Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes (part 2 of 4)

Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes (part 2 of 4)

ENDELONG, adv. all along, HF. 1458; A 2678; lengthways, A 1991; Endlang, A. ii. 40. 24, 47.

ENDELONG, prep. all along, L. 144 a; F 992; along, L. 1498; down along, F 416.

ENDENTINGE, s. indentation, I 417. Endented or Indented is an heraldic term, signifying notched with regular and equal indentations.

ENDERE, s. ender, cause of the end, A 2776; ender, T. iv. 501; i.e. who dost end, C 218.

ENDETTED, pp. indebted, G 734.

ENDING-DAY, s. death-day, 18. 55.

ENDIRKEN, v. bedim, B 4. p 3. 36 n.

ENDITEMENTS, s. pl. indictments, I 800.

ENDLANG, adv. along, lengthways, A. ii. 40. 24, 47. See ENDELONG.

ENDOUTED, pp. feared (with me), R. 1664.

ENDURE, v. endure, last, 2. 81; B 3528; undergo, R. 1476; A 2396; Enduren, pr. pl. endure, B 4171.

ENDYTE, v. write, dictate, A 95, 325; endite, compose, write, L. 414, 2356; F 1550; relate, A 1350, G 80; tell, L. 1678; indict, B 3858; Endyte, ger. to compose, relate, 5. 119; HF. 381; Endyten, v. write, L. 371; B 781; Endyteth, pr. s. dictates (dictat), B 2. m 8. 16; endites, composes, E 41, 1148; Endyte, 2 pr. pl. dictate, T. ii. 1162; Endyten, pr. pl. dictate, B 1. m 1. 3; Endyted, pp. related, B 3170.

ENDYTING, s. composing, 18. 77; style of composition, A. pr. 32; Endytinges, pl. compositions, I 1085.

ENEMIT[`E], s. enmity, A. ii. 4. 24; Enmit[`e], 4. 236.

ENEMY, s. R. 1165; I. 47.

ENFAMYNED, pp. starved, L. 2429.

ENFECTE, v.; Enfecteth, pr. s. infects, L. 2242.

ENFORCEN, ger. to enforce, B 2233; Enforcen, v. refl. endeavour, B 3. p 1. 33; strengthen (your position), D 340; Enforce, 1 pr. s. refl. insist, T. iv. 1016; Enforcest, 2 pr. s. endeavourest, B 2. p 1. 80; Enforceth, pr. s. fortifies, strengthens, I 730; strives, endeavours, B 2. p 1. 13, B 4. p 7. 63; Enforcen, pr. pl. gain strength, B 2355; Enforcede him, pt. s. refl. endeavoured, B 3. p 5. 39; Enforceden, pt. pl. refl. endeavoured, B 1. p 3. 24; Enforced, pp. compelled, constrained, B 4. p 4. 179; Enforce, imp. s. endeavour, B 2237.

ENFORMEN, v. inform, B 3. p 1. 34; Enformedest, 2 pt. s. didst conform, B 1. p 4. 15; Enformed, pp. E 738, F 335; instructed, I 658; Enfourmed, pp. instructed, B 1. p 3. 43 (Lat. instituti).

ENFORT['U]NED, pt. s. endowed with powers, 4. 259.

ENGENDRE, v. procreate, B 3148; produce, B 2582; Engendren, v. beget, E 1272; Engendren, pr. pl. are produced, B 4113; Engendred, pp. produced, 5. 248; B 4. p 6. 28; A 4, 421, B 2581; begotten, E 158.

ENGENDRINGE, s. product, B 2580; Engendring, generation, L. 414a.

ENGENDRURE, s. procreation, B 3137; begetting, 5. 306; generation, D 128, 134; progeny, offspring, I 621; fraternity, I 375; Engendrures, pl. offspring, I 562.

ENGIN; see ENGYN.

ENGLISH, s. English, power of eloquent expression in English, L. 66.

ENGREGGEN, pr. pl. burden, I 979. O.F. engregier; Lat. ingrauare.

ENGYN, s.. contrivance, T. iii. 274; device, R. 511; machine, F 184; skill, HF. 528; G 339; ingenuity, T. ii. 565; Engin, skill, A. pr. 53; genius, I 453.

ENGYNED, pp. tortured, racked, B 4250.

ENHABIT, pp. devoted, T. iv. 443; Enhabited, pp. inhabited, B 2. p 7. 22.

ENHAUNCEN, v. raise, A 1434; ger. to exalt, I 614; Enhaunsen, v. exalt, B 4. p 3. 67; Enhansest, 2 pr. s. exaltest, B 3. m 9. 23; Enhaunseth, pr. s. lifts, B 2. m 1. 6; Enhaunceth, elevates, I 730; Enhaunced, pt. s. raised, B 2291; Enhaunced, pp. exalted, L. 386; B 3773, E 1374; Enhaunsed, promoted, L. 1411.

ENHAUSED, pp. exalted, elevated, lifted above (the horizon), A. ii. 26. 23. O. F. enhaucer, enhaucier, to elevate, from haut, high.

ENHAUSING, s. elevation, A. ii. 39. 17. See above.

ENHORTE, ger. to exhort, A 2851; v. L. 1440.

ENIOINE (Enjoine), v. enjoin; Enioyne, B 3041; Enioinen, pr. pl. I 105; Enioyned, pp. I 109.

ENLACE, v.; Enlaceth, pr. s. entangles, B 1. m 4. 15; Enlaced, pp. involved, made intricate, B 3. p 8. 4; involved, B 5. p 1. 5.

ENLUMINE, v. illumine, I 244; Enlumined, pt. s. E 33; pp. R. 1695; T. v. 548; illuminated, 1. 73.

ENLUTING, s. securing with 'lute,' daubing with clay, &c., so as to exclude air, G 766. Fr. luter, to secure with 'lute,' from Lat. lutum, clay.

ENMIT[`E], s. enmity, 4. 236; Enemit[`e], A. ii. 4. 24.

ENOINTE, v. anoint; Enoynte, pt. s. I 502; Enoynt, pp. A 2961; Enointed, pp. B 2. p 3. 7.

ENPEIREN, v. impair, injure, B 4. p 3. 35; Enpeyren, B 4. p 6. 170. See EMPEIRE.

ENPOYSONINGE, s. poisoning, B 1. p 3. 38. See EMPOISONING.

ENPRENTED, pp. imprinted, E 2178. See EMPRENTEN.

ENPRESSE, v. make an impression on, 21. 8.

ENQUERE, v. enquire, T. i. 123; A 3166, E 769, I 81; search into, B 629; Enqueren, ger. to enquire, T. iv. 1010; Enquered, pp. L. 1152; Enquering, pr. pt. asking, D 1409.

ENQUERINGE, s. inquiry, B 888.

ENSAMPLE, s. example, 7. 197; T. v. 1590; A 496, 505, B 78, 3281, D 90; L. 474; pattern, 3. 911; 4. 296; warning, R. 1539; instance, R. 1584; Ensampul, A. ii. 45. 6; in e., to signify, A. i. 21. 26; Ensaumples, pl. examples, T. i. 760; F 1419; Ensamples, L. 1850; C 435; cases, A 2842.

ENSAUMPLER, s. prototype, B 3. m 9. 11.

ENSEIGNE, s. ensign, standard, R. 1200.

ENSELED, pp. sealed up, T. v. 151; fully granted, T. iv. 559.

ENSPYRE, v. inspire, T. iv. 187; imp. s. T. iii. 712. See INSPIRED.

ENSURE, ger. to promise, engage, C 143; Ensuren, v. certify, HF. 2108.

ENTAILE, s. cutting, intaglio-work, R. 1081; Entayle, figure, shape, description, R. 162.

ENTAILE, v. carve, R. 609; Entailled, pp. carved, R. 140. O. F. entailler.

ENTALENTEN, pr. pl. stimulate, B 5. P 5. 4.

ENTAME, v. re-open (lit. cut into), 1. 79. O. F. entamer.

ENTECCHE, v.; Enteccheth, pr. s. infects, B 4. p 3. 53; Entecched, pp. stained, infected, B 4. p 3. 47, 48; Enteched, pp. endued with (good) qualities, T. v. 832. O. F. entechier, entachier, from teche, s., for which see Rom. Rose, 998 (French version); in vol. i. p. 135.

ENTENCIOUN, s. intent, HF. 93; C 408; attention, T. i. 52; purpose, E 703; design, T. i. 211, v. 767.

ENTENDE, v. attend, T. iii. 414, iv. 893; give attention to, D 1478; dispose oneself, F 689; ger. to apply oneself, B 3498; to aim (after), incline (to), T. ii. 853; Entende, 1 pr. s. perceive, T. iv. 1649; attend, R. 597; Entendeth, pr. s. attends, E 1900; wishes, T. iii. 27; intends, D 1114; hopes (for), D 275; gives attention, F 1097; Entenden, pr. pl. purpose, R. 82; Entended, pt. s. designed, T. v. 469; Entendinge. pres. part. looking intently, B 1. p 2. 2.

ENTENDEMENT, s. perception, T. iv. 1696; HF. 983.

ENTENTE, s. intention, intent, 1. 11; L. 308, 471; A 958, 1000, B 40, 867, C 88, D 192, 1389, E 735, 874, G 998; design, T. i. 61; B 3835, C 432, D 1389, F 521; wish, 18. 68; E 189; meaning, F 400, 959; L. 1149; attention, D 1374; endeavour, G 6, H 164; feeling, 5. 532, 580; occupation, B 4. p 4. 193; will, B 824; mind, B 1740; plan, B 147, 206; Entent, intention, L. 85 a; in good e., with good will, B 1902; do thyn e., give heed, 3. 752; as to comun e., in plain language, F 107; Ententes, pl. endeavours, HF. 1267; purposes, designs, B 1. p 1. 46; intended spells, HF. 1267. O.F. entente.

ENTENTE, v.; Ententeden, pl. pt. gave their attention, L. 1155.

ENTENTIF, ENTENTYF, adj. attentive, B 2. p 1. 4; HF. 1120; B 2205; eager, R. 685, 1156, B 1. p 3. 53; diligent, R. 436; devoted, R. 339; careful, E 1288.

ENTENTIFLY, adv. attentively, B 3. p 12. 62; HF. 616; Ententiflich, T. i. 332.

ENTERE; see ENTRE.

ENTERMEDLED, pp. intermixed, R. 906. See ENTREMEDLED.

ENTIERLY, adv. wholly, I 675.

ENTITLED, pp. named, 5. 30.

ENTRAILLE, s. entrails, B 1763; inside, E 1188; Entrailes, pl. entrails, B 3. p 8. 31; inner parts, B 5. m 2. 4.

ENTRE, ger. to enter, 5. 147, 153; v. 4. 53; Entren, v. R. 504; Entred, pp. A 2583, E 10; Entringe, pres. pt. I 12; Entreth, imp. pl. enter, HF. 1109; Entere, imp. s. enter, A. ii. 44. 7. To 'enter with' is to keep in mind and search for, as a help to finding something else. 'Argument, in astronomical tables, is the angle on which the tabulated quantity depends, and with which, therefore, in technical language, the table must be entered.'--Eng. Cycl. Arts and Sciences, s.v. Argument. In A. ii. 44. 3, entere hit = set down in writing.

ENTRECHAUNGE, v. interchange; Entrechaungen, pr. pl. confuse, B 3. p 2. 34; Entrechaungeden, pt. pl. interchanged, exchanged, T. iii. 1369; Entrechaunged, pp. interchanged, T. iv. 1043; Entrechaunginge, pres. pt. interchanging, mingling, B 5. m 1. 8.

ENTRECHAUNGEABLE, adj. interchangeable, B. 4. p 6. 103; alternate, B 4. m 6. 13.

ENTRECHAUNGINGE, s. interchange, B 4. m 4. 10; Entrechaunginges, pl. mutations, B 1. m 5. 25; vicissitudes (Lat. uices), B 2. m 3. 15.

ENTRECOMUNEN, v. intercommunicate, T. iv. 1354.

ENTRECOMUNINGE, s. interchange, communication, B 2. p 7. 38.

ENTREDITED, pp. interdicted, I 965.

ENTREE, entry, entrance, R. 517, 530, 538; B 2. p 1. 22 (see note, ii. 427); T. ii. 77; A 4243, B 2229; way of access, B 1. p 6. 55; Entrees, pl. entrances, HF. 1945; entries, A. ii. 44. 27.

ENTRELACED, pp. intertangled, intricate, B 3. p 12. 118.

ENTREMEDLED, pp. intermingled, HF. 2124; mingled, B 2. p 6. 70; Entermedled, R. 906.

ENTREMES, s. intervening course, 5. 665. 'Entremets, certaine choice dishes served in between the courses of a feast;' Cotgrave. And see Mess in my Etym. Dict.

ENTREMETTE, v. refl. interfere, D 834; Entremeten (him) meddle with, 5. 515; Entremetteth, pr. s. interferes, B 2731; Entremeteth, pr. s. meddles, B 3. p 12. 95; Entremete, imp. s. take part (in), meddle (with), T. i. 1026.

ENTREPARTEN, ger. to share, T. i. 592.

ENTRETE, v.; Entreteden, pt. pl. treated of, discussed, B 2466.

ENTRYKETH, pr. s. holds fast in its subtle grasp, ensnares, 5. 403; Entryked, pp. entrapped, R. 1642; 'Intriquer, to intricate, perplex, pester, insnare, involve;' Cotgrave.

ENTUNE, v. intone, tune, T. iv. 4; Entuned, pp. intoned, A 123.

ENTUNES, s. pl. tunes, 3. 309. See above.

ENTYCE, v. entice; Entyced, pt. s. I 584.

ENTYSINGE, s. allurement, I 353.

ENVENIMINGE, s. poisonous effect, E 2060; poison, I 854.

ENVEN['Y]ME, v. infect, 3. 641; D 474; Envenimeth, pr. s. poisons, B 4. p 3. 53; Envenimed, pp. R. 979; B 3314.

ENVIRONINGE, s. circumference, surface, B 5. m 4. 106; Envyrouninge, circumference, B 4. p 6. 85.

ENVIROUN, adv. roundabout, L. 300.

ENVIROUNE, v. encompass, B 3. m 9. 29; Envirouneth, pr. s. encompasses, B 3. m 9. 21; Environeth, includes, B 5. p 4. 145; Envirounde, 1 pt. s. surrounded, B 2. p 2. 15; Envirouned, pp. surrounded, B 4. m 2. 3; Envyroning, pres. part. skirting, going round, R. 526.

ENV['O]LUPED, pp. wrapped up, enveloped, involved, C 942.

ENV['Y]E, s. envy, R. 297; B 3584, 3888, C 114; longing, R. 1653; to e., in rivalry, 3. 173 (see note).

ENVYE, v. vie, strive, 3. 406; Envyen, vie (with), HF. 1231.

ENVYNED, pp. stored with wine, A 342.

ENV['Y]OUS, adj. envious, 4. 206; T. ii. 857, iii. 1454; as s., envious person, T. ii. 666.

ENVYR-; see ENVIR-.

EPISICLE, s. epicycle, A. ii. 35. 18. A small circle, the centre of which moves along the circumference of a larger one.

EPISTEL, s. letter, T. iii. 501; Epistels, pl. Epistles, L. 305 a; Epistelles, pl. B 55.

EQUACION, s. equal partition, A. ii. 37. 9; Equacions, pl. equations, F 1279; Equaciouns, A. ii. 36 (rubric); calculations, A. i. 23. 3. By 'equations of houses' is meant the division of the sphere into twelve equal portions (or 'houses'), for astrological purposes.

EQUALES, adj. pl. of equal length; houres equales, hours each containing sixty minutes, A. ii. 8. 2; Equals, equal, A. i. 16. 10.

EQUINOXIAL, s. equinoxial circle, A. i. 17. 12; B 4046.

EQUINOXIES, s. pl. equinoxes, A. i. 17. 19.

EQUITEE, s. equity, justice, L. 398; C 181, E 439.

ER, adv. before, formerly, A 3789.

ER, conj. before, A 1040, 1155, B 119, 1667, 2015, D 1317, F 733, G 1273; 4. 14; L. 552; er that, before, 1. 16; 2. 35; A 36, B 2232, D 1856, E 178, G 375.

ER, prep. before, C 892; er tho, before then, L. 1062; er now, ere now, F 460.

ERAND, s. errand, T. ii. 72; Erande, 3, 134.

ERBE, s. herb, L. 109 a.

ERBE YVE, s. herb ive, ground ivy, Ajuga Chamaepitys, B 4156.

ERBER, s. arbour, L. 97 a. See HERBER.

ERCHEBISSHOP, archbishop, D 1502.

ERCHEDEKEN, s. archdeacon, D 1300; Erchedeknes, gen. A 658, D 1318, 1588.

ERE ([`e][`e]r[*e]), s. ear, B 1. m 1. 15; D 636, E 727, F 196, 316; Eres, pl. 5. 500; HF. 1389; A 556, 1522, B 2608, 3726, D 954, 976, E 629; T. iii. 1388; L. 354; at ere, in (her) ear, T. i. 106.

ERE ([`e][`e]r[*e]), s. ear (of corn), L. 76; Eres, pl. B 3. m 1. 3.

ERE ([`e]r[*e]), ger. to plough, A 886; do ere, caused to be ploughed, B 3. m 3. 4; Ered, pp. HF. 485. A.S. erian.

ERITAGE, s. heritage, B 1. p 3. 21 n.

ERL, s. earl, B 3597, 3646, D 1157, E 939; Erles, pl. R. 1204; B 3839.

ERLY, adv. early, L. 49; A 33, 809, F 379.

ERME, v. feel sad, grieve, 3. 80; C 312 (see note). A.S. earmian, yrman.

ERNEST, s. earnest, seriousness, L. 1287; T. ii. 452, iii. 254, iv. 1465; A 3186, 733; in e., in earnest, A 1125, D 1627, E 609.

ERNESTFUL, adj. serious, T. ii. 1727; E 1175.

ERRATIK, adj. wandering, T. v. 1812.

ERRAUNT, adj. arrant, H 224; errant, stray (because near the middle of the chess-board), 3. 661.

ERRE, ger. to do wrong, T. iv. 549; Erren, to make a mistake, B 2215; Errest, 2 pr. s. wanderest, T. iv. 302; Erre, pr. pl. err, T. iii. 1774; Erren, transgress, T. i. 1003.

ERROUR, s. error, 1. 5, 67; T. i. 1008, iv. 200; A. ii. 5. 8; waywardness, 10. 4; doubt, 5. 146, 156; perplexity, 16. 7.

ERS, s. buttocks, A 3734, 3755, D 1690, 1694. A.S. ears.

ERST, adv. first, at first, 1. 87; HF. 2075; A 776; before, 16. 21; HF. 1496; L. 271; D 2220, E 336, F 981, 1602; aforetime, R. 692; at e., first, for the first time, 4. 240; B 4. p 3. 24; T. iv. 1321; B 1884, G 151, 264; at last, T. i. 842; e. than, before, A 1566; long e. er, long first before, C 662.

ERTHE, s. earth, 1. 50; 5. 57; E 203; Erthes, s. pl. lands, countries, B 1. m 5. 37.

ERTHELY, adj. earthly, R. 387, 648; L. 985; mortal, 3. 19; Erthly, mortal, A 1166; Ertheliche, earthly, B 2. p 6. 20.

ESCAPE, v. 16. 10; Escaped, pp. freed, B 1. p 2. 5; escaped, 11. 27.

ESCHAUFEN, ger. to burn, B 3. p 4. 47; Eschaufeth, pr. s. grows hot, B 1. m 6. 1, B 4. m 1. 6; warms, B 1. m 5. 20; chafes, I 657; Eschaufede, pt. s. burned, was hot, chafed, B 1. p 5. 43; Eschaufed, pp. kindled, B 4. p 6. 230; heated, I 546.

ESCHAUFINGE, s. heating, I 537; Eschaufinges, pl. enkindlings, I 916.

ESCHAUNGE, s. exchange, A 278; Eschaunges, pl. interchangings, HF. 697.

ESCHEW, adj. averse, I 971; Eschu (see note), E 1812.

ESCHEWE, v. escape, B 3. p 5. 21; Eschue, v. eschew, avoid, T. ii. 696; A 3043, E 1451; shun, G 4; Eschuen, v. escape, be rid of, B 3. p 5. 46; Eschueth, pr. s. eschews, B 3. p 11. 64; flees from, B 3. m 10. 17; Escheweth, B 2510; Eschuwe, 2 pr. pl. eschew, avoid, T. i. 344; Eschuen, pr. pl. B 4. p 7. 32; Eschewe, pr. s. subj. avoid, I 632; Eschued, pp. avoided, B 5. p 3. 71; Eschewed, T. iv. 1078; B 4528; Eschuwe, imp. s. T. ii. 1018; Eschewe, T. i. 634.

ESCHUINGE, s. avoidance, B 3. p 11. 136.

ESE ([`e][`e]z[*e]), s. ease, E 217, 434, F 788, 1185; amusement, delight, 4. 63; A 768, G 746; do yow e., give you pleasure, 6. 78; wel at e., fully at ease, T. ii. 750.

ESE, v. ease, 3. 556; relieve, L. 1704; give ease (to), R. 316; Esen, ger. to ease, to make at home, entertain, A 2194; Esed, pp. set at ease, D 929; entertained, A 29.

ESEMENT, s. easement, benefit, A 4179, 4186.

ESIER, adj. easier, B 1. p 5. 54.

ESILY, adv. easily, A 469, F 115; softly, slowly, F 388; quietly, T. ii. 988; Esiliche, T. i. 317.

ESPACE, s. space of time, B 2219.

ESPECES, s. pl. kinds, varieties (of sin), I 448.

ESPECIAL; in e., in particular, 13. 25.

ESPIAILLE, s. sets of spies, B 2509 (see note), D 1323.

ESPIRITUEL, adj. spiritual, R. 650, 672; I 781; Espirituels, pl. I 79, 312, 784.

ESPYE, s. spy, T. ii. 1112; B 2216.

ESPYE, ger. to observe, R. 795; v. espy, see, perceive, HF. 706, 944; 7. 64; A 1112, G 291; enquire about, B 180; Espyen, v. B 3258; look about, L. 858; pr. s. subj. see, 4. 105; pr. pl. subj. 4. 6; Espyed, pt. s. B 3718; Espyde, pt. pl. subj. should espy, L. 771, 1422; Espyed, pp. B 324.

ESSOYNE, s. excuse, I 164. Mod. E. essoin.

EST, s. east, B 297, 493, 3657; Eest, F 873.

EST, adj. east, T. v. 1109 (read th' est); A. i. 5. 4; adv. in the east, eastwards, B 949, C 396, F 459.

ESTABLE, adj. stable, B 2. m 3. 18 n.

ESTABLE, v. establish; Estableth, pr. s. settles, causes, B 4. p 4. 34.

ESTABLISSE, v.; Establissed, pp. established, B 1. p 4. 65.

ESTAT, s. estate, state, condition, L. 125, 1981; 10. 79; R. 61; T. i. 432; A 203, 522; rank, 5. 550; 18. 58; T. v. 1025; position, E 1969; Estaat, state, condition, rank, B 973, 3592, 3647, 3965, C 597, G 1388, I 1017; state, E 160, 767; way, E 610; term of office, D 2018; State, 2. 41; Estate, state, condition, 7. 178 (read estat, and mat in 176); Estats, pl. ranks, HF. 1970.

ESTATLICH, adj. stately, dignified, A 140; Estatly, A 281; Estaatly, suitable to one's estate, B 3902; Estatliche, stately, T. v. 823.

ESTATUTS, s. ordinances, B 2. p 1. 30.

ESTRAUNGE, adj. strange, T. i. 1084.

ESTRE-DAY, Easter-day, I 552.

ESTRES, pl. inward parts, recesses (of a building), L. 1715 (see note); A 1971; recesses, R. 1448, 1591; interior, A 4295.

EST-WARD, adv. to the east, A 1893, 1903; in the east, L. 718, 1426; eastwards, E 50.

ESY, adj. easy, 3. 1008; L. 1116; A 223; moderate, A 441; pleasant, gentle, 5. 382.

ETE, v. eat, 7. 134; A 947, B 4603, F 617; Eteth, pr. s. eats, T. ii. 373; Et, pr. s. eats, L. 1389; Eet, pt. s. ate, T. v. 1439; A 2048, 3421, B 3362, 3407, C 510; Eten, pr. pl. eat, 5. 325; Eete, pt. pl. ate, 9. 11; Ete, pt. pl. 3. 432; Eten, pt. pl. 9. 7; Eten, pp. eaten, A 4351, E 1096, 1438; Eet, imp. s. eat, B 3640; Ete, imp. s. eat, B 2606 (better form eet).

ETERNALLY, adv. 1. 96; L. 2230.

ETERNE, adj. eternal, 1. 56; 16. 8; B 5. p 6. 7; T. iii. 11; A 1109, 1990, D 5, F 865; Eterne, s. eternity, B 5. p 2. 32; T. iv. 978.

ETERNITEE, s. eternity, B 5. p 6. 8.

ETHE, adj. easy, T. v. 850.

ETIK, the Ethics of Aristotle, L. 166.

EVANGELIST, s. writer of a gospel, B 1772, 2133.

EVANGYLE, s. gospel, R. 445; Evaungelie, B 2269; Evangyles, pl. B 666.

EVE, s. evening, 3. 1105; A. ii. 12. 23; T. v. 1142; F 364, G 375. See EVEN.

EVEL, adv. ill, 3. 501, 1204.

EVEN, s. evening, B 2. m 5. 4; Evenes, pl. HF. 4. See EVE.

EVEN, adj. even, equal, same, HF. 10; exact, R. 1350; Evene, dat. even, moderate, usual, A 83; even, tranquil, E 811.

EVEN, adv. exactly, 3. 441, 451; evenly, D 2249; regularly, R. 526; Evene, adj. evenly, calmly, A 1523; Evene, exactly, A. ii. 23. 6; Evene ioynant, closely adjoining, A 1060; ful even, actually, 3. 1329.

EVENE-CRISTENE, s. fellow-Christian, I 395, 805.

EVENELICHE, adv. equally, alike, B 4. p 2. 87.

EVEN-LYK, adj. similar, B 5. p 2. 15; equable, B 4. m 6. 15; Evenelyke, similar, B 3. m 9. 23.

EVEN-SONG, s. even-song, A 830; (pron. e'ensong), E 1966.

EVEN-TYDE, s. evening, L. 770; B 4262.

EVER, adv. ever, always, A 50, &c.; Evere, every time, I 148; Ever in oon, always alike, continually, 2. 9; T. v. 451; incessantly, A 1771.

EVERICH, each, R. 1106; L. 719, 2381; A 1186, 1648, B 2203, F 762, 1608; every, A 241; each one, 5. 401; A 371; every one, E 1017; Everech, every one, A pr. 41; e. of hem, either of the two, B 1004; Everich other, each other, 7. 53, 56.

EVERICHOON, every one, i.e. (of) the set, R. 449; every one, A 31, 747, G 960, I 15; Everichon, B 330, G 1365; each one, L. 2567; Everich on, every one, B 1164; Everichone, pl. each one (of us), HF. 337; each of them all, all of them, T. iii. 412; B 429; Everich a, each, A 733. (In B 3277 and 3279, it were better to read everichone and stone).

EVER-MO, adv. for ever, always, continually, L. 1239, 2035, 2634; 3. 81, 604; A. i. 17. 12; B 1076, 1744, 4005, C 81, I 215; for e., for ever, 11. 36; continually, E 754.

EVERMORE, adv. continually, A 67, F 124; Evermor, A. i. 17. 3.

EVERY, adj. every, A 3, 6, &c.

EVERY-DAYES, adv. daily, B 2. p 2. 4.

EVERYDEEL, adv. every whit, A 368, D 162, F 1288; altogether, A 3303; Everydel, 3. 222, 232, 698, 864; 3. 1014; R. 126, 896; HF. 880.

EVERYWHERE, adv. 2. 104.

EVE-STERRE, s. evening star, B 1. m 5. 8, B 2. m 8. 5.

EVIDENTLY, adv. by observation, A. ii. 23. rubric.

EW, s. yew-tree, 5. 180; A 2923; (collectively) yew-trees, R. 1385.

EXALTACIOUN, s. (astrological) exaltation, D 702, E 2224, I 10 (see note).

EXALTAT, as pp. exalted, D 704.

EXAMETRON, s. a hexameter, B 3169.

EXAMINE, v.; Examineth, imp. pl. examine, try, B 2456.

EXAMININGE, s. examining, B 2392.

EXCEDEN, v. exceed, surpass, B 5. p 5. 46; Excedeth, pr. s. exceeds, A. ii. 23. 14; Exceded, pp. A. ii. 23. 15.

EXCELLENCE, s. excellence, 2. 59; A. ii. 26. 1; A 311.

EXCELLENT, adj. 18. 74; Excellente, fem. F 145.

EXCEPCIOUN, s. exception, L. 2653; A. ii. 34. 10.

EXCERCYSE, s. exercise, E 1156.

EXCES, s. excess of feeling, T. i. 626.

EXCITE, v. excite; Excitinge, pres. pt. B 5. m 4. 33; Excited, pp. exhorted, D 1716.

EXCUS['A]BLE, adj. excusable, T. iii. 1031.

EXCUSASCIOUN, s. false excuse, I 680; plea, I 164; Excusaciouns, pl. excuses, L. 362 a.

EXCUSE, s.; for myn e., in my excuse, 7. 305.

EXCUSE, v. excuse, A 651; Excusen, v. T. iii. 810, 1025; Excused, pp. 3. 678; A 1766.

EXECUCIOUN, s. execution, T. iii. 521, v. 4; E 522, H 287.

EXECUTE, v.; Executeth, pr. s. performs, A 1664; Execut, pp. executed, T. iii. 622.

EXECUTOUR, s. executor, carrier out, executant, D 2010.

EXECUTRICE, s. causer, T. iii. 617.

EXEMPLE, s. example, A 568. See ENSAMPLE.

EXEMPT, pp. freed, B 2. p 7. 109.

EXERCEN, v. exercise, B 2. p 6. 30.

EXERCITACIOUN, s. exercise, B 4. p 6. 186.

EXERCYSE, s. exercise, B 4029.

EXERCYSED, pp. performed, B 4. p 6. 65.

EXIL, s. exile, place of exile, B 2. p 4. 78.

EXILINGE, s. exiling, banishment, B 1. p 3. 38; ['E]xiling, L. 1680.

EXISTENCE, s. reality, HF. 266.

EXORSISACIOUNS, pl. exorcisms, spells to raise spirits, HF. 1263.

EXPANS, adj. (calculated) separately, F 1275; Expanse, A. ii. 45. 12. See ANNI EXPANSI.

EXPERIENCE, s. 17. 22; T. iii. 1283; A 2445; D 1, 124; experiment, HF. 788; understanding acquired by trial, A. ii. 1. 17.

['E]XPERT, adj. expert, T. i. 67; Exp['e]rt, A 577; experienced, T. ii. 1367; B 4; skilled, D 174; skilful in performing an experiment, experienced, G 1251.

EXPOUNE, v. explain, B 3398, G 86; Expounde, v. B 3940; Expounden, pr. pl. explain, T. v. 1278; Expouned, pt. s. B 3346, 3399, 4305.

EXPRES, adj., expressed, made clear, D 1169.

EXPRES, adv. expressly, C 182, D 719, I 795.

EXPRESSE, ger. to declare, 17. 5; Expresse, v. relate, C 105; pr. pl. T. v. 790; Expressed, pp. E 2362.

EXPULSIF, adj. expellent, A 2749.

EXTENDEN, pr. pl. are extended, B 461.

EXTORCIOUN, s. extortion, 15. 23; Extorcions, pl. D 1429.

EXTREE, s. axle-tree, A. i. 14. 1. A.S. eax, an axis, axle.

EX['Y]LE, 2 pr. pl. exile, 22. 11; Ex['y]led, pp. A 1244, 1272, C 273.

EY, s. egg, B 4035, G 806. A.S. aeg.

EY, interj. eh! T. ii. 128, iii. 74; E 2291, 2419; alas! T. iv. 1087; what! C 782.

EYE, s. eye; at eye, evidently, L. 100; Eyen, pl. eyes, 1. 88, 105; 3. 841; A 152, 267, B 2891; B 1. p 1. 4; Eyen sight, eye-sight, D 2060, 2071. See Y[:E].

EYED, adj. endowed with eyes, T. iv. 1459.

EYLE, v. ail, A 3424; Eyleth, pr. s. L. 311 a; A 1081, 3769, B 1171, 1975, 4080, E 2368, H 16; Eyled, pt. s. ailed, B 4290, F 501.

EYR, s. air, HF. 954; L. 1482; B 2. m 4. 13; T. v. 671; A 2992, I 174; Eir, A 1246, 3473; Eyre, dat. air, gas, G 767.

EYR, s. heir, L. 1598, 1819, 2549; Eyres, pl. B 2. p 4. 65.

EYRISH, adj. of the air, a[:e]rial, HF. 932, 965.

EYSE, s. ease, D 2101. See ESE.

EYTHER, adj. either, 5. 125.

FABLE, s. story, description, R. 1439; I 31; Fables, pl. fables, 3. 52; R. 2.

FACE, s. face, R. 323; A 199, 458; look, B 1. p 5. 25; a technical term in astrology, signifying the third part of a sign (of the zodiac); a part of the zodiac ten degrees in extent, F 50, 1288; A. ii. 4. 40.

FACOUND, adj. eloquent, fluent, 5. 521.

FACOUNDE, s. eloquence, fluency, 3. 926; 5. 558; Facound (before a vowel), C 50. 'Faconde, f. eloquence;' Cotgrave.

FACULTEE, s. capacity, authority, or disposition, A 244; power, B 5. p 4. 109; branch of study, HF. 248.

FADE, adj. faded, R. 311.

FADEN, v. fade, B 4. p 3. 17; Fade, 7. 19; ger. 3. 564; Faded,pp. as adj. R. 354.

FADER, s. father, 1. 52; L. 1828; A 100, B 274, 3622, G 1434, I 131; Fader, gen. L. 1406; A 781, B 1178, 3121, 3127; fader day, father's time, B 3374, E 1136; fader kin, father's race, ancestry, G 829; Fadres, gen. 1. 130; L. 2608; B 3534, 3630, E 809; Faders, gen. L. 2449; Fadres, pl. L. 730; C 93; ancestors, E 61; parents, originators, B 129; Faderes, the Patres Conscripti, the Roman Senate, B 1. p 4. 150.

FADER-IN-LAWE, s. father-in-law, L. 2272; Fadres-in-lawe, pl. parents-in-law, B 2. p 3. 26. And see B 3870.

FADME, pl. fathoms, 3. 422; A 2916, F 1060; Fadome, pl. R. 1393.

FAILE, s. failure; withouten f., without fail, 2. 48; sans faille, HF. 188; B 501; withouten fayle, R. 1572.

FAILEN, v. fail, grow dim, 5. 85; ger. 1. 64; Faille, v. A 2798, B 2642, 3955; cease, I 182; Faillen, v. A 2805; Failest, 2 pr. s. 1. 112; Failled, 1 pt. s. failed, F 1577; pt. s. A 2806; Fayled, pt. pl. R. 775; Failling, pres. part. failing, remote, A. ii. 4. 19.

FAIN; see FAYN.

FAIR, adj. fair, lovely, desirable, B 2. p 1. 17; fine, D 2253; good, excellent, A 154; a fair, a good one, A 165; Fayr, fair, seemly, L. 2548; as s. a fair thing, excellent thing (sarcastically), T. iii. 850; Faire, def. R. 1468; def. as s., the fair part, F 518; voc. F 485; O fair one! HF. 518; pl. A 234; clean, R. 571; specious, R. 437.

FAIRE, adv. fairly, R. 774, 798; A 984; well, 5. 503; A 94, 124, 273; honestyhonestly, A 539; courteously, R. 592; clearly, D 1142; prosperously, L. 186, 277.

FAIRE, s. fair, market, B 1515; Fayre, s. fair, T. v. 1840; D 221.

FAIRE REWTHELEES, Fair Unpitying One, La Belle Dame sans Merci, 6. 31.

FAIRER, adj. comp. R. 555; 5. 301.

FAIRNESSE, s. beauty, A 1098; E 384; honesty of life, A 519; Fairnes, 4. 76; Fairenesse, s. beautiful appearance, B 2. m 3. 10.

FAIR-SEMBLAUNT, Fair-show, R. 963.

FAIRYE; see FAYERYE.

FAL, s. fall, in wrestling, 13. 16.

FALDING, s. a sort of coarse cloth, A 391 (see note), 3212.

FALLEN, v. happen, T. iv. 976; F 134; Falle, v. befall, happen, 2. 23; A 585, B 2656, H 40; light, E 126; suit, E 259; prosper, L. 186; Falle, pr. s. subj. befall, may befall, R. 798; B 4650; impers. may it befall, L. 277; happen, L. 855; Falleth, pr. s. comes as by accident, 6. 4; comes, 3. 706; suffers depression (an astrological term), D 702, 705; Falles, pr. s. (Northern form), falls, A 4042; belongs, 3. 257; Fallen, pr. pl. happen, come to pass, R. 20; Fel, 1 pt. s. fell, 2. 15; Fil, pt. s. fell, 3. 123; A 845, B 1865, 1962, 3275, C 245, 253, 804, G 204, 1198; befell, happened, 3. 1320; 4. 51; L. 589, 1162, 1423; E 449, 718; was fitting, 3. 374; L. 2474; Fel, befell, B 141; fil on slepe, fell asleep, HF. 114; fil of his accord, agreed with him, F 741; as fer as reson fil, as far as reason extended, F 570; Fille, 1 pt. pl. fell, became, D 812; Fillen, pt. pl. fell, T. ii. 1191; B 3183, 3620; Fille, pt. pl. HF. 1659; T. iii. 1052; A 2666, F 238, 1219; fille in speche = fell to talking, F 964; Fellen, pt. pl. happened, T. i. 134; Fille, pt. s. subj. might fall, A 131; should happen, A 2110; Falle, pp. fallen, 5. 406; L. 1726, 1826; A 2930, 3451, B 303, 3196, 3268, I 136; happened, T. iii. 841; A 324; accidentally placed, F 684; Falling, pres. pt. felling, causing to fall, T. ii. 1382.

FALS, adj. false, 3. 618, 633; B 74; False, def. 3. 650; B 3727, D 1338; false get, cheating contrivance, G 1277; voc. B 4416, E 1785; pl. 3. 653.

FALSEN, v. falsify, A 3175; deceive, L. 1640; T. iii. 784; betray, T. v. 1845; False, v. be untrue to, 3. 1234; Falsest, 2 pr. s. L. 1377; Falsen, pr. pl. L. 1377; Falsed, pt. s. was false to, 7. 147; T. v. 1053; pp. T. v. 1056; falsified, broken (faith), F 627.

FALSHEDE, s. falsehood, G 979, 1274.

FALTREN, pr. pl. falter, fail, B 772.

FALWE, adj. fallow, yellowish, HF. 1936; A 1364. A.S. fealo. (Perhaps read falwe for salowe; R. 355.)

FALWES, pl. fallow-ground, D 656.

FAME, s. notoriety, A 3148; rumour, L. 1242; good report, E 418; Fames, pl. rumours, HF. 1292; renown, HF. 1139, 1154.

FAMILER, s. familiar friend, B 4. p 6. 159; Familier, B 3. p 5. 20; Famileres, pl. B 1. p 4. 143; Famuleres, B 1. p 3. 34.

FAMILIARITEE, s. friendship, B 2. p 1. 12; -tees, pl. B 3. p 5. 1.

FAMILIER, adj. intimate, B 3. p 5. 51; Famulier, familiar, at home, A 215, B 1221; of one's own household, E 1784; Famulere, familiar, affable, L. 1606.

FAMOUS, adj. L. 1404; pl. famous people, HF. 1233.

FAN, s. vane, quintain, H 42. See the note.

FANNE, s. fan, A 3315.

FANTASTYK, adj. belonging to the fancy, A 1376.

FANTASYE, s. fancy, HF. 593; T. iii. 275, 1032, iv. 1470; F 844; delight, A 3191; imagining, HF. 992; fancy, pleasure, D 190; imagination, T. ii. 482; A 3835, 3840; imaginary object, 9. 51; desire, will, B 3475; Fantasyes, pl. fancies, 3. 28; T. iv. 193, 1615; F 205; wishes, B 3465.

FANT['O]ME, s. phantasm, delusion, B 1037; F['a]ntom, a kind of dream, illusion, HF. 11, 493.

FARCE, v.; Farced, pp. stuffed, L. 1373; Farsed, A 233. Fr. farcer.

FARE, s. behaviour, conduct, T. i. 551, 1025, ii. 1144; A 1809, B 1453; condition, 2. 62; good speed, HF. 682; business, goings-on, T. iii. 1106, iv. 1567; B 569; proceeding, stir, bustle, ado, HF. 1065; B 2. p 5. 82; T. iii. 860, v. 335; A 3999; company, T. iii. 605; evel fare, ill hap, 2. 62; yvel fare, T. ii. 1001.

FAREN, v. behave, T. iv. 1087; Fare, v. fare; doth fare, causes to behave or feel, T. i. 626; Fare, ger. to go, travel, T. v. 21, 279; to proceed, A 2435; Fare, 1 pr. s. go, L. 85 a; G 733; it is with me (thus), 7. 320; am, B 1676, E 1461; Farest, 2 pr. s. actest, 5. 599; art, HF. 887; Fareth, pr. s. acts, D 1088, I 250; fares, is, 3. 113; 4. 263; E 1217; happens, HF. 271; Faren, 1 pr. pl. live, G 662; Fare, 2 pr. pl. behave, D 852; act, 21. 13; D 1094; Faren, 2 pr. pl. act, D 1095; proceed, T. ii. 1149; succeed, G 1417; Faren, pr. pl. seem, I 414; Fare, pr. s. subj. may fare, F 1579; Ferde, 1 pt. s. fared, T. ii. 1006; felt, 3. 99, 785; R. 499; was placed, 5. 152; Ferde, pt. s. behaved, A 1372, 3457, E 1060, F 461, 621; happened, T. i. 225; was, R. 876; seemed, R. 249; 3. 501, 967; HF. 1932; went on, HF. 1522; Ferde, 2 pt. pl. behaved, T. iv. 918; Ferden, pt. pl. behaved, A 1647; Ferde, pt. s. subj. should fare, R. 271; Faren, pp. fared, T. v. 466; D 1773; gone, B 4069; Fare, pp. fared, D 1782; gone, A 2436, B 512, B 1389, E 896, F 1169, 1546; walked, L. 2209; Ferd, pp. fared, T. iv. 1094; Faringe, pres. pt. as adj.; best f., best looking, fairest of behaviour, F 932; Fare, imp. s. fare; f. aright, prosper, T. i. 878; far wel, farewell, B 116, 3631, E 555; Fareth, imp. pl. fare, E 1688; f. wel, farewell, T. v. 1412.

FARE-CART, s. travelling cart, T. v. 1162.

FARE-WEL, farewell, T. i. 1040; as interj. it is all over! F 1204, G 907; Farwel, farewell to, L. 39; it is over, G 1380, 1384; go farwel, be let alone, A. ii. 23. 8.

FARSED, pp. stuffed, A 233. See FARCE.

FART, s. breaking of wind, A 3806, D 2149.

FARTING, s. breaking of wind, A 3338.

FASOUN, s. fashion, appearance, R. 708, 885; shape, R. 551, 932; construction, B 2. m 8. 13.

FAST, s. fasting, T. v. 370.

FAST, adj. firm, 7. 313.

FASTE, adv. closely, R. 1346; T. ii. 276; C 124; close, near, A 1478; tight, R. 431; fast, quickly, T. i. 748; B 2017, C 259, G 245; as f., very quickly, G 1235; hard, soundly, 5. 94; intently, eagerly, R. 793; faste by, near to, A 1476; faste by, close at hand, 3. 369; HF. 497; R. 163, 1274; L. 2091; B 3116, D 1389, F 847; close to, A 719.

FASTE, v. fast, B 1405; Fasten, v. L. 1271; Faste, 1 pr. s. fast, 7. 293; Fasteth, pr. s. F 819; Faste, pt. s. C 363; Fasting, pres. part. fasting, before eating, R. 1102; Fastinge, C 363.

FASTER, adj. comp. stronger, B 1. p 6. 71.

FASTER, adv. closer, B 3722.

FASTING, s. fasting, R. 440; 3. 612.

FASTNE, v. fix, plant, B 4. m 1. 26; Fastnede, pt. s. fixed, B 1. p 3. 3; B 3. p 2. 1. See FESTNE.

FAT, adj. fat, R. 439; 11. 27; T. i. 222; A 200, 206, 288, 349.

FATAL, adj. T. iii. 733.

FATE, s. T. v. 109.

FATTE, v. fatten, D 1880.

FATTISH, adj. plump, 3. 954.

FAUCON, s. falcon, R. 546; 5. 337; L. 1120; T. iii. 1784, iv. 413; F 411, 424.

FAUCONERS, s. pl. falconers, F 1196.

FAUGHT, pt. s. of Fighten.

FAUNE, v.; Fauned, pt. s. fawned on, 3. 389.

FAUNES, pl. Fauns, A 2928.

FAVORABLE, adj. favourable, 7. 15.

FAV['O]UR, s. favour, 5. 626; 10. 5; D 1210; F['a]vour, B 3914.

FAWE, adj. fain, glad, D 220.

FAWE, adv. fain, anxiously, T. iv. 887.

FAY, s.; see FEY.

FAYERYE, s. troop of fairies, E 2039, 2227; troops of fairies, D 859; enchantment, E 1743; Fairye, fairy-land, B 1992, 2004, F 96; magic, enchantment, F 201; Fayeryes, pl. fairies (or troops of fairies), D 872.

FAYLE; withouten f., without doubt, R. 1572. See FAILE.

FAYLED, pt. pl. failed, R. 775. See FAILEN.

FAYN, adj. glad, L. 130, 1137; T. iv. 1321; A 2437, H 92; fond, R. 1376; Feyn, 7. 315.

FAYN, adv. gladly, 3. 1101; A 766, 1257, B 41, 173, 222, 3283; wolde f., would be glad to, E 696.

FAYNER, adj. gladder, 6. 77; adv. more gladly, 6. 83.

FAYNTE; see FEYNTE.

FAYR; see FAIR.

FAYRE, s.; see FAIRE.

FEBLE, adj. feeble, weak, L. 2590, E 1198.

FEBLENESSE, s. feebleness, HF. 24.

FEBLESSE, s. weakness, B 3. p 5. 32; T. ii. 863; I 1074.

FEBLY, adv. feebly, T. i. 518.

FECCHE, s.; Fecches, pl. vetches, T. iii. 936.

FECCHEN, ger. to fetch, T. v. 485; E 276; v. fetch, B 1857, G 411; ger. to reach, get, 7. 338; Fette, ger. to fetch, to be brought (i.e. absent), T. iii. 609; Fette, 2 pt. s. didst fetch, T. iii. 723; Fette, pt. s. fetched, 9. 22; L. 676; D 2159, G 548, 1365; brought, T. v. 852; Fette, pt. pl. B 2041; Fet, pp. fetched, A 2527, B 667, F 276; brought, R. 603; A 819; brought home, D 217.

FECCHING, s. fetching, rape, T. v. 890.

FEDE, v. feed, R. 352; Fedde, pt. s. fed, A 146.

FEE, s. reward, pay, 7. 193; Fee simple, an absolute fee or fief, not clogged with conditions, A 319; Fees, pl. fees, A 317, 1803; Fe[:e]s, payments, 3. 266.

FEELD, s. field, A 886, 3032; (in an heraldic sense), B 3573; Feld, dat. plain, B 3197; Feld, dat. 3. 359; Feeldes, pl. fields, plains, A 977, D 564; Feldes, pl. 9. 4; L. 782, 787.

FEEND, s. fiend, devil, A 4288, B 780, 1064, 2611, 3654, 4476, C 844; evil spirit, B 454, F 522, G 861, I 137; Fend, fiend, foe, L. 1996.

FEENDLY, adj. fiendlike, devilish, 3. 594; B 751, 783, F 868, G 1071.

FEER; see FERE, fear.

FEESTE, s. feast, I 47; see FESTE.

FEET, s. performance, E 429. E. feat.

FEET, pl. feet, A 473, 495. See FETE.

FEFFE, v. enfeoff, endow, present, T. iii. 901; ger. to present, T. v. 1689; Feffedest, 2 pt. s. didst enfeoff, endow, B 2. p 3. 44; Feffed, pp. enfeoffed, put in possession, endowed, E 1698.

FEIGNE; see FEYNE.

FEINED, pp. as adj. feigned, L. 1257; see FEYNE.

FEITH, s. faith, A 62, B 4603, 4604; surety, B 2. p 3. 59; assurance, B 2997; promise, A 1622; confirmation (Lat. fidem), B 1. p 4. 195; Feyth, 3. 632.

FEITHFUL, adj. faithful, E 520.

FEL, s. skin, T. i. 91.

FEL, adj. cruel, dreadful, T. v. 50; cruel, R. 151; A 2630; deadly, D 2002; terrible, B 2019; Felle, voc. cruel, A 1559; pl. terrible, T. i. 470; B 3290; destructive, T. iv. 44. A.S. fel (in wael-fel).

FEL, pt. s. of Falle.

FELAWE, s. companion, comrade, R. 267; L. 895; T. i. 696, 709; A 395, 648, 650, 890, 1192, F 1125, 1153, H 7; partner, A 1624; equal, I 400; Felaw, companion, B 1715, 2135; Felow, fellow, man, 3. 366; Felawes, pl. fellows, companions, B 1629, 2748, 3356, E 282, G 747; comrades, C 696.

FELAWESHIPE, s. partnership, A 1626; companionship, T. ii. 206; B 2749; company, A 26, 32, 474; Felawship, company, 3. 978; Felawshippe, company, men, L. 947, 965.

FELAWSHIPE, v.; Felawshipeth, pr. s. accompanies, B 4. m 1. 8; B 4. p 3. 55; Felawshippeth, pr. s. associates, B 4. p 6. 88.

FELD, -ES; see FEELD.

FELD, pp. of Felle.

FELDEFARE, s. field-fare, 5. 364; T. iii. 861 (see note).

FELDEN, pt. pl. of Felle.

FELE, adj. many, R. 189; 3. 400; 5. 329; T. iv. 110; HF. 1137, 1381, 1946; E 917. A.S. feola.

FELE-FOLDE, adj. manifold, B 2. p 1. 11.

FELEN, v. feel, experience, L. 692; Fele, understand by experiment, HF. 826; try to find out, T. ii. 387; ger. to feel, R. 556; Fele, 1 pr. s. experience, L. 520; Felestow, feelest thou, perceivest thou, B 1. p 4. 1; Feleth, pr. s. feels, A 1220, F 727; Felte, 1 pt. s. 4. 217; F 566; Feltest, 2 pt. s. L. 1379; Felede, pt. s. G 521; Feled, pt. s. 3, 492; Felten, 2 pt. pl. L. 689; Feled, pp. felt, B 5. p 5. 1; perceived, B 5. p 3. 15; T. iv. 984.

FELICITEE, s. happiness, 1. 13; L. 1588, 2588; A 338, E 2021; favorable aspect, A. ii. 4. 26.

FELINGE, s. feeling, expression, B 4483; Feling, feeling, 3. 11; 18. 32; affection, 3. 1172.

FELINGLY, adv. feelingly, A 2203.

FELLE, pl. of Fel, adj.

FELLE, v. fell, A 1702; Felden, pt. pl. caused to fall, R. 911; Feld, pp. cut down, A 2924.

FELLEN, pl. pl. happened, T. i. 134. See FALLEN.

FELLICHE, adj. bitingly, severely, B 2. m 3. 9.

FELNESSE, s. fierceness, B 1. m 6. 7.

FELON, adj. angry, T. v. 199.

FELONOUS, adj. fierce, wicked, B 1. m 4. 10; B 3. p 10. 69; fierce, B 4. p 3. 75; impious, B 5. p 3. 88; mischievous, I 438.

FELONYE, s. injustice, B 4. p 6. 174; crime, A 1996, B 643; impiety, B 5. p 3. 18; treachery, R. 165, 978; Felonyes, pl. evil deeds, B 3. m 12. 24; Felonies, iniquities, I 281.

FEMELE, adj. female, D 122, I 961.

FEMININITEE, s. feminine form, B 360.

FEMINYNE, adj. feminine, HF. 1365.

FEN, s. fen, bog, A 4065, 4080.

FEN, s. chapter or subdivision of Avicenna's book called the Canon, C 890. See the note.

FEND; see FEEND.

FENEL, s. fennel, R. 731.

FENIX, s. phoenix, 3. 982.

FER, adj. far, A 388, 491, B 508, 658, 1908, 2565, F 801; A. ii. 16. 1; Ferre, def. A 3393.

FER, adv. far, 7. 338; L. 2714; B 1781, 3157, 3872; Fer ne ner, neither farther nor nearer, neither later nor sooner, A 1850; how f. so, however far, 5. 440.

FERD, s. dat. fear, T. iv. 607; Ferde, dat. 3. 1214; HF. 950; T. i. 557, 1411. (Always in phr. for ferd, or for ferde.)

FERD, pp. of Fere, v.

FERD, -E; see FAREN, v.

FERE, (f[`e][`e]r[*e]), s. dat. fear, 3. 1209; T. ii. 303, 314; B 3369, 3394, 3728, F 860, 893, 1347; panic, HF. 174; acc. 5. 143; Feer, acc. (before a vowel), HF. 607.

FERE, (f['e]['e]r[*e]), s. companion, L. 969, T. i. 13, iii. 1496; mate, 5. 410, 416; wife, T. iv. 791; Feres, pl. companions, T. i. 224. A.S. gef[=e]ra.

FERE (f['e]['e]r[*e]), s. dat. fire, T. iii. 978.

FERE, (f[`e][`e]r[*e]), v. frighten, T. iv. 1483; Fered, pp. B 4576; afraid, G 924; Ferd, pp. afraid, T. ii. 124.

FERFORTH, adv. far; as f. as, as far as, T. iv. 891; L. 690; A. pr. 51; HF. 328, 1882; B 19, 1099, 2164, D 56, I 319, 621; as long as, T. i. 121; so f., to such a degree, 1. 170; 5. 377; 7. 90, 111, 132; L. 1598; B 572, F 567, G 40, 1390; thus f., thus far, 7. 290; T. ii. 960.

FERFORTHLY, adv. thoroughly; so f., to such an extent, A 960; so far, L. 682; as f., as completely, D 1545.

FERFULLESTE, most timid, T. ii. 450.

FERLY, adj. strange, A 4173.

FERMACIES, pl. remedies, A 2713. Cf. E. pharmacy.

FERME, adj. firm, lasting, B 3. p 6. 23; firm, R. 1500; E 663.

FERME, imp. s. make firm, B 1. m 5. 40 (Lat. firma).

FERME, s. rent, A 252 b.

FERMELY, adv. firmly, T. iii. 1488, 1543, v. 495; surely, B 5. p 3. 102.

FERMENTACIOUN, s. fermenting, G 817.

FERMERERE, s. friar in charge of an infirmary, D 1859.

FERMOUR, s. farmer of taxes, L. 378.

FERN, s. fern, B 3. m 1. 3; F 255.

FERN, adv. long ago; so fern = so long ago, F 256. A.S. fyrn, old, O.H.G. firni, old. Cf. prov. G. firner wein, last year's wine. See FERNE.

FERN-ASSHEN, s. pl. fern-ashes, ashes produced by burning ferns, F 254.

FERNE, pl. of Ferren, distant, remote, A 14; B 2. m 7. 8.

FERNE; f. yere, last year, T. v. 1176. Cf. A.S. fyrng[=e]ar. See FERN, adv.

FERRE, adj. def. distant, A 3393. See FER.

FERRE, comp. adv. farther, HF. 600; A 48, 2060; Ferrer, A 835. See FER.

FERRESTE, superl. pl. farthest, A 494. See FER.

FERS, s. queen (at chess), 3. 654, 655, 669, 681, 741; Ferses, pl. the pieces at chess, 3. 723. See notes to 3. 654, 723.

FERS, adj. fierce, T. i. 225; Ferse, def. B 4. m 7. 14; voc. 7. 1. See FIERS.

FERSLY, adv. fiercely, T. iii. 1760.

FERTHE, fourth, T. iv. 26, v. 476, 493; L. 287; HF. 1690; A. ii. 35. 4; B 823, D 364, G 531, 824, 927.

FERTHER, adj. further. B 1686, E 2226.

FERTHER, adv. further, 1. 148; 3. 1254; 5. 280; 7. 109; L. 662; A 36, F 1177; Forther, E 712.

FERTHER-OVER, conj. moreover, A. ii. 26. 8.

FERTHING, s. farthing, D 1967; a fourth part; hence, a very small portion, A 134; a very small gift, A 255.

FERVENT, adj. hot, I 536.

FERVENTLICHE, adv. fervently, T. iv. 1384.

FERY, adj. fiery, T. iii. 1600.

FESAUNT, s. pheasant, 5. 357.

FEST, s. fist, A 4275, C 802, I 35; Festes, pl. fists, T. iv. 243. A Kentish form; A.S. f[=y]st.

FESTE, s. feast, festival, 3. 974; L. 616; A 883, B 418, D 1076, E 191, F 61, 113, 1369; to f., to the feast, B 380, 1007, 1010; encouragement, T. ii. 361; merriment, T. ii. 421; Maketh feste, pays court, flatters, 3. 638; Fest, T. iii. 150 (but read feste, requeste); Feeste, I 47; Festes, pl. feasts, 3. 433; D 1349; tokens of pleasure, T. v. 1429.

FESTE, v.; Festeth, pr. s. feasts, A 2193; Festen, pr. pl. L. 2157.

FESTEYINGE, pres. part. feasting, entertaining, F. 345. Cf. Fr. festoyer, f['e]toyer.

FESTEYINGE, s. feast-making, festivity, T. v. 455; Festeyinges, pl. feastings, feasts, T. iii. 1718.

FESTIVALY, adv. wittily, jocosely, B 2. p 7. 85.

FESTLICH, adj. festive, fond of feasts, F 281.

FESTNE, ger. to fasten, A 195. See FASTNE.

FET; see FECCHEN.

FETE, dat. pl. feet, 3. 199, 400, 502; 5. 213, HF. 1050; B 1104. See FOOT, FEET. A.S. f[=o]tum.

FETERED, pp. fettered, L. 1950, 2722.

FETHER, s. wing, A 2144; Fetheres, pl. wings, HF. 974; B 4. p 1. 47; feathers, R. 948; 9. 45; HF. 1382; T. v. 1546; A 107, B 3365; Fethres, pl. feathers, 5. 334; wings, HF. 507.

FETHERBED, s. feather-bed, R. 1422; 3. 251.

FETHERED, pt. s. 'feathered,' B 4367.

FETHERED, adj. provided with feathers, R. 942; T. ii. 926; winged, R. 742.

FETIS, adj. neat, well-made, handsome, A 157; R. 776; Fetys, R. 532, 821, 829, 1017, 1241; splendid, R. 1133; graceful, C 478. O.F. feitis; Lat. factitius. See FETYS.

FETISLY, adv. elegantly, A 124, 273; neatly, trimly, R. 570, 577; A 3205, 3319, 4369, D 1742; exquisitely, R. 837; Fetysly, R. 1235.

FETTE; see FECCHEN.

FETTRE, v. fetter; Fettred, pt. s. B 3547.

FETTRES, pl. fetters, A 1279.

FETURES, pl. features, H 121.

FETYS, adj. well-made, R. 532, 1017; handsome, R. 821, 829; splendid, R. 1133; graceful, C 478. See FETIS.

FETYSLY, adv. exquisitely, neatly, R. 1235. See FETISLY.

FEVERE, s. fever, B 3. p 8. 39; Fever, T. i. 491, ii. 1520; Fevre, T. iii. 1213; blaunche f., white fever, T. i. 916 (see note).

FEWE, pl. few, 2. 56; A 639; a f. welles, a few wells, 3. 160.

FEY, s. faith, A 1126, 3284, C 762, D 203, 1057, E 9, 1032, H 13, I 23; certainty, truth, B 4. p 2. 13; fidelity, L. 778, 1365, 1847, 2519; Fay, faith, F 1474. A. F. fei.

FEYN, adj. glad, 7. 315. See FAYN.

FEYNE, v. feign, pretend, A 736, F 510; speak falsely, 2. 4; feyne us, feign, pretend, B 351; ger. 11. 18; Feyned, pt. s. feigned, 7. 126; Feyned her, pretended, L. 2375; Feyne, imp. s. feign, B 2501; Feigne, who-so f. may, let him, who can, pretend, B 3. p 10. 62; Feyned, pp. feigned, L. 1749; A 705, C 62; as adj. pretended, false, 4. 173; D 1360, F 524; Feined, as adj. L. 1257.

FEYNEST, adv. most gladly, 5. 480. See FAYN.

FEYNING, s. pretending, cajolery, F 556; pretence, feigning, 3. 1100; L. 1556.

FEYNT, adj. feigned, R. 433. See FEYNE.

FEYNTE, 1 pr. s. faint, T. i. 410; Faynte, v. 3. 488; Feyntest, 2 pr. s. enfeeblest, B 926.

FEYNTING, s. fainting, failing, E 970.

FEYTH; see FEITH.

FICCHEN, ger. to fix, B 5. m 4. 11; to found, B 2. m 4. 9; v. affix, B 4. p 1. 47; Fichen, ger. to fix, B 3. m 9. 30; Ficcheth, pr. pl. infix, B 5. m 1. 3; Ficche, pr. s. subj. fix, B 3. m 12. 46; Ficched, pp. fastened, B 3. p 11. 161.

FIEBLE, for Feble, B 306 n.

FIERS, adj. fierce, A 1598; B 300, 1790; proud, R. 1482; Fierse, T. iii. 22. See FERS.

FIFTE, fifth, R. 962, 982; 16. 9; T. v. 1205; HF. 1703; A. i. 21. 54.

FIFTENE, fifteen, A 61, B 4047.

FIGE-LEVES, s. pl. fig-leaves, I 330.

FIGES, pl. fig-trees, R. 1364.

FIGHTEN, v. fight, L. 1996; Fight, pr. s. fights, 5. 103; Faught, pt. s. fought, A 399, B 3519; Foughten, pp. A 62.

FIG['U]RE, s. shape, 16. 27; form (as a man), B 3412; figure, 1. 94; figure (of speech), A 499; F['i]gure, type, 1. 169; Fig['u]res, pl. forms, appearance, C 28; figures (of speech), E 16; shapes, B 5. m 5. 1; markings, A. pr. 47.

FIGURED, pp. signified, I 922.

FIGURINGE, s. formation, form, L. 298; similitude, figure, G 96.

FIKELNESSE, s. fickleness, 15. 20.

FIL, pt. s. of Fallen.

FILD, pp. of Fille.

FILET, s. fillet, head-band, A 3243.

FILLE, s. fill, 6. 13; 7. 195; A 1528, B 2167, D 1700; sufficiency, L. 817, 2354.

FILLE, v. fill; Fild, pp. filled, 5. 610.

FILTHE, s. filth, 1. 157; T. iii. 381; D 1215; infamy, B 1. p 4. 100; Filth, 3. 629; Filthes, pl. filthinesses, I 196.

FINAL, adj. ultimate, T. i. 682.

FINCH, s. finch (bird), R. 915; pulle a finch, pluck a dupe, A 652; Finches, pl. R. 658.

FINDE, v. find, 1. 72; A 648; invent, A 736; ger. to provide for, C 537; pr. s. subj. can find, 5. 456; Fint, pr. s. finds, G 218; Fynt, pr. s. L. 1499, 1798; A 4071; Fond, 1 pt. s. found, 2. 14, 45; 3. 451, 1325; 5. 242; L. 446; A. ii. 1. 6; pt. s. 3. 1163; 4. 116; 7. 106; L. 832, 1881, 2178; A 653, B 514, 607, 1991, 3733, C 608, E 457, G 185; discovered, A 2445; found out, T. i. 659; provided for, B 4019; Fonde, pt. pl. B 3259; pl. s. subj. B 3521; Founde, 2 pt. s. didst find, T. iii. 362; Fonde, pt. s. subj. could find, 5. 374; pp. found, 1. 38; 12. 23; E 146; Founden, pp. found, 3. 73; T. ii. 289; L. 1212; B 612, E 520; provided, B 243.

FINDER, s. discoverer, 3. 1168; Findere, T. ii. 844.

FINDING, s. provision, A 3220.

FINGER, s. R. 774; D 1890; Fingres, pl. fingers, A 129, E 380; T. ii. 1032.

FINGERINGE, s. fingering, L. 91.

FINNES, pl. fins, 5. 189.

FINT, pr. s. finds, G 218. See FYNT, FINDE.

FIRMAMENT, s. 3. 693; A. ii. 23. 1.

FIRRE, s. fir-tree, A 2921; Firr, 5. 179.

FIRST, adv. first of all, 1. 30; A 161.

FIRSTE, adj. def. first, 3. 1166, 1168; my firste, my first narration, F 75; with the firste, very soon, T. iv. 63.

FISH, s. T. iv. 765; A 344; the sign Pisces, F 273.

FISSHE, v. fish up, T. iii. 1162; Fisshen, ger. to fish for, T. v. 777; Fisshe, 1 pr. s. fish for, D 1820; Fisshed, pp. fished, T. ii. 328.

FISSHER, s. fisherman, 4. 237.

FIT, s. a 'fyt' or 'passus,' a portion of a song, B 2078; bout, turn, A 4184, 4230, D 42.

FITHELE, s. fiddle, A 296.

FIXE, pp. as adj. fixed, T. i. 298; A. pr. 57; F 1282; solidified, G 779; Fix, fixed, 1. 9; A. i. 21. 49; Fixes, pl. A. i. 21. 4.

FLAKES, pl. flakes, HF. 1192.

FLAMBE, s. flame, I 353; Flambes, pl. B 2. m 3. 3; B 3353, G 515. See FLAUMBE.

FLANKES, pl. flanks, sides, B 1392.

FLAT, adj. 3. 942, 957; as s., the flat side, T. iv. 927.

FLATERE, v. flatter, I 618; Flater, 1 pr. s. 4. 188; Flaterest, 2 pr. s. E 2059.

FLATERING, adj. flattering, 3. 637.

FLATERINGE, s. flattery, 3. 639; Flatering, 3. 933.

FLATERYE, s. flattery, R. 1064; L. 2540; I 613.

FLATOUR, s. flatterer, B 4515.

FLAUGH, 2 pt. s. didst fly, B 4421 n. See FLEE (1).

FLAUMBE, s. flame, B 2. p 6. 5; HF. 769; T. iv. 118, v. 302; Flaume, 5. 250; Flaumes, pl. 1. 89. See FLAMBE.

FLAYN, pp. flayed, I 425. (Pp. of fleen.)

FLEDDE, pt. s. fled, avoided, 3. 396; 4. 119; B 3445, 3874; Fledde herself, took refuge, L. 1225; Fled, pp. 3. 490; Fledde, pp. pl. T. i. 463. Cf. FLEE (1). See Fleden in Stratmann.

FLEE (1), v. fly, F 503; leet flee, let fly, A 3806; ger. to fly, R. 951; Fleen, F 122; v. HF. 2118; Fleeth, pr. s. flies, E 119, F 149; Flen, pr. pl. fly, T. iv. 1356; Fleigh, pt. s. flew, HF. 921, 2087; T. ii. 194, 931; B 4529, 4607; Fley, pt. s. B 4362; Fleinge, pres. pt. HF. 543; Flyen, pt. pl. flew, R. 910, 911; Flough, 2 pt. s. didst fly, B 4421; Flowen, pt. pl. flew, B 4581; pp. flown, HF. 905. A.S. fl[=e]ogan.

FLEE (2), v. flee, 4. 98; Fleen, v. escape, A 1170; flee, 1. 148; 4. 105; L. 1307, 2020; Fleen, v. T. ii. 194; C 63; ger. to escape from, B 3. p 9. 72; Flee, 1 pr. s. flee, 1. 5, 41; Fleeth, pr. s. 1. 2; Fleen, pr. pl. B 121; Flee, imp. s. 13. 1; Fleeth, imp. pl. 4. 6; Fleigh, pt. s. fled, B 3879; Fleeing, pres. pt. fleeing, 1. 41. A.S. fl[=e]on. And see FLEDDE.

FLEEINGE, s. flight, B 5. m 5. 6.

FLEEN, s. pl. fleas, H 17. A.S. fl[=e]an, pl. of fl[=e]a.

FLEES, s. fleece, 9. 18; L. 1428, 1647; B 2187; Fleeses, pl. B 2. m 5. 7.

FLEET, pr. s. floats, B 463. See FLETE.

FLEIGH; see FLEE (1) and (2).

FLEINGE, pres. pt. as adj. scared, skulking, B 4. p 3. 80.

FLEKKED, pp. spotted, E 1848, G 565. Cf. Icel. flekkr, Du. vlek, a spot.

FLEMEN, ger. to banish, T. ii. 852; Flemeth, pr. s. H 182; Fleme, imp. s. put to flight, B 1. m 7. 12; Flemed, pp. banished, G. 58. A.S. fl[=y]man, to banish.

FLEMER, s. banisher, driver away, B 460. See above.

FLEMINGE, s. banishment, flight, T. iii. 933.

FLEN, pr. pl. fly, T. iv. 1356. See FLEE (1).

FLESH, s. flesh, meat, A 147, 344, E 1335.

FLESHHOOK, s. flesh-hook, D 1730.

FLESHLY, adj. fleshy, T. iii. 1248.

FLESHLY, adv. carnally, B 1775, I 202; bodily, I 333.

FLESSHY, adj. fleshy, 3. 954.

FLETE, v. float, bathe, T. iii. 1671; Fleten, v. float, B 2. p 4. 45, B 5. m 1. 7; spread abroad, B 4. p 6. 90; range, B 4. p 6. 114; ger. to drift, B 4. p 7. 65; Flete, 1 pr. s. float, 2. 110; 1 pr. s. subj. may float, A 2397; Fleteth, pr. s. floats, B 901; flows, abounds (Lat. influat), B 1. m 2. 17; (Lat. fluens), B 2. m 2. 14; Fleet, pr. s. floats, B 463; Flete, pr. s. subj. 7. 182; Flete, pr. pl. float, T. iii. 1221; Fleten, pr. pl. drift, B 1. p 6. 62; Fletinge, pres. pt. floating, HF. 133; T. ii. 53; L. 2552; Fleting, pres. pt. floating, A 1956; Fletinge, pres. pt. flowing, B 1. p 3. 50 (Lat. limphante); B 3. m 3. 1; swift flowing, B 1. m 7. 7; rushing, pouring, B 4. m 6. 22 (Lat. defluus). A.S. fl[=e]otan.

FLEX, s. flax, A 676.

FLEY, pt. s. flew, B 4362. See FLEE (1).

FLIGHT, s. flight, 5. 694; A 190, 988; put to fl., T. ii. 613.

FLIKERE, v.; Flikered, pt. s. fluttered, T. iv. 1221; Flikeringe, pres. pt. pl. fluttering, A 1962.

FLINT, s. 9. 13; Flintes, pl. flints, I 548.

FLITTE, v. pass away, I 368; Flitteth, pr. s. shifts, B 3. m 2. 2; Flitted, pp. removed, T. v. 1544; Flitte, imp. s. remove thou, B 3. p 9. 105; Flittinge, pres. pt. fleeting, transitory, B 2. m 3. 16, B 3. p 6. 25, B 3. p 8. 27; unimportant, 3. 801. Icel. flytja.

FLO, s. arrow, H 264. A.S. fl[=a].

FLODE, -S; see FLOOD.

FLOK, s. flock, A 824; Flokkes, pl. R. 661.

FLOKMELE, adv. in a flock, in a great number, E 86. A.S. floc, a flock; m[=ae]l, a portion; hence dat. pl. as adv. m[=ae]lum, in parts, and the compound flocm[=ae]lum, by divisions or companies.

FLOOD, s. flood-tide, F 259, 1059, 1062; Flode, high water, A. ii. 46. 6; Flood, river, B 4. m 7. 30; HF. 72; on a fl., in a state of flood, T. iii. 640; Flodes, pl. floods, B 3777.

FLOOR, s. area, domain, B 2 p 1. 68; Flore, dat. floor, HF. 2033.

FLORIN, s. A 2088, I 749; Florins, pl. L. 1122; C 770, 774.

FLORISSHE, v. flourish; Florissheth, pr. s. flowers, I 636; Florisching, pres. pt. flourishing, B 1. m 1. 2.

FLORISSHINGES, pl. florid ornaments, HF. 1301.

FLOROUNS, s. pl. florets, L. 217, 220.

FLOTERE, v. flutter; Floteren, pr. pl. fluctuate, waver, B 3. p 11. 156; Floteringe, adj. floating, moving, unstable, B 3. m 9. 6.

FLOTERY, adj. fluttering, wavy, A 2883.

FLOUGH, 2 pt. s. didst fly, B 4421. See FLEE (1).

FLOUR, s. (1) flower, L. 48; A 4, B 1090, 2091, 3287, 3687, I 288; of alle floures flour, flower of all flowers, 1. 4; flower, i.e. choice, A 4174; choice part, A 982; chief, 18. 82; prime vigour, 3. 630; chief time of flourishing, A 3048; chief ornament, A 3059; choice pattern, E 919; Floures, pl. flowers, L. 41; A 90, F 908; (2) flour, R. 356.

FLOUR-DE-LYS, s. fleur-de-lis, lily, A 238.

FLOUREN, ger. to flourish, prosper, B 4. p 5. 6; Floure, pr. s. subj. flower, flourish, E 120; Floureth, pr. s. flourishes, B 4. p 1. 19; T. iv. 1577; blooms, 7. 306; Floured, pt. s. C 44.

FLOURETTES, s. pl. flowerets, buds, R. 891.

FLOURY, adj. flowery, 3. 398; B 4. m 6. 20.

FLOUTE, s. flute, HF. 1223.

FLOUTOURS, pl. flute-players, R. 763.

FLOWEN, pt. pl. and pp. of Flee (1).

FLOWEN, ger. to flow, T. iii. 1758; v. flow (in), 10. 61.

FLOYTINGE, pres. pt. playing on the flute, A 91. See FLOUTE.

FLYE, s. fly, L. 392, 393, 395; A 4192, B 1361, D 835, F 1132, G 1150; Flyes, pl. flies, B 2. p 6. 28; bees, 5. 353; B 3. m 7. 2.

FLYEN, pt. pl. of Flee (1).

FNESETH, pr. s. breathes heavily, puffs, snorts, H 62. See the note. A.S. fn[=e]osan, to puff, fnaest, a puff, blast; cf. Gk. [Greek: pneo], I blow.

FO (f[`o][`o]), s. foe, enemy, B 1748, 3415, F 136; Foo, 1. 64; 5. 339; A 63, B 2331; Foon, pl. 5. 103; T. v. 1866; B 3896; Foos, pl. 2. 55; B 2160, 3219, 3519.

FODDER, s. food (as of a horse), A 3868; Foddre, fodder, B 4. m 7. 27.

FODE, s. food, D 1881, I 137.

FOISOUN, s. plenty, abundance, R. 1359; Foison, B 504; Foyson, A 3165. O. F. foison; Lat. acc. fusionem.

FOLD; twenty thousand fold (i.e. times), H 169; a thousand fold, 5. 208.

FOLDE, s. fold, sheepfold, A 512; dat. A 1308.

FOLDE, v. fold, T. ii. 1085; Folden, pp. folded, T. iv. 359, 1247, 1689.

FOLE, -S; see FOOL.

FOLED, pp. foaled, born, D 1545.

FOLILY, adv. idly, at random, B 4. p 6. 114; foolishly, 4. 158; B 2639; G 428.

FOLK, s. folk, people, 2. 27, 48; A 12, 25; sort, company, 5. 524; Folkes, pl. companies of people, 5. 278.

FOLWEN, ger. to follow, T. i. 259; v. D 1124; Folwe, v. F 749; Folwe, 1 pr. s. 3. 585; Folweth, pr. s. T. i. 899; B 3327, F 1051; Folwen, pr. pl. follow, A. i. 11. 1; A 2682, C 514; Folwed, pt. s. A 528; Folowed wel, followed as a matter of course, 3. 1012; Folwinge, pres. pt. following, A 2367; Folwing, L. 2018; Folweth, imp. pl. imitate, E 1189.

FOLY, adv. foolishly, 3. 874. Cf. FOLILY.

FOL['Y]E, s. folly, foolishness, A 3045, E 236, F 1131; silly thing, B 4628; F['o]ly, 3. 610, 737; F['o]lies, pl. F 1002.

FOLYE, v.; Folyen, pr. pl. act foolishly, B 3. p 2. 62, 66.

FOME; see FOOM.

FOMEN, pl. foe-men, T. iv. 42; B 3255, 3507.

FOMY, adj. foaming, covered with foam, L. 1208; A 2506.

FOND; pt. s. of Finde.

FONDE, v. endeavour, R. 1584; 3. 1020, 1259, 1332; 5. 257; T. ii. 273, 479; B 2080, D 479, G 951; ger. R. 432; T. iii. 1155; Fonde, v. attempt, try, E 283; try to persuade, B 347. A.S. fandian. See FOUNDE (2).

FONDE, pt. s. subj. could find, 5. 374. See FINDE.

FONGE, v. receive, B 377. Icel. fanga; cf. A.S. f['o]n.

FONNE, s. fool (Northern), A 4089.

FONT-FUL WATER, fontful of water, B 357.

FONTSTOON, s. font, B 723.

FOO; see FO.

FOO, s. foo', for foot (see note), A 3781.

FOOL, adj. foolish, silly, R. 1253; 5. 505; I 853; light, I 156; witless, B 1. m 2. 22 (Lat. stolidam).

FOOL, s. fool, R. 14; A 3005; jester, T. ii. 400; B 3271; Fole, HF. 958; Foles, pl. fools, L. 262 a, 315 a; B 2448; wicked persons, E 2278; Folis, T. i. 635.

FOOL-HARDINESSE, s. fool-hardiness, A 1925; (personified), 5. 227.

FOOL-HARDY, adj. foolishly bold, B 3106.

FOOLISH, adj. unintelligent, B 1. p 6. 7, B 5. p 1. 24.

FOOL-LARGE, adj. foolishly liberal, B 2789, 2810; I 814; B 2. m 2. 8 (see note).

FOOL-LARGESSE, s. foolish liberality, I 813.

FOOM, s. foam, A 1659, G 564; Fome, dat. G 565. A.S. f[=a]m.

FOO-MEN, s. pl. foes, B 3255, 3507. See FO-MEN.

FOON, FOOS; see FO.

FOOT, as pl. feet, 3. 420; A 4124. See FETE, FOTE.

FOOT-BREDE, s. foot-breadth, HF. 2042.

FOOT-HOT, adv. instantly, on the spot, B 438 (see note); Fot-hoot, 3. 375.

FOOT-MANTEL, s. foot-cloth, 'safe-guard' to cover the skirt, A 472.

FOR, prep. for, A 486, &c.; in respect of, 5. 336; by reason of, R. 1564; for the sake of, B 4. p 6. 119; for me, by my means, T. ii. 134; for which, wherefore, F 1525; against, to prevent, in order to avoid, L. 231 (see note); 5. 468; A. ii. 38. 1; B 4307; for fayling, to prevent failure, T. i. 928; in spite of, C 129; for al, notwithstanding, 3. 535, 688, A 2020; for my dethe, were I to die for it, 4. 186; to have for excused, to excuse, A. pr. 31; with respect to, as regards, B 13, E 474; on account of, B 3321, C 504; as being, G 457.

FOR, conj. for, A 126, &c.; because, 3. 735, 789; 4. 93; 10. 58; B 1. P 3. 36, 43, B 1. p 6. 56; T. i. 802, ii. 663, v. 460; L. 2521; A 443, B 1705, F 74; in order that, B 3. p 10. 8; B 478; F 102.

FOR TO, with infin. in order to, to, 4. 94; A 13, 78, &c.

FOR['A]GE, s. provision of fodder, E 1422; food, B 1973; winter-food, as hay, &c., A 3868.

FOR-AS-MUCHE, for-as-much, T. v. 1352; For-as-muchel, I 270.

FOR-BAR, pt. s. of Forbere.

FOR-BEDE, v. forbid, T. iii. 467; Forbedeth, pr. s. B 2774, C 643, D 652; Forbet, for Forbedeth, pr. s. forbids, T. ii. 717; Forbede, imp. s. L. 736; D 519; Forbede, pr. s. subj. forbid, T. iii. 761; in phr. god f., or Crist f. = God forbid, Christ forbid, T. ii. 113, 716; A 3508, E 136, 1076, F 1610, G 996; Forbad, pt. s. 4. 36; E 570; Forbode, pp. forbidden, 16. 17; E 2206; Forboden, I 845.

FORBERE, v. forbear (to mention), A 885; leave (him) alone, D 665; spare, A 3168; little consider, T. ii. 1660; Forbar, pt. s. forbare, T. i. 437; 1 pt. s. T. iii. 365; Forbereth, imp. pl. forgive, L. 80.

FORBERINGE, s. abstaining, I 1049.

FOR-BLAK, adj. extremely black, A 2144.

FORBODE, s. prohibition; goddes forbode, it is God's prohibition (i.e. God forbid), L. 10 a.

FORBODE, -N, pp. of Forbede.

FORBRAK, 1 pt. s. broke off, interrupted, B 4. p 1. 5. Pt. t. of forbreken.

FOR-BRUSED, pp. badly bruised, B 3804.

FORBY, adv. by, past, L. 2539; B 1759, 1792, C 125, 668; T. ii. 658. Cf. G. vorbei.

FORBYSE, ger. to instruct by examples, T. ii. 1390. (A false form; for forbisne(n), the former n being dropped by confusion with that in the suffix.)

FORCE; see FORS.

FORCRACCHEN, ger. to scratch excessively, R. 323.

FORCUTTETH, pr. s. cuts to pieces, H 340.

FOR-DO, v. destroy, 'do for,' T. i. 238, iv. 1681; Fordoon, v. B 369; ger. B 2. m 8. 13; Fordo, 2 pr. pl. subj. destroy, B 1317; For-dide, pt. s. slew, L. 2557; Fordoon, pp. overcome, vanquished, T. i. 525; ruined, T. v. 1687; destroyed, H 290; slain, L. 939; Fordo, pp. destroyed, 2. 86; T. i. 74; A 1560; undone, F 1562.

FORDREYED, pp. dried up, F 409 n.

FORDRIVEN, pp. driven about, B 1. p 3. 46.

FOR-DRONKEN, pp. extremely drunk, A 3120, 4150; For-dronke, C 674.

FORDRYE, adj. very dry, exceedingly dry, withered up, F 409.

FORDWYNED, adj. shrunken, R. 366.

FORE, s. path, trace of steps, D 110; course, track, D 1935. A.S. f[=o]r.

FOREHED, s. forehead, B 4. m 7. 18; Fore-heved, B 5. m 5. 15. See FORHEED.

FOR['E]STE, s. forest, A 1975; F['o]rest, 3. 363; T. v. 1235, 1237; L. 2310; H 170; For['e]stes, s. pl. forests, F 1190.

FORESTERES, s. pl. foresters, 3. 361.

FOREST-SYDE, wood-side, edge of a forest, 3. 372; D 990, 1380.

FOREYNE, adj. extraneous, B 3. p 3. 48, 53; Foreine, outer, B 1. m 2. 3.

FOREYNE, s. outer chamber (or courtyard?), L. 1962 (see note).

FORFERED, pp. exceedingly afraid; forfered of = very afraid for, F 527.

FORFETE, v. forfeit; Forfeted, pt. s. did wrong, I 273.

FORGAF, pt. s. of Foryeve.

FORGAT, pt. s. of Foryete.

FORGE, v. forge, fabricate, 5. 212; I 610; ger. C 17; Forgeth, pr. s. A 2026; Forgen, pr. pl. work, I 554: Forge, pr. s. subj. C 14; Forged, pp. 4. 201.

FORGETE; see FORYETE.

FORGIFT, s. forgiveness, L. 1853.

FORGIVING, s. L. 1852.

FOR-GO, pp. overwalked, exhausted with walking, HF. 115.

FORGON, ger. to give up, forego, (better forgo), T. iv. 195; v. E 171, G 610, H 295; Forgoon, v. HF. 1856; Forgo, v. forego, give up, leave alone, L. 312 a; T. iii. 1384; D 315; lose, R. 1473; Forgoth, pr. s. gives up, T. iv. 713, v. 63; For-gon, pr. pl. B 2. p 5. 23; Forgoon, pp. lost, B 2183, I 945; Forgon, pp. lost, T. iii. 1442; Forgo, pp. 4. 256.

FORHEED, s. forehead, R. 860, A 154, 3310; Forheved, B 1. p 4. 91. See FOREHED.

FOR-HOOR, adj. very hoary, R. 356.

FORKED, pp. forked, divided into two points, A 270.

FORKERVE, v.; Forkerveth, pr. s. hews in pieces, H 340.

FORKNOWINGE, pres. pt. foreknowing, T. i. 79.

FORKNOWINGE, s. foreknowledge, B 5. p 6. 194.

FORLEFTEN, pt. pl. forsook, B 1. m 3. 2; Forlaft, pp. abandoned, C 83. From inf. forleve.

FORLESE, v.; Forleseth, pr. s. loses, I 789. See FORLORN.

FOR-LETEN, v. leave, forsake, B 3. m 3. 5, B 4. m 1. 16; abandon, B 3. p 5. 46; give up, C 864; yield up, B 1848; let go, B 5. p 6. 145; Forleteth, pr. s. leaves, B 1. m 5. 21; loses, B 1. m 2. 2; abandons, forsakes, B 3. p 11. 57; I 119; ceases, B 1. p 5. 24, B 3. p 11. 39; deserts, B 1. m 6. 15; Forlete, pr. pl. forsake, I 93; Forlete, 2 pr. s. subj. give up, B 2. p 3. 62; pr. s. subj. forsake, I 93; Forleten, pp. neglected, B 1. p 1. 18, B 2. p 4. 118; abandoned, given up, HF. 694.

FORLIVEN, v. degenerate, B 3. p 6. 37; Forlived, pp. as adj. degenerate, ignoble, B 3. m 6. 9.

FORLONG-; see FURLONG-.

FORLORN, pp. utterly lost, L. 2663; F 1557; Forlore, T. v. 23; A 3505. See FORLESE.

FORLOST, pp. utterly lost, T. iii. 280, iv. 756.

FORLOYN, s. note on a horn for recall (see note), 3. 386.

FORME, s. form, R. 1521; L. 1582; A 305; form, lair (of a hare), B 1294; Formes, pl. shapes, L. 2228; A 2313.

FORME, v. form, C 12; Formed to, pt. s. formed (you) so as to be, 3. 716; Fourmed, pp. shaped, R. 1189.

FORME-FADER, s. fore-father, first father, B 2293.

FORMEL, s. companion (said of birds), 5. 371, 373, 418, 445, 638. See note on 5. 371.

FORMELY, adv. formally, B 5. p 4. 134 (Lat formaliter); T. iv. 497.

FORMER, s. Creator, C 19.

FORMER AGE, the Golden Age of old, 9. 2.

FORMEST, adj. sup. foremost, 3. 890.

FORN-CAST, pp. premeditated, T. iii. 521; B 4407; I 448.

FORNEYS, s. furnace, A 202, 559. See FOURNEYS.

FORNICACIOUN, s. fornication, D 1284, 1302, I 865.

FOR-OLD, adj. extremely old, A 2142.

FORPAMPRED, pp. exceedingly pampered, spoilt by pampering, 9. 5.

FOR-PYNED, pp. wasted away (by torment or pine), R. 365; A 205; exceedingly distressed, A 1453; exhausted with suffering, L. 2428.

FORS, s. force, A 2723; no fors, no matter, no consequence, 3. 522; HF. 999; A 2723, B 285, C 303, E 1092, 2430, G 1019, 1357; no force, no matter, 18. 53; no fors is, it is no matter, 5. 615; T. iv. 322; no force of, no matter for, 10. 13; no fors of me, no matter about me, 4. 197; therof no fors, never mind that, 3. 1170; make no fors, pay no heed, R. 1294; H 68; I do no fors, I care not, 11. 31; D 1254; I do no fors therof, it is nothing to me, 3. 542; doth no fors, takes no account, I 711; what fors, what matter, T. ii. 378; what force, E 1295. 'I gyve no force, I care nat for a thyng, Il ne men chault;' Palsgrave, p. 566.

FORSAKE, v. deny, B 1. p 4. 106, B 3. p 2. 75; forsake, leave, B 3431; Forsaken, v. deny, B 2. p 3. 51; Forsook, pt. s. forsook, R. 1538; T. i. 56; L. 265 a; Forsaken, pp. R. 1498; L. 799; Forsaketh, imp. pl. give up, C 286.

FORSEID, pp. as adj. aforesaid, 5. 120; Forseide, def. A. ii. 12. 28; Forseyde, def. B 2444.

FORSEINGE, s. seeing beforehand, foreseeing, prevision, T. iv. 989.

FORSHAPEN, pp. metamorphosed, T. ii. 66.

FOR-SHRIGHT, pp. exhausted with shrieking, T. iv. 1147.

FOR-SIGHT, s. foresight, T. iv. 961.

FOR-SLEUTHEN, v. waste in sloth, B 4286.

FORSLEWE, v.; Forsleweth, pr. s. wastes idly, I 685.

FORSLUGGE, v.; Forsluggeth, pr. s. spoils, allows (goods) to spoil, I 685.

FORSONGEN, pp. tired out with singing, R. 664.

FORSOOK, pt. s. of Forsake.

FORSOTHE, adv. verily, T. ii. 883.

FORSTER, s. forester, A 117.

FORSTRAUGHT, pp. distracted, B 1295. Cf. DESTRAT.

FORSWERINGE, s. perjury, HF. 153; I 600; Forswering, C 657; Forsweringes, pl. C 592.

FORSWOR HIM, pt. s. was forsworn, HF. 389; Forswore, pp. falsely sworn by, L. 2522; Forsworn, forsworn, L. 927, 1259. From inf. forsweren.

FORTH, adv. forth, on, further, onward, 5. 27; D 1569, F 604, 605, 964; forward, HF. 2061, A 856, B 294, C 660; out, 5. 352; continually, T. v. 6, A 2820, F 1081; away, T. i. 118; still, 4. 148; tho f., thenceforth, T. i. 1076; forth to love, i.e. they proceed to love, T. ii. 788; Furth, forward, A. ii. 46. 5.

FORTHER, adv. more forward, A 4222; Further, A. ii. 43 a. 4; (go) further, A 4117.

FORTHEREN, ger. to further, T. v. 1707. See FORTHREN.

FORTHERING, s. furtherance, aid, L. 69 a.

FORTHER-MOOR, adv. further on, A 2069; Forthermore, moreover, C 357, E 169; Forthermo, moreover, C 594, D 783.

FORTHER-OVER, adv. furthermore, moreover, C 648, I 196, 270, 758, 765; Further-over, 2. 85.

FORTHEST, adj. and adv. furthest, B 4. p 6. 86, 91.

FOR-THINKE, v. seem amiss, (or here) seem serious, T. ii. 1414; For-thinketh, pr. s. impers. seems a pity (to me), E 1906; Forthinke, 2 pr. s. subj. regret, B 2. p 4. 49; Forthoughte, pt. s. subj. should displease, R. 1671.

FORTHREN, ger. to further, help, assist, L. 71, 472, 1618; v. L. 440; A 1137; Fortheren, ger. to further, T. v. 1707; Forthred, pp. furthered, L. 413. See FURTHEREN.

FORTH-RIGHT, adv. straightforwardly, straightforward, R. 295; F 1503.

FORTHWARD, adv. forward, forwards, A. ii. 35. 5; B 263, F 1169.

FORTHWITH, also, as well as, together with, I 419.

FOR-THY, adv. therefore, on that account, B 1. m 6. 15, B 1. p 6. 56; T. i. 232; A 1841, 4031.

Fortitudo, s. fortitude, I 728.

FORTRODEN, pp. trodden down, trampled, B 4. p 1. 21; trodden under foot, I 190. Pp. of fortreden.

FORTUIT, adj. fortuitous, B 5. p 1. 58.

Fortuna maior (see note), T. iii. 1420.

FORTUNAT, adj. fortunate, T. ii. 280.

FORT['U]NE, s. Fortune, A 915; F['o]rtun[`e], T. iv. 1682; F['o]rtun[`e]s, gen. fortune's, 7. 44; 10. 4.

FORTUNEL, adj. accidental, B 5. m 1. 10.

FORTUNEN, v. to give (good or bad) fortune to, A 417 (see note); Fortunest, 2 pr. s. renderest lucky or unlucky, A 2377; Fortuned, pt. pl. happened, chanced, 3. 288; pp. endowed by fortune, 4. 180.

FORTUNOUS, adj. fortuitous, accidental, B 1. p. 6. 7, 10, B 2. p 3. 59, B 4. p 5. 20.

FORUH, s. furrow, B 5. m 5. 3; Forwes, pl. 9. 12.

FOR-WAKED, pp. tired out with watching, 3. 126; B 596. A.S. prefix for, and wacian, to watch.

FORWARD, adv. foremost, B 3. p 3. 16; first and f., first of all, B 2431, E 2187.

FORWARD, s. agreement, covenant, L. 2500; T. v. 497; A 33, 829, 848, 852, 1209, B 34, 1167; promise, B 40. A.S. foreweard.

FORWELKED, adj. withered, wrinkled, deeply lined, R. 361.

FORWEPED, pp. weary, exhausted through weeping, 3. 126.

FORWERED, pp. worn out, R. 235.

FOR-WERY, adj. worn out with weariness, very tired, 5. 93.

FORWES, pl. furrows, 9. 12. See FORUH.

FOR-WHY, conj. for what reason, T. iii. 1009; wherefore, why, B 1. p 6. 56; T. iii. 477; HF. 20; because, 3. 461, 793, 841, 1257; T. iii. 635; HF. 553, 725, 1183; L. 140 a, 464; A. ii. 46. 21; C 847.

FOR-WITER, s. foreknower, B 5. p 6. 210.

FORWITING, s. foreknowledge, B 4433.

FOR-WOT, pr. s. foreknows, foresees, HF. 45; T. iv. 1071; Forwoot, B 4424.

FORWRAPPED, pp. wrapped up, C 718; concealed, I 320.

FORYAF, pt. s. of Foryeve.

FORYAT, pt. s. of Foryeten.

FOR-YEDE, pt. s. gave up, T. ii. 1330.

FORYELDE, v. yield in return, requite, E 831; pr. s. subj. may (he) requite, reward, L. 457.

FORYETEN, v. forget, T. iii. 55; Foryete, 3. 1125; Foryete, 1 pr. s. A 1882; For-yeteth, pr. s. forgets, T. ii. 375; Forget, for Forgeteth, pr. s. forgets, R. 61; Forgat, 1 pt. s. forgot, 3. 790; C 919; For-yat, pt. s. T. v. 1535; Forgete, 2 pt. s. didst forget, L. 540; For-yeten, pp. forgotten, B 1. p 5. 18, B 5. m 3. 31; A 2021; Forgeten, pp. 3. 413; L. 125, 1752; B 2602, E 469; Forgete, pp. 3. 410; Foryet, imp. s. forget, T. iv. 796; A 2797.

FORYETELNESSE, s. forgetfulness, I 827. From A.S. forgitol, forgetful.

FORYETFUL, adj. forgetful, E 472. The A.S. form is forgitol.

FORYETINGE, s. forgetfulness, B 2. p 7. 60; forgetting, B 3. m 11. 21.

FORYEVE, v. forgive, 3. 1284; B 994, E 526; ger. A 743; Foryive, ger. L. 458; Foryeve, 1 pr. s. forgive, L. 450; A 1818; Foryiveth, pr. s. 1. 139; Foryaf, pt. s. forgave, T. iii. 1129, 1577; Forgaf, pt. s. L. 162; Foryeve, pt. pl. L. 1848; Foryeven, pp. forgiven, T. ii. 595; (being) forgiven, 5. 82; Foryeve, pp. (is) forgiven, T. iii. 1106; Foryive, pp. forgiven, 7. 280; given up, 3. 877; Foryeve, 3 imp. s. may (He) forgive, C 904; Foryeveth, imp. pl. H 206; Foryeve, imp. pl. G 79.

FORYIFNESSE, s. forgiveness, B 2963.

FOSTREN, v. foster; Fostreth, pr. s. cherishes, E 1387; Fostred, pt. s. nourished, fed, kept, E 222, H 131; Fostred, pp. fostered, nourished, R. 389; brought up, 10. 42; B 275, G 122; nurtured, nourished, C 219, E 1043, F 500, G 539; Fostre, imp. s. feed, H 175.

FOSTRING, s. nourishment, D 1845.

FOTE, s. foot, short distance, F 1177; dat. L. 2711; him to f., at his foot, L. 1314; on f., on foot, 7. 35; F 390. See FETE, FOOT.

FOTHER, s. load, properly a cart-load, A 530; great quantity, A 1908.

FOT-HOOT, adv. hastily, immediately, 3. 375. See FOOT-HOT.

FOUDRE, s. thunderbolt, HF. 535. 'Foudre, also fouldre, a thunderbolt;' Cotgrave. From Lat. fulgur.

FOUGHTEN, pp. fought, A 62. See FIGHTEN.

FOUL, s. bird, 4. 13; 5. 306; L. 1390; F 149; Foules, pl. birds, 4. 1; 5. 323; T. i. 787; L. 37, 130; F 53, 398; gen. pl. 3. 295; R. 106. See FOWEL.

FOUL, adj. vile, B 2. p 5. 5; filthy, I 137; vicious, A 501; ugly, R. 361; D 265, 1063, E 1209; Foule (better Foul), I 147; Foule (better Foul), wretched, B 4003; Foul, as s. foul weather, F 121; for foul ne fayr, for foul means nor fair, B 525; Foule, voc. B 925; Foule, pl. R. 972, I 855; Foule, def. adj. disgraceful, L. 2239; dim, L. 2240; foul, D 1610.

FOULE, adv. vilely, D 1069, I 815; foully, 3. 623; 5. 517; evilly, A 4220, D 1312, H 278; shamefully, L. 1307; hideously, R. 155, D 1082; meanly, R. 1061.

FOULER, adj. comp. uglier, D 999; fouler, I 139.

FOULER, s. fowler, L. 132.

FOULESTE, adj. superl. vilest, meanest, B 1. p 3. 57; foulest, I 147.

FOUNDE (1), ger. to found, T. i. 1065; Founded, pp. E 61.

FOUNDE (2), v. seek after, 7. 241; 1 pr. s. try, endeavour, 7. 47. A.S. fundian. See FONDE.

FOUNDE, -N; see FINDE.

FOUNDEMENT, s. foundation, B 3. p 11. 93, B 4. p 4. 155, B 5. p 1. 35; HF. 1132.

FOUNDRE, v.; Foundred, pt. s. foundered, stumbled, A 2687.

FOUNES, s. pl. fawns, 3. 429 (see note); Fownes (metaphorically), young desires, T. i. 465 (see note).

FOURE, four, A 210, B 491, D 992, G 1460; L. 2504, 2506.

FOURMED, pp. formed, shaped, R. 1189. See FORME.

FOURNEYS, s. furnace, B 3353, G 804, I 384, 546; Forneys, A 202, 559.

FOURTENIGHT, fourteen nights, a fortnight, T. iv. 1327, v. 334; A 929, D 1783.

FOURTHE, fourth, R. 958, 981.

FOURTY, forty, 3. 422; B 3479.

FOWEL, s. bird, A 190, 2437, B 1228, 1241; Fowl, R. 1581; B 3. m 12. 28; Fowles, pl. A 9. See FOUL.

FOX, s. L. 1389, 1393, 2448; T. iii. 1565; A 552, B 4465, 4473; Foxes, gen. L. 2448; B 4595; pl. B 3221; gen. pl. B 3223.

FOX-WHELPES, s. pl. fox-cubs, B 4. p 3. 78.

FOYNE, pr. s. imp. let him thrust (see note), A 2550; Foyneth, pr. s. A 2615; Foynen, pr. pl. A 1654.

FOYSON, s. abundance, plenty, A 3165. See FOISOUN.

FRACCIONS, pl. fractions, A. pr. 53.

FRAKNES, pl. freckles, A 2169. The sing. form is frakin; see Prompt. Parv.

FRAME, ger. to frame, put together, build, T. iii. 530.

FRANCHYSE, s. liberality, 18. 59; E 1987; nobleness, F 1524; privilege, I 452; Fraunchyse, B 3854; Frankness (personified), R. 955, 1211.

FRANK, s. frank (French coin); Frankes, pl. franks, B 1371, 1377, 1391, 1461.

FRANKELEYN, s. franklin, A 331; F 675; Frankeleyns, pl. A 216.

FRAPE, s. company, pack, T. iii. 410. O. F. frape, troop; see Godefroy.

FRATERNITEE, s. fraternity, A 364.

FRAUDE (before a vowel), s. fraud, D 2136.

FRAUGHT, pp. freighted, B 171. (For an account of the idiom, see the note.) Cf. Swed. frakta, Dan. fragte, to freight, load; Swed. frakt, Dan. fragt, Du. vracht, a load, burden.

FRAYNETH, pr. s. prays, beseeches, B 1790. A.S. frignan, Icel. fregna. See FREYNE.

FREE, adj. free, A 852; liberal, generous, R. 633, 1226; B 1366, 1854, 3076, F 1622; bounteous, liberal, 3. 484; 4. 193; bountiful, 1. 12; noble, beautiful, C 35; noble, L. 248; B 1911; profuse, lavish, A 4387, E 1209; Fre, gracious, 3. 1055; as s. noble one, 6. 104.

FREEDOM, s. liberality, L. 1127, 1405, 1530; Fredom, 4. 175, 294; A 46, B 168, 3832; freedom, 17. 32.

FREELE, adj. frail, fragile, B 2. p 6. 27; I 1078; transitory, B 2. p 8. 16.

FREEND, s. friend, A 670; Freendes, gen. T. iii. 489; Freendes, pl.. A 299, B 121, 269.

FREENDLICH, adj. friendly, A 2680.

FREENDLIER, adj. comp. friendlier. T. i. 885.

FREENDLY, adv. like a friend, A 1652; kindly, T. iii. 130; Frendly, in a friendly way, 3. 852.

FREENDSHIPE, s. friendship, B 2749; Frendschipe, A 428.

FRELENESSE, s. frailness, B 4. p 2. 12.

FRELETEE, s. frailty, C 78, D 92, E 1160, I 449, 477; Freeltee (dissyllabic), D 93.

FRELY, adv. freely, E 352, F 1604, 1605.

FREMEDE, adj. foreign; Fremed (before a vowel), strange, wild; fremed and tame, wild and tame, every one, T. iii. 529; Fremde, foreign, T. ii. 248; F 429; Fremd (before a vowel), strange, L. 1046. A.S. fremede.

FRENDLY, adv. in a friendly way, 3. 852. See FREENDLY.

FRENDLYESTE, friendliest, T. i. 1079.

FRENDSCHIPE, s. friendship, A 428. See FREENDSHIPE.

FRENESYE, s. madness, T. i. 727; D 2209.

FRENETYK, adj. frantic, T. v. 206. Cf. FRENTIK.

FRENGES, pl. fringes, D 1383; borderings, HF. 1318.

FRENTIK, adj. frantic, mad, D 2048_n_. (In a spurious line.)

FRERE, s. friar, 19. 19; A. pr. 62; A 208, D 829, 832, 840, 844, 855, 1265; Freres, pl. A 232, D 847, E 12.

FRESE, v.; Freseth, pr. s. freezes, I 722.

FRESH, adj. fresh, bright in manner, lively, R. 435; A 92; Fressh[:e], 2. 39; R. 1187; Fresshe, def. 5. 442; bold, F 1092; voc. 1. 159; pl. A 90, D 1259.

FRESHLY, adv.; Freshly newe, without fail, 3. 1228.

FRESSHE, adv. newly, L. 204; Fresh (for Fresshe, before a vowel), freshly, A 365.

FRESSHE, v. refresh, R. 1513.

FRESSHER, adj. comp. fresher, F 927.

FRET, s. ornament, L. 215, 225, 228. A.S. fraetwe, pl.

FRETEN, v. eat (governed by saugh), A 2019; ger. to devour, B 4. m 7. 29; Frete, v. swallow up, 7. 12; ger. devour, B 3294; Fret, pr. s. devours, R. 387; Freten, pr. pl. devour, B 3. m 2. 14; Frete, pt. pl. consumed, D 561; Freten, pp. eaten, devoured, 7. 13; B 4. m 7. 15; A 2068; Frete, pp. T. v. 1470; B 475. A.S. fretan.

FRETTED, pp. adorned, set, L. 1117. A.S. fraetwian. See FRET.

FREYNE, v. ask, question, T. v. 1227; Freyned, pt. s. B 3022; pp. G 433. See FRAYNETH.

FRO, prep. from, 2. 116; 3. 420; 4. 26; T. i. 5; A 44, B 24, 121, F 464; out of, 4. 254; to and fro, L. 2358, 2471; fro usward, away from us (to express that the sun, having reached the point nearest our zenith, begins to decline), A. i. 17. 10 (cf. i. 17. 40).

FROGGE, s.; Frogges, pl. frogs, R. 1410.

FROM, prep. from, A 128, 324; apart from, T. iv. 766; from the time that, R. 850. See FRO.

FROST, s. L. 2683; T. i. 524, v. 535.

FROSTY, adj. frosty, cold, A 268, 1973; 7. 2; L. 878; which comes in the winter, 5. 364.

FROT, error for FROIT = Fruit, HF. 2017_n_.

FROTE, ger. to rub, T. iii. 1115; Froteth, pr. s. A 3747. O.F. froter.

FROTHEN, pr. pl. become covered with foam, A 1659.

FRO-THIS-FORTH, henceforward, T. iv. 314.

FROUNCE, s. wrinkle, B 1. p 2. 20.

FROUNCED, adj. wrinkled, R. 365.

FROUNCELES, adj. unwrinkled, R. 860.

FROUNT, s. true countenance, B 2. p 8. 5. F. front.

FROWNING, pres. part. as adj. E 356.

FRUCTEFYINGE, adj. fruitful, B 1. p 1. 39.

FRUCTIFYE, v. produce fruit, 16. 48.

FRUCTUOUS, adj. fruitful, I 73.

FRUIT, s. fruit, 1. 38; result, F 74; Fruyt, s. fruit, B 4633; result, B 411; first fr., first-fruits, D 2277; Fruites, pl. 9. 3.

FRUYTESTERES, s. pl. fem. fruit-sellers, C 478.

FRYE, v. fry, A 383, D 487.

FUGITIF, adj., fleeing from (Lat. profugus), HF. 146.

FUL, adj. full, 1. 42, A 306, B 86; satiated, T. iii. 1661; Fulle, def. full, true, T. i. 1059; entire, 7. 116; T. i. 610; atte fulle, at the full, completely, 3. 899; T. i. 209; A 651, 3936, 4305.

FUL, adv. fully, B 5. p 3. 138; T. i. 79; F 1230; very, quite, 1. 150; 2. 33; 4. 18; 5. 125; B 3506, F 52; f. many, very many, F 128.

FULFILLE, v. fulfil, 6. 17; Fulfelle (Kentish form), ger. T. iii. 510; Fulfuldest, 2 pt. s. didst satisfy, B 2. p 3. 41; Fulfilled, pp. quite full, L. 54; R. 314, 640; Fulfild, pp. filled full, full, R. 1282; 5. 89; 7. 42; A 940, B 660, 3713, C 3, D 859; plentifully supplied, B 3. p. 3. 69; completely satisfied, satiated, B 3. p 3. 70, m 12. 30; completed, fully performed, E 596, I 17.

FULLICHE, adv. fully, HF. 428; E 706.

FULSOMNESSE, s. fulness, copiousness, excess, F 405.

FUME, s. vapour, B 4114.

FUMETERE, s. fumitory, Fumaria officinalis, B 4153.

FUMIGACIOUNS, pl. fumigations, HF. 1264.

FUMOSITEE, s. fumes arising from drunkenness, C 567, F 358.

FUNDACIOUN, s. foundation, L. 739.

FUNDEMENT (1), s. foundation, D 2103; Fundament, HF. 1132 n. (2) fundament, C 950.

FUNERAL, adj. T. v. 302; funereal, 2864, 2912.

FURIAL, adj. tormenting, furious, F 448.

FURIE, s. Fury (see note), F 950; monster, A 2684; rage, T. v. 212; Fury, rage, T. iv. 845; Furies, pl. T. v. 1498; L. 2252.

FURIOUS, adj. 4. 123; 7. 50.

FURLONG, s. distance for a race, race-course, B 4. p 3. 7; Furlongs, pl. furlongs, A 4166; Furlong-wey, a short distance, B 557; Forlong-wey, a brief time (lit. time of walking a furlong, 2-1/2 minutes), T. iv. 1237; Furlong-wey, 7. 328; HF. 2064; L. 307 (see note), 841; A 3637, 4199, D 1692, E 516.

FURRE, s. fur, R. 228.

FURRED, pp. furred, trimmed with fur, R. 227, 408; T. iii. 738.

FURRINGE, s. fur-trimming, I 418.

FURTH, adv. forward, A. ii. 46. 5; Furthe, A. ii. 46. 17. See FORTH.

FURTHEREN, v. further, aid; Furthre, ger. to help, HF. 2023; Furthered, pp. advanced, 7. 273. See FORTHREN.

FURTHERING, s. helping, 5. 384; Furtheringes, pl. help, HF. 636.

FURTHER-OVER, moreover, 2. 85. See FORTHER-OVER.

FURTHRE, ger. to help, HF. 2023. See FURTHEREN.

FURY, s. rage, T. iv. 845. See FURIE.

FUSIBLE, adj. fusible, capable of being fused, G 856.

FUSTIAN, s. fustian, A 75.

FUTUR, adj. future, T. v. 748; G 875.

FUTURES, s. pl. future events, B 5. p 6. 140; future times, p 6. 13.

FY, interj. fie! 3. 1115; 5. 596; T. i. 1038; HF. 1776; A 3552, B 80, 4081, F 686, 1227.

FYF, five, B 3602. See FYVE.

FYLE, s. file, A 2508.

FYLE, v. file, smoothe by filing, 5. 212; Fyled, pp. A 2152.

FYN, s. end, R. 1558; 4. 218; B 3. p 3. 4; T. i. 952, v. 1548, 1828; L. 2233; B 424; death, T. ii. 527; result, B 3348, 3884; aim, E 2106; object, T. ii. 425, iii. 553; for fyn, finally, T. iv. 477.

FYN, adj. fine, strong, A 1472; fine, A 456; refined, R. 1557; Fyne, pl. A 453; fine, good, F 640; of fyne force, of very need, T. v. 421.

FYNAL, adj. final, L. 2101; F 987; as s., final answer, T. iv. 145.

FYNALLY, adv. finally, 5. 92; A 1204, B 1072; in fine, 10. 8; at last, F 576.

FYNE, adv. finely, closely, particularly well, L. 1715.

FYNE, v. finish, T. iv. 26; cease, end, T. ii. 1460, v. 776; D 788, 1136.

FYNESTE, adj. superl. finest, A 194.

FYNT, pr. s. finds, L. 1499, 1798; A 4071; Fint, G 218. See FINDE.

FYR, s. fire, B 3734, I 137; Fyr of Seint Antony, erysipelas, I 427; Fyre, dat. 3. 646; Fyres, gen. fire's, G 1408; Fyres, pl. sacrificial fires, A 2253.

FYRBRAND, s. fire-brand, torch, 5. 114; E 1727.

FYR-MAKINGE, s. making of the fire, A 2914; Fyr-making, G 922.

FYR-REED, adj. red as fire, flaming, A 624.

FYRY, adj. fiery, 4. 27, 96; 6. 40; L. 235; A 1493, 1564.

FYSICIEN, s. physician, B 1. p 3. 3.

FYVE, five, T. ii. 126, 128, v. 889; A 460, B 12; Fyf (in phr. fyf yeer), B 3602.

GABBE, ger. to boast, prate, A 3510; Gabbe, 1 pr. s. lie, speak idly, 3. 1075; B 2. p 5. 121; B 4256; Gabbestow, liest thou, T. iv. 481; Gabbe, pr. pl. boast, T. iii. 301. Icel. gabba.

GABBER, s. liar, idle talker, I 89.

GABLE, s. gable-end, A 3571.

GADELING, s. idle vagabond, gadabout, R. 938. A.S. gaedeling.

GADERE, v. gather; Gadereth, pr. s. A 1053; Gadrede, pt. s. A 824; Gadered, pt. s. A 4381, E 2231. A.S. gaderian.

GADERINGE, s. gathering, B 2765.

GAILLARD, adj. joyous, merry, lively, A 4367; Gaylard, A 3336. F. gaillard.

GALANTYNE, s. a kind of sauce, galantine, 9. 16; Galauntyne, 12. 17. O.F. galentine.

GALAXYE, s. the Galaxy, Milky Way, 5. 56; HF. 936.

GALE, v. sing, cry out, D 832; pr. s. subj. exclaim, D 1336. A.S. galan.

GALIANES, s. pl. medicines, C 306. So named after Galen; see the note.

GALINGALE, s. sweet cyperus, A 381. (A spice was prepared from the root of the plant.)

GALLE (1), s. gall, 10. 35; T. iv. 1137, v. 732; B 3537, G 58, 797, I 195; Galles, pl. feelings of envy, 9. 47.

GALLE (2), s. sore place, D 940.

GALOCHE, s. a shoe, F 555.

GALOUN, s. gallon, H 24.

GALPE, v. gape; Galpeth, pr. s. H 62 n; Galping, pres. pt. F 350; Galpinge, F 354.

GALWES, s. pl. gallows, B 3924, 3941, D 658.

GAME, v.; Gamed, pt. s. impers. it pleased, A 534.

GAMEN, s. game, sport, T. ii. 38, iii. 250; Game, sport, 3. 539; 22. 61; A 853, D 1275, G 703, H 100; joke, jest, 7. 279; E 733; amusement, fun, merriment, T. v. 420; HF. 886; L. 33, 489; A 2286, 4354, B 2030, 3740, 3981, 4452; Games, pl. contests, B 4. p 11. 113. A.S. gamen.

GAN, pt. s. of Ginne.

GANETH, pr. s. yawneth, H 35. A.S. g[=a]nian, to yawn, gape.

GAPE, v. gape, gasp, B 3924; Gapeth, pr. s. opens his mouth, L. 2004; Gape (also Cape), pr. pl. gape, stare, A 3841; Gaped, pt. s. gazed, A 3473; Gapeden, pt. pl. opened their mouths wide, B 1. p 4. 71; Gaping, pres. pt. gaping, A 3444; with open mouth, B 4232; wide open, A 2008. See CAPE.

GAPINGES, s. pl. greedy wishes, B 2. m 2. 11 (Lat. hiatus).

GAPPE, s. gap, A 1639, 1645.

GARDIN, s. garden, B 3732, D 759, 764, E 2029, F 902, 908; Garden, 5. 183; Gard['i]n, R. 481; Gard['y]n, R. 512.

GARDIN-WAL, s. garden-wall, A 1060.

GARDINWARD, adv. gardenward; to the g., towards the garden, F 1505; unto the g., A 3572.

GARGAT, s. throat, B 4524. O.F. gargate.

GARLANDS, pl. L. 2614; Garlondes, 5. 259. See GERLAND.

GARLEEK, s. garlic, A 634.

GARNEMENT, s. garment, R. 896. O.F. garnement.

GARNERE, s. garner, granary, R. 1148. See GERNER.

GARNISOUN, s. garrison, B 2217; Garnison, B 2527. O.F. garnison.

GAS, pr. s. goes (Northern), A 4037.

GASTLY, adv. terrible, A 1984.

GASTNESSE, s. terror, B 3. p 5. 19.

GAT, pt. s. of Geten.

GATE, s. gate, door, 4. 119; R. 442, 1279; A 1415, C 729, D 1581; Gates, pl. 5. 154.

GAT-TOTHED, adj. having the teeth far apart, A 468 (see note); D 603.

GAUDE, s. gaud, toy, pretence, T. ii. 351; trick, course of trickery, C 389; Gaudes, pl. pranks, I 651.

GAUD[`E], adj. dyed with weld, A 2079. Cf. Fr. gauder, to dye with weld. See WELD.

GAUDED, pp. furnished with beads called gauds, A 159. (The bead or gaud was formerly called gaudee, from Lat. imp. pl. gaudete; see Cotgrave.)

GAURE, v. stare, T. ii. 1157, v. 1152; Gauren, ger. to stare, gaze, A 3827, B 912, F 190; Gaureth, pr. s. B 3559.

GAY, adj. gay, finely dressed, 5. 234; A 74, 111; T. ii. 922; joyous, R. 435; wanton, A 3769; Gaye, def. gay, I 411.

GAYE, adv. finely, G 1017.

GAYER, adj. comp. 3. 407.

GAYLARD, adj. lively, A 3336. See GAILLARD.

GAYLER, s. gaoler, A 1064, B 3615; Gaylere, L. 2051.

GAYNE, v.; Gayneth, pr. s. avails, A 1176, 1787, 2755; Gayned, pt. s. profited, T. i. 352. Icel. gegna.

GAYTRES BERYIES, berries of the gay-tree or gait-tree (goat-tree), berries of the Rhamnus catharlicus, or buckthorn, B 4155. See note.

GAZE, v. gaze; Gazed, pt. s. E 1003.

GEAUNT, s. giant, 5. 344; T. v. 838; B 1997, 3298; Giaunts, pl. B. 3. p 12. 98.

GEBET, s. gibbet, gallows, HF. 106.

GEEN, pp. gone (Northern), A 4078. See GON.

GEES, pl. geese, B 4581, E 2275. See GOOS.

GEET, s. jet, B 4051_n_. See IEET.

GEETH, pr. s. goeth, goes, L. 2145. A.S. g[=ae]dh, he goes, from g[=a]n, to go. See GON.

GELDING, s. A 691.

GEMME, s. gem, T. ii. 344; C 223, H 274; Gemmes, pl. 9. 30; E 254, 779.

GENDRES, pl. kinds, HF. 18.

GENERACIOUN, s. engendrure, D 116.

GENERAL, adj. with wide sympathies, liberal, 3. 990; general, 1. 60; F 945; in g., generally, 10. 56; 13. 26; in a troop, T. i. 162.

GENERALLY, adv. everywhere, T. i. 86.

GENT, adj. refined, exquisite, noble, 5. 558; B 1905; slim, A 3254; Gente, fem. graceful, R. 1032.

GENTERYE, s. nobility, magnanimity, L. 394; gentility, D 1146; Gentrye, gentle birth, I 452; rank, I 461; Gentrie, sign of good birth, I 601.

GENTIL, adj. gentle, refined, 5. 196; 14. 2; A 72, B 2831, D 1170; gentle, worthy, B 1627, F 452; excellent, A 718, B 3123; mild in manner, compassionate, A 647, F 483; noble, B 3. p 6. 31; well-bred, D 1111; beautiful, R. 1081; charming, R. 1016, 1216; Gentile, fem. adj. as s. gentle (woman), H 217.

GENTILLESSE, s. gentleness, noble kindness, courtesy, good breeding, 2. 68; 4. 279; 18. 8; L. 610, 1010, 1080; A 920, 3179, C 54, F 1524, I 154, 464; nobility, B 3. p 6. 24, B 3854; gentility, 14. 1; D 1109, 1117, 1130; worth, E 96; kindness, G 1054; condescension, B 853; high birth, I 585; slenderness, symmetry, F 426; delicate nurture, E 593.

GENTILLESTE, adj. sup. noblest, E 72, 131; Gentileste, gentlest, T. i. 1080; most delicate, 5. 373; Gentilest (before a vowel), noblest, 5. 635.

GENTILLY, adv. gently, honourably, A 3104, F 1608; courteously, B 1093; frankly, F 674.

GENTIL-MAN, gentleman, L. 1264; D 1116.

GENTILS, s. pl. gentlefolk, 7. 67; A 3113, C 323, D 1209, E 480.

GENTIL-WOMAN, s. lady of gentle birth, L. 1306; Gentil-wommen, pl. L. 1370.

GENTRYE; see GENTERYE.

GEOMANCIE, s. divination by figures made on the earth, I 605. See note to A 2045.

GEOMETRIE, s. geometry, A 1898.

GEOMETRIENS, s. pl. geometricians, B 3. p 10. 28.

GERDOUN, s. guerdon, B 2. p 3. 47 n.

GERE (g[`e][`e]r[*e]), s. gear, armour, T. ii. 635, 1012; A 2180; equipment, A 4016; property, T. iv. 1523; B 800; utensils, A 352; apparel, A 365, 1016, E 372; Geres, pl. contrivances, F 1276.

GERE (g[`e][`e]r[*e]), s. changeful manner, 3. 1257; A 1372; Geres, pl. changeful ways, A 1531. Cf. GERFUL.

GERFUL, adj. changeable, T. iv. 286; A 1538. Cf. GERY.

GERL, s. girl, wench, A 3769; Girles, pl. young people (of either sex), A 664.

GERLAND, s. garland, R. 566; A 666, 1054, 1929, 1961, G 27; Gerl['a]nd, R. 869; Gerlond, R. 871, 1689; Garlands, pl. L. 2614; Garlondes, 5. 259.

GERNER, s. garner, A 593; Garnere, R. 1148; Gerneres, pl. B 1. p 4. 54.

GERY, adj. changeable, A 1536 (see note); T. iv. 286 n.

GESSE, v. suppose, imagine, R. 1115; T. iii. 984, 1241, v. 1616; HF. 1080; B 622; Gessen, ger. to judge of, B 1. p 4. 119; Gesse, 1 pr. s. suppose, 4. 195; 5. 160; T. i. 656; L. 419, 893, 986, 1665; A 82, 117, B 3435, 3960, D 1195, E 469, F 609, G 977, I 175; Gessing, pres. pt. intending, L. 363.

GESSINGE, s. opinion, B 1. p 4. 202, 212, 219.

GEST, s. guest, B 2. m 5. 13; L. 1158; HF. 288; E 338; Geste (abnormal form), T. ii. 1111; Gestes, pl. L. 1126; A 3188, B 1214, E 339. A.S. gaest.

GESTE, s. romance, tale, story, T. ii. 83, iii. 450; L. 87 a; in geste, in romance-form, like the common stock-stories, B 2123; Gestes, pl. stories, D 642, F 211; occurrences, T. i. 145; exploits, affairs, T. ii. 1349; histories, history, B 1126, E 2284; doings, deeds, HF. 1434, 1515. O.F. geste.

GESTOURS, s. pl. story-tellers, B 2036; Gestiours, HF. 1198. Cf. mod. E. jester; see above.

GET (jet), s. contrivance, G 1277. O.F. get.

GETEN, v. obtain, get, L. 2370; beget, E 1437; ger. L. 1358; Gete, v. 7. 203; ger. 3. 888; L. 1595; E 1210; Gete, 1 pr. s. 3. 476; Getest, 2 pr. s. B 1669; Geteth, pr. s. gets, obtains, T. ii. 376; Get, pr. s. procures, I 828; Gete, 2 pr. pl. (ye) get, (ye) obtain, H 102; 2 pr. pl. as fut. (ye) will get, 5. 651; Gat, pt. s. begat, B 715; got, 7. 206; L. 1649; procured for, L. 2160; A 703, B 647, F 654, G 373; Geten, pp. gotten, obtained, A 291, D 817; won, L. 1753, 2150; begotten, L. 1402; Gete, pp. gotten, obtained, 4. 265; L. 1123; D 1236; han geten hem, to have acquired for themselves, F 56.

GEVEN, pp. given, A. pr. 7. See YEVE.

GEYN, s. profit, 7. 206. Icel. gagn.

GEYNETH, pr. s. avails, B 647 n. See GAYNE.

GIAUNTS, s. pl. giants, B 3. p 12. 98. See GEAUNT.

GIF, conj. if (Northern), A 4181, 4190.

GIGGES, pl. rapid movements, HF. 1942. Cf. mod. E. jig.

GIGGINGE, pres. pt. pl. fitting with straps (see note), A 2504.

GILDEN, adj. of gold, golden, 3. 338. A.S. gylden.

GILT, s. guilt, offence, 1. 178; 6. 122; T. ii. 244; B 2695, D 1612, F 757, 1039, I 84; Giltes, pl. sins, B 3015, I 86.

GILTE, adj. def. gilt, golden, L. 230; pl. 5. 267; L. 249; B 3554.

GILTELEES, adj. guiltless, innocent, 6. 33; A 1312, B 1062, 1073, F 1318; Giltlees, B 643; Giltles, 11. 17; L. 2092.

GILTIF, adj. guilty, T. iii. 1019, 1049.

GILTY, adj. guilty, A 660.

GIN, s. contrivance, snare, L. 1784; F 128, 322, G 1165; Ginnes, pl. traps, snares, R. 1620; B 3. m 8. 5. Short for O.F. engin.

GINGEBREED, s. gingerbread, B 2044.

GINGERE, s. ginger, R. 1369.

GINGLEN, v. jingle, A 170.

GINNE, v. begin, attempt, HF. 2004 (see note); 1 pr. s. T. ii. 849; Ginneth, pr. s. R. 53; L. 61; T. i. 218; Ginnen, pr. pl. L. 38; Gan, 1 pt. s. began, T. i. 266; (as auxiliary verb), did, R. 734, 1129; pt. s. began, 1. 133; 2. 19; 3. 70; 5. 144; L. 1699; B 3230, G 462; undertook, F 789; did, 1. 92; 3. 865; 5. 247, &c.; Gonne, pl. did, E 1103; HF. 944, 1002; L. 148, 292; began, C 323; Gonnen, pt. pl. began, 5. 531; T. ii. 99; G 376; did, HF. 244, 2110; Gunne, pt. pl. began, HF. 1658; did, 5. 193, 257, 283; HF. 1384; Gunnen, pt. pl. did, T. ii. 150.

GINNINGE, s. beginning, T. i. 377; Ginning, 22. 80; T. ii. 671; HF. 66; L. 1231.

GIPOUN, s. a short cassock or doublet, A 75, 2120. Cf. Fr. jupon.

GIPSER, s. pouch, purse, A 357. F. gibeci[`e]re, a game-bag.

GIRDEL, s. girdle, R. 1085; A 358, 3250, B 1921; central line, or great circle, A. i. 17. 26; Girdles, pl. A 368.

GIRDEN, ger. to strike, B 3736. Properly to switch; from A.S. gerd, a yard, a rod, switch.

GIRDILSTEDE, s. waist, lit. girdle-stead, R. 826.

GIRGOUN (jirguun), s. jargon, chatter, E 1848_n_.

GIRLES, pl. young people, whether male or female, A 664. See GERL.

GIRT, pr. s. girds, 4. 100; L. 1775; Girt, pp. girded, A 329. A.S. gyrt, he girds; from gyrdan.

GISER (jizer), s. gizzard, liver, B 3. m 12. 29.

GITERNE, s. kind of guitar, cittern, A 3333, 3353, 4396, H 268; Giternes, pl. C 466.

GITERNINGE, s. playing on the gittern, A 3363.

GLAD, adj. glad, A 846; Glade, def. 4. 12; Gladde, pl. D 1348; glad, sparkling, R. 1217; Glade, pl. 3. 338, 601.

GLADDER, adj. comp. more glad, A 3051.

GLADDEST, adj. sup. 3. 1280.

GLADE, ger. to gladden, cheer, T. i. 734; E 1174; v. 3. 563; R. 498; B 4001, F 968, G 598; Gladen, ger. to console, A 2837; to rejoice, 5. 687; Gladde, v. relieve, 3. 702; Gladeth, pr. s. pleases, cheers, E 1107, F 609; pr. pl. refl. delight, B 5. m 5. 6; Gladed, pt. s. cheered, T. i. 116; Gladded, pt. s. gladdened, HF. 962; Gladed, pp. cheered, delighted, B 2. p 5. 42; T. i. 994; gladdened, B 2. p 4. 66; Glade, imp. s. gladden, rejoice, T. i. 897; 3 p. may he comfort, E 822; Gladeth, imp. pl. rejoice, 4. 1.

GLADER, s. gladdener, one that cheers, A 2223.

GLADLY, adv. fitly, I 887; willingly, 3. 754; F 224; by preference, L. 770; that been gl. wyse, that would be thought wise, F 376.

GLADNES, s. Gladness, R. 746, 848.

GLADSOM, adj. pleasant, B 3968.

GLARE, v.; Glareth, pr. s. glistens, shines, HF. 272; Glaringe, pres. pt. staring, shining, A 684.

GLAS, s. glass, 3. 322, 336; B 1. m 7. 5; HF. 120; A 152, 198, 700, 1958, F 254.

GLASE, ger. to glaze, furnish with glass (see note), T. v. 469.

GLASING, s. glazing, glass-work, 3. 327.

GLEDE, s. burning coal, glowing coal or ashes, T. iv. 337, v. 303; A 1997, 3379, B 111; coloured as the glede, of a bright red, B 3574; Gledes, pl. glowing coals, L. 235; T. ii. 538; A 3883, I 548. See GLEED.

GLEDY, adj. glowing (as a coal), burning, L. 105 (see note).

GLEE, s. music, 1. 100; T. ii. 1036; entertainment, B 2030; Gle[:e]s, pl. musical instruments, HF. 1209, 1252.

GLEED, s. glowing coal, L. 735. A.S. gl[=e]d. Usually Glede, q.v.

GLEEM, s. gleam, L. 164a.

GLENING, pres. part. gleaning, L. 75.

GLENTE, pt. pl. glanced, T. iv. 1223. From infin. glenten.

GLEWE, v. fasten, glue, HF. 1761.

GLEYRE, s. white (of an egg), G 806. 'Gleyre of eyryne [i.e. eggs] or other lyke, glarea;' Prompt. Parv. Fr. glaire (which in Ital. is chiara), the white of an egg; corrupted from claire, from Lat. clarus, clear.

GL[)I]DEN, pp. of Glyde.

GLIMSING, s. glimpse, glimmer, imperfect sight, E 2383.

GLITEREN, pr. pl. glitter, A 977.

GLOOD, pt. s. of Glyde.

GLORIFYE, v. glorify, praise, T. ii. 1593; refl. boast himself, HF. 1134; Glorifie, I 405.

GLORIOUS, adj. 1. 4, 49; excellent, E 1268.

GLORIOUS, adv. gloriously, 12. 3.

GLOSE, s. glosing, comment, L. 328; F 166; explanation, D 1792; commentary, hence margin (see note), 3. 333.

GLOSE, ger. to interpret, explain, T. iv. 1410; to flatter, B 3330; v. D 26; speak with circumlocution, E 2351; persuade cunningly, T. iv. 1471; flatter, I 45; cajole, D 509; Glosen, v. comment upon, B 1180; Glosinge, pres. pt. flattering, fawning, B 2. p 3. 45; Glose, imp. s. let him explain, D 119.

GLOSINGE, s. explaining, D 1793.

GLOTONYE, s. gluttony, 5. 362; D 1916, I 388, 818; Glotonyes, pl. excesses, C 514.

GLOTOUN, s. glutton, 5. 610, 613.

GLOVE, s. T. v. 1013; Gloves, pl. R. 572; A 2874.

GLOWEN, v. glow, B 3. p 1. 23; Glowe, v. burn, T. ii. 1022; Gloweden, pt. pl. glowed, A 2132; Glowinge, pres. pt. shining, B 4095.

GLYDE, v. glide, 4. 53; A 1575; ascend, G 402; slip, T. iv. 1215; up gl., rise up gradually, F 373; ger. F 1415; Gl[`o][`o]d, pt. s. glided, went quickly, B 2094, F 393; Gl[)i]den, pp. glided, passed, E 1887.

GNAISTINGE, s. gnashing, I 208_n_.

GNAT, s. T. iv. 595; D 347, H 255.

GNAWEN, v. gnaw, eat, L. 844; Gnaweth, pr. s. 17. 10; Gnow, pt. s. B 3638; Gnawinge, pres. pt. champing, A 2507; Gnaw, imp. s. T. i. 509. A.S. gnagan; pt. t. gn[=o]h.

GNIDEN, pt. pl. rubbed, 9. 11. From inf. gn[=i]de, gnyde; A.S. gn[=i]dan; see note.

GNODDED, pt. pl. rubbed, 9. 11 (footnote). See note.

GNOF, s. churl (lit. thief), A 3188 (see note).

GNOW, pt. s. gnawed, B 3638. See GNAWEN.

GO; see GON.

GOBET, s. piece, morsel, fragment, A 696; lump, B 5. p 1. 51; Gobetes, pl. lumps, B 2. m 5. 24.

GOD, s. A 769; God be with you, farewell, C 748; Goddes, God's, Christ's, B 1166, 1169, 1175; (pronounced god's), D 1096; Goddes, pl. gods, false gods, 3. 1328; B 1. p 4. 187; gods (of the planets), 16. 3.

GODD['E]SSE, s. goddess, 3. 109; 10. 50; F 1046; G['o]ddes, 16. 15; G['o]ddess[`e], 5. 303, 368.

GODE, adj. and s.; see GOOD.

GODHEDE, s. godhead, divinity, A 2381.

GODLIHEDE, s. beauty, T. iii. 1730.

GODSIB, s. sponsor, I 909; Godsibbes, pl. sponsors, related in God, I 908. See GOSSIB.

GOFYSSHE, old misprint for Gosysshe (see GOOSISH), T. iii. 584_n_.

GOINGS, pl. walking movements, B 5. m 5. 7.

GOLD, s. gold, L. 1118, 1200, 1208; A 160, 298, 443; G 826, 962; Golde, dat. 3. 259.

GOLD, adj. made of gold, R. 1193.

GOLD-BETE, adorned with beaten gold, gilt, 7. 24. Cf. Y-BETE.

GOLDEN-TRESSED, adj. T. v. 8.

GOLDES, pl. marigolds, A 1929.

GOLDFINCH, s. A 4367.

GOLD-HEWEN, pp. hewn of gold, cut out of or made of gold, A 2500.

GOLDLEES, adj. moneyless, B 1480.

GOLDSMITH, s. G 1333.

GOLDSMITHRIE, s. goldsmiths' work, A 2498.

GOLD-THRED, s. gold thread, golden twine, B 3665.

GOLEE, s. gabble (lit. mouthful), 5. 566 (see note).

GOLET (gulet), s. throat, gullet, C 543. Dimin. of O.F. gole, the throat, Lat. gula.

GOLIARDEYS, s. buffoon, scurrilous talker, A 560. See note.

GOMME (gumm[*e]), s. gum, L. 121.

GON, v. go, proceed, F 200, G 563; walk, L. 1399; Goon, v. B 373, E 847, F 327; move, A 2510; HF. 934; lete it goon, let it go, G 1475; Goon, ger. to go, L. 34; A 12, F 809; to walk, I 105; Go, v. walk, B 3802, D 1593; move, F 921; roam, L. 2066; Goost, 2 pr. s. goest, G 56; Gost, 2 pr. s. goest, L. 926; walkest about, B 3123; Goth, pr. s. goes, 1. 68; A. ii. 16. 5; B 1698, F 392; Gooth about, seeks for, T. i. 1091; Gooth, goes, B 385, 704, 728; Geeth, L. 2145; Gas (Northern), A 4037; Goon, 2 pr. pl. A 771; Go, 2 pr. pl. walk, go on foot, C 748; Gon, pr. pl. go (i.e. is heard), B 4042; Goon, pr. pl. 5. 102; proceed, go along, E 898; Goon, pp. gone, L. 792; B 17, E 774; Go, pp. gone, 3. 387; L. 1656; B 1006, G 907; Geen (Northern), A 4078; Go, pr. s. subj. may walk, L. 2069; Go we, let us go, T. ii. 615, 1163; B 1413; Goth, imp. pl. go, B 3384, E 568, F 1488.

GONFANOUN, s. gonfanon, gonfalon, a sacred banner, R. 1201.

GONGE, s. privy, I 885. A.S. gang.

GONNE, s. missile, L. 637 (see note); gun, cannon, HF. 1643.

GONNE, -N; see GINNE, v.

GOOD, adj. good, A 183; Gode, def. A 850, 3049; fem. 3. 948; dat. F 1443; voc. A 4247, B 1111, 4634, C 235, D 431; E 852; Goode, nom. def. B 3084; voc. 3. 522; good friend, T. i. 1017; good (man), T. iv. 1660; Gode, pl. L. 484; A 74, D 835; Gode men, good people, E 2416.

GOOD, adv. well, T. i. 119.

GOOD, s. property, goods, 5. 462; 13. 2; T. iii. 1108; R. 204; A 581, 611, D 1575, G 831, 868, 949, 1289; Gode, dat. benefit, HF. 1, 58; property, wealth, L. 2638; Godes, pl. goods, B 2605; good things, I 450.

GOODELY, adv. kindly, 3. 1283. See GOODLY.

GOODLICH, adj. kind, bountiful, G 1053; Goodliche, kindly, B 2923. See GOODLY.

GOODLIESTE, sup. goodliest, 5. 375.

GOODLIHEED, s. seemliness, T. ii. 842; goodly seeming, HF. 330; a goodly outside, HF. 274; Goodlihede, goodliness, beauty, 3. 829; Godlihede, T. iii. 1730.

GOODLY, adj. kindly, B 2921; excellent, L. 77; pleasing, right, B 3969; portly, B 4010. See GOODLICH.

GOODLY, adv. patiently, T. iii. 1035; well, B 2420; kindly, 3. 529; HF. 565; reasonably, T. iii. 990; favourably, T. iii. 654; rightly, B 2860.

GOOD-MAN, s. master of the house, C 361; householder, L. 1391.

GOODNESSE, s. goodness, 1. 111, 138; L. 511, 520.

GOON; see GON.

GOOS, s. goose, 5. 358; A 3317, 4137; Gooses, gen. 5. 586; Gees, pl.. B 4581, E 2275.

GOOSISH, adj. goose-like, foolish, T. iii. 584.

GOOST, 2 pr. s. goest, B 2501. See GON.

GOOT, s. goat, A 688, G 886.

GOOTH, pr. s. of Gon.

GORE, s. 'gore' of a garment, B 1979 (see note); a triangular piece cut out, A 3237.

GORGE, s. throat, B 4525 n.

GOSHAUK, s. goshawk, 5. 335; B 1928.

GOSPEL, s. gospel, A 481, 498; L. 326 a; text from a gospel, B 1180.

GOSSIB, s. female companion, D 529; male (spiritual) relation, D 243; Godsib, sponsor, I 909; Godsibbes, (spiritual) relatives, I 908.

GOSSOMER, s. gossamer, F 259.

G[=O]ST (g[`o][`o]st), s. spirit, ghost, HF. 185; B 404; soul, 1. 56; 13. 20; mind, L. 103; ghost (ironically), H 55; the Holy Spirit, 1. 93; G 328; yeldeth up the gost, gives up the ghost, L. 886; Goost, spirit, A 205, B 803, C 43, D 97, 986; soul, B 2. p 4. 28; yaf up the goost, B 1862; Goste, dat. 14. 10.

GOSTLY, GOOSTLY, adj. spiritual, I 392.

GOSTLY, adv. spiritually, mystically, G 109; Goostly, adv. spiritually, hence (perhaps) devoutly, truly, T. v. 1030.

GOTER (guter), s. gutter, channel for water, T. iii. 787; L. 2705.

GOTH, pr. s. goes, 1. 68, 75; see GON.

GOUNE, GOWNE, s. gown, A 93, 391, D 2293; Gounes, pl. I 419.

GOUNE-CLOOTH, s. cloth to make a gown, D 2247, 2252.

GOURDE, s. dat. gourd, H 82, 91.

GOUSFAUCOUN, error for Gonfanoun, R. 1201 n.

GOUTE, s. gout, B 4030.

GOVERNAILLE, s. mastery, E 1192; Governailes, pl. government, rules, B 1. p 6. 22.

GOVERNAUNCE, s. management, control, rule, 4. 44, 110; 5. 387; HF. 945, 958; L. 1044; A 281, 1313, F 786, 866; providence, T. ii. 467; E 1161; dominion, 10. 28; B 3541; working, manner of action, F 311; self-control, 2. 41; 3. 1008; 6. 30; 18. 9; T. ii. 1020; charge, care, 3. 1286; B 2460, C 73; demeanour, T. ii. 219; Governance, self-control, B 4624; direction, D 1231; government, B 287; regulation, A. pr. 57; subjection, A. i. 21. 52.

GOV['E]RNE, v. control, T. iii. 475; B 3587; Gov['e]rneth, pr. s. manages, L. 1209; Gov['e]rned, pt. s. governed, 3. 798; Gov['e]rneth, imp. pl. arrange, regulate, B 1451, E 322.

GOV['E]RNEMENT, s. government, HF. 1975.

GOV['E]RNERESSE, s. fem. governor, ruler, mistress, 1. 141; 2. 80.

GOVERNING, s. control, A 599; rule, L. 1400; government, L. 581; Governinges, pl. control, C 75.

GOVERNOUR, s. ruler, umpire, A 813; ruler, B 1. p 6. 62 (Lat. rectore); governor, C 122; principal, B 3130; Governour, s. ruler, A 861; leader, L. 1060.

GRACE, s. favour, 1. 46; B 3. p 6. 22; A 88, F 458, G 1348; grace, mercy, F 999; pardon, B 647; sake, B 5. p 1. 47, p 4. 30; grace, honour, distinction, 5. 45; favour, good opinion, R. 1169; virtue, R. 1099; hir grace, her favour (i.e. that of the Virgin), B 980; of grace, out of favour, in kindness, F 161; Gras (monosyllabic), grace, B 2021; sory grace, an ill favour, HF. 1790; disfavour, D 746; harde grace, displeasure, 5. 65; displeasure, disgust, D 2228; severity, HF. 1586; disfavour, misfortune, T. i. 713; ill luck (i.e. a curse upon him), G 665, 1189; Graces, pl. thanks, B 2994.

GRACELEES, adj. void of grace, unfavoured by God, G 1078; out of favour, T. i. 781.

GRACIOUS, adj. acceptable, A 3693.

GRACIOUSLY, adv. favourably, B 1534.

GRACIOUSNESSE, s. kindness, L. 1675.

GRAME, s. anger, grief, harm, 7. 276; T. i. 372, iii. 1028; G 1403. A.S. grama.

GRAMMERE, s. grammar, B 1726.

GRANGE, s. (see note), barn, granary, A 3668; Graunges, pl. HF. 698; B 1256.

GRANT MERCY, best thanks, much thanks, T. ii. 239; G 1380; Graunt mercy, G 1156; Grantmercy, D 1403; Graunt mercy, 3. 560; HF. 1874; T. iii. 1305; E 1088. Tudor E. gramercy.

GRANTETH, imp. pl. grant, 6. 131. See GRAUNTEN.

GRAPENEL, s. grapnel, L. 640.

GRAPES, s. pl. F 1148.

GRAS (1), s. grass, R. 1419, 1425; 5. 206; F 153; Grasses, pl. blades of grass, R. 1400. See GRES.

GRAS (2), s. grace, B 2021. See GRACE.

GRASPE, v. grope, T. v. 223; Graspeth, pr. s. L. 2186 n; A 4293.

GRAS-TYME, s. time of eating grass, time of youth, A 3868.

GRATE, s. grating (?); or an error for gate (?); D 2012 n. (The passage is spurious.)

GRAUNGES, pl. granges, barns, granaries; HF. 698; B 1256. See GRANGE.

GRAUNT, s. grant, R. 851; A 1306.

GRAUNT MERCY; see GRANT.

GRAUNTEN, v. grant, R. 1483; fix, name, E 179; Graunte, 1 pr. s. consent, C 327; Graunteth, pr. s. 1. 137; Graunted, pt. s. assented to, L. 2665; T. iii. 580; E 183; Graunted, pt. pl. consented to, A 786; pp. agreed to, A 810; Graunte, imp. s. (3 p.), may he grant, E 842; Graunteth, imp. pl. 5. 643; Granteth, 6. 131.

GRAUNTING, s. grant, A 2439.

GRAVAILES, s. pl. sands, B 3. m 10. 9. See GRAVEL.

GRAVE, s. A 2778; pit, L. 680.

GRAVEL, s. R. 127, 1556. See GRAVAILES.

GRAVEN, v. engrave, F 830; Grave, v. dig; doth she gr., she causes to be dug, L. 678; bury, E 681; Grave, ger. to carve, carve out, 23. 5; to engrave, C 17; to cut, impress, T. ii. 1241; Graven, pr. pl. engrave, T. iii. 1462; Grave, pr. s. subj. engrave, C 15; Graven, pp. engraved, graven, HF. 193; A. ii. 5. 7; buried, L. 785; Grave, pp. graven, HF. 157, 253, 256; I 751; buried, D 1065, F 976; T. iii. 103.

GRAY, adj. A 1492; see GREY.

GRAYN, s. dye; in grayn, in dye, i.e. dyed of a fast colour, B 1917. See GREYN.

GRAYTHE, ger. to adorn, clothe, dress, R. 584. See GREITHE, GREYTHE.

GRECE, s. grease, A 135, C 60, D 487.

GREDY, adj. greedy, ready, T. iii. 1758.

GREE (1), s. favour, good part, R. 42; E 1151; favour, B 259; good will, 18. 73; in gree, favourably, T. ii. 529, iv. 321. O.F. gre, Lat. gratum.

GREE (2), s. degree, rank, L. 1313; E 1375; superiority, A 2733. O.F. gre, Lat. acc. gradum.

GREEF, s. grievance, D 2174.

GREET, adj. great, 3. 954; A 84, 137, 312, 559; Gret, B 3403, F 463; Grete, def. 3. 140; chief, principal, T. iii. 505; L. 637; A 59, B 1181; voc. B 1797; pl. L. 929; E 382; abundant, luxuriant, C 37; a greet, a great one, A 339; Grete, def. adj. as s., the chief part, L. 574, 1693; 3. 1242; 5. 35; T. v. 1036.

GREHOUNDES, s. pl. greyhounds, A 190.

GREITHE, v. prepare, B 3784. See GRAYTHE, GREYTHE.

GR['E]NE, adj. green, D 861, E 120; of a green colour, F 646; fresh, 11. 5; moss-covered, 5. 122; flourishing, B 1. m 1. 8; pallid, T. ii. 60; as s., green colour, R. 573; A 103, 116, 159, D 1382; green clothing (the colour of inconstancy), 21. 7; a green thing, T. iv. 770; greenness, R. 57; F 54; greenness, living evidence, G 90; green place, green space, 5. 328; L. 282; D 1047, F 862.

GRENEHEDE, s. greenness, wantonness, B 163.

GRENISH, adj. greenish, HF. 1647.

GRENNING, pres. part. grinning, R. 156.

GRES, s. grass, T. ii. 515; Greses, pl. grasses, HF. 1353. See GRAS.

GRET, Grete, adj.; see GREET.

GRETE, v. greet; imp. s. L. 2299; Grette, 1 pt. s. 3. 503; L. 116; pt. s. T. iii. 955, v. 293; L. 976, 1485, 1502; B 1051, C 714, E 952, F 1174. A.S. gr[=e]tan.

GRETNESSE, s. size, dimension, R. 552.

GRETTER, adj. comp. greater, A 197, E 1126, I 145.

GRETTESTE, adj. sup. greatest, A 120.

GREVAUNCE, s. grievance, trouble, hardship, B 2676, 3703, F 941; complaint (against us), 1. 63; discomfort, 5. 205; affliction, 10. 47; Grevance, grievance, I 666; Grevaunces, pl. distresses, T. i. 647.

GREVE, (gr[`e][`e]v[*e]), s. grove, T. v. 1144; Greves, pl. groves, 3. 417; A 1495; boughs, sprays, L. 227; A 1507.

GREVE, ger. to harm, R. 1042; v. grieve, trouble, vex, harm, 3. 1106; T. ii. 228; B 1638, D 1490, F 1134, I 382; feel vexed, grumble, T. i. 343; Greveth, pr. s. grieves, harms, T. v. 783; A 917; impers. it vexes, E 647; Greve, pr. s. subj. C 186; Greved, pt. s. subj. R. 1671; pp. L. 127.

GREVOUS, adj. grievous, painful, 1. 20, 82; T. v. 1604; I 130; dangerous, mischievous, R. 964; I 641.

GREVOUSLICHE, adv. grievously, I 847; Grevously, L. 369.

GREY, adj. grey, A 616, D 269; Gray, A 1492; Greye, pl. A 152, 3974; 5. 335; R. 546; def. adj. as s. grey-beard, T. iv. 127.

GREYN, s. grain, corn, A 596, B 1852, 1855; T. iii. 1026; grain (dye), B 4649 (see note); Grayn (dye), B 1917; in greyn, of a fast colour, F 511; Greyn de Paradys, grains of paradise, R. 1369; Greyn, grain (of paradise), cardamom, A 3690 (see note); Greynes, pl. grains. HF. 691.

GREYTHE, v. prepare; Greithe, B 3784; Greythen, pr. pl. prepare (themselves), get ready, A 4309; Graythe, ger. to adorn, clothe, dress, R. 584; Greythed, pp. prepared, B 1. p 4. 170. Icel. greidha.

GRIFFON, s. griffin, A 2133.

GRILLE, adj. pl. horrible, R. 73. The sing. form is gril; see Stratmann.

GRIM, adj. angry, A 2042; fierce, A 2519; Grimme, pl. HF. 541.

GRIMLY, adv. in an ugly way, R. 161.

GRIMNESSE, s. horror, I 864.

GRINDE, v. grind; Grint, pr. s. grinds, HF. 1798; D 389; Grond, pt. s. 9. 15; Grounden, pp. G 760.

GRINDING, s. toll for grinding, A 4314.

GRINTE, pt. s. grinned, D 2161. For grente, from M.E. grennien; pt. t. grennede, grente. And see A.S. grennian.

GRINTINGE, s. gnashing (of teeth), I 208. Cf. Grinte.

GRISEL, s. name given to an old man, whose hair is gray (lit. old horse), 16. 35. O.F. gris, gray. Godefroy gives O.F. grisel, gray; also, a gray horse.

GRISLY, adj. horrible, terrible, awful, 7. 3; T. iv. 155; L. 637, 1219, 2238; A 1363, 1971, B 3299, C 473, D 735, E 2233, F 859, I 177, 623; very serious, T. ii. 1700.

GROBBE, v. dig, grub (up), 9. 29.

GROME, s. man; gr. and wenche, man and woman, HF. 206; Gromes. pl. men, R. 200.

GROND, s.; see GROUND.

GROND, pt. s. of Grinde.

GRONE, ger. to groan, T. i. 360, 915; Gronen, v. B 4076; Groneth, pr. s. A 3646, D 1829; Gronte, pt. s. B 3899.

GROPE, v. try, test, examine, A 644; ger. to search out, D 1817; Gropeth, pr. s. gropes, L. 2186; Groped, pt. s. A 4217; Grope, 1 pr. pl. G 679; imp. s. D 2141, G 1236.

GR[)O]T, s. particle, atom, D 1292. A.S. grot, a particle.

GR[=O]TE, s. groat, (Dutch) coin, T. iv. 586, B 4148, C 945; Grotes, pl. C 376, D 1964.

GROUND, s. ground, foundation, support, I. 87; 4. 160; T. ii. 842, texture (of a garment), A 453; Grond, ground, A. ii. 29. 15.

GROUNDE, v.; Grounded, pp. well instructed, A 414; founded, T. iv. 1672.

GROUNDEN, pp. of Grinde.

GROVE, s. A 1505, 1514, B 4013, C 762. See GREVE.

GROWE, v.; Growen, pr. pl. increase, T. iii. 1760; Growed, weak pt. s. grew, D 759; Growe, strong pp. grown, T. ii. 403.

GROYN (1), s. (a swine's) snout, I 156. O.F. groin, 'extremite;' Godefroy.

GROYN (2), s. murmur, T. i. 349. O.F. groin, 'gronderie, grognerie;' Godefroy.

GROYNING, s. murmuring, A 2460. See above.

GRUCCHE, v. murmur, T. iii. 643; A 3863, E 170, I 1051; ger. to murmur at, E 354; to grumble, D 443; Gruccheth, pr. s. murmurs, A 3045, I 500; Grucchen, 1 pr. s. murmur, A 3058; Grucched, pt. s. I 502.

GRUCCHING, s. grumbling, complaining, murmuring, D 406, I 499, 663.

GRUF, adv. on their faces, grovellingly, in a grovelling posture, T. iv. 912; A 949, B 1865. Cf. Icel. [=a] gr[=u]fu, face downwards.

GRUNTINGE, for Grintinge, I 208 n.

GRUWEL, s. gruel, T. iii. 711.

GRYPEN, ger. to grasp, R. 204; Grype, R. 1156.

GRYS, adj. gray, G 559; pomely grys, i.e. dapple-gray.

GRYS, s. a gray fur, A 194. See note.

GUERDON, s. recompense, meed, reward, R. 1526; T. v. 594; L. 1662; B 3820, D 1878, F 973, 1220; rewarding, B 4. p 3. 43; him to g., as a reward for him, L. 2052; Guerdoun, T. i. 818; HF. 619; service, B 3. p 4. 37; Guerdons, pl. B 2242.

GUERDONE, v. reward, I 283; Guerdon (for Guerdone, before a vowel), T. ii. 1295; Guerdoned, pp. B 4. p 3. 28; B 2462.

GUERDONING, s. reward-giving, reward, 5. 455; Guerdoninge, T. ii. 392.

GUNNE, -N; see GINNE, v.

GUTTES, pl. entrails, B 3791, 3794.

GYDE, s. guide, L. 94, 969; A 804; ruler, G 45; guide, wielder, 5. 136, 153.

GYDE, ger. to direct, lead, T. i. 183, E 776; to guide, T. iii. 1811; Gyden, ger. B 1670; Gydeth, pr. pl. conduct, T. ii. 1104; Gyde, imp. s. conduct, T. v. 322; may (He) guide, B 245; Gydeth, imp. pl. direct, B 1677.

GYDERESSE, s. conductress, B 4. p 1. 6.

GYDING, s. guidance, T. v. 643.

GYE, v. guide, 7. 340; HF. 943; A 1950, E 1429; conduct (myself), L. 2045; govern, A 3046; rule, B 3587, E 75; instruct, control, B 1286; ger. to guide, T. v. 546; to regulate, I 13; imp. s. guide, direct, 7. 6; HF. 1093; G 136; Gye, pr. s. subj. may (he) guide, A 2786, 2815; as wisly he gye, so verily may he guide, 25. 8.

GYLE, s. deceit, guile, 3. 620; R. 151; A 2596, H 196; trick, T. iii. 777.

GYLOUR, s. beguiler, trickster, A 4321.

GYSE, s. guise, way, R. 182; A 663; manner, 5. 399; R. 789, 1212; A 1208, 1789, F 332, 540; custom, A 993; way, plan, T. iv. 1370; way, L. 105 a; Gyses, pl. ways, B 4. p 6. 35.

GYTE, s. dress, perhaps skirt or mantle, A 3954; Gytes, pl. D 559. See note to A 3954; cf. gyde in Jamieson's Dict., where the sense is dress, skirt, or mantle. Gascoigne uses gite in the sense of dress in his Philomena, l. 117: 'A stately Nimph, a dame of heauenly kinde, Whose glittering gite so glimsed in mine eyes, As yet I not what proper hew it bare.'

HA! HA! interj. B 4571.

HABERDASSHER, s. seller of hats, A 361. 'The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hattes;' Gascoigne, Fruites of Warre, st. 64.

HABERGEOUN, s. a hauberk or coat of mail, A 76, 2119, B 2051; Haubergeons, pl. I 1052. O.F. hauberjon, small hauberk, dimin. of hauberc, a hauberk.

HABIT, s. (1) habit, A 1378; Habite, disposition, mood, B 3. p 1. 16; practice, B 4. p 4. 195; Habit (2), dress, L. 214; Habite (better Habit), T. i. 170.

HABITACIOUN, s. dwelling-place, A 2926.

HABITACLE, s. habitable space, B 2. p 7. 36; Habitacles, pl. niches, HF. 1194.

HABOUNDAUNT, pres. pt. abounding, B 3. p 2. 19; superabundant, B 4. p 6. 253; Habundant, E 59.

HABOUNDE, v. abound, 12. 12; B 3938, E 1286; Haboundinge, pres. pt. 1. 135.

HABUNDANT, adj. abundant, E 59. See HABOUNDANT.

HABUNDANTLY, adv. abundantly, B 870.

HABUNDAUNCE, s. plenty, B 2322; Habundance, T. iii. 1042; E 203, I 627; Haboundance, 10. 29; D 1723.

HAB['Y]TEN, pr. pl. inhabit, R. 660.

HACCHES, pl. hatches, L. 648.

HACKING, a false reading, HF. 1303 n.

HADE, HADDE, pt. s. of Haven.

HAF, pt. s. of Heve.

HAIL, s. L. 1220; Hayl, D 465; Hailes, pl. hail-storms, HF. 967.

HAINSELINS, s. pl. short jackets, I 422. See note.

HAIRE, s. hair-shirt, R. 438. See HEYRE.

HAKENEY, s. hackney, hack, old horse, R. 1137; G 559.

HAKKE, ger. to hack, A 2865; Hakketh, pr. pl. hew, T. ii. 1381.

HALDE, pp. held, esteemed (Northern), A 4208. See Holde.

HALE, v. draw, attract, 5. 151; Haleth, pr. s. draws back, 1. 68; hauls, draws, B 2. p 8. 22; Haled, pp. pulled, B 3. p 2. 22.

HALF, adj. half, A 674; def. Halfe, A 8; half word, equivocation, 3. 1022; Halve, pl. (my peynes halve, half my troubles, lit. my half troubles), 23. 2.

HALF, s. side, R. 163; HF. 1136; behalf, T. ii. 1734; Halfe, dat. 5. 125; on my halfe, from me, 3. 139; a goddes halfe, on God's side, in God's name, 3. 370, 758; D 50; Halve, dat. side, part, T. iv. 945; on every halve, on all sides, all over, B 2. m 6. 7; Halves, pl. sides, A 3481.

HALF-GODDES, pl. demi-gods, L. 387. See HALVE GODDES.

HALFPENY, s. halfpenny, D 1749.

HALF-YEER AGE, of the age of half a year, A 3971.

HALIDAY, s. holiday, A 3309, 3340; Halidayes, pl. A. i. 11. 1; Haly-dayes, L. 422; A 3952, I 667.

HALKE, s. corner, R. 464; hiding-place, L. 1780; nook, F 1121; Halkes, pl. hiding-places, G 311. A.S. healoc.

HALLE, s. hall, A 353, 752; dining-room, T. ii. 1170; sitting-room, parlour, B 4022; Halle, gen., hence Halle dore, door of the hall [or Halle-dore, compound s.], F 80; Halle, dat. F 86; Halles, pl. 5. 304, 9. 41; A 2463.

HALP, pt. s. of Helpe.

HALS, s. neck, 5. 458; HF. 394; B 73, E 2379, G 1029; cut the hals, cut in the throat, L. 292 a. A.S. heals.

HALSE, 1 pr. s. I conjure, B 1835. See note. The proper meaning of A.S. healsian is to clasp round the neck (A.S. heals), and thence to beseech, supplicate.

HALT, pr. s. of Holde and Halten.

HALTEN, ger. to go halt, to limp, T. iv. 1457; Halt, pr. s. goes lame, is lame, 3. 622.

HALVE, Halves; see HALF.

HALVE GODDES, pl. demigods, T. iv. 1545. Cf. semide[^u]mque pecus; Statius, Theb. vi. 122. See HALF-GODDES.

HALVENDEL, s. the half part (of), T. v. 335; half, T. iii. 707.

HALWEN, ger. to hallow, I 919; Halwed, pp. consecrated, G 551; held sacred, T. iii. 268.

HALWES, pl. saints, L. 1310; B 1060; I 225; apostles, 3. 831; shrines of saints, A 14, D 657; gen. pl. of (all) saints, G 1244.

HALY-DAYES, pl. holy-days, festivals, L. 422; A 3952, I 667; Halidayes, A. i. 11. 1. See HALIDAY.

HAM, s. home (Northern), A 4032. See HOOM.

HAMELED, pp. cut off, T. ii. 964. (It refers to the mutilation of dogs that were found to be pursuing game secretly. They were mutilated by cutting off a foot.) A.S. hamelian, to mutilate.

HAMER, s. hammer, A 2508, G 1339; Hamers, pl. 3. 1164.

HAMPRED, pp. hampered, burdened, R. 1493.

HAN. See HAVE.

HAND, s. hand, A 108; in his hande, leading by his hand, L. 213 (see 241); Handes, pl. A 186. See HOND.

HANDEBREDE, s. hand's breadth (see note), A 3811.

HANDLE, ger. to handle, touch, E 376. A.S. handlian.

HANDWERK, s. creatures, things created, D 1562.

HANGE, v. hang; Hangeth, pr. s. as fut. will hang, R. 193; Heeng, pt. s. hung, A 3250; Heng, pt. s. hung, R. 224, 240; 3. 122, 461, 729; 5. 282; HF. 394; T ii. 639; A 160, 358, 676, 3623, B 1824, G 574; (which) hung, E 1883; hung down, T. ii. 689; 1 pt. s. 3. 1216; Henge, pt. pl. 3. 174; A 677; Hanging, pres. pt. hanging, A 392; being hung, L. 264; Hanginge, lingering, T. iii. 1140; Hanged, pp. hung round, A 2568; hung, T. ii. 353. And see HONGE.

HANSELINES, the same as Hainselins, I 422 n.

HAP, s. chance, B 5. p 1. 7; L. 1773; E 2057; luck, success, 5. 402; T. ii. 1454; B 3928, G 1209; good fortune, 3. 1039; h. other grace, a mere chance or a special favour, 3. 810; Happes, pl. chances, B 1. p 6. 7; B 5. m 1. 10; occurrences, 3. 1279.

HAPPE, v. happen, befall, A 585; Happeth, pr. s. R. 264; 5. 10; B 2857, F 592, G 649, H 201; Happed, pt. s. (it) happened, 3. 805; L. 634; D 989, 1379; F 960; chanced, befel, 4. 142; Happed me, (it) happened to me, 5. 18; Happede, pt. s. C 606, 885; h. how h. may, happen what may, T. v. 796.

HAPPEN, pr. s. subj. (it) may happen, L. 78. From infin. happenen.

HAPPY, adj. lucky, T. ii. 621.

HARD, adj. hard, A 229; callous, B 2. m 1. 8; of hard, with difficulty, T. ii. 1236; Harde, def. cruel, 6. 106; F 499; pl. strenuous, B 4. m 7. 20; with h. grace, with displeasure, severity, (see GRACE).

HARDE, adv. firmly, B 3. p. 11. 104; tightly, A 3279.

HARDELY, adv. boldly, R. 270; certainly, 3. 1043, T. ii. 304, v. 673; unhesitatingly, 6. 118; scarcely, R. 4; Hardily, boldly, B 2. p 2. 23; certainly, HF. 359; T. v. 1124; D 2285, E 25; unhesitatingly, 6. 118.

HARD-HERTED, adj. hard-hearted, B 2. m 6. 8.

HARDIMENT, s. boldness, T. iv. 533.

HARDINESSE, s. boldness, T. ii. 634; A 1948, B 3210, 3440, E 93, I 460; fool-hardiness, B 2508; insolence, I 438.

HARDING, s. hardening, tempering, F 243.

HARDN['E]SSE, s. cruelty, 4. 232; hardship, I 688; Hardnesses, pl. afflictions, B 4. p 5. 24.

HARDY, adj. bold, T. iv. 601; A 405; sturdy, F 19; rash, R. 1038.

HARE, s. hare, A 191, 684, 1810, B 1294, 1886, 1946, D 1327; B 3. m 12. 8.

HARIE, ger. to drag, I 171; Haried, pp. pulled forcibly, A 2726. O.F. harier.

HARKNING. pres. pt. listening to, R. 106. See HERKNEN.

HARLOT, s. a person of low birth, servant-lad, D 1754; ribald, A 647; rogue, scoundrel, rascal, A 4268, I 624; Harlotes, pl. thieves, pick-pockets, R. 191. (Used of both sexes.)

HARLOTRYE, s. ribaldry, A 3145, 3184; wickedness, D 1328; evil conduct, E 2262; Harlotryes, pl. ribald jests, A 561.

HARM, s. harm, 3. 492; A 385; broken harm, minute injury, petty annoyance (see note), E 1425; Harme, dat. injury, suffering, F 632; Harmes, s. pl. misfortunes, B 1. m 1. 10; sufferings, A 2229, 2232.

HARMED, pp. hurt, 3. 931.

HARMFUL, adj. 3. 995.

HARNEISED, pp. equipped (lit. harnessed), A 114.

HARNEYS, s. armour, A 1006, 1613; gear, arrangement, I 974; fittings, A 2896; harness, I 433; instrument, provision, D 136. See HERNEYS.

HARPE, s. harp, HF. 773; L. 90; B 1. p 4. 2; T. i. 731, ii. 1031; B 2005, H 268; Harpes, pl. C 466.

HARPE, v. harp, T. ii. 1033.

HARPE-STRINGES, pl. harp-strings, HF. 777.

HARPING, s. playing on the harp, A 266.

HARPOUR, s. harper, T. ii. 1030.

HARRE, s. hinge (also spelt herre), A 550. A.S. heorra.

HARROW! interj. help! A 3286, 3825, 4072, 4307, B 4235, 4570, C 288, E 2366. O.F. haro.

HARWED, pt. s. harried, despoiled, A 3512, D 2107. (Alluding to the harrying or harrowing of hell by Christ.) A.S. hergian.

HASARD, s. dice-play, the game of hazard, C 465, 591, 608.

HASARDOUR, s. gamester, C 596; pl. Hasardours, C 613, 618, I 580, 794.

HASARDRYE, s. gaming, playing at hazard, C 590, 599, 897, I 793.

HASEL, s. hazel-tree, A 2923.

HASEL-WODE, s. hazel-wood, i.e. no news (see note), T. v. 505; v. 1174; Hasel-wodes, pl. hazel-bushes, T. iii. 890. (Hazel-woods shake, i.e. that is no news, it is of no use to tell me that.)

HASPE, s. hasp, A 3470. A.S. haepse.

HAST, hast thou (so)? A 4268. See HAVEN.

HAST, s. haste, T. iii. 1438.

HASTE, v.; Haste hir, ger. 4. 56; Hasteth, pr. s. hastes, T. i. 956; Hasteth, imp. pl. make haste, I 72.

HASTIF, adj. hasty, A 3545, B 2551, E 349, I 541; T. iv. 1567 n. O.F. hastif.

HASTIFNESSE, s. hastiness, B 2312.

HASTILY, adv., promptly, soon, F 839, I 675, 998, 1000; Hastilich, E 911.

HASTOW, 2 pr. s. hast thou, A 3533, D 800, 801, F 1589; L. 510; A. i. 5. 6; A. i. 23. 24; Hastou, B 676.

HAT, s. hat, A 272, 470, 1388, 3122, D 1383, 1776; 5. 589; T. iii. 320.

HATE, s. hatred, malice, B 3778, 3783, I 125; an object of hatred, I 137.

HATEFUL, adj. hateful, D 366; odious (Lat. odibile), D 1195.

HATEN, v. hate, B 4. p 4. 207; T. v. 1079; I 121; Hatede, pt. s. E 731; Hated, pp. R. 1665.

HATEREDES, s. pl. hatreds, B 4. p 4. 1.

HATH, pr. s. of Haven.

HATTE; see HOTE.

HATTES, error for Hottes, HF. 1940 n. See note.

HAUBERGEONS, s. pl. hauberks, I 1052, 1054. See HABERGEOUN.

HAUBERK, s. coat of mail, 4. 97; 9. 49; A 2431, B 2053; Hauberkes, pl. I 1054.

HAUK, s. hawk, T. i. 671; D 1340, 1938, F 446; Haukes, gen. F 632; Hauke, dat. T. v. 65; Haukes, pl. A 2204, 4134, F 1197.

HAUKE, ger. to hawk, E 81.

HAUKINGE, s.; on h., a-hawking, T. iii. 1779; an hauking, B 1927.

HAUNCHE-BON, s. thigh-bone, A 3803; Haunche-bones, pl. haunch-bones, A 3279.

HAUNT, s. abode, B 2001; 'limit,' usual resort, A 252 c; use, practice, skill, 447.

HAUNTEN, v. employ, B 2. p 6. 31; practise, try to do, B 4. p 11. 189; Haunteth, pr. s. habitually uses, T. v. 1556; is used to, A 4392; practises, C 547; Haunten, pr. pl. resort to, I 885; practise, I 780, 847; Haunte, pr. pl. practise, I 794; Haunteden, pt. pl. practised, C 464; Haunted, pp. frequented, B 1. p 3. 5.

HAUTEYN, adj. proud, stately, 5. 262; loud, C 330; Hautein, haughty, I 614; high-flowing (see note), L. 1120.

HAVEN, v. have, T. iii. 1463; Have, v. B 114; Han, v. 3. 395; B 1176, F 56; keep, retain, C 725; take away, C 727; obtain, G 234; possess (cf. 'to have and to hold'), B 208; Han, ger. to have, L. 698, 2040, 2048; D 814; Hast, 2 pr. s. hast thou so? A 4268; Hath, pr. s. has, L. 2700; Hath himself, is in proportion, A. ii. 41 b. 5; Han, 1 pr. pl. have, 1. 100; L. 28; 2 pr. pl. 3. 1127; 4. 16; A 849; Han, pr. pl. 1. 20; 4. 223; E 188, 381; possess, A. pr. 24; Hadde, 1 pt. s. possessed, 2. 34; Hadde, pt. s. had, L. 1859; had, possessed, E 438, F 29, 32, 251; took, E 303; Hade (used for the rime), pt. s. A 554, 617; Hadden, pt. pl. had, kept, E 201; Hadde, pt. pl. L. 1841; I hadde lever, I would rather, B 3083 (see Lever); Have, imp. s. take, F 759; Have, imp. s. 3 p. let (him) take, T. i. 21; Have, imp. pl. take, F 998; Haveth, imp. pl. have, HF. 325; L. 2105; hold, F 700; Have doon, make an end, 5. 492. And see HASTOW.

HAVEN, s. 1. 14; 7. 20; L. 963; Havenes, pl. havens, harbours, A 407.

HAVEN-SYDE, s. side of a haven, B 4261.

HAVINGE, s. possession (habendi), B 2. m 5. 22; possession, B 2. m 2. 15.

HAWE, (1), s. haw, yard, enclosure, C 855. A.S. haga, a hedge, a garden.

HAWE (2), s. haw (fruit of dog-rose), D 659; T. iii. 854; with hawe bake, with baked haws, (see note), B 95; Hawes, pl. haws, 9. 7; T. iv. 1398.

HAWETHORN-LEVES, pl. hawthorn-leaves, A 1508.

HAY, s. hedge, R. 54; Hayes, pl. T. iii. 351.

HAYL, s. hail, D 465. See HAIL.

HAYL, interj. hail! A 3579, D 1384.

HAYLE, ger. to hail, 10. 62.

HAYT, interj. come up! D 1543; HEYT, D 1561. See note.

HE, pron. he, A 44, &c.; used for it, G 867, 868; that he, that man, HF. 2069; He ... he, this one ... that one, 5. 166; He and he, one man and another, T. ii. 1748; Him, dat. and acc. A 102, 291, 602, &c.; himself, A 87; Him or here, him or her, HF. 1003; him semed, it seemed to him, he appeared, B 3361; Hem, pl. dat. and acc. them, A 11, 18, 148; 3. 1170, 4. 202; L. 31; A. i. 8. 7; &c.; hem seemed, it seemed to them, they supposed, F 56. A.S. h[=e]; dat. him; acc. hine; dat. pl. him.

HED, pp. hidden, L. 208; (perhaps read hed for hid in B 103). See note. See HYDE.

HEDE, s. heed, A 303, B 3577, F 612; R. 418; T. i. 820; L. 1857; tak h., take care, 1. 47.

HEDE, v. head, provide with a head, T. ii. 1042.

H[`E][`E]D, s. head, R. 356; 2. 24; 3. 628; 4. 205; T. ii. 844; A 198, 293, 455, 470, 1169, B 2060, 2073, F 411, 643, H 19; source, 16. 43; beginning, F 1282; on his h., at the risk of his head, A 1725; malgre hir hede, in spite of all they can do, 4. 220; maugree hir heed, in spite of all she could do, D 887; maugre thyn heed, in spite of all thou canst do, B 104; Hedes, pl. heads, 5. 215; G 398; L. 705; heads, or first points of signs, A. i. 17. 12; Heedes, heads, F 203, 358; Hevedes, B 2032. See HEVED.

HEEF, pt. s. of Heve.

HEELD, pt. s. of Holde.

HEELP, pt. s. of Helpe.

HEENG, pt. s. of Hange.

H[`E][`E]P, s. heap, i.e. crowd, host, A 575; great number, crowd, T. iv. 1281; A. ii. 3. 28; B 1687, E 2429, F 1493; H[`e]pe (error for Heep), quantity, R. 1656; H[`e]pe, dat. heap, number, crowd, 3. 295; HF. 2149; hence To hepe, or To-hepe, all close together, A. i. 14. 5. See TO-HEPE.

H[`E][`E]R, s. hair, R. 549; 3. 456, 855; HF. 1386; L. 215, 831, 870, 1672, 1747; A 589, 2834, 3314, 3691, 3976, G 812; Here, dat. R. 228; L. 1315; H[`e]res, pl. HF. 1390; L. 1829; 3. 394; 5. 267; T. v. 810, 999; A 555, 1388, 2134, 2883, 3870; &c.; Here (error for Heer?), R. 327.

H['E]['E]R, adv. here, 5. 57, 63; B 1177, 1180, E 36; Heer and ther, never long in one place, G 1174; her and ther, hither and thither, B 5. p 5. 20. See HERE.

HEER-AGAYNS, prep. against this, I 668.

HEER-BIFORN, adv. here-before, before this, 1. 34; L. 2454; B 613, 2452, 2906, F 1535.

HEER-FORTH, adv. in this direction, D 1001.

HEER-MELE, s. the thickness of a hair, a hair's breadth; lit. a hair-part, A. ii. 38. 11. A.S. m[=ae]l, a portion.

HEER-TO, adv. hereto, B 2481.

HEER-UP-ON, adv. hereupon, hereon, E 190.

HEESTE, s. commandment, I 845. See HESTE.

HEET, s. heat, R. 1575. See HETE (the usual form).

HEET, pt. s. of Hote.

H[`E][`E]TH, s. heath, A 6, 606; heather, A 3262.

HEGGE, s. hedge, R. 481, 1652; T. v. 1144; I 870; Hegges, pl. T. iii. 1236; B 4408.

HEIGH, adj. high, A 316, 522, 2167, B 162, 252, F 545; great, A 1798; lofty, B 3192, F 36; learned, E 18; severe, B 795; Heighe, def. C 633, F 85, 98; (def. form, therefore read the heighe), T. iii. 1027; in h. and lowe, in both high and low things, i.e. in all things, wholly, A 817, B 993. See HY, HEYE.

HEIGHE, adv. high up, T. iv. 996; high, B 4607; an heigh, on high, F 849. See HYE.

HEIGHLY, adv. strongly, T. ii. 1733.

HEIGHTE, s. height, altitude, A. i. 1. 2; ii. 3. 13. See HEYGHTE.

HEIR, s. 14. 12, 15, 17, 20; T. v. 805; B 766, 3833; Heires, pl. B 3534. See HEYRE, EIR.

HELDE, v. hold, retain, D 272. See HOLDE (the usual form).

HELDE, pt. pl. poured out, HF. 1686. (Better than taking it as 'held'). See helden in Stratmann; and see HIELDE.

HELE, s. health, L. 1159; T. i. 461, ii. 1750, iii. 321, v. 1415, 1416; B 3. p 10. 169; B 4. p 6. 144; A 1271, 3102, F 1087, I 153, 374; health, healing, recovery, well-being, 1. 80; 3. 1039; 5. 128; prosperity, L. 296. A.S. h[=ae]lu.

H['E]LE, dat. heel, T. iv. 728; Heles, pl. R. 1022, 1218.

HELE, (h[`e]l[*e]), v. conceal, B 2279, D 950; Heled, pp. hidden, B 4245. A.S. helan.

HELELEES, adj. out of health, T. v. 1593. See above.

HELEN, v. heal, 11. 4; ger. F 641; Hele, v. 3. 40, 571; F 240; ger. F 471; Heled, pp. T. i. 1089, iii. 1212; A 2706.

HELLE, s. hell, 4. 120; L. 2, 6; A 658; gen. 3. 171; dat. 1. 96; B 3193, 3292.

HELM, s. helmet, 4. 99; T. ii. 638; Helmes, pl. A 2500.

HELMED, pp. provided with a helmet, T. ii. 593; B 3560.

HELP, s. help, aid, succour, 1. 12; 2. 47; F 459; Helpes, pl. aid (lit. helps), T. ii. 1455.

HELPE, s. helper, assistant, L. 1616. See helpe in Stratmann.

HELPE, v. help, A 258; Helpen, ger. A 584; Helpen of, cure of, A 632; Heelp, 1 pt. s. helped, A 4246; Heelp, pt. s. B 920, 3236 (cf. A 1651 n); Halp, pt. s. A 1651; Help, imp. s. 1. 6, 16; Helpeth, imp. pl. L. 68; G 1328; Helpen, 2 pr. pl. 1. 104; Helpe, pr. s. subj. 3. 550; 4. 141; Holpe, pt. s. subj. helped, R. 1230; Holpen, pp. helped, aided, T. ii. 1319; L. 1984, 2222; F 666; healed, A 18; Holpe, pp. L. 461; F 1044; cured, E 2370.

HELPING, s. aid, help, T. i. 857; B 2491; Help['i]nge, T. i. 853.

HELPLES, helpless, L. 2714; B 303.

HELPLY, adj. helpful, T. v. 128.

HEM; see HE.

HEM, s. hem, border, B 1. p 1. 20.

HEMI-SPERE, hemisphere, T. iii. 1439; Hemisperie (error for Hemispere), E 1799.

HEMPEN, adj. hempen, made of hemp, R. 1233.

HEM-SELF, pron. pl. themselves, 5. 234; B 145; themselves, i.e. the things, B 2. p 3. 17; Hem-selven, F 1420.

HEN, s. hen, A 177, B 4629; (as a thing of small value), D 1112; Hennes, pl. B 4056.

HENDE, adj. courteous, polite, gentle, R. 285, 1306; A 3199, 3272, 3462, D 628, 1286. A.S. gehende.

HENNE, adv. hence, T. i. 572; ii. 209, iii. 630, iv. 1246; A 2356, 3889, C 687. A.S. heonan.

HENNES, hence, T. v. 402; now, HF. 1284.

HENNES-FORTH, adv. henceforth, R. 701; T. iv. 17; HF. 782; F 658.

HENNES-FORTHWARD, adv. henceforth, A. i. 1. 3.

HENTE, v. catch, I 355; seize, A 3347, C 710; acquire, get, A 299; circumvent, T. iv. 1371; dide her for to hente, caused her to be seized, L. 2715; Hent, pr. s. seizes, catches, T. iv. 5; Hente, pr. s. subj. may seize, G 7; Hente, pt. s. caught, took, 4. 97; 5. 120, 154; HF. 543, 2028; T. i. 1045; A 957, 1300, B 1760, 3895, G 370, 1325; caught away, B 1144; seized, caught hold of, T. ii. 924, iii. 21, 1187; A 698, 4212, B 4525, D 1252, 1639, F 1391; grasped, C 255; took forcibly, E 534; took in hunting, B 3449; lifted, G 205; Henten, pt. pl. seized, A 904; caught, R. 773; Hent, pp. caught, L. 2322; T. i. 509, A 1581, B 4249, D 1311, G 12; seized, R. 1657, E 676; Hent, imp. s. seize, take, D 1553. A.S. hentan.

HENTERES, s. pl. filchers, B 1. p 3. 57. See above.

H['E]PE, s. hip, the fruit of the dog-rose, B 1937. A.S. h[=e]ope.

HEPE (h[`e][`e]p[*e]); see HEEP.

HEPE, v. heap; Hepen, pr. pl. augment, B 5. p 2. 28; Heped, pp. accumulated, T. iv. 236.

HER, HIR, pron. poss. their, B. 136, 138, 140, 221, 373, C 892, G 363, 1387, &c. A.S. heora, hira, of them; gen. pl. of h[=e], he.

HERAFTERWARD, adj. hereafter, G 1168.

HER AND THER, hither and thither, B 5. p 5. 20. See HEER.

HERAUD, s. herald, A 2533; Heraudes, pl. HF. 1321, A 1017.

HERAUDE, ger. to herald, proclaim as a herald does, HF. 1576.

HERBE, s. herb, T. ii. 345; Herbes, pl. T. i. 947; E 226, F 470, 640.

HERBER, s. garden, T. ii. 1705; arbour, L. 203 (see note).

HERBERGAGE, s. a lodging, abode, A 4329, B 147, E 201; lodgings, B 4179. From O.F. herberge (F. auberge).

HERBERGEOURS, s. pl. harbingers, providers of lodgings, B 997. See above. Hence the modern harbinger, with excrescent (inserted) n.

HERBERWE or HERBERW, s. harbour, A 403; inn, A 765; lodging, shelter, A 4119, I 1031; dwelling, position, F 1035. Icel. herbergi.

HERBERWE, ger. to shelter, R. 491; Herberweden, pt. pl. lodged, B 2. p 6. 48; Herberwed, pp. dwelt, B 536 n.

HERBERWING, s. lodging, sheltering, A 4332.

HER-BIFORN, adv. before this time, L. 73; Herbeforn, 3. 1304; Her-before, previously, 3. 1302; a while ago, 1136.

HER-BY, adv. with respect to this matter, D 2204; hence, HF. 263.

HERD, Herde; see HERE, v.

HERDE, s. shepherd, T. iii. 1235; G 192; herd, keeper of cattle, A 603. A.S. heorde, hyrde.

HERDE-GROMES, pl. servants who look after the herds, herdsmen, HF. 1225.

HERDES, pl. coarse flax, 'hards,' R. 1233. A.S. heorde, pl. heordan.

HERDESSE, s. shepherdess, T. i. 653. See HIERDESSE.

HERD-HERTED, adj. hard-hearted, B 2885.

HERE (h[`e]r[*e]), pron. her, R. 1260; 7. 120; T. iii. 34, 267, 1642, iv. 612; A 1421, 2057, B 460, E 887, F 790; HF. 1003. (Dissyllabic and final.)

HERE, poss. pron. her, T. i. 285.

HERE (h['e]['e]r[*e]), adv. here, in this place, on this spot, 3. 93; T. v. 478. (Dissyllabic.) See HEER.

HERE (hair), Heres; see HEER.

H[`E]RE, rarely H['e]re, v. hear, 1. 31; 3. 94; 5. 467; 23. 20; R. 38; HF. 1828; T. iii. 385; A 169, B 98, 133, 182, 1642, D 828; Heren, v. T. iii. 679, HF. 879; ger. B 3963; Herestow, 2 pr. s. hearest thou, A 3366, D 1552; HF. 1031, 1862; Herth, pr. s. hears, L. 327 a; Here, pr. s. subj. may hear, A 3642; Heren, 2 pr. pl. L. 1724; Herde, pt. s. heard, A 221, B 1708; 3. 180; 5. 200; pt. s. subj. might hear, D 1036; Herden, pt. pl. L. 1970; B 4566; Herdestow, heardest thou, A 4170; Herd, pp. heard, 3. 129; L. 1, 325 a; A 3533, B 613, 2146, 3823, C 230, G 372.

HERE-AGAYNS, against this, A 3039; Here-ayeins, in reply to that, T. ii. 1380.

HERE AND HOWNE, T. iv. 210; perhaps gentle and savage, i.e. one and all (doubtful). See note.

HERESYE, s. heresy, L. 330.

HERE-TOFORE, adv. hitherto, T. v. 26; before, 3. 189.

HERIE, v. praise, T. iii. 1672; 1 pr. s. T. iii. 951; Heriest, 2 pr. s. worshippest, B 3419; Herieth, pr. s. B 1155, 1808; Herien, pr. pl. B 1868, G 47; Herie, pr. pl. E 616; Heried, pt. pl. worshipped, L. 786; pp. B 4. p 1. 32; T. iii. 1256, 1757; HF. 1405; B 872. A.S. herian.

HER-INNE, adv. in this, A 3073; herein, G 1292.

HERITAGE, s. heritage, inheritance, R. 201; 2. 89; L. 2036; D 1119, F 1563; gen. of (your) inheritance, 2. 71.

HERKE, imp. s. hearken, E 1323; Herketh, imp. pl. hearken to, D 1656. From infin. herkien, herken.

HERKNEN, v. hearken, listen, L. 343; I 81; ger. to listen to, A 1526, G 691; to hear, E 1699; Herkene, ger. to hearken to, listen to, 3. 752; Herkne, v. G 1006; ger. B 3159; 1 pr. s. hear, G 261; Herkned, pt. s. listened to, A 4173, B 1711; Herkned, pp. listened, R. 630; h. after, expected, F 403; Herkne, imp. s. B 113; Herkneth, imp. pl. hearken, listen to, A 788, 828, 855, 2674, 3136, B 1174, 2083, 2155, 2192, 3173, C 454, E 1141, 1163; hear, 5. 564; HF. 109; L. 1276; Herkning, pres. part. listening, R. 535; Herkninge, F 78; Harkning, R. 106. A.S. heorcnian.

HERMYTE, s. hermit, HF. 659.

HERNE, s. corner, F 1121; Hernes, pl. G 658. A.S. hyrne.

HERNEYS, s. armour, A 2496; pl. sets of armour, A 1630. See HARNEYS.

HER-OF, adv. concerning this matter, T. iii. 565.

HERON, s. heron, F 1197; Heroune, 5. 346.

HERONER, s. falcon for herons, T. iv. 413.

HERONERE, adj. used for flying at herons, L. 1120. See note.

HERONSEWES, s. pl. hernshaws, young herons, F 68. The form hernshaw is in Spenser, F. Q. vi. 7. 9; and is a later form of heronsew, due to confusion with shaw, a wood. Heronsew is derived, regularly, from A.F. herouncel, later herounceau; a diminutive from heroun, like lioncel from lion. 'Ardeola, an hearnesew' occurs in Elyot's Dictionary. See HALLIWELL.

HERSE, s. hearse, 2. 15, 36. See note.

HERT, s. hart, 3. 351; 5. 195; B 4. P 3. 82; A 1689, B 2515; Hertes, gen. hart's, B 3447; Hertes, pl. B 3. m 12. 6; L. 1212; F 1191. A.S. heort.

HERTE, s. heart, 1. 12; 2. 14, 25, 57; 3. 80; L. 57; A 150, 229, 533, B 101, 167, 1056, 1661, 1745, E. 412, G 870; dear one, T. ii. 1096; courage, 3. 1222; Hertes, gen. heart's, 1. 164; 4. 57, 124; Herte, gen. T. ii. 445; I 154; Herte rote, root (bottom) of the heart, R. 1026; myn hertes, of my heart, 4. 57; Hertes, pl. hearts, 3. 1289; L. 1841; B 1066; gen. pl. hearts', E 112. A.S. heorte, gen. heortan.

HERTE, pt. s. hurt, 3. 883. For hurte; from infin. hurten. See HURTE.

HERTE-BLOOD, heart's blood, L. 2105; A 2006, C 902, D 718. Here herte may be taken as the gen. sing.; cf. I 154.

HERTELEES, adj. heartless, without heart, T. v. 1594; deficient in courage, B 4098.

HERTELY, adv. heartily, A 762, B 3983; thoroughly, L. 33; earnestly, 3. 1226; truly, 3. 85.

HERTE-ROTE, s. root of the heart, depth of the heart, L. 1993.

HERTE-SPOON, s. 'the concave part of the breast, where the ribs unite to form the cartilago ensiformis' (Tyrwhitt), A 2606. Lit. 'heart-spoon.'

HERT-HUNTING, s. hunting of the hart, 3. 1313.

HERTH, pr. s. heareth, L. 327 a. See HERE.

HERTLY, adj. heartfelt, honest, L. 2124; hearty, E 176, 502, F 5.

HER-TO, adv. for this purpose, B 243.

HERYINGE, s. praising, I 682; praise, B 1649; glory, T. iii. 48. See HERIE.

HESTE, s. command, commandment, behest, 7. 119; B 382, 1013, 3754, C 490, 641, D 74, E 128, 568, F 114; promise, F 1064; Heeste, commandment, I 845; Hest (put for heste before a vowel), A 2532; Hestes, pl. commands, B 284, E 529; commandments, C 640. A.S. h[=ae]s.

H[`E]TE, s. heat, R. 1508; 4. 88; T. v. 1107; HF. 569, 921; L. 774; G 1408, I 120; passion, 4. 127; T. ii. 942; heat, but put for surge, B 1. m 7. 3; boiling surge (Lat. aestum), B 1. m 4. 5. A.S. h[=ae]to. See HEET.

HETE, v. promise, vow, 3. 1226; 6. 77; pr. s. subj. promise, A 2398; 1 pr. s. B 334, 1132; Hette, pt. s. 4. 185 (see note). See HOTE.

HETERLY, adv. fiercely, L. 638. See note; and see heter in Stratmann.

H[=E]THEN, adj. heathen, L. 299 a, 309 a; B 904, F 1293; as s. a heathen, A 66. A.S. h[=ae]dhen.

H[)E]THEN, adv. hence (Northern), A 4033. Icel. hedhan.

HETHENESSE, s. parts inhabited by the heathen, heathen lands, A 49, B 1112.

H[=E]THING, s. contempt, A 4110. Icel. haedhing.

HETTE, pt. s. heated, inflamed, 5. 145. From infin. h[`e]ten, A.S. h[=ae]tan.

HETTE, pt. s. was named, T. v. 319 n; promised, 4. 185. See HOTE.

HEVE, v. heave, lift, A 550, I 858; Heven, ger. to use exertion, labour, T. ii. 1289; Hevest, 2 pr. s. heavest, A 3466; Heveth, pr. s. lifts up, B 5. m 5. 11; Haf, pt. s. heaved, A 3470; Heef, pt. s. lifted, B 1. p 1. 12; Heved, pt. s (weak form), B 1. p 1. 12 n; Heve, imp. s. lift, T. v. 1159.

HEVED, s. head, B 1. p 1. 12; HF. 550; A. i. 21. 52; beginning, A. ii. 16. 2; Hevedes, pl. A. ii. 15. 1; B 2. m 7. 11; B 2032, I 191. A.S. h[=e]afod. See HEED.

HEVEN, s. heaven, A 519; the celestial sphere, B 3300; supreme delight, T. ii. 826, F 558; beautiful sight, T. ii. 637; Hevene, gen. of heaven, heaven's, 1. 24, 149; 5. 72; T. iii. 704; D 1181, G 542; Heven, gen. B 3986; Hevenes, gen. sphere's, 4. 29; Hevene, dat. F 149.

HEVENISH, adj. heavenly, T. i. 104, v. 1813; HF. 1395; of the spheres, 4. 30; Hevenissh, A. i. 21. 37.

HEVENLY, adj. celestial, A 1055.

HEVIEN, v. make heavy; Hevieth, pr. pl. weigh down, B 5. m 5. 11.

HEVINESSE, s. sorrow, sadness, grief, R. 262, 1224; 3. 601; 4. 163; B 3959, E 432, 678; F 828; indolence, I 686.

HEVY, adj. heavy, R. 229, 959; 19. 7; I 130; sad, 4. 12; 19. 4; F 822; difficult, A. pr. 33.

HEWE, (1) s. hue, colour, complexion, 3. 497; 5. 258; 7. 145; L. 55, 1761; A 394, 1364, B 137, F 1016, G 728; outward appearance, mien, D 1622, E 377, F 508, 587, 640; pretence, C 421; Hew (before unemphatic her), L. 1748; Hewes, hues, R. 66; T. iv. 1154; Hewis, colours, T. ii. 21.

HEWE, (2), s. (household)-servant, domestic, E 1785. A.S. h[=i]wa.

HEWE, ger. to hew down, A 2865; Hewen, v. hew, cut in pieces, A 1422.

HEWED, adj. coloured, hued, R. 213, 1030; 3. 905; B 4059, F 1245.

HEY, s. hay, A 3262, D 1539, 1547, H 14; grass, B 3407. Cf. A.S. gr[=e]ne h[=i]g, green grass, Mk. vi. 39.

HEY! interj. hey! L. 1213.

HEYE, adj. def. high, A. i. 16. 7. See HEIGH, HY.

HEYER, adj. higher, A. ii. 5. 10; A. ii. 23. 27. See HYER.

HEYEST, adj. as s. highest place, A. ii. 14. 1. See HYESTE.

HEYGHE, adv. high, T. ii. 354. See HYE.

HEYGHTE, s. height, A. ii. 22. 5. See HEIGHTE.

HEYNE, s. wretch, G 1319. See note.

HEYNOUS, adj. heinous, hateful, odious, T. ii. 1617.

HEYRE, s. heir, 3. 168. See HEIR.

HEYRE, adj. hair, made of hair, C 736. The form is due to the sb. below.

HEYRE, s. hair-shirt, G 133, I 1053; Heyres, pl. I 1052, 1054. O.F. haire, of Teut. origin. See HAIRE.

HEYSUGGE, s. hedge-sparrow, 5. 612. A.S. heges-sugge (Voc.).

HEYT, interj. come up, D 1561 (see note); Hayt, D 1543.

HIDDE; see HYDE.

HIDER, adv. hither, 4. 165; T. v. 484; A 672, B 4000. A.S. hider.

HIDERWARD, adv. hither, in this direction, B 3159. A.S. hiderweard.

HIDOUS, adj. hideous, A 3520; terrible, horrible, dreadful, 1. 132; A 1978, B 4583; ugly, R. 158, 987, 1353.

HIDOUSLY, adv. terribly, A 1701.

HIELDE, pr. s. subj. pour out, shed, B 2. m 2. 1 (Lat. fundat). See HELDE.

HIERDESSE, s. shepherdess, T. i. 653 n; Hierdes, female guardian, protectress, T. iii. 619. See HERDESSE.

HIGH, adj. highborn, distinguished, R. 1034; High and low, under all circumstances, T. iii. 418. See HEIGH, HY.

HIGHT, HIGHTE; see HOTE.

HIGHTE, v.; Highteth, pr. s. adorns, gladdens, B 1. m 2. 16. See hihten in Stratmann.

HIL, s. hill, T. i. 950; B 3772; Hille, dat. 5. 243; R. 114. A.S. hyll.

HILD, pt. s. bent, inclined, 3. 393. A.S. heldan, hyldan, to incline; pt. t. helde, hylde. Apparently confused with A.S. healdan, to hold, pt. t. h[=e]old.

HIM; see HE.

HIMSELF, pron. himself, A 219; he himself, 10. 25; itself, T. i. 745; (applied to the moon), A. ii. 34. 13; Him-selven, himself, 4. 98; A 184, B 44; for himself, A 528; Himselve, itself, 3. 419, HF. 797.

HIM-WARD, TO, towards him, B 5. p 6. 99.

HINDE, s. hind, 3. 427; 5. 195; Hindes, pl. B 3. m 12. 7.

HINDRE, v. hinder, R. 1039; ger. B 2386.

HINDRESTE, superl. hindmost, A 622. A double form; in hind-r-est, -r- represents a comparative, and -est a superlative form.

HIPES, pl. hips, A 472; Hippes, 3. 957; B 3904. A.S. hype.

HIR, (1), pers. pron. dat. and acc., to her, her, A 126, B 162, &c.; to her, 3. 1226; 4. 39; for her, 4. 293; acc. (applied to a star), A. ii. 3. 30.

HIR, (2), poss. pron. her, 5. 304, 305, 371; A 120, B 164, F 835, &c. And see HERE, HIRES.

HIR, (3), gen. pl. of them; Hir aller, of them all, A 586; Hir bothe, of them both, of both of them, 4. 52; T. iii. 453; B 221. A.S. hira.

HIR, (4), poss. pron. their, R. 412; 3. 174, 175, 176, 404, 1086; 4. 205, 220, 221; 5. 9, 82, 191, 294, 308, 488, 530, 668; A 11, B 140, 221, 373, &c.; Her, B 3536, &c.

HIR THANKES, with their good will, willingly, A 2114.

HIR[:E]S, hers, 5. 482, 588; T. i. 889, iii. 1608, iv. 444; B 227. See HIR (1).

HIRNIA, s. hernia, I 423.

HIRS, pron. theirs, B 3. p 11. 97. See HIR (4).

HIRSELVEN, acc. herself, 4. 118; F 1415; Hirselve, F 384.

HIS, gen. masc. his, A 47, 50, &c.; neut. its, 1. 178; T. iii. 1088, v. 1379; A. i. 2. 3; D 350, 1128, 1149, 1845, E 263, F 405; in phr. Mars his = of Mars, L. 2593. See HE, HIT.

HIS THANKES, with his good will, willingly, A 2107.

HISE, poss. pron. pl. his, A 527 n; I 86. (Common in MS. E. as a plural form.)

HISTORIAL, adj. historical, C 156.

HIT, pron. it, 2. 117; 3. 308, &c.; A. i. 2. 2; Hit am I, it is I, 3. 186, L. 314; Hit weren, they were, HF. 1323. See HIS.

HIT, pr. s. hides, F 512. Hit is a contracted form, equivalent to hideth. It also appears as hut; as in 'yef me hut ant heled it,' if one hides and conceals it; St. Marharete, p. 15. See HYDE.

HITTE, v. hit; Hitte, 1 pt. s. D 808; pt. s. A 2647; Hit, pp. T. i. 867.

HO, interj. hold! stop! T. iii. 190, iv. 1242; B 3957. See Stratmann.

HO, s. exclamation commanding silence, A 2533; stop, cessation, T. ii. 1083.

HOCHEPOT, s. hotch-potch, mixture, B 2447.

HODE, dat. of Hood.

HOGGES, gen. hog's, C 955; Hogges, pl. B 4575.

HOKE, dat. of Hook.

HOKER, s. scorn, frowardness, A 3965. A.S. h[=o]cor.

HOKERLY, adv. scornfully, I 584.

HOLD, s. possession, B 4064, D 1607, E 1305; grasp F 167; keeping, D 599; fort, castle, B 507; Holde dat. hold, possession, R. 401.

HOLDE, v. keep, preserve, D 1144; hold, keep, B 41; continue, go on with, T. ii. 965; restrain, 7. 309, 310; keep to (see PROCES), F 658; Holden, v. hold, keep, F 763; keep, B 1. m 7. 11; F 1163; think, consider, L. 857; do than holde herto, keep to it then, 3. 754; Holde up, hold up, 2. 24; Holde his pees, hold his peace, B 4625; Holde, 1 pr. s. consider, deem, G 739; hold the opinion, believe, 3. 540; I holde me stille, I keep myself silent, pass over in silence, B 2. p 3. 20 (Lat. praetereo); Holdest, 2 pr. s. accountest, L. 326; Holdestow, deemest thou, B 2. p 1. 54; Halt, pr. s. holds, 11. 16; B 4. m 1. 19; T. v. 348; A. i. 14. 2; B 807, F 61, I 86; keeps, T. ii. 37; iii. 1007, 1747, 1764, B 721; holds fast, T. iii. 1636; has, B 2. p 7. 18; considers, R. 8; HF. 630; G 921; (with men) consider, B 4. m. 1. 33; esteems, D 1185; performs, 3. 621; remains firm, 10. 38; Holt, pr. s. holds, T. iii. 1374; Holden, 2 pr. pl. keep, L. 2500; Holde, 2 pr. pl. esteem, deem, T. v. 1339; pr. s. subj. keep, take, E 287; Heeld, 1 pt. s. considered, E 818; Heeld, pt. s. held, A 175, 337, 2894, B 1760, 3374; took part, A 3847; esteemed, C 625; held, possessed, ruled, B 3518; Held, pt. s. considered, A 182; Helde, pt. pl. held, B 3506; considered, E 426; Holden, pp. esteemed, held, A 141; considered, E 205, 828; kept, observed, F 1587; esteemed, L. 1709, 1870; D 944, 946, F 934; accounted, B 2655; obliged, bound, T. ii. 241; B 2893, I 517; considered, made to be, C 958; Holde, pp. esteemed, A 1307; 15. 10; indebted, L. 763; bound, L. 1447; T. iii. 1259; D 135; held, gone, F 1306; considered, R. 1008; kept, D 1024; accounted, D 523; considered to be, F 70; bet for thee have holde, better for thee to have held, 5. 572; Hold up, imp. pl. hold up, A 783; Holdeth, imp. pl. keep, B 37. F 1064; consider, A 1868; Holdinge, pres. pt. lasting, B 3. m 7. 5. See HALDE, HELDE.

HOLDERE, s. holder, T. ii. 644.

HOLDINGE IN HONDES, cajolery, HF. 692.

HOLE, s. hole, R. 516, 524; 3. 943; A 3440; (of the body), A 3732; Holes, pl. HF. 2110.

HOLE; see HOOL.

HOLILY, adv. holily, D 2286.

HOLIN, for Holm, 5. 178 n.

HOLLY, adv. wholly, T. iii. 145. See HOOLLY.

HOLM, s. holm-oak, evergreen oak, 5. 178, A 2921.

HOLOUR, s. lecher, fornicator, adulterer, D 254, I 626, 878; Holours, pl. I 857. O.F. holier, 'd['e]bauch['e], libertin'; Godefroy.

HOLOWE, pl. HF. 1035. See HOLWE.

HOLOWNESSE, s. concavity, T. v. 1809.

HOLPE, -N; see HELPE.

HOLSOM, adj. wholesome, T. i. 947, iii. 1746; sound, B 1. p 6. 19; healing, 5. 206.

HOLT, s. wood, plantation, A 6; Holtes, pl. T. iii. 351. A.S. holt.

HOLT, pr. s. holds, T. iii. 1374. See HOLDE.

HOLWE, adj. hollow, G 1265; Holwe, pl. L. 2193; A 1363; Holowe, pl. HF. 1035.

HOLWE, adv. hollow, A 289.

HOLY, adj. holy, A 17, 178, 479, 515; 1. 93, 114.

H[=O]M, adv. homewards, F 635. See HOOM.

HOM['A]GE, s. homage, 3. 770; Hommage, I 314.

HOM-COMINGE, s. return home, T. v. 503. See HOOM-COMINGE.

HOMICYDE (1), s. man-slayer, E 1994; assassin, murderer, B 1757, I 565; Homicydes, pl. B 4414, C 893.

HOMICYDE (2), manslaughter, murder, C 644, I 564.

HOMLINESSE; see HOOMLINESSE.

HOMMAGE; see HOMAGE.

HOMWARD; see HOOMWARD.

HOND, s. hand, A 193, 399, B 3393, 3506; Honde, dat. G 13; hand, i.e. oath, 3. 936; on h., in hand, B 348; Beren him on honde, make him believe, T. iv. 1404; Bere on honde, accuse (of), D 226; Baron honde, made (them) believe, D 380; Bar him on honde, assured him, T. iii. 1154; Holden in honde, retain, cajole, T. ii. 477; Holde in honde, T. iii. 773; delude with false hopes, 3. 1019; Han in honde, have in hand, 5. 545; Hondes, pl. B 3214, 3542, C 398, G 189. The Americans are still among the 'savage nations' who imply a solemn assent to an oath 'by holding up the hand'; Lowell, My Study Windows (Library of Old Authors). See HAND.

HONDRED, hundred, E 2111, F 1193. See HUNDRED.

HONDYWERK, s. handiwork, D 1562 n.

HONEST, adj. creditable, A. 246; honourable, worthy, B 1751, E 333; seemly, decent, C 328; rich, luxurious, E 2028; Honeste, pl. H 75.

HONESTEE, s. honour, L. 1673, 1736; B 3902, 3908; goodness, B 3157; honourableness, 2. 40; womanly virtue, C 77.

HONESTETEE, s. honourableness, honour, E 422, I 436; modesty, I 429; neatness, I 431.

HONESTLY, adv. honourably, B 1434, G 549; nobly, richly, E 2026.

HONGE, v. hang, A 2410, D 2242; be hung, 5. 458; C 790; do me h., cause me to be hanged, T. i. 833; Honge, ger. to hang, depend, T. v. 1199; Honge, 2 pr. pl. subj. hang, vacillate, hesitate, T. ii. 1242. See HANGE.

HONIEDE, pp. pl. sweetened with honey, B 3. m 2. 17.

H['O]NOR['A]BLE, adj. honourable, 4. 285; H['o]nur['a]ble, E 767; H['o]nour['a]ble, R. 1151.

HON['O]UR, s. honour, A 46; H['o]nour, A 582; one who is an honour to others, 4. 288.

HON['O]URE, v. honour, 18. 23; Hon['o]uren, T. iii. 1262; ger. 7. 28; Hon['o]ureth, pr. s. honours, 18. 13; Hon['o]ured, pp. 7. 4; A 50, D 1719; worshipped, B 3753 n; Hon['o]ureth, imp. pl. 4. 3; E 370.

HONTEN; see HUNTEN.

HONY, s. honey, 5. 354; B 2. m 5. 6; A 2908, B 2600, 3537, F 614; beloved one, A 3617; Honies, pl. stores of honey, B 3. m 7. 3.

HONY, adj. sweet, B 5. m 2. 1.

HONY-COMB, a term of endearment, sweet one, A 3698; Honycombes, pl. honey-combs, B 2303.

HONY-SWETE, sweet as honey, E 1396.

H['O]['O]D, s. hood, 3. 516; T. ii. 954; L. 507; A 103, 195, 564; Hode, dat. HF. 1810; B 2101; Hood, dat. B 1630.

HOODLESS, adj. without a hood, 3. 1028.

H['O]['O]K, s. hook, T. v. 777; sickle, B 3. m 1. 2; crosier, D 1317; Hoke, dat. 4. 243; Hooke, dat. B 2. p 8. 22.

H[`O][`O]L, adj. whole, T. i. 961, iv. 1374; A 3006, E 861; sound, D 1370; unwounded, F 1111; perfect, G 111, 117; whole, well, restored to health, 3. 553; L. 2468; C 357, F 161; all, entire, 3. 554, 1224; Hole, def. whole, A. ii. 9. 3; Hole, dat. A 533; Hole, pl. whole, B 4. p 1. 34; B 1150; healthy, B 4. p 6. 140. A.S. h[=a]l.

H[`O][`O]L, adj. as adv. wholly, 3. 991; 6. 60; 22. 87; T. i. 1053; al hool, entirely, T. iii. 1013.

HOOLLY, adv. wholly, R. 1163; 3. 15, 115, 688; T. iii. 145; A 599, 1818; B 2915, D 211; Holly, T. iii. 145.

HOOLNESSE, s. soundness, integrity, B 4. p 6. 127; completeness, B 5. P 4. 91.

HOOLSOME, adj. wholesome, B 2285.

HOOLSOMNESSE, s. health, B 2303.

H[`O][`O]M, s. as adv. home, homewards, 3. 1029; L. 1619; A 400, B 173, 385, 603, 3548; (went) home, T. i. 126. A.S. h[=a]m.

HOOM-COMINGE, s. coming home, return, A 884, B 765; Hoom-coming, return, L. 2100.

HOOMLINESSE, s. homeliness, domesticity, E 429; Homlinesse, familiarity, B 2876.

HOOMLY, adj. belonging to one's household, E 1785, 1792; homely, D 1843; native, R. 1373.

HOOMLY, adv. in a homely way, A 328; Hoomlich, familiarly, B 3. p 12. 135.

HOOMWARD, adv. homeward, 3. 1315; T. iii. 621; Homward, A 2956, B 1739; on the way home, A 794.

H[`O][`O]R, adj. hoary, white-haired, grey-headed, T. v. 1284; A 3878, C 743, E 1269, 1400; Hore, pl. 16. 31; B 1. m 1. 11. A.S. h[=a]r.

HOORS, adj.; see HORS.

HOOST, s. army, A 874. O.F. host.

H[`O][`O]T, adj. hot, L. 914; A 420, 687, B 2226, D 1436, G 887; fervent, I 117; as s. 5. 380; Hote, def. hot, 5. 266, 20. 2; A 394; voracious, 5. 362; (as epithet of Aries, which induced heat of blood), F 51; pl. 5. 246. A.S. h[=a]t.

HOPE, s. hope, 1. 33; 6. 132; A 88, D 994, F 488; expectation, G 870. A.S. hopa.

HOPE, v.; Hope, 1 pr. s. fear (see note), A 4029.

HOPER, s. hopper, A 4036, 4039.

HOPPE, v. dance, A 4375; Hoppe, 1 pr. s. T. ii. 1107; Hoppen, 1 pr. pl. A 3876.

HOPPESTERES, pl. dancers; used as adj., dancing, A 2017.

HORD, s. hoard, treasure, C 775; store (of apples), A 3262, 4406; treasure-house, I 821; hoarding, avarice, 13. 3; Horde, 26. 28 (see vol. iv. p. xxx). A.S. hord.

HORE, pl. of Hoor, adj.

HORN, s. horn, 3. 182, 346; T. ii. 642; (musical instrument, used metaphorically), H 90; Horne, dat. 3. 376; Hornes, pl. horns, T. i. 300, iii. 624; F 1191; drinking-horns, A 2279; horns (of the moon), B 3. m 6. 4; T. v. 652.

HORNED, pp. provided with horns, T. v. 650.

Horoscopo; in horoscopo, within that part of the sky considered as the ascendent, A. ii. 4. 9; see note on p. 192. Gk. [Greek: horoskopos], observing hours; also, as sb., a nativity, a horoscope.

Horoscopum, horoscope, A. ii. 4. 38. See above.

HOROWE, adj. pl. foul, scandalous, 4. 206. See note. Cf. A.S. horig, filthy; horu (gen. horwes), filth.

HORR['I]BLE, adj. horrible, L. 1838, 1868.

HORROUR, s. horror, I 223, 224.

HORS, s. horse, 7. 157; A 168, B 15, E 388; the 'horse,' a name for the little wedge that passes through a hole in the end of the 'pyn,' A. i. 14. 4 (Arabic alpheraz, the horse); Horse, dat. T. v. 37; Hors (for Horse, before a vowel), dat. A 94; Hors, pl. horses, B 2. m 1. 8; B 4. m 7. 28; 3. 349; HF. 952; A 74, 598, B 1823, 3294, D 285, 1559. A.S. hors, pl. hors.

HORS, adj. hoarse, 3. 347; Hoors, T. iv. 1147. A.S. h[=a]s.

HORSLY, adj. horselike, like all that a horse should be, F 194.

HOSE, s. hose, covering for the feet and legs, A 3933, G 726; Hosen, pl. A 456, 3955, B 1923; Hoses, pl. A 3319, I 423. A.S. hose.

HOSPITALIERS, s. pl. knights hospitallers, I 891.

HOSTE, s. host (of an inn), keeper of a lodging, A 747, 3501, B 1, 39, 1625, 3970, E 1; Host, H 56. Often spelt oste; see OSTE. O.F. hoste, Lat. acc. hospitem.

HOSTEL, s. hostelry, HF. 1022.

HOSTELRYE, s. hostel, inn, A 23, 718, B 4184, D 1779, G 589; lodging-house, A 3203; Hostelryes, pl. inns, A 2493; Hostelries, I 440.

H[`O]STESS[`E], s. hostess, L. 2496.

HOSTILER, s. innkeeper, A 241, B 4219; Hostileer, A 4360; Hostilers, pl. servants at an inn, I 440.

HOTE, adj.; see HOOT.

HOTE, adv. hotly, T. iii. 1650; L. 260 a; A 97, 1737.

HOTE, v. command, promise; also, be called, R. 38; Hoten, v. be called, D 144; Hote, 1 pr. s. command, HF. 1719; Hight, pt. s. as pr. s. is called, L. 417; R. 7; 2. 70 (see note); 6. 27; HF. 663; Highte, B 3651, I 51; Highten, pt. pl. as pr. pl. are called, L. 423; A. i. 18. 2; Hight, pt. s. was named, L. 725, 1245; A 1013, 4013; Highte, pt. s. was called, was named, R. 588, 745, 1247; 3. 63, 65; A 860, 1428, 4014, B 3310, 3373, C 153, D 674, E 32, 210, 1772, F 30, 33, G 119, 550; L. 1705, 1397, 1398, 2248; 1 pt. s. was called, A 4336; 1 pt. s. promised, 17. 5; Highte, pt. s. promised, T. v. 1636; Highte, 2 pt. pl. promised, E 496; Highten, pt. pl. promised, T. ii. 1623; Hatte, pt. s. as pr. s. is called, is named, T. iii. 797; Hatte, pt. pl. were called, were named, HF. 1303; Hette, 1 pt. s. promised, 4. 185; Hette, pt. s. was called, T. v. 319 n; Heet, pt. s. was named, HF. 1604; (who) was called, F 1388; Het[:e] (for Heet), 3. 200, 948 (see note to 3. 199); Hoten, pp. called, A 3941; Hight, pp. promised, T. ii. 492, iv. 445; A 2472, D 1024, F 1323, 1504, 1518; named, R. 1474; HF. 226. A.S. h[=a]tan. The parts of the verb show great confusion; see h[=a]ten in Stratmann.

HOTTES, pl. baskets carried on the back, HF. 1940. See note. O.F. hotte.

HOUND, s. dog, T. iii. 764; L. 1121; I 138; Houndes, pl. 3. 349, 377; L. 1194; A 146, 947, 2205, E 1095.

HOUNDFISH, s. dogfish, E 1825.

HOUPE, v.; Houped, pt. pl. whooped, B 4590. O.F. houper.

HOURE, s. hour, A 2217, 2272; h. after h., A. ii. 40. 57; Houres, pl. A 416.

HOUS, s. house, A 252, 343; to hous, to a reception by, L. 1546; Hous and hoom, house and home, H 229; Hous by hous, to each house in order, D 1765; a household, F 24; a 'mansion' of a planet (in astrology), F 672; a 'house' or portion of the sky (in astrology), A. ii. 36. 5; B 304; T. ii. 681 (see note); Houses, pl. houses, homes, E 1802; 'mansions,' L. 2593; 'houses,' A. pr. 76. The whole celestial sphere was divided into twelve equal portions, called houses, by six great circles passing through the north and south points of the horizon; two of these circles being the meridian and the horizon.

H['O]USBONDE, s. husband, B 2241, 3502, F 742; I 329; Housb['o]nde, T. ii. 754; H['o]usbond, B 863, E 698; H['u]sbond, L. 1828; Husb['a]nd, L. 1238; Housbondes, pl. A 460, 936, B 272, D 6, 17, 1259. A.S. h[=u]sbonda.

HOUSBONDRYE, s. economy, A 4077, B 4018, E 1296; household goods, D 288.

HOUSHOLDERE, s. householder, A 339.

HOUSHOLDING, s. keeping a household, R. 1132.

HOUSINGE, s. dwelling, abode, house, E 2026.

HOUSLED, pp. made a recipient of holy communion, I 1027. A.S. h[=u]sel, the eucharist.

HOVE, v.; hover, dwell, T. iii. 1427; Hoven, pr. pl. wait in readiness, hover, L. 1196 (see note); Hoved, pt. s. waited about, T. v. 33.

HOW, adv. how, A 284, 766, &c.

HOW, interj. ho! A 3437, 3577; B 1174.

HOWLE, v.; Howleth, pr. s. howls, B 4. m 3. 10; A 2817.

HOWNE, savage (?), T. iv. 210 (see note). See HERE.

HOWVE, s. hood, T. iii. 775, v. 469; Sette his howve, set (awry) his hood, A 3911 (see note). A.S. h[=u]fe.

HUGE, adj. great, 3. 421, 447; T. iii. 656; vast, 4. 99.

HUMANITEE, s. kindness, E 92.

HUMBELY, adv. humbly, T. v. 1354. See HUMBLELY.

HUMBLEHEDE, s. (apparently humility, but probably a spurious form), B 3862 n.

HUMBLELY, adv. humbly, T. ii. 1719; L. 156; Humbely, T. v. 1354. (Trisyllabic.)

HUMBLESSE, s. humility, meekness, 1. 108; 4. 178; 7. 248; L. 2269; A 1781, B 165, 1660, 2426, F 544, 753.

HUMBLEST, adj. sup. 2. 57.

HUMBLING, s. low growl (lit. humming), HF. 1039.

HUMILITEE, s. humility, D 2098, E 1143, 1184; humiliation, I 109.

HUMME, ger. to hum, T. ii. 1199.

HUM['O]UR, s. humour, A 421.

HUNDRED, num. 7. 222; B 1371, 1377, 1391; Hondred, E 2111, F 1193.

HUNTE, s. huntsman, 3. 345; A 2018, 2628; Huntes, pl. 3. 361, 541.

HUNTEN, v. hunt, 3. 366; T. iii. 1780; Hunte, ger. E 81; Honten, ger. A 1674; Hunteth, pr. s. chases, L. 2414; Hunted, pp. A 1640.

HUNTER, s. huntsman, 5. 99; A 1638; Hunters, pl. A 178.

HUNTERESSE, s. fem. female hunter, HF. 229; L 971; A 2347.

HUNTING, s. hunting, 3. 350, 355, 374; A 191, B 3496, 3995, E 234; an (or on) hunting, a-hunting, L. 1191; A 1687, E 234.

HURLE, v. hurl; Hurlest, 2 pr. s. dost hurl, dost whirl round, B 297.

HURTE, v.; Hurt, pr. s. hurteth, hurts, T. v. 350, I 577; Hurteth, pr. s. R. 953; Hurte, pt. s. T. ii. 199; Herte, pt. s. 3. 883.

HURTELEN, ger. to attack, to fly at, B 2. p 1. 19; Hurteleth, pr. s. strikes (against), B 5. m 4. 36; Hurtleth, pr. s. pushes, A 2616; Hurtlen, pr. pl. dash together, L 638.

HURTES, s. pl. hurts, F 471.

HUSB['A]ND, s. L. 1238; H['u]sbond, L, 1828; see HOUSBONDE.

HUSHT, pp. hushed, silent, L. 2682; Hust, B 2. m 5. 16; T. ii. 915, iii. 1094; A 2981; Hust, as imp. s. be silent, A 3722.

HUTCHES, error for Hottes, HF. 1940 n.

HY, adj. high, A 306; Hye, dat. HF. 1133; great, E 135; Hye weye, dat. (the) high way, main road, A 897; Hye wey, acc. (the) high way, 13. 20; Hye, def. D 1173; pl. arrogant, B 4. p 4. 32; high, L. 2614; D 870, E 45, F 1191. See HEIGH, HEYE.

HYDE, v. hide, 4. 98; A 1477, 1481; lie concealed, F 141; ger. to hide, 1. 42; B 3732; Hyden, v. 7. 117; Hydestow, hidest thou, D 308; Hit, pr. s. hides, F 512; Hydeth, pr. s. I 113; Hidde, 1 pt. s. hid, F 595; pt. s. D 955; Hed, pp. hidden, L. 208; Hid, pp. hidden, R. 1598; Hidde, pp. as def. adj. pl. hidden, T. i. 530; Hyd, imp. s. L. 2655. A.S. h[=y]dan.

HYDER, s. hider, one who conceals, B 5. p 1. 55.

HYE, adv. high, aloft, 4. 218; HF. 905; L. 1200; B 3592, F 411, 671; loudly, 3. 305; 5. 499; proudly, T. ii. 401. See HEIGHE.

HYE, v. hasten, hie, T. iii. 621; L. 950, 1334; A 2274, G 1151; h. me, hurry myself, make haste, G 1084; Hye, ger. to bring hastily, F 291; to hasten, HF. 1658; Hyest, 2 pr. s. hastenest, T. iii. 1441; Hyeth, pr. s. T. iv. 320; Hye, 1 pr. pl. T. v. 489; Hyen, pr. pl. hasten, B 3. p. 11. 158; Hyed, pt. s. T. iii. 157; Hyed hem, pt. pl. refl. 3. 363; Hyed, pp. caused to hasten, T. iii. 655; Hye, imp. s. HF. 1592; Hy thee, imp. s. refl. 3. 152; 5. 133; G 1295. A.S. higian.

HYE, s. haste; only in phr. in hye, in haste, T. ii. 88, 1712, iv. 1385; A 2979, B 209.

HYENE, s. hyaena, 10. 35.

HY[:E]R, adj. higher, upper, HF. 1117; A 399, B 2679, C 597, F 387, I 148; Heyer, A. ii. 5. 10, 23. 27.

HYEST, adv. superl. highest, 5. 324.

HYESTE, adj. superl. highest, F 1061. See HEYEST.

HYNE, s. hind, servant, peasant, A 603, C 688. A.S. h[=i]na.

HYNESSE, s. dignity, rank, I 336; Highness (as a title), 6. 76.

HYRE, s. hire, A 507, 538; reward, 1. 103; 5. 9; payment, D 1008; meed, ransom, T. iv. 506.

HYRE, v. hire; Hyred, pp. B 1757.

HYVE, s. hive, HF. 1522; T. iv. 1356; A 4373, B 4582, D 1693.

I-, common prefix of past participles; See Y-.

I, pron. I, A 20, &c. See IK, ICH.

ICCHED, pp. itched, A 3682.

ICH, pron. I, T. i. 678, iii. 1818; B 39, &c. See I, IK.

I-COMEN, pp. come, T. iii. 1668. See Y-COMEN.

IDIOT, s. fool, T. i. 910; D 311.

IDUS, s. pl. ides, F 47. The ides is a name given to the fifteenth day of the months of March, May, July and October, and the thirteenth of other months.

IF, conj. A 144, 500, 501, &c. See YIF.

IGNORAUNCE, s. ignorance, 10. 37; T. iii. 826, iv. 984, 1001.

Ignotum, s. an unknown thing (see note), G 1457. Lat. ignotum, an unknown thing; comp. ignotius, a less known thing.

I-GRAUNTED, pp. granted, T. iv. 665; see YGRAUNTED.

I-HALOWED, pp. view-hallooed (of the hart), 3. 379.

IK, I, A 3867, 3888; I, A 20, &c.; Ich, T. i. 678; B 39; &c.

IL, adj. evil, A 4174, 4184. (A Northern word.)

IL-HAYL, bad luck (to you), A 4089. (A Northern form.)

ILKE, adj. same, very, 3. 265; 4. 66; 5. 433; T. iv. 1253; HF. 1169; L. 538; A 64, 175, 3033, D 651, G 80, 501, 1366; that ilke, that same, B 3663; ilke same, very same, L. 779.

ILLUSIOUN, s. illusion, HF. 493; T. iii. 1041; F 1264; Illusion, F 1134; Illusiouns, pl. T. v. 368.

ILYKE, pl. equal, A. i. 17. 17. See YLYKE.

IM['A]GE, s. image, T. iv. 235; Im['a]ges, pl. HF. 121, 1269; T. ii. 373; carved images, R. 142; statues, B 1. p 1. 19; images, figures, A 418 (see note).

IMAGINABLE, adj. B 5. p 4. 136.

IMAGINACIOUN, s. imagination, 3. 14; L. 355, 1523; D 2218; thought, HF. 278; fancy, notion, A 1094, 3612.

IMAGINATYF, adj.; No-thing list him to been imaginatyf = it did not at all please him to imagine, he did not care to think, F 1094.

IMAGINEN, v. imagine, T. ii. 836, iv. 1626; Imagining, pres. pt. E. 598.

IMAGINING, s. plotting, A 1995; fancy, 18. 36.

IMMORT['A]L, adj. immortal, 5. 73; Inmortal, T. i. 103.

IMPACIENCE, s. impatience, I 391. See INPATIENCE.

IMPACIENT, adj. impatient, I 401; Inpacient, B 2730.

IMPERIAL, adj. HF. 1361.

IMPERIE, s. government, rank, B 2. p 6. 8.

IMPERTINENT, adj. not pertinent, irrelevant, E 54.

IMPES, pl. grafts, scions, B 3146. A.S. imp.

IMPETREN, pr. pl. impetrate, ask for, B 5. p 3. 142.

IMPLYETH, pr. pl. involve, enwrap, B 5. m 1. 10.

IMPORT['A]BLE, adj. insufferable, B 3792, E 1144.

IMPOSICIOUN, s. imposition, tax, B 1. p 4. 66.

IMPOSS['I]BLE, adj. impossible, T. i. 783; L. 1839; as s., thing impossible, D 688; Inposs['i]ble, T. iii. 525; F 1009.

IMPRESSEN, v. imprint, T. iii. 1543; Impresse, v. 26. 26 (see vol. iv. p. xxx); T. ii. 1371; imprint (themselves), find an impression, E 1578; Impresse, pr. pl. force themselves (upon), make an impression (upon), G 1071; Impressed, pp. B 5. m 4. 31.

IMPRESSIOUN, s. impression, T. i. 298; A 3613; remembrance, F 371; Impression, E 1978; Impressiouns, pl. impressions, T. v. 372; notions, HF. 39; Impressiounes, T. ii. 1238.

IMPUDENCE, s. I 391.

IMPUDENT, adj. I 397.

IN, s. dwelling, house, A 3547, 3622; inn, B 4216; lodging, B 1097, 1632, D 350; Inne, dat. A 2436.

IN, prep. in, A 3, &c.; into, B 119; A. i. 16. 3; = come within, 20. 6; on, I 105, 107; among, A. i. 10. 5; against, I 695.

In manus tuas, into Thy hands (see note), A 4287.

In principio, in the beginning, B 4353. Part of St. John, i. 1.

IN-AS-MUCHE, inasmuch, B 4611.

INCEST, s. I 963.

INCHE, s. inch, 3. 425.

INCLYNED, pp. bent aside, B 5. p 3. 132.

IN-COMINGE, s. incoming, entrance, T. ii. 1308.

INCONSTANCE, s. inconstancy, D 1958.

INCONVENIENT, s. inconvenience, B 5. P 3. 121.

INCUBUS, s. D 880.

INCUR['A]BLE, adj. B 3790.

INDE, adj. indigo, dark blue, R. 67. O.F. inde; later applied to light blue. See Cotgrave.

INDETERMINAT, adj. not marked upon the Astrolabe, A. ii. 17. rubric.

INDIFFERENTLY, adv. impartially, B 5. p 3. 91.

INDIGNACION, s. insubordination, I 402.

INDULGENCE, s. D 84.

INDURACIOUN, s. hardening, G 855.

INEQUAL, adj. unequal, A 2271; A. ii. 10. 4; Inequales, pl. of varying length; houres inequales, hours formed by dividing the duration of daylight by twelve, A. ii. 8. 1, 10. 1.

INESTIMABLE, adj. invaluable, B 5. p 3. 137.

INFECT, adj. invalid, of no effect, A 320; dimmed, B 4. m 5. 9.

INFECTE, v. infect, H 39; Infecteth, pr. s. B 4. p 3. 53.

IN-FERE, adv. together, 4. 290; 9. 250; 23. 6; L. 217 a; B 328, D 924. Orig. in fere, in company; from A.S. ge-f[=e]r, company.

INFERMETEE, s. infirmity, I 913.

INFERNAL, adj. A 2684; Infern['a]l, T. iv. 1543; of the lower regions, L. 1886; Infern['a]ls, pl. T. v. 368.

INFINIT, adj. infinite, A. i. 8. 9; Inf['i]nite, A 1259, 2827.

INFINITEE, s. infinity, B 5. p 6. 22.

INFIRME, adj. insufficient, B 5. m 2. 3.

INFLUENCE, s. influence (of stars), A. i. 21. 44; E 1968; Influences, pl. T. iii. 618.

INFORMACIOUNS, s. pl. instructions, B 3060.

INFORTUNAT, adj. unfortunate, unlucky, inauspicious, B 302; A. ii. 4. 21.

INFORT['U]NE, s. misfortune, ill fortune, T. iii. 1626, iv. 185; B 3. p 7. 19; A 2021, B 3591.

INFORT['U]NED, pp. ill-starred, T. iv. 744.

INFORTUNING, s. unlucky condition, A. ii. 4. 27.

INGOT, s. an ingot, a mould for pouring metal into, G 1206, 1209, 1223; Ingottes, pl. G 818.

INHELDE, imp. s. pour in, infuse, T. iii. 44; Inhielde, T. iii. 44 n. See HELDE.

INIQUITEE, s. injustice, A 940.

INIURE (Injyyr[*e]), s. injury, T. iii. 1018.

INKE, s. ink, T. iii. 1693; L. 2491; A. ii. 5. 12.

IN-KNETTE, pt. s. knit up, drew in, T. iii. 1088.

INLY, adv. inwardly, intimately, extremely, greatly, T. i. 140, iii. 1606; R. 397, HF. 31; wholly, exquisitely, 3. 276.

IN-MID, prep. into, amid, HF. 923.

INMOEVABLETEE, s. immobility, B 5. p 6. 51.

INMORTAL, adj. immortal, T. i. 103; Immortal, 5. 73.

INNE, dat. of IN, s.

INNE, adv. in, within, T. i. 387, 821, ii. 6, 851, iv. 906; A. ii. 46. 4; A 41, 1618, 3907, B 3193, F 578, G 880.

INNED, pp. housed, lodged, A 2192.

INNEREST, adj. superl. innermost, B 4. p 6. 82, 134.

INNOCENT, as s., innocent one, B 1825, D 1983.

INOBEDIENCE, s. disobedience, I 391.

INOBEDIENT, adj. disobedient, I 392.

INORDINATE, adj. unusual, I 414.

INPACIENCE, s. impatience, B 2734, I 673; B 2. p 1. 72; Impacience, I 391.

INPACIENT, adj. impatient, B. 2730; Impacient, I 401.

INPARFIT, adj. imperfect, B 3. p 10. 12, 15, 18; Inperfit, incomplete, A. i. 18. 3.

INPLITABLE, adj. intricate, impracticable, B 1. p 4. 59.

INPOSSIBLE, s. impossible thing, T. iii. 525; F 1009. See IMPOSSIBLE.

INQUISITIF, adj. inquisitive, A 3163.

INSET, pp. implanted, B 2. p 3. 13.

INSIGHTE, s. understanding, perception, B 1. p 6. 75; Insight, E 242.

INSOLENCE, s. I 391.

INSOLENT, adj. I 399.

INSPIRED, pp. quickened, A 6.

INSTABLE, adj. unstable, unconstant, E 2057.

INSTANCE, s. presence, B 5. p 6. 82; suggestion, T. ii. 1441; urgent request, E 1611.

INSTRUMENT, s. A. pr. 13; (of music) T. v. 442; 3. 314; Instruments (of music), pl. 5. 197; L. 1101; F 270; Instrumentz, T. v. 459.

INSUFFICIENT, adj. D 1960.

INTELLECT, s. understanding, A 2803, G 339.

INTELLIGENCE, s. the understanding, mind, B 5. p 4. 114; mode of understanding, 4. 166.

INTENDESTOW, dost thou intend, T. v. 478.

INTERCEPT, pp. intercepted, A. ii. 39. 24.

INTERMINABLE, adj. endless, B 5. p 6. 11.

INTERROGACIOUNS, pl. questions; by i., with respect to questions, A 3194.

INTERVALLE, s. interval, B 2724.

IN-TIL, prep. unto, as far as, R. 624.

INTO, prep. into, A 23, &c.; unto, B 2423.

INTRESSE, s. interest, 10. 71. See note. Cf. 'The soyle enbrouded ful of somer-floures There wedes wycke had none interesse': Lydgate, Falls of Princes, bk. i. c. 1.

INTRODUCTORIE, s. introduction, A. pr. 73.

INVIS['I]BLE, adj. unseen, B 3790; invisible, L. 1021; T. v. 1866.

INVOCACIOUN, s. invocation, HF. 67.

INWARD, adv. in, T. ii. 1725; within, 1732; Inwarde, towards the inward side, northward, A. ii. 40. 24.

INWARDE, adj. pl. inward, B 5. m 2. 4.

INWARDLY, adv. closely, T. ii. 264.

IN-WITH, prep. within, in, T. ii. 508, v. 1022; B 2. p 1. 67; R. 401; L. 86, 202, 228; B 1794, 2159, E 870, 1394, 1586, 1944.

IPOCRAS, s. a kind of cordial drink, E 1807. See YPOCRAS; and the note to C 306.

IPOCRISYE, s. hypocrisy, C 410; Ipocrisie, I 391.

IPOCRITE, s. hypocrite, R. 414, I 394; Ypocryte, F 514, 520.

IRE, s. irritability, R. 314; quickness of temper, I 665; anger, T. v. 589; A 1659, 1997, B 3221, C 657, F 781. O.F. ire.

IREN, s. iron, R. 946; 5. 149; T. ii. 1276; A 500.

IROUS, adj. angry, B 2315, D 2014, 2016, I 619.

IRREGULER, adj. a sinner against his orders, I 782.

IRREVERENCE, s. I 391.

IS, 1 pr. s. am (Northern), A 4031, 4045, 4202; 2 pr. s. art (Northern), A 4089; Is, pr. s. is, A 4, &c.; used with two sbs., F 294.

ISSE, v.; Issest, 2 pr. s. issuest, B 3. p 12. 119. O.F. issir. (Barbour has isch.)

ISSUE, s. outlet, vent, T. v. 205; Issues, pl. results, B 3. p 7. 8.

I-STABLED, pp. established, E 2405 n.

IT, pron. it, A 145, &c.; It am I, it is I, A 1736, 3766, B 1404. See HIT.

IVY-LEEF, s. ivy-leaf, T. v. 1433; A 1838.

I-WIS, adv. certainly, truly, verily, 6. 48. See YWIS.

I (consonant); for J.

IADE (Jaad[*e]), s. a jade, i.e. miserable hack, B 4002.

IAGOUNCES (Jaguunsez), pl. garnets (or rubies), R. 1117. See Godefroy and Roquefort; and the note on the line.

IALOUS (Jaluus), adj. jealous, 5. 342, 458; A 1329, 3224, C 367; Ielous, 4. 140; Ialouse, pl. F 286.

IALOUSYE (Jaluusii[*e]), s. jealousy, 5. 252; A 3294, C 366, E 1205, F 748; Ielousye, A 1299; Ielosye, 4. 7; Ielousyes, pl. HF. 685.

IAMBEUX (Jambeuz), s. pl. leggings, leg-armour, B 2065. From F. jambe, the leg.

IANE (Jaan[*e]), s. a small coin of Genoa, B 1925, E 999. 'Janne, Jannes, G[^e]nes, ville d'Italie': Roquefort.

IANGLE (Jangl[*e]), v. chatter, prate, T. ii. 666; Iangleth, pr. s. B 4625; Ianglest, 2 pr. s. B 774; Iangle, pr. pl. T. ii. 800; F 220, 261; Iangelinge, pres. pt. chattering, B 3. m 2. 15; Iangling, 5. 345. O.F. jangler.

IANGLERE (Jangler[*e]), s. story-teller, jester, babbler, A 560; Iangler, talkative person, 5. 457; H 343.

IANGLERESSE (Jangleress[*e]), s. (female) chatterbox, prattler, D 638; Iangleresses, pl. B 2275, E 2307.

IANGLERYE (Janglerii[*e]), s. gossip, T. v. 755; Ianglerie, s. jangling, talkativeness, B 2252, 2274.

IANGLES (Janglez), s. pl. idle pratings, HF. 1960, I 650; disputes, arguments, D 1407, I 715. See above.

IANGLINGE (Jangling[*e]), s. chattering, idle talking, I 649; Iangling, idle disputing, F 257.

IAPE (Jaap[*e]), s. jest, trick, R. 12; A 3390, 3799, 4201, 4207, 4338, B 1629, G 1312, H 84; jest, foolish conduct, D 1961; laughing-stock, HF. 414; Iapes, pl. tricks, A 705, D 242, F 1271; jests, T. i. 911; HF. 1805; B 4281, C 319, 394.

IAPE (Jaap[*e]), v. jest, T. i. 929; ger. to jest, L. 1699; H 4; Iapen, v. B 1883; Iape, 1 pr. s. T. ii. 140; Iapedest, 2 pt. s. didst jest, T. i. 508, 924; Iaped, pp. tricked, A 1729.

IAPERE (Jaaper[*e]), s. jester, T. ii. 340; Iaper, mocker, I 89; Iaperes, pl. I 651.

IAPERIE (Jaaperii[*e]), s. buffoonery, I 651; Iaperye, jesting mood, E 1656.

IAPE-WORTHY (Jaap[*e]-wurdhi), adj. ridiculous, B 5. p 3. 94.

IARGON (Jargon), s. talk, E 1848.

IARGONING (Jargoning), s. jargoning, chattering, R. 716.

IASPRE (Jaspre), s. jasper, T. ii. 1229; B 2297; Iasper, 5. 230.

IAUNYCE (Jauniis[*e]), s. jaundice, R. 305.

IAY (Jei), s. jay (bird), 5. 346; A 642, B 774, H 132; Iayes, pl. G 1397.

IEET (Jeet), s. jet, B 4051.

IELOUS (Jeluus), adj. jealous, suspicious, 4. 140; as s. jealous man, 18. 62. See IALOUS.

IELOUSYE; see IALOUSYE.

IET (Jet), s. fashion, mode, A 682; = Get, G 1277 n. From O.F. geter, jeter (F. jeter). See GET.

IEUPARDYES (Jeupardiiez), s. pl. problems (at chess), 3. 666. Lit. 'jeopardies.' See IUPARTYE.

IEWELES (Jeweelz), pl. jewels, A 2945. See IUWEL.

IEWERYE (Jewerii[*e]), s. Jewry, Jews' quarter, B 1679, 1741, 1782. See the note to B 1679.

IO (Joo), v. take effect, come about, T. iii. 33 (see note). O.F. joer (F. jouer).

IOCOUNDE (Jocuund[*e]), adj. jocund, 12. 5.

IOGELOUR (Jugeluur), s. juggler, D 1467; Iogelours, pl. jugglers, R. 764; HF. 1259; F 219. O.F. jogeler, jougler.

IOGELRYE (Jugelrii[*e]), s. jugglery, F 1265.

IOIE; see IOYE.

IOIGNED; see IOYNE.

IOLIF (Jolif), adj. joyful, merry, R. 109, A 3355, B 1399; in good spirits, B 4264; Iolyf, jovial, R. 435; frisky, A 4154; pretty, R. 610. O.F. jolif; see IOLY.

IOLILY (Jolili), adv. merrily, A 4370.

IOLITEE (Jolitee), s. sport, amusement, merriment, R. 1287, A 1807, B 2033, D 470; joviality, jollity, mirth, R. 616, C 780, F 278, I 1049; enjoyment, F 344; comfort, A 680; passion, B 3. p 7. 12; excellence, H 197; Iolytee, happiness, HF. 682; Iolyte, 5. 226; Iolitee, Joviality (personified), 2. 39; Ioliftee, pleasure, C 780 n.

IOLY (Joli), adj. full of merriment, D 456; jolly, joyous, R. 620, 829; pleasant, delightful, L. 176, 1192; T. ii. 1031, 1099, 1105; F 48; festive, B 1185. See IOLIF.

IOLYER (Joli[:e]r), adj. comp. jollier, handsomer, F 927.

IOLYF; see IOLIF.

IOLYNESSE (Joliness[*e]), s. festivity, F 289; amusement, D 926.

IOLYTEE; see IOLITEE.

IOMPRE (Jumpr[*e]), imp. s. jumble, T. ii. 1037. Cf. E. jumble.

IORDANES (Jordaanez), pl. chamber-pots, C 305.

IOSSA (Jossa), down here, A 4101. See note.

IOUKEN (Juuk[*e]n), v. slumber, T. v. 409. O. F. joquier, jouquier, [^e]tre en repos, jucher, en parlant d'un oiseau perch['e] sur le juchoir': Godefroy.

IOURNEE (Juurnee), s. day's work, R. 579; day's march, A 2738; journey, E 783.

IOWES (J[`o]wez), s. pl. jaws, B 1. p 4. 71 (where the Latin text has faucibus); jaws, jowls, HF. 1786 (riming with clowes, claws).

IOYE (Joi[*e]), s. joy, 4. 223; A 1271, 1871, 1873; F 368, I 120; Ioie, B 3964; Ioy, 5. 3.

IOYNE (Join[*e]), v.; Ioyned, pt. s. joined, let (his ears) touch one another, 3. 393; Ioigned, pp. joined, nearly or wholly in conjunction, A. ii. 4. 35; Ioyneden, pt. pl. joined, T. v. 814; Ioyned, pp. joined, B 3683, G 95; in conjunction, T. iii. 625; Ioynant, pres. pt. adjoining, A 1060; Ioyning, pres. pt. as adj. adjoining, next, L. 1962.

IOYNTLY (Jointli), adv. conjointly, together, A. ii. 11. 9.

IOYNTURE (Jointyyr[*e]), s. union, B 2. p 5. 32.

IUBBE (Jubb[*e]), s. vessel for holding ale or wine, A 3628, B 1260.

IUBILEE (Jubilee), s. jubilee, D 1862.

IUDICIAL (Jydisial), adj. judicial, A. ii. 4. 37. Judicial astrology pretended to forecast the destinies of men and nations; natural astrology foretold natural events, such as the weather and seasons.

IUGE (Jyj[*e]), s. judge, 1. 134; 5. 101; L. 1886; A 814, B 814, 3266, C 123, G 462; umpire, A 1712, 1864; Iuges, pl. C 291.

IUGE, s. judge; but an error for Jug, a yoke, I 898. See note.

IUGE (Jyj[*e]), judge, 1 pr. s. judge, decide, 5. 629; 2 pr. s. subj. B 4. p 6. 4; Iuged, pp. HF. 357. See IUGGEN.

IUGEMENT (Jyj[*e]ment), s. judgement, decision, A 778, 805, 818, B 36; L. 406; judgement, B 688, C 198; opinion, B 1038, E 53; sentence, 5. 431; justice, B 4. p 4. 190; distinction (Lat. discretionis), B 1. p 1. 9; Iugements, pl. decisions, E 439; Iuggementz, pl. judgements, B 2596.

IUGGEN (Jyj[*e]n), v. judge, T. ii. 21; deem, T. v. 1203; Iuggeth, imp. pl. judge ye, T. iii. 1312. See IUGE.

IUPARTE (Jypart[*e]), v.; Iuparten, 2 pr. pl. jeopard, imperil, endanger, T. iv. 1566. See below.

IUPARTYE (Jypartii[*e]), s. jeopardy, peril, hazard, T. ii. 465, 772; iii. 868, 877; v. 701,916; F 1495, G 743. O. F. jeu parti (Lat. iocus partitus), a divided game. See IEUPARDYES.

IURISDICCIOUN (Jyrisdiksiuun), s. jurisdiction, B 2569, D 1319, 1330.

IUST (Jyst), adj. just, exact, correct, D 2090; exact, A. ii. 3. 44; Iuste (for Iust, before a vowel), HF. 719; Iuste, fem. just, T. iii. 1227.

IUSTE (Jyst[*e]), v. joust, tourney, tilt, A 96, 2604; Iusten, v. L. 1274, H 42; Iusteth, pr. s. jousts, T. iii. 1718, F 1098; Iusten, pr. pl. joust, A 2486; Iusting, pres. part. F 1198. O. F. jouster.

IUSTES (Jystez), s. pl. as sing. a jousting-match, A 2720. Usually in the plural form; see P. Plowm. B. xvii. 74; Rob. of Glouc. p. 137; Rom. of Partenay, 988.

IUSTING (Jysting), s. jousting, L. 1115.

IUSTLY (Jystli), adv. exactly, A. pr. 17. 14; i. 3. 45.

IUST['Y]SE (Jystiiz[*e]), s. judge, 1. 37; B 665, C 289, D 1028, G 497; I['u]styce, A 314; I['u]stice, C 121. (In the form Iust['y]se the s is pronounced as z.)

IUSTYSE, (Jystiiz[*e]), s. judgment, condemnation, 1. 142; administration of justice, C 587; I['u]stice, 1. 30. (In the form Iust['y]se the s is sounded as z.)

IUWEL (Jywel), s. jewel, jewelled ornament, L. 1117; Ieweles, pl. A 2945.

IUYSE (Jyiiz[*e]), s. justice, judgement, B 795; Iuwyse, sentence, A 1739. O.F. juise. (The word is ju-y-se, in three syllables.)

KALENDER, s. calendar, almanack, A. i. 11. 1; hence a complete record of examples, L. 542 (see note); Kalenderes, pl. 1. 73; Kalendres, A. pr. 61.

KALENDES, i.e. beginning, introduction, T. v. 1634. (Because the Kalends fall on the first of the month.)

KANKERDORT, variant of Cankedort, T. ii. 1752 n.

KARF, pt. s. of KERVE.

KAYNARD, s. dotard, D 235. O.F. caignard, cagnard, sluggard (term of reproach); see Cagnard in Littr['e]; and Caynard in New E. Dict.

KECCHE, v. catch, clutch, T. iii. 1375. See CACCHE.

K[=E]CHIL, s. small cake, D 1747. O.E. coecil, small cake; see Stratmann. 'With us it is called a Gods kichell, because Godfathers and Godmothers used commonly to give one of them to their Godchildren, when they asked blessing': Speght. On which Tyrwhitt remarks: 'But all this is gratis dictum, I believe'; as is clearly the case. See note.

KEEN, pl. kine, cows, B 4021 n. See KYN.

KEEP, s. care, heed, notice (only in the phrase take keep); tak keep, take notice, A. i. 1. 2; D 431; take keep, may pay heed, A 503; taken keep, take heed, F 348; took keep, took heed, took notice, 3. 128, 7. 135; L. 1733; A 398, 1389, E 1058. See KEPE.

KEEP, imp. s. take care! mind! A 4101. See KEPE.

KEK! interj. (represents the cackle of a goose), 5. 499.

KEKED, pp. = Kyked, A 3445 n.

KEMBE, ger. to comb, R. 599; HF. 136; Kembeth, pr. s. E 2011; Kembde, pt. s. refl. combed himself, B 3. m 4. 2; Kembde, pt. s. F 560; Kempte, pt. s. A 3374; Kembd, pp. combed, trimmed, A 2143; combed, A 3691, E 379; smoothed over, decked (lit. combed), B 1. m 5. 31 (L. compta); Kempt, pp. combed, R. 577, A 2289. A.S. cemban.

KEMPE, adj. pl. shaggy, rough (see note), A 2134. Cf. Icel. kampr, beard, moustaches, whiskers of a cat; and see Camp, s. (4) in the New E. Dict.

KEN, s. kin, kindred, men, 3. 438. See note. (A Kentish form.)

KENE (k['e]['e]n[*e]), adj. keen, eager, 21. 6; cruel, 10. 27; bold, B 3439; sharp, A 2876, F 57, 1112; pl. sharp, A 104, 1966; keen, D 1381. A.S. c[=e]ne.

KENE, adv. keenly, 6. 63; 11. 3.

KENNE, v. perceive, discern, HF. 498. A.S. cennan.

KEPE, v. take care (of), A 130; keep, preserve, L. 384; ger. to keep to, 3. 43; 1 pr. s. care, L. 1032, A 2960; intend, T. i. 676; regard, reck, A 2238; I kepe han, I care to have, G 1368; Kepeth, pr. s. keeps, E 1133; observes, F 516; Kepen, 1 pr. pl. care, HF. 1695; Kepe, pr. pl. care, pay regard (to), T. i. 763; Kepe, pr. s. subj. may (He) keep, F 889; Kepte, pt. s. E 223; retained, A 442; took care of, A 415, 512, B 269; Keped, pt. pl. kept, L. 294 a; Kept, pp. E 1098; kept safe, A 276; Keping, pres. pt. keeping, tending, F 651; Keep, imp. s. take care! A 4101; Kepeth, imp. pl. keep ye, B 764, G 226.

KEPE, s. heed (only in the phrase take kepe); I take kepe, 3. 6; tak kepe, C 352, 360; taketh kepe, C 90; ytaken kepe, B 2604. See KEEP.

KEPER, s. keeper, i.e. prior, A 172.

KERCHEF, s. kerchief, L. 2202; B 837; Kerchief, finely woven loose covering, 5. 272.

KERS, s. cress; thing of small value, A 3756. A.S. cerse, cresse.

KERVE, v. carve, cut, T. ii. 325, F 158; ger. 5. 217; Kerven, ger. R. 945; Kerveth, pr. s. cuts, L. 2334; I 888; (it) cuts, R. 277; Kerve, pr. s. subj. cut, pierce, 25. 31 (see vol. iv. p. xxviii); Karf, pt. s. carved, A 100, D 2244, E 1773; cut, B 3647, 3791; B 2. m 5. 13; 9. 21; Corven, pt. pl. slashed, hacked, cut, B 1. p 3. 28; Corven, pp. cut, 5. 425; A 2696; cut away, B 1. p 1. 26; carved, HF. 1295; cut, slashed, A 3318; Corve, pp. cut, L. 2695; Kerving, pres. pt. cutting, T. i. 631. A.S. ceorfan, pt. t. cearf, pp. corfen.

KERVER, s. carver, A 1899.

KERVING, s. carving, A 1925; cutting, crossing over, A. 1. 19. 3; Kervinges, pl. carvings, HF. 1302.

KERVING-TOLES, s. pl. tools to cut with, T. i. 632.

KESSE, v. kiss, E 1057; Keste, pt. s. F 350. (A Kentish form.) See KISSEN.

KEVERE, ger. to cover, B 2. p 2. 28 n; v. to recover, T. i. 917; Kevered, pp. covered, 5. 271; HF. 275, 352.

KEYE, s. key, 7. 323; 10. 39; T. v. 460; L. 26; E 2044, G 1219; key (in place of rudder: see note), B 3. p 12. 55; Keyes, pl. keys, D 309.

KICHENES, pl. kitchens, D 869.

KICHIL, for Kechil, D 1747 n.

KID, KIDDE; see KYTHEN.

KIDE, s. kid, A 3260; Kides, gen. kid's, E 1364.

KIKE, v. kick, D 941.

KILLE, v.; pr. pl. kill, L. 1216.

KIMELIN, s. a large shallow tub, A 3548, 3621 (see note to 3548). Cf. A.S. cumb, E coomb.

KIN, s. kindred, R. 268; L. 1864, 1980; B 3121; race, G 829; som kin, of some kind, B 1137; Kinnes, gen. kind's; alles kinnes, of every kind, HF. 1530.

KINDE, s. nature, R. 412, 1699; 3. 16, 56; 4. 282; 5. 672; 6. 2; 22. 56; B 1. p 6. 30; L. 246, 2449; B 1840, 2973, G 41, 659, H 183, I 727; race, lineage, stock, D 1101, G 121; seed, I 965; the natural world, HF. 584; T. iii. 1437, F 469; natural bent, F 608, 619; natural disposition, 7. 149; HF. 43; natural ordinance, 3. 494, 512; kind, species, 5. 174, 311, 360, 450; of k., by nature, naturally, T. ii. 370; F 768; Kindes, pl. sorts, HF. 204. (Dissyllabic.)

KINDE, adj. kind, A 647; natural, T. ii. 970; HF. 834, 836. (Dissyllabic.)

KINDE, adv. kindly, 7. 267.

KINDELY, adj. natural, HF. 842; Kindeliche, HF. 829; Kyndely, 3. 761; Kindly, HF. 730.

KINDELY, adv. by nature, B 4. p 2. 69; D. 402; naturally, HF. 832, 852; I 491; Kindeliche, B 3. m 11. 16; Kyndely, by nature, 3. 778; Kyndly, naturally, 2. 71.

KINDENESSE, s. kindness, 4. 298; love, devotion, L. 665.

KINDLED, pp. A 2295.

KING, s. A 324; (said of the queen bee) I 468; Kinges, gen. T. ii. 400; 3. 282; Kinges note, the name of a tune, A 3217; Kinges, pl. B 3558.

KINNES, gen. of Kin.

KINREDE, s. kindred, T. v. 979; B 2558, F 735, 1565, I 201; relations, A 1286, 3967; birth, A 2790; family, L. 2094; Kinredes, pl. families, B 2. m 7. 9. A.S. cynr[=ae]den.

KIRTEL, s.. kirtle, A 3321; Kirtle (dat.), F 1580; Kirtles, pl. R. 778; Kirtels, pl. 5. 235. A kirtle usually means a short skirt with a body. 'Kirtle, jacket with petticoat attached to it': Schmidt, Shak. Lexicon.

KISSEN, v. kiss, L. 761; Kisse, v. L. 768; Kesse, v. (Kentish), E 1057; Kisseth, pr. s. 4. 76; Kiste, pt. s. R. 1291; L. 2208; B 385, 3632, 3746, E 679; Keste, pt. s. (Kentish), F 350; Kiste, pt. pl. R. 788; Kist, pp. L. 1337; kist they been, they have kissed each other, B 1074. A.S. cyssan.

KISSING, s. kissing, R. 342.

KITTE, pt. s. cut, B 600, 1761, D 722. From infin. cutte (C 954).

KNAKKES, s. pl. tricks, A 4051 n, I 652; contemptible ways, 3. 1033. Cf. E. knack.

KNARRE, s. a knotted, thickset fellow, sturdy churl, A 549. Properly, a knot in wood; see below.

KNARRY, adj. full of thick knots, gnarled, A 1977.

KNAVE, s. boy, servant-lad, page, R. 886; A 3431, B 474, 1500, C 666; man-servant, servant, L. 1807, 2366, 2371; D 1779, E 1302; peasant, D 1190, I 188; Knave child, male child, B 715, 722, E 444, 447, 612; Knaves, pl. lads, B 3087; servants, A 2728. A.S. cnafa.

KNAVISH, adj. rude, H 205.

KNEDE, v. knead, A 4094; Kneden, pp. kneaded, R. 217.

KNEDING-TROGH, s. kneading-trough, A 3548, 3620.

KNEDING-TUBBES, pl. kneading-tubs, A 3564, 3594.

KNEE, s. knee, L. 455; A 391; sette him on his knee, knelt down, D 2120; Kne[:e]s, pl. A 1103. See KNOWE.

KNELE, v. kneel, T. iii. 962; Knelest, 2 pr. s. 16. 43; Kneled, pt. s. kneeled, A 897; Kneled, pt. pl. knelt, L. 295; Kneling, pres. pt. L. 117; Kneleth, imp. pl. T. iii. 965.

KNELINGES, s. pl. kneelings, I 1055.

KNET, KNETTE; see KNITTE.

KNETTINGE, s. chain, B 5. p 1. 24. Lit. 'knitting.' See KNITTINGES.

KNEW, KNEWE; see KNOWE.

KNIGHT, s. knight, R. 1205; A 43; servant (of God), G 353.

KNIGHTHOD, s. knighthood, 4. 75; T. v. 1591; Knighthede, A 2789; Knighthode, dat. B 3832.

KNIGHTLY, adv. bravely, L. 2085.

KNITTE, ger. to knit, I 47; Knette, v. (Kentish), join, 4. 183; 5. 438; Knittest, 2 pr. s. refl. joinest (thyself), art in conjunction, B 307; 2 pr. s. B 3. m 9. 18; Knetteth, pr. s. (Kentish), knits together, T. iii. 1748; Knit, pp. L. 89, B 3224; conjoined, 5. 381; agreed, F 1230; wedded, F 986; joined in love, 4. 50; Knet, pp. (Kentish), knit, R. 1397; fixed, 5. 628; Knit forth, imp. s. sum up, gather up, B 4. p 2. 84. A.S. cnyttan.

KNITTINGES, pl. connections, B 3. m 3. 12. See KNETTINGE.

KNOBBES, pl. knobs, large pimples, A 633.

KNOK, s. knock, B 4504.

KNOKKE, v. knock; Knokketh, pr. s. B. 1403; Knokked, 1 pt. s. knocked, R. 534; pt. s. B 3721; Knokkeden, pt. pl. knocked for admission, beat, 4. 84; Knokke, imp. s. A 3432.

KNOKKINGE, s. knocking, I 1055.

KNOPPE, s. bud, R. 1702; Knoppes, pl. 1080, 1675, 1683, 1691.

KNOTTE, s. knot, difficulty, B 5. p 3. 22; gist of a tale, F 401, 407. A.S. cnotta.

KNOTTELES, adj. without a knot, T. v. 769.

KNOTTY, adj. covered with knots, A 1977; full of knots, R. 927, 988.

KNOWE, dat. knee, T. ii. 1202; Knowes, pl. knees, T. iii. 1592 n; B 1719, F 1025. A.S. cn[=e]ow, dat. cn[=e]owe, pl. cn[=e]owas. See KNEE.

KNOWE, v. know, A 382, I 115; Knowen, v. 3. 120, I 116; Knowestow, thou knowest, A 3156, B 367; Knowen, 2 pr. pl. B 128; Knowe, 2 pr. s. subj. T. iii. 407; Knewe, 2 pt. s. knewest, 10. 21; Knew, pt. s. A 240, F 131; Knewe, 1 pt. s. subj. could know, F 466; Knewe, pt. pl. 9. 23; D 1341; Knewe, pt. s. subj. were to know, R. 282; L. 801; Knowen, pp. known, L. 421; HF. 1736; E 689; made known, shown, B 2702; Knowe, pp. known, L. 1382; B 890, 955, F 215.

KNOWELICHE, s. knowledge, B 1220. The correct spelling is knowlech[`e], which is trisyllabic; see cnawleche in Stratmann.

KNOWER, s. one who has cognisance, B 4. p 4. 168 (L. cognitor).

KNOWING, s. knowledge, R. 1699, 3. 538, 960, 996; A. pr. 49; F 301; consciousness, 6. 114; Knowinge, knowledge, B 2. p 8. 30; Know['i]nge, dat. L. 558.

KNOWINGE, adj. conscious, B 3. p 11. 112; Knowinge with me, i.e. my witnesses, B 1. p 4. 33.

KNOWLECHE, v.; Knowlecheth, pr. s. acknowledges, B 2964; Knowlichen, 1 pr. pl. B 2935; Knowlechinge, pres. pt. B 2961.

KNOWLECHING, s. knowing, knowledge, 3. 796; G 1432; Knowlechinge, cognition, B 5. p 5. 2.

KNYF, s. knife, dagger, A 1999, 2003; knife, L. 1854, 2594; C 217, D 2091; Knyves, pl. (see note), A 233.

KONNING, s. cunning, skill, F 251. See CONNING, KUNNINGE.

KONNINGE, adj. skilful, T. i. 302.

KUKKOW! int. cuckoo! 5. 499.

KUNNINGE, s. skill, 5. 513; Konning, F 251.

KYKE, v.; Kyken, pr. pl. peep, A 3841; Kyked, pp. gazed, A 3445. Icel. k['i]kja, Swed. kika, Dan. kige, Du. kijken, to gaze, pry.

KYN, pl. kine, cows, B 4021.

KYNDE, s. nature, A 2451; Kynd (before a vowel), nature, disposition, L. 391. See KINDE.

KYNDELY, adj. natural, 3. 761. See KINDELY.

KYNDELY, adv. naturally, by nature, 3. 778; Kyndly, 2. 71. See KINDELY.

KYTE, s. kite (bird), 5. 349; A 1179, F 624. A.S. c[=y]ta.

KYTHE, v. shew, shew plainly, display, L. 912; F 748; declare to be, 7. 228; Kythen, v. shew, 10. 63; Kytheth, pr. s. shews, L. 504; F 483; Kidde, pt. s. shewed, T. i. 208; Kid, pp. made known, L. 1028; E 1943; known, 9. 46; Kythed, pp. shewn, G 1054; Kythe, pr. s. subj. may shew, B 636; Kyth, imp. s. shew, T. iv. 538; display, T. iv. 619; Kythe, imp. s. shew forth, display, HF. 528; Kytheth, imp. pl. 4. 298; Kythe, imp. pl. D 1609. A.S. c[=y]dhan.

LAAS; see LAS.

LABBE, s. blab, tell-tale, T. iii. 300; A 3509.

LABBING, pres. part. blabbing, babbling, E 2428. Cf. Du. labben, to tell tales, labbei, gossip.

LABEL, s. the narrow revolving rod or rule on the front of the astrolabe, A. i. 22. 1. See Fig. 6, in vol. iii.

LABORER, s. labourer, A 1409, 2025 n.

L['A]BOROUS, adj. laborious, D 1428.

LAB['O]UR, s. labour, T. iv. 422; B 381; L['a]bour, 1. 106.

LAB['O]URE, ger. to toil, A 186; L['a]bouren, ger. to take pains, E 1631; Lab['o]uren, 1 pr. pl. toil, D 1482; pr. pl. T. iii. 1265; L['a]boured, 1 pt. s. refl. toiled, took pains, T. iv. 1009; Lab['o]ured, pp. exercised, B 1298.

LACCHE, s. snare, springe, R. 1624. Cf. A.S. gelaeccan, to catch.

LACE; see LAS.

LACE, v.; Laced, pp. laced up, A 3267.

LACERTE, s. a fleshy muscle, A 2753. O. F. lacerte, Lat. lacerta.

LACHE, adj. lazy, dull, B 4. p 3. 82. 'Lasche, slack, ... weake, faint': Cotgrave.

LACHESSE, s. laziness, I 720. O. F. laschesse, lachesse, indolence: Godefroy.

LACINGE, s. lacing; with layneres l., with the fastening up of straps, A 2504.

LAD, LADDE; see LEDE.

LADDRE, s. ladder, R. 485, 523; Laddres, pl. B 1. p 1. 24; A. 1. 12. 2; A 3624, B 2160.

LADE, ger. to load, cover, T. ii. 1544.

LADEL, s. ladle, A 2020, H 51.

LADY, s. 1. 16, 17, 81; B 1637, D 2200; Lady, gen. lady's, 3. 949; T. i. 99, 812, ii. 32; A 88, 695; voc. A 839; Ladyes, pl.. B 254; Ladies, A 898; The book of the nynetene Ladies, i.e. the Legend of Good Women, I 1086.

LADYSHIPPE, dat. ladyship, 7. 191.

LAFT, LAFTE; see LEVE.

LAK, s. want, defect, lack, 3. 958; 7. 110; 10. 5; 15. 7; L. 1534; B 4034; blame, dispraise, L. 298 a; Lakke, dat. lack, want, 5. 87, 615; D 1306, E 2271; loss, F 430, 443; acc. fault, E 2199.

LAKE, s. lake, pond, 5. 313; D 269.

LAKE, s. a kind of fine white linen cloth, B 2048. Halliwell notes that shirts were formerly made of it, and quotes a passage containing the phrase 'white as lake.' The word probably was imported from the Low Countries, as laken is a common Dutch word for cloth; the Dutch for a sheet is also laken or bedlaken.

LAKKEN, v. find fault with, disparage, blame, R. 284; ger. to blame, T. i. 189; Lakketh, pr. s. lacks, B 1437, G 498; pr. s. impers. lacks; me lakketh, I lack, 2. 105; 3. 898; Lakke, 2 pr. pl. lack, are in want of, D 2109; Lakked, pt. s. was lacking, was wanting, A 2280, C 41; Lakkede, pt. s. impers. A 756; Lakked, F 16, 1186.

LAKKING, s. lack, stint, R. 1147.

LAMB, s. 1. 172; L. 2318; A 3704, B 459, 1771, E 538; Lomb, L. 1798; B 617; Lambes, pl. I 792.

LAMBE-SKINNES, pl. lambskins, R. 229.

LAMBIK, s. limbeck; A lambik, for Alambik, T. iv. 520 n.

LAMBISH, adj. gentle as lambs, 9. 50.

LAME, adj. lame, weak, T. ii. 17; halting, 1. 76.

LAMENTACIOUN, s. lamentation, A 935, B 4545.

LAMPE, s. lamina, thin plate, G 764. F. lame, a thin plate, Lat. lamina. The insertion of excrescent p occurs after m in other words in Chaucer; as in solempne, dampne.

LAMPES, pl. lamps, L. 2610; G 802.

LANG['A]GE, s. language, A 211, F 100.

LANGE, adj. long (Northern), A 4175. (Correctly lang, without e.) See LONG.

LANG['O]UR, s. weakness, 1. 7; slow starvation, R. 214; B 3597; languishing, R. 304; L['a]ngour, s. illness, sickness, R. 970; F 1101.

LANGUISSHE, v. fail, HF. 2018; Languissheth, pr. s. languishes, E 1867, F 950; Languisshing, pres. pt. 5. 472; 7. 178.

LANGUISSHING, s. languishing, 7. 205.

LANGURETH, pr. s. languishes, E 1867 n.

LANTERNE, s. lantern, T. v. 543; D 334, I 1036; Lantern, lamp, guidance, L. 926.

LAPIDAIRE, a treatise on precious stones, HF. 1352. See note.

LAPPE, s. flap, corner, B 1. p 2. 19; fold, lappet, or edge of a garment, T. ii. 448, iii. 59, 742, F 441, G 12; lap, A 686, B 3644, F 475; a wrapper, E 585. A.S. laeppa, lap, border, hem.

LAPPE, v.; Lappeth, pr. s. enfolds, embraces, 4. 76. (For wlappeth.)

LAPWING, s. lapwing, peewit, 5. 347.

LARGE, adj. large, A 472, 753; great, I 705; wide, broad, R. 1351; liberal, bounteous, R. 1168; B 3489, I 465; generous, B 1621, 2950; lavish, B 2. p 5. 16; free, 3. 893; T. v. 804; at thy l., at large, free, A 1283; at his l., free (to speak or to be silent), A 2288; free to move, HF. 745; at our large, free (to go anywhere), D 322.

LARGE, adv. liberally, 1. 174; freely, A 734.

LARGELY, adv. fully, A 1908, 2738; in a wide sense, I 804.

LARGENESSE, s. liberality, I 1051.

LARGER, adj. comp. wider, B 4. p 6. 86.

LARGESSE, s. liberality, R. 1150; 7. 42; B 2. p 5. 12; I 284; bounty, B 2465; liberal bestower, 1. 13; Larges, bounty, HF. 1309.

LARKE, s. lark, 5. 340; T. iii. 1191; L. 141 a; HF. 546; A 1491; Lark (before a vowel), R. 915.

LAS, s. lace, snare, entanglement, L. 600; A 1817, 1951; net, A 2389; Laas, lace, i.e. thick string, A 392; band, G 574; lace (i.e. laces), R. 843; Lace, snare, entanglement, 18. 50. Compare 'Ge qui estoie pris o[`u] laz O[`u] Amors les amans enlace': Rom. de la Rose, 15310.

LASH; see LASSHE.

LASSE, adj. comp. less, R. 118; A pr. 42; A 4409, C 602; lesser, A 1756; smaller, B 2262; less (time), A 3519; lasse and more, smaller and greater, i.e. all, E 67; the lasse, the lesser, R. 187. See LESSE.

LASSE, adv. less, 3. 927; 6. 105; L. 14, 333, 2256; the las, the less, 3. 675.

LASSHE, s. lash, 5. 178; Lash (for Lasshe, before have), stroke, T. i. 220.

LAST, s. pl. lasts, i.e. burdens, loads, B 1628. See the note. A.S. hlaest, a burden, load, a ship's freight; from hladan, to lade.

LASTE, adj. def. perhaps lowest (see note), B 2. p 5. 35; last, 10. 71; atte l., at last, 3. 364, 1194, 1221; lastly, B 2. p 6. 85; A. 707.

LASTE, v. last, endure, 4. 226; Last, pr. s. lasts, 5. 49; B 2. p 4. 58; T. iv. 588; L. 2241; E 266; Laste, pt. s. lasted, 2. 16; B 1826; delayed, L. 791; pt. pl. 3. 177; B 3390, 3508; pt. s. subj. might last, L. 1239.

LAT, let; see LETE.

LATE, adj. late, B 4. m 6. 11; tardy, B 4. p 4. 30; slowly revolving, B 4. m 5. 4; bet than never is late, G 1410; til now late, till it was already late, 3. 45.

LATE, adv. lately, A 77, 690.

LATE, -N, let; see LETE.

LATHE, s. barn (Northern), HF. 2140; A 4088. Icel. hladha.

LATIN, s. Latin, B 519.

LATIS, s. lattice, T. ii. 615. (Many MSS. have gates; see note.)

LATITUDE, s. (1) breadth, A. i. 21. 27; (2) the breadth of a climate, or a line along which such breadth is measured, A. ii. 39. 19; (3) astronomical, the angular distance of any body from the ecliptic, measured along a great circle at right angles to the ecliptic, A. pr. 71; (4) terrestrial, the distance of a place N. or S. of the equator, A. ii. 39. 24; B 13, E 1797.

LATOUN, s. latten, a compound metal, like pinchbeck, containing chiefly copper and zinc, A 699, 3251, C 351, F 1245; Laton, B 2067.

LATREDE, adj. tardy, dawdling, I 718. A.S. latr[=ae]de.

LATTER, adv. later, more slowly, I 971.

LAUDE, s. praise, honour, HF. 1575, 1673, 1795; B 1645, 3286, D 1353; Laudes, pl. HF. 1322; lauds (see note), A 3655.

LAUGHE, v. laugh, A 474, E 353; Laughen, v. L. 1251; T. iii. 613; ger. 18. 28; 22. 10; Laugheth, pr. s. 7. 234; Laugheth of, smiles on account of, A 1494; Lough, strong pt. s. laughed, R. 248; T. i. 1037, ii. 1163, 1592, iii. 199, 561, v. 1172; A 3114, 3858, B 1300, 3740, C 476, 961, D 672; Laughede, weak pt. pl. R. 863; Laughen, pp. laughed, A 3855; Laughinge, pres. pt. 3. 633.

LAUGHTER, s. 3. 600; 5. 575; T. ii. 1169.

LAUNCE, v. fling themselves about, rear, HF. 946. See LAUNCHETH.

LAUNCEGAY, s. a kind of lance, B 1942, 2011. See note to B 1942.

LAUNCHETH, pr. s. pushes, lets slide, D 2145. See LAUNCE.

LAUNDE, s. a grassy clearing (called dale in 5. 327), 5. 302; glade, plain surrounded by trees, A 1691, 1696. O.F. lande; mod. E. lawn.

LAURE, s. laurel-tree, HF. 1107. Lat. laurus; O.F. laure. See LAURER.

LAUREAT, adj. laureate, crowned with laurel, B 3886, E 31.

LAURER, s. laurel, laurel-tree, 5. 182; 7. 19, 24; T. iii. 541, 727; A 1027, 2922, E 1466. O.F. laurier. See LAURE, LORER.

LAURER-CROUNED, laurel-crowned, 7. 43; T. v. 1107.

LAURIOL, s. spurge-laurel, Daphne Laureola, B 4153.

LAUS, adj. loose, B 4. p 6. 93; Lause, pl. B 2. m 4. 7. Icel. lauss. See LOOS.

LAVEN, ger. to exhaust, B 4. p 6. 9; Laved, pp. drawn up (see note), B 3. m 12. 16. A.S. lafian.

LAVENDER, s. laundress, L. 358. See note.

LAVEROKKES, pl. larks, sky-larks, R. 662. See LARKE.

LAVOURS, pl. lavers, basins, D 287.

LAWE, s. law, 3. 632; A 577, 1164, B 1189, 3870, D 1889; Lawes, pl. customs, T. ii. 42.

LAXATIF, adj. as s. looseness, A 2736; Laxatyf, s. laxative, B 4133; Laxatyves, pl. B 4152, 4344.

LAY (1), s. song, lay, 3. 471; 18. 71; T. ii. 921; L. 430; B 1959; E 1881; Layes, pl. songs, L. 140; R. 715; F. 710, 712, 947. O.F. lai.

LAY (2), s. law; hence belief, faith, T. i. 340, 1001; creed, L. 336, B 376, 572, F 18. A.F. lei, law, creed.

LAY, pt. s. of Lye (1).

LAYNERES, pl. straps, thongs, A 2504. O.F. laniere; mod. E. lanyard. See LACINGE.

LAYSER, s. leisure, T. ii. 227; iii. 510, 516. See LEYSER.

LAZAR, s. leper, A 242; Lazars, pl. 245.

LECHE, s. physician, 1. 134; 3. 920; B 1. p 4. 3; T. i. 858, ii. 571; A 3904, C 916, D 1892, G 56; Leches, pl. T. v. 369, D 1957.

LECHECRAFT, s. art of medicine, T. iv. 436; skill of a physician, A 2745.

LECHER, s. healer, B 4. p 6. 148. From M.E. lechen, to heal.

LECHEROUS, adj. A 626; provoking to lechery, C 549; Lecherous folk, answering to Dante's 'i peccator carnali,' 5. 79.

LECHERYE, s. lechery, lust, C 481; Lecherie, I 346.

LECHOUR, s. lecher, B 1935, D 242, 767, E 2257, 2298; Lechours, pl. D 1310. O.F. lecheor (Godefroy).

LEDE, v. lead, T. i. 259; carry, T. iv. 1514; lead, take, L. 2021; draw, R. 1608; govern, B 434; lead (his life), R. 1321; lead, R. 1129; Lede, ger. to lead, spend, F 744; to guide, R. 400; Leden, ger. to carry, B 2. m 5. 15; Ledest, 2 pr. s. leadest, 1. 154; guidest, F 866; Ledeth, pr. s. produces, B 4. p 6. 59; guides, L. 85; Let, pr. s. leads, T. ii. 882; B 1496; Leden, pr. pl. lead, I 141; conduct, A. pr. 28; F 898; Lede, pr. s. subj. lead (us) on, T. v. 897; may bring, B 357; Ladde, pt. s. led, R. 581; 3. 365; L. 276 a; T. iii. 1714; A 1446, B 976, G 370, 374; brought, 7. 39; A 2275, B 1524; carried, L. 114; B 3338; conducted, B 3747; continued, R. 216; Ladden, pt. pl. led, R. 1310; Ledden, pt. pl. 9. 2; Ladde, pt. pl. B 3920, E 390; Lad, pp. led, L. 1108, 1948; T. i. 872; A 4232, B 646, 3552, 3570, E 2415, F 172; brought, A 2620; conducted, A 4402; brought about, B 5. p 4. 52; carried, L. 74. A.S. l[=ae]dan.

LEDEN (l[`e][`e]d[*e]n), adj. leaden, G 728. A.S. l[=e]aden.

LEDENE, s. (dat.) language, talk, F 435, 478. A.S. leden, a corruption of the word Latinus, meaning (1) Latin; (2) any language or speech.

LED[`E]RE, s. leader, T. iv. 1454; Leder, B 1. p 3. 49, 52.

LEED (l[`e][`e]d), s. lead (metal), HF. 739, 1448, 1648; G 406, 828; a copper, or caldron, A 202 (see note); Lede, dat. HF. 1431. A.S. l[=e]ad.

LEEF (l['e]['e]f), adj. lief, 19. 5; A 1837; dear, R. 103, 206, 848; 3. 8; T. iii. 864, 869, 870; L. 2636; B 3468; dear, precious, G 1467; lief, pleasing, T. v. 1738; pleasant, R. 1688; beloved, B 2. p 3. 23; yow so leef, so desired by you, C 760; that leef me were, which I should like, HF. 1999; Leve, def. dear (one), A 3393; vocative, HF. 816; L. 1978; T. ii. 251; A 1136, 1184, 3151, 3848, B 51, C 731, D 365, 762, 1005, 1171, 1751, F 1607; beloved, G 257; Lefe, adj. fem. voc. HF. 1827; Leve, pl. dear, T. iv. 82, v. 592; G 383; dear, valued, F 341. A.S. l[=e]of. See below.

LEEF, (l['e]['e]f), adj. as s., what is pleasant; for l. ne looth, for weal nor for woe, L. 1639; what is dear (to him), T. iv. 1585; beloved one, lover, lady-love, T. iii. 3; R. 845, 847, 875, 1302; L. 880, 1260, 1654. See LIEF.

LEEF (l[`e][`e]f), s. leaf, L. 72, 189; B 1340, E 1211; leaf (of a book), A 3177; Leves, pl. leaves, R. 56; L 219; 5. 137, 173, 202; F 908, I 114; (of a book) D 790. A.S. l[=e]af.

LEEF, imp. s. of Leve (leave).

LEEFER, dearer, L. 75 a. See LEVER.

LEEFFUL; see LEVEFUL.

LEEFSEL, s. the 'bush' at a tavern-door, I 411 (see note); Levesel, arbour of leaves, A 4060 (see note).

LEEK (l[`e][`e]k), s. leek, R. 212; HF. 1708; A 3879, D 572, E 1350; a thing of no value, G 795; Lekes, pl. A 634.

LEEN, imp. s. of LENE.

LEEP (l['e]['e]p), pt. s. of L[`e]pe.

LEES (l[`e][`e]s), s. leash, G 19, I 387; snare, 7. 233.

LEES (l[`e][`e]s), adj. untrue, R. 8. A.S. l[=e]as.

LEES (l[`e][`e]s), s. deceit, fraud; a shrewed lees, a wicked fraud, L. 1545; withouten lees, without deceit, verily, HF. 1464; L. 1022, 1128, 1518. See above; and see LESING.

LEES (l[`e][`e]s), pt. s. of Lese.

LEESTE, adj. sup. least; B 2513, F 1060; atte l. weye, at the very least, A 1121; Leest, I 147.

LEET (l['e]['e]t), pt. s. of Lete.

LEF, imp. s. of Leve (leave).

LEFE, adj. fem. voc. dear, HF. 1827. See L['E]['E]F.

LEFT, -E; see LEVE (leave), v.

LEFT HAND, A 2953. See LIFT.

LEFUL; see LEVEFUL.

LEG, s. B 4505, D 1828; Legges, pl. legs, A 591.

LEGENDE, s. legend, L. 483, 2456; A 3141, B 4311; sad story (as of a martyr), B 1335; Legendes of seintes, legends of saints, I 1088.

LEGGE, -N; see LEYE, v.

LEGIOUNS, s. pl. legions, B 3544.

LEIDE, 1 pt. s. of Leye.

LEIGH, pt. s. of Lye (2).

LEITH, pr. s. of Leye.

LEKES, pl. leeks, A 634; see LEEK.

L[=E]MES (l['e]['e]mez), pl. flames, B 4120. A.S. l[=e]oma.

L[)E]MES, pl. limbs, A 3886. (So E.; Hn. Cm. limes.)

LEMMAN, s. masc. (male) lover, sweetheart, A 4240, 4247, B 917, H 204; fem. (female) lover, lady-love, R. 1209, 1272; A 3278, 3280, B 1978, 3253, D 722, H 220; Lemmans, pl. fem. sweethearts, D 1998; Lemmanes, pl. concubines, I 903. A.S. l[=e]of-man, dear person; man being of either gender.

LENDES, pl. loins, A 3237, 3304. A.S. lenden, pl. lendenu.

LENE (l[`e][`e]ne), adj. lean, thin, R. 218, 444; 11. 28; T. i. 553, v. 709; A 287, 591, 1362, B 4003; weak, T. ii. 132. A.S. hl[=ae]ne.

LENE, ger. to lend, give, A 611; to lend, G 1024, 1037, I 810; v. give, B 1209; Leneth, pr. s. lends, R. 186; gives, B 4. p 6. 151; Lene, imp. s. lend, B 1376, 1377, G 1026; Leen, imp. s. give, A 3082. A.S. l[=ae]nan.

LENE, v. lean, incline, B 2638; Leninge, pres. pt. leaning, L. 179; Lening, 234 a. A.S. hleonian.

LENESSE, s. leanness, R. 307.

LENG, adv. longer; ever l. the wers, the worse, the longer it lasts, A 3872. See LENGER.

LENGER, adj. longer, L. 450, 2025; A 330, 821; B 262, D 205, 1020, E 300; Lengere, pl. A. ii. 10. 2. A.S. lengra.

LENGER, adv. longer, 2. 95 (see note); 5. 453, 657; T. i. 1072; L. 671; B 374, 2122, 3709, C 200, F 381; ever the l., the longer, the more, 7. 129; ever l. the more, E 687, F 404. See LENG.

LENGEST, adv. sup. longest, 5. 549.

LENGTHE, s. length, 2. 8; HF. 1979; height, A 83; upon l., after a long run, 3. 352.

LENGTHE, v. lengthen; Lengthing, pres. part. extending, A ii. 25. 41.

LENTE, s. Lent-season, Lent, D 543, E 12, I 103. A.S. lencten.

LENVOY, s. l'envoy, i.e. the epilogue or postscript addressed to the hearers or readers, E 1177 (rubric). F. l'envoi, lit. a sending, from envoyer, to send.

LEONESSE, s. lioness, L. 805, 817, 861, D 637.

LEONYN, adj. lionlike, B 3836.

LEOPARD, s. leopard, A 2186 n. See LEPART.

LEOS, s. people, G 103, 106. Gk. [Greek: leos]; see the note.

LEOUN, s. lion, L. 627, 829, 1214, 1605; T. i. 1074; A 1598, B 3106, 3215, 3288, D 429, 692, F 491; Leouns, pl. B 3451; L['e]on, the sign Leo, F 265. See LYOUN.

LEP['A]RT, s. leopard, A 2186; Lep['a]rdes, pl. B 3451; Libardes, R. 894.

LEPE (l[`e][`e]p[*e]) v. run, T. ii. 955; A 4378; leap, L. 2008; ger. to run, T. ii. 512; to run fast, HF. 946; Lepe up, v. leap up, HF. 2150; Lepe, pr. pl. spring, G 915; L['e]['e]p, pt. s. leapt, L. 2709; A 2687, 4228, E 2411; Leping, pres. pt. running, T. ii. 939; HF. 1823; Lepinge, pres. pt. running, D 2157; Leping, pres. pt. leaping, R. 1403. A.S. hl[=e]apan.

LERE, s. flesh, skin, B 2047. This is quite a different word from O.E. ler, the face, countenance, from A.S. hl[=e]or. Properly it means the muscles, especially the muscles of the thigh, which special sense is perfectly suitable here. It is the A.S. lira, flesh, muscle; Icel. laer, the thigh, the leg above the knee, the ham; Danish laar, the thigh. Halliwell gives: 'Lire (1), flesh, meat; swynes lire [swine's flesh], Ord. and Reg. p. 442; lyery, abounding with lean flesh; North of England; (2) face, countenance'; &c.

LERE, ger. (1) to teach, 7. 98; v. teach, T. iv. 441; HF. 764; ger. (2) to learn, T. v. 161; B 181, 630, G 838, 1056, 1349; v. HF. 993, 1997, 2026; B 1702, C 325, 578, D 982; Lere, ger. to learn, find out, D 909; Lere, pr. pl. (1) teach, 5. 25; (2) learn, F 104; Lere, pr. s. subj. may learn, G 607; Lere, imp. pl. (1) teach, T. ii. 97; Lered, pp. (2) learnt, T. iii. 406; L. 1153. A.S. l[=ae]ran, to teach.

LERED, adj. instructed, learned, C 283; 5. 46. A.S. l[=ae]red. See above.

LERNE, v. learn, A 308, D 994; ger. 3. 1091; 5. 1; Lernen, ger. HF. 1088; Lerne, imp. s. L. 477; Lerned, pp. learnt, 3. 786; A 613, 640; Lerned of, taught by, G 748. (Chaucer here uses the word wrongly, as so does mod. prov. English. The A.S. leornian meant to learn, like mod. G. lernen.)

LERNED, pp. as adj. learned, A 480, 575, B 1168.

LERNINGE, s. learning, A 300; instruction, G 184.

LESE (l[`e][`e]z[*e]), s. dat. pasture, T. ii. 752; HF. 1768. A.S. l[=ae]s; dat. l[=ae]swe.

LESE (l['e]['e]z[*e]), v. lose, 5. 402; T. iv. 188; L. 1362, 1810, 2595, 2698; A 1215, 1290, 3521, B 4332, C 145, G 229, 833; ger. T. ii. 472, iii. 832; L. 2389; E 508, F 691, G 321; Lesen, v. B 2. p 4. 100, 114; T. v. 798; B 2266; Lese me, v. lose myself, be lost, 5. 147; Lese, 1 pr. s. subj. B 225; Leseth, pr. s. 3. 33; Leseth, 2 pr. pl. 21. 19; Lesen, pr. pl. R. 448; Lees, pt. s. lost, L. 945; HF. 1414; Leseth, imp. pl. B 19; Loren, pp. lost, T. iv. 957; L. 1048; Lorn, pp. lost, T. i. 373, iii. 1076, iv. 1613; HF. 346; L. 659; A 3536, 4073, B 774, 843, 2183, 3230, E 1071, F 629, 1037, I 224; forlorn, wasted, R. 366; Lore, 2. 77; 3. 748. A.S. l[=e]osan, pt. t. l[=e]as, pp. loren.

LESING (l[`e][`e]zing), s. falsehood, lie, B 5. p 3. 80; HF. 2089; G 479; Lesinge, HF. 154; I 593; Lesinges, pl. lies, deceits, R. 2; HF. 676; B 1. p 4. 118; A 1927, C 591, I 608, 1020; lying reports, HF. 2123. A.S. l[=e]asung.

LESINGE (l['e]['e]zing), s. loss, B 4. p 6. 214; I 1056; Lesing, A 1707; for lesinge, for fear of losing, B 3750. See LESE.

LESSE, adj. less, R. 288; 3. 965; 7. 143. See LASSE.

LESSEN, v. grow less, T. v. 1438; Lesse, v. diminish, 25. 19 (see vol. iv. p. xxviii).

LESSOUN, s. lesson, lection, A 709; lesson, 1. 179; Lessoun, 4. 33; T. iii. 51. (Accented both as l['e]sson and less['o]un.)

LEST, s. pleasure, 3. 908; T. 1. 330, ii. 787; delight, A 132; desire, E 619; inclination, HF. 287; Lestes, pl. desires, HF. 1738. See LIST, LUST. A Kentish form; A.S. lyst.

LEST, pr. s. impers. (it) pleases, L. 1703; D 854, 1237, E 2396, F 1041, I 36; A. ii. 25. 39; (it) pleases (me), D 360; Thee lest, it pleases thee, 5. 114; Lesteth, (it) pleases, L. 480 a; Leste, pt. s. impers. (it) pleased, T. v. 517; L. 615, 1973, 2312, 2469, 2470; A 750, 787, 1004, 3421; pers. was pleased, T. iii. 452; Leste, pr. s. subj. (it) may please, L. 1338; A 1848, B 742, E 105, F 125, 885; As yow leste, as it may please you, L. 449; Leste, (it) might please, L. 1113; T. i. 189; HF. 282; E 111; (it) would please, F 380; Her leste, it should please her, 5. 551. Kentish forms; cf. A.S. lystan.

LEST THAT, conj. lest, B 2406.

LESTE, adj. superl. least, T. i. 281; L. 304 a; A. i. 17. 2; B 1012; at the l., at least, 3. 973; 4. 19; T. ii. 362; atte l., at least, B 38, F 1164; Leste, as s., the least one, 3. 283; at the leeste weye, at any rate, E 966; Leeste, pl. F 300.

LET, pr. s. of LEDE.

LETE, v. let, B 3524; let, leave, A 1335; give up, let go, T. v. 1688; forsake, T. iv. 1199; B 325; D 31; let alone, leave, D 1276; quit, 1. 72; give up, lose, G 406, 523; omit, depart from, 5. 391; Lete of, ger. to leave off, 18. 52; Leten, v. let, L. 2107; give up, R. 1690; forsake, T. iv. 1556; cease, B 1. p 4. 109; Leten, ger. to leave, B 4. p 4. 102; to let go, T. i. 262; to consider, to deem, B 2. p 3. 18; B 2. p 8. 23; Late, v. let, T. iii. 693, v. 351; Laten, v. let, A 3326; Lete, 1 pr. s. leave, 7. 45; L. 2382; A 1323, F 890; let, L. 1210; B 321, 410, 1119; Let, pr. s. lets go, repels, 5. 151; Lat, pr. s. lets, permits, T. iv. 200; Leteth, pr. s. abandons, B 1. p 5. 24; Lete, 2 pr. pl. abandon, B 2505; L['e]['e]t, pt. s.. let, L. 813, 1734; A 128, 175, E 82, G 190; let go, A 1206; allowed, HF. 243; left off, A 3311, 4214; left, A 508; caused, permitted, B 373; caused, B 2194; caused (to be), B 959; leet ... fecche, commanded (men) to fetch, D 2064; leet don cryen, caused to be proclaimed, F 45; leet make, caused to be made, B 3349; leet binde, caused to be bound, B 1810; commanded, bade, C 208; considered, T. i. 302; Let, pt. s. caused, L. 2624; let calle, caused to be called, L. 1864; Leet, 1 pt. s. made, pretended, T. ii. 543; let, 5. 279; Lete, pt. pl. let, B 3898; Lete, pt. s. subj. were to let, T. iii. 1762; Leet, imp. s. let, C 731; Lat, imp. s. let, 1. 79, 84; L. 256, 568; A. ii. 29. 14; A 188, B 2456, E 162, G 164; let alone, give up, T. ii. 1500; Lat be, let be, do away with, A 840; let me alone, A 3285; give up, HF. 992; Lat do, cause, C 173; Lat take, take, G 1254, H 175; Lat see, let us see, A 831; Lat goon, let slip (the dogs), L. 1213; Lete, imp. pl. let, E 98; Lat, imp. pl. B 2156; Leteth, imp. pl. cease from, L. 411; Leten, pp. let (in), admitted, R. 700; Leten goon, let go, HF. 1934; Lete, pp. let, D 767; Laten blood, pp. let blood (see note), A 4346; Letinge, pres. pt. leaving, T. v. 1810. A.S. l[=ae]tan.

LETTE, s. hindrance, T. i. 361, iii. 699, 748; delay, T. iii. 235, iv. 41, v. 851; E 300.

LETTE, v. hinder, T. ii. 732; B 1276, 2116, D 154; prevent, L. 732; oppose, stay, B 3306; cause delay, B 1117; wait, B 1440; tarry, B 4224; stop, desist, B 4279; cease, R. 279; 4. 186; 5. 439; ger. HF. 1954; Letten, v. hinder, delay, A 889; hinder, stop, T. iv. 529; give up, cease from, T. i. 150; Letten, ger. to put obstacles in the way (of), to decline (from), A 1317; Lettest, 2 pr. s. hinderest, D 839; stoppest, L. 325, 757; Letteth, pr. s. hinders, E 1573; Let, pr. s. prevents, B 3. p 10. 110; Lette, pr. s. subj.; lette him no man, god forbede, God forbid that any should hinder him, T. iii. 545; Lette, pr. pl. subj. let, hinder, F 994; Letted, pt. s. hindered, A 1891; was hindered, B 2591; Lette, pt. s. hindered, B 4030; waited, HF. 2070; tarried, L. 2167; ceased, T. ii. 1089; desisted, T. iii. 473; delayed, E 389; Let, pp. hindered, T. ii. 94, v. 1302; B 3788; thwarted, T. iii. 717; Lette, imp. s. hinder, T. iii. 725; Letteth, imp. pl. hesitate, T. ii. 1136. A.S. lettan.

LETTE-GAME, s. 'let-game,' one who hinders sport, T. iii. 527.

LETTER, s. letter, reading, 3. 788; Lettre, writing, B 3398; inscription, R. 1543; Lettres, pl. letters, (also as sing. a letter), B 736; 5. 19.

LETTRURE, s. learning, B 3486; Letterure, literature, book-lore, B 3686; G 846.

LETUARIE, s. electuary, remedy, T. v. 741; C 307; E 1809; Letuaries, pl. electuaries, A 426. 'Letuaire, ['e]lectuaire, sorte de m['e]dicament, sirop': Godefroy. Lat. electuarium.

LEVE (l['e]['e]v[*e]), dear; see L['E]['E]F.

LEVE (l[`e][`e]v[*e]), s. leave, 3. 153; 4. 9, 153; 6. 11; T. i. 126; HF. 1089; B 1637, D 908, E 2194, F 363, 584; permission, L. 2281, B 3136, C 848, G 373; bisyde hir leve, without her leave, T. iii. 622.

LEVE (1) v. leave, E 250, F 828; let alone, G 714; let go, 3. 1111; go away, 5. 153; leave alone, T. i. 688; ger. to leave off, T. i. 686; A 4414; to forsake, G 287; Leve, 1 pr. s. leave, 2. 50; Leveth, pr. s. remains, 3. 701; A. ii. 10. 10, 44. 29; Lafte, 1 pt. s. left, C 762; Lefte, left off, F 670; Lafte, pt. s. left, L. 1332, 1657; left, ceased, B 3496; Lefte, pt. s. left off, T. ii. 560; Lafte, pt. pl. left, L. 968; B 3388; Laften, pt. pl. L. 168; Left, pp. left off, B 1. p 6. 53; omitted, I 231; Laft, pp. left, L. 1260, 1330; F 186, 263, G 883, 1321; Leef, imp. s. leave, T. iv. 852, 896, 924; leave (it) alone, T. v. 1518; Lef, imp. s. forego, D 2089; Leve, imp. s. leave, A 1614; Leveth, imp. pl. leave, 6. 118; B 2650, C 659. A.S. l[=ae]fan.

LEVE (2) v. believe, 5. 496; L. 10; T. ii. 420; D 319; ger. to be believed, HF. 708; Leve, 1 pr. s. 3. 691; L. 1615; T. i. 342; G 213; Levestow, believest thou, G 212; Leveth, pr. s. E 1001; Leve, 1 pr. pl. B 1181; 2 pr. pl. T. ii. 1141; imp. s. 3. 1047, 1148; Leveth, imp. pl. believe, 6. 88; L. 88 a; A 3088, B 2944. A.S. l[=e]fan, l[=y]fan.

LEVE (3) ger. to allow, L. 2280; god leve, God grant, L. 2083, 2086; T. i. 597, ii. 1212, iii. 56, v. 959, B 1873 (see note), D 1644. A.S. l[=e]fan, l[=y]fan.

LEVEFUL, adj. allowable, A 3912; B 4. p 4. 197; permissible, B 1. p 3. 13; D 37, E 1448, G 5, I 506, 777, 778; permitted, B 4. p 6. 243; Leefful, allowable, I 41, 917; Leful, permissible, T. iii. 1020. See LEVE, s. (leave).

LEVEL, s. level (for ascertaining that a thing is level), A. ii. 38. 4.

LEVENE, s. flash of lightning, D 276. See Stratmann.

LEVER (l['e]['e]ver), adj. comp. liefer, rather, B 4. p 5. 4; me were lever, I had rather, T. i. 1034, iii. 574; B 3628, C 615, H 23; me nis lever, L. 191; me wer l., A 3751; thee were l., thou hadst rather, B 2339; him was l., A 293; him were l., L. 2413; have I l., I would rather, T. ii. 471; F 1360; hadde I l., D 168, G 1376, H 78; hath l., F 692, H 170; 17. 13; hadde l., L. 1536; F 683; had hir l., she would rather, E 444; him had be l. he would rather, A 3541. See LEEFER.

LEVES (l[`e][`e]vez), leaves; pl. of L[`e][`e]f.

LEVESEL; see LEEFSEL.

LEVEST (l['e]['e]vest), sup. dearest, most desirable, HF. 87; liefest, T. ii. 189.

LEWED, adj. ignorant, 5. 46, 616; HF. 866; L. 415; A 502, 574, 3145, 3455, B 315, C 392, D 1346, E 2275, F 221, G 497, 647, 787; unlearned, A. pr. 43; C 283; unskilled, rude, HF. 1096; wicked, foolish, F 1494; wanton, E 2129; Lewede, pl. ignorant, T. i. 198. A.S. l[=ae]wed.

LEWEDESTE, adj. superl. lewdest, H 184.

LEWEDLY, adv. in an unlearned manner, simply, HF. 866; ignorantly, B 47; ill, G 430, H 59.

LEWEDNESSE, s. ignorance, ignorant behaviour, 11. 68; B 2111, D 1928; Lewednes, 5. 520; F 223. See LEWED.

LEY, lied; pt. s. of Lye.

LEYE, v. lay, 4. 205; T. ii. 994, v. 1846; B 713, D 2264; lay, cause to lie, T. iii. 659; lay a wager, HF. 674, 2054; G 596; bet, pledge, T. iii. 1605; Leye a rekeninge, enter into a calculation (calculum ponere), B 2. p 3. 48; ger. B 1955; Leyn, ger. to lay up, to hoard, R. 184; Leggen, ger. to lay, A 3269; Legge, v. A 3937; Leye, 1 pr. s. lay, T. i. 1053; lay a wager, bet, T. ii. 1505; Leyth, pr. s. A 4229; Leith, pr. s. D 2138; Leye, 1 pr. pl. lay out, expend, G 783; Leyn, pr. pl. lay, H 222; Leide, 1 pt. s. laid, A. ii. 1. 8; Leyde, pt. s. 3. 394; HF. 260; B 1971, 3289, 3827, D 973; Leyde, 2 pt. pl. L. 2501; Leyden forth, pt. pl. brought forward, B 213; Leyd, pp. laid, T. iii. 687; A 3262; placed, R. 1184; overlaid, R. 1076; I was leyd, I had laid myself down, L. 208; Leyd, pp. laid, A 81, B 3371, G 441; fixed, 3. 1146; set, 3. 1036; Ley, imp. s. T. ii. 1517; L. 250; A. ii. 1. 1; A 841; Ley on, lay on, A 2558. A.S. lecgan.

LEYSER, s. leisure, R. 462; 3. 172; 5. 464, 487; 6. 11; 18. 3; A 1188, B 2219, 3498, D 551, 1646, E 286, F 493, 977; deliberation, B 2766; opportunity, T. ii. 1369; A 3293. See LAYSER.

LEYT, s. flame (of a candle), I 954. A.S. l[=e]get, l[=y]get, l[=i]get; M.E. leit, lightning.

LIBARDES, pl. leopards, R. 894. See LEPART.

LIBEL, s. written declaration, D 1595.

LIBERTEE, s. liberty, T. v. 285.

LIBRARIE, s. library, B 1. p 4. 10.

LICENCE, s. permission, D 855; leave, B 1253, 2254.

LICENTIAT, adj. one licensed by the pope to hear confessions and administer penance in all places, independently of the local ordinaries, A 220.

LICHE, adj. like, R. 1073; L. 1529, 2290; similar, 7. 76; it liche, like it, F 62.

LICHE, adv. alike, HF. 10.

LICHE-WAKE, s. watch over a corpse, A 2958. Cf. A.S. l[=i]c, body.

LICORYC[:E], s. liquorice, R. 1368; Licorys (before a vowel, for Licoryce), A 3207.

LIC['O]UR, s. moisture, A 3; liquor, T. iv. 520; L['i]cour, juice, C 452.

LIEF, adj. dear, A 3501; Lief to, glad to, given to, A 3510; cherished, E 479; goode lief my wyf, my dear good wife, B 3084; hadde as lief, would as soon, D 1574; as s. dear one, B 4069, D 431. See LEEF.

LIEGES; see LIGE.

LIFT, adj. left (said of the left hand or side); R. 163; A. ii. 2. 2; B 2502. See LEFT.

LIFTE, v.; Lifteth, pr. s. lifts, 882.

LIFTINGE, s. lifting, H 67.

LIGE, adj. liege, C 337, E 310, F 111; voc. D 1037; Lige man, vassal, L. 379; Liges, s. pl. vassals, L. 382; B 3584, E 67; Lieges, s. pl. subjects, B 240. F. lige, from O. H. G. ledic (G. ledig), free. A liege lord was a free lord; in course of time his subjects were called lieges, no doubt from confusion with Lat. ligare, to bind.

LIGEAUNCE, s. allegiance, B 895.

LIGGEN, v. lie, B 2101; T. iii. 660; Liggen, pr. pl. lie, T. iii. 685; A 2205, B 4415; 2 pr. pl. T. iii. 669; Ligge, 2 pr. s. subj. lie, T. v. 411; Liggeth, imp. pl. lie, T. iii. 948; remain, B 2. m 7. 17; Ligginge, pres. pt. lying, B 4. m 7. 14; T. iv. 29; Ligging, T. i. 915; A 1011. A.S. licgan. See LYE.

LIGHT, s. candle, T. iii. 979, 1136; light, shining, E 1124; Lighte, dat. 3. 1; A 3396 (stood in his light).

LIGHT, adj. light-minded, B 4. p 3. 83; lightsome, joyous, R. 77; 3. 1175; undepressed (leuis), B 5. m 5. 12; active, nimble, R. 832; easy, 3. 526; 5. 553; wearing but few clothes (also, fickle), 21. 20; Lighte, dat. sing. A. pr. 36; def. light, T. v. 1808; joyous, R. 746; Lighte, pl. light (of weight), 5. 188; easy, A. pr. 36; transitory, B 1. m 1. 17 (Lat. leuibus); mild, B 4. p 6. 142; trivial, B 4. p 2. 112.

LIGHTE, adv. brilliantly, R. 1109.

LIGHTE, ger. (1) to make light, rejoice, T. v. 634; to render cheerful, T. i. 293; Lighte, v. alleviate, T. iii. 1082; (2) ger. to feel light, to be glad, F 396, 914; Lighte, pt. s. lighted; either in the sense (1) lightened, made light, made happy (see the note); or (2) illuminated, B 1661.

LIGHTE, v. alight, descend, HF. 508; pr. pt. alight, L. 1713; Lighte, pt. s. alighted, B 786, 1104, F 169, 1183, 1248; in th' alighte, alighted in thee, B 1660.

LIGHTEN, v. shine, I 1037; shine out, B 3. m 11. 8; Lighted, pp. brightened, 1. 74; Light, pp. lighted, illuminated, L. 2506; Lighte, imp. s. illumine, G 71.

LIGHTER, adv. comp. more easily, more readily; The lighter merciable, more readily merciful on that account, L. 410.

LIGHTLES, adj. deprived of light, T. iii. 550.

LIGHTLY, adv. lightly, F 390; readily, 4. 205; quickly, I 534; easily, T. ii. 289; A. ii. 14. 8; B 2229, G 1400, H 8, 77, I 1026, 1041; carelessly, I 1023; joyfully, A 1870; equably, B 2. p 7. 91.

LIGHTNE, v.; Lightneth, pr. s. enlightens, clears, B 4. p 4. 132; Lightned, pp. enlightened, illuminated, F 1050.

LIGHTNESSE (1), s. brightness, 5. 263.

LIGHTNESSE (2), s. agility, A 3383.

LIGHTSOM, adj. lightsome, gay, R. 936.

LIGNE, s. line, T. v. 1481.

LIGNE ALOES, wood of the aloe, T. iv. 1137. (Properly a compound, i.e. ligne-aloes; where aloes is a plural form.) See ALOES.

LIKEROUS, adj. lecherous, 9. 57; H 189; wanton, A 3244, 3345, E 214; gluttonous, C 540; greedy after indulgence, D 466; desirous, eager, F 1119; very vile (Lat. nequissimi), B 3. p 4. 19. Cf. O. F. lekiere, variant of lecheor, a lecher.

LIKEROUSNESSE, s. lecherousness, D 611; licentiousness, I 430; greediness, I 377; eagerness, I 741; appetite, C 84. See above.

LIKNED, pp. likened, B 2807.

LILIE, s. lily, R. 1015; A 1036, C 32, G 87, 220; l. floures, lily-flowers, L. 161 a.

LILTING-HORNE, s. horn to be played for a lilt, HF. 1223.

LIMAILLE; see LYMAILLE.

L[)I]ME, s. limb, 3. 499; Limes, pl. limbs, R. 830; B 3. p 3. 64; T. i. 282, v. 709; A 2135, 2714, B 461, 772, 3802, C 35, E 682; members, I 136; Limmes, pl. limbs, 3. 959; B 3284; Lemes, A 3886. A.S. lim.

LIMITACIOUN, s. limit, D 877.

LIMITOUR, s. limitor, a friar licensed to beg for alms within a certain limit, A 209, D 874, 1265, 1711; Limitours, pl. D 866.

LINAGE, s. lineage, race, B 5. p 3. 146; A 1110, E 71, 795; family, D 1135; noble family, R. 258; descent, lineage, B 2751; noble family, R. 258; high birth, B 3441, E 991; birth, descent, L. 1820, 2526; kinsfolk, B 2192; kindred, B 999; consanguinity, L. 2602.

LIND, s. lime-tree, A 2922; Linde, dat. E 1211; Lindes, pl. R. 1385. A.S. lind.

LIPPE, s. lip, A 133; Lippes, pl. A 128.

LIPSED, pt. s. lisped, A 264.

LISSE, s. comfort, T. v. 550; joy, T. iii. 343; assuaging, HF. 220; solace, 3. 1040; alleviation, F 1238. A.S. liss.

LISSEN, v. alleviate, T. i. 702; Lisse, v. soothe, 6. 6; Lisse, pr. s. subj. 3. 210; Lissed, pp. relieved, F 1170. A.S. lissian.

LIST (1), s. pleasure, T. iii. 1303; will, D 633. See LEST, LUST.

LIST (2), s. ear, D 634. A.S. hlyst, hearing; see (h)l[:u]st in Stratmann.

LIST, pr. s. impers. it pleases (usually with dat.), 5. 441; 7. 231; L. 2042, 2179; A. ii. 3. 1; A 1201, B 521, 701, 766, C 13, D 153, E 647, 933, F 118, 122, 161, 315, G 234, I 69; me list right evel, I was in no mind to, 3. 239; you list, it pleases you, 11. 77; List, pr. s. pers. is pleased, pleases, T. i. 518, 797; 1. 172; 16.35; L. 2249; wishes, A 3176; B 3185, 3330, 3509, 3709; Listeth, pr. s. impers. (it) pleases, T. ii. 700; pers. pleases, is pleased, HF. 511; likes, F 689; Listen, 2 pr. pl. are pleased, T. iii. 1810; Listen, pr. pl. list, choose, B 2234; Listen trete, choose to write, L. 575; Liste, pt. s. impers. (it) pleased, L. 332, 1244; 7. 190, 199; A 102, 1052, B 1048, G 1313; T. iii. 21; her liste, it pleased her, she cared, 3. 878, 962; 7. 190; him liste, he wanted, 4. 92; hem liste, (it) pleased them, F 851; Liste pt. s. pers. liked, L. 1407; Liste, pr. s. subj. may please, R. 14; A. ii. 27. 1; L. 2387; D 318, F 327. A.S. lystan. See LEST.

LISTES, pl. in sing. sense, lists, a place enclosed for tournaments, A 63; place of tournament, A 1713, 1862, 1884, F 668.

LISTES, s. pl. wiles; in his l., by means of his wiles, 1. 85.

LISTETH, imp. pl. listen ye, B 1902, 2023. A.S. hlystan, to hear.

LITARGE, s. litharge, ointment prepared from protoxide of lead, A 629; protoxide of lead, G 775. See Webster.

LITARGIE, s. lethargy, B 1. p 2. 14; Lytargye, T. i. 730.

LITE, adj. little, I 295; as s., a little, T. i. 291; A. ii. 12. 8, 15. 5; adv. little, T. iv. 1330. See LYTE.

LITEL, adj. little, 1. 38; A 87, 438, 490, B 73, 1190; l. of, small in, deficient in, 5. 513; into l., within a little, very nearly, T. iv. 884.

LITESTERE, s. dyer, 9. 17. From Icel. litr, colour, dye; lita, to dye.

LITH, s. limb (viz. of herself), B 4065; limb, 3. 953. A.S. lidh.

LITHERLY, adv. ill, A 3299. A.S. l[=y]dher, evil.

LIVEN, v. live, A 506, E 109; ger. 3. 17; A 335; Livestow, livest thou, C 719; Liveth, pr. s. A 1028; Liveden, pt. pl. lived, D 1877; Livinge, pres. pt. living, 22. 2, 52.

LIVERE (1), s. liver, D 1839.

LIVERE (2), s. liver (one who lives), B 1024.

LIVEREE, s. livery, A 363.

LIVINGE, s. life-time, 7. 188; manner of life, C 107; state of life, G 322; Lyvinge, C 847.

LIXT, liest; see LYE (2).

LO, interj. lo! 1. 15, 18; A 3017; T. i. 302, 399, 469, 480, 514, 1049, &c. (Very common).

LODE (l[`o][`o]d[*e]), s. load, A 2918.

LODEMENAGE, s. pilotage, A 403. 'Lodemanage is the hire of a pilot, for conducting a ship from one place to another': Cowel, Law Dict.

LODESMEN, s. pl. pilots, L. 1488. See note.

LODE-STERRE, s. polar star, lodestar, T. v. 232, 1392; A 2059; 26. 12 (see vol. iv. p. xxix).

LOFTE, dat. loft, upper room, L. 2709; on lofte, in the air, HF. 1727; aloft, B 277.

LOGGE, s. lodge, resting-place, B 4043.

LOGGING, s. lodging, B 4185.

LOGIK, s. logic, A 286.

LOKE, s.; see LOOK.

LOKE, v. (weak) lock up, D 317.

LOKEN, pp. enlocked, locked up, B 4065. Pp. of the strong verb louken, A.S. l[=u]can.

LOKEN, ger. to look, R. 1640; A 1783; to see, B 3. p 12. 62; v. behold, R. 812; Looketh, pr. s. considers, B 5. p 4. 135; Loke, 2 pr. s. subj. regard, B 5. p 6. 171; pr. s. subj. looks, R. 1605; Loked, pt. s. looked, A 289, E 340; R. 291; 3. 558; Lokeden, pt. pl. L. 1972; Loked, pp. contemplated, B 2. p 5. 6; discerned, B 4. p 6. 59; Loke, imp. s. see, HF. 893; T. i. 890; take heed, D 1587; Loke he, let him take heed, I 134; Loketh, imp. pl. L. 1883; look ye, behold, G 1329; search ye, C 578. A.S. l[=o]cian.

LOKING, s. look, gaze, 3. 870; T. v. 1820; countenance, B 2332; look, glance, 3. 874; L. 240; glance (of the eye), A 2171; aspect, 4. 51; A 2469, E 514; examining, 5. 110; appearance, R. 290; glances, looks, F 285; Lokinge, power of vision, B 4. p 4. 132; Lookinge, gaze, B 1. p 3. 4.

LOKKES, pl. locks of hair, A 81, 677; 8. 3. A.S. locc.

LOLLER, s. a loller, a lollard, B 1173. On the confusion of these terms, see the note. Cf. Icel. lulla, to loll about; lullari, a sluggard.

LOMB, s. lamb, L. 1798; B 617. See LAMB.

LOND, s. land, A 194, 400, 579; B 127, 3225; country, B 3548; upon lond, in the country, A 702; Londe, dat. land, 7. 194; B 522, 2077, G 950.

LONE (l[`o][`o]n[*e]), s. dat. loan, B 1485; gift, grace, D 1861. The nom. form is l[`o][`o]n.

LONG, prep.; the phrase wher-on ... long = long on wher, along of what, G 930; Long on, along of, because of, G 922. A.S. gelang, because of.

LONG, adj. (before a vowel), tall, R. 817; Longe, 3. 380; A 784; def.. 6. I; A 354, I 139; Longe, adj. pl. tall, high, R. 1384; long, A. i. 7. 6; A 93, D 953, 976; high, 5. 230.

LONGE, adv. long, 3. 217; 4. 172; T. ii. 402; HF. 1506; A 286, D 966, F 763; at great length, B 5. p 4. 5; for a long time, 3. 20; L. 2261; A 2084, B 3300, D 9.

LONGE (1), v. desire, long for, L. 2260; yearn, T. ii. 546; Longeth, pr. s. L. 2286; Longen, pr. pl. long, wish, A 12; Longed, pt. s. desired, 3. 83; Longen (2), v. belong, A 2278; Longeth, pr. s. belongs, R. 754; 14. 5; HF. 244; A 2791, C 109, E 285, F 16; (it) concerns, T. 11. 312; Longen, pr. pl. belong, F 1131; Longeth, pr. pl. belong, L. 151; Longed, pt. s. befitted, R. 1222; Longing, pres. pt. belonging (to), L. 1963; Longinge, A 3209; Longing for, i.e. belonging to, suitable for, F 39.

LONGES, pl. lungs, A 2752.

LONGITUDE, s. the distance between two given meridians, A ii. 39. 12; the length or extent of a 'climate,' in a direction parallel to the equator, or rather a line along which to measure this length; A. ii. 39. 18; Longitudes, pl. longitudes, A. pr. 58. The longitude of a star is measured along the zodiac; that of a town, from a fixed meridian.

LOOK, s. look, glance, 3. 840; A 3342; Loke, HF. 658; dat. L. 1605.

LOOKETH, pr. s. beholds, considers, B 5. p 4. 135. See LOKEN.

LOOKINGE, s. gaze, B 1. p 3. 4. See LOKING.

LOOS (l[`o][`o]s), s. praise, renown, R. 1161; HF. 1621, 1626, 1722, 1817, 1900; B 2834, 3036, G 1368. O. F. los. See LOS (2).

LOOS (l['o]['o]s), adj. loose, 5. 570; A 4064, 4138, 4352; Lous, free, HF. 1286. See LAUS.

LOOTH (l[`o][`o]th), adj. loath, odious, A 486, 1837, F 1519, 1599, H 145; hateful, A 3393; T. iii. 732; full of dislike, B 2. p 4. 28; me were l., it would displease me, B 91; as s., what is hateful, misery, L. 1639. See LOTH. A.S. l[=a]dh.

LOOTH, adv. with dislike, T. ii. 1234.

LOOTHLY, adj. hideous, D 1100.

LOPPE, s. a spider, A. i. 3. 4, 19. 2. A.S. lobbe, a spider.

LOPPEWEBBE, s. cobweb, A. i. 21. 2. See LOPPE.

LORD, s. lord, A 65, 172, 355, 580; Lordes, gen. A 47, D 1151; Lordes sone, the son of the lord, R. 1250; Lord, sovereign; 'lord of the assendent,' A. ii. 4. 20; by our lord, pronounced by 'r lord, 3. 651, 690; Lordes, pl. A 943, F 91.

LORDE, v.; Lordeth, pr. s., rules over, 4. 166.

LORDINGS, s. pl. sirs, C 329, 573, I 15; Lordinges, sirs, my masters, A 761, B 16, 2143, 2212, 2228, 3429, E 1163.

LORDSHIPE, s. lordship, rank, R. 1176; E 797; power, authority, A 1625, F 743, I 439; rule, B 2706; patronage, T. iii. 76; Lordship, T. iii. 79; Lordshipes, pl. control, B 3. p 4. 3; official powers, B 2666; authorities, I 752, 754, 757; posts of authority, I 441.

LORE (l[`o][`o]r[*e]), s. teaching, 7. 244; 10. 47, 49; L. 2450; instruction, advice, T. i. 1090; lesson, T. i. 645. 754; ii. 397; teaching, instruction, B 342, G 414; learning, B 761; study, G 842; learning, experience, knowledge, B 4, 1168, E 87, 788; experience, C 70; profit, 5. 15; doctrine, A 527. A.S. l[=a]r.

LORE, pp. of Lese.

LOREL, s. wretch, worthless man, abandoned wretch, B 1. p 4. 222; D 273.

LOREN, pp. of Lese.

LORER, s. laurel, R. 1379; Loreres, pl. R. 1313. See LAURER.

LORN, pp. of Lese.

LOS (1), s. loss, 3. 1302; T. iv. 89; L. 997; A 2543, 4186, B 27, 28, F 450; occasion of perdition, D 720.

LOS (2), s. praise, renown, fame, L. 1514; report, L. 1424; til her loses, for their praises, in praise of them, HF. 1688. O.F. los. See LOOS.

LOSENGERE, s. flatterer, R. 1050; Losengeour, L. 352, B 4516; Losengeres, pl. R. 1056, 1064, 1069. O. F. losengeur.

LOSENGERIE, s. flattery, I 613. (Occurs in P. Plowman.)

LOSENGES, pl. lozenges, HF. 1317; small diamond-shaped shields, R. 893.

LOST, s. loss, B 2. p 4. 120. See lost in Stratmann.

LOSTE, pt. s. lost, 3. 75; T. iv. 1151; F 1016; Loste, 1 pt. s. should lose, T. ii. 1749; Losten, 1 pr. pl. lost, A 936; pt. pl. B 4562, G 398; Lost, pp. 1. 152; 3. 703; 15. 7; B 175. From infin. losien.

LOT, s. lot, L. 1933.

LOTH (l[`o][`o]th), adj. loath, 3. 8; displeasing, R. 233; Lothe, pl. loathsome, 3. 581. See LOOTH.

LOTHER, adj. comp. more hateful, L. 191.

LOTHEST, adj. superl. most loath, T. ii. 237; F 1313.

LOTINGE, pres. part. lurking, G 186 (see the note). A.S. lutian, to lurk; as in Sweet's A.S. Reader, p. 9, l. 41; from A.S. l[=u]tan, to bow, bend down.

LOUD, adj.; Loude, def. loud, F 268.

LOUDE, adv. loudly, 3. 344, 518; A 171, 672, 714, B 1803, F 55.

LOUGH; pt. s. of Laughe.

LOUKE, s. accomplice, A 4415. See note.

LOURE, v.; Loured, pp. frowned, HF. 409; Louring, pres. pt. frowning, D 1286.

LOUS, adj. loose, free, HF. 1286. See LOOS.

LOUSY, adj. full of lice, miserable, D 1467.

LOUTE, v. bow, do obeisance, T. iii. 683; bow, bend, HF. 1704; ger. to bow down, B 3352; Louteth, pr. s. bows down, B 2377; Louted, 1 pt. s. stooped, bent, R. 1554. A.S. l[=u]tan.

LOVE, s. love, A 475, B 18, 74; fem. lady-love, 4. 31; A 2306, D 1066, F 1440; voc. O my love, A 672; masc. lover, 3. 91; L. 862; Loves, pl. lovers, R. 1317.

LOVEDAYES, pl. days for settling disputes by arbitration, A 258; HF. 695.

LOVE-DRINKE, s. love-potion, D 754.

LOVE-DRURY, s. affection, B 2085. The latter part of the word is O. F. drurie, druerie, love, passion; from drut, a lover, which is O. H. G. tr['u]t, G. traut, dear, beloved.

LOVEKNOTTE, s. love-knot, looped ornament, A 197.

LOVE-LONGINGE, s. desire, fond affection, A 3349, B 1962.

LOVE-LYKINGE, s. love-liking, loving affection, B 2040.

LOVEN, ger. to love, 4. 48; Lovedest, 2 pt. s. didst love, T. iii. 720; A 1162; Lovede, pt. s. loved, A 97, 166, E 413, 690; Loveden, pt. pl. L. 1812; Loveth, imp. pl. E 370.

LOVERE, s. lover, A 1339, F 546; Lovyere, A 80; Loveres, pl. lovers, B 3. m 12. 37; T. iv. 323, B 53, 59; Lovers, 4. 5 (accented both as l['o]vere and lov['e]re).

LOVES, s. pl. loaves, B 503. The sing. is loof.

LOVINGE, s. loving, L. 485, 544.

LOVYERE, s. lover, A 80. See LOVERE.

LOWE (l[`o][`o]w[*e]), adj. low, L. 1961; A 522; small, 2. 88; contemptible, B 2655; pl. crushed down, A 107; Low, sing. humble, 7. 249. Icel. l[=a]gr.

LOWE, adv. in a low voice, R. 717; 3. 304; F 216; humbly, L. 2046, 2062; as l., as low as possible, 3. 391.

LOWENESSE, s. lowliness, I 1080; Lownesse, low level, B 5. m 1. 11.

LOWEST, adj. superl. 5. 327.

LOWLY, adj. humble, 7. 142; A 99, 250.

LOWNESSE, s. low level, B 5. m 1. 11. See LOWENESSE.

LUCE (before a vowel), s. luce, pike, A 350. O. F. lus, luz; Lat. lucius.

LUCRE, s. lucre, gain, G 1402; lucre of vilanye = villanous lucre, vile gain, B 1681. F. lucre, Lat. lucrum.

LUFSOM, adj. lovely, T. v. 911; lovable, T. v. 465.

LULLE, v.; Lulleth, pr. s. lulls, soothes, B 839; E 1823; Lulled, pt. s. E 553.

LUNA, s. the moon, G 826; a name for silver, G 1440. Lat. luna.

LUN['A]RIE, s. lunary, moon-wort, G 800. See the note.

LURE, s. a hawk's lure, the bait that tempts them to return to the fowler, D 1340, H 72; Lures, pl. enticements, L. 1371.

LURE, v. lure, entice, D 415.

LURKE, v.; Lurked, pt. s. lay hid, R. 465; Lurkinge, pres. pt. lurking, lying hid, 9. 29; T. iv. 305; Lurking, B 4416.

LUSSHEBURGHES, pl. spurious coin, B 3152. See note.

LUST, s. desire, R. 1653; 3. 273; 21. 6; A 1318, B 1307; amusement, R. 1287; pleasure, R. 616; L. 32 a, 1588; A 192, B 3137, D 1876, F 812; joy, A 1250; pleasure, joy, delight, I. 106; 2. 39; 3. 688, 1038; 4. 38; 15. 9; will, desire, wish, 4. 63; B 188, 762, E 658, G 1398; interest in a story, F 402; Luste, dat. pleasure, 5. 15; Lustes, pl. desires, wishes, T. v. 592; B 3667, C 833; things which usually give me pleasure, delights, 3. 581. A.S. lust. See LEST, LIST.

LUSTE, v. please; Lusteth, pr. s. impers. (it) pleases, L. 996; Lust, pr. s. pers. pleases, E 1344; impers. (it) pleases, E 322, F 147, H 186; Luste, pt. s. pers. desired, G 1344; Luste, pt. s. impers. it pleased, 3. 1019; G 1235. See LEST, LIST.

LUSTIER, adj. comp. more joyous, G 1345.

LUSTIESTE, adj. strongest, L. 716.

LUSTIHEDE, s. cheerfulness, 3. 27; delight, H 274; enjoyment, F 288; vigour, L. 1530.

LUSTILY, adv. gaily, merrily, R. 1319; 2. 36; A 1529; joyously, heartily, R. 747; happily, R. 674.

LUSTINESSE, s. pleasure, jollity, A 1939; vigour, R. 1282; joy, 26. 16 (see vol. iv. p. xxix).

LUSTY, adj. pleasant, gay, A 80; pleasant, R. 123, 636; 4. 151; 5. 130; B 1. m 2. 15; E 59, F 52, 142, 389, G 1402; jocund, F 272; lusty, H 41; pleasant, joyous, R. 581; happy, R. 1303; L. 1541; joyful, A 1513; vigorous, L. 1038, 1151, 1193; H 107.

LUTE, s. lute, B 2005 n; H 268; Lutes, pl. C 466.

LUXURES, s. pl. lusts, B 3. p 7. 7.

LUXURIE, s. lechery, B 925, C 484.

LY, imp. s. of Lye (1).

LYARD, adj. grey, D 1563. O. F. liard.

LYCORYS, s. liquorice, A 3690, B 1951, 2045.

LYE, s. lie, contradiction, L. 1882; HF. 292, A 3015; Lyes, pl. T. iv. 1407; HF. 1477, 2129.

LYE (1), v. lie, remain, 10. 52; Lye, ger. to lodge, D 1780; Lye ... by, v. lie beside, B 3470; Lye upright, lie on one's back, lie dead, R. 1604; Lyst, 2 pr. s. T. ii. 991; Lystow, thou liest, T. iv. 394; H 276; Lyest, 2 pr. s. liest still, T. i. 797; Lye, 2 pr. pl. recline, 4. 5; Lyth, pr. s. lies, is, remains, R. 782, 1615, 1618; lies, 3. 146, 181, 589; 4. 184; 5. 573; A 1218, 3023, B 2847, F 1337; (he) lies, B 634; (that) lies, D 1829; remains, resides, B 5. m 4. 17; B 3654, F 35, 322; lies (dead), 3. 143; Lyth therto, belongs here, is needed, 3. 527; Lay, 1 pt. s. lodged, A 20; Lay, pt. s. remained, was, A 538; R. 1480; lay, B 3630, F 467; Lay by, lay with, D 1357; Layen, pt. pl. lay, T. iii. 745; Laye, pt. pl. 3. 166; Laye, pt. s. subj. would lie, T. iv. 1560; Ly, imp. s. T. ii. 953. See LIGGEN.

LYE (2), v. tell lies, lie, L. 58; A 763; ger. 10. 22; Lyen, v. T. ii. 324; D 228; ger. 3. 631, 812; Lye, 1 pr. s. lie, tell lies, R. 1072; T. ii. 300; Lixt, 2 pr. s. liest, D 1618, 1761; Ley, strong pt. s. lied, T. ii. 1077; Leigh, T. ii. 1077 n; Lyed, weak pt. s. lied, A 659; T. ii. 1077 n; Lyeden, pt. pl. B 1. p 4. 180. A.S. l[=e]ogan.

LYE (3), v. blaze, D 1142. A.S. l[=y]ge, l[=e]ge, s. flame.

LYER, s. liar, B 2256; Lyere, T. iii. 309, 315; Lyeres, pl. B 2498.

LYES, s. pl. lees, dregs, HF. 2130. F. lie, 'the lees, dregs': Cotgrave. See below.

LYES, pl. (1) lees; or (2) lies, D 302. Perhaps a double meaning is intended. See Lye in Prompt. Parv.

LYF, s. life, 1. 72; A 71, 2776; Lyves, gen. life's, 6. 60; 19. 15; E 308; of my life, 3. 920; Our present worldes lyves space, the space of our present life in the world, 5. 53; Lyves day, lifetime, L. 1624; Lyves space, lifetime, 26. 47 (see vol. iv. p. xxxi); Lyve, dat. 3. 1278; L. 59; On lyve, alive, L. 1792; T. iv. 296; D 5; in his time, D 43; Upon lyve, alive, T. ii. 1030; Of lyve, out of life, T. v. 1561; Bringe of lyve, cause to die, T. ii. 1608; My lyve, in my life, T. ii. 205; Of my lyve, in my life, 26. 48 (see vol. iv. p. xxxi); By thy lyf, during thy life, B 1621; Thy lyf, during thy lifetime, 17. 19; His lyve, in his life, T. v. 165, 436; L. 1099; His lyf, during his life, B 3369, E 1731; Hir lyve, in their life, D 392; Lyves, pl. B 3284, F 233; Lyves, gen pl. souls', lives', G 56. And see LYVES, adv.

LYFLODE, s. means of living, I 685. Mod. E. livelihood.

LYFLY, adj. vivid, bright, B 1. p 5; lively, B 4. p 6. 15.

LYFLY, adv. in a lifelike way, A 2087; Lyvely, 3. 905.

LYK, adj. like, 4. 237; A 259, 590, 1301, B 3361, F 207; alike, 15. 5; Lyke, pl. 12. 4.

LYKE, v. please, 22. 8; T. i. 431; ger. T. i. 289; HF. 860; to be liked, R. 1357; Lyken, v. (to) please, 6. 127; B 2128, E 506; ger. T. iii. 613; Lyketh, pr. s. pleases, E 1031; impers. (it) pleases, E 311, 845; us l. yow, it pleases us with respect to you, E 106; Lyke, pr. s. subj. may please, D 1278; may be pleasing, 1. 139; please, L. 319; thee l. nat, it may not please you, L. 490; Lyked, pt. s. impers. pleased, R. 1312; 7. 109, 112; T. ii. 1266; A. i. 10. 7; Lykede, pt. s. pleased, R. 27, 806; B 4. p 6. 160; Lykinge, pres. pt. T. i. 309.

LYKER, adj. more like, T. iii. 1028; D 1925.

LYKING, s. pleasure, R. 76; C 455; D 1256; delight, B 3499; Lykinge, delight, 7. 75.

LYKING, adj. pleasing, R. 868; pleasant, R. 1416; thriving, R. 1564.

LYKLIHED, s. dat. likelihood, E 448; Lyklihede, dat. B 1786.

LYKLINESSE, s. probability, 22. 15; E 396.

LYKLY, adj. likely, like, 16. 32; T. iii. 1270; A 1172, C 64.

LYKNE, 1 pr. s. compare, 3. 636; Lykned, pp. likened, A 180; compared, B 1. p 4. 93 (see note); B 91. Cf. Swed. likna.

LYKNESSE, s. parable, A 2842.

LYM, s. lime, F 1149, G 806, 910; quicklime, L. 649; Lyme (before a vowel), L. 765. A.S. l[=i]m.

LYMAILLE, s. filings of any metal, G 1162, 1197; Lymail, G 1164, 1267, 1269; Limaille, G 853.

LYME, ger. to lime, to cover with birdlime, T. i. 353.

LYMERE, s. hound held in leash, 3. 365; Lymeres, pl. 3. 362.

LYMROD, s. lime-rod, lime-twig, B 3574.

LYNE, s. line, T. i. 1068, ii. 1461; line, cord, A. ii. 23. 27; fishing-line, 4. 242; T. v. 777; lineage, line of descent, 19. 23; D 1135; as lyne right, straight as a line, T. iii. 228.

LYNED, pp. lined, A 440.

LYNE-RIGHT, adj. in an exact line, exactly in a line with, A. i. 21. 19; A. ii. 23. 2. See LYNE.

LYNX, s. lynx, B 3. p 8. 30.

LYOUN, s. lion, T. iii. 1780; v. 830; Lyouns, pl. R. 894. See LEOUN.

LYST, 2 pr. s. liest, reclinest, T. ii. 991; Lystow, liest thou, T. iv. 394; H 276. See LYE (1).

LYTARGYE, s. lethargy, T. i. 730; Litargie, B 1. p 2. 14.

LYTE, adj. small, little, R. 532; 5. 64; 7. 107; L. 495, 740, 2495; A. pr. 20; B 109, 2153, D 1600, F 565; slight, I 689; Lyte, s. a little, T. ii. 384; L. 29, 535; 3. 249; 5. 28; HF. 621; A 1334, B 352; Lyte, pl. little, A 494, 1193; 5. 350; L. 219; small, T. iii. 1250. See LITE.

LYTE, adv. little, 3. 884; 7. 200; L. 421; a little, E 935; in a small degree, G 632, 699; l. and l., by little and little, D 2235.

LYTH, lies; see LYE (1).

LYTHE, adj. easy, soft, HF. 118. A.S. l[=i]dhe.

LYTHE, ger. to alleviate, cheer, T. iv. 754. See above.

LYVE; see LYF.

LYVELY, adv. in a lively way, 3. 905. See LYFLY.

LYVES; see LYF.

LYVES, adv. in life; hence, as adj. living, alive, T. iv. 252, 767; HF. 1063; A 2395, E 903, 1864; no lyves creature, no living creature, T. iii. 13. So in Havelok, 509; P. Plowm. B. xix. 154; C. xxii. 159; &c.

LYVINGE, s. manner of life, C 847; state of life, G 322. See LIVINGE.

M', sometimes put for Me (before a vowel); as in masterte, mathinketh, mexcuse.

MA DAME, my lady, T. ii. 880. See MADAME.

MA FEY, my faith! T. iii. 52.

MAAD; pp. of Make.

MAAT, adj. dejected, B 2. p 4. 29. (E. mate in check-mate.) See MAT.

MACE, s. mace, club, A 2124; B 2003; Maces, pl. A 2559, 2611; T. ii. 44, 640.

MAD, adj. mad, T. ii. 113; iv. 393; A 4231, F 1511; Madde, pl. T. v. 206.

MAD, pp. made, L. 286. See MAKE.

MADAME, s. madam, 12. 1; 21. 1; A 121; F 378; ma dame, A 376; Ma dame, T. ii. 880.

MADDE, v. go mad, 4. 253; ger. to be furious, T. i. 479; 1 pr. s. am mad, R. 1072; 2 pr. s. subj. art mad, A 3156; pr. s. subj. A 5559.

MADE, pt. s. of Make.

MADER, s. madder, 9. 17.

MAGESTEE, s. majesty, R. 1339; 14. 19; B 1082, 3334, 3505, 3862, D 824. And see MAIESTEE.

MAGICIEN, s. magician, B 3397, F 1184; Magiciens, pl. HF. 1260.

MAGIK, s. magic, A 416, F 1202; M. naturel, natural magic, F 1125; Magyk, F 218; Magyke (read magyk?), HF. 1266.

MAGISTRAT, s. magistracy, B 3. p 4. 16.

MAGNANIMITEE, s. magnanimity, I 731.

MAGNESIA, s. magnesia, G 1455. Lat. magnesia, so called because found in Magnesia, in Thessaly.

MAGNIFICENCE, s. great well-doing, I 736; grandeur, E 815.

MAGNIFYED, pp. magnified, I 408.

MAGNIFYING, s. HF. 306.

MAGYK, -E; see MAGIK.

MAHEYM, s. maim, maiming, I 625. Mod. E. maim.

MAIDENHEDE; see MAYDENHEED.

MAILLE, s. mail, ringed armour, E 1202; Mayle, T. v. 1559. F. maille, a mesh, Lat. macula.

MAISTER, s. master, B 1627, F 1202; doctor, D 2184; doctor (of divinity), D 1638; (as a term of address) 17. 1; one in authority, A 261; maister tour, principal tower, F 226; Maistres, gen. master's, F 1220; pl. A 576, B 141; Maystres, pl. B 3. m 2. 8.

MAISTERFUL, adj. masterful, T. ii. 756.

MAISTER-STRETE, s. chief street, main street, L. 1965, 2305; A 2902.

MAISTER-TEMPLE, s. chief temple, L. 1016.

MAISTER-TOUN, s. capital, chief town, L. 1591.

MAISTER-TOUR, s. chief tower, F 226.

MAISTOW, mayest thou, HF. 699; A. ii. 2. 6; A 1236. See MOWEN.

MAISTRESSE, s. mistress, I. 109, 140; 3. 797; 4. 33; L. 88; T. ii. 98; F 374; governess, C 106; Maistresses, pl. governesses, C 72.

MAISTRYE, s. mastery, great skill, R. 1208; A 3383; mastery, F 747, 764; control, B 3689, C 58; superiority; for the maistrye, as regards authority, A 165; victory, B 3582; specimen of skill, HF. 1074; art, elegance, R. 842; Maistrie, mastery, B 2248, D 818; a masterly operation (cf. F. coup de m[^a]itre), G 1060. O. F. maistrie. See MAYSTRIE.

MAIESTEE, s.; his real maiestee = his royal majesty, i.e. high treason, B 1. p 4. 105, 156 (see note). See MAGESTEE.

MAKE, s. mate, 4. 17, 154; 5. 310, 371, 466, 587, 631, 657; L. 141; D 270, H 186; equal, match, HF. 1172; A 2556; wedded companion, wife, B 700, 1982, E 1289; bride, E 1882; husband, D 85, G 224; Makes, pl. mates, 5, 389; L. 158. A.S. maca, gemaca.

MAKE, v. make, A 184; compose, make up, write, 3. 782; L. 69, 364; B 96; ger. to compose, to write (about), R. 41; Maken, v. L. 437; Make, v. pretend to, counterfeit, T. ii. 1522; Make, 1 pr. s. write, L. 188; pr. s. subj. may cause, L. 34 a; cause (it), T. ii. 959; Makestow, 2 pr. s. B 371; Maketh, pr. s. causes, A 3035; D 1833, 1884; Make, pr. pl. compose (poetry), 18. 82; Maken, pr. pl. make, utter, A 9; Maked, pt. s. made, A 526, B 3318, 3690, D 1642, F 1000; Made, 1 pt. s. made, A 33; Made, 2 pr. s. madest, L. 538; pt. s. composed, B 57; hit m., caused it, HF. 1159; Made(n), pt. pl. made, 3. 510, B 3523; Makeden, pt. pl. T. iv. 121; Made, pt. s. subj. may have made, 4. 227; Made ... broght, caused to be brought, HF. 155; Maked, pp. made, 3. 578; A 1247, B 1722, 1727, 2445, G 484, I 149; composed, 5. 677; Maad, pp. made, 9. 60; T. i. 251, 553; A 394, 668, B 3607, F 222, G 1459; Mad, pp. 3. 415; 4. 278.

MAKELEES, adj. peerless, T. i. 172. See MAKE, s.

MAKER, s. author, composer, T. v. 1787.

MAKING, s. poetry, composition, 8. 4; T. v. 1789; L. 74, 413, 483.

MALADYE, s. malady, A 419, 1373; Maladie, I 423; Maladyes, pl. A 2467, B 2467.

MALAPERT, adj. forward, T. iii. 87.

MALE (1), s. bag, wallet, A 694, 3115, C 920, G 566, I 26. O. F. male.

MALE (2), s. male, D 122.

MALEFICE, s. evil practices, unlawful arts, B 1. p 4. 196; evil contrivance, I 341.

MAL['E]NCOLYE, s. melancholy, T. v. 360; B 4123; Mel['a]ncolye, 3. 23.

MAL['E]NCOLYK, adj. melancholy, A 1375.

MALGRE, prep. in spite of, 4. 220. See MAUGRE.

MALICE, s. malice, spite, 3. 794, 993; Malis, T. iii. 1155.

M['A]LICI['O]US, adj. evil, HF. 93.

MALIGNITEE, s. malignity, I 513.

MALISON, s. curse, I 443; Malisoun, G 1245; cursing, I 619.

MALLIABLE, adj. malleable, such as can be worked by the hammer, G 1130.

MALONE, for Me alone, T. i. 1028 n, ii. 1401 n.

MALT, s. A 3988, 3991, D 1746.

MALT, pt. s. melted, T. i. 582; HF. 922. See MELTE.

MALTALENT, s. ill-will, ill-humour, resentment, R. 273, 330. O. F. mal talent.

MAN, s. A 167, 209, 223; (used indefinitely) one, B 43, D 2002; hero, B 3331; servant, I 772; Mannes, gen. A 574, B 1630; of mankind, T. ii. 417; Men, pl. men, people, 18. 26; A 178; sing. (unemphatic form of man), one (with sing. verb), A 149, 232, C 675, G 392; T. iv. 866; 5. 22 (see note); Mennes, gen. pl. 3. 976; B 202.

MANACE, s. threat, menace, A 2003, B 3789, I 646; Manaces, pl. B 1. m 4. 4; B 2. p 1. 65.

MANACE, ger. to threaten, E 1752; Manaceth, pr. s. menaces, E 122, I 646; Manaced, pt. s. B 2694; Manasinge, pres. pt. threatening, B 2. m 4. 3; B 4. m 2. 4.

MANASINGE, s. threatening, A 2035.

MANDEMENT, s. summons, D 1346, 1360; Mandements, pl. D 1284.

MANER, s. manor, place to dwell in, 3. 1004.

MANERE (accented man['e]r[*e]), s. manner, 1. 29; A 858, D 1229; deportment, A 140; method, B 5. p 1. 21; disposition, L. 251; manner, way, 3. 1130; B 3706, E 781; ease of behaviour, 3. 1218; goodly courtesy of manner, 4. 294; of manere, in his behaviour, F 546; Maner (accented m['a]ner), way, 3. 433; method, B 5. p 6. 203; manner, kind, sort (used without of following), as in maner doctrine, B 1689; cf. 3. 471, 840; 4. 116; 7. 114; A. i. 2. 1, 19. 1; A 71, B 519, 1689, 2386, 3951, C 627, D 1266, E 519, 605, F 329, G 424, 527, I 103; Maneres, pl. ways, B 1. p 4. 198; kinds, R. 1406; I 82, 103; kinds (of creatures), B 4. m 3. 7; methods, disposition, B 2. p 2. 36; Maners, pl. manners, 3. 1014.

MANHEDE, s. manliness, A 1285; Manhod, A 756; manhood, 18. 4.

MANIFESTEN, ger. to display, B 2. P 7. 31.

MANKINDE, s. mankind, 1. 107, 168; 5. 70; the race of men, A 1307, F 876, 877.

MANLY, adj. manly, 7. 259; A 167; noble, B 3901.

MANLY, adv. in a manly way, boldly, A 987, T. iv. 622.

MANNES, gen. of mankind, T. ii. 417. See MAN.

MANNISH, adj. manlike, T. i. 284; human, B 2454; unwomanly, B 782.

MANNISH, adv. like a man, boisterously, E 1536.

MANSIOUN, s. dwelling, A 1974; (a term in astrology), F 50 (see note); mansion (of the moon), F 1285; Mansiouns, pl. daily positions or 'stations' of the moon, F 1130.

MANSLAUHTRE, s. manslaughter, 9. 64; Manslaughtre, C 593, I 564.

MANSUETE, adj. courteous, T. v. 194.

MANSUETUDE, s. meekness, I 654.

MANTEL, s. mantle, cloak, R. 224, 459; T. ii. 380; A 378, B 3904.

MANTELET, s. short mantle, A 2163.

MANY, adj. many; Many a, A 168; Many oon, Many a one, A 317.

MANYE, s. mania, A 1374.

MANY-FOLD, numerous, 20. 1.

MAPPEMOUNDE, map of the world, 12. 2. F. mappemonde (Cotgrave).

MAPUL, s. maple-tree, A 2923; Maples, pl. R. 1384.

MARBEL, s. marble, T. i. 700; A 1893; Marbul, F 500.

MARBLE-STOON, s. marble-stone, piece of marble, R. 1462; Marbul-stones, pl. blocks of marble, B 1871.

MARCHAL, s. marshal, E 1930. See MARSHAL.

MARCHANDYSE, s. merchandise, barter, I 777.

MARCHANT, s. merchant, 9. 22; A 270, B 132, I 777; Marchaunts, pl. B 122.

MARCIAL, adj. warlike, T. iv. 1669.

MARCIEN, adj. devoted to Mars, D 610.

MARE, s.; see MERE.

MAREYS, s. marsh, D 970; Mareys, pl. marshes, B 2. p 7. 26; B 3. p 11. 76.

MARGARETES, pl. pearls, B 3. m 10. 12 n.

MARGIN, edge, A. i. 21. 6.

MARIAGE, s. marriage, A 212, 3095, D 3.

MARIE, interj. marry, i.e. by St. Mary, G 1062.

MARIED, pt. s. trans. (he) caused to be married, E 1130.

MARINEER, s. mariner, B 1627; Marineres, pl. B 4. m 3. 16; Mariners, L. 2169.

MARK (1), s. mark, fixed spot, L. 784; Marke (read Mark), A. ii. 43 a. 3 (p. 231); sex, race, D 696; sign, I 98; Merk, image, F 880.

MARK (2), s. a piece of money, of the value of 13_s._ 4_d._ in England, G 1026; pl. Mark, i.e. marks, C 390. See note to C 390.

MARKE, v.; Markede, pt. s. marked, B 4. m 7. 39.

MARKET, s. D 2188.

MARKET-BETER, s. swaggerer in a market (see note), A 3936.

MARKET-PLACE, s. E 1583.

MARKIS, s. a marquis, E 64; gen. sing. marquis's, 994. F. marchis, Low Lat. marchensis, a governor of the marches or frontiers.

MARKISESSE, s. a marchioness, E 283, 394, 942, 1014.

MARLE-PIT, s. marl-pit, A 3460. (Trisyllabic.)

MARSHAL, s. marshal of the hall, A 752; Marchal, marshal, E 1930.

MARTIR, s. martyr, A 17; T. iv. 623.

MARTIRDOM, s. martyrdom, E 2283; torment, A 1460.

MARTYRE, s. martyrdom, T. iv. 818.

MARTYRE, v.; Mart['y]reth, pr. s. torments, A 1562.

MARY-BONES, s. pl. marrow-bones, A 380.

MARYE, s. marrow, pith, B 3. p 11. 86; Mary, C 542; Maryes, s. pl. marrows, pith, B 3. p 11. 84.

MASCULIN, adj. male, B 2. p 3. 28.

MASE, s. maze, labyrinth, L. 2014; bewilderment, T. v. 468; bewildering position, B 4283.

MASED, adj. bewildered, 3. 12; B 526, 678; stunned with grief, 7. 322. See MAZE.

MASEDNESSE, s. amaze, E 1061.

MASELYN, s. a bowl made of maple-wood, B 2042. O. F maselin, maserin, maderin; from O. F. madre, mazre, a mazer, or bowl of maple-wood. See Godefroy.

MASONRYE, s. masonry, R. 302; Masoneries, pl. HF. 1303.

MASSE, s. mass, 3. 928; T. iii. 88; D 1728, E 1894; Messe, B 1413.

MASSEDAYES, pl. massdays, B 4041.

MASSE-PENY, s. penny for a mass, D 1749.

MAST (1) s. mast (of a ship), 3. 71; 7. 314; L. 643; A 3264, 3532.

MAST (2), s. mast, i.e. the fruit of forest-trees, acorns and beech-nuts, 9. 7, 37.