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• Errata and Addenda
• Introduction
• I: The Testament of Love.
• Book I Prologue. [ ]
• Book II.
• Book III.
• II.: The Plowmans Tale.
• III.: Jack Upland.
• IV.: John Gower Unto the Worthy and Noble Kinge Henry the Fourth.
• V.: Thomas Hoccleve. the Letter of Cupid.
• VI.: To the Kinges Most Noble Grace; and to the Lordes and Knightes of the Garter.
• VII.: A Moral Balade.
• VIII.: John Lydgate. the Complaint of the Black Knight; Or, the Complaint of a Loveres Lyfe.
• IX.: The Flour of Curtesye.
• X.: A Balade; In Commendation of Our Lady.
• XI.: To My Soverain Lady.
• XII.: Ballad of Good Counsel.
• XIII.: Beware of Doubleness.
• XIV.: A Balade: Warning Men to Beware of Deceitful Women.
• XV.: Three Sayings.
• XVI.: La Belle Dame Sans Mercy. Translated Out of French By Sir Richard Ros.
• XVII.: The Testament of Cresseid.
• XVIII.: The Cuckoo and the Nightingale; Or the Book of Cupid, God of Love.
• XIX.: Envoy to Alison.
• XX.: The Flower and the Leaf.
• XXI.: The Assembly of Ladies.
• XXII.: A Goodly Balade.
• XXIII.: Go Forth, King.
• XXIV.: The Court of Love.
• XXV.: Virelai.
• XXVI.: Prosperity.
• XXVII.: Leaulte Vault Richesse.
• XXVIII.: Sayings Printed By Caxton.
• XXIX.: Balade In Praise of Chaucer.
• Notes.
• Glossarial Index.
• List of Subscribers.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

References to I. (The Testament of Love) are to the Book, Chapter, and Line; thus ‘I. ii. 1. 7’=Testament of Love, bk. ii. ch. 1. l. 7. References containing ‘pr.’ refer to the prologue to the same. In all other cases, the references are to the piece and to the line: thus ‘V. 50’=Letter of Cupid, l. 50.

A,v. have, I. i. 2. 173; ger. I. i. 5. 93.

A deblys, (perhaps) to the devil, as if devoted to the devil, I. ii. 13. 99. See the note.

A dewe, (perhaps for à dieu), I. ii. 13. 99. See the note.

A this halfe, on this side, below, I. i. 9. 39.

A. b. c.,s. alphabet, I. ii. 1. 113.

Abacke,adv. backward, III. 300; Abakke, VIII. 326.

Abbeys,s. pl. abbeys, XXIV. 1115.

Abeisen,v. (for Abasen), abase, put down, reprove, XXIV. 738.

Abit,pr. s. abides, IV. 284; XIII. 30.

Able,imp. s. enable, VII. 32; Abled, pp. l. ii. 9. 95; fitted, I. ii. 6. 4.

Abode, 2 pt. s. didst abide, I. ii. 4. 101; Abood, pt. s. remained, I. i. 5. 31.

Abouten,adv. all about, all round, I. ii. 8. 37.

Abregge,ger. to abridge, shorten, XIX. 18.

Abreyde,ger. to start up, awake, VIII. 15; Abraid, pt. s. started, went suddenly, XVII. 45; Abrayde, awoke, VIII. 154.

Abydinge,s. waiting, delay, I. i. 3. 38.

Abye,v. pay for (it), II. 1233; pay for, II. 1199.

Abyme,s. the abyss, X. 136.

A-cale,pp. as adj. frozen, afflicted with the cold, II. 71.

Accept,pp. accepted (as), I. ii. 13. 36; Accepte, as adj. pl. accepted, VIII. 427.

Acces,s. feverish attack, VIII. 229; XVIII. 39; Accesse, VIII. 136.

Accident,s. accidental quality, I. ii. 7. 144; accident, II. 1222.

Accompte, 1 pr. s. account, I. ii. 13. 91; pp. I. ii. 9. 48.

Accomptes,s pl. accounts, II. 778.

Accord,s. agreement, XVIII. 280.

Accordaunce,s. agreement, I. ii. 5. 27.

Accordaunt,adj. agreeing, XVIII. 83.

Accorde,ger. to agree, to rime, II. 477; pr. s. suits, VIII. 183; 2 pr. pl. agree, III. 212; pr. pl. I. ii. 5. 26; pres. pt. XX. 112. See Acorde.

Acertained,pp. made sure, informed, XX. 568.

Achates,s. pl. purchases, I. ii. 2. 48.

Acomered,pp. encumbered, I. iii. 5. 57; troubled, I. iii. 7. 41.

Acompt,v. reckon, I. ii. 10. 88.

Acordaunces,s. pl. agreements, I. ii. 8. 54.

Acorde,ger. to agree, I. ii. 8. 47; pr. s. I. ii. 2. 52; pr. pl. IX. 210. a. nothing, in no wise agree, I. ii. 2. 74.

Acorn,s. acorn. VIII. 73.

A-croke,adv. amiss, XXIV. 378.

A-dayes,adv. by day-time, XXII. 34.

Adherand,pres. pt. cleaving, I. i. 9. 103.

Admirall,s. prince, chief, II. 194.

Adnulled,pp. annulled, I. iii. 3. 49.

Adnullinge,s. annulling, I. i. 4 22.

Ado, to do, VIII. 161.

A-down,adv. down here, II. 1319.

A-drad,pp. afraid, I. ii. 7. 61; IV. 89; filled with tear, I. i. 2. 12, 182.

Adulacioun,s. flattery, XII. 61.

Adversair,s. adversary, XXIV. 1035.

Advertence,s. attention, XI. 61.

Adverteth,imp. pl. heed, note, XIII. 45.

A-ferd,pp. afraid, II. 433; Aferde, I. i. 2. 10.

A-fere, on fire, X. 129.

A-ferre,adv. afar, VIII. 610.

Affect,s. desire, I. iii. 9. 43.

Affectuously,adv. with desire, I. iii. 6. 64.

Affermed,pp. affirmed, IV. 13.

Affiched,pp. fixed, set, I. ii. 9. 28.

Affirmatif,s. the affirmative, I. iii. 8. 40.

Affray,s. conflict, trouble, XX. 374.

Affrayed,pp. frightened away, XVIII. 235; frightened, XXIV. 1000.

Affy,v. trust, XXVII. 3; Affye, pr. pl. X. 63.

Aforn,adv. previously, VIII. 451; X. 107.

Afray,ger. to frighten, II. 859.

After,adv. afterwards, XVI. 380; After as, according as, I. i. pr. 44.

After,prep. for, I. ii. 3. 35; i. e. to get, I. ii. 14. 94; After oon, i. e. always alike, XVI. 161.

After-game,s. second game, return-match, XVI. 523.

After-reward,s. following reward, I. iii. 2. 123.

Agadred,pp. gathered together, II. 1335.

Agasteth,pr. s. frightens greatly. I. ii. 7. 77.

Agilted,pt. s. sinned against, II. 1308.

Agnelet,s. little lamb, X. 123.

Agnus-castus (see the note, p. 531), XX. 160.

Agoon,pp. gone away, VIII. 24; Ago, XVII. 238.

Agramed,pp. angered, II. 343.

Agryse,v. feel terror, II. 360, 841, 1216; XVIII. 15; pr. pl. subj. let them fear, II. 961.

Ague,s. feverish attack, IX. 37.

Air,adv. early, XVII. 82.

Akele,v. cool, XXIV. 1076.

Aken.pr. pl. ache, IV. 260; Ake, VIII. 524.

A-knowe,pp. perceived, recognised, XXIV. 1199.

Al,conj. although, I. i. 7. 61.

Alay,s. alloy, I. ii. 4. 131; Alayes, pl. VII. 136.

Alaye,v. allay, VIII. 109.

Alday,adv. continually, I. i. 2. 162; IV. 270.

Alder-last,adv. last of all, VIII. 561.

Aldernext,adj. next of all, XV. a. 3.

Ale,s. ale, II. 432.

Alegeaunce,s. alleviation, XVI. 54.

Aleged,pp. alleged, adduced, I. ii. 9. 143.

Alegement,s. alleviation, XII. 32.

Alegge,v. alleviate (me), XVIII. 26.

Algate,adv. in any case, IV. 249; VIII. 519; always, IV. 271.

Algates,adv. in all ways, I. iii. 6. 14; at any rate, I. ii. 5. 71.

A-lighte,v. be glad, be cheerful, I. i. 3. 71.

Allegeaunce,s. alleviation, relief, XVI. 725; XXIV. 886; XXV. 17.

All-holyest,adj. holiest of all, II. 201.

Almesse,s. alms, II. 301; XXIII. 7; Almous, (his) pittance, XVII. 392.

Almoigner,s. almoner, I. i. pr. 108.

Aloes,s. aloes, I. i. 1. 100.

Al-only,adv. only, I. iii. 3. 44.

A-loughter, a-laughing, XXIV. 1426.

Al-out,adv. altogether outside, XVI. 575.

Alowe,pr. s. subj. may (He) approve, II. 1379; Alowed, pp. approved of, I. i. 8. 7.

Als,adv. as, XVII. 161, 571; Al-so, as, XII. 85.

Alterait,pp. altered, XVII. 227.

Alther-grettest,adj. greatest of all, very great, XVI. 298.

Alther-last,adv. last of all, VIII. 503.

A-maistry,v. conquer, I. ii. 11. 63; rule, I. i. 2. 105; Amaistrien, v. subdue, I. ii. 11. 32; pr. s. masters, overpowers, I. ii. 9. 60; compels, I. iii. 6. 157; pp. conquered, got by mastery, I. ii. 11. 59; overcome, I. i. 4. 28.

Amat,pp. cast down, VIII. 168.

Amayed,pp. dismayed, XVIII. 232.

Ambes as, double aces, XIII. 78. See note, p. 515.

Amendes,s. pl. amends, retribution, II. 1090.

Amerced,pp. fined, II. 1023.

Amisse-going,s. trespass, I. ii. 14. 94.

Amonesteth,pr. s. admonishes, I. i. 6. 109.

Among,adv. meanwhile, VIII. 154; X. 86; XXI. 300.

And,conj. if, I. i. 8. 13.

Ane, a, XVII. 1.

Aneuch,adj. enough, XVII. 110, 350.

Anguis,adj. distressful, I. ii. 8. 120; I. ii. 10. 94. See N. E. D.

A-night, by night, XIX. 23.

Anis,adv. once, XVII. 127.

Ankers,s. pl. anchors, I. ii. 10. 117.

Anon-right,adv. immediately, XX. 397, 402.

Anoy,s. vexation, I. ii. 1. 34; Annoy, discomfort, XX. 389.

Anoynt,pp. anointed, IV. 274.

Antecedent,s. antecedent statement, premiss, I. ii. 5. 12.

Anulled,pp. annulled, I. iii. 2. 81.

A-pace,adv. quickly, VIII. 120.

Apal,v. be appalled, faint, XXII. 15.

Apart,adv. apart, XXIV. 1400.

Apayed,pp. pleased, satisfied, III. 133, 248; Apayd, XXI. 208; wel a., well pleased, XVIII. 231; evel a., ill pleased, XVIII. 92.

Apayred,pp. depreciated, I. ii. 1. 66.

Apeche,pr. pl. impeach, XIII. 88; Apeched, pp. I. i. 9. 138.

Apend,v. belong, II. 666.

A-per-se, A by itself, the chief letter, prime thing, XVII. 78.

Apert,adj. open; prevy nor apert, secret nor open, in no respect, XVI. 174.

Apertly,adv. openly, I. iii. 8. 108; without concealment, I. i. 8. 29; Apertely, I. iii. 2. 28.

Apeted,pp. sought after, I. ii. 13. 53. See the note, p. 476.

Apeyre,v. suffer evil, be harmed, XVIII. 170; Apeyred, pp. injured, I. iii. 5. 24; defamed, I. i. 6. 11.

Apeyse,v. appease, XVI. 391.

A-place, into its right place, IV. 50.

Apostata,s. apostate, III. 37, 312; Apostatas, pl. III. 43.

Appair,v. blame, harm, XXIV. 416.

Appalle,pr. s. subj. fade, VI. 8.

Apparaile,s. ornamentation, XXIV. 114.

Apparaylen,pr. pl. attempt, I. i. 6. 171.

Appeired,pp. impaired, XX. 553; harmed (i. e. much harm is done), I. ii. 6. 161.

Apperceyved,pp. perceived, I. i. 2. 34.

Appertly,adv. openly, evidently, I. ii. 9. 178.

Appropred,pp. appropriated, reserved, I. ii. 6. 63; assigned, VI. 34.

Aptes,s. pl. natural tendencies, I. iii. 6. 60. (Unique.)

Aquytest,pr. s. payest, I. iii. 7. 152.

Ar,pr. pl. are; It ar, they are, XVI. 531.

Arayse,ger. to raise, I. ii. 14. 45.

Arbitrement,s. choice, I. iii. 2. 128; I. iii. 3. 76.

Areir,adv. behindhand, XVII. 423.

Arered,pp. set up, I. i. 5. 124.

Arest,s. spear-rest, XX. 282. ‘With spere in thyn arest alway’; Rom. Rose, 7561.

Arest,s. stopping, arresting, I. ii. 6. 83; arrest, I. ii. 10. 98.

Areysed,pp. raised up, I. ii. 5. 113; raised, V. 144.

Ark,s. arc, course, VIII. 590.

Arke,s. ark, X. 134.

Armony,s. harmony, I. ii. 9. 9; I. ii. 13. 75; XXIV. 1403.

Armure,s. armour, XIII. 101.

Arn,pr. pl. are, VI. 43; IX. 153.

Arras,s. cloth of Arras, XXIV. 115.

Arsmetrike,s. arithmetic, I. iii. 1. 68.

Arted,pl. s. provoked, XXIV. 46.

Artyk,adj. northern, XVII. 20.

As,with imp., pray, V. 30; As than, at that time, just then, XVII. 27.

As,s. pl. aces, XIII. 78.

Ash,s. ash-tree, VIII. 73.

Askaunce,adv. askance, aside, XVI. 604.

Asker,s. one who asks, I. ii. 3. 30.

Askes,s. pl. ashes (i. e. penance), II. 943.

Asketh,pr. s. requires, I. i. pr. 124; I. ii. 5. 28.

Aslaken,v. assuage, XXIV. 710.

Asotted,pp. besotted, XVI. 682.

Assay,s. trial, I. i. 5. 53; V. 147; attempt, XVI. 572; Assayes, pl. trials, I. ii. 3. 72.

Assembled,pt. s. brought (them) together, XVI. 691.

Assentaunt,pres. pt. assenting, I. i. 6. 53, 87; I. iii. 6. 150.

Asshen,s. pl. ashes, I. iii. 7. 38.

Assomoned,pp. summoned, XXIV. 170.

Assoyle,ger. to explain, I. iii. 4. 18; Asoile, v. answer, XXIV. 1283; pp. explained, I. iii. 4. 255; absolved, III. 312.

Assyse,s. way, fashion, II. 843; size, XXIV. 1313; of a., of a like size, suitable to each other, XXI. 531.

Assysed,pp. fixed, set; or perhaps, assessed, rated, IV. 332; regulated, IV. 236.

Astarte,pt. s. escaped, II. 1350.

Astate,s. estate, rank, XXIV. 47.

Asterte,v. escape, I. i. 7. 87; V. 38; VIII. 490; start aside, give way, I. ii. 1. 70; pr. s. subj. escape, IX. 234; pt. s. escaped, XXIV. 148.

Astonied,pp. astonished, I. i. 2. 17; XX. 102.

Astrangled,pp. strangled, I. iii. 7. 128.

Astray,adv. astray, II. 673; XX. 285.

Astronomye,s astronomy, I. iii. 1. 69.

Asured,pp. rendered blue, blue, I. ii. 13. 78.

At,prep. from, XVII. 258.

Ataste,v. taste, I. i. 1. 101; I. iii. 7. 7; Atasted, pp. I. iii. 5. 91.

A-throted,pp. throttled, strangled, I. ii. 5. 71. (Unique.)

Atour,prep. beyond, XVII. 162.

Attame,v. subdue (lit. tame), XVI. 707. See Atame in N. E. D.

Attemperaunce,s. Moderation, XXI. 507.

Attempre,adj. temperate, VIII. 57.

Attourney,s. attorney, I. i. 8. 111; VIII. 281.

Attyred,pp. attired, II. 192.

Auctoritè,s. authority, I. i. 4. 9; XVI. 137.

Auotour,s. author, I. iii. 4. 245.

Augrim,s. arithmetic, I. ii. 7. 83.

Auld,adj. old, XVII. 32.

Auncestrye,s. ancestry, IV. 12; Auncetrye, XXIV. 1242.

Aureat,adj. golden, X. 13; XXIV. 817.

Aurore,s. dawn, XIX. 22.

Auter,s. altar, I. ii. 2. 57.

Authorysed,pp. considered as authoritative, IV, 330; Authoreist, pp. authorised, XVII. 66.

Authour,s. author, I. iii. 1. 169.

Autumpne,s. autumn, VIII. 63.

Availe,s. value; esier a., less value, or, easier to obtain, XXIV. 116.

Avantours,s. pl. boasters, XVI. 814. See note, p. 520.

Avaunce,s. advancement, II. 215.

Avaunce,v. promote, VIII. 354; X. 7; succeed, XIII. 75; imp. s. refl. advance, come forward, approach, XVI. 801; pt. pl. refl. advanced, came forward, XVI. 157; pp. promoted. I. i. 7. 69.

Avauncement,s. promotion, I. iii. 8, 145.

Avaunt,s. boast, V. 64; XVI. 732.

Avaunte, 1 pr. s. boast, I. i. 6. 186; pr. pl. boast, I. ii. 2. 124.

Avauntour,s. boaster, XVI. 735, 739; Avaunter, Boaster, XXIV. 1219.

Avayl,s. prevalence, XXI. 649.

Avayl,v. be of use, II. 1080; pp. made valid, IV. 191; pres. pt. useful, I. i. 7. 96.

Aventure,s. fortune, XVI. 499; luck, XVI. 856.

Aver,s. wealth, I. i. 10. 19. A. F. aveir, F. avoir.

Avisee,adj. prudent, IX. 215; XII. 4.

Avoide,ger. to depart, I. i. 1. 131.

Avow,s. vow, II. 29; XVIII. 229; Avowe, IX. 93.

Avowe,v. vow, IV. 243; XVIII. 229; own, acknowledge (it), II. 1374.

Avowing,s. vowing, I. i. 3. 64.

Avowries,s. pl. protectors, III. 355.

Avyse,s. advice, XVI. 225; XXI. 189; consideration, VIII. 464.

Avysement,s. consideration, VIII. 278; XVIII. 272.

Avysenesse,s. Advisedness, XXI. 343.

Avysinge,pres. pt. considering, I. i. 4. 5.

Awayt,s. lying in wait, watching an opportunity, XVI. 341; attendance, VIII. 408; ambush, snare, XVI. 778.

Awayte,v. wait, XVI. 474; ger. to wait for, try, XVI. 555.

Awayward,adv. away, I. i. 1. 115; aside, XVI. 89.

A-werke, at work, I. ii. 3. 124; I. iii. 6. 67.

A-whaped,pp. amazed, VIII. 168.

Awin,adj. own, XVII. 275.

Awreke,pp. avenged, XVIII. 215.

Awter,s. alter, XXIV. 325.

Axe,v. ask, III. 24.

Axing,s. asking, request, V. 122.

Ay,s. egg, II. 862.

Ayein,adv. back again, XVI. 504.

Ayen-bringe,v. bring back, I. i. 2. 77.

Ayencoming,pres. pt. returning, I. iii. 9. 66.

Ayenësprep. in return for, II. 1297; Ayens, ready for, VIII. 63.

Ayen-looking,pres. pt. looking back, I. i. 8. 17.

Ayenst,prep. against, II. 826.

Ayenturning,s. power of turning again, I. ii. 7. 136.

Ayenward,adv. back again, I. ii. 6. 15; in return, I. i. 2. 102; on the contrary, on the other hand, I. iii. 4. 130; XVI. 18.

Ayre,s. air, XVI. 384.

Asure,s. azure, i. e. lapis lasuli, I. iii. 5. 124, 132.

Badde,adj. bad, evil, I. ii. 13. 11.

Badde-meninge,adj. ill-intentioned, I. ii. 1. 94; I. ii. 13. 16.

Baid,pt. s. abode, XVII. 490.

Baill,s. bale, sorrow, XVII. 110; harm, XVII. 413.

Bair,s. boar, XVII. 193.

Bair,adj. bare, XVII. 180, 206.

Bait,s. food (for horses), XVII. 210.

Bait,v. feed, XXIV. 194 (see note, p. 543); Baited, pp. baited, II. 648.

Bakbyte,ger. to backbite, XII. 124.

Bakker-more,adv. further back, XVI. 85.

Bal,s. ball, IV. 296; eye-ball, I. i. 4. 2.

Balaunce,s. balance, IV. 263; the balance, XIII. 91; in b., in His sway, XVI. 851.

Balays,s. balas-ruby, XXI. 536; Baleis, XXIV. 80.

Bale,s. evil. I. ii. 9. 143.

Balefull,adj. evil, II. 120, 1234.

Balke,s. balk, check, difficulty, II. 488.

Ball,s. a horse’s name, II. 402.

Ballet,s. ballad, poem, XVII. 610.

Bandon,s. disposal, I. ii. 5. 107.

Banere,s. banner, XX. 211.

Bankes,s. pl. banks, I. ii. 14. 44. See note to l. 40, p. 478.

Bankouris,s. pl. benches, soft seats, XVII. 417.

Banne,pr. pl. swear, XXIV. 1143.

Baptyme,s. baptism, III. 93.

Bar,pt. s. bore, carried, XX. 254, 257.

Bareyne,adj. barren, void, V. 298.

Bargaret,s. a pastoral song, XX. 348. See note, p. 533.

Barge,s. boat, XXIV. 187; ship, IV. 231.

Baselardes,s. pl. short swords, II. 918.

Basse,s. base, I. ii. 7. 90.

Basse,s. kiss, buss, XXIV. 797.

Batayled,pp. assaulted, IV. 194.

Baudriks,s. pl. belts, II. 918.

Baume,s. balm, VIII. 27.

Bawme-blossom,s. balm-blossom, X. 47.

Bay,s. bay; at bay, II. 139.

Bayn,s. bath, XXI. 464.

Bay-window,s. window with a bay or recess, XXIV. 1058; pl. XXI. 163.

Be,adv. by the time that, when, XVII. 358.

Beau,adj. fair, XXIV. 1085.

Bede,pt. s. bade, II. 1229.

Bedred,adj. bedridden, III. 119.

Bedreint,pp. drenched, wetted, XXIV. 577.

Beestly,adj. animal, I. ii. 2. 79.

Beet,pt. s. beat, II. 1353.

Before-weting,s. foreknowledge, I. iii. 4. 63; Beforn-, I. iii. 4. 49.

Before-wist,pp. foreknown, I. iii. 4. 154.

Begeten,pp. begotten, I. iii. 4. 123; Begete, II. 1030.

Beggair,s. beggar, XVII. 483.

Begonne,pt. pl. began, XVIII. 70; pp. IV. 22.

Behave,v. behave (himself), I. i. 10. 16.

Behest,s. promise, I. i. 2. 93; pl. I. ii. 3. 38.

Behesten,pr. pl. promise, III. 334.

Behight, 1 pr. s. promise, assure, XX. 396; pt. s. promised, IV. 41; (apparently) commanded, XVI. 259.

Behold,pp. beheld, XXIV. 279.

Behoten,pp. promised, I. iii. 8. 76.

Behove,s. behoof, I. ii. 3. 86.

Behovely,adj. fit, suitable, IV. 304.

Beikit, 1 pt. s. warmed, XVII. 36.

Beildit,pp. built, XVII. 97.

Being,s. existence, I. ii. 5. 29.

Beinge-place,s. home, I. iii. 5. 77.

Be-knowe,ger. to acknowledge, I. ii. 1. 127.

Belchere,s. Good Cheer, XXI. 322.

Beleve,s. belief, XVI. 426; XVIII. 162.

Beleved,pp. left, I. ii. 10. 109.

Belive,adv. at once, XVII. 331.

Belle,s. bell, VIII. 262; gen. II. 40.

Benched,pp. provided with benches, VIII. 126; XX. 50.

Benches,s. pl. benches, or banks of turf, XXI. 49.

Bend,s. band, girdle, XXIV. 810; Bendes, pl. bonds, II. 537.

Bene,adv. excellently, XVII. 417.

Bene,s. bean, XXIV. 796.

Bene-breed,s. bean-bread, I. ii. 2. 56.

Benimen,v. take away, I. i. 9. 77.

Bequath,pt. s. bequeathed, IV. 178.

Beraft,pp. bereft, I. i. 10. 53; V. 362.

Berayned,pp. rained upon, X. 128.

Bere,s. bear, II. 139, 648.

Bere him in honde, make him believe, III. 323; pt. pl. bore, carried, XX. 213, 223; Berest in honde, 2 pr. s. accusest, III. 153; Beren on honde, accuse falsely, V. 274.

Berel,s. beryl, VIII. 37; XXI. 455.

Bernes,s. pl. barns, I. i. 3. 31.

Beseen,pp. adorned, XX. 169; Besene, arrayed, XVII. 416.

Besette,v. bestow, place, I. i. 9. 72; XI. 15; pp. bestowed, XXIV. 391; used, II. 1040; set up, VIII. 352.

Be-seyn,pp. adorned, XII. 9; XXIV. 121.

Beshet,pp. shut up, I. i. 3. 99.

Besmyteth,pr. s. defiles, I. ii. 6. 127. See the note, p. 469.

Besprad,pt. pl. spread over, XXIV. 266.

Bestad,pp. hardly beset, IV. 88; Be-sted, pp. bestead, circumstanced, II. 403.

Bestial,adj. bestial, I. ii. 4. 4; I. ii. 10. 12.

Bestiallich,adj. bestial, I. ii. 4. 45.

Bestialtè,s. fleshliness, I. iii. 9. 48.

Beswinke,ger. to toil for, I. i. 1. 40.

Bet,adv. better, VIII. 337; XXII. 54.

Betake,pp. committed (to), I. ii. 6. 42.

Bete,pp. adorned with beaten gold, XX. 212.

Beteich, 1 pr. s. bequeath, XVII. 577.

Beten,v. kindle, XXIV. 324.

Betiden (= betidden), pt. pl. happened (to), I. i. pr. 122.

Betokeneth,pr. s. means, III. 50.

Betrapped,pp. entrapped, V. 252.

Betrayden,pt. pl. betrayed, V. 198.

Betraysshed,pt. s. betrayed, I. ii. 7. 118.

Betterer,adj. better, I. ii. 13. 71.

Bevar,adj. made of beaver, XVII. 386.

Bewent,pp. turned aside, I. i. 1. 21.

Bewrye,v. disclose, utter, XXIV. 1358.

Bicche,s. bitch, II. 889.

Bigge,ger. to build, II. 473.

Bigon,pp. beset; wel b., well placed, well situate, in a good position or case, XX. 186. See Bego in the New E. Dict.

Bil,s. petition, XXI. 325; Billes, pl. XXI. 352.

Bileved,pp. believed, I. ii. 6. 20.

Bilowen,pp. lied against, belied, V. 196.

Biquath,pt. s. bequeathed, VII. 68.

Bit,pr. s. bids, XXIV. 469.

Bitte,s. bit, I. ii. 6. 83.

Bla,adj. livid, XVII. 159. Icel. blár.

Blabbing,pres. pt. praitling, V. 116.

Blaiknit,pp. lit. made bleak, deprived, XVII. 410.

Blasours,s. proclaimers, trumpeters, I. i. 10. 10.

Blemisshed,pp. injured, I. ii. 12. 93.

Blend,pp. blinded, II. 852.

Blenk,s. glance, look, XVII. 499.

Blenking,s. look, XVII. 503.

Blent,pp. blinded, II. 771; VIII. 461 (see note, p. 508).

Blere,adj. blear, dim, I. ii. 1. 123.

Blered,pp. bleared, dimmed, V. 105.

Bliss, 1 pr. s. bless, XXIV. 862.

Blobere,v. to blubber, to sob, I. ii. 3. 59.

Blustringe (probably for bluschinge), s. brightness, I. i. 2. 20. See note, p. 454.

Blyfe;as bl., as quickly as possible, XXIV. 161; heartily, XXIV. 404; as soon as possible, IX. 111; XXIV. 1441.

Blyvely,adv. soon, I. iii. 4. 19.

Bochour,s. butcher, II. 584.

Bode, 1 pt. s. remained, XXIV. 1351.

Boden,pp. bidden, III. 134.

Boistously,adv. rudely, XX. 595.

Boket,s. bucket, I. iii. 1. 145.

Bolded,pp. emboldened, XVI. 26.

Bole,s. bull, I. i. 5. 127; XX. 3; Taurus, VIII. 4.

Bollen,pp. swollen, overcharged, VIII. 101.

Bolne,ger. to swell, I. ii. 14. 42.

Bond,s. bond, II. 681.

Bond,pt. s. bound, VIII. 623.

Bondmen,s. pl. serfs, II. 1009.

Bood, 1 pt. s. abode, XVI. 99.

Boon,s. boon, petition, XXI. 621.

Boot,s. boat, XIII. 56.

Bordes,s. pl. tables, XVI. 101.

Bordure,s. border, rim, VIII. 594.

Bore,s. boar, VIII. 386.

Boren,v. bore, I. i. 4. 2.

Borne,ger. to burnish, ornament, adorn, XXIV. 9.

Borowe,s. pledge; to b., as a security, VIII. 12.

Bosardes,s. pl. buzzards, II. 1337.

Bosse,s. stud, boss, XX. 246.

Bost,s. boast, V. 234.

Bosteous,adj. noisy, XVII. 195.

Boster,s. boaster, II. 401.

Bote,s. good, benefit, VII. 56; help, XX. 83.

Both,s. booth, tabernacle, I. ii. 10. 95.

Bouk,s. body; bouk and boon, body and bone, X. 122. See New E. D.

Boun,adj. ready, IV. 17; XVII. 600.

Bour,s. bower, II. 120.

Bowe,v. bend, give way, XVI. 491, 492.

Bowes,s. pl. boughs, VIII. 53, 583.

Boystous,adj. rough, boisterous, I. i. pr. 7; II. 139; rough, poor, lowly, II. 1052; rude, XXII. 26.

Brak,pt. s. brake, V. 378.

Brast,pt. s. burst, XVIII. 210; 1 pt. s. I. i. 4. 1; pt. pl. XX. 490; penetrated, XVII. 15.

Braunchelet,s. small branch, X. 44.

Braunches,s. pl. branches, I. iii. 7. 4.

Bravie,s. prize of running, X. 65. See note.

Brayd,s. moment, XXIV. 1173.

Braying,pres. pt. clanging, II. 166.

Brede,s. breadth, VIII. 162; XX. 43.

Breird,s. lit. blade (of grass, &c.); on br., in growth, on the increase, XVII. 413.

Breist,s. breast, XVII. 110.

Brenne,pr. s. subj. burn, XVIII. 105; pr. pl. XVIII. 35; Brende, 1 pt. s. burnt, XI. 6; pt. s. subj. should burn, I. ii. 6. 29; Brent, pt. s. burnt, XXIV. 232; Brent, pp. II. 1234; Brend, pp. II. 674; pres. pt. burning, I. i. 3. 101; Brennende, I. i. 1. 21; Brennande, I. i. 1. 104.

Brenningly,adv. hotly, V. 239.

Brent,adj. high, smooth, XVII. 173.

Bretherhedes,s. pl. brotherhoods, III. 88.

Brid,s. bird, XVIII. 260, 270; Briddes, pl. VIII. 43; XVIII. 262.

Brige,s. contention, trouble, I. i. 7. 104. See note, p. 460.

Brind,adj. hot (lit. burnt), XXIV. 319. See note, p. 544.

Brinke,s. brink, edge, margin, I. ii. 14. 41; VIII 90.

Broched,pt. s. violated, XXIV. 1234.

Broches,s. brooches, II. 904.

Broke,s. dat. brook, XVIII. 217; -syde, brook-side, XVIII. 60.

Broken,pp. torn, I. ii. 2. 65.

Broste,pp. burst, XI. 99. See Brast.

Brotel,adj. brittle, frail, I. i. 10. 110.

Brotelnesse,s. frailty, XIII. 22.

Brouk, 2 pr. pl. use, make use of, enjoy, XXI. 259.

Browdered,pp. braided, XXIV. 811; ornamented, XVII. 417.

Brukilnes,s. frailty, XVII. 86.

Brukkil,adj. brittle, XVII. 569.

Brydel,ger. to restrain, I. ii. 6. 83.

Buckelers,s. pl. bucklers, II. 917.

Bucket,s. bucket, II. 298. See note.

Buit,s. advantage, profit, help, XVII. 481. See Bote.

Bullar,s. bubble, XVII. 192.

Bulle,s. bull, IV. 208.

Burely,adj. fit for a lady’s bower, XVII. 417; handsome, XVII. 173; large, XVII. 180. See p. 524.

Burjonen,v. bud, I. iii. 7. 51.

Burjoning,s. budding, bud, I. ii. 11. 105; I. iii. 7. 45.

Burjoning-tyme,s. time of budding, I. iii. 7. 70.

Burjons,s. pl. buds, I. iii. 7. 49.

Buskit,pp. adorned, XVII. 255.

Busteous,adj. boisterous, rough, XVII. 153; huge, XVII. 166. See Boystous.

But,prep. without, I. iii. 4. 135; XVII. 94, 194; except, I. iii. 6. 40.

But-if,conj. unless, I. i. 1. 124; I. ii. 7. 86.

Buxom,adj. obedient, hence, subject, I. i. 9. 40.

Buxumnesse,s. obedience, VI. 11.

By,prep. with reference to, XVII. 278; By that, for the reason that, I. i. 7. 57.

By and by, in due order, IX. 226; XX. 59, 145.

Bye,v. buy, I. i. 3. 123; 1 pr. s VIII. 435.

Bylis,s. pl. boils, tumours, XVII. 395.

By-pathes,s. pl. by-ways, I. i. 4. 42.

Byte,v. bite, devour, II. 576; Bytande, pres. pt. biting, bitter, I. i. 10. 90.

Cables,s. pl. cables, I. ii. 10. 117.

Cacchende,pres. pt. catching, comprehensive, I. ii. 1. 57.

Cacching,s. getting money, II. 1017.

Cace,s. case; in. c., perchance, XVII. 507.

Cairful,adj. full of care, mournful, XVII. 1, 310.

Caitif,adj. wretched, XXIV. 205.

Caitived, Caytifved, pp. imprisoned, kept as a captive, I. i. 1. 16.

Cald,adj. cold, XVII. 541.

Call,s. caul, head-dress, II. 338.

Call,adj. (prob. error for Tall), II. 466. See Untall.

Calm,s. calm, VII. 140.

Can, 1 pr. s. know, possess, XVI. 733; can pas, did pass, went, XVII. 28; can discend, caused to descend, XVII. 6; Canst, pr. s. knowest, II. 1073.

Captyves,s. pl. wretches, captives, II. 291.

Cardiacle,s. a disease of the heart, pain in the heart, I. ii. 11. 125.

Cardinall,s. cardinal, II. 314, 456.

Care,s. misery, I. i. 3. 118.

Careckes,s. pl. characters, marks, II. 542.

Carkë,v. be anxious, II. 250, 1123.

Carpen, 1 pr. pl. talk about, discuss, I. ii. 8. 30.

Cassidony,s. chalcedony, XXI. 478. See note.

Cast me, 1 pt. s. designed, intended, XVI. 80.

Casuel,adj. subject to chance, XXII. 44.

Catel,s. wealth, I. ii. 5. 56; Catell, II. 385; Cattal, II. 250.

Cathedrals.s. pl. cathedrals, II. 313.

Cattel-cacching,s. getting money, II. 856.

Cauld,s. cold, XVII. 7.

Causeful,adj. circumstantial, weighty, I. iii. 5. 54.

Cautel,s. trick, III. 303: Cautele, V. 286; pl. deceits, XXII. 50.

Cawdell,s. a warm gruel, mixed with wine or ale, and sweetened or spiced, given chiefly to sick people, XXIV. 438. See Caudle in the N. E. D.

Caytif,s. captive, wretch, I. i. 1. 122; pl. II. 71.

Caytifnesse,s. captivity, wretchedness, I. i. 2. 31.

Caytive,adj. wretched, XVII. 408.

Cedre,s. cedar, X. 39; pl. VIII. 67.

Cedule,s. schedule, writing, XXI. 345.

Celler,s. cellar, I. ii. 2. 27.

Celsitude,s. highness, XXIV. 611.

Celured,pp. ceiled, canopied, VIII. 52.

Cercle,s. circle, XXI. 536.

Cereal,adj.; c. okes, holm-oaks, XX. 209. See note.

Cesse,ger. to cease, XVI. 37; Cessing that, when that ceases, V. 415.

Chace,s. chase (at tennis), IV. 295. See note.

Chafed,pp. heated, warmed, I. ii. 12. 8; Chafinge, pr. pt. I. ii. 12. 8.

Chaffren,pr. pl. bargain for, II. 146.

Chair,s. chariot, car, XVII. 204; XX. 1.

Chalenge,v. claim, I. i. 10. 66; 1 pr. s. claim, XVI. 233; pr. pl. III. 22.

Chalmer,s. chamber, XVII. 28, 416.

Chamberer,s. lady of the chamber, XXIV. 158.

Chanons,s. pl. canons, II. 717, 1062; III. 280.

Chapelayns,s. pl. chaplains, III. 348.

Chapelet,s. chaplet, XX. 154, 236; Chapelets, pl. XX. 159, 161, 209, 222.

Chapitre,s. chapter, I. iii. 9. 21.

Chapman,s. trader, III. 147; Chapmen, pl. III. 128.

Chapter-house,s. chapter-house, III. 75.

Char.s. chariot, VII. 177; VIII. 595.

Charge,s. responsibility, VIII. 328; XVI. 469; burden, I. i. 3. 15; blame, XXIV. 186; pl. burdens, I. ii. 7. 69.

Chase,pr. pl. chase, persecute, II. 1322.

Chase,pt. s. chose, XVI. 166.

Chauncellere,s. chancellor, XXI. 507.

Chaunsel,s. chancel, I. ii. 2. 63.

Chauntements,s. pl. enchantments, I. i. 9. 28.

Chauntours,s. singers, II. 870.

Chayre,s. throne, XXI. 476.

Chees; see Chese.

Chere,s. demeanour, XXIV. 575; good cheer, XVI. 95; pl. looks, XIV. 8.

Cherelich,adj. prodigal, II. 1050. Read not cherelich; see note, p. 491.

Cheryce,v. cherish, VII. 16; Cheryse, XXIV. 893.

Chese,ger. to choose, I. ii. 10. 21; Chesen, ger. VII. 185; 1 pr. s. IX. 249; imp. s. 3 p. let him choose, XVI. 313; Chees, pt. s. chose, IV. 31; VIII. 395; Cheisit, pt. pl. chose, XVII. 265.

Chesing,s. choice, IX. 15.

Cheste,s. chest, VIII. 227.

Cheverit,pt. pl. shivered, shook, XVII. 156. See Chiver.

Chevisaunce,s. usury, dealing for profit, XII. 53.

Chevyce,v. preserve, V. 325.

Chid,pp. chid (pp. of chide), XVIII. 267.

Childing,pres. pt. bearing a child, X. 139.

Chippes.s. pl. chips, I. i. 9. 20.

Chiever, 1 pr. s. shiver, VIII. 230.

Chorl,s. churl, VIII. 390.

Chose,pp. chosen, IV. 4.

Choweth,pr. s. chews, II. 258.

Christned,pp. christened (person), II. 101.

Churlich,adj. churlish, poor, II. 1051.

Circute,s. circuit; c. cours, complete course, I. iii. 7. 75.

Citole,s. zedoary, X. 71.

Cladde,pp. pl. clothed, II. 1014.

Clam,pt. s. climbed, XVII. 550.

Clamure,ger. to clamour, I. i. 6. 120.

Clappe,pr. pl. prate, V. 328; Clappen, I. i. 8. 33; Clappeth, pr. s. prates, V. 142.

Clapper,s. clap-dish, as carried by lepers, XVII. 343, 387.

Clatter,ger. to proclaim, applaud, I. i. 8. 24.

Clergion,s. chorister-boy, I. ii. 2. 62.

Clepe, 1 pr. s. cry, VIII. 285; pr. pl. call, name, VI. 6; pr. pl. II. 201; imp. s. call, I. ii. 14. 75; pt. pl. called, I. ii. 2. 96; pp. I. iii. 4. 154; V. 16.

Clim,v. climb, XVII. 263.

Clinke,s. clink, sound, II. 40.

Clippinges,s. pl. embraces, I. i. 5. 97.

Clips,s. eclipse, I. ii. 2. 15; I. ii. 6. 94.

Clokes,s. pl. cloaks, XX. 207.

Close,pr. pl. are included, come together, I. iii. 4. 165; pp. enclosed, I. i. 1. 133; XXI. 52.

Coaccion,s. compulsion, I. iii. 3. 53.

Coarted,pp. constrained, I. i. 6. 157; compelled, I. iii. 3. 63.

Cockes,s. (for Goddes), II. 1271.

Cockle,s. darnel, I. ii. 1. 93.

Cockle,s. shell, X. 128.

Cocold,s. cuckold, XXIV. 410.

Cofren,ger. to put in a chest, II. 107.

Cokkow,s. cuckoo, XXIV. 1422.

Colers,s. pl. collars, XX. 215.

Coles,s. pl. coals, i.e. charcoal, I. i. pr. 15.

Collatioun,s. banquet, XVII. 418.

Collinges,s. pl. embracings, I. ii. 14. 12.

Colour,s. pretence, III. 3, 341; VIII. 425.

Columbe,s. dove, X. 79.

Columpne,s. column, X. 136.

Com of, be quick! XXI. 244; Come of, come on, I. i. 3. 14.

Comberaunce,s. trouble, XXI. 430.

Combred,pp. encumbered, burdened, I. i. 3. 103.

Comfortable,adj. comforting, I. ii. 2. 1.

Cominaltee,s. a community, I. i. 6. 65.

Commende,pres. pt. coming, I. iii. 3. 74.

Commens,s. commons, rations of food, I. i. 7. 106.

Commens,s. pl. the commons, I. i. 7. 64.

Commensal,adj. partaking of a common repast, feeding with others, I. i. 4. 25.

Comminaltè,s. commons, II. 654; pl. communities, I. iii. 1. 89.

Comming,pres. pt. as adj. future, sure to happen, I. iii. 3. 26; I. iii. 3. 82.

Comoditè,s. advantage, I. iii. 8. 155.

Comonaltè,s. commonalty, XXIV. 1209.

Comparacion,s. comparison, I. ii. 11. 35.

Comparisoned,pp. compared, I. i. pr. 49; I. i. 1. 68; I. ii. 13. 50.

Compas,s. circuit, XX. 54; a certain of c., within a certain distance round, XVI. 193; of compas, in a circle, XXI. 53.

Compassed,pp. contrived, V. 369.

Compteth,pr. s. accounts, I. iii. 5. 45; Compted, pp. accounted, I. ii. 10. 16; counted, I. ii. 5. 77.

Compulcion,s. compulsion, I. iii. 2. 145.

Comune wele, commonwealth, I. i. 6. 84.

Con,ger. to observe, note, XXIV. 379.

Conceit,s. liking, fancy, XVI. 442; Conceyt, XVI. 476; imagination, V. 364; XVI. 791.

Conclude,v. include, I. ii. 11. 111. See note, p. 475.

Conclusioun,s. result, XIII. 77.

Concours,s. due course, XIII. 35.

Conding,adj. excellent, XVII. 446.

Conduit,s. conduit, X. 32.

Conduite,v. conduct, demean, XVI. 536.

Confessoures,s. pl. confessors, III. 336.

Confiteor,s. confession, III. 353.

Conformes,adj. pl. similar, shewing conformity (with), like (to), I. iii. 4. 122.

Confounde,v. confuse, trouble, VIII. 481.

Congeled,pp. congealed, I. ii. 12. 52.

Congelement,s. congealment, I. ii. 12. 39.

Conisaunce,s. cognisance, badge I. i. 5. 113.

Conjectements,s. devices, I. ii. 3. 73.

Conjunccion,s. conjunction, I. iii. 1. 113; conjoining, I. ii. 5. 40.

Conjuracions,s. pl. conspiracies, I. i. 6. 54.

Conne,v. know how (to), I. i. 1. 96; I. iii. 3. 120; be able, I. ii. 4. 37; pr. pl. know, II. 413, 842; IV. 24; can, V. 18; may, I. iii. 7. 160.

Conneccion,s. connexion, I. ii. 8. 56.

Conning,s. skill, I. i. pr. 99.

Conservatrice,s. preserver, X. 117.

Consigned,pp. dedicated, X. 37.

Consistory,s. consistory-court, II. 880.

Constaunce,s. constancy, XIII. 3.

Constrewe,v. construe, translate, I. ii. 2. 7; imp. s. I. iii. 6. 148.

Contenence,s. continence, XXVI. 2.

Contingence,s. contingence, conditional state, I. ii. 9. 181.

Contingent,adj. contingent, I. i. 4. 56; conditional, I. ii. 9. 147.

Contradiccion,s. a contradiction, I. ii. 11. 116.

Contradictorie,s. opposite, I. ii. 13. 129.

Contrariaunt,adj. opposing, I. iii. 2. 96; Contrariant, I. ii. 9. 65; Contrariauntes, pl. contravening, I. i. 5. 64.

Contrarien,pr. pl. contradict (it), II. 936; pt. s. subj. should contradict, I. ii. 4. 117; would oppose, I. iii. 2. 152.

Contraries,s. pl. contrary things, I. ii. 6. 11.

Contrarious,adj. contrary, I. ii. 6. 95.

Contrarioustè,s. contrariety, I. ii. 8. 50; contradiction, I. iii. 4. 229; opposition, I. iii. 1. 125.

Contrary-doers,s. pl. trespassers, I. iii. 2. 8.

Convenient,adj. fitting, suitable, XI. 1; XX. 119; XXIV. 786.

Cop,s. cup, XVII. 343, 387.

Cop,s. top, I. iii. 1. 151.

Cope,s. cope, cape, III. 51; I. i. 3. 149; pl. XXIV. 116.

Cornes,s. pl. grains of corn, I. i. 5. 85.

Corowned,pp. crowned, I. iii. 2. 12.

Cosinage,s. relationship, I. ii. 2. 101; relatives, I. ii. 2. 99.

Cost,s. side, XX. 76; pl. coasts, regions, XXIV. 58.

Costages,s. pl. expenses, I. i. 2. 139.

Costey,v. coast along, VIII. 36.

Cote,s. coat, I. iii. 7. 132.

Couched,pp. set, XXI. 529.

Coude,pt. pl. knew, XVIII. 71.

Counten,pr. pl. (they) count, expect, II. 927.

Countenaunce,s. sign, I. ii. 7. 122; semblance, XVI. 50.

Counterfaytours,s. pl. counterfeit dealers, II. 1061.

Counterpaysing,s. an equivalent, I. i. 2. 128.

Counterplete,v. plead against, contradict, I. i. 8. 30; v. plead against me, I. ii. 12. 101; pp. pleaded against, XXIV. 429.

Countervayle,ger. to equal, I. i. 3. 132; pp. balanced, I. iii. 5. 131.

Countours,s. accountants, II. 802.

Coupable,adj. culpable, V. 152.

Coure,v. cower, cringe, II. 207.

Courser,s. horse, II. 1004.

Courteours,s. courtiers, XXIV. 1313.

Courtes,s. pl. court-houses, III. 81.

Court-holding,s. holding of courts, II. 790.

Couth,pt. s. knew how, XVI. 134.

Covenable,adj. suitable, I. iii. 8. 116.

Cover,v. recover (themselves), I. ii. 7. 97; obtain, I. ii. 5. 121.

Covert,adj. secretive, sly, very prudent, XVI. 177.

Covertours,s. coverings, II. 105.

Covins,s. pl. complots, I. i. 6. 167.

Cowpis,s. pl. cups, flagons, XVII. 419.

Crabbed,adj. crabbed, perverse, V. 324; Crabbit, cross, XVII. 353.

Crabbitly,adv. crabbedly, morosely, XVII. 154.

Crake,pr. pl. boast, V. 328.

Crakel,v. quaver, XVIII. 119. See note.

Crallit,pp. curled, twisted, II. 186.

Crampisshed,pt. s. oppressed, constrained, pained, IX. 49.

Crave,ger. to ask for again, XXVII. 8.

Crede,s. Creed, II. 413, 1066.

Crepë,v. creep, II. 942.

Cresse,s. blade of a cress, I. i. 5. 133; I. ii. 7. 109; I. iii. 5. 45.

Croke,pr. pl. go crooked, bend in, I. ii. 7. 69.

Croked,adj. crooked, indirect, I. ii. 6. 163; curved, XIII. 17.

Croken,adj. crooked, I. ii. 7. 91.

Crokets,s. pl. rolls of hair, II. 306. See note.

Crommes,s. pl. crumbs, I. i. pr. 105.

Cronique,s. chronicle, story, IV. 338, 369.

Crope,pp. crept, I. i. 4. 54.

Croppe,s. shoot, sprout, top, V. 17.

Crosse,s. cross, the cross marked on a piece of money, III. 225.

Crosse-aleys,s. pl. cross-alleys, XXI. 10.

Crouche,s. cross, II. 942.

Crowes,s. pl. crows, II. 1334.

Croysery,s. crusade, II. 445.

Cukkow,s. cuckoo, XVIII. 50.

Culleth,pr. s. kills, II. 593, 1314; pr. pl. II. 267.

Cultre,s. coulter, II. 7.

Cure,s. care, XVI. 494; XXIV. 986; guard, XVII. 10; diligence, VIII. 311; attention, I. iii. 8. 52; cure (of souls), II. 1173; responsibility, XX. 61.

Curious,adj. curious, anxious, II. 384; nice, II. 1013; choice, VII. 66.

Currant,s. current, or adj. running, X. 51.

Curreyden,pt. pl. curried favour, I. i. 10. 11.

Currish,adj. like a cur, XVI. 389.

Curteys,adj. gentle, II. 482.

Custome,s. custom, I. iii. 1. 106.

Cut,ger. curtail, XVII. 39; pp. cut short, II. 929.

Dame,s. mother, I. ii. 2. 117; II. 1361; Dames tonge, mother-tongue, I. i. pr. 37.

Damoselles,s. pl. damsels, I. ii. 2. 42; girls, II. 928.

Dampnáble,adj. damnable, VI. 60.

Dampne,v. condemn, II. 630; pr. s. II. 224; pp. damned, I. i. 7. 55; condemned, VIII. 276.

Dased,pp. dazed, II. 1326.

Daunger,s. control, V. 257.

Daungerous,adj. disdainful, XXIV. 901; cross, XXIV. 330; difficult to please, XXIV. 761; forbidding, I. i. 2. 102.

Daunten,v. subdue, I. ii. 2. 131.

Dawe,s. pl. dat. days; by elder dawe, in olden times, II. 643. A.S. dagum.

Daweninge,s. dawning, IX. 251.

Dawing,pres. pt. dawning, XXII. 29.

Dayesye,s. daisy, XVIII. 243.

Dayneth,pr. s. deigns, I. ii. 9. 122.

Deaurat,pp. gilded, made of a golden colour, VIII. 597.

Debat,s. strife, VII. 59; uneasiness, XVI. 698; pl. I. ii. 2. 48; combats, I. i. 4. 44.

Debated,pp. striven about, IV. 363. But read delated, i. e. deferred; the Trentham MS. has deleated, meant for delated.

Debonair,adj. courteous, XX. 501; gentle, V. 347.

Deed,adj. dead, II. 198.

Deedly,adj. mortal, I. ii. 12. 121; Deedliche, I. iii. 3. 65; Dedly, I. iii. 3. 68.

Deeth,s. death, VIII. 140.

Defame,ger. to accuse falsely, III. 305.

Defased,pp. defaced, I. i. 8. 115; made cheerless, I. i. 1. 66.

Defaut,s. default, trespass, I. i. 3. 95; XVI. 270 (obscure); XVI. 611; Defaute, fault, I. ii. 2. 17; III. 398; pl. IV. 267.

Defence,s. power to defend, X. 124.

Defend,v. forbid, II. 570; pt. s. forbade, I. iii. 8. 122; II. 1115; pp. forbidden, I. iii. 3. 57.

Defendinge,s. forbidding, I. iii. 3. 55.

Deformait,adj. deformed, ugly, XVII. 349.

Defoule,ger. to defile, V. 186; 1 pt. s. defiled, I. i. 8. 83; pp. I. ii. 13. 74.

Degest,pp. digested, considered, XVII. 303.

Deid,s. death, XVII. 70, 585.

Deid,s. deed, doing, XVII. 328.

Deificait,pp. accounted as gods, XVII. 288.

Del.s. portion; every del, every bit, XXI. 227.

Delated; see Debated.

Délectable,adj. delightful, XXI. 72.

Délitable,adj. delightful, VIII. 122.

Deliver,adj. nimble, VIII. 164.

Deliveraunce,s. deliverance, I. i. 7. 102.

Delytable,adj. delightful, I. ii. 4. 47.

Delyte,v. delight, VIII. 61, 381.

Deme,v. judge, XII. 7; 2 pr. s. subj. VII. 32; pr. s. condemns, I. ii. 7. 117; pp. judged, adjudged to be true, approved, II. 67; condemned, II. 198.

Demene,s. demeanour, XXIV. 734.

Demeyne,s. control, IX. 216; XVI. 132.

Demin,v. deem, suppose, I. iii. 3. 111; pr. pl. (?), II. 510. See Deme.

Deming,s. suspicion, XVII. 118.

Demure,adj. sedate, IX. 156; XVI. 106; XX. 459; XXI. 82; XXIV. 653.

Demurely,adv. sedately, XVI. 246.

Denarie,s. pay, wages, X. 66.

Denominacion,s. naming, I. ii. 9. 162.

Dent,s. stroke, blow, dint, I. iii. 7. 92, 100; XXIV. 836.

Denwere,s. doubt, I. i. 6. 193. A false form; see note, p. 459.

Departe,v. separate, XVI. 317; sever, I. i. 1. 90; part, XXIV. 1399; impart, XVI. 440; pr. s. subj. part, I. i. 9. 86; pp. divided, I. ii. 10. 9; parted, XI. 51; rent, XX. 193.

Departicion,s. divorce, I. iii. 2. 14.

Departing,s. separation, I. iii. 6. 158; XVI. 659; distributing, I. ii. 5. 44.

Depeynt,pp. painted, VIII. 425; Depeynted, XXIV. 100.

Dequace,v. suppress, I. i. 5. 77; put down, I. i. 7. 26; ger. to repress, I. ii. 1. 74.

Dere,v. do harm, I. i. 5. 72.

Dereworthinesse,s. fondness (for), I. ii. 5. 99.

Dereworthly,adv. preciously, X. 39.

Dere-worthy,adj. precious, I. i. 10. 117.

Descry,ger. to describe, XXIV. 97.

Desesperaunce,s. despair, desperation, XVI. 538, 652.

Deslavee,adj. unchaste, inordinate in conduct, XII. 40.

Destenyed,pp. predestined, I. iii. 9. 13.

Desyrously,adv. eagerly, I. iii. 6. 70.

Determinacions,s. pl. ordinances, settlements, I. i. 5. 52.

Determine,adj. fixed, XXIV. 647.

Determine,ger. to end, I. iii. 3. 129; pp. settled, fixed, I. ii. 6. 20.

Determinison,s. determination, definition, I. ii. 13. 30.

Dettour,s. debtor, VI. 31.

Deviacion,s. deviation, going astray, I. iii. 1. 6.

Devoir,s. duty, XVI. 559. (F. text, devoir.)

Devoit,adj. devout, XVII. 115.

Devyn,adj. divine, XVII. 127.

Devynly,adj. divine-like, I. iii. 1. 55.

Devyse,s. device, XXI. 207.

Devyse,v. relate, XX. 97; XXI. 525.

Dew,adj. due, XXI. 51.

Dew-dropys,s. pl. dewdrops, XXIX. 6.

Dewe,s. due; of dewe, duly, XXIV. 1397.

Dewetè,s. duty, due course, IV. 232.

Deydest, 2 pt. s. didst die, were to die, I. i. 9. 65; pt. s. died, VII. 102.

Deyne,v. refl. deign, I. ii. 3. 3.

Deynous,adj. disdainful, I. i. 1. 130; I. i. 2. 143 (see note); I. i. 3. 70; Deynouse, fem. V. 150.

Deyntees,s. dainties, II. 1008.

Diamant,s. diamond, XXIV. 696.

Diffame,pr. pl. defame, I. i. 3. 7.

Diffyne,v. define, V. 463.

Dighteth,pr. s. gets ready, II. 978; pr. s. subj. may (He) arrange or place, X. 84; pp. ornamented, II. 894; XX. 254.

Digne,adj. worthy, V. 457; XIX. 11.

Digned,pp. honoured, X. 39.

Dinne,s. din, noise, I. ii. 9. 31.

Diourn,adj. daily, X. 66.

Diriges,s. pl. dirges, burials, III. 125.

Dirk,adv. in the dark, XXIV. 1256.

Disalowe,v. disapprove of, dispraise, IV. 242.

Disaventure,s. ill fortune, IX. 72.

Disceyvable,adj. deceitful, I. ii. 4. 89.

Disciplyning,s. correction, I. ii. 11. 137.

Disclaunder,v. slander, II. 333; pr. pl. II. 1053; pr. s. speaks slander, I. ii. 8. 74.

Disclaundring,s. slandering, I. ii. 3. 112.

Discomfit,adj. discomfited, sad, XVI. 35.

Discomfiteth,pr. s. discomforts himself, grieves, I. ii. 11. 55; pp. discomforted, I. ii. 11. 57.

Discordaunce,s. disagreement, I. ii. 8. 47.

Discordaunt,adj. discordant, I. i. 9. 106; Discordantes, s. pl. things discordant, I. ii. 8. 54.

Discovert,pp. discovered, made known, XVI. 403.

Discrete,adj. separate, I. iii. 1. 2.

Discryve,v. describe, VIII. 156; IX. 112; XXIV. 778; ger. XXI. 512.

Disencrees,s. decrease, VIII. 202.

Disese,s. misery, woe, XVIII. 265; XX. 377; annoyance, I. i. 1. 20, 28; anger, II. 1260.

Disesed,pp. made wretched, I. i. 1. 31.

Disesely,adj. uncomfortable, I. iii. 1. 172.

Dishevel,adj. dishevelled, XXIV. 139.

Dishonest,adj. shameful, V. 184.

Disloged,pp. banished, XXI. 62.

Dismaye,v. feel dismay, I. ii. 9. 144.

Dispence,s. expence, II. 523; pl. I. i. 7. 107.

Dispende,ger. to spend, VII. 40; XXII. 16; pr. pl. II. 762; Dispent, pp. spent, I. i. 10. 53.

Dispense,ger. to dispense, III. 367.

Dispitous,adj. contemptuous, I. i. 10. 90; spiteful, XII. 26.

Displesaunce,s. displeasure, XVI. 544; XXI. 661; XXV. 19.

Disport,s. amusement, XVI. 98; pl. XVI. 410.

Disporte,ger. to amuse, interest, VIII. 602; v. refl. be merry, VIII. 10; 1 pr. s. refl. throw myself about, tumble and toss, I. i. 3. 102.

Dispreyse,v. blame, I. ii. 6. 91.

Dispyt,s. contempt, II. 712; VIII. 240.

Dissever,v. part, depart, IX. 175; pp. separated, II. 1242.

Disseveraunce,s. separation, XI. 13; XXIV. 783.

Dissimulacion,s. (ill used for simulation), imitation, I. ii. 14. 10.

Dissimulait,adj. full of dissimulation, XVII. 225.

Dissimulen,v. dissimulate, V. 18.

Dissolucioun,s. dissolute conduct, XII. 60.

Distaunce,s. strife, VI. 58; VII. 161; disagreement, II. 1166.

Distempreth,pr. s. intoxicates, XV. a. 7.

Distourbour,s. disturbance, I. iii. 5. 30.

Distraineth,pr. s. constrains, XXIV. 660; pp. afflicted, VIII. 134.

Distruccioun,s. destruction, IX. 88.

Distrye,v. destroy, II. 1235. (In II. 1144, perhaps distry should be discry, i. e. describe.)

Diurnal,adj. daily, VIII. 590.

Do,imp. s. cause, I. i. 1. 83; pp. done, IV. 97; come to an end, XIV. 18; Do way, do (it) away, put (it) aside, abandon (the idea), I. i. 9. 89.

Docke,s. dock (plant), I. i. 2. 167; I. iii. 6. 7.

Doctrine,s. learning, I. ii. 11. 136.

Dole,s. sorrow, woe, X. 10; XXIV. 1098.

Doleful,adj. sad (ones), X. 55.

Dolven,pp. buried, I. ii. 2. 69; wrought, I. i. pr. 11.

Dombe,adj. dumb, I. ii. 5. 98.

Dome,s. judgement, XX. 306; gen. II. 331.

Domesday,s. doom’s-day, X. 84.

Don,pp. done; d. but lent, only lent, XXVII. 7.

Donatyf,s. gift, reward, X. 72.

Donet,s. primer, I. ii. 12. 17. See note, p. 475.

Donne,adj. pl. dun, dark, IX. 115.

Dooly,adj. mournful, XVII. 1, 344.

Doon,error for Do, 1 pr. s. subj. do, act, XXIV. 927.

Dotage,s. folly, XV. a. 5, XV. b. 4.

Dote,ger. to be a fool, I. i. 2. 71; v. XXIV. 1047.

Doth,imp. pl. cause, make, XXIV. 1326.

Doublenesse,s. duplicity, XIII. 8.

Douceperes,s. pl. the twelve peers (of Charlemagne), XX. 516.

Douf (old text doif), benumbed (lit. deaf), XVII. 32. See note.

Doule,s. down-feather, II. 1272. See note.

Dour,adj. stern, severe, oppressive, XVII. 437.

Dout,s. fear, II. 697.

Doute,ger. to be feared, IV. 138; 1 pr. s. refl. fear, XXI. 246.

Dradde, 1 pt. s. dreaded; feared, I. i. 3. 74; Drad, pp. frightened, II. 561; afraid, II. 1088.

Draught,s. draught, drawing, I. iii. 7. 102.

Drede,s. dread; withoute d., without doubt, XX. 152.

Drede,ger. to fear, V. 330.

Dredful,adj. timid, V. 348; XVI. 218; fearful. IX. 157; fearful (to offend), XXIII. 10.

Drenche, 1 pr. s. am drowned, I. i. 3. 162.

Dreriheed,s. dreariness, VIII. 9.

Dresse,v. refl. advance, XXIV. 113; address myself, VIII. 203; ger. to direct, XXIV. 179; Dresse, XIII. 62; pr. pl. refl. direct themselves, II. 379; 1 pr. pl. subj. direct our way, go forward, XXI. 215; Dress you, imp. pl. (as s.), direct yourself, go, XXIV. 554; Drest, 1 pt. s. refl. advanced, XX. 456; Dressed, pt. s. refl. advanced, I. iii. 3. 2.

Drive,pp. driven, I. i. 1. 2.

Dropping,pres. pt. dripping, XX. 371.

Drow,pt. s. withdrew, XVI. 806.

Drowpit,pt. pl. drooped, XVII. 157.

Drowry,s. love-token, XVII. 583.

Dualitè,s. duality, doubleness, I. ii. 13. 30.

Duchees,s. pl. duchies, V. 333.

Duëtee,s. duty, VI. 38: IX. 5, 106.

Duleful,adj. grievous, XVII. 309.

Dullen,v. render dull, I. iii. 3. 196.

Duracioun,s. duration, endurance, X. 87.

Duresse,s. hardness, XVI. 703; force, I. iii. 7. 71; constraint, I. i. 6. 157; stress, I. i. 1. 87; cruelty, XVI. 784.

Dureth,pr. s. lasts, I. i. 3. 20.

During,adj. enduring, X. 131.

Dwale,s. a sleeping draught made from the deadly nightshade, XXIV. 998.

Dyamaunt,s. diamond, X. 87.

Dyking,pres. pt. ditching, II. 1043.

Dys,s. pl. dice, XIII. 74.

Dytè,s. ditty, song, poem, VIII. 606; IX. 268; XVII. 1.

Ebbe,s. ebb, VII. 143; XIII. 36.

Eche,ger. to increase, I. iii. 1. 147; Eched, pp. I. ii. 8. 79.

Edefye,ger. to build, I. i. 5. 110; v. VII. 77.

Edwyte,v. accuse, reproach, XII. 18.

Ee,s. eye, XXIV. 768. See Eye.

Eet,pt. s. ate, I. i. 8. 55; XX. 90; Eten, pp. eaten, XX. 95.

Effunde, 1 pr. s. pour out, XIX. 25.

Efter,conj. according as, XVII. 106.

Egall,adj. equal, XXIV. 1041.

Egally,adv. equally, impartially, XXIV. 365.

Eglantere,s. sweet-briar, XX. 56, 80. See the note, p. 520.

Eighteth,adj. eighth, I. i. 5. 103.

Eird,s. earth. XVII. 384.

Eirdly,adj. earthly, XVII. 52, 355.

Eke-names,s. pl. nicknames, I. ii. 1. 96.

Elde,s. old age, I. i. 6. 94; I. i. 8. 115.

Elde-faders,s. pl. ancestors, I. ii. 2. 125.

Eleccioun,s. choice, V. 236.

Electuairis,s. pl. electuaries, XVII. 246.

Elementes,s. pl. elements, I. ii. 9. 41.

Elenge,adj. mournful, miserable, XVIII. 115.

Embelisshed,pp. honoured, dignified, X. 104.

Embrouded,pp. embroidered, XXI. 85.

Emeraud,adj. emerald, XXIV. 79; s. pl. XX. 144.

Emispere,s. hemisphere, XXII. 27.

Empryse,s. enterprise, II. 960; design, V. 119; pl. VIII. 416.

Enamayl,s. enamel, XXI. 534.

Enbolded,pp. emboldened, I. i. 2. 23.

Enchace,v. chase, XVI. 416.

Enchesoun,s. reason, V. 429.

Encheynen,ger. to link together, or, to be linked together, I. ii. 6. 4.

Encomberaunce,s. encumbrance, trouble, XVI. 284, 775; XXI. 746.

Encombred,pp. encumbered, hindered, defeated, X. 103.

Encrees,s. increase, II. 72.

Endry,v. suffer, endure, XXIV. 727, 941. See note, p. 547.

Enduced,pp. induced, I. ii. 1. 60.

Endyte,v. indite, VIII. 196; IX. 231; pr. pl. indict, II. 1026.

Endyting,s. composition, inditing, XXII. 65.

Ene,s. pl. eyes, XVII. 157.

Enfame,s. disgrace, I. i. 8. 51; reproach, I. i. 6. 6.

Enfect,pp. infected, stained, XXIV. 217.

Enfeffed,pp. invested (with), possessed (of), XVI. 364.

Enforme,ger. to inform, I. ii. 11. 127; to give information, I. ii. 1. 51; pr. pl. instruct, I. ii. 2. 79.

Enfourmer,s. instructor, I. ii. 2. 87.

Engendrure,s. conception, I. ii. 6. 80; nativity, I. i. 6. 101; pl. I. ii. 9. 174.

Engyn,s. device, XXIV. 535; ingenuity, V. 296.

Enhaunce,ger. to exalt, V. 455; pr. pl. increase, I. ii. 8. 85; pp. advanced, II. 448.

Enlumineth,pr. s. illumines, I. ii. 1. 127; pp. I. i. 1. 23.

Enmoysed,pp. cheered, comforted, I. i. 3. 105. See note, p. 456.

Enpeche,v. impeach, accuse, I. i. 6. 86.

Enpeyred,pp. injured, I. i. 6. 8.

Enpight,pp. infixed, I. i. 2. 48.

Enpited,pp. filled with pity, I. ii. 4. 111. (The sole known example of the word.)

Enplede,v. plead against, II. 734.

Enpoysonen,ger. to poison, I. iii. 5. 115.

Enprent,imp. s. imprint, XXIV. 876.

Enprisoned,pp. imprisoned, I. ii. 4. 104.

Ensample,s. example, I. i. 5. 1.

Enseled,pp. sealed, I. i. 9. 94.

Ensure, 1 pr. s. assure, XX. 60, 287; XXI. 52.

Ensyse,s. kind, sort, II. 625.

Entalented,pp. excited, V. 338. See N.E.D.

Entayl,s. cutting; of e., with excellent cutting, XXI. 536.

Entencion,s. intention, design, I. ii. 4. 42; V. 553; XXIV. 908; signification, I. iii. 2. 140; VIII. 431.

Entendaunce,s. service, VII. 173.

Entende,v. intend, XXII. 12.

Entent,s. intent, desire, XVI. 768; XXIV. 206; pl. II. 1159.

Ententyf,adj. attentive, V. 439.

Enterchaunged,pp. interchanged, I. ii. 9. 156.

Entere,adj. entire, XXIV. 354; true, IX. 163.

Entermeting,pres. pt. intermeddling, I. iii. 7. 163.

Entrechangen,v. interchange, I. ii. 9. 176.

Entrecomuned,pp. had communication, I. i. 5. 7.

Entremellen,pr. pl. intermingle, I. i. 5. 14.

Entremes,s. course between two more substantial ones, XVI. 156. See note.

Entreprise,s. enterprise, XVI. 515.

Entune,s. tune, tone, XI. 27.

Entuned,pp. kept in tune, XX. 180.

Enviroun,adv. all round, XXI. 53; Environ, XXIV. 1031.

Envolved,pp. enwrapped, I. i. 1. 111.

Envyroned,pp. surrounded, I. ii. 7. 94; Envyroning, pres. pt. encircling, VIII. 79.

Equipolent,adj. equal in power, XII. 15.

Equivocas,s. pl. words of like meaning, I. iii. 6. 64. See note, p. 482.

Er,adv. sooner, XVIII. 233.

Erber,s. arbour, XXIV. 757.

Erdly,adj. earthly, XXVII. 2.

Ermyne,s. ermine, XX. 243.

Ernest-silver,s. earnest money, I. i. 3. 151.

Erst,adv. soonest; non erst (error for non er), no sooner, XXIV. 167.

Eschaunge,s. change, XIII. 96.

Eschetour,s. an escheator, I. ii. 2. 49.

Eschewing,s. avoidance, avoiding, XVI. 291, 307.

Esclaundre,s. scandal, V. 70.

Esperaunce,s. Hope, XXIV. 1033; Esperans, XVII. 48; on e., in hope, XI. 26.

Esperus, Hesperus, the evening-star, VIII. 612.

Esploit,s. result, success, XI. 57; Esployte, I. i. 5. 20.

Espoire,s. hope, I. ii. 8. 23.

Estate,s. state, XXI. 486; pl. VII. 6.

Et,pr. s. (short for eteth), eats, XIV. 7, 14.

Eterne,adj. eternal, I. iii. 4. 205.

Evangely,s. gospel, II. 97; IV. 217.

Even,adv. close; e. by, close by, XX. 134.

Even-Christen,s. fellow-Christian, III. 430.

Evenforth,adv. continually, I. ii. 11. 21; forwards, I. i. 1. 110.

Evenhed,s. equality, I. iii. 1. 89; I. iii. 5. 150.

Evenlich,adv. equally, I. iii. 4. 62; similarly, I. iii. 3. 95.

Evenliche,adj. equal, I. ii. 2. 122; I. iii. 5. 152.

Even-lyk,adv. exactly so, VIII. 201; exactly, VIII. 194.

Ever,adv. as s. eternity, I. i. 8. 117.

Ever in oon,adv. continually, VIII. 528.

Everich,adj. cach one, XX. 151.

Everichon,pron. every one, XX. 168.

Eve-sterre,s. evening-star, I. ii. 13. 96.

Ewage,s. a precious stone having the colour of sea-water, X. 92, 93. See note.

Excitation,s. instigation, I. i. 3. 37.

Excitours,s. pl. exhorters, instigators, I. i. 6. 56.

Excusacion,s. excuse, I. i. 7. 33; V. 471.

Exemplair,s. exemplar, XX. 502.

Exempt,pp. exempted, III. 232.

Expert,adj. experienced, XXIV. 882.

Exploytes,s. pl. successes, successful results, I. i. 5. 69.

Expone,v. recount, XVII. 369; Expowne, imp. s. expound, I. iii. 5. 10.

Expuls,s. expulsion, repulse, XVII. 119.

Extend,s. extent, II. 658.

Eye,s. eye; at e., visibly, I. ii. 6. 16; Eyen, pl. XVI. 266. See Ee.

Eylen,v. ail, XVIII. 116.

Eyre,s. air, I. ii. 8. 48; VIII. 14; Eyr, XIV. 36.

Fachioun,s. falchion, curved sword, XVII. 187.

Facound,adj. eloquent, XVII. 268.

Facultees,s. pl. facilities, opportunities, I. i. 2. 29.

Fade,adj. dull, sombre, IV. 102.

Fade,ger. to cause to wither, I. i. 1. 27; Faidit, pp. XVII. 24.

Fain,adj. glad, XX. 378.

Fair,s. fare, XVII. 403.

Fallas,s. deceit, I. ii. 14. 52, 54.

Falle,v. happen, I. i. 1. 77; XVI. 539; pr. s. is suitable, III. 78.

Falowen,pr. pl. fade, I. ii. 8. 114.

Falsen,ger. to deceive, V. 307; pt. s. gave way, failed, I. ii. 8. 127; was false to, I. i. 2. 92.

Falsetè,s. falsehood, I. ii. 3. 57; pl. I. ii. 1. 73.

Falsheed,s. falsehood, I. iii. 6. 127.

Famed,pp. defamed, II. 341.

Familier,adj. familiar, (once) friendly, I. ii. 7. 108.

Famulers,s. pl. familiar friends, I. ii. 7. 81.

Fand, 1 pt. s. found, XVII. 43.

Fanes,s. pl. vanes, weather-cocks, XXI. 161.

Fantasy,s. fancy, XXI. 597; XXVII. 1; folly, XIV. 20; pleasure, I. i. pr. 26; pl. XXI. 11.

Farced,pp. stuffed, filled, XXIV. 655.

Fare,pr. pl. go, XX. 341; fare, II. 1134; Farn, pp. fared, I. ii. 10. 58.

Fasoun,s. make, XXI. 305, 522; Fassioun, habit, XII. 46.

Faucon,s. falcon, XVI. 413.

Faute,s. lack, VIII. 443; Faut, fault, XXIV. 608.

Fay,s. faith, XVII. 571; XVIII. 115.

Fayn, 2 pr. pl. feign, make a pretence, XXIV. 751.

Fayrhede,s. beauty, I. ii. 3. 124.

Faytours,s. deceivers, II. 148, 327.

Fecht,ger. to fight, XVII. 185.

Federed,pp. feathered, XVI. 146; Fedderit, XVII. 168.

Feffe,ger. to endow, XXIV. 932; pr. s. XVI. 472.

Feill,s. experience, knowledge, XVII. 533.

Feird;adj. fourth, XVII. 216.

Fel,adj. cruel, wicked, XVI. 505; evil, XIII. 77.

Felauship,s. company, XXI. 730.

Felawes,s. pl. companions, XXI. 247.

Feld,pp. overthrown (lit. felled), I. i. 3. 148.

Fele,adj. many, XX. 5; XXIV. 110, 191.

Feled,pp. felt, perceived, I. ii. 1. 86.

Fell,adj. cruel, II. 859; terrible, XVII. 187; Fellest, worst, III. 6.

Felle,v. overturn, V. 234.

Felloun,adj. destructive, XVII. 167.

Felly,adv. cruelly, IX. 76.

Felonous,adj. evil, I. i. 6. 167; wicked, I. ii. 6. 56.

Felterit,pp. entangled, XVII. 163.

Femininitee,s. womanhood, IX. 148.

Feminitee (for Femininitee), s. womanliness, XVII. 80.

Fend,s. the fiend, XXIV. 529; pl. II. 1165.

Fenyeit,pp. feigned, XVII. 66.

Feorthe,adj. fourth, VII. (title).

Fer,adv. far, XXI. 141.

Ferd, 1. pt. s. fared, was, XXIV. 152.

Ferde,s. fear, I. i. 2. 15.

Ferde,adj. pl. afraid, I. ii. 9. 138.

Ferdeth,pr. s. feels fear, I. ii. 7. 42.

Ferdful,adj. timid, I. ii. 7. 43.

Ferdnesse,s. fear, terror, I. i. 1. 9; I. i. 1. 59; I. i. 2. 13; I. ii. 4. 102; I. iii. 1. 123; I. iii. 6. 126.

Fere,s. companion, comrade, I. i. 2. 123; I. i. 5. 128; Feres, pl. X. 88.

Fere,s. fire, VIII. 55; on f., on fire, X. 4.

Ferforth,adv. far onward, I. ii. 10. 66; XXI. 37; far, XXI. 273.

Ferme, to, to farm, on hire, II. 325, 725; III. 83.

Fervence,s. ardour, VIII. 205; X. 130; XXII. 60.

Fervent,adj. severe, XVII. 4.

Fete,adj. neat, XXIV. 473.

Fettes,pr. pl. fetch, II. 471; Fet, pp. I. ii. 13. 40.

Fevers whyte,s. pl. attacks of lovelonging, XVIII. 41. See note.

Feyntyse,s. feigning, deceit, XVI. 385.

Fig;a fig for, XXIV. 685.

Figurait,pp. figured, imaged, XVII. 511.

Fikilnesse,s. fickleness, VI. 19.

Fil,pt. s. came to pass, IV. 43.

Filthes,s. pl. low women, V. 262.

Firre,s. fir, VIII. 73.

Fit,s. bout, XXIV. 984.

Flambing,pres. pt. flaming, X. 130.

Flaming,adj. flame-coloured, XXIV. 793. See note to l. 798.

Flanis,s. pl. arrows, XVII. 167.

Flash,s. sheaf, quiver (?), XVII. 167.

Flawe,adj. yellowish (?), XXIV. 782. See note.

Flebring,s. gossip (?), I. ii. 9. 54. Or is it an error for fabling?

Flees,s. fleece, V. 303; X. 132.

Flete,v. float, XXIV. 311.

Fley,pt. s. flew, XVIII. 219, 221.

Flickering,adj. wavering, I. ii. 5. 104.

Flitte,v. stir, I. i. 1. 79; move, I. i. 9. 69; change, XVI. 639; remove, XX. 489; pr. pl. go away, I. i. 7. 95; Flittinge, pres. pt. volatile, fading, I. ii. 8. 102.

Floon,s. pl. arrows, VIII. 468. See Flanis.

Florished,pp. garnished, III. 26.

Florisshinge,s. adornment, florid use, I. ii. 14. 33.

Flour,s. flower, chief, XXIV. 3; chastity, IV. 108.

Floured,pp. full of flower, VII. 48.

Flowe,pp. flown, II. 1306, 1311, 1344; come, I. i. 1. 128; gone, I. ii. 3. 69.

Flyte,pr. pl. chide, scold, II. 1022.

Foir-speikar,s. first speaker, XVII. 266.

Fol,adj. foolish, XVI. 651.

Folde,pp. enfolded, I. iii. 9. 76.

Fole,s. tool, II. 373; voc. XVIII. 126.

Fon,v. to be foolish, act foolishly, dote, XXIV. 458.

Fond,pt. s. found, VIII. 622.

Fongeth,pr. pl. take, II. 967.

Foole,adj. foolish, XIX. 1.

Foon,s. pl. foes, V. 466; VIII. 280.

For,prep. on account of, I. i. 3. 156; for fear of, II. 880; XVII. 118, 207.

For,conj. because, I. iii. 8. 22; III. 161.

Forayne,adj. foreign, alien, I. i. 2. 56; I. ii. 8. 97.

For-barre,v. bar up, repress, XVI. 259.

Forbed; see Forbit.

Forbere,v. forbear, XXIV. 1341.

Forbit,pr. s. forbids, I. iii. 3. 71; Forbood, pt. s. forbade, II. 701; Forbed, II. 200; Forbode, pp. forbidden, I. ii. 2. 78; Forboden, pp. I. i. 7. 57.

Forbode,s. prohibition, II. 1315.

Forby,adv. by; passe forby, to pass by, to take no notice, XXIV. 329.

Forcast,pp. cast away, VIII. 236.

Force;of f., of necessity, XVII. 202; no f., it is no matter, I. i. 1. 53.

Forcer,s. casket, shrine, XVI. 65.

Fordo,v. annul, III. 218; For-don, pp. destroyed, III. 431.

Fordoinge,s. annulling, I. iii. 8. 63; destruction, I. iii. 1. 11.

Fore-nempned,pp. aforenamed, I. ii. 9. 2.

Forfayture,s. trespass, IV. 133.

For-ferde,pp. pl. extremely afraid, I. i. 6. 135.

Forfeyt,s. injury, XVI. 789.

Forfeytest, 2 pr. s. offendest, I. ii. 14. 75.

Forged,pp. made, XXIV. 1165.

For-gerd,pp. ruined, destroyed, II. 1340. See Stratmann.

Forgete,pp. forgotten, XVI. 662.

Forgo,v. forgo, II. 319.

Forgoing,s. giving up, I. i. 8. 44.

Forgrowen,pp. overgrown, XX. 45.

Forjuged,pp. condemned, I. i. 3. 118; VIII. 274.

Forlane,pp. lit. for-lain, deflowered, XVII. 140.

Forleten,pp. forsaken, I. ii. 11. 45.

Forlyth,pr. s. lies with, IV. 108.

Forncast,pp. forecast, I. i. 6. 73.

For-quhy,adv. because, XVII. 53.

Fors,s. matter, III. 327; V. 273.

Forsake,pp. refused, rejected, XVI. 502.

For-shronk,pp. shrunken up, XX. 358.

Forsoken,pt. pl. forsook, V. 441.

Forswat,pp. covered with sweat, II. 14.

Forswonke,pp. worn with toil, II. 14.

Forswore,pp. forsworn, V. 310.

Fort,adj. strong, XIV. 4.

Forth,adv. forward; do f., go on, V. 327.

For-than,adv. therefore, II. 603.

Fortherer,s. Advancer, Promoter, XXIV. 1033.

Fortheringe,s. helping forward, preparing, I. ii. 3. 105.

Forthren,v. further, II. 1080; pr. s. advances, VIII. 384; pp. I. i. 9. 8.

Forthright,adv. immediately, XX. 439.

For-thy,adv. therefore, V. 264; nat for-thy, all the same, nevertheless, XVI. 3.

Fortunait,adj. afflicted by fortune, XVII. 79.

Fortuned,pp. directed by fortune, XIII. 73.

Forward,adv. afterwards, I. iii. 8. 146.

Forward,s. covenant, agreement, I. i. 9. 96; -warde, I. i. 3. 152.

For-weried,pp. tired out, XXI. 45.

Forweting,s. foreknowledge, I. iii. 2. 159; I. iii. 3. 78.

Forwot,pr. s. foresees, I. iii. 2. 155.

Foryete,v. forget, V. 423; Foryet, pr. s. II. 465; pr. pl. I. ii. 11. 136; pp. I. i. 2. 52.

Foryeting,s. forgetfulness, I. iii. 9. 86.

Foten,pr. pl. foot, dance, XXIV. 586.

Foul,s. a foul or evil fate, II. 60.

Foule,adj. ugly, VIII. 390.

Foulers,gen. fowler’s, l. ii. 3. 55.

Foules,s. pl. birds, II. 83.

Foundement,s. foundation, I. i. 5. 111; I. ii. 14. 64.

Foyles,s. pl. leaves, X. 38.

Fra,adv. from, XVII. 7; from the time that, as soon as, XVII. 101.

Fraternitè,s. fraternity, III. 246.

Fraunchyse,s. freedom, XVI. 236, 364; liberality, XVI. 422; privileged place, VIII. 273.

Fraward,adj. froward, XVII. 352.

Fray,ger. to quarrel, XXIV. 682.

Frayne,imp. s. ask, III. 424; 1 pt. s. XXIV. 1275.

Freel-witted,adj. thin-witted, I. iii. 7. 57.

Freesed,adj. very cold, I. ii. 6. 105.

Freisit,pt. s. froze, XVI. 19.

Frele,adj. frail, VII. 22; XXII. 45.

Frend,for Fremd, adj. strange, II. 626.

Frended,pp. befriended, I. iii. 9. 109.

Freres,s. pl. friars, II. 1065; XXIV. 1097.

Fresshe,ger. to refresh, X. 61.

Fret,s. ornament, XX. 152.

Fret,pp. lit. adorned, XXIV. 124; hence, furnished, XIII. 80.

Frete,pr. pl. fret, annoy, XXIV. 940; Fretes, pr. pl. eat, devour, II. 151; Frettith, pr. pl. (or s.), vex, XXIV. 579.

Frith,s. coppice, XVI. 124.

Frivoll,adj. frivolous, hence, poor, base, XVII. 454.

Fro,prep. after, VIII. 233.

Fronsit,pp. wrinkled, XVII. 155.

Frounter,s. first attack, XVI. 176. See note.

Fructif,adj. fruitful, X. 38.

Fructifying,pres. pt. fruit-producing, X. 133.

Fulfilled,pp. filled full, I. ii. 9. 54; V. 301.

Futur,adj. future, I. iii. 3. 177.

Fyle,ger. to file, to whet, VIII. 253, 441.

Fynding,s. food, II. 794.

Fyne,s. end, VIII. 343, 400; XVI. 594.

Fyned,pp. refined, I. ii. 4. 130.

Fynesse,s. fineness, I. ii. 12. 44; Fynenesse, I. ii. 12. 48.

Fyrles,s. without fire, X. 129.

Ga,v. go; ga dy, go and die, XVII. 203.

Gabbest, 2 pr. s. talkest idly, I. iii. 4. 171; Gabbeth, pr. s. lies, V. 142.

Gabbing,s. boasting, XVI. 342.

Gader,ger. gather, III. 301; pp. I. i. pr. 98.

Gaincome,s. coming again, XVII. 55.

Gair,s. gore, strip, XVII. 179.

Galeryes,s. pl. galleries, XXI. 165.

Galle,s. gall, bitterness, XIV. 26.

Gan, 1 pt. s. did, XXIV. 274.

Garmound,s. garment, XVII. 164.

Garnement,s. garment, I. iii. 7. 132.

Garnishing,s. ornamentation, XX. 143.

Garnisoun,s. garrison, XVII. 484; complete array, XVI. 175.

Gasteth,pr. s. frightens, I. ii. 7. 76.

Gayneth,pr. s. serves, helps, XVI. 623.

Geder, 2 pr. pl. gather, III. 191; pres. pt. collecting, II. 733.

Gemetrye,s. geometry, I. i. 1. 79.

Generabill,adj. that can be produced, created, XVII. 148, 171.

Generaltee,s. generality, V. 402.

Gentillesse,s. nobility, I. ii. 8. 94.

Gentilwoman,s. gentlewoman, XXI. 133.

Gentyled,pp. ennobled, I. ii. 8. 100.

Gere,s. dress, XX. 26; array, II. 651.

Gernere,s. garner, I. ii. 2. 27.

Geson,adj. scarce, XIV. 9.

Gesse,pr. pl. guess, make guesses, II. 170.

Gest,s. guest, I. ii. 5. 51; pl. II. 531.

Get,pr. s. gets, II. 275; Gete, pp. gotten, obtained, IV. 306; XVI. 67.

Gif,pr. s. subj. grant, XVII. 414.

Gif,conj. if, XVII. 64.

Gigges,s. pl. concubines, II. 759.

Giglot-lyk,adj. like a giglot, like a common woman, XVII. 83.

Ginne, 1 pr. s. begin, XI. 26; pr. pl. I. i. 3. 48.

Ginning,s. beginning, I. i. 3. 61; IX. 88, 253.

Glad,adj. pleasant, XX. 35.

Gladde,ger. to gladden, please, I. ii. 12. 86; pp. X. 99.

Gladsom,adj. pleasant, X. 43.

Glasse,s. glass, i. e. mirror, I. ii. 1. 83.

Gledes,s. pl. kites, II. 1337.

Gleed,s. glowing coal, VIII. 231; Gledes, pl. I. iii. 7. 37.

Gleyve,s. glaive, sword, XXIV. 544.

Gliterande,pres. pt. glittering, I. ii. 13. 75; Glitterand, II. 134.

Glose,s. explanation, comment, II. 842.

Glose,v. explain (it) away, XXIV. 1260; imp. s. XXIV. 420; pr. s. glosses over (things), dissembles, XXII. 50; pt. pl. flattered, I. ii. 7. 105; pp. commented upon, II. 312.

Glosing,s. explaining, II. 1140; flattery, I. i. 6. 14; deception, I. i. 10. 58.

Glosours,s. pl. flatterers, I. i. 10. 11.

Gloton,adj. gluttonous, devouring, I. iii. 9. 65.

Glotoun,s. glutton, XII. 44.

Glowrand,pres. pl. glowering, lowering, XVII. 191.

Gnat,s. gnat, II. 459.

Gnawen,pp. gnawed, I. ii. 9. 113.

Godliheed,error for Godheed, s. godhead, I. i. 9. 117.

Goer,s. walker (on foot), I. ii. 1. 63.

Goinge,s. departure, I. i. 10. 110.

Gold,s. marigold, XXIV. 1437.

Gold-burned,pp. burnished like gold, VIII. 34.

Goldfinch,s. XX. 89; XXIV. 1368.

Gold-mastling,s. latten, II. 187. See note.

Gong,s. privy, II. 152.

Gonnen,pt. pl. began, VIII. 61; Gonne, VIII. 32.

Goodlihede,s. excellence, IX. 244.

Goodly,adj. courteous, XXI. 367.

Goodly,adj. as s. goodness, I. iii. 2. 99, 104.

Goodly,adv. well, justly, I. iii. 2. 106.

Gospel,s. gospel, truth, I. ii. 3. 38.

Gospell-book,s. gospel, II. 595.

Gostly,adj. spiritual, II. 1118.

Governaunce,s. guidance, VII. 139.

Governayl,s. steersman, II. 1078.

Governed,pp. steered, I. i. 1. 36.

Governeresse,s. mistress, XXII. 71.

Graffen,pr. pl. graft, I. ii. 3. 19; pp. I. ii. 3. 92; gr. in, become grafted into, I. i. pr. 6.

Grame,s. anger, II. 961; XXIV. 320; harm, XI. 55.

Grame,v. make angry, VI. 57.

Gramercy,s. great thanks, XX. 462.

Grane,s. grain, minute particular, XVII. 433. See note.

Graunteth,pr. s. admits (a thing), I. i. 7. 32.

Grave,ger. to engrave, V. 280; pp. buried, VII. 67; XVI. 171; engraved, I. iii. 8. 14.

Gray,adj. gray (referring to the Franciscans), XXIV. 1096.

Grede, 1 pr. s. exclaim, cry out, XVIII. 135.

Gree,s. rank, grade, I. iii. 1. 116; favour, II. 334; XXIV. 28; to take in gr., to receive with favour, XVI. 842.

Greet-named,adj. renowned, I. i. 8. 112.

Greissis,s. pl. grasses, XVII. 425.

Grette,pt. s. greeted, X. 100; XXIV. 772.

Grevaunce,s. grievance, harm, XX. 311.

Greve,v. grieve, VI. 57; Greven, error for Greve, 1 pr. s. subj. grieve, XXIV. 928.

Greves,s. pl. groves, XX. 367.

Greyned,pp. formed like grain, I. ii. 2. 124.

Griffon,s. griffin, II. 86.

Gripe,s. grip, grasp, I. ii. 11. 71.

Grith,s. protection, II. 247.

Grobbed,pp. grubbed, dug round about, I. i. 5. 92.

Grome,s. groom, XXIV. 1433.

Grouf;on gr., in a grovelling posture, XVII. 362. See Gruffe.

Grounde,pp. ground down, VIII. 225.

Grounded,pp. founded, I. ii. 5. 118.

Grucchen,v. murmur, XXIV. 960; grumble, II. 1164; pr. s. subj. may grumble (at), II. 886; murmur at, XXI. 47.

Gruffe,adv. grovelling, VIII. 167.

Grypen,pr. pl. grasp, II. 667.

Gubernatif,adj. governing, relating to government, political, I. i. 6. 120.

Guerdon,s. reward, I. i. 8. 136; VIII. 371; X. 6; XVI. 443.

Guerdoneth,pr. s. rewards, V. 97; pp. XXI. 591.

Guerdoning,s. reward, I. i. 8. 135.

Guerdonles,adj. without reward, VIII. 399.

Guyse,s. way, XXIV. 245.

Gydit,pt. s. guided, XVII. 205.

Gye,v. guide, VIII. 177; XIII. 55; preserve, VII. 79; direct, XXIV. 1250.

Gylour,s. traitor, XII. 74.

Gyse,s. manner, XXI. 9.

Gyte,s. mantle, XVII. 164, 178, 260. See note, p. 522.

Gyves,s. pl. fetters, II. 651.

Habirgeoun,s. coat of mail, XVII. 186.

Habit,s. friar’s dress, III. 101; dress, I. ii. 11. 121.

Habounde,adj. abundant, X. 126.

Haboundeth,pr. s. abounds, I. i. 1. 75; I. ii. 2. 140.

Habundaunce,s. abundance, VI. 63.

Hace,adj. hoarse, XVII. 338, 445.

Haill,adj. whole, XVII. 73.

Hailsum,adj. wholesome, XVII. 249.

Hait,adj. hot, XVII. 29, 237.

Hale,s. the cry of ‘haul,’ II. 872.

Haleth,pr. s. draws, I. i. 10. 104.

Halfe,s. side, direction, I. ii. 3. 47; a goddes h., in God’s name, I. ii. 4. 147.

Halke,s. nook, I. i. 3. 32; II. 489.

Halowe,pr. pl. consecrate, II. 277.

Halse, 1 pr. s. embrace, XXIV. 1289.

Halt,pr. s. holds, I. ii. 3. 12; VIII. 21; keeps, I. i. 1. 115.

Halte,adj. halt, VI. 43.

Halve,s. side, I. ii. 1. 7; part, I. iii. 7. 32; IV. 120; way, respect, I. ii. 12. 86.

Han,pr. pl. have, possess, I. ii. 5. 42; II. 601.

Hanche,s. haunch, hip, XVII. 187.

Handle,ger. to handle, feel, I. iii. 6. 52.

Hang,pt. pl. hung, XVII. 160.

Hap,s. chance, mere luck, I. i. 3. 121.

Happed,pp. chanced; was happed, had such fortune, XX. 16.

Happy,adj. due to chance, casual, I. i. 3. 157; fortunate, V. 393.

Happyous,adj. chance, casual, I. i. 10. 29.

Harberowed,pp. harboured, lodged, I. ii. 2. 19.

Hard,pt. s. heard, XVII. 143.

Hardily,adv. certainly, XX. 234.

Hardyed,pp. emboldened, I. iii. 7. 30.

Hardyer,adj. more difficult, I. i. pr. 116.

Harlotry,s. evil conduct, II. 1100.

Harneys,s. defensive armour, I. i. 4. 45; XX. 242; Harnes, XVII. 186.

Harse,s. perhaps an error for harm, I. i. 3. 158.

Hart,s. hart, I. ii. 11. 43.

Hasel,s. hazel-bush, I. iii. 6. 5.

Hat,pr. s. is called, II. 454.

Hate,v. hate; hence, put force upon, XVI. 729.

Hate, 1 pr. s. command, bid, XXI. 689. (Better, hote.)

Haunce,pr. pl. enhance, advance, VIII. 430.

Hautayn,adj. haughty, I. iii. 6. 89.

Havelesse,adj. indigent, as one that possesses nothing, XVI. 605.

Haw,adj. wan, dull of colour, XVII. 257; livid, XVII. 340.

Hawe,s. haw, II. 304; sette nat an h., care not a haw, I. i. 7. 100.

Hayles,s. pl. hailstorms, I. iii. 5. 22.

Hayne,s. hatred, dislike, I. i. pr. 102; I. i. 7. 43.

Hecht, 1 pt. s. promised, XVII. 23; pt. s. was named, XVII. 213.

Hede-taking,s. taking heed, I. ii. 4. 67.

Heep,s. crowd, VI. 43.

Heer,s. hair, I. ii. 4. 22 (see note); XIII. 84.

Heerdes,s. pl. herds, I. i. 3. 44.

Hegge,s. hedge, XX. 54, 66.

Heidit,pp. headed, XVII. 168.

Heil,s. health (E. heit), XVII. 334.

Heird,prob. for Heir it, hear it, XVII. 415. Cf. Lowl. Sc. dude, do it (Jamieson).

Heklit,pp. drawn forward over, XVII. 244. Cf. Icel. hekla, hökull.

Helde,v. hold, II. 704; Helden, 3 pr. s. subj. might hold, XXIV. 347 (ungrammatical).

Helded,pp. inclined, poured out, I. i. 4. 19.

Hele,s. health, XXIV. 193, 666; salvation, IV. 343; VII. 24.

Heledest,pr. s. didst conceal, I. i. 7. 117; pp. hidden, I. i. 8. 128 (obviously a false reading; read deled, distributed).

Helen,v. (to) heal, I. ii. 11. 23; pt. s. healed; h. with his hele, healed his heel with, I. i. 5. 45.

Heles,s. pl. heels, IV. 113.

Hell-yates,s. pl. hell-gates, II. 419.

Henne,adv. hence, XVIII. 102.

Hens-forward;from h., from henceforth, I. ii. 10. 144.

Henshmen,s. pl. henchmen, XX. 252.

Hente,v. catch, I. i. pr. 12; seize, I. i. 1. 12; pr. s. catches, I. iii. 4. 115; pt. pl. caught, seized, V. 257; pp. caught, II. 555; seized, XXIV. 1144; gained, I. i. 3. 121.

Heped,pp. heaped, i. e. great, V. 407.

Heraud,s. herald, XVI. 258; pl. XX. 233.

Herber,s. arbour, VIII. 125, 127; XVI. 191; XX. 48; XXI. 48.

Herbergere,s. harbinger, officer who provides apartments, XXI. 268, 389.

Herberowed,pp. lodged, I. ii. 2. 34.

Herberwe,s. harbour, X. 35; Herbery, shelter, XVII. 403.

Herdes,s. pl. shepherds, II. 339.

Here,s. hair, XX. 332.

Here,pron. her, V. 70, 71; IX. 111.

Here-toforn,adv. formerly, I. i. 8. 6.

Hernes,s. pl. corners, II. 489.

Herre,s. hinge; out of h., off the hinge, IV. 185. A.S. heorr.

Herted,pp. hardened, strengthened, I. iii. 7. 91.

Hertely,adj. dear to my heart, XI. 23; Hertly, severe, VIII. 139.

Hest,s. promise, VIII. 319; Heste, VIII. 571; command, III. 106; pl. commands, II. 209; V. 354.

Hete,s. heat, XXIV. 1379.

Hete,v. be called (probably an error for hote), I. ii. 6. 86. See Hote.

Heth,s. heath, XXIV. 755.

Hethenesse,s. pagan country, VI. 17.

Heve,s. the cry of ‘heave,’ II. 872. See note.

Heven-kay,s. the key of heaven, II. 865.

Hevye,ger. to be sorrowful, I. i. 4. 4.

Hewe,ger. to hew, IX. 158.

Hewmound,s. helmet, XVII. 186.

Hey,interj. hey! II. 890.

Heyr,s. heir, successor, XVIII. 180 (see note); pl. III. 207.

Highnes,s. exaltation, II. 116.

Hight,pr. s. is named, XXI. 169; 2 pr. pl. XXII. 23; do h., are called, XXIV. 145; 1 pt. s. promised, XXIV. 1319; pp. promised, VIII. 319; IX. 97.

Hildeth,pr. s. pours out, I. ii. 1. 13.

Hing,pt. s. hung, XXIV. 1201; Hingen, pt. pl. I. i. 4. 36; pres. pt. hanging, XXIV. 139. See Hong.

Hit,pr. s. hits, XVIII. 203.

Ho,s. proclamation, XXIV. 270. See note.

Hogges,s. pl. hogs, I. i. pr. 121.

Hoir,adj. lit. hoary, XVII. 163; old, feeble, XVII. 338, 445. See Hore.

Hold,s. fortress, II. 475.

Holden,pp. beholden, I. ii. 4. 122; compelled, I. iii. 7. 120; Holde, pp. bound, IV. 7.

Hole,adj. whole, IV. 226; XVIII. 7; entire, XXIV. 302; trustworthy, XIII. 39.

Hole,adv. wholly, II. 212; XXIV. 322.

Holownesse,s. hollow vault, concave, I. ii. 9. 109.

Holpen,pp. helped, I. ii. 12. 23.

Holtes,s. pl. woods, copses, VIII. 119; IX. 47.

Honde,s. hand, IV. 384.

Hong,v. hang, XX. 245; Hongen, pr. pl. IV. 263; Hong, pt. s. hung, II. 8; Honged, pp. hung on, II. 1042. See Hing.

Hony,s. honey, I. i. 2. 46; I. ii. 9. 38; XXIV. 1040.

Honyed,adj. full of honey, I. ii. 14. 24.

Hony-soukels,s. pl. honeysuckles, I. iii. 6. 6.

Hookes,s. pl. hooks, I. i. 10. 105.

Hool,adj. as adv. wholly, XVI. 234; in full, XXI. 628.

Hoolly,adv. wholly, XXII. 14.

Hoolsom,adj. wholesome, VIII. 14; X. 36; XX. 6.

Hoomlinesse,s. plainness of speech, V. 132.

Hoot,adj. hot, VIII. 136.

Hoppen,pr. pl. dance, II. 872.

Hore,adj. pl. hoary, old, hence bare (as trees in winter), VIII. 119; IX. 47. See Hoir.

Horisons,s. pl. prayers, I. iii. 9. 92.

Horn,s. horn; give us an horn, scoff at us, XXIV. 1390.

Horowe,adj. dirty, II. 1097.

Hors,s. pl. horses, XX. 201, 274.

Hors-harneys,s. horse-trappings, XX. 218, 226, 237.

Hospitall,s. hospital, XVII. 382.

Hostel,s. lodging, I. i. 2. 57.

Hote,v. be called, I. ii. 4. 139; Hoten, have a name, XVIII. 185; Hote, pt. s. was named, XXIV. 159; pp. called, XXIV. 741.

Houge,adj. huge, great, II. 1109.

Houres,s. pl. services, as matins, &c., XVIII. 70. See note.

Houselin,ger. to receive the eucharist, II. 1211.

Houten,pr. pl. hoot, shout, II. 872.

How,adv. however, XXIV. 207.

How,adj. hollow, XVII. 157.

Howsinge,s. building of houses, III. 296.

Hude,s. hood, XVII. 244.

Huisht,adj. silent, I. ii. 7. 122. See below.

Huissht,interj. whist! peace! I. i. 5. 90.

Hulfere,s. holly, VIII. 120.

Hy,s. haste; in hy, XVII. 361; XXIV. 268, 698.

Hye,v. refl. hasten, I. iii. 5. 71; IX. 33; imp. pl. refl. XXI. 244; pr. s. I. iii. 4. 98.

Hyly,adv. highly, IX. 185.

Hynd,s. hind, I. ii. 11. 43.

Hyne,s. hind, farm-labourer, II. 26.

I-cleped,pp. called, II. 73.

Ideot,s. idiot, I. i. 9. 87; pl. I. ii. 1. 94.

Idole,s. image, XVII. 507.

Ilke,adj. same, I. i. 3. 80; I. i. 9. 62.

Impedimentes,s. pl. hindrances, I. ii. 6. 96.

Imperciable,adj. impervious, not to be pierced, I. i. 4. 45.

Imperfite,adj. imperfect, III. 186, 199.

Importáble,adj. unbearable, I. i. 1. 108; V. 26.

Impossible,s. a thing impossible, I. ii. 4. 152; Impossíble, VII. 12.

Imprentit,pp. imprinted, XVII. 508.

Impression,s. impression, I. ii. 9. 32.

In principio first verse of St. John’s gospel, III. 136.

Inchaungeable,adj. unchangeable, I. i. pr. 52.

Inclose,pp. included, I. iii. 4. 164.

Incommoditè,s. inconvenience, I. iii. 8. 141.

Inconvenience,s. unfitness, I. iii. 4. 139; mistake, I. ii. 4. 153.

Inconvenient,adj. unfitting, I. iii. 9. 12.

Ind,adj. blue, XXIV. 78; Inde, pl. VIII. 127.

Indifferent,adj. impartial, I. i. 7. 34.

Inductatife,adj. capable of being reduced, I. ii. 13. 48.

Infame,s. ill fame, disgrace, I. i. 8. 49; ill report, I. i. 6. 70.

Infected,pp. impaired, XXIV. 1053.

In-fere,adv. together, II. 1212; V. 458; XVIII. 78, 263, 273; XXI. 407; fully, XXI. 602.

Inflat,pp. inflated, blown, XVII. 463.

Infortune,s. misfortune, IV. 49.

Inhaunsing,s. enhancing, II. 112.

Inke,s. ink, I. i. pr. 15.

Inly,adv. inwardly, extremely, XX. 113; very, XXI. 515, 747.

In-middes,prep. amid, XXI. 55.

Inne,s. inn, lodging, II. 977.

Inne,adv. within, in, XVIII. 62.

Innominable,adj. unnameable, I. i. 9. 55; I. ii. 4. 53.

Inobedience,s. disobedience, XXIII. 12.

Inpossession,s. an error for ‘imposition,’ i.e. the imposing of a name, I. ii. 4. 141. See the note.

Input,pp. placed in, implanted, I. ii. 2. 120.

Inseěr,s. investigator, looker into, I. iii. 1. 141; I. iii. 9. 91; reader, I. iii. 1. 25; pl. I. ii. 1. 103.

Insight,s. perception, I. ii. 6. 96.

Inspiracion,s. inspiration, I. ii. 1. 13.

Insuffisance,s. insufficiency, I. i. 9. 13.

Insuffysaunt,adj. insufficient, I. i. 4. 63.

Intent,pr. s. means, XXIV. 1370.

Intere,adj. entire, sincere, XIII. 31.

In-to,prep. in, XVII. 212.

Intrucioun,s. intrusion, I. i. 1. 17.

Inwit,s. conscience, I. i. 4. 17.

In-paynted,pp. painted, II. 135.

I-perled,pp. adorned with pearls, II. 158.

Ipocryte,s. hypocrite, XII. 65.

Irrecuperable,adj. irrecoverable, I. ii. 1. 34.

Is,pron. them, II. 941.

Issewe,s. issue, flow, XVI. 52.

Itinerarie,s. road-book, guide, X. 64.

Ivorie,s. ivory, XI. 3.

Jangeling,adj. prattling, vain, I. iii. 6. 89.

Jangle,ger. to prattle, XVI. 744; pr. s. prates, II. 791; XVI. 333.

Janglers,s. pl. praters, I. i. 4. 64.

Jangles,s. pl. idle words, I. ii. 9. 93.

Janglinge,s. discord, I. ii. 9. 52; gossip, I. i. 5. 19; pl. babblings, I. ii. 14. 10.

Jape,s. jest, I. i. 10. 87; XXI. 348; pl. XXII. 53.

Jay,s. jay, I. i. pr. 30; II. 791.

Jeuse,s. juice, I. iii. 5. 115.

Jocounde,adj. jocund, pleasant, V. 475.

Joleyvinge,pres. pt. cheering, I. i. 1. 126.

Jolif,adj. happy, XXIV. 177; spruce, XXIV. 473.

Jonesse,s. Youth, XXII. 69.

Jorned, 1 pt. s. journeyed, XXIV. 72.

Journey,s. day’s work, I. i. 5. 31.

Jowall,s. jewel, XVII. 521.

Joynt,pp. as s. a thing closed, II. 220.

Jumpere,v. jumble together; conne j., know how to mix, I. i. pr. 30.

Jupardye,s. risk, peril, VIII. 475.

Juparting,s. jeoparding, risking, VIII. 419.

Jurisdiccioun,s. jurisdiction, VIII. 271.

Justes,s. pl. jousts, tournaments, XX. 282.

Justificacion,s. justification, I. ii. 13. 88.

Juventè,s. youth, VII. 11.

Juyse,s. penalty, XVI. 622.

Kalends,s. the beginning, VII. 146.

Kele,ger to cool, XXIV. 775.

Kembe,pr. pl. comb, II. 306; Kemmit, pp. XVII. 222.

Kend,pp. known, XVII. 380.

Kendillis,pr. s. kindles, takes fire, XVII. 30.

Kepe,s. heed, XVIII. 207; I take no kepe, I take no heed, XVI. 267.

Kepen, 1 pr. s. (for Kepe), take care, XXIV. 684.

Kepten,pp. (false form, for Kept), kept, XXIV. 526.

Kerve,v. cut, XII. 121; pr. pl. V. 245.

Kidde,pt. s. shewed, V. 314; Kid, pp. made known, I. iii. 5. 70.

Kind,s. nature, XIII. 80.

Kinde,adj. natural, XXII. 29.

Kinges of armes,s. pl. kings-at-arms, XX. 220.

Kinrede,s. kindred, I. ii. 2. 113; V. 2; pl. III. 8.

Kinrest,s. rest for the people, time of rest, I. i. 5. 103. See the note.

Kirk,s. church, XVII. 117.

Kite,s. kite, XXIV. 1416.

Kith,s. native country, I. i. pr. 123.

Knette,v. knit, weave, suggest, I. i. 7. 39; Knitten, pr. pl. accept, lit. knit together, I. ii. 5. 34; imp. s. knit, fasten, XI. 17; pp. knit, IX. 171; Knit, pp. chosen, I. ii. 8. 62.

Knitting,s. choosing friends, I. ii. 8. 19.

Knot,s. knot, a fanciful term for the bliss for which a man strives, the sumnium bonum, I. ii. 4. 140.

Knowers,s. pl. men who know (it), I. ii. 8. 28.

Knowing,s. knowledge, I. ii. 9. 17.

Knowlegeden,pt. pl. acknowledged, I. i. 6. 157.

Knowleginge,s. knowledge, I. i. 8. 99; meaning, I. i. pr. 29.

Knyf,s. knife, II. 241.

Kyme,s. wretch, II. 695. See note.

Kynde,adj. kindred, I. i. 6. 49.

Kyndely,adj. natural, I. i. pr. 36; I. ii. 3. 52.

Kythen,v. (to) manifest, V. 224; imp. pl. shew, VI. 42.

Laborious,adj. full of endeavour, VII. 69.

Lacche,ger. to seize, grasp, I. i. 3. 51.

Lace,s. tie, bond, XI. 17.

Laced,pp. bound, I. i. 3. 144.

Lache, 2 pr. s. subj. loosen (it), let go, or perhaps, turn coward, relax, I. ii. 14. 83. F. lâcher.

Lacke,v. fail, III. 222.

Lacked,pp. dispraised, I. i. 8. 104; I. i. 10. 83.

Lacking,s. blaming, I. ii. 8. 33; dispraise, I. iii. 2. 112.

Ladde, 2 pt. pl. led, I. i. 3. 76; pp. IX. 219.

Lade,pp. laden, XX. 305.

Ladels,s. pl. cross-paths, by-paths, I. i. 3. 42. (See note, p. 456.)

Laft,pt. s. remained, XX. 364.

Lak,s. reproof, blame, reproach, XVII. 276.

Lake,s. linen cloth, X. 70.

Lakken,pr. pl. blame, V. 192.

Lamentacious,adj. mournful, I. i. 1. 128.

Lanes,s. pl. pathways, tracks, I. i. 3. 41.

Langoring,adj. full of langour, swooning, I. ii. 14. 59.

Lapwinges,s. pl. lapwings, II. 1339.

Larder,s. larder (i.e. slaughter), I. ii. 14. 13.

Large,adj. loose, too free, IX. 157; liberal, XVI. 455.

Large,s.; at hir l., at freedom, free, VIII. 329; at your l., IX. 15.

Largesse,s. bounty, II. 511; XVIII. 157; XXI. 318.

Larson,s. larceny, II. 323.

Las,adj. pl. less, XXI. 439.

Lasse,adj. less, I. ii. 9. 77; IV. 109.

Lasshed,pt. pl. burst, ran forth, flowed, I. i. 6. 71.

Last,pt. pl. lasted, XX. 288.

Lat,adj. late, behindhand, II. 457.

Lattit,pp. hindered, XVII. 27.

Lauch (for Leuch?), pt. s. laughed, XVII. 231 (or infin. to laugh).

Laudest, 2 pr. s. praisest, I. i. 10. 76.

Laughande,pres. pt. laughing, I. i. 1. 47.

Laundë,s. glade, VIII. 120; XVIII. 61.

Laureat,adj. made of laurel, X. 68.

Laurer,s. laurel, VIII. 65; IX. 238; XX. 158; -tree, XX. 109.

Lauriole,s. laurel crown, X. 73.

Laverok,s. lark, X. 82.

Lawde,s. praise, XXIV. 1332.

Lawest,adj. lowest, XVII. 298.

Lawfully,adv. in a low tone, XVII. 312.

Lawn,s. lawn covering, lawn kerchief, XVII. 423.

Lay,s. lea, XVIII. 285.

Lay,s. lay, song, I. iii. 7. 53.

Lay,s. law, faith, belief, V. 433.

Lay-fee,s. fee belonging to laymen, II. 686, 741.

Layser,s. leisure, XI. 41.

Lazarous,s. leprous person, leper, XVII. 343, 531.

Leche,s. physician, I. iii. 7. 79; X. 42.

Lechecraft,s. healing, I. iii. 9. 69.

Lectorn,s. lectern, XXIV. 1382.

Leed,s. lead, II. 160.

Leef,adj. lief, dear, longed for, XXI. 694.

Leefful,adj. permissible, VII. 75.

Leefly,adj. permissible, I. ii. 14. 8.

Leel,adj. loyal, II. 755.

Lees,s. lie, V. 444.

Leet,pt. s. caused; leet do crye, caused to be cried or proclaimed, IV. 174.

Leffer,adj. liefer, XXIV. 1130.

Lefful,adj. permissible, I. iii. 2. 51; Leful, I. i. 3. 129.

Lefte, 1 pt. s. remained, V. 443; XXI. 190; abandoned, IV. 342; Leften, error for Left, pp. left, XXIV. 1166.

Lege,adj. liege, III. 10.

Legeaunce,s. allegiance, VIII. 551.

Legende, Legend, V. 316. See note.

Legge,v. allege, XXIV. 1065; Legen, pr. pl. allege, I. i. 7. 73; Leged, pp. alleged (to be), I. ii. 2. 103.

Legistres,s. pl. lawyers, I. ii. 2. 69.

Leid,s. lead, XVII. 155.

Leid,s. person, man, XVII. 449.

Leif,ger. to live, XVII. 384.

Leir,ger. to learn, XVII. 479.

Lemes,s. pl. rays, X. 116.

Lemman,s. leman, II. 883; gen. II. 338.

Lene,pr. s. subj. may lend, I. iii. 9. 78.

Lene,adj. lean, weak, V. 408.

Leneth,pr. s. leans, inclines, I. ii. 6. 53.

Lenger,adv. the longer, XVI. 678.

Lengest,adv. longest, I. ii. 9. 86.

Lent,s. spring, XVII. 5.

Lepre,s. leprosy, IV. 349.

Lere,ger. to learn, XX. 229; pp. learned, II. 754.

Lerne,ger. to learn, to be taught, XVI. 535; 2 pr. pl. teach, I. i. 4. 41; pp. instructed, XVI. 635.

Lese,ger. to lose, II. 591; IV. 295; 2 pr. s. I. i. 8. 131; pr. s. XVI. 388; pr. pl. XVI. 588; imp. pl. VII. 87.

Lesers,s. pl. losers, I. i. 10. 62.

Lesing,s. losing, loss, I. ii. 7. 65; I. ii. 10. 120.

Lesing,s. falsehood, lie, XVIII. 238; XXI. 263; XXIV. 422; pl. I. i. 6. 159; VIII. 421.

Leste,pt. s. lasted (or, might last), I. i. 5. 32.

Let,pr. s. letteth, lets, VIII. 464.

Let,pr. s. hinders, I. i. 1. 119.

Let,pr. s. leads, I. iii. 9. 11.

Lete,v. let go, spare, let alone, XX. 215; Let, v. pretend, XVI. 583; Lete, 2 pr. pl. allow to be, III. 362; Let commaunde, caused men to command, XXIV. 296.

Let-games,s. pl. hinderers of sport, I. i. 3. 124; I. i. 4. 61.

Lethy,adj. weak, I. iii. 7. 101.

Lette,v. hinder, III. 289; VIII. 251; ger. to prevent, II. 1189; pp. hindered, I. i. 8. 100.

Letting,s. hindrance, I. i. 9. 114.

Lettours,s. pl. hinderers, I. i. 3. 126.

Lettred,pp. learned, XXIV. 302.

Leude,adj. ignorant, I. i. pr. 16.

Leudnesse,s. ignorance, want of skill, I. i. pr. 19.

Leve,s. belief, II. 1135.

Leve,adj. pl. dear ones, IV. 354.

Leve,v. leave, abandon, XVI. 534; pr. s. leaves off, ceases, I. ii. 5. 46; remains, I. ii. 4. 7; is left, XVI. 668; pp. left, I. i. 7. 22; neglected, I. ii. 9. 191.

Leven,ger. to believe, II. 895; V. 56; v. I. ii. 13. 130; 1 pr. s. XVI. 710; imp. s. XVIII. 237; pp. I. i. 4. 69.

Lever,adv. sooner, rather, I. ii. 10. 71; VIII. 535.

Leves,s. pl. leaves, XXIV. 519.

Lewed,adj. ignorant, II. 146, 970; Lewde, unskilful, XIX. 1; illomened, XVIII. 50.

Leyser,s. leisure, V. 129; XIX. 13; Leysar, I. i. 2. 43.

Lich,adj. like, similar, I. i. 5. 42; II. 303; XXIV. 696; Liche, pl. alike, I. i. 5. 46.

Liche,adv. alike, XXI. 117.

Liere,s. Liar, XXIV. 1242.

Lift,adj. left, I. i. 1. 111; I. ii. 1. 6.

Lige,adj. liege, VI. 9.

Ligeaunce,s. allegiance, I. i. 6. 165; VI. 37.

Ligge,ger. to lie, I. ii. 6. 90; Lig, v. II. 4; 2 pr. pl. lodge, III. 81; pr. pl. lie still, III. 181.

Liggen, 2 pr. pl. lay, III. 46. (Incorrectly used.)

Light,adj. easy, IV. 218; Lighter, comp. I. ii. 12. 202.

Light,s. lightning, XIV. 37. See note. As ‘lightning’ is certainly meant, a better reading would be leyt.

Lighte,pr. s. subj. may alight, alight, X. 83; pt. s. I. i. 2. 5.

Lightinge,pres. pt. shining; suche lightinge, giving such a kind of light, I. ii. 6. 101.

Lightles,adj. deprived of light, I. i. 1. 20.

Lightly,adv. easily, I. ii. 5. 121; XVI. 426.

Lightsom,adj. light, XVI. 405; pleasant, X. 30.

Lignes (?), I. ii. 3. 10; see note, p. 467.

Limitacion,s. boundary, limit, III. 85.

Limitors,s. pl. friars begging within a fixed limit, III. 83.

Limmes,s. pl. limbs, IV. 260; XXIV. 228.

Linet,s. linnet, XXIV. 1408.

Lipper,adj. belonging to lepers, XVII. 438; leprous, XVII. 372.

Lipper-leid,s. leper-folk, XVII. 451.

Lisse,s. comfort, alleviation, I. ii. 14. 3.

Lissen,v. ease, relieve, XVIII. 245; pp. I. iii. 6. 13.

List,pr. s. is pleased, I. i. 3. 35; XVI. 455; pr. s. prefers, likes, XVII. 256; List, 2 pr. pl. are (you) pleased, XVI. 276; pr. s. subj. may please, IX. 63; pt. s. subj. (it) should please, IX. 255.

Listed,pp. listened, IX. 29.

Listis,s. pl. borders, XVII. 179.

Living,pres. pt. living, existing, (but perhaps an error for leming, i. e. shining), X. 24. See note.

Livinges,s. pl. modes of life (?), I. ii. 1. 119 (perhaps an error for livinge).

Lodemanage,s. pilotage, steering, XIII. 61.

Lodesterre,s. lode-star, guiding star, XVI. 257.

Loënge,s. praise, IV. 371.

Logge,s. lodge, VIII. 585.

Logged,pp. lodged, I. i. 2. 18.

Logging,s. lodging, abode, XVI. 82.

Loke,ger. to look, I. iii. 6. 97; pr. s. subj. let (him) see, II. 834; Lokeden, pt. pl. looked, I. i. 7. 105.

Lokers,s. pl. onlookers, I. i. 5. 71.

Lollers,s. Lollards, II. 73, 88.

Londe,s. country, II. 1138.

Londlees,adj. landless, II. 73.

Lond-tillers,s. pl. farmers, I. i. 3. 32.

Longeth,pr. s. belongs, I. ii. 9. 78; II. 965; XVI. 53; is suitable, XXIV. 408; pt. s. XXI. 518.

Loos,s. praise, I. i. 7. 26; fame, VI. 8; badde l., ill fame, I. i. 6. 179.

Lordlych,adj. lordly, II. 1052.

Lore,s. teaching, I. i. 4. 48; IX. 220.

Lore,pp. lost, II. 731, 986.

Lorell,s. abandoned wretch, II. 374, 1138.

Lorn,pp. lost, I. i. 4. 28; I. ii. 3. 77.

Lose,s. praise; out of lose, to my dispraise, IX. 234.

Losed,pp. praised, I. i. 8. 113, 126.

Losel,s. abandoned wretch, I. ii. 2. 49.

Losengeour,s. flatterer, I. ii. 2. 52.

Losengery,s. flattery, II. 635; III. 202.

Lothe,adj. hated, I. i. 3. 37; pl. hostile ones, IV. 354.

Lother,adj. more loath, XVIII. 160.

Lough,pt. s. laughed, XXI. 279.

Loupe,s. a hard knot in a gem, X. 92, 93. See note.

Loute,v. bow down, II. 181; pt. pl. I. i. 10. 10.

Loutinges,s. salutations, respects, I. i. 5. 116.

Loveday,s. day of reconciliation, I. i. 2. 95.

Lowe,s. blaze; on a l., in a blaze, V. 61.

Lowed,pp. set low, put down, I. iii. 6. 11.

Lucerne,s. lantern, XIX. 23; XXIV. 632.

Lucifer, the morning-star, IX. 115.

Luifferis,s. pl. lovers, XVII. 140.

Luifis,gen. sing. love’s, of love, XVII. 22.

Lure,s. lure, enticement, II. 88; XVI. 634.

Lurken,pr. pl. lurk, I. i. 8. 80.

Lust,s. pleasure, I. i. pr. 74; XXIV. 272.

Lust,pr. pl. please, are pleased, XX. 590.

Lusty,adj. pleasureable, I. iii. 1. 129; adv. jollily, II. 434.

Lyart,adv. gray, XVII. 162.

Lybel,s. bill (of divorce), I. iii. 2. 14; XVII. 74. (See note, p. 480.)

Lyf,s. person, IV. 86.

Lyfelich,adj. lively, I. iii. 9. 107; life-giving, I. i. pr. 12.

Lyke,v. please, XXIV. 394; pr. s. impers. XVIII. 43.

Lykinge,adj. pleasant, I. i. pr. 74; delicate, III. 297.

Lykly,adj. similar, II. 1303.

Lynde,s. dat. lime-tree, IX. 256.

Lynes,s. pl. lines, I. iii. 8. 7. See the note, p. 483.

Lynx,s. lynx, I. ii. 8. 104.

Lyoun,s. lion, II. 1317.

Lyre,s. complexion, hue, XVII. 339.

Lyte,s. little, XVIII. 42; XX. 205; adv. VIII. 413.

Lyther,adj. vicious, XVIII. 14.

Lyvelode,s. livelihood, I. iii. 5. 104; Lyvelod, II. 34.

Maculait,adj. stained, XVII. 81.

Mad,pp. made, XIII. 12; written I. iii. 9. 84.

Madding,s. madness, V. 131.

Maist,adv. most, XVII. 52.

Maistres,s. mistress, I. iii. 4. 227.

Maistrye,s. mastery, power, I. i. 3. 128; miracle, II. 900.

Make,s. companion, V. 57; IX. 56; XVIII. 183.

Makers,s. pl. poets, I. iii. 4. 258.

Making,s. composition of poetry, IX. 237; poem, II. 1066.

Malapert,adj. malapert, XXIV. 737.

Male,s. bag, II. 145.

Male-Bouche,s. Scandal, VIII. 260; IX. 84; XVI. 741; XX. 580.

Manace,s. threat, II. 1370.

Manace,v. menace, XVI. 615.

Manerlesse,adj. devoid of good manners, rude, XVI. 714.

Manlich,adj. manly, I. ii. 4. 46.

Manna,s. manna, I. iii. 9. 98; II. 784.

Maple,s. maple-tree, XVIII. 283.

Marchandry,s. trade, II. 800.

Marcial,adj. warlike, I. i. 5. 29.

Margarettes,s. pl. daisies, XXI. 57.

Margarit-perle,s. pearl, I. iii. 1. 35; pl. I. iii. 1. 37.

Marjolain,s. marjoram, XXI. 56.

Market-beters,s. pl. haunters of the market, II. 871.

Mars, i. e. ordeal by combat, I. i. 7. 11.

Martyr,s. martyr, I. i. 7. 115; pl. Martres, V. 316; XXIV. 1376.

Martyre,ger. to be martyred, IV. 341; Martred, pp. martyred, full of martyrdom, I. ii. 9. 108.

Mase,s. maze, XXI. 17, 32.

Mased,pp. amazed, confused, I. i. 3. 103; perplexed, XXI. 38.

Masonry, masonry, s. XXI. 53.

Masseday,s. day when mass is said, I. i. 5. 103.

Mast,s. mast (of a ship), XXIV. 88.

Maste,s. mast fallen from trees, beech-mast, I. i. 3. 42.

Mate,adj. depressed, XVI. 35.

Mated,pp. overcome, I. i. 1. 120.

Matens,s. pl. matins, XXIV. 1353.

Mater,s. matter, I. iii. 9. 85.

Maugrè,prep. in spite of, II. 886; V. 232; m me, in spite of myself, unwillingly, I. iii. 3. 114.

Maugrè,s. ill will, XVI. 240; Maugree, dislike, V. 376; displeasure, I. ii. 6. 53.