Garlic, or gar-leac (in the same way as the onion is called yn-leac), had established itself as a flavouring medium. ❋ Unknown (2006)
We encounter here, too, onions under the name borrowed from the French instead of the Anglo-Saxon form “ynne leac”; and the prescriptions for making messes of almonds, pork, peas, and beans are numerous. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Bheith si/nte sa phota 'gus leac ar a bhe/al. For those who don't have Irish, it's the story of the hen and the rooster who are deeply in love. ❋ Unknown (1997)
In No. 328 of the MIRROR, you mistake in spelling _cromlech_; the last syllable is always written _lech_, not _leh_; neither is it derived from _crom_ and _leac_, the Irish, but from _crom_ and _llech_, the Celtic, of which the Irish is the most corrupted, and the present ❋ Various (N/A)
The wild Mustard (_Brassica Sinapistrum_), a Cruciferous herb commonly called Chedlock, from _leac_, a weed, and _kiede_, to annoy, grows abundantly as a product of waste places, and in newly disturbed ground. ❋ William Thomas Fernie (N/A)
The English name House Leek denotes _leac_ (Anglo-Saxon) a plant growing on the house; and another appellation of its genus, sedum, comes from the Latin _sedare_, to soothe, and subdue inflammations, etc. ❋ William Thomas Fernie (N/A)
The name is pure Anglo-Saxon, and originally meant any vegetable; then it was restricted to any bulbous vegetable, before it was finally further restricted to our Leek; and "its importance was considered so much above that of any other vegetable, that _leac-tun_, the Leek-garden, became the common name of the kitchen garden, and _leac-ward_, the Leek-keeper, was used to designate the gardener" (Wright). ❋ Henry Nicholson Ellacombe (1868)
[133] The origin of the word leach (physician), which has puzzled some inquirers, is from lids or leac, a body. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)
Tqrefentation of the great Hr, the holy ftone, 1 from leac a ftone, and Crom holy, facred, tutela - ry. ❋ Unknown (1786)
As the Londoners fpeak, fo they alfo write learn for leac/j, this is a very old miftake, and occurs fre - quently in the pfalms, do for does ❋ Unknown (1783)
_cromleh_, from the Irish _crom_, to adore, and _leac_, a stone -- stone of adoration. ❋ Various (N/A)
_gar_, a spear; and _leac_, a plant, either because of its sharp tapering leaves, or perhaps as "the war plant," by reason of its nutritive and stimulating qualities for those who do battle. ❋ William Thomas Fernie (N/A)
"serpulum, crop-leac," _i. e._, the Onion, which must certainly be a mistake of the compiler. ❋ Henry Nicholson Ellacombe (1868)
Do buij-jabh jiioc aj - anuaijh, an chanamhuin chpuaijh bo bhi j-aoi fmtll cean5a bhi cian paoi j; hei) aibh, bo cuipeabh leac a njlo jic j-eal. ❋ Unknown (1707)
[This guy] is [sketchy as fuck] man, let's leace. ❋ Wall648acad (2016)
"Hey [Dave], wanna know what [Brad] did to me?"
"[Yeah sure] thing Mark."
"Brad tried to steal my girlfriend."
"What a fucking Leac!" ❋ Charlie Marcolini (2017)
