαχανίζεσθαιto vegetable-gatherMeaning to collect vegetables; [sc. formed] like to wood-gather and to kindling-gather.
- λ166Λάχεια γῆscanty land[Meaning] small [land].
- λ235Λεκιθοπώληςpeasepudding-seller, pulse-sellerMasculine in gender [when spelled] with an eta, but feminine [when spelled] with an iota; [the latter means] a woman selling eggs.
- λ236Λέκιθοςpease-pudding, pulseA kind of seed, which is [sc. also] called pease, because of its resemblance in colour to an egg's yolk. So from a part he is indicating the female seed-seller. And [sc. the word …
- λ244Λέμμαhusk, rind[Meaning] peel.
- λ247Λέντιονnapkin, hand-towel[Meaning] the [same as] amongst us.
- λ271Λέων λέων σοι γέγονεν ἔκμαγμα σόνa lion a lion has been born to you (as) your (very) imageIn reference to women being debauched and giving birth. A 'cell' [is] the cover of the acorn, where the acorn is situated. "Both in each and every other respect and in having a penis …
- λ301Λεπυρόνshell, skinOxytone. It means the covering either of an egg or of a pomegranate.
- λ319Λεύκηwhite-poplarDemosthenes in the [speech] For Ktesiphon [writes]: "those crowned with fennel and white-poplar." Those celebrating the Bacchic rites used to be crowned with white-poplar because the plant is from the nether world and the …
- λ324Λευκὴν μᾶζαν φυρῶ σοιI am mixing you a white barley-cakeA proverb in reference to those promising great things.
- λ348Λεχεποίηνgrassy, meadowy[Meaning] creating beds, or sleeping-mats.
- λ363Λείμαξmeadow[genitive] lei/makos. [Meaning] a densely-planted place, a garden. Also [sc. attested is] leimake/steroi ["more/rather meadowy"], [meaning] places densely-planted and full of trees.
- λ364Λειμώνmeadow[leimw/n, genitive] leimw=nos: [meaning] a flowery place.
- λ365Λειμωνήρηςbelonging to a meadow[sc. An adjective describing] a plant in the meadow.
- λ366Λειμωνίαleimonia[Meaning] a plant [of that name]. Also [sc. attested is] leimwni=tis ["of a meadow"].
- λ373Λειόφυλονsmooth-leaved[sc. Descriptive of] a level-skinned plant.
- λ392Λείριαlilies, Madonna lilies, narcissus[Meaning] the flowers [of that name], or white lilies. "She alone who plucked lilies of the Graces [...]."
- λ393ΛείριονlilyThe Attic-speakers [call lei/rion] both the flower in general and the narcissus in particular.
- λ394Λειριόενταlily-like[Meaning] delicate. [sc. The term is derived] from smoothness [leio/ths]. (For a "lily" [is] the flower [of that name].) [But others define it as] soft, pleasant, sweet.
- λ395Λειριόεσσαlily-like[Meaning] full of desire.
- λ396Λειρόφθαλμοςlily-eyed[Meaning] one who/which has gentle eyes.
- λ421Λήϊαcrops, grain-fields[Meaning] grain-bearing plains, farms.
- λ422Ληϊβότειραcrop-consumingand [sc. also attested in the genitive] lhi+botei/rhs. But [sc. masculine] lhi+both/r [is] the wild boar.
- λ488Λιβανωτίςrosemary frankincenseA plant.