Chapter M: G. Mæso-Gothic (3)

Evening, _sb._ == equal, peer. Alys. 3008

Evenmette, _adj._ == coëqual. Creed, 58. Ps. xlviii. 13

Evenness, _sb._ == equity. Ps. ix. 8

Evensong, _sb._ RG. 369

Ever, _adv._ RG. 535, 370; [everne]. RG. 74

Evereft, _adv._ 54 B

Evermore, _adv._ Wright’s L. P. p. 29. Ritson’s AS. viii. 160

Every, _adj._ [everyche]. RG. 374

Everyldele, _sb._ == every part. RG. 408

Evil, _sb._ == sickness. HD. 114; misfortune. Ps. lxxxix. 15; [uvel], RG. 472

---- _adj._ [uvele]. 413 B.

---- _adv._ O. and N. 1204. 404 B.

Evilness, _sb._ Ps. xxxv. 5; li. 5

Ewt, _sb._ See Eft

Executor, _sb._ Fragm. on Seven Sins, 42

Ey, _sb._ == egg. RG. 404. pl. ‘eiren.’ St Swithin, 57. Germ. ei. AS. æg. ON. egg

Eye, _sb._ == awe. RG. 469, 507. AS. ége

Eye, _sb._ == organ of sight. RG. 376. AS. eáge

Eyebrow. Pol. S. 239

Eyful, _adj._ == proud. [heyvol]. RG. 377

Eyre, _sb._ == journey, circuit. RG. 517. Lat. iter

F.

Fabling, _sb._ == fable, story. Ps. cxviii. 85

Face, _sb._ RG. 476

Fadme, _v. a._ == embrace. HD. 1295. AS. fæðmian

Fagen, _adj._ == glad, fain. Fragment in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 31. AS. fægen

Fail, _v. n._ == wither (of fruit). RG. 414. 3s. pres. ‘falt.’ O. and N. 37; part. ‘ifailled.’ Pol. S. 202

Fail, _sb._ RG. 369

Fain, _v. a._ == be glad, rejoice. Ps. xix. 6

Fain, _adj._ RG. 349; [vawe]. RG. 218

Fainness, _sb._ == gladness. Ps. iv. 7

Faint, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 25

Faintise, _sb._ == cowardice. RG. 39

Faintly, _adv._ RG. 515

Fair, _adj._ == beautiful. RG. 383

---- == light, pale (of colour). RG. 429. ‘fairer.’ RG. 395; ‘fairest.’ 133 β

---- _v. n._ == become fair. Alys. 2903

Fairhede, _sb._ == fairness. RG. 118

Fairly, _adv._ == pleasantly, easily. RG. 446

Fairy, _sb._ == enchantment. Alys. 6924. Fr. faérie, faé

Faith, _sb._ [fei]. 2074 B.

Falcon, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 26

Fale, _adj._ == many. RG. 416, 146. AS. feala

Falewe, _v. a._ == become yellow. Wright’s L. P. p. 50. AS. fealo.

Falewi, _sb._ == yellowness. O. and N. 456

Fall, _v. n._ RG. 6. pret. ‘fell.’ RG. 401. part. ‘ifallen.’ O. and N. 514. ‘it falleth not to thee,’ == it is not thy duty or lot. Leg. of St Cuthbert, cited in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 14, n.

---- _v. a._ == make to fall. part. ‘yfalle.’ Alys. 7183

Fallows, _sb._ == fields. HD. 2509. AS. fealh

False, _adj._ RG. 385

Falsehood, _sb._ RG. 454

Falseleke, _sb._ == falsehood. Wright’s L. P. p. 32

Falsely, _adv._ Wright’s L. P. p. 31

Falseness. Pol. S. 150

Falseship. Pol. S. 212

Fame, _sb._ RG. 367

Fanding, _sb._ == temptation. Ps. xvii. 30

Fanger, _sb._ == taker, lifter up. Ps. ii. 4

Far, _adv._ [ver]. RG. 502; [feor]. O. and N. 921

Farant, _adj._ == walking. Alys. 3460

Fare, _v. n._ == go, journey. 657 β. pret. ‘fore.’ Ps. civ. 13

---- == succeed, turn out. 918 B. part. ‘ifare.’ O. and N. 400

---- == behave. 2076 B.

---- == fare, live. 20 B.

---- _sb._ == journey. RG. 52

---- == custom, proceeding. Alys. 7072. Ritson’s AS. viii. 158, 188

Farforth, _adv._ == far. RG. 448

---- == entirely [ferforth]. RG. 242

Farm, _v. a._ RG. 378

Farthing, _sb._ == the coin so called. RG. 507

Fast, _adj._ == firm, sure. Wright’s L. P. p. 37

---- _adv._ == quickly. RG. 490; strongly. Id. ibid.

Fast, _v. n._ == abstain from food. 2512 B. part, ‘fasting.’ RG. 545. AS. fæstan

---- _sb._ 2511 B.

Fasten, _v. a._ Pol. S. 214. Ps. xcii. 1

Fasting, _sb._ RG. 405

Fastlic, _adv._ == firmly. Creed of St Athan. 101

Fastness, _sb._ == castle. Ps. xvii. 3

---- == firmness. Ps. lxxii. 4

Fastrede, _adj._ == firm in counsel. O. and N. 211

Fat, _adj._ RG. 429

---- _v. a._ == fatten. Pol. S. 150

Father, _sb._ RG. 382

Fatherless, _adj._ RG. 142

Fatte, == fetched. See Fetch

Fathom, _sb._ [fedme]. Alys. 546

Fatness, _sb._ Ps. cxlvii. 14

Fawning, _sb._ == flattery, deceit. Wright’s L. P. p. 23

Fax, _sb._ == hair. Wright’s L. P. p. 33. AS. feax

Fayly, _adj._ == base, vile. Pol. S. 157. Fr. failli. Vid. Roq.

Fear, _sb._ RG. 402

Feast, _sb._ == festival. RG. 376

Feather, _sb._ RG. 487

Feathered, _adj._ Alys. 5406

Feblesse, _sb._ == feebleness. RG. 442

Fedme, == fathom. _q. v._

Fee, _sb._ == money. RG. 565. AS. feoh

---- == cattle [feh], Wright’s L. P. p. 48. Pol. S. 152

Feeble, _adj._ RG. 379, 380. ‘feebler.’ RG. 372

---- == bad. ‘feble wede.’ HD. 323

Feebly, _adv._ 1178 B.; [feblelike]. HD. 418

Feed, _v. a._ RG. 375. pret. ‘fedde.’ 273 B. part. ‘ifed.’ 300 β

---- == obtain, conquer. Alys. 3064

Feel, _v. a._ part. ‘yvelde.’ RG. 185

Feeling, _sb._ == sense of feeling. Fragm. Sci. 333

Fei, == faith. _q. v._

Feide, _sb._ == feud, league. Alys. 97

Feign, _v. a._ == pretend. RG. 421

---- == form. 3 s. pres. ‘feinyhes.’ Ps. xciii. 9, 20. Lat. fingere

Feintise, _sb._ == deceit, feigning. RG. 39

Fel, _sb._ == skin. RG. 208. AS. fell

Felawrede, _sb._ == fellowship. Alys. 6199

Fele, _adj._ == many. 571 B. AS. feala

Felefold, _v. a._ == multiply. Ps. xi. 9. part. ‘felefolded.’ Ps. iii. 2

Fell, _adj._ == cruel. Body and Soul, 228. AS. fell

---- _v. a._ RG. 415, 526

Felle, _v. a._ == fulfil? or perhaps a mistake for ‘telle.’ K. Horn, 1292

Fellow, _sb._ RG. 397, 524

Felon, _sb._ 565 B.

Felony, _sb._ RG. 526

Fen, _sb._ == marsh. RG. 6

---- == mud, dirt. Ps. xvii. 43

Fenestre, _sb._ == window. RG. 312

Feng, _v. a._ == take. RG. 36. 3 pl. pret. ‘fongon.’ RG. 36

Fenge, _sb._ == a grapple. O. and N. 1283. AS. feng

Fenge, _sb._ == a girl. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. ON. fenna

Fennel, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. fenol

Feoff, _v. a._ RG. 369, 370

Feorne, _adj._ == ancient. Alys. 6356. AS. fyrn

Feorre, _adv._ == from far. O. and N. 1321

Fer, _adv._ See Far

Ferblet ? Fragm. Sci. 275, 280

Ferd, _sb._ == army. RG. 19, 204. AS. fyrd

Ferdness, _sb._ == fear. Ps. lxxxviii. 41

Fere, _v. a._ == carry. Fragm. on Seven Sins, 41

Fere, _sb._ == companion, equal. Wright’s L. P. pp. 24, 36. AS. fera, gefera

Fered, _adj._ == afraid. Wright’s L. P. p. 24

Feres, _vb. impers._ == it becomes, suits. Ps. lxiv. 2

Ferhede, _sb._ == company. RG. 138

Ferinkli, _adv._ == suddenly. Ps. lxiii. 6. AS. færinga

Ferlich, _adv._ == wonderfully. RG. 299, 509. AS. færlic

---- _adj._ == fearful. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Ferly, _sb._ == a wonder. Ritson’s AS. viii. 14

Ferth, _sb._ == road. RG. 8. AS. faran. W. ffordd

Festel, _sb._ == a chain. Ps. cxlix. 8. AS fetel

Fet, _sb._ == vat, vessel. Marg. 61. AS. fæt

Fetch, _v. a._ RG. 437. pret. ‘fette.’ RG. 15. ‘fatte.’ Pol. S. 152. AS. feccan

Fetter, _v. a._ HD. 2758

---- _sb._ HD. 2759

Few, _adj._ [vewe]. RG. 402, 368. pl. ‘fone.’ Ps. cvi. 39

Fewness, _sb._ Ps. ci. 24

Fewté, _sb._ == fidelity, fealty. Alys. 2911. Fr. feuté

Feye, _adj._ == near to die. Wright’s L. P. p. 28. AS. fæge

Feynes, _sb._ == phœnix? Wright’s L. P. p. 36

Fickle, _adj._ HD. 1210. AS. ficol

Fiddle, _sb._ 185 β

Field, _sb._ RG. 380, 565

Fiend, _sb._ HD. 2229

Fierce, _adj._ [fers]. RG. 486, 543

Fiery, _adj._ [fury]. RG. 340, 334

Fifteen. RG. 416

Fifteenth, _adj._ RG. 522

Fifth, _adj._ RG. 400

Fifty. RG. 382

Fight, _v. n._ RG. 455; [feȝe]. Pol. S. 154. pret. ‘foȝte.’ RG. 400. part. ‘yfaȝt.’ RG. 208

---- _sb._ RG. 173; [fyth]. Wright’s L. P. p. 23

Fighter, _sb._ Alys. 5703

Fighting, _sb._ RG. 299

Fightlac, _sb._ == conflict. O. and N. 1697. AS. feohtlác, from ‘lác’ == play, sport.

Figure, _sb._ [vigour] == an image, idol. Alys. 1524. Ps. xcvi. 7

Fikele, _v. a._ == flatter. RG. 31, 36. AS. ficol

Fikeling, _sb._ == flattery. RG. 30

Fildore, == made of gold thread. Wright’s L. P. p. 33. Fr. fil d’or

File, _sb._ == a vile person. HD. 499

Fill, _v. a._ [fulle]. RG. 13. part, ‘yfuld.’ RG. 120

---- == fulfil. Wright’s L. P. p. 99

Fille, _sb._ == thread. RG. 128, 297. Fr. fil

---- == wild thyme. Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. fylle. Lat. serpyllum

Fillet, _sb._ Pol. S. 154

Filth, _sb._ Alys. 6370

Filthhede, _sb._ RG. 290

Fin, _sb._ Alys. 6591

Find, _v. a._ RG. 463. pret. ‘founde.’ RG. 374. part, ‘yfounde.’ RG. 87

Finder, _sb._ Alys. 4794

Finding, _sb._ == invention. Ps. lxxx. 13

Fine, _sb._ == end. RG. 413

---- _v. n._ == cease. 129 B.

---- _v. a._ == pay a fine. RG. 528, 511

Finger, _sb._ 1194 B.

Fining, _sb._ == end. Alys. 8015

Fire, _sb._ [fuyr]. RG. 151; [fir]. RG. 108

Firebrand, _sb._ Alys. 6848

Fired, _adj._ == fiery. Ps. cxviii. 140

Fireiron, _sb._ [furire] == a steel for striking a light. 639 β

Firmament, _sb._ 243 β

Firren, _adj._ == made of fir. HD. 2078

First, _adj._ 119 B.

---- _adv._ 101 B.; [vorst]. RG. 383

Firstkinned, _adj._ == first-born. Ps. civ. 36

Fish, _sb._ RG. 1, 6

---- _v. n._ St Andrew, 3

Fisher, _sb._ [vyssare]. RG. 265

Fishing, _sb._ St Andrew, 4; [vysseth]. RG. 264

Fist, _sb._ [fust]. RG. 345

Fitte, _sb._ == match, equal. O. and N. 782. The Prompt. Parv. gives ‘Fyt or mete--equus, congruus’

Five. RG. 383, 518

Flaune, _sb._ == pancake. HD. 644. Fr. flan

Flay. See Flea

Flea, _sb._ Pol. S. 238

Flea, _v. a._ == flay [flo]. HD. 612. pret. ‘flow.’ HD. 2502; part. ‘yflawe.’ Alys. 894

Flecche, _v. n._ == flinch. 951 B.

Flee, _v. a._ == escape from. RG. 367

---- _v. n._ == flee away. RG. 380, 501; 3 pl. pret. ‘flodeden,’ == fled. Alys. 2441; part. ‘flen,’ == made to flee. RG. 258

Fleet, _adj._ == swift [flette]. Alys. 3740

Fleme, _v. a._ == banish. RG. 562, 547; part. ‘yfloynd.’ RG. 328; ‘fleme.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 44; ‘flemed.’ Ritson’s AS. viii. 178. AS. flyman

Flescher, _sb._ == fleece. Ps. lxxi. 6

Flesh, _sb._ RG. 406, 514

Fleshly, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 72

Fleshhede, _sb._ == the Incarnation. Creed of St Athan. 66

Flet, _adj._ == flat, i. e. stupid. Wright’s L. P. p. 47

Flette, _sb._ == a floor, flat. Alys. 1105; [flitte]. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 192. AS. flett

---- == ground. Alys. 2884

---- == battlefield. Alys. 2378

Fleur-de-lis, _sb._ Pol. S. 190

Fling, _v. n._ == rush hastily. Alys. 1165; pret. ‘fleng.’ Ib. 6084. Sw. flänga

---- _adv._ ? == rashly. Alys. 4602

Flint, _sb._ HD. 2667. AS. flint

Fliting, _sb._ == scorn. Ps. cvi. 40. AS. flitan

Flitte, _v. n._ fly. Rel. Ant, ii. p. 192

Float, _v. n._ [flete]. RG. 261; pret. ‘flet.’ Pilate, 251

Flock, _sb._ == company. HD. 24

Flon, _sb._ == arrows. RG. 394. AS. flán

Flood, _sb._ RG. 20, 416

Floor, _sb._ RG. 288

Flosche, _sb._ == pit. Ps. xxvii. 1; xxix. 4; [flask]. Ps. cxlii. 7. ON. flaska, diffindere

Flouren, _adj._ == made of flour. Cok. 55

Flow, _v. n._ 3s. pres. ‘floh.’ O. and N. 918. AS. flówan

Flower, _sb._ RG. 433; virginity. Fall and P. 52

---- _v. n._ == bloom. Alys. 2904

Flum, _sb._ == stream. Alys. 3402. AS. flum. Lat. flumen

Flumbardyng, _sb._ == a fiery, hot-tempered man. Alys. 1788. Fr. flambard, a torch

Fly, _sb._ (the insect). RG. 428

Fly, _v. n._ == to fly with wings; pret. ‘fleȝ’ 184 β; part, ‘yflowe.’ RG. 29

---- == to fly away, escape; pret. ‘flowe.’ RG. 372; ‘flew.’ RG. 18

Fnaste, _v. n._ == breathe. HD. 548. AS. fnæst

---- _sb._ == breath or windpipe? O. and N. 44

Fo, _v. a._ == take. O. and N. 179; [vone]. RG. 204; [ifo]. O. and N. 612; 3s. pres. ‘ifodh.’ O. and N. 1643. AS. fón

Foam, _sb._ 404 β. AS. fám

---- _v. n._ RG. 208

Fode, _sb._ == child. K. Horn, 1384. AS. fëdan

Foder, _sb._ == producer, mother. Alys. 645

Foe, _sb._ pl. ‘fon.’ RG. 401; ‘fan.’ Ps. xli. 11; ‘ivo.’ O. and N. 1714; ‘faas.’ Ps. xxx. 12

Foeman, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 104

Foh, _adj._ == particoloured (of dress). Rel. S. iv. 28. AS. fáh

Foil, _v. a._ == defile. Alys. 2712

Foison, _sb._ == plenty. Alys. 1012. Fr. foison. Lat, fusio

Fold, _sb._ == sheepfold. Pol. S. 152. AS fald

Fold, _sb._ == earth. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. AS. folde

Fold, _v. a._ == bend. Wright’s L. P. p. 47. AS. fealdan

Folewen, _v. a._ == baptize. Marg. 58. AS. fullian, to whiten, baptize

Folht, _sb._ == baptism. Pol. S. 157. AS. fulluht

Foliot, _sb._ == folly. O. and N. 866

Folk, _sb._ RG. 376, 377

Folliche, _adv._ == foolishly. 647 B.

Follow, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 48; pret. ‘fulied.’ O. and N. 1237

---- == persecute. 3 pl. pres. ‘filiyhen.’ Ps. cxviii. 157; ‘fylegh.’ Ps. vii. 6; pret. ‘filiyhed.’ Ps. cxviii. 161; part. ‘filyhand.’ Ps. vii. 2

Folly, _sb._ 156 B.

Fond, _v. a._ == try. RG. 455; part. ‘yfonded.’ RG. 102. AS. fandian

Fonge, _v. a._ == take up, resume. Pol. S. 216. AS. fón, fangen

Fontstone, _sb._ RG. 247

Food, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 69

Fool, _adj._ == foolish. RG. 568

---- _sb._ 768 B.

Foot, _sb._ RG. 490; pl. ‘fet.’ RG. 508

Footfast, _adj._ == captive. Ps. ci. 21

Footfastness, _sb._ == captivity. Ps. civ. 18

For, _prep._ == on account of. RG. 58

---- == during (of time). 11 B.

---- _adv._ == because. RG. 366. 16 B.

Forasmuch, _adv._ RG. 454

Forban, _v. a._ == summon. O. and N. 1091

Forbear, _v. n._ RG. 526

---- _v. a._ == space. Alys. 4509

Forbearing, _sb._ Alys. 3826

Forbeode, _v. a._ == expect, Wright’s L. P. p. 23

Forberne, _v. n._ == burn. O. and N. 419. Rel. S. iv. 11

---- _v. a._--part, ‘verbarnd.’ RG. 378

Forbid, _v. a._ RG. 494

Forbisen, _sb._ == example, fable. O. and N. 244. Pol. S. 197. AS. fórebysen

Forbisening, _sb._ == parable. Ps. xlviii. 5

Forbreak, _v. a._ == break. RG. 375; part. ‘forbroken,’ == corrupt, Ps. xiii. 1

Forbreaking, _sb._ == destruction. Ps. xiii. 3

Forbreide, _v. a._ == offend against, O. and N. 1381. Dan. for-bryde

---- _v. n._ == commit a crime. O. and N. 510

Forbrode, Forbroide, _adj._ == criminal. O. and N. 1379. RG. 21, 205

Forby, _prep._ == beyond. Ps. xx. 7; xliv. 3

Forcast, == cast. Ps. xxi. 11

Force, _v. a._ == take care, heed. Leg. of St Wolstan in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 16

Forcleave, _v. a._ == cleave. RG. 17, 401

Forcling, _v. n._ == wither; pret. ‘forclonge.’ Pilate, 216

Forcome, _v. a._ == anticipate. Ps. xvi. 13.

---- _v. n._ == come before. Ps. cxviii. 147

Forcrempe, _v._ == to be convulsed, furious? O. and N. 510. Dan. krampe, a spasm or convulsion

Fordeme, _v. a._ == condemn. O. and N. 1096

Fordit, _part._ == shut up. Body and Soul, 236. AS. fordyttian

Fordo, _v. a._ == destroy. Wright’s L. P. p. 71

---- == put away. Ps. lxxxviii. 45

Fordred, _adj._ == afraid. Wright’s L. P. p. 88

Fordrue, _v. n._ == become dry. O. and N. 820. AS. fordrugan

Fordwine, _v. n._ == dwindle away. Pilate, 215. AS. fordwinan

---- _v. a._ == cause to wither; part. ‘fordwinnen.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211

Fore, _adv._ == before. 31 B.

Fore, _sb._ == track. O. and N. 815. AS. fór

---- == business, proceeding? ‘hys fore was noȝt’ == it was all over with him. RG. 386

Forehead, _sb._ 2217 B.

Foremost, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 41

Forene, _adj._ == interior, hidden; ‘chambre forene’ == a privy chamber. RG. 310. Fr. foreins. Vid. Roq.

Forest, _sb._ RG. 375

Forester, _sb._ RG. 499

Foretoken. Ps. lxxvii. 43

Foretokening, _sb._ Ps. lxx. 7

Foreward, _sb._ == compact, agreement. RG. 391, 514. AS. fóreweard

Forfare, _v. a._ == destroy. Marg. 4; part, ‘furfarne.’ Marg. 53; ‘forfaren.’ HD. 1380. The AS. ‘forfaran’ appears to be only used in the neuter sense == to perish, but ‘furfare’ is used actively in Laȝamon

Forfret, _v. a._ == devour. RG. 8. AS. fretan

Forget, _v. a._ RG. 446

Forgetelnes, _sb._ == forgetfulness, oblivion. Ps. ix. 19

Forgive, _v. a._ 1002 B.

Forgiveness, _sb._ RG. 58

Forgnide, _v. a._ == destroy, pret. ‘forgnode.’ Ps. civ. 16; cvi. 16. AS. forgnidan

Forgo, _v. a._ RG. 290. pret. ‘foreode.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 23

Forgraythe, _v. a._ == prepare. Ps. xx. 13

Forgraything, _sb._ == preparation, design. Ps. ix. 38

Forgulte ? RG. 1

Forhaht, == despised, hated? Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. forhiegan?

Forheaded, == beheaded. Alys. 1366

Forhele, _v. a._ == conceal, part. ‘forhole.’ Alys. 6967. In v. 7349, it seems to be used adverbially, and to mean ‘secretly.’ AS. forhelan

Forheler, _sb._ == a concealer. Ps. xvii. 31

Forheling, _sb._ == concealment. Ps. xvii. 19

Forhenge, _v. a._ == hang. HD. 2724

Forhoght, _sb._ == contempt. Ps. cxviii. 22

Forhone, _v. a._ == scorn, despise. Ps. xliii. 6. AS. hýnan, forhohnes

Forhoȝe, _v. a._ == despise. O. and N. 1600. AS. forhogian

Fork, _sb._ Alys. 1191

Forlaped, _adj._ == tired with lapping or drinking? Pol. S. 238

Forlength, _v. a._ == lengthen. Ps. cxxviii. 3

Forlere, _v. a._ == learn. O. and N. 924

Forleose, _v. a._ == lose. O. and N. 1664. part. ‘forlore.’ RG. 243

Forlest, _v. a._ == destroy. Ps. xx. 11. AS. læstan

Forlet, _v. a._ == leave alone. 1997 B. part. ‘forlet’ == desert. Alys. 2889

---- == allow. Ps. cxxiv. 3

Forleteness, _sb._ == contempt. Ps. cxxii. 3

Forleting, _sb._ == contempt. Ps. cxxii. 4

Form, _sb._ == manner. RG. 388; shape. Pilate, 125

Formanging, _sb._ == changing. Ps. liv. 20. AS. margian

Forme, _adj._ == first. O. and N. 818. AS. forma

Formeward, Formerward, _sb._ = vanguard. Alys. 5733, 7786

Forn, _sb._ ‘þat forn.’ == therefore. Creed of St Athan. 7. Cf. ‘þer forne.’ Ps. xvii. 3

Fornomen, _part._ == carried away. Ps. cviii. 23. AS. forniman

Forpine, _v. n._ == languish. 2402 B.

Forrede, _v. a._ == deceive. Body and Soul, 131

Forshaken, _part._ == shaken. Ps. cviii. 23; cxxvi. 4

Forsake, _v. a._ RG. 411

Forsee, _v. a._ == overlook, neglect. Ps. ix. 22

---- == see. pret. ‘forsegh.’ Ps. xci. 12

Forset, _v. a._ == place. Ps. cxxxvi. 6

Forsetting, _sb._ == proposition, discourse. Ps. xlviii. 5

Forsleuthed, _vb. pret._ == grew slothful. RG. 197

Forspeak, _v. a._ == speak against. Ps. xliii. 17

Forspread, _v. a._ == spread. Ps. xxxv. 11

Forswallow, _v. a._ == swallow [vorsuolwe]. RG. 206; [forswolehen]. Rel. S. v. 215

Forswarted, _part._ == blackened, swarthy. Pilate, 227

Forswat, _part._ == covered with sweat. Pol. S. 158

Forswear, _v. a._ == give up a thing. RG. 387

---- == perjure, part. ‘forsworn.’ RG. 446, 457

Forswelte, _part._ == suffocated. Alys. 7559. AS. forsweltan

Forswolehen. See Forswallow

Forte, _adv._ == until. RG. 463

Forth, _adv._ RG. 554

Forthbring, _v. a._ Ps. lxxvii. 26

Forthcall, _v. a._ == challenge. Ps. lxxvii. 58

Forthcast, _v. a._ Ps. xlix. 17

Forthcome, _sb._ Ps. civ. 38

Forther, == forwarder. 639 β

Forthern, _vb._ See Further

Forthferred, _part._ == gone forth. Ps. cxix. 5

Forthgang, _sb._ Ps. cxliii. 14

Forthfollow, _v. n._ Ps. lxviii. 32

Forthgo, _v. n._ part. ‘forthgaand.’ Ps. lxxxviii. 42

Forthi, _adv._ == therefore. Wright’s L. P. p. 28. AS. forþi

Forthlead, _v. a._ Ps. lxviii. 32

Forthlook, _v. n._ Ps. xiii. 2; lxxxiv. 12

Forthrist, _v. a._ == smash, crush. Ps. xlvii. 8. AS. forþræstian

Forthshew, _v. a._ Ps. cxliv. 4

Forthward, _adv._ RG. 245

Fortnight, _sb._ 2327 B.

Fortread, _v. a._ == tread down. Ps. vii. 6. pret. ‘fortrade.’ Ps. lv. 2

Fortress, _sb._ Alys. 2668

Forty. RG. 419

Forwake, _part._ == having been long awake. Wright’s L. P. p. 28

Forwerp, _v. a._ == throw away, reject. Ps. l. 13. AS. forweorpan

Forworthe, _part._ == destroyed, made worthless. O. and N. 548

Forwleynt, _part._ == puffed up. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. AS. wlanc

Forwondred, _part._ == astonished. Ps. xlvii. 6

Forwounded, _part._ RG. 56, 306

Foryield, _v. a._ == recompense. Ps. cxxxvi. 8; xvii. 21

Foryielding, _sb._ == reward. Ps. xviii. 12; cxxx. 2

Foster, _v. a._ HD. 1434. Ps. liv. 23

Fother, _sb._ == a weight of 19 cwt. of lead, thence ‘a large quantity.’ Alys. 1809; ‘a lump.’ Alys. 6467. AS. foðer

Fou, _sb._ == yellow or tawny fur? M. Ode, 182. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 192. Fr. fauve

Foul, _adj._ RG. 380, 490

---- _v. a._ == defile. O. and N. 96

Found, _v. a._ part. ‘ifounded.’ RG. 469

Foundling, _sb._ K. Horn, 234

Four. RG. 389

Fourscore. RG. 382

Fourteen. RG. 383

Fourteenth, _adj._ RG. 408

Fourth, _adj._ [verthe]. RG. 415

Fous, _adj._ == eager. Wright’s L. P. p. 50. AS. fús

Fox, _sb._ RG. 570

---- _adj._ == crafty. Rel. S. i. 15. ON. fyx, crafty

Fowl, _sb._ == bird. RG. 1; [fuȝele]. O. and N. 64

Foȝe, _sb._ == agreement. O. and N. 184. AS. fog

Fraist, _v. a._ == try. Ps. xi. 7. ON. fresta

Frame, _sb._ == profit. Wright’s L. P. p. 71. AS. freme. ON. frami

Franchise, _sb._ RG. 47, 499

Franklin, _sb._ RG. 36

Free, _adj._ RG. 474

---- == liberal, noble. RG. 420. AS. freó

Freedom, _sb._ HD. 631

Freeman, _sb._ HD. 628

Freeze, _v. a._ part. ‘yfrore.’ RG. 265. ‘frore.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 25

---- _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 110; 3 s. pres. ‘frost.’ O. and N. 620

Freitour, _sb._ == friar’s room. 275 β

Freke, _sb._ == champion. Alys. 2161. AS. freca

Frely, _adj._ == noble, beautiful. Wright’s L. P. pp. 45, 46

Fremd, _adj._ == foreign. HD. 2277. AS. fremed

Freme, _v. a._ == perform. HD. 441. AS. fremman

Freondrede, _sb._ == friendship. Alys. 1488

Fresh, _adj._ == active [versse]. RG. 395, 397

---- == inhabiting fresh water (of fish). RG. 1

---- == new, untired. Alys. 2405

Fret, _v. a._ == tear, devour. RG. 417; pret. ‘frate.’ Ps. lxxix. 14; part. ‘ifrette.’ Pol. S. 201. AS. fretan

Friar, _sb._ RG. 492, 545

Friday. RG. 229

Frie, _v. a._ == blame. HD. 1998. ON. frýja

Friend, _sb._ RG. 388, 502

Friendless, _adj._ RG. 343

Friendship, _sb._ RG. 35

Friendsome, _adj._ Ps. lxviii. 17

Friendsomeness, _sb._ Ps. lxiv. 12

Fright, _sb._ Body and Soul, 172

Frith, _sb._ [fryht] == a wood. Wright’s L. P. pp. 36, 26. Low Lat. ‘fretum.’ SS. frið. See Laȝ. iii. 287

Fro, _adj._ == good. Wright’s L. P. p. 100. AS. from

Frog, _sb._ RG. 69; [frosk]. Ps. civ. 30. AS. frosc

From, _prep._ [fram]. RG. 501, 500; [fron]. O. and N. 1612

Frome, _sb._ == beginning. O. and N. 477. AS. fruma

Fromward, _adv._ 885 B.

Fronst, _adj._ == shrivelled. Alys. 1630. Fr. froncer

Front, _sb._ == brow. 1195 B.

Frontel, _sb._ == frontlet. Pol. S. 154

Frosk. See Frog

Frost, _sb._ RG. 416; [forst]. O. and N. 524

Frother, _vb._ == comfort. AS. frófre

Frouri, _v. a._ == comfort. O. and N. 535. AS. frófrian

Frouȝ, _adj._ == wicked, froward. Body and Soul, 150. AS. fræc

Frude, _sb._ == ferret. M. Ode, 138. Fr. furet. Dut. foret

Fruit, _sb._ RG. 372, 378

Fruitful, _adj._ Ps. cxlviii. 9

Frusche, _v. a._ == smash. Alys. 1814. Fr. froisser, fruisser

Fuatted. Probably a mistake for ‘flatted.’ Alys. 6447

Fuel, _sb._ RG. 568

Fulfil, _v. a._ M. Ode, st. 150 (Hickes), but the Egerton MS. st. 156, reads ‘fulð’

Fulhede, _sb._ == fulness. Ps. xxxv. 9

Full, _adj._ RG. 33, 380; [fulli]. Ps. cxxxviii. 22

Full, _v. a._ == baptize, lit. ‘whiten.’ part. ‘yvolled.’ RG. 239; ‘ifulled.’ St Kath. 141. AS. fullian

Full, _sb._ == the whole. Pol. S. 151

Fuller, _sb._ Pol. S. 188

Fully, _adv._ [follyche]. RG. 371; [fuliche], O. and N. 128

Fulmake, _v. a._ == complete, perfect. Ps. xvi. 5

Fundament, _sb._ (of the body). RG. 310, 526

Fundement, _sb._ == foundation. RG. 130

Fur, _sb._ Alys. 3295

Furchures, _sb._ == legs. Alys. 4995

Furford, _part._ for ‘forfared’ == perished. Alys. 3814; where the first ‘ymad’ should be omitted

Furlong, _sb._ Pol. S. 69

Furred, _adj._ Alys. 5474

Furrow, _sb._ HD. 1094

Further, _v. a._ [forthern]. Wright’s L. P. p. 99

---- _adj._ 2360 B.

Furthermore, _adv._ Ritson’s AS. viii. 42

Fyger, _sb._ == fig-tree. Alys. 5784

Fyke, _v. a._ == deceive, flatter. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. Cf. ‘fikele,’ and AS. fácen

G.

Gabbe, _v. n._ == chatter, joke. Pol. S. 204. AS. gabban

---- _sb._ == talking. Wright’s L. P. p. 49

Gabbing, _sb._ == talking. ‘bi my gabbyng.’ Pol. S. 158. (Cf. ‘on my word.’)

---- == idle talk. O. and N. 626. AS. gabbung

Gadeling, _sb._ == lit. ‘companion;’ thence afterwards a term of reproach, vagabond. RG. 310. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 485. AS. gædeling

Gaff, _sb._ == an iron hook. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 174. Fr. gaffe

Gage, _sb._ == pledge. Alys. 7236. Fr. gage. Lat. vadium

Gain, _adj._ == elegant, gainly. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. ON. gégn. Su. Goth. gen

Gain, _v. a._ == obtain. Pol. S. 151

Gainsay, _sb._ == contradiction. Ps. lxxix. 7

Gale, _sb._ == banquet or dance. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. gale. AS. gál

---- == chattering, noise. Alys. 2047; a song. Alys. 2548. AS. galan

Galegale, _sb._ == noise, twittering. O. and N. 256

Galek, _sb._ Cok. 103; a mistake for ‘garlek,’ which is the reading of MS. Harl. 913

Galingale, _sb._ == the sweet cyperus. Cok. 71. Fr. galangue

Gall, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 99

Gallon, _sb._ K. Horn, 1155. Rel. S. vii. 37

Gallop, _v. n._ Alys. 461. Goth. ‘hlaupan.’ with ‘ga’ prefixed

Gallows, _sb._ HD. 1161

Gallowtree, _sb._ HD. 43

Gambison, _sb._ == a stuffed doublet, Alys. 5151. Fr. gambais. Goth. wamba. See Burguy, _s. v._ gambais

Game, _sb._ == sport. RG. 567, 375; [gome]. O. and N. 521

Gamen, _sb._ == sport, pleasure. HD. 2135. AS. gamen

Gan, _vb._ == began. 98 B.; [gonne]. RG. 371

Gange, _v. n._ == go. HD. 1057. AS. gangan

---- _sb._ == going, footstep. Ps. xvi. 5

Gangle, _v. n._ == jangle. Alys. 7413

Gaoler, _sb._ Pilate, 218

Gardener, _sb._ Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 20

Gargaze, _sb._ == throat. Alys. 3636. Fr. gargate

Garland, _sb._ Pol. S. 218. Fr. garlande, from Lat. gyrus

Garlic, _sb._ Cok. 103

Garner, _sb._ Pol. S. 238. AS. gearo, ready

Garnet, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 25. Fr. grenat

Garste, _v. a._ == terrify. See Gast

Garyson, _sb._ == reward, payment. RG. 409, 413. Fr. garison

---- == care, office. 790 B.

Gast, _v. a._ == terrify. Wright’s L. P. p. 90; [garste]. Pol. S. 222

Gaste, == ghost. _q. v._

Gate, _sb._ == way. Ps. i. 6; ‘thus gate,’ == this way. HD. 2586. ON. gata

---- == manner, fashion. HD. 2419

Gate, _sb._ == entrance to a house. RG. 539, 394. AS. geát

Gateward, _sb._ == doorkeeper. K. Horn, 1099

Gather, _v. a._ RG. 380, 505

---- _v. n._ part. ‘gaderyng.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Gaveler, _sb._ == usurer. Ps. cviii. 11. AS. gafel

Gavelock, _sb._ == javelin. Alys. 1355. Ps. liv. 22. AS. gafeloc

Gay, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 52

Gear, _sb._ == dress, appearance. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. AS. gearwa

Geld, _adj._ == impotent, barren. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210. Ps. cxii. 9

Geld, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 24

Geldhede, _sb._ == barrenness. Ps. xxxiv. 12

Gem, _sb._ [zimme]. RG. 489

General, _adj._ RG. 495

Genge, _sb._ == family. HD. 790

---- == host, army; [gyng]. Alys. 922

---- == nation. Ps. ii. 8. AS. genge

Gent, _adj._ == gentle. RG. 24

Gentle, _adj._ == noble. RG. 420

Gentleman, _sb._ [gengylman]. RG. 323

Gentrise, _sb._ == nobleness, RG. 46, 434

Georre, _sb._ == anger. M. Ode, 139. AS. eorre, which is the reading of one MS.

Geoter, _sb._ == a caster of metals. Alys. 6735. AS. geótan

Gersoun, _sb._ == treasure. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217. AS. gersume. ON. gérsemi

Gest, _sb._ == gesture, appearance. Alys. 6413

Gest, _sb._ == a tale. HD. 2328. Fr. geste. Lat. gestum

Gestning, _sb._ == hospitality. Alys. 1779

Geswinc, _sb._ == toil. M. Ode, 98. AS. geswinc

Get, _v. a._ == obtain. HD. 792; part. ‘igotte.’ Pol. S. 203

---- == take. HD. 2762

Geting, _sb._ == generation. Ps. xiii. 6

Ghost, _sb._ == a spirit. RG. 130

---- == spirit, as opposed to body. O. and N. 1396

---- == Holy Ghost. [Gaste]. Ps. i. fin.

Giant, _sb._ RG. 15

Gibbet, _sb._ Alys. 4722

Giddily, _adv._ == foolishly. O. and N. 1280

Giddy, _adj._ == foolish. RG. 68. AS. gidig

Gift, _sb._ 570 B.; [give]. HD. 357

Giglot, _sb._ == a loose girl. Pol. S. 154. AS. gagol

Gigour, _sb._ == a musician, properly a player on the wind instrument called a ‘gige.’ K. Horn, 1528. Vid. Roq. _s. v._ Gigueour

Gihte, _sb._ == manner? M. Ode, 192. See Gate

Gildert, _sb._ == a snare. Ps. ix. 31. Fr. guille

Gileyspeke, _sb._ == a cunning trick. RG. 553. Fr. guille

Gilmins, _sb._ == some order of Friars? Rel. Ant, ii. p. 175

Gilt, _part._ Alys. 927

Gin, _sb._ == device. RG. 402, 549. AS. grin

Gin, _vb._ == begin. 753 B.

Ging, _sb._ == army. See Genge

Ginger, _sb._ Alys. 6797; [gyngyvre]. Wright’s L. P. p. 27

Gird, _v. a._ == cingere. RG. 435; part. ‘ygurd.’ RG. 174

---- _sb._ == girdle. Alys. 2272

Gird, _v. a._ == strike, smite. Alys. 2299. AS. gyrd, a staff

Girdle, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 35

Give, _sb._ See Gift

Give, _v. a._ [ȝeve]. RG. 12; pret. ‘ȝaf.’ RG. 17; imper. ‘ȝef.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 59; part. ‘iȝive.’ O. and N. 551; ‘yȝyne.’ RG. 430

Giveled, _part._ == heaped together. HD. 814. Fr. gavelé. Sir F. Madden also suggests Dut. ‘villen,’ to flay, as a possible origin of this word. Others have proposed the Germ. gefüllt

Giving, _sb._ Alys. 839

Glad, _adj._ RG. 371; ‘gladden.’ 1066 B.

---- _v. n._ == be glad. RG. 265

---- _v. a._ == make glad. 1204 B.; part. ‘igladed.’ Pilate, 130

Gladden, _v. n._ == be glad. Ps. xcvi. 8

Gladful, _adj._ Ps. xlvi. 2

Gladly, _adv._ RG. 112

Gladness, _sb._ RG. 195, 530

Gladship, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 38

Glaive, _sb._ == a sword. RG. 203. Fr. glaive. Lat. gladius

Glass, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 31

---- == a mirror. Alys. 4408

Gleam, _sb._ HD. 2122

---- _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 36

Glede, _sb._ == live coal. HD. 91. AS. gléd

Glee, _sb._ RG. 272

Gleeman, _sb._ HD. 2329

Gleowinge, _sb._ == gleeing or singing. K. Horn, 1524

Glew, _adj._ == skilful. O. and N. 193. AS. gleáw

Glewe, _vb._ See Glow

Glide, _v. n._ HD. 1851; pret, ‘glyt.’ Alys. 4252

Glisten, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 36

Gloterie, _sb._ == gluttony. Body and Soul, 93

Glove, _sb._ Fragm. on Seven Sins, 16

Glow, _v. n._ Fragm. Sci. 141; [glewe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 38

Gloze, _v. n._ == flatter, be deceitful. RG. 510; part. ‘glozyng.’ RG. 497; AS. glesan

Glue, _v. a._ Alys. 6180

Glutton, _sb._ HD. 2104. Lat. gluttus, the throat

Gluttony, _sb._ RG. 330

Gnaist, _v. n._ == rage. Ps. ii. 1. ON. gnista

Gnat, _sb._ Ps. civ. 31

Gnaw, _v. a._ RG. 404, 417. AS. gnagan

Gnede, _adj._ == niggardly. HD. 97. Body and Soul, 20. AS. gneðen

Gnide, _v. a._ == dash to pieces. Ps. xvii. 43; pret. ‘gnode.’ Ps. lxxxviii. 45. AS gnidan

Gnoste, _sb._ == noise or clamour? Pol. S. 237. ON. gnaust

Go, _v. n._ RG. 13; [gon]. 74 B.; 2 s. pres. ‘gest.’ O. and N. 836, 536; 3 s. pres. ‘goth.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 61; ‘gas.’ Ps. lxxxix. 6; pret. ‘eode.’ RG. 417; ‘wende.’ RG. 368; ‘wode.’ 1481 B.; ‘ȝeode.’ 99 B.; part, ‘going.’ RG. 538

Go, == good. _q. v._

Goad, _sb._ [gad]. HD. 279. AS. gád

Goat, _sb._ pl. ‘geet.’ Pol. S. 198

God. RG. 468

Goderhele, _sb._ == happiness. RG. 368

Godhede, _sb._ == goodness. Alys. 7060

Godly, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 38

Godness, _sb._ == God-head. Creed of St Athan. v. 62

Godson, _sb._ 21 β

Gold, _sb._ RG. 1, 383

Golnes, _sb._ == lasciviousness. O. and N. 492. Ps. lxvii. 14. AS. gál

Goldfinch, _sb._ Alys. 783

Golokes. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176; perhaps another form of ‘galker’ == a tub for wort. See Phil. Soc. Trans. for 1855, p. 267

Gome, _sb._ == a man. Wright’s L. P. p. 38. AS. guma

Gome, _sb._ == care, thought. RG. 454, 537. AS. gýmen

Gome, _sb._ See Game

Gonfanon, _sb._ == banner. Alys. 1963

Goninde, _part._ == gaping, yawning. Marg. 43. AS. geonan

Gonnylde, _adj._ == foolish? Pol. S. 237. See Hall. _s. vv._ Goneil and Gomerill

Good, _adj._ RG. 375, 384; acc. ‘godne.’ K. Horn, 753

---- _sb._ 19 B. ‘to do good’

---- _adv._ == will. Alys. 6267

Goods, _sb._ [god]. RG. 495

Goodman, _sb._ == husband

---- == a good man. RG. 257

Goodness, _sb._ RG. 434, 436

Goose, _sb._ HD. 702

Gore, _sb._ == a narrow slip let into a woman’s dress, hence the dress itself, as in the phrase ‘geynest under gore.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 29. ON. gára, to rend

Gorge, _v. a._ == devour, feed. Alys. 5625

---- _v. n._ Alys. 5625

Gorger, _sb._ == gorget. Alys. 3636

Goshawk, _sb._ Alys. 483

Goshorne ? Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Gospel, _sb._ RG. 470

Gothele, _v. n._ == make a noise, as water does when a hot iron is placed in it. Fragm. Sci. 140. ON. gutla

Goule, _v. n._ == howl. HD. 164, 454. ON. góla

Gout, _sb._ RG. 564, 564

Govern, _v. a._ RG. 398

---- _sb._ == government. 1792 B.

Grace, _sb._ ‘year of grace.’ RG. 382

---- == pardon. RG. 563

Gracious, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 52

Grade, _sb._ == a cry. Alys. 5740

Grain, _sb._ [grein]. == a small piece. Wright’s L. P. p. 38

Gram, _adj._ == angry. HD. 2469, 214. AS. gram

Grame, Grome, == anger. Pol. S. 199

---- == sorrow. Pol. S. 219. AS. grama

Grandsire, _sb._ RG. 311

Grange, _sb._ HD. 764. Fr. grange, from Lat. granum

Grant, _v. a._ RG. 447, 477, 208

Grape, _sb._ 417 β

Grass, _sb._ RG. 43

Grasshopper, _sb._ [gressop], Ps. lxxvii. 46; civ. 34

Grate, _sb._ == firegrate. Body and Soul, 204

Graueth, _vb._ == clothes? Wright’s L. P. p. 61. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217. AS. gerǽdian?

Grave, _v. a._ == dig. Ps. vii. 16

---- == bury. HD. 613; part ‘graven.’ HD. 2528

---- _sb._ == sculpture. Ps. lxxvii. 58

---- == image. Ps. cv. 19

Grave, _sb._ Body and Soul, 98

Gravel, _sb._ K. Horn, 1521. Gael. gairbheil. See Phil. Soc. Proc. vol. iv. p. 257

Grayking, _sb._ == graying, or early dawn. Alys. 5413; ‘griking.’ Ps. xlv. 6

Grease, _sb._ RG. 410

Great, _adj._ RG. 377; [grot]. RG. 26; ‘great heart,’ == anger. RG. 309

---- _v. n._ == become great. Alys. 452

Greave, _sb._ == magistrate. HD. 266. AS. geréfa

Grede, _v. n._ == cry out. RG. 559; pret. ‘gradde.’ O. and N. 934. AS. grædan

Grede, _sb._ == breast of a mantle. Alys. 4187; [i-grede]. O. and N. 1641. AS. greada

Greding, _sb._ == crying. Alys. 7882

Green, _adj._ RG. 419

---- _sb._ == an open grass lawn. HD. 2840; in pl. ‘greens,’ == herbs. Ps. xxxvi. 2

Greet, _v. a._ == salute. RG. 554. AS. grétan

Greet, _v. n._ == weep; part ‘i-gret.’ HD. 163, 164; ‘graten,’ Ib. 241; ‘igroten,’ Ib. 285. AS. grætan

Greeting, _sb._ == salutation. 1238 B.

Greeting, _sb._ == weeping. HD. 166

Greme, _v. a._ == displease. Wright’s L. P. p. 36; part ‘i-gremet,’ O. and N. 931

---- _v. n._ == be displeased [grom]. O. and N. 870. AS. gremian

Grene, = desire? HD. 996. AS. geornan

Greneris, _sb._ == green branches, hence ‘greene-ry.’ Cok. 8

Grenne, _sb._ == grin; ‘thou list grenne,’ == thou liest a-grin or grinning. Body and Soul, 56

Gressop. Grasshopper. _q. v._

Grete, _sb._ == weeping. Ps. ci. 10

Grey, _adj._ RG. 440, 498

---- _sb._ == gray fur. M. Ode, 183. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 192

Greyhound, _sb._ [grif-hound]. Alys. 5284

Greyn, _sb._ == edge. Alys. 6537

Greythe, _v. a._ == make ready. RG. 371, 434. ON. greiða

Grieve, _v. a._ RG. 563; part. ‘igreved.’ St Swithin, 120

Grievance, _sb._ Alys. 965

Grievous, _adj._ RG. 202

Grill, _adj._ == sharp, unkind. Body and Soul, 34. ON. gríla

---- _sb._ == sorrow. Wright’s L. P. p. 91

Grim, _adj._ HD. 155; ‘grim or gore?’ HD. 2497

Grimful, _adj._ Signa ante Jud. 156

Grimly, _adv._ RG. 347

Grin, _v. n._ 987 B.

Grind, _v. a._ Pol. S. 69; [gryngen]. Alys. 4443; part. ‘ygrounde.’ Alys. 5872

Grine, _sb._ == gin, snare. O. and N. 1057; [grinew]. O. and N. 1054

Grip, Gripe, _v. a._ == seize hold of. RG. 22; [grope]. Alys. 1957

Grip, _sb._ == griffin. HD. 572. Alys. 5667

Grip, _sb._ == ditch. HD. 1924

Grise, _v. a._ == agrise, frighten. Body and Soul, 96. AS. a-grýsan

Grisful, _adj._ Signa ante Jud. 16

Grisly, _adj._ RG. 415, 566; ‘grisloker,’ == grislier. RG. 590. AS. grislíc

Grith, _sb._ == peace. HD. 61, 511. AS. gríð

Grithbruch, _sb._ == breach of the peace. O. and N. 1043

Grithsergeant, _sb._ HD. 267

Gro, _sb._ == a rich fur. Wright’s L. P. p. 26; [groy]. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217

Groan, _v. n._ RG. 380

Grom. See Greme

Gromyl, _sb._ == the herb ‘gromwell,’ or Lithospermum officinale. Wright’s L. P. p. 27

Grone, _sb._ == a part of a woman’s dress. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Fr. giron. Vid. Roq., and compare ‘gronet in grene’ in the Anturs of Arthur, at Tarne Wathelan. st. 47

Groom, _sb._ == boy or infant. HD. 790. AS. guma

Grope, _v. a._ == investigate. Alys. 6642

Grope, == feel. O. and N. 1494. AS. gropian

Grotes, _sb._ == grouts, small pieces. HD. 472. AS. grút

Grouer, _sb._ == grosvair, a kind of fur. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217

Ground, _sb._ RG. 22

---- _v. a._ == bring to ground. RG. 372

---- == form, constitute. Ps. viii. 4

Groundly, _adv._ == deeply [grundlike]. HD. 651

Groundstathelnes, _sb._ == foundation. Ps. cxxxvi. 7

Groundwall, _sb._ == foundation. Ps. lxxxvi. 1

Grow, _v. n._ RG. 21; pret. ‘greu.’ RG. 470

Gruche, _v. n._ == murmur, grumble. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Fr. groucer

Grudge, _v. n._ Ps. lviii. 16

Grudging, _sb._ O. and N. 423

Grulde, _vb._ == struck. O. and N. 142. Probably from AS. ‘grillan,’ to provoke, and hence to keep on touching or striking, so as to irritate. Cf. the ἐρεθίζειν μάγαδιν of Telestes, ap. Ath. 637 A.

Grund, or Ground, used as an intensifying prefix--‘grund-stalworthe.’ HD. 1027

Grunt, _v. n._ Alys. 5846

Grys, _sb._ == a kind of fur. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. gris. See the Prompt. Parv. _s. v._ Gryce, and the note there

Guede. A mistake for ‘gnede.’ _q. v._

Guile, _sb._ RG. 538

---- _v. a._ == deceive. Rel. Ant. p. 116

Guiling, _sb._ == deceit. Alys. 3475

Guilt, _v. n._ == sin, become guilty. Ps. cxviii. 67

Guilt, _sb._ 827 B.

Guiltless, _adj._ RG. 327, 509

Guilty, _adj._ 2123 B.

Guise, _sb._ == fashion. Pol. S. 221

Gulte, _vb._ == offends? O. and N. 1521

Gun, _sb._ Alys. 3268

Guodded, _vb._ == stained. Alys. 2374. Fr. guede, woad

Gut, _sb._ RG. 446, 526

Gutter, _sb._ == waterpipe [goter]. Ps. lxxi. 6

Gwinris, _sb._ == guides. Alys. 7244. Fr. guioneres

Gylofre, _sb._ == gilliflower. Wright’s L. P. p. 27

Gyng, _sb._ == host, army, our ‘gang.’ See Genge

Gyngyvre. See Ginger

Gyour, _sb._ == a guide. Alys. 4810. Fr. guicour. Sec Roq. _s. v._

Gysceres. M. Ode, 135. Probably a mistake for ‘gyveres,’ avaricious. AS. gífer

Gyve, _sb._ Pol. S. 221. W. gefyn

Gywise, _sb._ == judgment. St Kath. 9

H.

Habit, _sb._ == dress. RG. 150, 434

---- == custom. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Hack, _v. a._ RG. 216. Ps. liv. 4

Hahe, == courtyard. See Haȝe

Haie, == wall of a yard. See Haȝe

Hair, _sb._ RG. 560

---- == hairshirt. 259 B.

---- == sackcloth. Ps. xxxiv. 13

Hail, _adj._ == wholesome. Alys. 7036. AS. hǽl

Hail, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 216. AS. hagol

---- _v. n._ [haweli]. 683 β

Hake, _sb._ (the fish). Wright’s L. P. p. 31

Hal, _adj._ == whole. HD. 2370

Hale, _sb._ == a hollow. O. and N. 2. AS. hal, hol

Half, _adj._ RG. 3

---- _sb._ == side. Pol. S. 217

---- _v. a._ == divide in half. Ps. liv. 24

Half, _sb._ == behalf. 1688 B.

Halfendele, _sb._ == half part. RG. 390, 5

Halfman, _sb._ RG. 401

Halfpenny, _sb._ Alys. 3116

Halidom, _sb._ == sacrament. 2290 B. AS. háligdóm

Halihingness, _sb._ == sanctification. Ps. xcv. 6

Halimote, _sb._ == court, Pol. S. 154. AS. halle gemót

Halke, _sb._ == corner. K. Horn, 1119. AS. heal

Hall, _sb._ RG. 390

Hallow, _v. a._ pret. ‘halwede.’ RG. 469; ‘halewe.’ 319 B.; part. ‘y-hallowed.’ RG. 416

Halo, _sb._ [halewe]. 2166 β

Halt, _v. n._ == walk lamely. Wright’s L. P. p. 48

Halter, _sb._ 1174 B.

Halwe, _sb._ == the Saints. RG. 82, 255

Halwei, _sb._ == balsam. Cok. 82. See Laȝ. iii. 501. AS. hæl and hwæg, == whey

Hame, _sb._ == skin. Alys. 391. ON. hamr

Hammer, _sb._ RG. 99

Hand, _sb._ RG. 369; ‘to go on hand,’ == to attempt to deceive. O. and N. 1649

Handaxe. RG. 26. HD. 2553

Handfull, _sb._ Ps. cxxv. 6

Handiwork, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 60

Handle, _v. a._ RG. 435. St Swithin, 60

Handmaiden, _sb._ Ps. cxxii. 2

Handtame, _adj._ == mild, mansuetus. Ps. xxxiv. 9

Handtameness, _sb._ Ps. xliv. 5

Handwork, _sb._ Ps. cxxxvii. 8

Hang, _v. a._ 3 s. pres. ‘hoth.’ O. and N. 1121; pret. ‘honge.’ RG. 473; part. ‘yhonge.’ RG. 174

---- == make to hang down. Pol. S. 154

---- _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 68

Hans, _sb._ == a quantity. Alys. 1571. MG. hansa

Hap, _sb._ RG. 447. ON. happ. W. hap

Harat, _sb._ == stable or stud of horses. Cok. 35. Fr. haras. Probably from Lat. ‘hara.’ See the Prompt. Parv. _s. v._

Hard, _adj._ RG. 391

---- _v. a._ == harden; part, ‘yharded.’ RG. 352

Hardily, adv. RG. 375

Hardish, Hardy, _v. a._ == encourage. RG. 426. Alys. 3343

Hardissy, _sb._ == boldness. RG. 204

Hardy, _adj._ RG. 452

Hare, _sb._ RG. 376

Harlas, _sb._ == plinth. Cok. 67. Fr. orle. See Cotgr. and Roq. _s. v._

Harle, _vb._ See Hurl

Harlot, _sb._ == used of a man. Pol. S. 237. W. herlawd

Harm, _sb._ RG. 409, 377

Harmless, _adj._ RG. 335, 509

Harness, _sb._ Alys. 7479. Fr. harnas

Harp, _sb._ RG. 272

---- _v. n._ RG. 272. Alys. 1043

Harper, _sb._ RG. 272

Hart, _sb._ RG. 376

Harvest, _sb._ RG. 414, 500

Has, == ars, art? Alys. 444

Hasp, _sb._ Body and Soul, 199. AS. hæps

Haste, _v. n._ RG. 305

---- _sb._ Ps. lxxvii. 33

Hastiness, _sb._ RG. 475

Hastily, _adv._ RG. 382

Hasty, _adj._ RG. 414, 458

Hat, _sb._ == a command. Pol. S. 158. AS. hátan

Hatch, _sb._ == a small door. O. and N. 1056. AS. hæca

Hatch, _v. a._ pret. ‘haȝte.’ O. and N. 105; part, ‘y-haht.’ Pol. S. 237

Hatchet, _sb._ Pol. S. 223

Hate, _sb._ 1667 B.; [hete]. O. and N. 167

---- _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 90. RG. 437

Hatred, _sb._ Pol. S. 157

Hattest. See Hight

Hattren, _sb._ == clothes. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. Alys, 4264, 7054. AS. hæter

Hauberk, _sb._ RG. 99, 174, 297. Fr. hauber. See Roq.

Haught, _adj._ [haȝt], == haughty. RG. 418

Haughtiness, _sb._ RG. 29

Haul, _v. a._ Alys. 992; part, ‘ihauled.’ 1499 B. ON. hala

Haumudeys, _sb._ == a purse. Alys. 1707. Fr. aumoniére (Weber)

Haunt, _v. a._ == frequent. RG. 534

---- == practise. Alys. 7496

---- _sb._ Alys. 6531

Hautain, _adj._ == haughty. RG. 66

Have, _v. a._ pres. ‘abbe.’ RG. 423; 2 s. pres. ‘havest.’ O. and N. 1148; 3 s. pres. ‘ath.’ RG. 368; pl. ‘habbeth.’ RG. 9; pret. ‘adde.’ RG. 368

---- _vb. aux._ Rel. S. ii. 13, 31

Haven, _sb._ RG. 423; [have]. RG. 134

Haver, _adj._ == clever, Pol. S. 155. ON. hagr

Haw, _sb._ == the fruit of the hawthorn. RG. 524. AS. hagan

Hawe, _sb._ == care, attention. Marg. 18

Hawk, _sb._ RG. 275

Hay, _sb._ RG. 406

Hayward, _sb._ == ‘a person who guarded the corn and farmyard in the night time.’ Halliwell. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. Pol. S. p. 149

Hazardry, _sb._ RG. 195

Haȝe, _sb._ == courtyard of a house. O. and N. 585; [hahe]. O. and N. 1610

---- == wall of a yard. Ps. lxxxviii. 41. Fr. haie. AS. haga

Haȝt, _adj._ == haughty, _q. v._

HE, _nom._ RG. 367, 443; gen. ‘his.’ RG. 367; dat. ‘him.’ RG. 367; acc. ‘him.’ RG. 367; ‘hine.’ O. and N. 1372

Heo, Ho, == she. RG. 13; [ȝoe]. RG. 436; [he]. Wright’s L. P. pp. 27,
95; gen. ‘hire.’ RG. 13; dat. ‘hire.’ RG. 13; acc. ‘here.’ RG. 12;
‘hire.’ Marg. 44; ‘hine.’ Ps. lxviii. 37

Hit, == it. [he]. O. and N. 21; [het]. O. and N. 21

---- _pl. nom._ ‘hii.’ RG. 367; ‘ho.’ Marg. 61; ‘he.’ HD. 152; ‘heo.’
RG. 4, 45; ‘hue.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 105; ‘thei.’ 494 B.; ‘thai.’ Ps.
xxi. 5

---- _gen._ ‘here.’ O. and N. 936; ‘her.’ RG. 369; ‘hor.’ RG. 467;
‘heore.’ Rel. S. iv. 18; ‘thare.’ O. and N. 140; ‘hore.’ O. and N.
280; ‘huere.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 41; ‘tho.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 29, with
‘of’

Hit, _dat._ ‘heom.’ O. and N. 1380; ‘hem.’ RG. 381

---- _acc._ ‘heom.’ O. and N. 1515; ‘hom.’ O. and N. 913; ‘hem.’ RG.
385

He, _adj._ == high. Fragm. Sci. 283

Head, _sb._ RG. 23, 402

Headlong, _adv._ [hedlyng]. Alys. 2261

Heal, _v. a._ RG. 151

Healing, _sb._ == health. Ps. lxvi. 3

Health, _sb._ [hele]. RG. 151. Ps. xxi. 2

Healer, _sb._ Ps. xxiv. 5

Heap, _sb._ 443 β. Sermon, 34

Hear, _v. a._ [i-here]. O. and N. 544; [i-hure]. RG. 556; pret. ‘hurde.’ RG. 391; part. ‘y-herd.’ RG. 87

Hearing, _sb._ == rumour. Ps. cxi. 7

Hearken, _v. n._ RG. 1

---- _v. a._ == listen to. RG. 308

Heart, _sb._ HD. 479; [hurte]. 22 B.

Heartily, _adv._ RG. 1347. HD. 1347

Heartsblood, _sb._ HD. 1819

Heat, _sb._ 62 β

---- _v. n._ == become hot. pret. ‘hatte.’ K. Horn, 622

Heathen, _sb._ RG. 396

Heathenesse, _sb._ == heathens. RG. 480

---- == heathenism. RG. 529

Heave, _v. a._ [hebbe]. RG. 17. AS. hebban

Heaven, _sb._ RG. 405; [hoven]. O. and N. 860

Heavenriche, _sb._ == sky. Cok. 6

---- == heaven. M. Ode, st. 31

Heaviness, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 110

Heavy, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 102

---- _v. a._ == make heavy. Ps. xxxi. 4

Hechil, _sb._ == a hackle, for carding flax. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. Dut. hekel

Hedge, _sb._ RG. 211. AS. hege

Hedy ? Wright’s L. P. p. 22. Probably a mistake for ‘hendy.’ Cf. Ib. p. 27

Heed, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 112

---- _v. a._ HD. 2389

Heel, _sb._ HD. 898

Heelspor, _sb._ == footstep. Ps. xlviii. 6; lv. 7

Heifer, _sb._ Pol. S. 239

Height, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 110

Heir, _sb._ RG. 377, 469

Heisugge, _sb._ == hedge-sparrow. O. and N. 505. AS. hege-sugge. Bosworth on the authority of More gives ‘Sugga,’ a bird which feeds on figs. Lye explains ‘hege-sugge’ as ‘cicada,’ ‘vicetula’

Helde, _sb._ == loyalty. RG. 285. AS. held, heol (see Beowulf, 2459). Germ. hold

---- == virtue? Wright’s L. P. p. 37

Helde, _v. n._ == incline, lean to. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. Ps. lxi. 4; AS. healdan, hyldan

Hele, _v. n._ == drink health to a person? Alys. 1048

Hele, _v. a._ == cover [hile]. HD. 2082; part, ‘y-heled.’ RG. 305, 457; ‘hole.’ Alys. 4203. AS. hélan

Heling [hiling], _sb._ == cover. Ps. lx. 5

---- == lurking-place [heolyng]. Alys. 6188

Hell, _sb._ RG. 322

Helm, _sb._ == helmet. RG. 186, 401

Help, _sb._ RG. 556

---- _v. a._ RG. 3; part. ‘y-hoppe.’ RG. 405

Helper, _sb._ Ps. li. 9

Helpless, _adj._ RG. 134, 237

Helplich, _adj._ == helpful. Fall and P. 4

Heme, _sb._ == man. Pol. S. 156; O. and N. 1113. Fr. homme

Heme, _adj._ == pleasant, agreeable? Wright’s L. P. p. 32. Perhaps for ‘queme,’ ‘q-heme,’ the first letter being dropped to preserve the alliteration

Hemming, _sb._ == fringe. Ps. xliv. 14

Hemp, _sb._ HD. 782. AS. hænep

Hen, _sb._ RG. 404

Henceforth, _adv._ [heþenforth]. Ps. cxii. 2

Hence, _adv._ [henne]. RG. 476; [hunne], Fragm. Sci. 98; [honne], O. and N. 879. Probably an old gen. of ‘hen’ (cf. Germ. ‘hin’), used absolutely

Hende, _adj._ == kind, courteous. RG. 404. See on this word Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 445

Hende, _sb._ == duck. HD. 1241. ON. önd. AS. ened

Hendely, _adv._ == well, cleverly. 167 B.

Hene, _adj._ == abject. Pol. S. 150. AS. hean

Hente, _v. a._ == take. RG. 460; part. ‘yhent.’ RG. 185. AS. hentan

Henyng, in Wright’s L. P. p. 36, a misprint for ‘hevyng.’ See Hoving

Heowes, == high men? Wright’s L. P. p. 114. AS. heáh

Herb, _sb._ 41 β

Herbarewen, _v. a._ == harbour, lodge. Pol. S. 240; part. ‘herborwed.’ HD. 742. ON. herbergja, Fr. herbergier

Herbegi, _sb._ == a lodging. Signa ante Jud. 168

Herber, _sb._ == arbour, garden. Alys. 331. Lat. herbarium

Herboru, _sb._ == lodging. HD. 742

Herd, _sb._ Ps. lxiii. 3

---- _v. a._ == keep, preserve. Ps. xlix. 19; lvii. 3. AS. hyrdan

Here, _adv._ RG. 369; ‘here and there.’ 42 B.

Here, _sb._ == army. Alys. 2101, 5266. AS. here

Here, _vb._ == to bless, praise. See Herie

Herebefore, _adv._ 1239 B.

Hereby, _adv._ 938 B.

Hereof, _adv._ RG. 364

Hereto, _adv._ 137 B.

Hergonge, _sb._ == invasion. O. and N. 1189. AS. heregang

Herie, _v. a._ == praise. Ps. xcix. 4; [here]. Body and Soul, 200. AS. hérian

Herigaus, _sb._ == cloaks. RG. 548. Pol. S. 156. Fr. hergaut

Heritage, _sb._ RG. 431, 523

Hermit, _sb._ 610 β

Hermitage, _sb._ 1139 B.

Hernes, _sb._ == brains. HD. 1808; necks? Ps. cxxviii. 4. ON. hjarni. AS. hærnes

Hernpan, _sb._ == brain-pan. HD. 1991

Herre, == higher. See High

Herring, _sb._ HD. 758. Alys. 6589

Hert, == heart? Wright’s L. P. p. 31

Herte, == highest. See High

Herying, _sb._ == praise. Ps. cxliv. 21

Hest, _sb._ == command. RG. 493, 556; [hes]. M. Ode, 174

Hestris, _sb._ == condition. Alys. 7611. Fr. estre

Hete, _sb._ == hate. _q. v._

Hethe, _v. a._ == threaten. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. ON. hæta. Sw. höta

Hethe, _v. a._ == command; pret. ‘hettede.’ HD. 551. AS. hátan

Hethele, _sb._ == hot iron. Body and Soul, 204. Cf. the Yorkshire ‘hottel’

Hething, _sb._ == contempt, scorn. Ps. lxxviii. 4. ON. háðung

Heving. See Hoving

Heving, _sb._ == lifting up. Ps. cxl. 2

Hew, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 110; 3 s. pres. ‘hoȝeth,’ O. and N. 455. AS. héawan

Hide, _v. a._ [hude]. Pol. S. 150; pret. ‘hudde.’ Alys. 2489; part. ‘y-hud.’ RG. 87; ‘hyd.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 40

Hide, _sb._ == a skin. RG. 116, 404

---- == a measure of land. RG. 374; a field. Alys. 458. In Wright’s L. P. p. 31, ‘in hyde’ seems to mean ‘in a hiding-place or retreat’

Hidel, _sb._ == hiding-place. Ps. xxvi. 5. AS. hidels

Hiding, _sb._ [huding] == concealment. 1381 B.

Hie, _v. n._ RG. 544; pret. ‘hied.’ RG. 387. AS. higan

High, _adj._ [heye]. RG. 367; [hoh]. HD. 1361; [he]. Fragm. Sci. 283. Comp. ‘herre.’ RG. 473; sup. ‘hexte.’ RG. 6, 397; ‘herte.’ RG. 509

Highman, _sb._ [heyme], RG. 288

Highmaster, _sb._ Alys. 270

Highness, _sb._ == high thing. Ps. xli. 8

Hiht, == caught? Pol. S. 150. Dut. ‘hechten,’ apprehendere (Kil.)

Hill, _sb._ RG. 398

Hilt, _sb._ == handle of a shield. Alys. 1270

Hind, _sb._ (animal). RG. 376

Hinder, _adj._ == posterior. 638 β

Hindforth, _adv._ == backwards. Alys. 4710

Hindward, _adv._ Ps. xxxix. 15

Hine, _sb._ == low fellow, servant. RG. 485, 540. AS. hína

Hinehed, _sb._ == society. Ps. xxi. 28; ciii. 14. AS. hynden

Hip, _sb._ (part of the body) [hupe]. RG. 322. AS. hyp

Hip, _sb._ == fruit of the wild rose. Alys. 4983. AS. heope

Hippopotamus, _sb._ [ypotamos]. Alys. 5166

Hird, _sb._ == shepherd. Wright’s L. P. p. 96

Hire, _v. a._ 1173 B.

---- _sb._ HD. 908

Hire, _sb._ == hireling, man. HD. 997. AS. hýra.

Hirmon, _sb._ == servant, domestic. Wright’s L. P. p. 50. Pol. S. 157. AS. hýr-man

Hit, _v. a._ pret. ‘hutte.’ Alys. 2155

Hither, _adv._ 1329 B.

Hitherward, _adv._ RG. 505

Hiȝte, _v. n._ == rejoice. O. and N. 436. AS. hyhtan

Hlad. O. and N. 1574. Perhaps a mistake for ‘hald’ or ‘halt,’ == holdeth

Hoar, _v. n._ == become hoary. Alys. 1597

---- _adj._ == hoary. Alys. 5031

---- _sb._ == an old man. Alys. 6752

Hoard, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 54. O. and N. 1222

Hoarfrost, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 232

Hoarse, _adj._ [hose]. O. and N. 504. AS. hás

Hog, _sb._ Alys. 1885

Hohful, _adj._ == full of care. O. and N. 1290. AS. hohfull

Hoke, _v. n._ == move tortuously? O. and N. 377. ON. hoka

Hoker, _sb._ == scorn. RG. 272, 285. AS. hocer

Hokerly, _adv._ RG. 417