* I.act.to weave, part. ‘broiden.’ O. and N. 645II.act.to move a thing from its place. Hence,α. to draw out, as a sword. HD. 1825. part. ‘ybrad’ == drawn, caught. Wright’s L. P. p. 39β. to brandish, as a sword or spear. Alys. 7373γ. to pull down. RG. 22. [breide], Alys. 5856* δ. to seize, or perhaps tear. Rel. S. v. 200. [brede]III.neut.to change, as—α. to awake out of sleep. HD. 1282β. of any violent motion of body, as to leap. Body and Soul, 46
* I.act.to weave, part. ‘broiden.’ O. and N. 645
II.act.to move a thing from its place. Hence,
α. to draw out, as a sword. HD. 1825. part. ‘ybrad’ == drawn, caught. Wright’s L. P. p. 39β. to brandish, as a sword or spear. Alys. 7373γ. to pull down. RG. 22. [breide], Alys. 5856* δ. to seize, or perhaps tear. Rel. S. v. 200. [brede]
α. to draw out, as a sword. HD. 1825. part. ‘ybrad’ == drawn, caught. Wright’s L. P. p. 39
β. to brandish, as a sword or spear. Alys. 7373
γ. to pull down. RG. 22. [breide], Alys. 5856
* δ. to seize, or perhaps tear. Rel. S. v. 200. [brede]
III.neut.to change, as—
α. to awake out of sleep. HD. 1282β. of any violent motion of body, as to leap. Body and Soul, 46
α. to awake out of sleep. HD. 1282
β. of any violent motion of body, as to leap. Body and Soul, 46
Braid,sb.==
1. a quick motion, from III. β.; hence, ‘at a breid’ == in an instant. Body and Soul, 182. ON. bragð.2. a violent struggle or wrench. RG. 22
1. a quick motion, from III. β.; hence, ‘at a breid’ == in an instant. Body and Soul, 182. ON. bragð.
2. a violent struggle or wrench. RG. 22
Brain,sb.RG. 49, 446
Branch,sb.RG. 152
Brand,sb.== a burning mass. Body and Soul, 208
—— == torch. Alys. 5295. [brond]. AS. brand
—— == fire. Alys. 1856. [wilde bround]
Brased,adj.== of brass. Ps. cvi. 16
Brass,sb.RG. 2, 251
Bray,sb.== noise. Alys. 2175
Breach,sb.[bruch]. Wright’s L. P. p. 30
Bread,sb.RG. 238
Breadth,sb.[brede]. RG. 385
Break,v. a.47 B. part. ‘i-broke’ 1005 B.
——v. n.pret. ‘brake.’ 2154 B.
—— == to break out (of flesh). 2421 B.
Breaking,sb.== breach, gap. Ps. cv. 23
Breast,sb.RG. 419
Breath,sb.Fragm. Sci. 203
Breathe,v. n.Fragm. Sci. 202
Breche, == beech? q. v.
Breech,sb.== rump. RG. 322
—— == breeches. 260 B.
Breed,v. a.(of a bird). 2 s. pres. ‘breist.’ O. and N. 1631. RG. 177. part. ‘ibred’ == brought up, educated. O. and N. 1722. Body and Soul, 81
Breed,v. n.== spring forth. Wright’s L. P. p. 45
Breist, == breedest. See Breed
Breme,adj.== glorious, renowned. Wright’s L. P. pp. 52, 32. AS. breme
—— == eager, lustful. O. and N. 202
Brenne,sb.== burning. HD. 1239
Breth,sb.== wrath. Ps. ii. 5; vi. 2. ON. brædi == anger
Breven,v. a.== write down. Pol. S. 156.
Brew,v. a.[browe]. RG. 26
Brewer,sb.Rel. S. vii. 35
Brewster,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Breȝe,sb.See Brow.
Breze,sb.== gadfly. Ps. civ. 34. AS. brimse
Briar,sb.RG. 331
Bridal,sb.Alys. 1071. K. Horn, 1064
Bride,sb.HD. 2131
Bridegroom,sb.[bridegome]. Ps. xviii. 6
Bride,sb.== bridle. Alys. 7626
Bridge,sb.RG. 399
Bridle,sb.RG. 396
Bright,adj.HD. 2131. Wright’s L. P. p. 33
Brim,sb.== brink. 476 β
Brimstone,sb.Body and Soul, 219
Bring,v. a.RG. 379. pret. ‘brought.’ RG. 309. part. ‘ybroȝt,’ ‘ibrouȝt.’ RG. 376, 491
Brinie,sb.== cuirass. HD. 1775. Fr. brugne, brugnie. The root is ‘brun’ from ‘brinnan,’ to burn or shine; Cf. OHG. brunna
Brink,sb.Alys. 3491. K. Horn, 147
Brise,v. a.== bruise. HD. 1835
Bristle,sb.Alys. 6621
Bristled,adj.== having bristles. Alys. 5722
Britheling, == worthless, a rascal. Rel. S. vi. 11. Cf. O. Eng. ‘brothell’
Brittene, == cut in pieces? HD. 2700. Cf. ‘brittned,’ in Gloss. to Ormulum. AS. bryttian
Broach,sb.(an ornament). RG. 489. Alys. 6842
Broad,adj.RG. 1. [brede], O. and N. 963
——v. a.== make broad, part. ‘ibroded.’ O. and N. 1310
Broerh,adj.== brittle? Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Brood,sb.RG. 70
Broodful,adj.Ps. cxliii. 13
Brook,sb.RG. 80
Broom,sb.(genista). Alys. 2492
Brost,sb.O. and N. 976, a mistake for ‘prost,’ i.e. ‘priest.’ The Jesus Coll. MS. reads ‘preost’
Broth,sb.RG. 528
Brother,sb.RG. 371, 478
Brouke,v. a.== use, enjoy. HD. 311 AS. brúcan. Germ. brauchen
Brow,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 28. [breȝe]. Ib. p. 34
Brown,adj.RG. 429
——v. n.== become brown. Alys. 3293
Brun,sb.== a brown jar. K. Horn, 1134
Brune,sb.== a burning. O. and N. 1153
Brust,adj.== rough, brusque. Pol. S. 151
Brut,adj.== rough? RG. 536
—— == bright. Body and Soul, 57
Bruthen,adj.== fierce, fiercely boiling, ‘a bruthen led.’ Rel. S. v. 242. Connected with ‘breth,’ and AS. brédan, to warm
Bu,sb.== buffalo. Alys. 5957
Bu,vb.See Buy
Buck,sb.Ritson’s AS. iii. 8
—— == he-goat. Ps. xlix. 13
Buckle,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 35
Buckler,sb.Alys. 1190
Budel,sb.== messenger. O. and N. 1167. Wright’s L. P. p. 22. AS. bydel
Bugging,sb.== a building, or lodging. Pol. S. 151. AS. byggan. ON. byggja
Bugle,sb.== buffalo. Alys. 5112
Buglehorn,sb.Alys. 5282
Build,v. a.RG. 439
Bulge,sb.== a lump, hump. Body and Soul, 185
Bulies, == bellows, q. v.
Bull,sb.(animal). RG. 116
Bull, (Pope’s bull). RG. 473, 494
Bullock,sb.Ritson’s AS. iii. 8
Bunting,sb.(the bird). Wright’s L. P. p. 40
Burde,sb.== beard. Alys. 1164
Burdon,sb.== a pilgrim’s staff. K. Horn, 1093. Fr. bourdon
Burel,sb.== sackcloth. Alys. 5475. Pol. S. 221. Fr. bure, burel. See Roq.
Burgess,sb.RG. 540, 541
Burial,sb.See Buryel
Burn,v. a.pret. ‘barnde.’ RG. 380, 511. ‘brende.’ RG. 536. part. pres. ‘berninde.’ RG. 534
Burn,sb.== rivulet. O. and N. 916. AS. byrnan, to burn. Cf. Lat. torrens, from torreo
Burst,v. n.pret. ‘barst.’ RG. 437
Burst,sb.== injury. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. AS. byrst
Burthen,sb.HD. 807
Bury,v. a.RG. 123. part. ‘y-bured.’ RG. 382. AS. byrgan
Burying,sb.RG. 382. [beryng]. Alys. 4624
Buryels,sb.== a tomb, grave. RG. 204. AS. byrgels
Busemere, == blasphemy. See Bismere
Busily,adv.Ps. cxlii. 7
Busk,v. a.== array. Pol. S. 239
Busy,adj.Alys. 3906
But,adv.43 B.
But,prep.== except [bote]. RG. 382. [butent]. Rel. S. ii. 25
—— == without [bute]. O. and N. 184. AS. bútan
But,sb.== a put, i.e. cast or throw, HD. 1040
But,part.== contended. HD. 1916. Fr. bouter
Butcher,sb.Pol. S. 192
Bute,prep.See But
Butler,sb.RG. 187, 438
Butte,sb.== a fish, probably a turbot. HD. 759. The Prompt. Parv. translates it by ‘pecten;’ the Pictorial Vocab., published by Mr Wright, p. 254, has ‘hic turbo’ == ‘a but.’ See N. and Q. 2d S. vi. 382. Sw. butta
Butter,sb.HD. 643
Button,sb.Pol. S. 239
——v. n.== break out. St Swithin, 151. Fr. boutonner. Cotgr.
Buxomness,sb.== obedience. RG. 234, 318. AS. buhsomnes, from ‘bugan,’ to bow
Buy,v. a.[biggen]. Moral Ode, st. 33. [buggen]. O. and N. 1366. pret. ‘bouȝte.’ RG. 379, 496. ‘bu,’ imper. RG. 390
—— == to exact atonement for. K. Horn, 912
—— == redeem. Ps. xxv. 11
Buyer,sb.== redeemer. Ps. xviii. 15
Buzzard,sb.Alys. 3049
By,prep.== beside (of place). 1213 B. ‘Nolde God that ich bi thé sete’
—— == according to. 169 B. ‘bi his rede.’
—— == during (of time). 649 B. ‘bi myn ancestors daye.’ 2498 B. ‘bi a Tuesdai’
—— == against. 871 B. ‘bi the Bischop of L. thulke word he sede.’ Cf. 1 Cor. iv. 4
—— == concerning, of. O. and N. 46
By.For verbs compounded with ‘By,’ see under ‘Bi’
Bycase,adv.== by chance. RG. 490
Byefþe.See Behoof
Byquide.See Bequest
Byȝyte.See Beget
Cable,sb.RG. 148
Cacherel,sb.== catch poll. Pol. S. 151
Cage,sb.Alys. 5011
Caitiff,sb.Body and Soul, 229
Cake,sb.Cok. 55
Cales,sb.== a kind of serpent. Alys. 7094
Calf,sb.(the animal). Alys. 6351
Call,v. n.Wright’s L. P. p. 59
Call,sb.== cap worn on the head. Pol. S. 158. Fr. cale
Caluȝ,adj.== bald. Alys. 5950. AS. calo, caluw
Camel,sb.Alys. 854
Can,vb.== am able [con]. Wright’s L. P. p. 82. [cunne]. 2 s. pres. ‘cost.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 91. O. and N. 47. pret. ‘cowþe.’ RG. 29
—— == know [con]. RG. 443. [cunne]. O. and N. 48. 2 s. pres. ‘canst.’ O. and N. 560
Candle,sb.RG. 290, 561
Candlemas,sb.St Dunstan, 3
Canel,sb.== cinnamon. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Fr canelle. Lat. canna
Cankerfret,adj.RG. 299
Canon,sb.RG. 510
Capel,sb.== horse, nag. Cok. 32. Lat. caballus
Capelclawer,sb.== horse-scrubber. Pol. S. 239
Capital,sb.(of a column). Cok. 67
Carbuncle,sb.Alys. 5252. HD. 2145
Cardinal,sb.1280 B.
Care,sb.RG. 457
Care,v. n.== be anxious. RG. 71. Wright’s L. P. p. 54
Careful,adj.== full of care. 639 B.
Carie,sb.== carat. Alys. 6695
Carke,v. n.== pine away. Wright’s L. P. p. 54
Carol,sb.RG. 53
Carol,v. n.Alys. 196, 1045
Caronye,sb.== carcass. RG. 265
Carp,v. n.== complain. Pol. S. 149
Carpenter,sb.RG. 537
Carrion,sb.(caraing). Pol. S. 203
Cart,sb.RG. 189
Cartload,sb.HD. 895
Cartstave,sb.RG. 99
Carve,v. a.RG. 560. == cut, flay. part. ‘corven.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 35. ‘curven.’ HD. 189
Case,sb.== chance, event. RG. 528
—— == condition. Alys. 4428
Cast,v. a.RG. 511, 375
Castle,sb.RG. 371, 510; pl. ‘kasteles’ == tents. Ps. lxxvii. 28
Cat,sb.Alys. 5275
Catathleba(κατώβλεπας), == a noxious monster, mentioned in Alys. 6564. See Pliny, H. N. viii. 32
Catch,v. a.RG. 28. pret. ‘caught.’ RG. 375. part. ‘cacchynge.’ RG. 265
Cathedral,adj.RG. 282
Caudle,sb.RG. 561
Cauldron,sb.158 β
Caution,sb.== surety. RG. 506
—— == quarter in battle. Alys. 2811
Cavenard,sb.== villain. HD. 2389. The form ‘caynard’ is found in Wright’s L. P. p. 110. Fr. caignard. Cotgr.
Cayre,v. a.== turn. part. ‘ycayred.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. cerran. Germ. kehren
Caynard.See Cavenard
Cayser,sb.== emperor. HD. 1317. Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Cayvar,adj.== hollow? Alys. 6062
Cedar,sb.Ps. ciii. 16
Cel,sb.== seal. RG. 77
Celadoyne,sb.See Celandine
Celandine,sb.== the flower. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Lat. chelidonium. It is the ‘ranunculus ficaria’ of botanists
Cell,sb.RG. 233
Cellar,sb.287 B.
Cement,sb.Alys. 6177
Censer,sb.Marg. 75
Cerge,sb.== a taper. HD. 594. ON. kérti. Germ. kerze
Cert,adv.== certainly. Alys. 5803
Certain,adj.== fixed, ascertained. RG. 378, 552
Certés,adv.898 B.
Cestred, == lodged, concealed. Ps. lxxiii. 20; cxxxviii. 12. AS. ceaster
Chaffare,sb.== merchandise. RG. 539. AS. ceápian
Chair,sb.RG. 321
Chaisel,sb.== a woman’s upper garment. Alys. 279. ‘espéce de vétement.’ Roq.s. v.SS. cheisil. Fr. cheinsil,v.Roq.s. v.chainse, and Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 502
Chalandre,sb.== goldfinch. Cok. 95
Chalcedony,sb.Cok. 92
Chalen,sb.== chill, cold. Alys. 4834
Chalice,sb.RG. 489. HD. 187
Chalktrap,sb.== pit or snare. Alys. 6070
Challenge,v. a.RG. 279, 451
Chamber,sb.452 B.
Chamberlain.RG. 390, 490
Champion,sb.HD. 1015
Chance,sb.== condition, fortune. RG. 465
—— == chance [cheance]. RG. 210
Chancellor,sb.RG. 540, 468
Chancellory,sb.== office of chancellor. 452 B.
Chane,vb. pret.== cleft. Alys. 2228. AS. cínan. perf. cán. The ‘ch’ appears in ‘tochan,’ the pret. of ‘tocínan,’ in Laȝamon, ii. 468. Weber wrongly derives the word from Fr. choir, and makes it mean ‘fell’
Change,sb.RG. 493
Change,vb. a.RG. 548
Chantment,sb.== enchantment. RG. 28, 149
Chapel,sb.RG. 472, 473
Chapitle,sb.== chapter of a cathedral RG. 473
Chaplain,sb.961 B.
Chapman,sb.RG. 539
Chapter,sb.(of a cathedral). 601 B.
Char,sb.== turn, movement. Body and Soul, 79. Hence ‘ȝeynchar’ == repentance. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. SS. charren. AS. cérran, cérre. Germ. kehren
Charge,v. a.== load. RG. 13. part. ‘icharged.’ Pol. S. 195
——sb.== load, weight. RG. 416
—— == expense. RG. 189
Charity,sb.Pol. S. 202. ‘par charité.’ 1811 B.
Charm,sb.== spell. Alys. 81
Charming,sb.== spell. Alys. 404
Charreye,sb.== car. Alys. 5097
Charter,sb.RG. 477, 498
Chase,sb.== hunting. RG. 6
Chaste,adj.154 B.; [cheste]. Alys. 7050. ‘chaster.’ RG. 191
Chaste,v. a.== chastise. RG. 134
Chastise,v. a.RG. 420
Chasuble,sb.== priest’s robe. 953 B. Fr. casule. Ital. casupola
Chasur,sb.== horse for hunting. Signa ante Jud. 110. Fr. chaceor
Chaterestre,sb.== a female chatterer. O. and N. 655
Chattels,sb.[chateus]. RG. 471, 569. Another form of ‘cattle’
Chattering,sb.O. and N. 744
Chaumpebataile,sb.== battle-field. Alys. 5553
Chavling,sb.== jawing. O. and N. 284, 296
Chawl,sb.== jaw. Body and Soul, 189. Pol. S. 154. AS. ceafl. SS. chevele. pl. chæfles
Chawl,v. n.== to chide, jaw. Pol. S. 240
Cheap,sb.== haggling? Wright’s L. P. p. 39
Cheap,v. a.== buy. Pol. S. 159. AS. ceápian
Cheaping,sb.== market. Pol. S. 151
Cheek,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 34
Cheer,sb.== comfort. 473 B.
—— == countenance. RG. 332
Cheese,sb.HD. 643
Chelde,sb.== chill, cold. Alys. 5501
Cheole,sb.== hair. M. Ode, 182. Fr. chevol
Chepe, Cheping.See Cheap, Cheaping
Chequer,sb.== chess. RG. 192; or perhaps ‘the chessboard’
Cherde,vb. pret.== turned, came. O. and N. 1656. AS. cyrran, cérran
Chere,adj.== high? ‘the chere men of the land.’ RG. 166.
Cheson,sb.== occasion. Alys. 3930
Chess,sb.Alys. 2096
Chest,sb.== coffin. RG. 50
Cheste,sb.== strife. Alys. 29. AS. ceást
Chete, == a chewet, or pie. Wright’s L. P. p. 31
Cheui, an error for ‘cheve.’ RG. 94
Cheve,v. n.== succeed in a thing. 856 B. Fr. chevir
Chide,v. a.2 s. pres. ‘chist.’ O. and N. 1329. AS. cídan
——v. n.RG. 390
—— == dispute. O. and N. 287
Chief,sb.== chieftain. 1003 B.
Chief,adj.== ‘to hold in chief,’ a law term, applied to those tenants who held their fiefs direct from the king; ‘tenants in capite.’ RG. 472
—— == principal. St Swithin, 22
Chieftain,sb.[cheventeyn]. RG. 386, 400
Chilce,sb.== childishness? M. Ode, 4. Formed from ‘child,’ as ‘milce’ from ‘mild’
Child,sb.RG. 392, 441; [chil]. O. and N. 1438
Child,v. n.== bring forth a child. Alys. 604
Childbed,sb.RG. 379
Childering,sb.== bringing forth a child. Rel. S. ii. 7
Chill,sb.RG. 7
Chimbe,sb.== cymbal. Ps. cl. 5
Chime,sb.(of bells). Alys. 1852. Dan. kime
Chin,sb.522 β
Chinche,adj.== niggardly. HD. 1763. Fr. chice == avarice
Chirchegong, == churchgoing. RG. 380. Cf. ‘idelgong’
Chirm,sb.== chirping and screaming of birds. O. and N. 305. AS. cyrm
Chirurgeon,sb.RG. 566
Chivalry,sb.== prowess. RG. 413
Chivauché,sb.== an expedition, a body of men. Ritson’s AS. viii. 141. Fr. chevauchée, from cheval.
Choice,sb.RG. 111
Chokering,sb.== a low chattering. O. and N. 504
Cholle, == shall. RG. 379, in the compound form ‘ycholle’
Choose,v. a.RG. 400. pret. ‘ches.’ Marg. 2. part, ‘chis.’ Alys. 3294. ‘ichose.’ RG. 472
——v. n.== have a choice. RG. 384
Christ,sb.== anointed person. Ps. civ. 15
Christen,v. a.part, ‘icristened.’ St Kath. 136
Christendom,sb.== sacraments belonging to Christianity. RG. 496
Christian,adj.7 B.
Christmas,sb.1932 B
Chrysolite,sb.Alys. 5682
Churl,sb.HD. 682. AS. ceorl
Church,sb.RG. 369, 381
Churchyard,sb.2234 B.
Ciclaton,sb.== a rich stuff from India. Alys. 1964. Fr. ciglaton. Lat. cyclas
Cinqueports,sb.== the five havens of Dover, Sandwich, Romney, Hyde, Hastings. RG. 515
Citation,sb.== a summoning into court. RG. 473
City,sb.RG. 380; used adjectively as ‘a city town.’ Alys. 7543
Clack,v. n.== make a noise. O. and N. 81. AS. cloccan
Clad,part.== clothed. HD. 1354. AS. gecladed
Claht, == adhered, cleaved? Wright’s L. P. p. 37
Clap,v. a.== strike. HD. 1821
Clarré,sb.== a kind of wine (claret?). HD. 1728
Clasp,sb.Pol. S. 222
Clastre,v. n.== to clatter. Pol. S. 157
Claw,sb.Body and Soul, 186. pl. ‘clen,’ Marg. 46. ‘clees,’ Ps. lxviii. 32. AS. clea
Clawed,adj.== having claws. Alys. 4969
Clay,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 85
Clay,adj.Rel. S. v. 73
Clean,adj.RG. 374
Cleanly,adv.RG. 434
Cleanness,sb.RG. 411, 434
Cleanse,v. a.[clansi]. O. and N. 610. Ps. l. 4. part, ‘ycleansed.’ RG. 43.
Cleansing,sb.Ps. lxxxviii. 45
Clear,adj.1097 B.
Clearly,adv.442 β
Cleave,v. a.== split. HD. 917. pret. ‘clewyd’ == cleft. Alys. 3790. 3 pl. ‘clowen,’ ib. 2765. AS. clúfan
——v. n.== adhere to. HD. 1300. AS. clífan
Clench,v. a.== pinch, wither up. O. and N. 1204; the modern ‘cling.’ Compare Shakspere’s ‘Till famineclingthee.’ Macb. v. 5 AS. clingan
Clench,v. a.== strike (as a harp). K. Horn, 1532
Clenyen.See Cling
Clergy,sb.== order of clergymen. RG. 563, 420
Clerk,sb.RG. 471, 472, 496
——adj.== learned. St Kath. 4
Cleten ?K. Horn, 1433; probably a mistake for ‘clenten’ == clung
Cleve,sb.== cottage. HD. 557; a room, chamber. Ps. iv. 5. AS. cleafa. ON. klefi
Cliff,sb.Ps. cxiii. 8
Climb,v. n.RG. 410, 527. pret. ‘clam.’ RG. 333
Cling,v. n.Wright’s L. P. p. 85. Alys. 2903; [clenyen], Wright’s L. P. p. 37
Cling,v. n.== wither. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Pilate, 215. AS. clingan
Clinglich, == cleanly? Cok. 15
Clink,v. a.== make to sound. Pol. S. 189
Clip,v. a.== embrace. RG. 14. [cluppede] 288 B. [clupte]. AS. clyppan
Clipie,v. a.== call. 472 B.; [clipen]. 1182 B.; [clupe]. RG. 410. pret. ‘clepude.’ RG. 10. part. ‘yclepud.’ RG. 10. AS. clypian
Clivers,sb.== claws, talons. O. and N. 78. AS. clìfrian, to scratch
Clod,Clot,sb.(of earth). Rel. S. v. 73; [clut]. O. and N. 1165
Clog,sb.== a sort of female ornament. Pol. S. 154
Cloister,sb.2089 B
Close,v. a.== enclose. HD. 1310
—— == shut. RG. 566
Close,sb.RG. 7
Cloth,sb.RG. 7, 389 (523 β). == clothing. Cok. 29
‘Clothes,’ pl. == garments. RG. 566. HD. 586
‘Clothes,’ pl. == garments. RG. 566. HD. 586
Clothe,v. a.RG. 557
Clothing,sb.== garment. Ps. ci. 27
Cloud,sb.HD. 207. 1415 B.
Clout,sb.Alys. 4459
Clowe,sb.== clew, small ball. O. and N. 178. AS. clíwe
Club,sb.HD. 1927
Clude,sb.== rock, hill. O. and N. 999. AS. clúd
Clupe,sb.See Clipie
Clutch,sb.== claw. Body and Soul, 183
——v. n.Rel. Ant. ii. p 211
Coal,sb.Ps. xvii. 9
Coalblack,adj.O. and N. 75
Coat,sb.HD. 1141
Cocle,sb.== war. Ps. cxliii. 1. See Cock.vb.
Cock,sb.(animal). 1090 B.
Cock,sb.== cockboat? HD. 873
Cock,v. n.== cut? Pol. S. 153; or contend? Cf. Cocle, ubi sup. AS. cocor, a sword
Cod,sb.== codpiece, or scrotum? O. and N. 1122
Coffer,sb.1925 B.
Cog,sb.? O. and N. 86
Coinoun,sb.== robber. Alys. 1718. [konioun]. Ib. 7748
Cokedrill,sb.See Crocodile
Cold,adj.RG. 1. Wright’s L. P. p. 24
—— == cruel. RG. 131
Cold,sb.HD. 416
Colfer,sb.== dove. RG. 190. AS. culfre
Collar,sb.== neck. RG. 223
Collation,sb.== feast. Cok. 143
Colle,sb.== collar. Pol. S. 157
Colmie,adj.for ‘collie.’ == black, coaly. K. Horn, 1114
Colour,sb.== hue. RG. 24
—— == pretext. RG. 313
Colt,sb.Alys. 684. AS. colt
Columbine,sb.(the flower). Wright’s L. P. p. 26. The ‘aquilegia vulgaris’ of botanists
Comb,sb.[kambe]. == honeycomb. Ps. xviii. 11
Come,v. n.pret. ‘come.’ RG. 367. part. ‘icumen.’ Ritson’s AS. iv. 1
—— == become, suit. Leg. of St Cuthbert cited in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 14, n.
Come,sb.== coming. Creed of St Athan. 79
Comely,adj.Alys. 6055
Comet,sb.RG. 416, 548
Comfort,v. a.RG. 139
Coming,sb.Alys. 5541
Commandment,sb.2022 B.
Common,adj.‘common right.’ RG. 500. ‘the common bell.’ RG. 541
Common,sb.== the commons, plebs. Pol. S. 188
—— == ‘commons,’ i.e. food. RG. 528
Commonalty,sb.1302 B.
Commonly,adv.== all in common, universally. Fall and P. 46
Commune,v. n.RG. 571
Companage,sb.== sustenance. Pol. S. 240
Companion,sb.RG 552
Company,sb.== band of men. RG. 544, 370
Compass,v. a.== seek after a thing by design. Pol. S. 202. part. ‘ycompassed.’ RG. 109
Compassment,sb.Alys. 1345
Compline,sb.== the last service in the day. 2090 B. Fr. complie
Con,v. a.== know. pret. ‘couthe.’ RG. 559; ‘kuthe.’ O. and N. 663; part. ‘cud.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 27.
Con,v. a.== acknowledge, [kan]. HD. 160. ‘to kan thank’
Conceive,v. n.== bear oneself, behave. Alys. 2204
Concubine,sb.RG. 27
Conduct,sb.== guidance. RG. 40
Coney,sb.[cunig]. M. Ode, 182
Conferment,sb.== confirmation. RG. 349
Confessor,sb.2341 B.
Confirm,v. a.RG. 440, 446
Confirming,sb.RG. 277
Conger,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 174
Conjure,v. a.== adjure a person to do a thing. 2330 B.
Conjurison,sb.== sorcery. Alys. 81
Conscience,sb.426 β
Consent,v. n.RG. 526
Consistory,sb.[constory]. Pol. S. 159
Consonant,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 174
Constable,sb.RG. 538
Contek,sb.== strife. RG. 470, 509. Fr. contencer
——v. n.== to strive. RG. 259
Contecker,sb.== a striver. 196 B.
Convent,sb.RG. 433
—— == the body of people in the convent. 225 B.
Cook,sb.HD. 903
Coot,sb.[cote]. Body and Soul, 201
Cop,sb.== head. Pol. S. 70. Rel. Ant. i. 144. AS. copp.
Cope,sb.RG. 566. HD. 429
Copener,sb.== paramour. O. and N. 1340. AS. copenere
Coral,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Cord,sb.St Andrew, 66
Corn,sb.RG. 13, 372
Cornel,sb.== embrasure. Alys. 7210
Corour,sb.== courser. Alys. 2475
Corporas,sb.== a cloth on which the elements were laid at the Eucharist. HD. 188
Corpse,sb.RG. 145
Corrin,sb.== a churn, or vessel? Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175. AS. cyrin
Cost,sb.== expenditure. RG. 297; expense. RG. 183
——vb. a.pret. ‘costenede.’ RG. 390
Cost, == couldest or canst. See Can
Costage,sb.== a sum of money deposited by way of surety. RG. 391
Cot,sb.== cottage. Pol. S. 152
Coufle,sb.== a basket. RG. 265. AS. cowel, cawl
Could,vb.See Can
Coulter,sb.== ploughshare. Pol. S. 152. Lat. culter
Council,sb.RG. 495
Councillor,sb.RG. 417
Counsel,sb.RG. 412, 371
Counsel,v. n.== take counsel, consider. RG. 91
——v. a.== give counsel. Wright’s L. P. p. 95
Counseller,sb.Alys. 7118
Count,sb.== account. Pol. S. 152
Countenance,sb.== appearance, demeanour. 187 B.
—— == courage. Pol. S. 216
Counter,sb.== reckoner. RG. 538
Countess,sb.RG. 370, 510
Country, RG. 368, 510
County, [countene]sb.Pol. S. 157
Coupe,v. n.== buy or aby? HD. 1800. ON. kaupa
Courageous,adj.RG. 453
Courant, == running. Alys. 3461
Couren.See Cower
Courser,sb.== steed. Alys. 4056
Court,sb.== courtyard. RG. 525
—— == of a king. 165 B.
—— == of law. RG. 471
—— == courtesy—to ‘pay court.’ 204 B.
Courteous,adj.RG. 385, 525
Courtesy,sb.RG. 189, 516
Couth,adj.== known. RG. 514, 455. AS. cuð
Couthe,v. a.== make known. O. and N. 90. pret. ‘ykud.’ RG. 57. AS. cýðan
Couwe,v. n.== cower? Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211
Cove,adv.== quickly. O. and N. 379. AS. cóf
Covel,sb.== coat. HD. 547. AS. cufle == cowl
Covenant,sb.RG. 179
Cover,v. a.== recover. RG. 49
—— == take care of [coverye]. Alys. 7533
Coverture,sb.== bedclothes. K. Horn, 716
Covet,v. a.RG. 306
Covetise,sb.RG. 46
Covetous,adj.Fragm. on Seven Sins, 23
Cow,sb.Alys. 6333. pl. ‘kye.’ Ps. lxvii. 31
Coward,adj.RG. 455. Fr. coard
——v. a.== dishearten, make fearful. Alys. 3344
——sb.Alys. 2053
Cower,v. n.Alys. 2053. ‘couren,’ == cowering. Pol. S. 157
Cowl,sb.2246 B. AS. cufle
Crab,sb.Alys. 4943
Crack,v. a.== break in two. HD. 568
—— == discourse, ‘reisons craken.’ Alys. 6991. Cf. our Engl, ‘to crack jokes’
Crack,v. n.== snap short. Alys. 4436
Cradle,sb.RG. 107
Craft,sb.== art. O. and N. 757; skill. Wright’s L. P. p. 35
Craftfully,adv.Rel. Ant. ii p. 176
Craftilich,adj.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175
Cram,v. a.Pol. S. 238
Cramp,v. a.[crempe] == interrupt, stop. O. and N. 1786
Crane,sb.HD. 1726
Crave,v. a.HD. 633. part, ‘cravand.’ Ps. cxviii. 121
Craver,sb.Ps. lxxi. 4
Craving,sb.== desire. Ps. cxviii. 134
Creator,sb.Fall and P. 51
Creature,sb.2255 B
Creed,sb.Pol. S. 204
Creek,sb.[krike] == creek of the sea. HD. 708. AS. creeca
Creep,v. n.RG. 296; part, ‘crepand.’ Ps. lxviii. 35
Crice,sb.== rima podicis. HD. 2450
Crices, in the phrase ‘Nai crices.’ St Andrew, 31. This is evidently an interjection, and may possibly be the same as our vulgar ‘crikey’
Crisp,adj.Fragm. Sci. 282
Crocodile,sb.[cokedrill], Alys. 5720
Croke,sb.== bend double. Rel. Ant. ii p. 211
Croll,sb.== curly. Alys. 1999. Dut. krol
Crook,v. a.== distort. Marg. 53
Crook,sb.== wile. Wright’s L. P. p. 105. Alys. 4819
Crooked,adj.Alys. 7099. Fragm. Sci. 326. part, ‘icroked.’ O. and N. 1674
Crop,sb.== belly. Pol. S. 208. AS. cropp
—— == produce of a plant. Wright’s L. P. p. 100
Cross,sb.[croys], RG. 392
Cross,v. a.== mark with the cross [croice]. RG. 480
Crosslet,sb.== piece of armour [croisliȝte]. K. Horn, 1353
Croude,v. a.== press down, keep back. Alys. 609. AS. crydan
Croud,part.== crowded, oppressed? HD. 2338
Croupe,sb.== crupper. Alys. 2447
Crouthe,sb.== fiddle. Wright’s L. P. p. 53
Crow,sb.== the bird. RG. 490
Crow,sb.== cockcrow. 1090 B.
Crow,v. n.Pol. S. 238. O. and N. 336
Crown,sb.RG. 376
Crown, == top of the head. HD. 568
Crown,v. a.RG. 383. part. ‘ycrouned.’ ibid.
Crowning,sb.RG. 367. HD. 2948
Crownment,sb.RG. 433
Croyserie,Creyserie,sb.== crusade. RG. 346, 502
Crude,v. a.== creak? K. Horn, 1333
Cruel,adj.RG. 417
Cruets,sb.313 β. Fr. cruche
Crupper,sb.(of a saddle). Alys. 3421
Crus,adj.== wrathful. HD. 1966. Fr. cruz. See Hall.s. v.Crous
Crust,sb.Pol. S. 204
Cry,v. n.RG. 381, 495
Cry,sb.Alys. 5410. HD. 2772. Ps. ci. 2
Crystal,sb.Fragm. Sci. 66
Cubur,sb.== cover. Alys. 2359
Cuckingstool,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Cuckold,sb.== O. and N. 1592. Fr. cocul
Cuckoo,sb.Ritson’s AS. iii. 2
Cucube,sb.== cubeb. Cok. 76
Cumberment,sb.Alys. 472
Cummin,sb.Alys. 6797
Cumrade, == relation. See Kindred
Cundut,sb.== religious service. O. and N. 483. Fr. conduis
Cunig, == coney,q. v.
Cunne,vb.See Can
Cup,sb.RG. 117
Cure,sb.(of souls). 857 B.
Curne,v. a.== form grains, ripen (said of corn). RG. 490
Curreye,sb.== waggon-train. Alys. 5118
Curse,v. a.550 β
Curtain,v. a.Alys. 1028
Curven.See Carve
Cusse,v. a.== kiss.q. v.
Cust,sb.== dignity. O. and N. 9. AS. cyst
—— == choice. O. and N. 1396. AS. cýst
Custom,sb.RG. 470
Cut,v. a.[citte]. HD. 942. part, ‘ykyt.’ Alys. 2709
—— == destiny, remove. Ps. cxviii. 39
Cypress,sb.Alys. 5785
Cytoling,sb.== playing on the ‘cytol’ or guitar. Alys. 1043
Dab,v. a.== strike. Pol. S. 192
Dab,sb.== a blow. Alys. 2306
Dahet,sb.== a curse. O. and N. 99. See Datheit
Dainty,sb.1202 B. Fr. dain. Cotgr. W. dantaeth
—— == daintiness [deynté], Alys. 7070
—— == fondness [deynté]. St Dunstan.
Dais,sb.== a raised seat. RG. 536. Alys. 1039
Daisy,sb.[dayes-eȝe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 43
Dale,sb.RG. 362
Damage,sb.Alys. 959
Dame,sb.RG. 560
Damn,v. a.== judge. Wright’s L. P. p. 100
Damsel,sb.RG. 432
Dance,v. n.Alys. 5213
——sb.Alys. 6990
Danger,sb.RG. 78
Dangerous,adj.Rel. Ant. i. 115
Dank,v. a.== make wet [donke]. Wright’s L. P. p. 44. ‘Dank’ is probably another form of ‘damp.’ Cf. ‘dimple’ and ‘dingle’
Dar,vb. impers.== it needs. RG. 317. See Thar
Dare,v. n.‘durre.’ O. and N. 1704. pret. ‘dorste.’ RG. 367
——v. n.== stare, gaze. Wright’s L. P. pp. 50, 54. O. and N. 384. See note to Prompt. Parv.s. v.‘daryn’
Dark,adj.RG. 560
Dark,v. a.== darken. part. ‘idurked.’ 1416 B.
Darkhood,sb.[derkhede] == darkness. RG. 560
Darling,sb.56 β
Dash,v. a.RG. 51, 540. ON. daska
——v. n.== burst in. Alys. 2837
Datheit,adj.== cursed. HD. 296. Fr. dehait (haïr)
Daughter,sb.RG. 368, 509
Dawn,sb.[dawing]. RG. 208
Dawn,v. n.[dawe]. Pol. S. 238. Wright’s L. P. p. 45; [dawen]. Ib. p. 96; [dagen]. Fragm. in Warton H. E. P. p. 21
Dawning,sb.== dawn. RG. 557
Day,sb.RG. 505, 368; ‘bi hys daye’ == ‘in his time.’ RG. 376; pl. ‘dawes.’ RG. 383; ‘to bring out of dawe,’ == put to death. 622 B.; ‘daies,’gen. abs.== in the daytime. O. and N. 1588
Dayred,sb.== dawn. Rel. S. iv. 17
Dayrim,sb.== break of day. O. and N. 328
Dayspring,sb.Alys. 4290
Daystar,sb.O. and N. 328
Daystern,sb.== daystar. Ps. cix. 3
Dead,adj.1826 B.
Deadly,adj.RG. 195. == dead. Ps. xliii. 2
Deaf,adj.RG. 352
Deal,sb.== part. RG. 368, 509
Deal,v. a.== ‘distribute to.’ RG. 383; ‘scatter,’ as to ‘deal words.’ O. and N. 952; ‘give.’ Pol. S. 204
Dealing,sb.== a part, Ps. cxxxv. 13
Dealtakand,sb.== participator. Ps. cxviii. 63
Dealtaking,sb.== participation. Ps. cxxi. 3
Dear,adj.== precious. RG. 390
Dearworth,adj.== precious. Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Dearworthly,adv.Wright’s L. P. p. 54
Dearth,sb.[dere]. RG. 416
Death,sb.RG. 375, 382; ‘deathes,’gen. abs.== ‘dead,’ or ‘in death.’ O. and N. 1630
Debonair,adj.RG. 167, 374
Debruise,v. a.RG. 410, 529, 537. Fr. debriser
Debt,sb.RG. 473
Deceit,sb.Alys. 7705
Decline,sb.== decay. Pol. S. 154
Dedayn.See Disdain
Deduit,sb.== pleasure. RG. 564
Deed,sb.RG. 369, 501
Deem,v. a.== condemn. RG. 504
—— == judge. O. and N. 188
Deemer,sb.== a judge. Ps. vii. 12
Deep,adj.RG. 6, 233
Deeply,adv.HD. 1417
Deepness,sb.Ps. xxxv. 7
Deer,sb.== beast [deor, duer]. Wright’s L. P. pp. 44, 45; [dor]. O. and N. 1321, 493
—— == stags, &c. RG. 439
Default,sb.RG. 456, 457
Defence,sb.RG. 214
Defend,v. a.== guard, protect. RG. 536, 542
Defensible.RG. 549
Defiance,sb.Alys. 5545, written ‘defence’ in Alys. 7237
Defoul,v. a.RG. 536
Defy,v. a.Alys. 7014
Deign,v. n.RG. 557
Del.See Devil
Delay,sb.RG. 156, 421
Delay,v. a.RG. 495
Delice,sb.RG. 195
Delicious,adj.Alys. 38
Delight,v. a.Alys. 5802
Delightable,adj.26 β
Deliver,v. a.RG. 430, 382, 524
Delve,v. n.== dig. pret. ‘dolve,’ RG. 395. AS. delfan
Demain,v. a.== manage. Alys. 603. Fr. démener
Demand,sb.RG. 500
Demay,v. a.== dismay. RG. 156
Demember,v. a.== dismember. RG. 559
Demere,v. n.== tarry. Alys. 7295. Fr. demeurer
Demorance,sb.== delay. Alys. 4123
Den,sb.Alys. 5400. AS. denn
Denchax, == Danish axe. RG. 299
Dene,sb.== valley. Ps. cvii. 8. AS. denu
Denkless, == poor? Body and Soul, 198
Depart,v. a.== separate. RG. 394, 466
——v. n.== break up, separate (neut.). 483 B.
Departing,sb.== separation. Alys. 912
Deraign,v. a.== try, prove. RG. 285. Fr. desraigner
Deray,sb.== fight, quarrel. Alys. 1177; prowess. Alys. 2722. Fr. deroi
Derayne,sb.== battle. Alys. 7353. Fr. desraigner
Dere,sb.== dearth,q. v.
Dere,v. a.== injure. Alys. 6191. HD. 574; [derven], Marg. 38. part. ‘idorve.’ O. and N. 1156. AS. derian
Derenge, a mistake for ‘drynge.’ Alys. 2534
Dern,adj.== secret. RG. 114. AS. dearn
Derne, == dearly? K. Horn, 1385
Dernely, == secretly. 27 B.
Derven.See Dere
Desclander,v. a.== slander. 2050 B
Desclander,sb.2061 B.
Describing,sb.== description. RG. 60
Deserie,v. a.== disinherit. RG. 85
Desert,sb.== merit. RG. 253
Deserve,v. a.Fragm. Sci. 371
Desire,v. a.225 B.
Despeple,v. a.== publish. RG. 517, 568
Despise,v. a.RG. 31
Despite,sb.RG. 566
Destance,sb.== strife. RG. 511, 570
Dester, ‘in dester’ == on the right hand. A steed led by the squire ‘in dester’ was the ‘destrier’ or ‘dextrarius,’ or war-horse. Body and Soul, 18. See Roq.s. v.Destrier
Destining,sb.== destiny. Alys. 6867
Destroy,v. a.part, ‘destrud.’ RG. 372. pret. ‘destrude.’ RG. 376
Destroying,sb.== destruction. Alys. 2888
Destuted, == destitute, wanting. Alys. 2199
Deus!aninterj.== O God! hence our ‘deuce.’ HD. 2096, 2114. Fr. deus
Deus,adj.== sweet. HD. 1312. Fr. doux
Deutyraun,sb.== some monstrous animal. Alys. 5416
Devil,sb.RG. 411; [del]. Wright’s L. P. p. 111
Devilness,sb.== demon. Ps. xcv. 5
Devise,v. a.== contrive. 876 B.
—— == describe. Alys. 7377
Devotion,sb.RG. 405, 456
Devout,adj.RG. 369
Dew,sb.Fragm. Sci. 232. Wright’s L. P. p. 72. [dewyng.] Alys. 914
Dewdrop,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 114
Dewing,sb.See Dew
Diadem,sb.2161 B.
Diamond,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Dicce,v. n.== shudder, tremble? Signa ante Jud. 24. Cf. ‘didder,’ in Halliwell, and Phil. Soc. Proc. vol. v. p. 39
Dice,sb.[deys]. Alys. 3297
Die,v. n.RG. 530
Dight,v. a.== set in order, govern. RG. 424; ‘compose,’ applied to the voice of a bird. O. and N. 1653; ‘attack.’ Pol. S. 223. part. ‘idiȝte.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217. AS. dihtan
Digne,adj.== worthy. RG. 132
Dignity,sb.244 B.
Dike,sb.== ditch. Body and Soul, 120
Dim,v. a.Ps. lxviii. 24
——v. n.Christ on the Cross, 7
Dim,adj.== dusky. O. and N. 577. AS. dim
Dimness,sb.Ps. xvii. 10
Din,v. a.[denie]. K. Horn, 606. Ps. xlv. 4. AS. dýnian
——sb.Ps. xli. 5
Dine,v. n.RG. 558. AS. dýnan
Ding,v. a.== strike. HD. 215. part. ‘dungen.’ HD. 227. Sw. danga. ON. dángla
Dint,sb.== blow. 2138 B. AS. dýnt
Discharge,v. a.== deprive of a charge or office. Alys. 3868
Disciple,sb.RG. 232
Discipline,v. a.2384 B.
——v. n.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175
Discomfort,v. a.RG. 212
Discord,sb.RG. 195
Discording,sb.== discord. RG. 255
Discoverte,sb.== an unguarded part. Alys. 7418
Disdain,sb.[dedayn]. RG. 172
Disguise,v. a.Alys. 121
Dish,sb.HD. 919
Disherison,sb.[diserteison]. 1872 B.
Disherit,v. a.RG. 327, 375
Disherit,sb.[deseryte] == a disinherited person. RG. 452, 563
Dishonor,sb.Alys. 3867
Dismay,v. a.[demay]. RG. 156
Disordain,v. a.== deprive of holy orders, unfrock. RG. 473
Dispence,sb.== equipment. Alys. 2616
Disport,sb.Ritson’s AS. xviii. 15
Dispute,v. n.St Kath. 74
Disraying,sb.== irregular fighting. Alys. 673
Distance,sb.1287 B.
Distinction,sb.== distinguished person. Alys. 112
Distrain,v. a.742, 752 B.
Distress,sb.RG. 460, 442, 568
Disturb,v. a.RG. 396, 436
Disturbance,sb.RG. 429, 436
Disturber,sb.1110 B.
Ditch,sb.RG. 408, 549
Ditched,adj.[ydyched] == surrounded by a ditch. Alys. 2658
Dite,v. a.== indite. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Ditement,sb.== indictment. Pol. S. 198
Ditty,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175
Divers,adj.== several. RG. 378
Diȝele,adj.== secret. O. and N. 2. AS. digel
Do,vb. a.19 B. part. ‘ydo’ == done. RG. 369. == finished (of winter). RG. 371
—— == place. pret. ‘dude.’ 259 B.
—— == cause. Wright’s L. P. pp. 69, 71
——vb. abs.‘do’ == act. RG. 501. [done]. RG. 377. 2 s. pres. ‘dost.’ RG. 428. 3 s. pret. ‘dude.’ RG. 369
——vb. aux.RG. 429. ‘dost chese’
—— ‘doth’ used to represent a preceding verb. Wright’s L. P. p. 34
Dod,v. a.== chop, cut. Pol. S. 192. Probably another form of ‘dock’
Dog,sb.RG. 69
Dogged,adj.Pol. S. 199
Dole,sb.== portion. RG. 165
—— == grief [del]. RG. 392; [deol]. RG. 381
Doleful.[deolvol]. RG. 414; [delvol]. RG. 558
Dolefully,adv.1448 B.
Dolphin,sb.Alys. 6576
Doom,sb.RG. 53
Doomsday,sb.HD. 748
Doomsman,sb.== judge. Rel. S. vi. 3
Door,sb.RG. 508, 495
Doorpin,sb.K. Horn, 1003
Doppe,sb.== a round ball, knob. Alys. 5776. ON. doppa
Dor.See Deer
Dorre,v. n.== need. RG. 457. Germ. bedürfen
Dosil,sb.== a spigot of a barrel. RG. 542. Fr. doisil. See the Prompt. Parv.s. v.dotelle, and note there
Dotance,sb.== doubt, fear. Alys. 582
Double,adj.417 B.
Double,v. a.598 β. part. ‘idoubled.’ 295 β
Doubt,sb.== fear. RG. 89, 402
Doubt,v. n.== be afraid. 395 B.; feel doubt. St Swithin, 105
Doubt,v. a.== fear. 289 β