| La | int | Lo |
| Lab | v | Blab |
| Labber (1) | adj | Rainy |
| Labber (2) | v | Slobber |
| Lacky | v | Beat severely |
| Lack-A-Daisy-Me | int | Blimey |
| Lade (1) | n | Running board |
| Lade (2) | v | Lay down a hedge |
| Ladyfied | adj | Ladylike |
| Laff | n | Lathe |
| Lag (1) | n | Water meadow |
| Lag (2) | n | Pair (of geese) |
| Lag (3) | adj | Sluggish |
| Lagger | n | Long, narrow strip of land |
| Lag-Wood | n | Sticks, oaken |
| Lain (1) | n | Layer |
| Lain (2) | v | Dress plough |
| Lair | v | Domesticate |
| Laitch | v | Idle |
| Lake (1) | n | Stream |
| Lake (2) | v | Play sport |
| Lambkins | n | Catkins |
| Lameness | n | Foot-rot |
| Lamiger | n | Lame person |
| Lammas-apple | n | Apple ripening around August 1st |
| Lammas-plum | n | Hard winter wheat |
| Lammocking | adj | Ungainly |
| Lamper | v | Stride |
| Lampers | n | Swelling of horse's mouth |
| Lamploo | n | Game played by young people |
| Lampsed | adj | Injured |
| Lan | n | Lord (minced oath) |
| Lancashire asphodel | n | Bog asphodel |
| Lance (1) | n | Lancet |
| Lance (2) | v | Leap |
| Lanch | n | Flint bed, large |
| Land’s-End | n | End of furrow in ploughed field |
| Lander | n | Blow, heavy |
| Land-Damn | v | Abuse verbally |
| Lane | n | Irregular strip of grass bounding an arable field |
| Lang | v | Long for |
| Langet | n | Shackle |
| Laning-Vein | n | Vein of Purbeck limestone |
| Lank | n | Groin |
| Lannock | n | Land, long strip of |
| Lantern-sweat | n | Perspiration, excessive |
| Lap | v | Beat |
| Lapard | n | Vagina |
| Laper | n | Kiss, loud |
| Lappen | n | Fool |
| Lapstone | n | Stone on which a shoemaker hammers leather |
| Lap-Clap | n | Kiss, loud |
| Lap-Eared | adj | Floppy-eared |
| Larbets | n | Lamb's bollocks |
| Lard-beater | n | Instrument used in making lard |
| Larding Money | n | Rent, small |
| Lare | n | Lathe |
| Lark bunting | n | Corn bunting |
| Larmy | adj | Sorrowful |
| Larra | n | Wood turned by a lathe, piece of |
| Larry (1) | n | Commotion |
| Larry (2) | n | Grout |
| Larry (3) | adj | Misty |
| Lart | n | Loft |
| Lary | n | Flank (meat) |
| Lash | adj | Enfeebled |
| Lasher | n | Weir |
| Lash-Horse | n | Horse, second in a team of four |
| Latt | n | Lathe |
| Latchety | adj | Loose |
| Late, at | adj | At length |
| Lathe (1) | n | Weed |
| Lathe (2) | v | Invite |
| Lathy | adj | Slender |
| Latitat | n | Talk, idle |
| Latten | n | Leaf (metal) |
| Latterly | adv | Lately |
| Lattiprack | adj | Paralytic |
| Lauchaids | n | Terraces on hillsides |
| Laum | v | Swoon |
| Launch out | v | Become extravagant |
| Launder | n | Water spout |
| Laurel-Wood | n | Spurge-laurel |
| Lavant | n | Spring breaking out on downs |
| Lave (1) | v | Draw water |
| Lave (2) | v | Gutter (of candle) |
| Lavell | n | Uvula |
| Lavender-snips | n | Ivy-leaved toadflax |
| Laver | n | Sea-lettuce |
| Lavish | adj | Overgrown |
| Law | v | Pile up |
| Lawn | n | Field, unploughed part of |
| Lawnder | n | Plough, part of |
| Lawyer | v | Practice law |
| Laxitory | n | Laxative |
| Layers | int | Term used in marbles |
| Lay-Overs | n | Corporal punishment |
| Lazarus | n | Backbone of pig |
| Leach | n | Rope, strand of |
| Leaf | n | Pig fat |
| Leak | n | Drop (of liquid) |
| Lean | v | Sit |
| Leap | n | Basket, large |
| Leaping block | n | Horse block |
| Lear (1) | adj | Empty |
| Lear (2) | n | Channel made in beach for vessels to unload cargo |
| Lear (3) | adj | Frightened |
| Lear (4) | v | Employ |
| Lease (1) | n | Pasture |
| Lease (2) | n | Division of threads in warp |
| Lease (3) | n | Cornerstone |
| Lease (4) | n | Three (of game birds or animals) |
| Lease (5) | v | Pick out |
| Lease (6) | adj | Barren (of cow) |
| Leastest | adj | Least |
| Leat | n | Watercourse |
| Leath | v | Rest |
| Leathern-bird | n | Bat (animal) |
| Leave | v | Allow |
| Lebb | n | Tripe |
| Lebb'n O'clock | n | Elevenses |
| Lection | n | Likelihood |
| Leddn | n | Wish |
| Ledge (1) | n | Barn door |
| Ledge (2) | v | Lay eggs |
| Ledger | n | Scaffold, horizontal pole of |
| Lee (1) | n | Shelter |
| Lee (2) | n | Water, softened |
| Leech (1) | n | Doctor |
| Leech (2) | n | Tub used in making lye |
| Leek-bed, dug up in the | n | Found in a cabbage patch (used when a child asks where they came from) |
| Leeky | adj | Leeks, made from |
| Leer (1) | n | Flank (meat) |
| Leer (2) | n | Glimpse |
| Leers | n | Pasture |
| Leerspoole | n | Canna |
| Leeward, go to the | adv | Dark side, turn to the |
| Lemon-plant | n | Lemon verbena |
| Lemp | n | Dropwort |
| Lem-Fig | n | Eleme fig |
| Lence | n | Loan |
| Lendy | adj | Flexible |
| Lennert | n | Linnet |
| Lennow | adj | Flexible |
| Lentil | n | Daffodil |
| Lents | n | Daffodil |
| Leopard | n | Common fritillary |
| Leper | n | Bed of Swanage stone |
| Lerrett | n | Boat, seaworthy |
| Lerrick (1) | v | Flog |
| Lerrick (2) | n | Large amount |
| Lerrup | n | Tear (in fabric) |
| Lerrups | n | Slacker |
| Lescious of, be | adj | Know of a suitable venue |
| Less (1) | conj | Unless |
| Less (2) | conj | Lest |
| Lesten | conj | Lest |
| Let | v | Hinder |
| Letch | n | Desire |
| Level | v | Assess |
| Level-handed | adj | With no money changing hands |
| Levener | n | Elevenses |
| Levers | n | Yellow flag iris |
| Levvy | n | Level |
| Lew | n | Shelter |
| Lewer | n | Foot and mouth disease |
| Lewis-cat | n | Arsonist |
| Lewte | n | Rest-harrow (plant) |
| Lewth | n | Shelter |
| Lewze | n | Pig-sty |
| Lezzory | n | Maple service tree |
| Liable | adj | Likely |
| Liard | n | Liar |
| Libbet | n | Stick |
| Libbet | n | Fragment |
| Liberty | v | Release |
| Library | n | Library book |
| Lich | n | Corpse |
| Licker | n | Surprise |
| Lickerish | adj | Saccharine |
| Licket | n | Fragment |
| Licking | adj | Intensive (eg "A licking gert 'am") |
| Lid | n | Cupboard door |
| Lidden | n | Folk song |
| Lide | n | March (month) |
| Liffy | v | Seduce and abandon |
| Lift | n | Falsehood |
| Lifting-stock | n | Horse block |
| Lighten | v | Find |
| Lightsome | adj | Light-hearted |
| Ligster | n | Liar |
| Lijon | n | Roof-beam |
| Liken | adj | Likely |
| Liker | adj | More likely |
| Lile | adj | Little |
| Lill | v | Pant |
| Lily-hanger | n | Udder |
| Limbick | n | Still (brewing) |
| Limbless | adj | Beyond repair |
| Limb-Meal | adv | Piecemeal |
| Limmer | n | Term of endearment |
| Limmers | adj | Base |
| Limmocks | n | Smithereens |
| Limn | v | Sketch |
| Limperscrimp | n | Cow parsnip |
| Limple | v | Limp |
| Limpsy | adj | Limp |
| Lin | n | Flax |
| Lincher | n | Ridge dividing ploughed fields |
| Linchet | n | Ridge dividing ploughed fields |
| Linch-Pin | n | Penis of stag |
| Line (1) | v | Weld |
| Line (2) | v | Lean |
| Lined | adj | Having a white streak on back (of animal) |
| Linet | n | Flax, dressed |
| Ling (1) | n | Heather |
| Ling (2) | n | Backyard |
| Linge (1) | v | Lounge |
| Linge (2) | adj | Pliable |
| Linget | n | Linnet |
| Linguister | n | Linguist |
| Linhay | n | Cowshed |
| Lining | n | Loins |
| Link | v | Sunbathe |
| Link-gawn | n | Bucket |
| Linnard | n | Last to finish a meal |
| Linse-pin | n | Lynchpin |
| Linsey | n | Cloth, coarse |
| Lintseed | n | Linseed |
| Lipe | n | Pleat |
| Lipped | adj | Freed |
| Lippery | adj | Rainy |
| Lippets | n | Rags |
| Lipping | adj | Rainy |
| Lippitty-Lop | adv | Limping |
| Lippy | adj | Rainy |
| Lipshod | n | Flaw |
| Lipsy | adv | Lisping |
| Liptupain | n | Remedy in mummer's play |
| Lirripoop | n | Dotard |
| Liruppy | adj | Crumpled |
| Lish | n | Pasture |
| Lissom | n | Streak |
| Lissome | adj | Light |
| List | n | Edge of cloth |
| List-Wall | n | Wall covered with turf |
| Listing | n | Edge of cloth |
| Listy-Bed | n | Seacombe stone, bed of |
| Litt | n | Sheep-walk |
| Litch | n | Matted mass |
| Lite | adj | Few |
| Lithe | n | Pasture, steep |
| Lither | adj | Lithe |
| Lithy | adj | Muggy |
| Litten | n | Cemetary |
| Littocks | n | Rags |
| Litty | adj | Active |
| Live | adj | Fresh |
| Live | n | Life |
| Live-blood | n | Restlessness, physical |
| Liven | v | Enliven |
| Liver | n | Inhabitant |
| Loader | n | Carter |
| Loady | adj | Top-heavy |
| Loan (1) | n | Supplication for alms |
| Loan (2) | n | Handrail |
| Lob (1) | n | Lump |
| Lob (2) | n | Last person in race |
| Lob (3) | v | Droop |
| Lob's-Pound | n | Prison |
| Lobbet | v | Loiter |
| Loblolly | n | Ne'er-do-well |
| Lobscouse | n | Stew |
| Lobsided | adj | Lopsided |
| Lob-Grass | n | Soft brome-grass |
| Lock (1) | n | Small quantity |
| Lock (2) | v | Entice |
| Locker | n | Brake |
| Locking-bone | n | Hip-bone |
| Locust | n | Cockchafer |
| Loddon Lily | n | Summer snowflake |
| Lode | n | Path across marsh |
| Lodging | adj | Static |
| Lodlum | n | Laudanum |
| Lodyholt | n | Foot and mouth disease |
| Loert | v | Travel quickly |
| Log (1) | v | Oscillate |
| Log (2) | v | Play truant |
| Logger | n | Fetter |
| Loggerums | n | Black knapweed |
| Loggy | adj | Heavy-set |
| Logic | n | Nonsense |
| Log-Caterpillar | n | Larva of goat-moth |
| Loiter-louch | v | Saunter |
| Loll | v | Stick tongue out |
| Lollicker | n | Tongue |
| Lollipop | n | Candy, hard |
| Lolly (1) | n | Sweetmeat |
| Lolly (2) | n | Broth |
| Lollycock | n | Turkey-cock |
| Lollypot | n | Slacker |
| Lolly-Banger | n | Gingerbread with raisins |
| Lomber | n | Clamber |
| Lomey | n | Child, spoilt |
| Lommock | n | Chunk (of food) |
| Lone (1) | adv | Alone |
| Lone (2) | n | Lodging-house |
| Long (1) | v | Belong |
| Long (2) | prep | Along |
| Longful | adj | Tedious |
| Longsome | adj | Tedious |
| Looby | n | Fool |
| Looker | n | Eye |
| Looking-glass | n | Hare trap, type of |
| Loom | n | Wake of fish |
| Looming-Like | v | Staggering |
| Loon | n | Northern diver |
| Loop | v | Elope |
| Loor | int | Lord (minced oath) |
| Loore | n | Sore in hoof |
| Loose | n | Rut made by cart-wheel |
| Lop (1) | n | Faggot-wood |
| Lop (2) | v | Run |
| Loppet | v | Lollop |
| Lop-Grass | n | Soft brome-grass |
| Lorry | n | Cart |
| Lor-A-Massy | int | Lord have mercy |
| Loss | v | Lose |
| Lost | n | Loss |
| Lotment | n | Allotment |
| Lottle | v | Babble (like brook) |
| Louch | v | Slouch |
| Louchet | n | Large piece |
| Loudering | v | Smuggling |
| Louk | v | Lattice (of window) |
| Lounder | v | Beat |
| Loup (1) | v | Bound |
| Loup (2) | n | Sea-louse |
| Lour | v | Skulk |
| Louse | v | Froth up ale |
| Louster | v | Work hard |
| Lout | v | Bow |
| Louter | n | Slacker |
| Louting | adj | Loutish |
| Louvre | n | Chimney |
| Love | v | Pile up (of barley) |
| Lovier | n | Lover |
| Loving | adj | Adhesive |
| Low (1) | v | Lower |
| Low (2) | v | Allow |
| Low (3) | v | Pile up (of barley) |
| Lowbell | n | Bell signalling that cows were to be taken out into the fields |
| Lowle-Eared | adj | Long-eared |
| Lown | adj | Quiet |
| Lowse | v | Loosen |
| Lowsen | v | Listen |
| Lozenger | n | Lozenge |
| Lubber-Cock | n | Turkey-cock |
| Luce (1) | n | Sore (in sheep) |
| Luce (2) | adj | Liukewarm |
| Luck | n | Tidal pool |
| Luckey | adj | Morose |
| Lug (1) | n | Stick, long |
| Lug (2) | n | Sand-worm |
| Lug (3) | adj | Lug |
| Lugger (1) | n | Strip of land |
| Lugger (2) | v | Haul |
| Luggett | n | Small load of hay or corn |
| Lum (1) | n | Chimney |
| Lum (2) | n | Pool in river bed, deep |
| Lumbersome | adj | Cumbersome |
| Lumberum | n | Clumsy person |
| Lummy | n | Half-wit |
| Lumper | v | Stumble |
| Lumping | adj | Cumbersome |
| Lumpus | adv | Heavily |
| Lumpy | adj | Sluggish |
| Lunch | n | Lump |
| Luncheon | n | Slice, thick |
| Lungwort | n | Jerusalem cowslip |
| Lunge | v | Lounge |
| Luny | adj | Loony |
| Lurch | v | Lurk |
| Lurdane | adj | Slacker |
| Lure | n | Game |
| Lurry (1) | n | Loose talk |
| Lurry (2) | v | Hurry |
| Lurry (3) | adj | Incontinent (of cattle) |
| Lushings | n | Lots |
| Lust | v | Lean |
| Lusty | adj | Sturdy |
| Lutter | v | Scatter |
| Lutter-Pooch | n | Slovenly person |
| Lydford Law | n | Rough justice |
| Lye-leech | n | Vessel for making lye |
| Lymptwigg | n | Lapwing |
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