Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Middle English form of
leal .
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Examples
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Ia manawa, kauoha ae la ke Alii i na Luna o ka Heiau, a kau aku i ka Makaula ma ka lele imua o ke kuahu.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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No doubt "lele" and other favourite words occurred frequently in the MS., as they do in the later letters.
The Journal to Stella Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 1901
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Are not you sauceboxes to write "lele" [27] like Presto?
The Journal to Stella Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 1901
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[Italics replaced by capitals for the transcription of this etext.] 28 Deane Swift alters "lele" to "there," but in a note states how he here altered Swift's "cypher way of writing."
The Journal to Stella Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 1901
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[Italics replaced by capitals for the transcription of this etext.] 28 Deane Swift alters "lele" to "there," but in a note states how he here altered Swift's "cypher way of writing."
The Journal to Stella Jonathan Swift 1706
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No doubt "lele" and other favourite words occurred frequently in the MS., as they do in the later letters.
The Journal to Stella Jonathan Swift 1706
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Are not you sauceboxes to write "lele" [27] like Presto?
The Journal to Stella Jonathan Swift 1706
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When Kamapua'a attacked Pele near Kalapana, Kapo [a sister of Pele] sent this kohe [ "vagina"] as a lure and [Kamapua'a] left Pele and followed the kohe lele [ "flying vagina"] as far as Koko Head on O'ahu, where it rested upon the hill, leaving an impression to this day on the Makapu'u side.
New McCain Slime Call In Arizona Hits Obama As "Follower" And As "America's Most Liberal Senator" 2009
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Still early yet her, I'm going to our local bar as a kohu lele!
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Still early yet her, I'm going to our local bar as a kohu lele!
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