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British author (1929–2026)
Len Deighton's Action Cook Book, the first of five cookery books he wrote. Other topics of non-fiction include military history. Many of Deighton's books
Len_Deighton
Len Deighton (1929–2026) was an English author known for his novels, works of military history, screenplays and cookery writing. He had a varied career
Len_Deighton_bibliography
1987 novel by Len Deighton
Winter is a 1987 novel by Len Deighton, which follows the lives of a German family from 1899 to 1945. At the same time the novel provides an historical
Winter_(Deighton_novel)
British cookbook
Len Deighton's Action Cook Book is a 1965 collection of cookery strips (known as a cookstrip, an invention of Len Deighton's from his days as a student
Len Deighton's Action Cook Book
Len_Deighton's_Action_Cook_Book
Protagonist of nine Len Deighton novels
Bernard Samson is a fictional character created by Len Deighton. Samson is a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence officer working for the Secret
Bernard_Samson
Recipe in infographic format, invented by Len Deighton
instructions. They were invented by Len Deighton while studying at the Royal College of Art in the 1950s. Deighton, a keen cook, originally drew the cookstrips
Cookstrip
1983 spy novel by Len Deighton
Berlin Game is a 1983 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the first novel in the first of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged intelligence
Berlin_Game
1965 British spy film directed by Sidney J. Furie
Furie, from a screenplay by Bill Canaway and James Doran, based on Len Deighton's 1962 novel The IPCRESS File. It stars Michael Caine as Harry Palmer
The_Ipcress_File_(film)
Fictional secret agent
anti-hero protagonist of several films based on spy novels written by Len Deighton, in which the main character is an unnamed intelligence officer. For
Harry_Palmer
1969 British musical film by Richard Attenborough
Bertrand Russell's suggestion, Paul McCartney met with the producer Len Deighton to discuss the opportunity of the band portraying the Smith family, although
Oh!_What_a_Lovely_War
Book by Len Deighton
is a 1964 spy novel by Len Deighton set between Saturday 5 October and Sunday 10 November 1963. It was the third of Deighton's novels about an unnamed
Funeral_in_Berlin
1988 novel by Len Deighton
Spy Hook is a 1988 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the first novel in the second of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat jaded
Spy_Hook
1996 novel by Len Deighton
Charity is a 1996 spy novel by Len Deighton. It was the last fiction novel published during the author’s lifetime and the final book in the final trilogy
Charity_(novel)
Spy novel
The IPCRESS File is Len Deighton's first spy novel, published in 1962. The story involves Cold War brainwashing and includes scenes in Lebanon and on an
The_IPCRESS_File
Alternate history scenario
Dick, The Ultimate Solution (1973) by Eric Norden, SS-GB (1978) by Len Deighton, The Divide (1980) by William Overgard, and Fatherland (1992) by Robert
Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II
Hypothetical_Axis_victory_in_World_War_II
War novel by Len Deighton
Bomber is a novel by Len Deighton that was published in the United Kingdom in 1970. It is the fictionalised account of "the events relating to the last
Bomber_(novel)
1974 spy novel by Len Deighton
Spy Story is a 1974 spy novel by Len Deighton, which features minor characters from his earlier novels The IPCRESS File, Funeral in Berlin, Horse Under
Spy_Story_(novel)
1966 novel by Len Deighton
Billion-Dollar Brain is a 1966 Cold War spy novel by Len Deighton. It was the fourth to feature an unnamed secret agent working for the British WOOC(P)
Billion-Dollar_Brain
1994 novel by Len Deighton
Faith is a 1994 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the first novel in the final trilogy of three about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence
Faith_(novel)
1995 spy novel by Len Deighton
Hope is a 1995 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the second novel in the final trilogy of three about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence
Hope_(Deighton_novel)
1995 television film directed by George Mihalka
Brain, based on books by author Len Deighton. Though an alternative title is Len Deighton's Bullet to Beijing, Deighton was not associated with the film
Bullet_to_Beijing
Series of novels by Charles Stross
the spy in these novels is closer to the out-of-place bureaucrats of Len Deighton than to the James Bond model. He also mentions that when he began writing
The_Laundry_Files
1978 alternative history by Len Deighton
SS-GB is an alternative history novel by Len Deighton, set in the United Kingdom conquered and occupied by Germany during the Second World War. The novel's
SS-GB
Film genre
films, including works by John Buchan, le Carré, Ian Fleming (Bond) and Len Deighton. It is a significant aspect of British cinema, with leading British directors
Spy_film
2022 British spy thriller television series
spy thriller miniseries based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Len Deighton. Written by John Hodge and directed by James Watkins, it stars Joe Cole
The_Ipcress_File_(TV_series)
Book by Len Deighton
Horse Under Water (1963) is the second of several Len Deighton spy novels featuring an unnamed British intelligence officer. It was preceded by The IPCRESS
Horse_Under_Water
1975 book
Yesterday’s Spy is a 1975 spy novel by British author Len Deighton. It is set in the post-World War II era, focusing on former resistance figures drawn
Yesterday's_Spy
1967 British film by Ken Russell
directed by Ken Russell and based on the 1966 novel Billion-Dollar Brain by Len Deighton. The film features Michael Caine as secret agent Harry Palmer, the anti-hero
Billion_Dollar_Brain
1979 book by Len Deighton
the Fall of Dunkirk is a 1979 military history book by Len Deighton. Unlike most of Deighton's other work the book is entirely non-fiction. The book explains
Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk
Blitzkrieg:_From_the_Rise_of_Hitler_to_the_Fall_of_Dunkirk
1967 guide book to London
Len Deighton's London Dossier is a guide book to London, edited by British author Len Deighton and published in 1967. It consists of a "collection of personal
Len_Deighton's_London_Dossier
2017 British drama series
produced for the BBC and based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Len Deighton. It is set in a 1941 alternative timeline in which the United Kingdom
SS-GB_(TV_series)
List of notable UK deaths in a year
Woolas, 66, British politician, MP (1997–2010), brain cancer. 15 March Len Deighton, 97, British spy novelist and illustrator (The IPCRESS File, An Expensive
2026 deaths in the United Kingdom
2026_deaths_in_the_United_Kingdom
1990 spy novel by Len Deighton
Spy Sinker is a 1990 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the final novel in the second of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat
Spy_Sinker
Comune in Tuscany, Italy
up-to-date information about the city on their phones. The British writer Len Deighton wrote his novel SS-GB in a rented hut on the outskirts of Barga, using
Barga,_Tuscany
Writings of the Twelfth Century City of God by St.Augustine City of Gold by Len Deighton Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau The Civil War by Julius Caesar
List_of_Penguin_Classics
Musical artist (born 1940)
the nephew of Len Deighton. Farlowe was an apprentice carpenter in Holloway, London before he was a professional singer. John Henry Deighton became Chris
Chris_Farlowe
Scottish World War II officer, and founder of the Special Air Service
Stirling resigned as Chairman of the Society in 1959. In September 1967 Len Deighton wrote an article in The Sunday Times Magazine about Operation Snowdrop
David_Stirling
2010 novel by Mick Herron
experience or knowledge of working in the intelligence community, he cites Len Deighton and John le Carré as influences. Writing for The Booklist, Thomas Gaughan
Slow_Horses_(novel)
1996 film by Douglas Jackson
Midnight in Saint Petersburg Genre Thriller Based on Characters by Len Deighton Screenplay by Peter Welbeck Directed by Douglas Jackson Starring Michael
Midnight_in_Saint_Petersburg
1985 spy novel by Len Deighton
London Match is a 1985 spy novel by Len Deighton, concluding the first of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence
London_Match
1989 spy novel written by Len Deighton
Spy Line is a 1989 spy novel written by British writer Len Deighton. It is the second novel in the second of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged
Spy_Line
Engagements and marriages of the English musician
there McCartney met writers such as Bertrand Russell, Harold Pinter, and Len Deighton. He wrote several songs at the Ashers', including "Yesterday", and worked
Personal relationships of Paul McCartney
Personal_relationships_of_Paul_McCartney
1976 British espionage film
and Don Fellows. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same title by Len Deighton. Agent Patrick Armstrong is pressured into taking part in an undercover
Spy_Story_(film)
1963 James Bond film by Terence Young
grounds were inspired by the film Spartacus. The original screenwriter was Len Deighton, who accompanied Harry Saltzman, Syd Cain, and Terence Young to Istanbul
From_Russia_with_Love_(film)
Alessandro Cortese de Bosis, 99, Italian academic, diplomat and writer. Len Deighton, 97, British spy novelist and illustrator (The IPCRESS File, An Expensive
Deaths_in_March_2026
Brand of sherry
established in 1844 and have run uninterrupted since that time. In Len Deighton’s novel The IPCRESS File (1962), the protagonist, (called Harry Palmer
Tío_Pepe
British spy novels
Wall (2022) Herron has a broad range of influences from John le Carré, Len Deighton, Charles Dickens to Reginald Hill and P. G. Wodehouse. Herron began reading
Slough_House_(novel_series)
English actor (1931–2020)
for the television series Game, Set and Match. Based on the novels by Len Deighton, this tells the story of an intelligence officer (Holm) who finds a security
Ian_Holm
Espionage novel by Len Deighton
An Expensive Place to Die is a 1967 novel by Len Deighton. It is set initially in Paris and takes its title from an Oscar Wilde quotation about the said
An_Expensive_Place_to_Die
1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton
Crichton was inspired to write the novel after reading The IPCRESS File by Len Deighton while studying in the UK. Crichton says he was "terrifically impressed"
The_Andromeda_Strain
(2026-03-18). "Author Len Deighton Dies at 97". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2026-03-19. Loffhagen, Emma (2026-03-17). "Len Deighton, spy novelist and author
2026_in_literature
Fictional character
Colonel H. L. Ross is a fictional character from the series of novels by Len Deighton, variously described as the "Secret File" or "Unnamed hero" novels. His
Colonel_Ross
Espionage novel by Len Deighton
XPD is a spy novel by Len Deighton, published in 1981, and set in 1979, roughly contemporaneous with the time it was written. It concerns a plan by a group
XPD
American author and filmmaker (1942–2008)
Crichton was inspired to write it after reading The IPCRESS File by Len Deighton while studying in England. Crichton says he was "terrifically impressed"
Michael_Crichton
Era of murder mystery novels
in Bloody Murder, and Raymond Chandler ("The Simple Art of Murder"). Len Deighton wrote the spy thriller The IPCRESS File to be "ragged and untidy, as
Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Golden_Age_of_Detective_Fiction
British special forces operation in Libya (1942)
not permit Shaw to use real operational code names. In September 1967 Len Deighton wrote an article in The Sunday Times Magazine about Operation Snowdrop
Operation_Bigamy
Topics referred to by the same term
footballer Jeremy Deighton (born 1988), American soccer player John Deighton (1830–1875), English Canadian bar owner Len Deighton (1929-2026), British
Deighton
1984 novel by Len Deighton
Mexico Set is a 1984 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the second novel in the first of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat
Mexico_Set
1963 speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin
Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2006. Deighton, Len (1985) [1983]. Berlin Game (1st Ballantine Books ed.). New York: Ballantine
Ich_bin_ein_Berliner
English actor and producer (born 1987)
appears in the BBC drama SS-GB, based on the book of the same name by Len Deighton and in series 2 to 5 of The Last Kingdom as the character Aldhelm, a
James_Northcote_(actor)
German lawyer (1925–2008)
career was cited as material worthy of espionage thriller novelists Len Deighton and John le Carré. Vogel was born on 30 October 1925, in Wilhelmsthal
Wolfgang_Vogel
English royal heirs who disappeared c. 1483
of All Time Selected by the Crime Writers' Association; foreword by Len Deighton. London: Hatchard. ISBN 0-904030-02-4. Sedlmayr, Gerold (26 January 2016)
Princes_in_the_Tower
1977 non-fiction history book by Len Deighton
author Len Deighton. First published in 1977, it was Deighton's first history book although he had made his name as a writer of spy fiction. Deighton was
Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain
Fighter:_The_True_Story_of_the_Battle_of_Britain
1983 James Bond film directed by Irvin Kershner
of Thunderball and, with the working title Warhead, he brought writer Len Deighton together with Sean Connery to work on a script. A lawsuit with Eon Productions
Never_Say_Never_Again
Topics referred to by the same term
(novel), third in the Faith, Hope, Charity espionage trilogy of novels by Len Deighton "Charity" (song), a 1995 single by Skunk Anansie "Charity" (Courtney
Charity
replaced by Robert Brownjohn. The original screenwriter for the film was Len Deighton, but he was replaced because of his slow progress. Two of the writers
Production of the James Bond films
Production_of_the_James_Bond_films
1940 plan for German invasion of Britain
vanquished foe an opportunity of inflicting on him a resounding defeat. Len Deighton and some other writers have called the German amphibious plans a "Dunkirk
Operation_Sea_Lion
1988 British TV series or programme
books Berlin Game (1983), Mexico Set (1984), and London Match (1985) by Len Deighton. The two directors worked separately on different episodes. Filmed on
Game,_Set_and_Match
1966 film by Guy Hamilton
directed by Guy Hamilton and based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Len Deighton. It is the second of three 1960s films starring Michael Caine as the
Funeral_in_Berlin_(film)
1977 James Bond film by Lewis Gilbert
working title Warhead, in collaboration with Sean Connery and novelist Len Deighton. McClory had learned of Broccoli's plans to use SPECTRE, an organisation
The_Spy_Who_Loved_Me_(film)
British TV thriller series (1967–1968)
real world, making it more akin to the spy novels of John le Carré and Len Deighton. As developed by Bradford, the characterisation of McGill is complex
Man_in_a_Suitcase
Eye of the Heron (1978) by Ursula K. Le Guin[citation needed] SS-GB by Len Deighton (1978)[citation needed] The Stand (1978) by Stephen King[citation needed]
List_of_dystopian_literature
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1882–1970)
Deighton, Len (1980). Battle of Britain. London: Michael Joseph. ISBN 0-7181-3441-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) Deighton, Len
Hugh_Dowding
British-Russian spy (1902–1973)
was put into the police car, her arrest was witnessed by 11-year-old Len Deighton. She was tried in camera at the Old Bailey, with Sir William Jowitt as
Anna_Wolkoff
Alternate history works concerning Operation Sea Lion
1944 after a failed invasion of Normandy rather than in 1940. SS-GB by Len Deighton. "If Hitler Had Invaded England", a short story by C. S. Forester in
Operation_Sea_Lion_in_fiction
1982 novel by Len Deighton
Goodbye, Mickey Mouse is a historical novel by Len Deighton published on 12 October 1982. Set in Britain in early 1944, it tells the story of the 220th
Goodbye,_Mickey_Mouse
English actor (1927–2012)
Soldier Spy and Smiley's People and his role as Bret Renssalaer in Len Deighton's trilogy Game, Set and Match. Bate's other credits include: Dixon of
Anthony_Bate
Fee-charging schools in England and Wales
direct parallels in structure and theme to Tom Brown's School Days. Len Deighton said of his 1962 novel, The IPCRESS File, that it is "about spies on
Public school (United Kingdom)
Public_school_(United_Kingdom)
1940 WWII air battle
"keeping every man and woman tuned to a high pitch of readiness". Historian Len Deighton stated that on 10 July Churchill advised the War Cabinet that invasion
Battle_of_Britain
heyday, in the 1970s, Hone was favourably compared with writers such as Len Deighton, Eric Ambler and John le Carré. Hone was born in London in 1937, son
Joseph_Hone
1963 novel by Yukio Mishima
Hans-Ulrich Treichel. Byrom, Bill (April 1, 1966). "Billion-Dollar Brain, by Len Deighton; A Small War Made to Order, by Norman Lewis; The Russian Interpreter
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The_Sailor_Who_Fell_from_Grace_with_the_Sea
Novel by Len Deighton
MAMista is a novel by Len Deighton set in a fictional South American country, Spanish Guyana, in the late 1980s or early 1990s. It is influenced by Graham
MAMista
English actor (1932–2025)
as an elf at Christmas); comedy series Pond Life, an animation series, as Len Pond, the father of protagonist Dolly Pond (Sarah Ann Kennedy), One Foot
Brian_Murphy_(actor)
Method for exposing an information leak
Wallace's book The Word (1972), and in the 1985 spy novel London Match by Len Deighton. A variation of the canary trap was used in the film Miami Vice, with
Canary_trap
1969 novel by Sam Greenlee
the novel "an important, original, nitty-gritty book"; by the novelist Len Deighton, who said that the book would "cause many readers great annoyance – and
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (novel)
The_Spook_Who_Sat_by_the_Door_(novel)
Tarantino stated that he wanted to adapt the first trilogy of novels by Len Deighton about fictional spy Bernard Samson; Berlin Game, Mexico Set and London
Quentin Tarantino's unrealized projects
Quentin_Tarantino's_unrealized_projects
Fiction genre involving espionage
Wilson Joseph Hone Brian Freemantle Nelson DeMille Stella Rimington Len Deighton David Baldacci Brett Battles Raymond Benson Alex Berenson William Boyd
Spy_fiction
File, Funeral in Berlin, and Billion Dollar Brain based on novels by Len Deighton Harry Tasker in True Lies Hymie the CONTROL robot from the 1960s Spy
List of fictional secret agents
List_of_fictional_secret_agents
1941 campaign during World War II
Mackenzie, p. 94. Richards, pp. 314–316. Playfair 1956, pp. 181–182. Len Deighton (1993), Blood, Tears and Folly Playfair 1956, p. 367. Jackson, p. 151
Anglo-Iraqi_War
Index of articles associated with the same name
depicting the invasion of England by unknown terrorists Books SS-GB by Len Deighton, alternate history of Nazi Germany's successful invasion in 1940 The
Invasion_of_England
Cold War barrier around West Berlin (1961–1989)
Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), classic Cold War spy fiction. Len Deighton, Berlin Game (1983), classic Cold War spy fiction T.H.E. Hill, The Day
Berlin_Wall
1987 novel by Tom Clancy
moral ambiguity of the antagonists in espionage novels by John le Carré, Len Deighton, and Robert Ludlum. According to Marc Cerasini's essay on the novel,
Patriot_Games
Name list
Writers Len Brown (born 1941), comic book writer Len Deighton (born 1929), novelist Len Peterson (1917–2008), playwright, screenwriter, and novelist Len Roberts
Len_(given_name)
England Secker & Warburg Christy Brown Down All the Days Secker & Warburg Len Deighton Bomber Jonathan Cape Elaine Feinstein The Circle Hutchinson Reginald
List of winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
List_of_winners_and_nominated_authors_of_the_Booker_Prize
Bridge across the Havel River in Germany
Palmer film, Funeral in Berlin, based on the novel of the same name by Len Deighton. The popular nickname "Bridge of Spies" was used by the British band
Glienicke_Bridge
students. The Magnet, Frank Richards, The Third Man, The IPCRESS File, Len Deighton, The Avengers (c.1968-1969) BD The head of MI5. "Bob Cherry" was the
List of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen characters
List_of_The_League_of_Extraordinary_Gentlemen_characters
Fictional character
commentator said the books "... place [Guillou] besides John le Carré and Len Deighton" (famous British spy novelists). The first novel was published in 1986
Carl_Hamilton_novels
British publisher
Godwin published many high-profile writers such as Edna O'Brien and Len Deighton. In 1961, Godwin married his second wife, Fay Godwin, who became a successful
Tony_Godwin
Annual literary award
Memorandum Winner Dorothy Salisbury Davis The Pale Betrayer Shortlist Len Deighton Funeral in Berlin H. R. F. Keating The Perfect Murder Ross Macdonald
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_Novel
1968 British film by Basil Dearden
Alexandra Stewart. It was adapted from the 1968 novel Only When I Larf by Len Deighton, and features Attenborough as an ex-brigadier con man in a variety of
Only_When_I_Larf_(film)
LEN DEIGHTON
LEN DEIGHTON
Female
Welsh
 Variant spelling of Welsh Linn, LIN means "lake" or "waterfall." Compare with another form of Lin.
Male
Polish
 Polish form of Yiddish Lev, LEW means "lion." Compare with another form of Lew.
Male
Russian
 Yiddish name LEV means "lion." In use by the Russians. Compare with other forms of Lev.
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Male
English
 English short form of Spanish Alonso, LON means "noble and ready." Compare with another form of Lon.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name LIEN means "lotus flower."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Lynn.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Len.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Meadow
Girl/Female
Gaelic
From the glen. Valley.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American Native American English German
Lion.
Male
English
 Short form of English Lewis, LEW means "famous warrior." Compare with another form of Lew.
Male
English
 Short form of English Leonard, LEN means "lion-strong." Compare with another form of Len.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Male
English
 Short form of English Leonard, LEO means "lion-strong." Compare with another form of Leo.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Leo, LEÓN means "lion."
Male
Native American
 Native American Hopi name LEN means "flute." Compare with another form of Len.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Latin, Teutonic
Brave as a Lion; Lion-bold; Flute
Female
German
 Short form of German Helene, possibly LENE means "torch." Compare with another form of Lene.
Male
Hebrew
(לֵב) Hebrew name LEV means "heart." Compare with other forms of Lev.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from ‘The Leen’ (earlier Leon, ‘at the streams’) in Hereford or the Leen river in Nottinghamshire. Both are derived from a Celtic root verb lei- ‘flow’ (for example as in Welsh lliant ‘stream’).English : variant spelling of Lean.
LEN DEIGHTON
LEN DEIGHTON
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vreethika | வà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à¯€à®•ா
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Cheerfulness
Girl/Female
German
Little and Womanly; Female Version of Charles
Girl/Female
Hindu
Juhi flower
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German
Thunder Ruler; Powerful; Following Thor; Thor; The God of Thunder
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
One
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Name of a Star
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern
Lovable to All
Girl/Female
Arabic
Garden; Who Lives on Throne
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
The Chera King; From the Chera (Currently Kerala) Country
LEN DEIGHTON
LEN DEIGHTON
LEN DEIGHTON
LEN DEIGHTON
LEN DEIGHTON
a.
Smooth; as, the lene breathing.
v. t.
To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.
n.
A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.
n.
The unit of value and account in Japan. Since Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen.
n.
Grass or meadow land; a lea.
v. t.
To lend; to grant; to permit.
v. i.
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
v. i.
To live in, or as in, a den.
v. t.
To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig.
imp. & p. p.
of Lend
v. t.
To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence.
n.
A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing.
v. i.
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
n.
Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terrae, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants.
v. i.
To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t.
n.
A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
imp. & p. p.
of Let
n.
A waterfall. See Lin.