Chapter M: G. Mæso-Gothic (2)

Boss, _sb._ == an ornament of dress. Pol. S. 154. Fr. bosse

Bote, _sb._ See Boot

Botemay, _sb._ == bitumen. Alys. 4763

Botfork, _sb._ == a crooked stick. Wright’s L. P. p. 110

Both, _adj._ RG. 376, 445. ‘both two.’ Body and Soul, 120. [bo]. Wright’s L. P. p. 58

Both, == are. See Be

In O. and N. 630, 633, the meaning of ‘both’ is uncertain; perhaps a
mistake for ‘doth’

Botheler, _sb._ == peasant, shepherd. Body and Soul, 144; from ‘booth’?

Boting, _sb._ == recompense. Alys. 5711

Bough, _sb._ [bowe]. RG. 283. [boye], O. and N. 15

Bouk, _sb._ == body. Alys. 3946. [buc], O. and N. 1130. AS. búce. Germ. bauch

Bouked, _adj._ == protuberant. Alys. 6265

Boulder, _sb._ == a large stone. HD. 1790

Boun, _adj._ == ready. Wright’s L. P. p. 100. Ritson’s AS. viii. 149. ON. búinn.

Bound, _sb._ == boundary. Alys. 5593

Bouning, == making ready. Wright’s L. P. p. 25

Bout, _sb._ == apparently some female ornament for the face. Pol. S. 154

Bow, _sb._ RG. 377, 541

Bow, _v. a._ == bend. pret. ‘buyede.’ RG. 475. ‘beh.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 54. ‘bed,’ 2127 B.

---- _v. n._ == bow or bend. Wright’s L. P. p. 70. AS. búgan.

Bowels, _sb._ Pol. S. 213. Alys. 4668. For the etymology of this word, see Phil. Soc. Trans. for 1856, p. 36

Bower, _sb._ HD. 2072. Wright’s L. P. p. 114. AS. búr.

Bowermaiden, _sb._ == Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Bowiar, _sb._ == bow-maker. RG. 541

Bowl, _sb._ K. Horn, 1155

Bowman, _sb._ RG. 378

Bowshot, _sb._ Alys. 3491

Box, _sb._ RG. 456

Boy, _sb._ Pol. S. 237

Boy, == man. HD. 1899

Brag, _adj._ == boastful, bold. Wright’s L. P. p. 24

Braid, _vb._ The following analysis of this difficult verb is taken from Egilson’s Lex. Poet. Septent. s. v. bregða. All the senses here given are found in the O. Norse, while the AS. ‘bredan’ apparently is only used in those marked with an asterisk.

* I. _act._ to weave, part. ‘broiden.’ O. and N. 645

II. _act._ to move a thing from its place. Hence,

α. to draw out, as a sword. HD. 1825. part. ‘ybrad’ == drawn,
caught. Wright’s L. P. p. 39

β. to brandish, as a sword or spear. Alys. 7373

γ. to pull down. RG. 22. [breide], Alys. 5856

* δ. to seize, or perhaps tear. Rel. S. v. 200. [brede]

III. _neut._ to change, as--

α. to awake out of sleep. HD. 1282

β. of any violent motion of body, as to leap. Body and Soul, 46

Braid, _sb._ ==

1. a quick motion, from III. β.; hence, ‘at a breid’ == in an instant.
Body and Soul, 182. ON. bragð.

2. a violent struggle or wrench. RG. 22

Brain, _sb._ RG. 49, 446

Branch, _sb._ RG. 152

Brand, _sb._ == a burning mass. Body and Soul, 208

---- == torch. Alys. 5295. [brond]. AS. brand

---- == fire. Alys. 1856. [wilde bround]

Brased, _adj._ == of brass. Ps. cvi. 16

Brass, _sb._ RG. 2, 251

Bray, _sb._ == noise. Alys. 2175

Breach, _sb._ [bruch]. Wright’s L. P. p. 30

Bread, _sb._ RG. 238

Breadth, _sb._ [brede]. RG. 385

Break, _v. a._ 47 B. part. ‘i-broke’ 1005 B.

---- _v. n._ pret. ‘brake.’ 2154 B.

---- == to break out (of flesh). 2421 B.

Breaking, _sb._ == breach, gap. Ps. cv. 23

Breast, _sb._ RG. 419

Breath, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 203

Breathe, _v. n._ Fragm. Sci. 202

Breche, == beech? q. v.

Breech, _sb._ == rump. RG. 322

---- == breeches. 260 B.

Breed, _v. a._ (of a bird). 2 s. pres. ‘breist.’ O. and N. 1631. RG. 177. part. ‘ibred’ == brought up, educated. O. and N. 1722. Body and Soul, 81

Breed, _v. n._ == spring forth. Wright’s L. P. p. 45

Breist, == breedest. See Breed

Breme, _adj._ == glorious, renowned. Wright’s L. P. pp. 52, 32. AS. breme

---- == eager, lustful. O. and N. 202

Brenne, _sb._ == burning. HD. 1239

Breth, _sb._ == wrath. Ps. ii. 5; vi. 2. ON. brædi == anger

Breven, _v. a._ == write down. Pol. S. 156.

Brew, _v. a._ [browe]. RG. 26

Brewer, _sb._ Rel. S. vii. 35

Brewster, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Breȝe, _sb._ See Brow.

Breze, _sb._ == gadfly. Ps. civ. 34. AS. brimse

Briar, _sb._ RG. 331

Bridal, _sb._ Alys. 1071. K. Horn, 1064

Bride, _sb._ HD. 2131

Bridegroom, _sb._ [bridegome]. Ps. xviii. 6

Bride, _sb._ == bridle. Alys. 7626

Bridge, _sb._ RG. 399

Bridle, _sb._ RG. 396

Bright, _adj._ HD. 2131. Wright’s L. P. p. 33

Brim, _sb._ == brink. 476 β

Brimstone, _sb._ Body and Soul, 219

Bring, _v. a._ RG. 379. pret. ‘brought.’ RG. 309. part. ‘ybroȝt,’ ‘ibrouȝt.’ RG. 376, 491

Brinie, _sb._ == cuirass. HD. 1775. Fr. brugne, brugnie. The root is ‘brun’ from ‘brinnan,’ to burn or shine; Cf. OHG. brunna

Brink, _sb._ Alys. 3491. K. Horn, 147

Brise, _v. a._ == bruise. HD. 1835

Bristle, _sb._ Alys. 6621

Bristled, _adj._ == having bristles. Alys. 5722

Britheling, == worthless, a rascal. Rel. S. vi. 11. Cf. O. Eng. ‘brothell’

Brittene, == cut in pieces? HD. 2700. Cf. ‘brittned,’ in Gloss. to Ormulum. AS. bryttian

Broach, _sb._ (an ornament). RG. 489. Alys. 6842

Broad, _adj._ RG. 1. [brede], O. and N. 963

---- _v. a._ == make broad, part. ‘ibroded.’ O. and N. 1310

Broerh, _adj._ == brittle? Wright’s L. P. p. 23

Brood, _sb._ RG. 70

Broodful, _adj._ Ps. cxliii. 13

Brook, _sb._ RG. 80

Broom, _sb._ (genista). Alys. 2492

Brost, _sb._ O. and N. 976, a mistake for ‘prost,’ i.e. ‘priest.’ The Jesus Coll. MS. reads ‘preost’

Broth, _sb._ RG. 528

Brother, _sb._ RG. 371, 478

Brouke, _v. a._ == use, enjoy. HD. 311 AS. brúcan. Germ. brauchen

Brow, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 28. [breȝe]. Ib. p. 34

Brown, _adj._ RG. 429

---- _v. n._ == become brown. Alys. 3293

Brun, _sb._ == a brown jar. K. Horn, 1134

Brune, _sb._ == a burning. O. and N. 1153

Brust, _adj._ == rough, brusque. Pol. S. 151

Brut, _adj._ == rough? RG. 536

---- == bright. Body and Soul, 57

Bruthen, _adj._ == fierce, fiercely boiling, ‘a bruthen led.’ Rel. S. v. 242. Connected with ‘breth,’ and AS. brédan, to warm

Bu, _sb._ == buffalo. Alys. 5957

Bu, _vb._ See Buy

Buck, _sb._ Ritson’s AS. iii. 8

---- == he-goat. Ps. xlix. 13

Buckle, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 35

Buckler, _sb._ Alys. 1190

Budel, _sb._ == messenger. O. and N. 1167. Wright’s L. P. p. 22. AS. bydel

Bugging, _sb._ == a building, or lodging. Pol. S. 151. AS. byggan. ON. byggja

Bugle, _sb._ == buffalo. Alys. 5112

Buglehorn, _sb._ Alys. 5282

Build, _v. a._ RG. 439

Bulge, _sb._ == a lump, hump. Body and Soul, 185

Bulies, == bellows, q. v.

Bull, _sb._ (animal). RG. 116

Bull, (Pope’s bull). RG. 473, 494

Bullock, _sb._ Ritson’s AS. iii. 8

Bunting, _sb._ (the bird). Wright’s L. P. p. 40

Burde, _sb._ == beard. Alys. 1164

Burdon, _sb._ == a pilgrim’s staff. K. Horn, 1093. Fr. bourdon

Burel, _sb._ == sackcloth. Alys. 5475. Pol. S. 221. Fr. bure, burel. See Roq.

Burgess, _sb._ RG. 540, 541

Burial, _sb._ See Buryel

Burn, _v. a._ pret. ‘barnde.’ RG. 380, 511. ‘brende.’ RG. 536. part. pres. ‘berninde.’ RG. 534

Burn, _sb._ == rivulet. O. and N. 916. AS. byrnan, to burn. Cf. Lat. torrens, from torreo

Burst, _v. n._ pret. ‘barst.’ RG. 437

Burst, _sb._ == injury. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. AS. byrst

Burthen, _sb._ HD. 807

Bury, _v. a._ RG. 123. part. ‘y-bured.’ RG. 382. AS. byrgan

Burying, _sb._ RG. 382. [beryng]. Alys. 4624

Buryels, _sb._ == a tomb, grave. RG. 204. AS. byrgels

Busemere, == blasphemy. See Bismere

Busily, _adv._ Ps. cxlii. 7

Busk, _v. a._ == array. Pol. S. 239

Busy, _adj._ Alys. 3906

But, _adv._ 43 B.

But, _prep._ == except [bote]. RG. 382. [butent]. Rel. S. ii. 25

---- == without [bute]. O. and N. 184. AS. bútan

But, _sb._ == a put, i.e. cast or throw, HD. 1040

But, _part._ == contended. HD. 1916. Fr. bouter

Butcher, _sb._ Pol. S. 192

Bute, _prep._ See But

Butler, _sb._ RG. 187, 438

Butte, _sb._ == a fish, probably a turbot. HD. 759. The Prompt. Parv. translates it by ‘pecten;’ the Pictorial Vocab., published by Mr Wright, p. 254, has ‘hic turbo’ == ‘a but.’ See N. and Q. 2d S. vi. 382. Sw. butta

Butter, _sb._ HD. 643

Button, _sb._ Pol. S. 239

---- _v. n._ == break out. St Swithin, 151. Fr. boutonner. Cotgr.

Buxomness, _sb._ == obedience. RG. 234, 318. AS. buhsomnes, from ‘bugan,’ to bow

Buy, _v. a._ [biggen]. Moral Ode, st. 33. [buggen]. O. and N. 1366. pret. ‘bouȝte.’ RG. 379, 496. ‘bu,’ imper. RG. 390

---- == to exact atonement for. K. Horn, 912

---- == redeem. Ps. xxv. 11

Buyer, _sb._ == redeemer. Ps. xviii. 15

Buzzard, _sb._ Alys. 3049

By, _prep._ == beside (of place). 1213 B. ‘Nolde God that ich bi thé sete’

---- == according to. 169 B. ‘bi his rede.’

---- == during (of time). 649 B. ‘bi myn ancestors daye.’ 2498 B. ‘bi a Tuesdai’

---- == against. 871 B. ‘bi the Bischop of L. thulke word he sede.’ Cf. 1 Cor. iv. 4

---- == concerning, of. O. and N. 46

By. For verbs compounded with ‘By,’ see under ‘Bi’

Bycase, _adv._ == by chance. RG. 490

Byefþe. See Behoof

Byquide. See Bequest

Byȝyte. See Beget

C.

Cable, _sb._ RG. 148

Cacherel, _sb._ == catch poll. Pol. S. 151

Cage, _sb._ Alys. 5011

Caitiff, _sb._ Body and Soul, 229

Cake, _sb._ Cok. 55

Cales, _sb._ == a kind of serpent. Alys. 7094

Calf, _sb._ (the animal). Alys. 6351

Call, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 59

Call, _sb._ == cap worn on the head. Pol. S. 158. Fr. cale

Caluȝ, _adj._ == bald. Alys. 5950. AS. calo, caluw

Camel, _sb._ Alys. 854

Can, _vb._ == am able [con]. Wright’s L. P. p. 82. [cunne]. 2 s. pres. ‘cost.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 91. O. and N. 47. pret. ‘cowþe.’ RG. 29

---- == know [con]. RG. 443. [cunne]. O. and N. 48. 2 s. pres. ‘canst.’ O. and N. 560

Candle, _sb._ RG. 290, 561

Candlemas, _sb._ St Dunstan, 3

Canel, _sb._ == cinnamon. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Fr canelle. Lat. canna

Cankerfret, _adj._ RG. 299

Canon, _sb._ RG. 510

Capel, _sb._ == horse, nag. Cok. 32. Lat. caballus

Capelclawer, _sb._ == horse-scrubber. Pol. S. 239

Capital, _sb._ (of a column). Cok. 67

Carbuncle, _sb._ Alys. 5252. HD. 2145

Cardinal, _sb._ 1280 B.

Care, _sb._ RG. 457

Care, _v. n._ == be anxious. RG. 71. Wright’s L. P. p. 54

Careful, _adj._ == full of care. 639 B.

Carie, _sb._ == carat. Alys. 6695

Carke, _v. n._ == pine away. Wright’s L. P. p. 54

Carol, _sb._ RG. 53

Carol, _v. n._ Alys. 196, 1045

Caronye, _sb._ == carcass. RG. 265

Carp, _v. n._ == complain. Pol. S. 149

Carpenter, _sb._ RG. 537

Carrion, _sb._ (caraing). Pol. S. 203

Cart, _sb._ RG. 189

Cartload, _sb._ HD. 895

Cartstave, _sb._ RG. 99

Carve, _v. a._ RG. 560. == cut, flay. part. ‘corven.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 35. ‘curven.’ HD. 189

Case, _sb._ == chance, event. RG. 528

---- == condition. Alys. 4428

Cast, _v. a._ RG. 511, 375

Castle, _sb._ RG. 371, 510; pl. ‘kasteles’ == tents. Ps. lxxvii. 28

Cat, _sb._ Alys. 5275

Catathleba (κατώβλεπας), == a noxious monster, mentioned in Alys. 6564. See Pliny, H. N. viii. 32

Catch, _v. a._ RG. 28. pret. ‘caught.’ RG. 375. part. ‘cacchynge.’ RG. 265

Cathedral, _adj._ RG. 282

Caudle, _sb._ RG. 561

Cauldron, _sb._ 158 β

Caution, _sb._ == surety. RG. 506

---- == quarter in battle. Alys. 2811

Cavenard, _sb._ == villain. HD. 2389. The form ‘caynard’ is found in Wright’s L. P. p. 110. Fr. caignard. Cotgr.

Cayre, _v. a._ == turn. part. ‘ycayred.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. cerran. Germ. kehren

Caynard. See Cavenard

Cayser, _sb._ == emperor. HD. 1317. Wright’s L. P. p. 32

Cayvar, _adj._ == hollow? Alys. 6062

Cedar, _sb._ Ps. ciii. 16

Cel, _sb._ == seal. RG. 77

Celadoyne, _sb._ See Celandine

Celandine, _sb._ == the flower. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Lat. chelidonium. It is the ‘ranunculus ficaria’ of botanists

Cell, _sb._ RG. 233

Cellar, _sb._ 287 B.

Cement, _sb._ Alys. 6177

Censer, _sb._ Marg. 75

Cerge, _sb._ == a taper. HD. 594. ON. kérti. Germ. kerze

Cert, _adv._ == certainly. Alys. 5803

Certain, _adj._ == fixed, ascertained. RG. 378, 552

Certés, _adv._ 898 B.

Cestred, == lodged, concealed. Ps. lxxiii. 20; cxxxviii. 12. AS. ceaster

Chaffare, _sb._ == merchandise. RG. 539. AS. ceápian

Chair, _sb._ RG. 321

Chaisel, _sb._ == a woman’s upper garment. Alys. 279. ‘espéce de vétement.’ Roq. _s. v._ SS. cheisil. Fr. cheinsil, _v._ Roq. _s. v._ chainse, and Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 502

Chalandre, _sb._ == goldfinch. Cok. 95

Chalcedony, _sb._ Cok. 92

Chalen, _sb._ == chill, cold. Alys. 4834

Chalice, _sb._ RG. 489. HD. 187

Chalktrap, _sb._ == pit or snare. Alys. 6070

Challenge, _v. a._ RG. 279, 451

Chamber, _sb._ 452 B.

Chamberlain. RG. 390, 490

Champion, _sb._ HD. 1015

Chance, _sb._ == condition, fortune. RG. 465

---- == chance [cheance]. RG. 210

Chancellor, _sb._ RG. 540, 468

Chancellory, _sb._ == office of chancellor. 452 B.

Chane, _vb. pret._ == cleft. Alys. 2228. AS. cínan. perf. cán. The ‘ch’ appears in ‘tochan,’ the pret. of ‘tocínan,’ in Laȝamon, ii. 468. Weber wrongly derives the word from Fr. choir, and makes it mean ‘fell’

Change, _sb._ RG. 493

Change, _vb. a._ RG. 548

Chantment, _sb._ == enchantment. RG. 28, 149

Chapel, _sb._ RG. 472, 473

Chapitle, _sb._ == chapter of a cathedral RG. 473

Chaplain, _sb._ 961 B.

Chapman, _sb._ RG. 539

Chapter, _sb._ (of a cathedral). 601 B.

Char, _sb._ == turn, movement. Body and Soul, 79. Hence ‘ȝeynchar’ == repentance. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. SS. charren. AS. cérran, cérre. Germ. kehren

Charge, _v. a._ == load. RG. 13. part. ‘icharged.’ Pol. S. 195

---- _sb._ == load, weight. RG. 416

---- == expense. RG. 189

Charity, _sb._ Pol. S. 202. ‘par charité.’ 1811 B.

Charm, _sb._ == spell. Alys. 81

Charming, _sb._ == spell. Alys. 404

Charreye, _sb._ == car. Alys. 5097

Charter, _sb._ RG. 477, 498

Chase, _sb._ == hunting. RG. 6

Chaste, _adj._ 154 B.; [cheste]. Alys. 7050. ‘chaster.’ RG. 191

Chaste, _v. a._ == chastise. RG. 134

Chastise, _v. a._ RG. 420

Chasuble, _sb._ == priest’s robe. 953 B. Fr. casule. Ital. casupola

Chasur, _sb._ == horse for hunting. Signa ante Jud. 110. Fr. chaceor

Chaterestre, _sb._ == a female chatterer. O. and N. 655

Chattels, _sb._ [chateus]. RG. 471, 569. Another form of ‘cattle’

Chattering, _sb._ O. and N. 744

Chaumpebataile, _sb._ == battle-field. Alys. 5553

Chavling, _sb._ == jawing. O. and N. 284, 296

Chawl, _sb._ == jaw. Body and Soul, 189. Pol. S. 154. AS. ceafl. SS. chevele. pl. chæfles

Chawl, _v. n._ == to chide, jaw. Pol. S. 240

Cheap, _sb._ == haggling? Wright’s L. P. p. 39

Cheap, _v. a._ == buy. Pol. S. 159. AS. ceápian

Cheaping, _sb._ == market. Pol. S. 151

Cheek, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 34

Cheer, _sb._ == comfort. 473 B.

---- == countenance. RG. 332

Cheese, _sb._ HD. 643

Chelde, _sb._ == chill, cold. Alys. 5501

Cheole, _sb._ == hair. M. Ode, 182. Fr. chevol

Chepe, Cheping. See Cheap, Cheaping

Chequer, _sb._ == chess. RG. 192; or perhaps ‘the chessboard’

Cherde, _vb. pret._ == turned, came. O. and N. 1656. AS. cyrran, cérran

Chere, _adj._ == high? ‘the chere men of the land.’ RG. 166.

Cheson, _sb._ == occasion. Alys. 3930

Chess, _sb._ Alys. 2096

Chest, _sb._ == coffin. RG. 50

Cheste, _sb._ == strife. Alys. 29. AS. ceást

Chete, == a chewet, or pie. Wright’s L. P. p. 31

Cheui, an error for ‘cheve.’ RG. 94

Cheve, _v. n._ == succeed in a thing. 856 B. Fr. chevir

Chide, _v. a._ 2 s. pres. ‘chist.’ O. and N. 1329. AS. cídan

---- _v. n._ RG. 390

---- == dispute. O. and N. 287

Chief, _sb._ == chieftain. 1003 B.

Chief, _adj._ == ‘to hold in chief,’ a law term, applied to those tenants who held their fiefs direct from the king; ‘tenants in capite.’ RG. 472

---- == principal. St Swithin, 22

Chieftain, _sb._ [cheventeyn]. RG. 386, 400

Chilce, _sb._ == childishness? M. Ode, 4. Formed from ‘child,’ as ‘milce’ from ‘mild’

Child, _sb._ RG. 392, 441; [chil]. O. and N. 1438

Child, _v. n._ == bring forth a child. Alys. 604

Childbed, _sb._ RG. 379

Childering, _sb._ == bringing forth a child. Rel. S. ii. 7

Chill, _sb._ RG. 7

Chimbe, _sb._ == cymbal. Ps. cl. 5

Chime, _sb._ (of bells). Alys. 1852. Dan. kime

Chin, _sb._ 522 β

Chinche, _adj._ == niggardly. HD. 1763. Fr. chice == avarice

Chirchegong, == churchgoing. RG. 380. Cf. ‘idelgong’

Chirm, _sb._ == chirping and screaming of birds. O. and N. 305. AS. cyrm

Chirurgeon, _sb._ RG. 566

Chivalry, _sb._ == prowess. RG. 413

Chivauché, _sb._ == an expedition, a body of men. Ritson’s AS. viii. 141. Fr. chevauchée, from cheval.

Choice, _sb._ RG. 111

Chokering, _sb._ == a low chattering. O. and N. 504

Cholle, == shall. RG. 379, in the compound form ‘ycholle’

Choose, _v. a._ RG. 400. pret. ‘ches.’ Marg. 2. part, ‘chis.’ Alys. 3294. ‘ichose.’ RG. 472

---- _v. n._ == have a choice. RG. 384

Christ, _sb._ == anointed person. Ps. civ. 15

Christen, _v. a._ part, ‘icristened.’ St Kath. 136

Christendom, _sb._ == sacraments belonging to Christianity. RG. 496

Christian, _adj._ 7 B.

Christmas, _sb._ 1932 B

Chrysolite, _sb._ Alys. 5682

Churl, _sb._ HD. 682. AS. ceorl

Church, _sb._ RG. 369, 381

Churchyard, _sb._ 2234 B.

Ciclaton, _sb._ == a rich stuff from India. Alys. 1964. Fr. ciglaton. Lat. cyclas

Cinqueports, _sb._ == the five havens of Dover, Sandwich, Romney, Hyde, Hastings. RG. 515

Citation, _sb._ == a summoning into court. RG. 473

City, _sb._ RG. 380; used adjectively as ‘a city town.’ Alys. 7543

Clack, _v. n._ == make a noise. O. and N. 81. AS. cloccan

Clad, _part._ == clothed. HD. 1354. AS. gecladed

Claht, == adhered, cleaved? Wright’s L. P. p. 37

Clap, _v. a._ == strike. HD. 1821

Clarré, _sb._ == a kind of wine (claret?). HD. 1728

Clasp, _sb._ Pol. S. 222

Clastre, _v. n._ == to clatter. Pol. S. 157

Claw, _sb._ Body and Soul, 186. pl. ‘clen,’ Marg. 46. ‘clees,’ Ps. lxviii. 32. AS. clea

Clawed, _adj._ == having claws. Alys. 4969

Clay, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 85

Clay, _adj._ Rel. S. v. 73

Clean, _adj._ RG. 374

Cleanly, _adv._ RG. 434

Cleanness, _sb._ RG. 411, 434

Cleanse, _v. a._ [clansi]. O. and N. 610. Ps. l. 4. part, ‘ycleansed.’ RG. 43.

Cleansing, _sb._ Ps. lxxxviii. 45

Clear, _adj._ 1097 B.

Clearly, _adv._ 442 β

Cleave, _v. a._ == split. HD. 917. pret. ‘clewyd’ == cleft. Alys. 3790. 3 pl. ‘clowen,’ ib. 2765. AS. clúfan

---- _v. n._ == adhere to. HD. 1300. AS. clífan

Clench, _v. a._ == pinch, wither up. O. and N. 1204; the modern ‘cling.’ Compare Shakspere’s ‘Till famine _cling_ thee.’ Macb. v. 5 AS. clingan

Clench, _v. a._ == strike (as a harp). K. Horn, 1532

Clenyen. See Cling

Clergy, _sb._ == order of clergymen. RG. 563, 420

Clerk, _sb._ RG. 471, 472, 496

---- _adj._ == learned. St Kath. 4

Cleten ? K. Horn, 1433; probably a mistake for ‘clenten’ == clung

Cleve, _sb._ == cottage. HD. 557; a room, chamber. Ps. iv. 5. AS. cleafa. ON. klefi

Cliff, _sb._ Ps. cxiii. 8

Climb, _v. n._ RG. 410, 527. pret. ‘clam.’ RG. 333

Cling, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 85. Alys. 2903; [clenyen], Wright’s L. P. p. 37

Cling, _v. n._ == wither. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Pilate, 215. AS. clingan

Clinglich, == cleanly? Cok. 15

Clink, _v. a._ == make to sound. Pol. S. 189

Clip, _v. a._ == embrace. RG. 14. [cluppede] 288 B. [clupte]. AS. clyppan

Clipie, _v. a._ == call. 472 B.; [clipen]. 1182 B.; [clupe]. RG. 410. pret. ‘clepude.’ RG. 10. part. ‘yclepud.’ RG. 10. AS. clypian

Clivers, _sb._ == claws, talons. O. and N. 78. AS. clìfrian, to scratch

Clod, Clot, _sb._ (of earth). Rel. S. v. 73; [clut]. O. and N. 1165

Clog, _sb._ == a sort of female ornament. Pol. S. 154

Cloister, _sb._ 2089 B

Close, _v. a._ == enclose. HD. 1310

---- == shut. RG. 566

Close, _sb._ RG. 7

Cloth, _sb._ RG. 7, 389 (523 β). == clothing. Cok. 29

‘Clothes,’ pl. == garments. RG. 566. HD. 586

Clothe, _v. a._ RG. 557

Clothing, _sb._ == garment. Ps. ci. 27

Cloud, _sb._ HD. 207. 1415 B.

Clout, _sb._ Alys. 4459

Clowe, _sb._ == clew, small ball. O. and N. 178. AS. clíwe

Club, _sb._ HD. 1927

Clude, _sb._ == rock, hill. O. and N. 999. AS. clúd

Clupe, _sb._ See Clipie

Clutch, _sb._ == claw. Body and Soul, 183

---- _v. n._ Rel. Ant. ii. p 211

Coal, _sb._ Ps. xvii. 9

Coalblack, _adj._ O. and N. 75

Coat, _sb._ HD. 1141

Cocle, _sb._ == war. Ps. cxliii. 1. See Cock. _vb._

Cock, _sb._ (animal). 1090 B.

Cock, _sb._ == cockboat? HD. 873

Cock, _v. n._ == cut? Pol. S. 153; or contend? Cf. Cocle, ubi sup. AS. cocor, a sword

Cod, _sb._ == codpiece, or scrotum? O. and N. 1122

Coffer, _sb._ 1925 B.

Cog, _sb._ ? O. and N. 86

Coinoun, _sb._ == robber. Alys. 1718. [konioun]. Ib. 7748

Cokedrill, _sb._ See Crocodile

Cold, _adj._ RG. 1. Wright’s L. P. p. 24

---- == cruel. RG. 131

Cold, _sb._ HD. 416

Colfer, _sb._ == dove. RG. 190. AS. culfre

Collar, _sb._ == neck. RG. 223

Collation, _sb._ == feast. Cok. 143

Colle, _sb._ == collar. Pol. S. 157

Colmie, _adj._ for ‘collie.’ == black, coaly. K. Horn, 1114

Colour, _sb._ == hue. RG. 24

---- == pretext. RG. 313

Colt, _sb._ Alys. 684. AS. colt

Columbine, _sb._ (the flower). Wright’s L. P. p. 26. The ‘aquilegia vulgaris’ of botanists

Comb, _sb._ [kambe]. == honeycomb. Ps. xviii. 11

Come, _v. n._ pret. ‘come.’ RG. 367. part. ‘icumen.’ Ritson’s AS. iv. 1

---- == become, suit. Leg. of St Cuthbert cited in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 14, n.

Come, _sb._ == coming. Creed of St Athan. 79

Comely, _adj._ Alys. 6055

Comet, _sb._ RG. 416, 548

Comfort, _v. a._ RG. 139

Coming, _sb._ Alys. 5541

Commandment, _sb._ 2022 B.

Common, _adj._ ‘common right.’ RG. 500. ‘the common bell.’ RG. 541

Common, _sb._ == the commons, plebs. Pol. S. 188

---- == ‘commons,’ i.e. food. RG. 528

Commonalty, _sb._ 1302 B.

Commonly, _adv._ == all in common, universally. Fall and P. 46

Commune, _v. n._ RG. 571

Companage, _sb._ == sustenance. Pol. S. 240

Companion, _sb._ RG 552

Company, _sb._ == band of men. RG. 544, 370

Compass, _v. a._ == seek after a thing by design. Pol. S. 202. part. ‘ycompassed.’ RG. 109

Compassment, _sb._ Alys. 1345

Compline, _sb._ == the last service in the day. 2090 B. Fr. complie

Con, _v. a._ == know. pret. ‘couthe.’ RG. 559; ‘kuthe.’ O. and N. 663; part. ‘cud.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 27.

Con, _v. a._ == acknowledge, [kan]. HD. 160. ‘to kan thank’

Conceive, _v. n._ == bear oneself, behave. Alys. 2204

Concubine, _sb._ RG. 27

Conduct, _sb._ == guidance. RG. 40

Coney, _sb._ [cunig]. M. Ode, 182

Conferment, _sb._ == confirmation. RG. 349

Confessor, _sb._ 2341 B.

Confirm, _v. a._ RG. 440, 446

Confirming, _sb._ RG. 277

Conger, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 174

Conjure, _v. a._ == adjure a person to do a thing. 2330 B.

Conjurison, _sb._ == sorcery. Alys. 81

Conscience, _sb._ 426 β

Consent, _v. n._ RG. 526

Consistory, _sb._ [constory]. Pol. S. 159

Consonant, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 174

Constable, _sb._ RG. 538

Contek, _sb._ == strife. RG. 470, 509. Fr. contencer

---- _v. n._ == to strive. RG. 259

Contecker, _sb._ == a striver. 196 B.

Convent, _sb._ RG. 433

---- == the body of people in the convent. 225 B.

Cook, _sb._ HD. 903

Coot, _sb._ [cote]. Body and Soul, 201

Cop, _sb._ == head. Pol. S. 70. Rel. Ant. i. 144. AS. copp.

Cope, _sb._ RG. 566. HD. 429

Copener, _sb._ == paramour. O. and N. 1340. AS. copenere

Coral, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 25

Cord, _sb._ St Andrew, 66

Corn, _sb._ RG. 13, 372

Cornel, _sb._ == embrasure. Alys. 7210

Corour, _sb._ == courser. Alys. 2475

Corporas, _sb._ == a cloth on which the elements were laid at the Eucharist. HD. 188

Corpse, _sb._ RG. 145

Corrin, _sb._ == a churn, or vessel? Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175. AS. cyrin

Cost, _sb._ == expenditure. RG. 297; expense. RG. 183

---- _vb. a._ pret. ‘costenede.’ RG. 390

Cost, == couldest or canst. See Can

Costage, _sb._ == a sum of money deposited by way of surety. RG. 391

Cot, _sb._ == cottage. Pol. S. 152

Coufle, _sb._ == a basket. RG. 265. AS. cowel, cawl

Could, _vb._ See Can

Coulter, _sb._ == ploughshare. Pol. S. 152. Lat. culter

Council, _sb._ RG. 495

Councillor, _sb._ RG. 417

Counsel, _sb._ RG. 412, 371

Counsel, _v. n._ == take counsel, consider. RG. 91

---- _v. a._ == give counsel. Wright’s L. P. p. 95

Counseller, _sb._ Alys. 7118

Count, _sb._ == account. Pol. S. 152

Countenance, _sb._ == appearance, demeanour. 187 B.

---- == courage. Pol. S. 216

Counter, _sb._ == reckoner. RG. 538

Countess, _sb._ RG. 370, 510

Country, RG. 368, 510

County, [countene] _sb._ Pol. S. 157

Coupe, _v. n._ == buy or aby? HD. 1800. ON. kaupa

Courageous, _adj._ RG. 453

Courant, == running. Alys. 3461

Couren. See Cower

Courser, _sb._ == steed. Alys. 4056

Court, _sb._ == courtyard. RG. 525

---- == of a king. 165 B.

---- == of law. RG. 471

---- == courtesy--to ‘pay court.’ 204 B.

Courteous, _adj._ RG. 385, 525

Courtesy, _sb._ RG. 189, 516

Couth, _adj._ == known. RG. 514, 455. AS. cuð

Couthe, _v. a._ == make known. O. and N. 90. pret. ‘ykud.’ RG. 57. AS. cýðan

Couwe, _v. n._ == cower? Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211

Cove, _adv._ == quickly. O. and N. 379. AS. cóf

Covel, _sb._ == coat. HD. 547. AS. cufle == cowl

Covenant, _sb._ RG. 179

Cover, _v. a._ == recover. RG. 49

---- == take care of [coverye]. Alys. 7533

Coverture, _sb._ == bedclothes. K. Horn, 716

Covet, _v. a._ RG. 306

Covetise, _sb._ RG. 46

Covetous, _adj._ Fragm. on Seven Sins, 23

Cow, _sb._ Alys. 6333. pl. ‘kye.’ Ps. lxvii. 31

Coward, _adj._ RG. 455. Fr. coard

---- _v. a._ == dishearten, make fearful. Alys. 3344

---- _sb._ Alys. 2053

Cower, _v. n._ Alys. 2053. ‘couren,’ == cowering. Pol. S. 157

Cowl, _sb._ 2246 B. AS. cufle

Crab, _sb._ Alys. 4943

Crack, _v. a._ == break in two. HD. 568

---- == discourse, ‘reisons craken.’ Alys. 6991. Cf. our Engl, ‘to crack jokes’

Crack, _v. n._ == snap short. Alys. 4436

Cradle, _sb._ RG. 107

Craft, _sb._ == art. O. and N. 757; skill. Wright’s L. P. p. 35

Craftfully, _adv._ Rel. Ant. ii p. 176

Craftilich, _adj._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Cram, _v. a._ Pol. S. 238

Cramp, _v. a._ [crempe] == interrupt, stop. O. and N. 1786

Crane, _sb._ HD. 1726

Crave, _v. a._ HD. 633. part, ‘cravand.’ Ps. cxviii. 121

Craver, _sb._ Ps. lxxi. 4

Craving, _sb._ == desire. Ps. cxviii. 134

Creator, _sb._ Fall and P. 51

Creature, _sb._ 2255 B

Creed, _sb._ Pol. S. 204

Creek, _sb._ [krike] == creek of the sea. HD. 708. AS. creeca

Creep, _v. n._ RG. 296; part, ‘crepand.’ Ps. lxviii. 35

Crice, _sb._ == rima podicis. HD. 2450

Crices, in the phrase ‘Nai crices.’ St Andrew, 31. This is evidently an interjection, and may possibly be the same as our vulgar ‘crikey’

Crisp, _adj._ Fragm. Sci. 282

Crocodile, _sb._ [cokedrill], Alys. 5720

Croke, _sb._ == bend double. Rel. Ant. ii p. 211

Croll, _sb._ == curly. Alys. 1999. Dut. krol

Crook, _v. a._ == distort. Marg. 53

Crook, _sb._ == wile. Wright’s L. P. p. 105. Alys. 4819

Crooked, _adj._ Alys. 7099. Fragm. Sci. 326. part, ‘icroked.’ O. and N. 1674

Crop, _sb._ == belly. Pol. S. 208. AS. cropp

---- == produce of a plant. Wright’s L. P. p. 100

Cross, _sb._ [croys], RG. 392

Cross, _v. a._ == mark with the cross [croice]. RG. 480

Crosslet, _sb._ == piece of armour [croisliȝte]. K. Horn, 1353

Croude, _v. a._ == press down, keep back. Alys. 609. AS. crydan

Croud, _part._ == crowded, oppressed? HD. 2338

Croupe, _sb._ == crupper. Alys. 2447

Crouthe, _sb._ == fiddle. Wright’s L. P. p. 53

Crow, _sb._ == the bird. RG. 490

Crow, _sb._ == cockcrow. 1090 B.

Crow, _v. n._ Pol. S. 238. O. and N. 336

Crown, _sb._ RG. 376

Crown, == top of the head. HD. 568

Crown, _v. a._ RG. 383. part. ‘ycrouned.’ ibid.

Crowning, _sb._ RG. 367. HD. 2948

Crownment, _sb._ RG. 433

Croyserie, Creyserie, _sb._ == crusade. RG. 346, 502

Crude, _v. a._ == creak? K. Horn, 1333

Cruel, _adj._ RG. 417

Cruets, _sb._ 313 β. Fr. cruche

Crupper, _sb._ (of a saddle). Alys. 3421

Crus, _adj._ == wrathful. HD. 1966. Fr. cruz. See Hall. _s. v._ Crous

Crust, _sb._ Pol. S. 204

Cry, _v. n._ RG. 381, 495

Cry, _sb._ Alys. 5410. HD. 2772. Ps. ci. 2

Crystal, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 66

Cubur, _sb._ == cover. Alys. 2359

Cuckingstool, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Cuckold, _sb._ == O. and N. 1592. Fr. cocul

Cuckoo, _sb._ Ritson’s AS. iii. 2

Cucube, _sb._ == cubeb. Cok. 76

Cumberment, _sb._ Alys. 472

Cummin, _sb._ Alys. 6797

Cumrade, == relation. See Kindred

Cundut, _sb._ == religious service. O. and N. 483. Fr. conduis

Cunig, == coney, _q. v._

Cunne, _vb._ See Can

Cup, _sb._ RG. 117

Cure, _sb._ (of souls). 857 B.

Curne, _v. a._ == form grains, ripen (said of corn). RG. 490

Curreye, _sb._ == waggon-train. Alys. 5118

Curse, _v. a._ 550 β

Curtain, _v. a._ Alys. 1028

Curven. See Carve

Cusse, _v. a._ == kiss. _q. v._

Cust, _sb._ == dignity. O. and N. 9. AS. cyst

---- == choice. O. and N. 1396. AS. cýst

Custom, _sb._ RG. 470

Cut, _v. a._ [citte]. HD. 942. part, ‘ykyt.’ Alys. 2709

---- == destiny, remove. Ps. cxviii. 39

Cypress, _sb._ Alys. 5785

Cytoling, _sb._ == playing on the ‘cytol’ or guitar. Alys. 1043

D.

Dab, _v. a._ == strike. Pol. S. 192

Dab, _sb._ == a blow. Alys. 2306

Dahet, _sb._ == a curse. O. and N. 99. See Datheit

Dainty, _sb._ 1202 B. Fr. dain. Cotgr. W. dantaeth

---- == daintiness [deynté], Alys. 7070

---- == fondness [deynté]. St Dunstan.

Dais, _sb._ == a raised seat. RG. 536. Alys. 1039

Daisy, _sb._ [dayes-eȝe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 43

Dale, _sb._ RG. 362

Damage, _sb._ Alys. 959

Dame, _sb._ RG. 560

Damn, _v. a._ == judge. Wright’s L. P. p. 100

Damsel, _sb._ RG. 432

Dance, _v. n._ Alys. 5213

---- _sb._ Alys. 6990

Danger, _sb._ RG. 78

Dangerous, _adj._ Rel. Ant. i. 115

Dank, _v. a._ == make wet [donke]. Wright’s L. P. p. 44. ‘Dank’ is probably another form of ‘damp.’ Cf. ‘dimple’ and ‘dingle’

Dar, _vb. impers._ == it needs. RG. 317. See Thar

Dare, _v. n._ ‘durre.’ O. and N. 1704. pret. ‘dorste.’ RG. 367

---- _v. n._ == stare, gaze. Wright’s L. P. pp. 50, 54. O. and N. 384. See note to Prompt. Parv. _s. v._ ‘daryn’

Dark, _adj._ RG. 560

Dark, _v. a._ == darken. part. ‘idurked.’ 1416 B.

Darkhood, _sb._ [derkhede] == darkness. RG. 560

Darling, _sb._ 56 β

Dash, _v. a._ RG. 51, 540. ON. daska

---- _v. n._ == burst in. Alys. 2837

Datheit, _adj._ == cursed. HD. 296. Fr. dehait (haïr)

Daughter, _sb._ RG. 368, 509

Dawn, _sb._ [dawing]. RG. 208

Dawn, _v. n._ [dawe]. Pol. S. 238. Wright’s L. P. p. 45; [dawen]. Ib. p. 96; [dagen]. Fragm. in Warton H. E. P. p. 21

Dawning, _sb._ == dawn. RG. 557

Day, _sb._ RG. 505, 368; ‘bi hys daye’ == ‘in his time.’ RG. 376; pl. ‘dawes.’ RG. 383; ‘to bring out of dawe,’ == put to death. 622 B.; ‘daies,’ _gen. abs._ == in the daytime. O. and N. 1588

Dayred, _sb._ == dawn. Rel. S. iv. 17

Dayrim, _sb._ == break of day. O. and N. 328

Dayspring, _sb._ Alys. 4290

Daystar, _sb._ O. and N. 328

Daystern, _sb._ == daystar. Ps. cix. 3

Dead, _adj._ 1826 B.

Deadly, _adj._ RG. 195. == dead. Ps. xliii. 2

Deaf, _adj._ RG. 352

Deal, _sb._ == part. RG. 368, 509

Deal, _v. a._ == ‘distribute to.’ RG. 383; ‘scatter,’ as to ‘deal words.’ O. and N. 952; ‘give.’ Pol. S. 204

Dealing, _sb._ == a part, Ps. cxxxv. 13

Dealtakand, _sb._ == participator. Ps. cxviii. 63

Dealtaking, _sb._ == participation. Ps. cxxi. 3

Dear, _adj._ == precious. RG. 390

Dearworth, _adj._ == precious. Wright’s L. P. p. 52

Dearworthly, _adv._ Wright’s L. P. p. 54

Dearth, _sb._ [dere]. RG. 416

Death, _sb._ RG. 375, 382; ‘deathes,’ _gen. abs._ == ‘dead,’ or ‘in death.’ O. and N. 1630

Debonair, _adj._ RG. 167, 374

Debruise, _v. a._ RG. 410, 529, 537. Fr. debriser

Debt, _sb._ RG. 473

Deceit, _sb._ Alys. 7705

Decline, _sb._ == decay. Pol. S. 154

Dedayn. See Disdain

Deduit, _sb._ == pleasure. RG. 564

Deed, _sb._ RG. 369, 501

Deem, _v. a._ == condemn. RG. 504

---- == judge. O. and N. 188

Deemer, _sb._ == a judge. Ps. vii. 12

Deep, _adj._ RG. 6, 233

Deeply, _adv._ HD. 1417

Deepness, _sb._ Ps. xxxv. 7

Deer, _sb._ == beast [deor, duer]. Wright’s L. P. pp. 44, 45; [dor]. O. and N. 1321, 493

---- == stags, &c. RG. 439

Default, _sb._ RG. 456, 457

Defence, _sb._ RG. 214

Defend, _v. a._ == guard, protect. RG. 536, 542

Defensible. RG. 549

Defiance, _sb._ Alys. 5545, written ‘defence’ in Alys. 7237

Defoul, _v. a._ RG. 536

Defy, _v. a._ Alys. 7014

Deign, _v. n._ RG. 557

Del. See Devil

Delay, _sb._ RG. 156, 421

Delay, _v. a._ RG. 495

Delice, _sb._ RG. 195

Delicious, _adj._ Alys. 38

Delight, _v. a._ Alys. 5802

Delightable, _adj._ 26 β

Deliver, _v. a._ RG. 430, 382, 524

Delve, _v. n._ == dig. pret. ‘dolve,’ RG. 395. AS. delfan

Demain, _v. a._ == manage. Alys. 603. Fr. démener

Demand, _sb._ RG. 500

Demay, _v. a._ == dismay. RG. 156

Demember, _v. a._ == dismember. RG. 559

Demere, _v. n._ == tarry. Alys. 7295. Fr. demeurer

Demorance, _sb._ == delay. Alys. 4123

Den, _sb._ Alys. 5400. AS. denn

Denchax, == Danish axe. RG. 299

Dene, _sb._ == valley. Ps. cvii. 8. AS. denu

Denkless, == poor? Body and Soul, 198

Depart, _v. a._ == separate. RG. 394, 466

---- _v. n._ == break up, separate (neut.). 483 B.

Departing, _sb._ == separation. Alys. 912

Deraign, _v. a._ == try, prove. RG. 285. Fr. desraigner

Deray, _sb._ == fight, quarrel. Alys. 1177; prowess. Alys. 2722. Fr. deroi

Derayne, _sb._ == battle. Alys. 7353. Fr. desraigner

Dere, _sb._ == dearth, _q. v._

Dere, _v. a._ == injure. Alys. 6191. HD. 574; [derven], Marg. 38. part. ‘idorve.’ O. and N. 1156. AS. derian

Derenge, a mistake for ‘drynge.’ Alys. 2534

Dern, _adj._ == secret. RG. 114. AS. dearn

Derne, == dearly? K. Horn, 1385

Dernely, == secretly. 27 B.

Derven. See Dere

Desclander, _v. a._ == slander. 2050 B

Desclander, _sb._ 2061 B.

Describing, _sb._ == description. RG. 60

Deserie, _v. a._ == disinherit. RG. 85

Desert, _sb._ == merit. RG. 253

Deserve, _v. a._ Fragm. Sci. 371

Desire, _v. a._ 225 B.

Despeple, _v. a._ == publish. RG. 517, 568

Despise, _v. a._ RG. 31

Despite, _sb._ RG. 566

Destance, _sb._ == strife. RG. 511, 570

Dester, ‘in dester’ == on the right hand. A steed led by the squire ‘in dester’ was the ‘destrier’ or ‘dextrarius,’ or war-horse. Body and Soul, 18. See Roq. _s. v._ Destrier

Destining, _sb._ == destiny. Alys. 6867

Destroy, _v. a._ part, ‘destrud.’ RG. 372. pret. ‘destrude.’ RG. 376

Destroying, _sb._ == destruction. Alys. 2888

Destuted, == destitute, wanting. Alys. 2199

Deus! an _interj._ == O God! hence our ‘deuce.’ HD. 2096, 2114. Fr. deus

Deus, _adj._ == sweet. HD. 1312. Fr. doux

Deutyraun, _sb._ == some monstrous animal. Alys. 5416

Devil, _sb._ RG. 411; [del]. Wright’s L. P. p. 111

Devilness, _sb._ == demon. Ps. xcv. 5

Devise, _v. a._ == contrive. 876 B.

---- == describe. Alys. 7377

Devotion, _sb._ RG. 405, 456

Devout, _adj._ RG. 369

Dew, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 232. Wright’s L. P. p. 72. [dewyng.] Alys. 914

Dewdrop, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 114

Dewing, _sb._ See Dew

Diadem, _sb._ 2161 B.

Diamond, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 25

Dicce, _v. n._ == shudder, tremble? Signa ante Jud. 24. Cf. ‘didder,’ in Halliwell, and Phil. Soc. Proc. vol. v. p. 39

Dice, _sb._ [deys]. Alys. 3297

Die, _v. n._ RG. 530

Dight, _v. a._ == set in order, govern. RG. 424; ‘compose,’ applied to the voice of a bird. O. and N. 1653; ‘attack.’ Pol. S. 223. part. ‘idiȝte.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217. AS. dihtan

Digne, _adj._ == worthy. RG. 132

Dignity, _sb._ 244 B.

Dike, _sb._ == ditch. Body and Soul, 120

Dim, _v. a._ Ps. lxviii. 24

---- _v. n._ Christ on the Cross, 7

Dim, _adj._ == dusky. O. and N. 577. AS. dim

Dimness, _sb._ Ps. xvii. 10

Din, _v. a._ [denie]. K. Horn, 606. Ps. xlv. 4. AS. dýnian

---- _sb._ Ps. xli. 5

Dine, _v. n._ RG. 558. AS. dýnan

Ding, _v. a._ == strike. HD. 215. part. ‘dungen.’ HD. 227. Sw. danga. ON. dángla

Dint, _sb._ == blow. 2138 B. AS. dýnt

Discharge, _v. a._ == deprive of a charge or office. Alys. 3868

Disciple, _sb._ RG. 232

Discipline, _v. a._ 2384 B.

---- _v. n._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Discomfort, _v. a._ RG. 212

Discord, _sb._ RG. 195

Discording, _sb._ == discord. RG. 255

Discoverte, _sb._ == an unguarded part. Alys. 7418

Disdain, _sb._ [dedayn]. RG. 172

Disguise, _v. a._ Alys. 121

Dish, _sb._ HD. 919

Disherison, _sb._ [diserteison]. 1872 B.

Disherit, _v. a._ RG. 327, 375

Disherit, _sb._ [deseryte] == a disinherited person. RG. 452, 563

Dishonor, _sb._ Alys. 3867

Dismay, _v. a._ [demay]. RG. 156

Disordain, _v. a._ == deprive of holy orders, unfrock. RG. 473

Dispence, _sb._ == equipment. Alys. 2616

Disport, _sb._ Ritson’s AS. xviii. 15

Dispute, _v. n._ St Kath. 74

Disraying, _sb._ == irregular fighting. Alys. 673

Distance, _sb._ 1287 B.

Distinction, _sb._ == distinguished person. Alys. 112

Distrain, _v. a._ 742, 752 B.

Distress, _sb._ RG. 460, 442, 568

Disturb, _v. a._ RG. 396, 436

Disturbance, _sb._ RG. 429, 436

Disturber, _sb._ 1110 B.

Ditch, _sb._ RG. 408, 549

Ditched, _adj._ [ydyched] == surrounded by a ditch. Alys. 2658

Dite, _v. a._ == indite. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Ditement, _sb._ == indictment. Pol. S. 198

Ditty, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Divers, _adj._ == several. RG. 378

Diȝele, _adj._ == secret. O. and N. 2. AS. digel

Do, _vb. a._ 19 B. part. ‘ydo’ == done. RG. 369. == finished (of winter). RG. 371

---- == place. pret. ‘dude.’ 259 B.

---- == cause. Wright’s L. P. pp. 69, 71

---- _vb. abs._ ‘do’ == act. RG. 501. [done]. RG. 377. 2 s. pres. ‘dost.’ RG. 428. 3 s. pret. ‘dude.’ RG. 369

---- _vb. aux._ RG. 429. ‘dost chese’

---- ‘doth’ used to represent a preceding verb. Wright’s L. P. p. 34

Dod, _v. a._ == chop, cut. Pol. S. 192. Probably another form of ‘dock’

Dog, _sb._ RG. 69

Dogged, _adj._ Pol. S. 199

Dole, _sb._ == portion. RG. 165

---- == grief [del]. RG. 392; [deol]. RG. 381

Doleful. [deolvol]. RG. 414; [delvol]. RG. 558

Dolefully, _adv._ 1448 B.

Dolphin, _sb._ Alys. 6576

Doom, _sb._ RG. 53

Doomsday, _sb._ HD. 748

Doomsman, _sb._ == judge. Rel. S. vi. 3

Door, _sb._ RG. 508, 495

Doorpin, _sb._ K. Horn, 1003

Doppe, _sb._ == a round ball, knob. Alys. 5776. ON. doppa

Dor. See Deer

Dorre, _v. n._ == need. RG. 457. Germ. bedürfen

Dosil, _sb._ == a spigot of a barrel. RG. 542. Fr. doisil. See the Prompt. Parv. _s. v._ dotelle, and note there

Dotance, _sb._ == doubt, fear. Alys. 582

Double, _adj._ 417 B.

Double, _v. a._ 598 β. part. ‘idoubled.’ 295 β

Doubt, _sb._ == fear. RG. 89, 402

Doubt, _v. n._ == be afraid. 395 B.; feel doubt. St Swithin, 105

Doubt, _v. a._ == fear. 289 β

Doughtily, _adv._ Alys. 7382

Doughty, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 27

Douthe, == ‘might,’ or ‘availed,’ perf. of ‘dow,’ to avail, prosper, be able. (See Phil. Soc. Proc. ii. 158.) HD. 833, 1184. part. ‘ydought.’ Alys. 5906. AS. dugan

Douzepairs, _sb._ == the twelve peers of France, [dosse pers], RG. 188. [dozzepers]. RG. 200

Dove, _sb._ Ps. liv. 7

Down, _sb._ == open heath. RG. 144; [dune]. O. and N. 830. AS. dún

Down, _adv._ HD. 2291

Downcast, _v. a._ == cast down. pret. ‘douncaste.’ Ps. lxxiii. 6

Downcome, _v. n._ Ps. cxliii. 5

Downer, == lower. Alys. 6619

Downfall, _v. n._ == fall down, in part. ‘downfalland.’ Ps. xvii. 9

Downfalling, _sb._ Ps. li. 6

Downgo, _v. n._ == go down. Ps. cvi. 26. part, ‘downgaand.’ Ps. cvi. 23

Downright, _adv._ Ps. cv. 18

Downshear, _v. a._ == cut down. pret. ‘douneschare.’ Ps. lxxiii. 6

Downward, _adv._ RG. 362

Dozen, _sb._ Pol. S. 229

Dragon, _sb._ == (animal). RG. 131

---- == a war standard. RG. 303, 216, 545

Dragonet, _sb._ == a small dragon. Alys. 602

Drake, _sb._ HD. 1241. Wright’s L. P. p. 44

---- == dragon. Alys. 553

Drapery, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Draught, _sb._ == drawing. Body and Soul, 43

Draw, _v. a._ RG. 367

---- == cut down, ‘hang and draw.’ 724 B. part. ‘drawe’ (of a sword). RG. 536

Draw, _v. n._ == draw towards a thing, approximate to. RG. 369; [dreyȝe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 34

Drawbridge, _sb._ Alys. 1205

Dread, _sb._ RG. 401, 457

Dread, _v. n._ pret. ‘dradde.’ 127 B.

Dreadful, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 50

Dreadly, _adj._ Body and Soul, 6

Dream, _sb._ HD. 1284

---- _v. n._ HD. 1284, 1304. ON. dreyma

Drearied, == sorrowful. Ps. xxxvii. 7

Dreary, _adj._ RG. 351; [drury], Alys. 4389. Cf. Laȝ. ii. 184

Dreg, _sb._ Ps. xxxix. 3

Dreme, _sb._ == song, melody. Wright’s L. P. p. 57; [dreim]. O. and N. 21. AS. dreám

Drench, _sb._ == a potion. RG. 151. AS. drenc

Drench, _v. a._ == to drown. Wright’s L. P. p. 113. part. ‘dreynt.’ Ibid. p. 111

Dreng, _sb._ == chieftain, gentleman. HD. 31. AS. dreng

Drepen, _v. a._ == slay. HD. 1783. pret. ‘drape.’ Ps. xciii. 6. AS. drepan

Dribil, _sb._ == moisture, dribble. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210

Drie, _v. a._ == endure. Marg. 52; [dreeg]. Ritson’s AS. viii. 157. AS. dreógan

Drink, _sb._ RG. 289, 389

---- _v. a._ pret. ‘dronc.’ RG. 165. part. ‘ydronke.’ RG. 43

Drinker, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 285

Drit, _sb._ == dung. Cok. 177. ON. drit. AS. gedritan; used as a term of abuse. HD. 682

Drive, _v. a._ RG. 367. part, ‘ydrive.’ RG. 97. pret. ‘drave.’ Ps. xlii. 2. ‘To drive a plea of law.’ RG. 471

---- _v. n._ == come or move rapidly. RG. 407. ‘a wel driving flod.’ RG. 20

Driȝte, _sb._ == the Lord Jesus Christ. K. Horn, 1354. Alys. 6139. AS. drihten

Drogman, _sb._ == dragoman, interpreter. Alys. 3401

Dromedary, _sb._ Alys. 3407

Dromoun, _sb._ == a swift ship. Alys. 90. ON. drómundr. Fr. dromon

Drop, _sb._ RG. 560

Drop, _sb._ == aloes. Ps. xliv. 9

Droukening, _sb._ == slumber. Body and Soul, 1. ON. druckna

Droupne, _v. n._ == droop, faint. Wright’s L. P. p. 54. ON. driúpa

Drove, _v. a._ == disturb. Ps. iii. 2; vi. 3. AS. drífan

Droving, _sb._ == persecution. Ps. ix. 22

Druery, Drury, _sb._ == gallantry, courtship. RG. 191

---- == love, delight. Alys. 2999. Fr. drue, a mistress

Drunke, _sb._ == drinking. M. Ode, 128

Drunken, _v. a._ == make drunk. Ps. lxiv. 10

Drunness, _sb._ == drunkenness? O. and N. 1397

Drury, _adj._ == dreary, _q. v._

Dry, _adj._ RG. 531

---- _v. a._ part. ‘idriid.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 193

---- _v. n._ == become dry. Ps. xxxvi. 2; 3 s. pres. ‘druith.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210

Dryhed, _sb._ == dryness. Ps. lxv. 6

Dub, _v. a._ HD. 2038. AS. dubban

Dubbing, _sb._ K. Horn, 499

Duelsing, _sb._ == deceit. St Swithin, 105

Duke, _sb._ RG. 367

Dumb, _adj._ RG. 131

---- _v. n._ == become dumb. Ps. xxxviii. 3

Dung, _sb._ RG. 310; [ding]. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 191. Serm. 7

Dunge, _sb._ == dungeon. Body and Soul, 236

Dungheap, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 103

Dure, _v. n._ == endure. RG. 403; [duyre]. Alys. 3258

Durwe, _sb._ == dwarf. Alys. 6266. AS. dweorg

Dusi, _adj._ == foolish. O. and N. 1464. AS. dýsig

Dust, _sb._ RG. 137

Dute, _sb._ == pleasure. Cok. 9. Fr. deduit

Dutten, _v. a._ == close, dite. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. AS. dyttan

Duty, _sb._ [devyte]. RG. 316

Duȝethe, _sb._ == manhood. O. and N. 634. AS. duguð

Dwel, _sb._ == space of time. Rel. Ant, ii. p. 191

Dwele, _v. a._ == deceive. Ps. lvii. 4. AS. dwelian

Dwell, _v. n._ HD. 4. ON. dvelja

---- == delay. HD. 1351

Dwelle, _sb._ == folly. Serm. 13

Dwelling, _sb._ delay. Alys. 5208. HD. 1352

Dwole, _sb._ == error, trick. O. and N. 823, AS. dwola

---- _adj._ == false, deceitful. O and N. 924

E.

Each, _adj._ RG. 369

Eachone. RG. 374

Eager, _adj._ RG. 80

Ear, _sb._ (of corn). RG. 490. AS. eár

Ear, _sb._ (of the body). RG. 492. AS. eáre

Eardingstowe, _sb._ == dwelling-place. O. and N. 28. AS. eardungstow

Earl, _sb._ RG. 370

Earldom, _sb._ RG. 523

Early, _adj._ 905 B.

Earn, _v. a._ == gain, realize. O. and N. 1202. AS. earnian

Earnest, _sb._ == earnestness. RG. 121, 401

Earth, _sb._ == the world. Wright’s L. P. p. 68.

---- == the ground. HD. 2657

---- == mould. HD. 740

---- _v. n._ == to dwell. HD. 739. AS. eardian

Earthgrine, == earthquake. RG. 530. AS. grynd, an abyss

Earthgrythe, _sb._ == earthquake. RG. 414. ON. gríð == vehemence, violent motion

Earthly, _adj._ 440 B.

Ease, _sb._ 1473 B.

Easily, _adv._ 395 B.

East, _sb._ 35 β

Easter, _sb._ 546 B.

Eastward, _adv._ RG. 41

Easy, _adj._ == slack. Body and Soul, 115

Eat, _v. a._ 143 β. pret. ‘at.’ 274 B. ‘ete.’ RG 408. part. ‘y-ete.’ 311 β

Ebb, _v. n._ Fragm. Sci. 253

Ech, _adj._ == eternal. O. and N. 742. AS. éce.

Eche, _v. a._ == increase. Rel. S. v. 126. AS. eácan

Eche, _sb._ == aches. M. Ode, st. 100

Ederlyng, _sb._ == ancestor? Alys. 1711

Edged, _adj._ [i-egged] (of a sword). RG. 274

Edict, _sb._ RG. 568

Edissehen, _sb._ == quail. Ps. civ. 40. AS. edisc-hen, from ‘edisc,’ a park

Edmod, _adj._ == mild, humble. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21. AS. eádmod

Edneth. Rel. Ant. i. 114; possibly a mistake for ‘endeth,’ i.e. comes to an end

Edwyt, _sb._ == scorn. RG. 379. AS. edwíte

---- _v. a._ == reproach. Ten. Comm. 8

Eel, _sb._ HD. 897. Alys. 5792

Effte, _vb. a._ == gave. RG. 367

Efne, == in the evening. O. and N. 313

Eft, _adv._ == after. RG. 367

Eft, _sb._ pl. ‘evetis.’ Alys. 6126; ‘eveten.’ M. Ode, 138. AS. efete

Eftsoon, _adv._ RG. 397

Egging, _sb._ == incitement. Wright’s L. P. p. 106. AS. eggian

Ehte, _sb._ == goods, property. Alys. 1507; [eiȝte]. O. and N. 1151; [eyghtis]. Alys. 1573. AS. ǽht

Eight. RG. 1, 385

Eighth, _adj._ RG. 473

Eighteen. RG. 407

Eighteenth, _adj._ RG. 436

Eighty. RG. 478

Eirmonger, _sb._ == eggseller. St Swithin, 69

Eisliche, _adj._ == fearful. M. Ode, 142. AS. egeslíc

Either, _adj._ [eithe]. RG. 62; [aither]. 434 β

Eke, _adv._ == also. RG. 374, 378; [ekyn]. RG. 165

Eke, _v. a._ == increase. See Eche.

Eker, _sb._ == watercress, weed. Alys. 6175. AS. eácerse

Eke, _v. a._ == to avenge? RG. 474. Probably an error for ‘wreke.’ See the parallel passage in the Life of Beket, 1948 B., where the reading is ‘wreke’

El, == else. _q. v._

Elbow, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 322

Elde, _sb._ == age. RG. 379, 421

---- _v. n._ == become old [ealdi]. M. Ode, st. 1

Elder, _adj._ RG. 367

Elders, _sb._ [elderne]. RG. 11

Eldest, _adj._ RG. 370, 381

Eldrynges, _sb._ == elders. Alys. 4948

Element, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 124

Elephant, _sb._ == the animal. Alys. 854

---- == a horn of ivory. Alys. 1182

Eleven, [enlene]. RG. 441

Eleventh, _adj._ [endlefte]. RG. 414, 408

Elf, _sb._ pl. ‘elvene.’ RG. 130

Elidelik, _adj._ (‘eldelike’ in MS.) == elderly. Ritson’s AS. viii. 39

Eling, _adj._ == wretched. 637 β. Dan. elendig. ON. eligr

Ell, _sb._ RG. 429

Else, _adv._ [elles]. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. [el]. RG. 451. ‘El’ is the old nominative, of which ‘else’ or ‘elles’ is the genitive used absolutely. Cf. the old Lat. gen. ‘alias’

Elsewhere, _adv._ RG. 395

Ely, _sb._ == oil. Marg. 60

Embe, _prep._ == concerning, for; ‘embe noȝt’ == in vain. St Kath. 214

Emcristen, _sb._ == equal or even Christian. M. Ode, st. 148

Eme, _sb._ == uncle. HD. 1326. AS. eám.

Emerald, _sb._ Alys. 7030. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 35

Emperor, _sb._ RG. 440

Empery, _sb._ == empire. RG. 85

Empoison, _v. a._ RG. 463

Empress, _sb._ RG. 440, 442

Emprise, _sb._ == attempt. Body and Soul, 144

Enchanter, _sb._ RG. 28

Enchantment. RG. 10

Enchantry, _sb._ RG. 10, 148

Encheson, _sb._ == occasion. RG. 452, 454. Fr. enchaison

Encounter, _v. a._ 411 β

---- _sb._ RG. 391

End, _sb._ RG. 377

---- _v. n._ RG. 370

---- _v. a._ part. ‘y-ended’ 1770 B.

Endday, _sb._ == last day of life. 1574 B AS. endedæg

Enderday, _sb._ ‘this enderday,’ == this past day, the day which has now come to an end. Wright’s L. P. p. 94

Endelong, _adv._ == along, in length. HD. 2822

Ending, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 59

Endless, _adj._ RG. 152

Ene, _adv._ == only? 882 B.

Enes, _adv._ == once. RG. 376, 411

Enferm, _v. a._ == fortify. RG. 552

Engine, _sb._ == device, plot. Body and Soul, 125. Wright’s L. P. p. 58

Engineful, == ingenious. Alys. 4869

Enhance, _v. a._ RG. 458

Enherit, _v. a._ == give as an inheritance. Alys. 7153

Enjoin, _v. a._ RG. 234

Enke, _sb._ == ink. _q. v._

Enlegiance, _sb._ == allegiance. RG. 85

Enliance, _sb._ == alliance. RG. 12

Ennesure, _sb._ == game, play. Alys. 5543. Fr. enveysure, enveyser--to be joyous

Enough, _adv._ [inou]. RG. 519. [ynou]. RG. 83

Enquest, _sb._ 348 B. Pilate, 196

Enqueyntance, _sb._ RG. 330

Enquire, _v. n._ RG. 508

---- _v. a._ Pilate, 52

Enquiry, _sb._ RG. 373

Enreson, _v. a._ == to reason with. RG. 321

Ensample, _sb._ RG. 446

Ensent, _v. n._ == RG. 171, 446. part, ‘ensentan’ == assenting. RG. 239

Entail, _sb._ == sculpture. Alys. 4762

Entempri, _v. a._ == to temper. Fragm. Sci. 290

Entent, _v. n._ == attend to. Alys. 2834

---- _sb._ == intent. RG. 140

Ententively, _adv._ == attentively. 460 B.

Enter, _v. n._ 640 B.

Entrail, _sb._ Alys. 3628. Fr. entrailles. Lat. internalia

Envenom, _v. a._ Alys. 5436, 5611

Envy, _sb._ Body and Soul, 129

Eode, _vb._ == went. RG. 417

Epetite, _sb._ == bloodstone, apatite. Cok. 92. The hepatitis of Pliny, HN. xxxvii. 71; from Gr. ἧπαρ, the liver

Epiphany, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 96

Er, _adv._ == early. Wright’s L. P. p. 99

Erde, _v. n._ == dwell. Ps. xxi. 4; xxiv. 13. AS. eardian

Ere, _adv._ == before than. 52 B.

---- _v. a._ == plough. RG. 21. AS. erian

Eremig, _sb._ == pitiful creature. O. and N. 1109. AS. earm

Eri, _sb._ == tillage. Pol. S. 196. AS. erian

Ermine, _sb._ RG. 191. M. Ode, 182

Erming, _sb._ == grieving. Alys. 1525. AS. earming, yrmian

Ern, _sb._ == eagle. RG. 177, 215. AS. earn

Ernde, _v. a._ == intercede, gain for another by intercession. Wright’s L. P. p. 62. AS. ærendian

Ernding, _sb._ == intercession. Wright’s L. P. p. 58; [herendinge]. Rel. S. iv. 86

Erne, dat. of adj. ‘er,’ == early; ‘on erne morowe.’ Alys. 5458

Erne, _v. n._ == run. Wright’s L. P. p. 81. AS. yrnan

Erre, _sb._ == a wound, scar. Ps. xxxvii. 6. ON. ör. Dan. ar

Errand, _sb._ RG. 501. AS. ærend

Erst, == first. Wright’s L. P. p. 32

Erur, _adv._ == before. O. and N. 1736. AS. æror, from ær

Esle, _v. a._ == ask. RG. 453

Esmyte, _v. n._ == smite, ‘to gader esmyte,’ (of two armies). RG. 215

Esse, _v. a._ == ask. RG. 374, 498

Este, _sb._ == ford, provisions. O. and N. 358. AS. ést

Este, _adj._ == mild, kindly. O. and N. 997.

---- == dear. Rel. Ant. i. 111. AS. este. ON. ást

Estellation, _sb._ == astrology. Alys. 589

Estre, _sb._ == condition. Alys. 5467

Ete, _sb._ == eating. M. Ode, 130

Eth, _adj._ == easy. M. Ode, 188. RG. 327; [ythe]. K. Horn, 61. AS. eáð

Eðlete, _adj._ == what is lightly thrown away, worthless. M. Ode, 75, 78. AS. eáð, lǽtan

Evangelist, _sb._ RG. 67, 348

Eve, _sb._ RG. 415, 532

Even, _adv._ with ‘as,’ == just as, or when. RG. 535

---- _adj._ == equal. Creed, 77

---- == straight, level. Wright’s L. P. p. 35

---- _sb._ == peer, equal. Pol. S. 157

---- _v. a._ == compare. 1631 B.

Evenforth, _adv._ == forward. 2186 B.