Chapter V

vaunt-warde (A.N.) 430, _the avant-guard, the van_

veille (A.N.) 104, _an old woman_

vendage (A.N.) 391, _vintage, harvest_

venymousté (A.N.) 378, _the property of being poisonous or venomous_

venym (A.N.) 326, _poison_

vernycle (A.N.) 109, "diminutive of _Veronike_. A copy in miniature of the picture of Christ, which is supposed to have been miraculously imprinted upon a handkerchief, preserved in the church of St. Peter at Rome. Du Cange, in v. _Veronica_. Madox, Form. Angl. p. 428. Testam. Joh. de Nevill, an. 1386. Item Domino archiepiscopo Ebor. fratri meo. i. vestimentum rubeum de velvet cum _le Veronike_ in granis rosarum desuper broudata. It was usual for persons returning from pilgrimages to bring with them certain tokens of the several places which they had visited; and therefore the Pardoner [in Chaucer], who is just arrived from Rome, is represented with _a vernicle sewed upon his cappe_."--TYRWHITT.

verrey (A.N.) 365, verrey, 405, _true_

verset (A.N.) 239, _a little verse_

viker (A.N.) 424, _a vicar_

vicory (A.N.) 420, _a vicar_

W.

waast (A.N.) 10, _a waste, wilderness_

wafrestere (A.S.) 115, _a maker of wafers for the priests, to be consecrated and administered at the sacrament_

wage, wagen (A.N.) 440, _to hire, to wage, pay wages, remunerate_

wage (A.N.) 71, _to be pledge for, to warrant_

waggen (A.S.) 332, _to shake_. _pret. s._ waggede, 335, 373, 408

wayte, waiten (A.S.) 89, 147, 157, 260, 269, _to watch, look about, wait_. _pret. s._ waitede, 266. _pl._ waiteden, 345

waitynges (A.S.) 33, _watchings, lookings_

walkne (A.S.) 316, _air, sky, welkin_. wolkne, 357, 383

walnote (A.S.) _a wallnut_

wayven (A.N.) 113, 435, 482, 491, _to waive_

waken (A.S.) _to awake_. _pret. pl._ woken, 277, woke, 405, _awoke_

wanhope (A.S.) 34, 94, 140, 238, 366, _despair, hopelessness_

wanye (A.S.) 141, 153, _to fade, wane_. _pret. s._ wanyed, 294

war (A.S.) _ware, aware_. y-war, 17

warde (A.N.) 388, _a keeper_

wardemotes (A.N.) 6, _meetings of the ward_

wareyne (A.N.) 10, _a warren_

warisshen (A.N.) 336, _to cure_

warlawes (A.S.) 497, _wizards, sorcerers, warlocks_. See Jamieson, on this latter word

warner (A.N.) 96, _a warrener, keeper of a warren_

warpen (A.S.) _to utter, cast_. _pret. s._ warpe, 82, 99

warroken (A.S.) 66, _to girt_

waselen (A.S.) _to become dirty, dirty one's self_. +_pret. s._ waselede, 476

wasshe (A.S.) 248, _to wash_. _pret. s._ I wessh, 344, wasshed, 352, _pl._ wesshen, 247. _part. pas._ y-wasshen, 167, whasshen, 272, wasshen, 392

wastel (A.N.) 94, _a cake, fine bread_

watlen (A.S.) _to cover with hurdles, to wattle_. _pret. s._ watlede, 415

wawe (A.S.) 153, _a wave_

webbe (A.S.) 89, _a weaver_

webbestere (A.S.) _a weaver_. wollen webbesters, 14, _woollen weavers_

wed (A.S.) 91, 346, _a pledge_

wedden (A.S.) 73, _to lay a wager_

weder (A.S.) _weather_. weder-wise, _weather-wise_

wedes (A.S.) _dress, clothes, apparel_

weer (A.S.) 209, 330, _a doubt, perplexity_

weet (A.S.) _wet_. weet-shoed, 369, _wet-shoed_

weg (A.S.) 426, _a pledge_

wey (A.S.) _a way_

weye (A.S.) 82, _a wey of cheese_

weyen (A.S.) _to weigh_. _part. past_, weyen, 25

weylaway (A.S.) 383, _an exclamation of lamenting under suffering_

weyves (A.S.) 6 (a law term), _animals lost or strayed_

weke (A.S.) 360, 362, _the wick of a candle_

welden (A.S.) 174, 175, 206, _to possess_. _pres. s._ he welt, 178, when he weldeth, 426

wele (A.S.) 381, _weal, happiness, good fortune_

wellen (A.S.) _to boil, to gush out as water from a spring_. _pret. s._ wellede, 418

welle (A.S.) 296, _a spring_

welthe (A.S.) 88, _a welt_

wem (A.S.) 377, _a flaw, stain_

wenden (A.S.) 306, _to go, to wend_. _pres. pl._ wenden. _imperat._ weend, 59

wenen (A.S.) 264, 380, _to suppose, imagine, think, believe_. _pret. pl._ wende, 263, _supposed_

wepen (A.S.) _to weep_. _pret. s._ wepte, 374, _pl._ wepten

wepene (A.S.) 170, _membrum virile_

wepne (A.S.) _a weapon_

+werdliche (A.S.) 454, 473, _worldly_

were (A.S.) 322, _to wear_

werken, werche (A.S.) _to work_. _pres. pl._ werchen. _pret. s._ wroghte. _pl._ wroughte, wroghten. _part. act._ werchynge. _part. pas._ wroughte, wroght, y-wroght

+werly (A.S.) 491, _worldly_

wernard, wernarde (A.N.) 35, 53, _persons who lay information against others_ (?)

wernen (A.S.) _to refuse, deny_. _pres. s._ werneth, 425, _refuses_

werre (A.N.) _war_

wers (A.S.) _worse_

+werwolves (A.S.) 478, _people turned into wolves by sorcery_. An ancient superstition. _See_ note

wesshen (A.S.) _to wash_

weven (A.S.) _to weave_

wex (A.S.) 360, 361, wax

wexen, wexe (A.S.) 141, 209, 293, 401, _to wax, grow_. _pret. s._ weex, 63, 94, 202, 278, 294, 336, 369. _pl._ woxen, 161, 277, 333. _part. pas._ woxen, 177, 403

wexed (A.S.) 98, _washed_ (?)

what! (A.S.) 146, an interjection, _lo!_

whiche (A.S.) which a light, 376, _what light_

+whit (A.S.) 476, _a wight, creature_

whiten (A.S.) _to make white_

+whough (A.S.) 453, _how_. whou, 481

wicche (A.S.) 372, 373, _a witch_

wye (A.S.) 109, 223, 245, 248, 283, 352, 354, 388, 405, _a man_. It is the Saxon _wig_, and was originally applied to a warrior or hero. I am inclined to think this may be the origin of our present slang term, _a guy_

wif (A.S.) _in the objective_, wyve, _pl._ wyves, _a woman, wife_

wight (A.S.) 160, _active, brave_. wightly, _actively, bravely, well_. wyghtliche, 40, _actively_. wightnesse, 410, _activity, cleverness_

wight (A.S.) _a creature, being_

wike (A.S.) _a week_. _pl._ woukes, 336

wikkedlokest (A.S.) 199, _most wickedly_

willen (A.S.) 400, _to will_. _pres. s._ wol, wole, _pl._ wol. _pret. s._ wolde, _pl._ wolde. thow willest, 241

wilne (A.S.) 49, _to will_. _pr. s._ wilneth, 20. _pl._ wilne, 15. _pret. s._ wilned, 211, 369

wyn (A.S.) 402, _wine_

wynen pyne (A.S.) 78, _the wine pin, or place where wine was sold_ (?)

wynkyng (A.S.) 77, 99, _dozing, slumbering_

wynnen, wynne (A.S.) _to win, gain_. _pret. s._ wan, 123, 231, _pl._ wonnen, 2. _part. pas._ y-wonne, 82, 213, wonne, 410

+wynwe (A.S.) 476, _winnowing_

wis, _pl._ wise (A.S.) _wise_

wisloker (A.S.) 266, _more certainly_

wissen, wisse (A.S.) 399, _to teach_. _pres. sing._ I wisse. _pret. sing._ wissed, 19. _part. act._ wissynge, 205, _teaching_

wissen (A.S.) _to know_. _pret. sing._ wiste, 151, 211, _knew_ _part. past_, wist, 381

wit (A.S.) _mind, wit, intelligence_

witen, wite (A.S.) 373, 377, _to know_. _pres. s._ he woot, 105, 199. _pret. s._ woot, 3, 32, 35, 67. to witene, 152, _to know_. witynge, 418, _knowingly_

witen (A.S.) 140, 331, _to hinder, keep_

witen (A.S.) _to blame_. _pret. s._ witte, 17

withdrawen (A.S.) _to withdraw_. _pret. s._ withdrough, 373

withholden (A.S.) _to withold, retain_. _pres. s._ he withhalt, 110

withwynde (A.S.) 108, _crosswise_ (?) as if bound with a withy

witterly (A.S.) _truly_

witty (A.S.) 196, _knowing, wise_

+wlon (A.S.) 494, _the nap of cloth_ (?)

wo (A.S.) _woe_

wodewe (A.S.) 169, _pl._ widwes, _a widow_

woke (A.S.) 315, _to moisten_ (?)

wolleward (A.S.) 369, wolward, 497, _miserable, plagued_

wolves-kynnes (A.S.) 126, _of the nature of wolves_

wombe (A.S.) _the belly_

wombe-cloutes (A.S.) 250, _tripes_

womman, _pl._ wommen (A.S.) _a woman_

wone (A.S.) _a dwelling-place, residence_

woned (A.S.) 306, _accustomed, wont_

wonyen (A.S.) _to dwell_. _pres. s._ wonyeth, 18. _pret. pl._ woneden, 311

woon (A.S.) 435, _plenty, abundance_

+woon (A.S.) _a dwelling_

worden (A.S.) _to discourse, have words together_. _pret. pl._ wordeden, 68. wordynge, 351, _talking, using words, conversing_

worm (A.S.) 222, _a serpent_

worstow, 420, _shalt thou be_. _See_ worthe

wort (A.S.) 135, _a plant, vegetable_

worthe, y-worthe (A.S.) _to be, become_. to late the cat worthe, 12, _to let the cat be_. worth, 26, 244, 359, _shall be_

wowen (A.S.) 69, _to woo, court_

wower, _pl._ woweris (A.S.) 206, _a wooer_

wowes (A.S.) 46, _walls_

wrathen (A.S.) _to be or become angry, wroth_

wreken (A.S.) _to avenge_. _part. past_, wroken, 39, 437, wroke, 392

wrighte (A.S.) 197, _a workman, artist, maker_

wringen (A.S.) _to wring_. _pret. s._ wrong, 42, 127

writen (A.S.) _to write_. _pret. s._ wroot, 183, 225, 233, 293, 328, 396. _part. past_, writen, 349

writhen (A.S.) 358, _twisted, clenched_

wrooth (A.S.) _wroth_

wrotherhele (A.S.) 280, _ill fate, ill condition_

Y.

As a consonant; for other words beginning with _y_, see under _g_ and _i_

yarken (A.S.) 143, _to make ready, prepare_

ye (A.S.) _yea, yes_

yeden (A.S.) _to go_. _pret. s._ yede. _pl._ yeden, 324, 351, 354

yeepe (A.S.) 203, _active, alert, prompt_

yelde (A.S.) 419, _to yield, pay, give_. _pres. s._ he yelt, 375. _pret. s._ yald, 239, 240. yeldynge

yeme (A.S.) 349, _heed, attention_

yemen (A.S.) 154, 171, 185, _to rule, guide, govern--to heed, take care of_

yepeliche (A.S.) 306, _promptly_

yerde (A.S.) _a rod, a yard_

yere (A.S.) _pl._ yeer, _a year_. yeres-gyve, 154. yeres-yeves, 49, _a year's gift_

yerne (A.S.) _to yearn, desire eagerly_

yerne (A.S.) (_adverb_) _eagerly, earnestly, readily_

yerne (A.S.) 306, _to run_. _pret. s._ yarn, 205. _part. act._ ernynge, 418. _See_ rennen

yis (A.S.) _yes_

yit (A.S.) _yet_

ynowe (A.S.) _enough_. ynogh, 382

yvel (A.S.) _evil, wicked_. yvele, 87, _evilly, wickedly_.

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Lines 9010, 9011. "for cold", "for drye" corrected from "for-cold", "for-drye"

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Line 13205 "a-fyngred" corrected from "a fyngred".

Line 14038: printed "14083"

Line 14311 "hadde" corrected from "hande".

Creed, line 1238: "In penaunce" corrected from "Ia penaunce".

Notes generally: the abbreviations for Eccliastes and Eccliasticus are confusing - they are retained as printed. References to Psalms sometimes use the numbering of the Vulgate, sometimes the Hebrew/Protestant numbering - these are also retained as printed.

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Note 1177. "ynowe" corrected from "ynome".

Note 3944 & 3948. "Psalm lxviii, 29" corrected from "Psalm xlviii, 29".

Note 4618. "popularly" corrected from "pupularly".

Note 6022. "Epist. ad Rom. xii, 19.", the only good match and confirmed by Skeat. The original has "Galat. vi, 2.", which belongs to the note to line 6981.

Note 8418. "Luke xxi, 1-4." corrected from "Luke xx, 1-4.".

Note "8572", corrected from "8573".

Note 9766. "Psal. xcvi" corrected from "Psal. cxvi".

Note 10183. "Hadde" from "Hudde".

Note 10404. "looresmen" from "loorsemen" (cf. glossary).

Note 11396. "Matth. xx, 40" corrected from "Matth. v, 40".

Note 11670. "John xii, 32" corrected from "Cant. xii, 32".

Note 12040. "2 Corinth. xii, 9" corrected from "2 Corinth. xii, 19".

Corrected page references in the Glossary: affaiten (deleted 9); apeiren 80 (corrected from 8); arwe 438 (432); brok 119 (199); brotel 153 (133); cacchen 236 (238); chaffare (merchandise) 85 (84); come: com 400 (401); comsen: comsynge 382 (384); coveren 238 (228); daggen 433 (483); devors 433 (438); drawen: drogh 437 (487), drow 376 (375); dredfully 352 (252); duc 388 (188); eten 386 (385); fighten: y-foughte 336 (386); foote 354 (314); for-yelden 133 (184); formest 403 (409); frete (deleted 4); goon: wenten 351 (321); graithen: graythed 494 (491); hastilokest 424 (434); hewen 273 (173); kennen: kenne 20 (621, which is the line number instead of the page); kyn 359 (659); lakken 262 (260); leet 25 (27); leven (to believe): leved 393 (392); manlich 92 (62); mees 249 (242); metels 207 (206); meve 228 (288); pil 331 (330); pulchen 460 (46); quellen 537 (337); quyk 384 (334); segge 216 (210); sleen: slow 434 (433); sleep 99 (96); spede: spedde 353 (352); torne: torned 265 (266); treden: tredede 476 (475); undernymen 214 (9); vaunt-warde 430 (409); wage (deleted 171); webbe (deleted 267); witty 196 (96); writen 349 (249); yvele 87 (7).

Gloss "aspien", corrected from "aspein".

Gloss "avowen". "to make a vow" corrected from "... row".

Gloss "biten". "bitit" corrected from "betit".

Gloss "deitee". "daity" corrected from "deity".

Gloss "fondynge", corrected from "fongynge".

Gloss "liggen". "leyen" corrected from "leven".

Gloss "lomere". "frequently" corrected from "ferquently".

Gloss "sitten". "I seet" corrected from "I sete".

Gloss "speken", corrected from "peken".