das =Lebenslicht=, -er ~[-ens, NOT -enz] candle of life, taper~
der =Le´bensun´terhalt=, des -(e)s ~[-ens, NOT -enz] support, living~
=lēblōs= ~[~b = p~] lifeless, inanimate, dead~
=lechzend= ~parched and lolling (out for thirst)~
=legen=, legte, gelegt ~lay, laid, laid;~ sich legen ~lie down (flat);~ sich aufs Bitten legen ~resort to entreaty~
das =Lēgītīmātiōns´păpier´=, -e ~[~⸗māziōns´⸗ ~(-ns, NOT -nz);~ păpier ~_with two syllables_] (paper furnishing) proof of identity, passport~
der =Lehnstuhl=, ⸗stühle ~armchair, easy-chair~
=lehren= ~teach [_acc. of the person and acc. (or infin._ =without=~ zu~) _of the thing taught_];~ sie lehrt mich stricken ~she is teaching me =to= knit [_Cf._~ lernen~.]~
das =Leib´gericht´=, -e ~[līp-] = ~Lieblingsgericht ~favorite dish~
=leibhaftig= ~[~b = p~] incarnate, bodily, in person, personified;~ leibhaftig vor Augen (stehen) ~(see) staring one in the face~
=leicht= ~easy, light, slight; skillful; _adv._ easily, readily, likely~
=leiden=, litt, gelitten ~suffer (with some disease~ an~ + _dat._; from, _i.e._, in consequence of, certain circumstances ~unter ~+ _dat._);~ den Opfertod (er)leiden ~lay down one’s life~
=leider= ~alas! unfortunately, sad to say~
=leidlich= ~[~leit⸗~]~ ~tolerable; [_adv., also_] fairly~
der =Leinwandbeutel= ~[~⸗nt⸗~] linen bag~
=Leipzig= ~[~z ~= ts] Leipzig, after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich the largest city of Germany, in the kingdom of Saxony; seat of the third largest German university (1913, 6000 students), founded in 1409; principal seat of the publishing trade in Germany~
=leise= ~[_drops the second_~ e ~_before the_~ e ~_of an inflectional syllable_] soft, noiseless, gentle; low, hardly audible; hardly perceptible~
=lenken= ~turn, direct;~ die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich lenken ~attract (people’s) attention~
=lernen= ~learn;~ ich lerne stricken ~I am learning =to= knit [_Cf._~ lehren~.]~
=lēsen=, liest, lās, gelēsen ~read; decipher, make out~
das =Lēsestück=, -e ~selection for reading~
=letzte=, der, die, das ~last, extreme;~ in der letzten Zeit ~lately, of late, recently; shortly before one’s death~
der =letztere= ~[_or, often, without the def. art._,~ letzterer~] the latter~
=leuchten= ~shine, beam, glisten; light the path~