Lese

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 · 1889 · p. 15

sb. a leash, lax a , Cath., PP; lees , Prompt., C3; leece , Prompt.; lease , Cotg. (s.v. lai e ); le he , Palsg.; lee he , HD; leysche , S2.—OF. lai e ; Lat. lax a , a loose rope.