Gabbe,v. n.== chatter, joke. Pol. S. 204. AS. gabban
——sb.== talking. Wright’s L. P. p. 49
Gabbing,sb.== talking. ‘bi my gabbyng.’ Pol. S. 158. (Cf. ‘on my word.’)
—— == idle talk. O. and N. 626. AS. gabbung
Gadeling,sb.== lit. ‘companion;’ thence afterwards a term of reproach, vagabond. RG. 310. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 485. AS. gædeling
Gaff,sb.== an iron hook. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 174. Fr. gaffe
Gage,sb.== pledge. Alys. 7236. Fr. gage. Lat. vadium
Gain,adj.== elegant, gainly. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. ON. gégn. Su. Goth. gen
Gain,v. a.== obtain. Pol. S. 151
Gainsay,sb.== contradiction. Ps. lxxix. 7
Gale,sb.== banquet or dance. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. gale. AS. gál
—— == chattering, noise. Alys. 2047; a song. Alys. 2548. AS. galan
Galegale,sb.== noise, twittering. O. and N. 256
Galek,sb.Cok. 103; a mistake for ‘garlek,’ which is the reading of MS. Harl. 913
Galingale,sb.== the sweet cyperus. Cok. 71. Fr. galangue
Gall,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 99
Gallon,sb.K. Horn, 1155. Rel. S. vii. 37
Gallop,v. n.Alys. 461. Goth. ‘hlaupan.’ with ‘ga’ prefixed
Gallows,sb.HD. 1161
Gallowtree,sb.HD. 43
Gambison,sb.== a stuffed doublet, Alys. 5151. Fr. gambais. Goth. wamba. See Burguy,s. v.gambais
Game,sb.== sport. RG. 567, 375; [gome]. O. and N. 521
Gamen,sb.== sport, pleasure. HD. 2135. AS. gamen
Gan,vb.== began. 98 B.; [gonne]. RG. 371
Gange,v. n.== go. HD. 1057. AS. gangan
——sb.== going, footstep. Ps. xvi. 5
Gangle,v. n.== jangle. Alys. 7413
Gaoler,sb.Pilate, 218
Gardener,sb.Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 20
Gargaze,sb.== throat. Alys. 3636. Fr. gargate
Garland,sb.Pol. S. 218. Fr. garlande, from Lat. gyrus
Garlic,sb.Cok. 103
Garner,sb.Pol. S. 238. AS. gearo, ready
Garnet,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 25. Fr. grenat
Garste,v. a.== terrify. See Gast
Garyson,sb.== reward, payment. RG. 409, 413. Fr. garison
—— == care, office. 790 B.
Gast,v. a.== terrify. Wright’s L. P. p. 90; [garste]. Pol. S. 222
Gaste, == ghost.q. v.
Gate,sb.== way. Ps. i. 6; ‘thus gate,’ == this way. HD. 2586. ON. gata
—— == manner, fashion. HD. 2419
Gate,sb.== entrance to a house. RG. 539, 394. AS. geát
Gateward,sb.== doorkeeper. K. Horn, 1099
Gather,v. a.RG. 380, 505
——v. n.part. ‘gaderyng.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175
Gaveler,sb.== usurer. Ps. cviii. 11. AS. gafel
Gavelock,sb.== javelin. Alys. 1355. Ps. liv. 22. AS. gafeloc
Gay,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Gear,sb.== dress, appearance. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. AS. gearwa
Geld,adj.== impotent, barren. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210. Ps. cxii. 9
Geld,v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 24
Geldhede,sb.== barrenness. Ps. xxxiv. 12
Gem,sb.[zimme]. RG. 489
General,adj.RG. 495
Genge,sb.== family. HD. 790
—— == host, army; [gyng]. Alys. 922
—— == nation. Ps. ii. 8. AS. genge
Gent,adj.== gentle. RG. 24
Gentle,adj.== noble. RG. 420
Gentleman,sb.[gengylman]. RG. 323
Gentrise,sb.== nobleness, RG. 46, 434
Georre,sb.== anger. M. Ode, 139. AS. eorre, which is the reading of one MS.
Geoter,sb.== a caster of metals. Alys. 6735. AS. geótan
Gersoun,sb.== treasure. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217. AS. gersume. ON. gérsemi
Gest,sb.== gesture, appearance. Alys. 6413
Gest,sb.== a tale. HD. 2328. Fr. geste. Lat. gestum
Gestning,sb.== hospitality. Alys. 1779
Geswinc,sb.== toil. M. Ode, 98. AS. geswinc
Get,v. a.== obtain. HD. 792; part. ‘igotte.’ Pol. S. 203
—— == take. HD. 2762
Geting,sb.== generation. Ps. xiii. 6
Ghost,sb.== a spirit. RG. 130
—— == spirit, as opposed to body. O. and N. 1396
—— == Holy Ghost. [Gaste]. Ps. i. fin.
Giant,sb.RG. 15
Gibbet,sb.Alys. 4722
Giddily,adv.== foolishly. O. and N. 1280
Giddy,adj.== foolish. RG. 68. AS. gidig
Gift,sb.570 B.; [give]. HD. 357
Giglot,sb.== a loose girl. Pol. S. 154. AS. gagol
Gigour,sb.== a musician, properly a player on the wind instrument called a ‘gige.’ K. Horn, 1528. Vid. Roq.s. v.Gigueour
Gihte,sb.== manner? M. Ode, 192. See Gate
Gildert,sb.== a snare. Ps. ix. 31. Fr. guille
Gileyspeke,sb.== a cunning trick. RG. 553. Fr. guille
Gilmins,sb.== some order of Friars? Rel. Ant, ii. p. 175
Gilt,part.Alys. 927
Gin,sb.== device. RG. 402, 549. AS. grin
Gin,vb.== begin. 753 B.
Ging,sb.== army. See Genge
Ginger,sb.Alys. 6797; [gyngyvre]. Wright’s L. P. p. 27
Gird,v. a.== cingere. RG. 435; part. ‘ygurd.’ RG. 174
——sb.== girdle. Alys. 2272
Gird,v. a.== strike, smite. Alys. 2299. AS. gyrd, a staff
Girdle,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 35
Give,sb.See Gift
Give,v. a.[ȝeve]. RG. 12; pret. ‘ȝaf.’ RG. 17; imper. ‘ȝef.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 59; part. ‘iȝive.’ O. and N. 551; ‘yȝyne.’ RG. 430
Giveled,part.== heaped together. HD. 814. Fr. gavelé. Sir F. Madden also suggests Dut. ‘villen,’ to flay, as a possible origin of this word. Others have proposed the Germ. gefüllt
Giving,sb.Alys. 839
Glad,adj.RG. 371; ‘gladden.’ 1066 B.
——v. n.== be glad. RG. 265
——v. a.== make glad. 1204 B.; part. ‘igladed.’ Pilate, 130
Gladden,v. n.== be glad. Ps. xcvi. 8
Gladful,adj.Ps. xlvi. 2
Gladly,adv.RG. 112
Gladness,sb.RG. 195, 530
Gladship,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 38
Glaive,sb.== a sword. RG. 203. Fr. glaive. Lat. gladius
Glass,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 31
—— == a mirror. Alys. 4408
Gleam,sb.HD. 2122
——v. n.Wright’s L. P. p. 36
Glede,sb.== live coal. HD. 91. AS. gléd
Glee,sb.RG. 272
Gleeman,sb.HD. 2329
Gleowinge,sb.== gleeing or singing. K. Horn, 1524
Glew,adj.== skilful. O. and N. 193. AS. gleáw
Glewe,vb.See Glow
Glide,v. n.HD. 1851; pret, ‘glyt.’ Alys. 4252
Glisten,v. n.Wright’s L. P. p. 36
Gloterie,sb.== gluttony. Body and Soul, 93
Glove,sb.Fragm. on Seven Sins, 16
Glow,v. n.Fragm. Sci. 141; [glewe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 38
Gloze,v. n.== flatter, be deceitful. RG. 510; part. ‘glozyng.’ RG. 497; AS. glesan
Glue,v. a.Alys. 6180
Glutton,sb.HD. 2104. Lat. gluttus, the throat
Gluttony,sb.RG. 330
Gnaist,v. n.== rage. Ps. ii. 1. ON. gnista
Gnat,sb.Ps. civ. 31
Gnaw,v. a.RG. 404, 417. AS. gnagan
Gnede,adj.== niggardly. HD. 97. Body and Soul, 20. AS. gneðen
Gnide,v. a.== dash to pieces. Ps. xvii. 43; pret. ‘gnode.’ Ps. lxxxviii. 45. AS gnidan
Gnoste,sb.== noise or clamour? Pol. S. 237. ON. gnaust
Go,v. n.RG. 13; [gon]. 74 B.; 2 s. pres. ‘gest.’ O. and N. 836, 536; 3 s. pres. ‘goth.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 61; ‘gas.’ Ps. lxxxix. 6; pret. ‘eode.’ RG. 417;‘wende.’ RG. 368; ‘wode.’ 1481 B.; ‘ȝeode.’ 99 B.; part, ‘going.’ RG. 538
Go, == good.q. v.
Goad,sb.[gad]. HD. 279. AS. gád
Goat,sb.pl. ‘geet.’ Pol. S. 198
God.RG. 468
Goderhele,sb.== happiness. RG. 368
Godhede,sb.== goodness. Alys. 7060
Godly,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 38
Godness,sb.== God-head. Creed of St Athan. v. 62
Godson,sb.21 β
Gold,sb.RG. 1, 383
Golnes,sb.== lasciviousness. O. and N. 492. Ps. lxvii. 14. AS. gál
Goldfinch,sb.Alys. 783
Golokes.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176; perhaps another form of ‘galker’ == a tub for wort. See Phil. Soc. Trans. for 1855, p. 267
Gome,sb.== a man. Wright’s L. P. p. 38. AS. guma
Gome,sb.== care, thought. RG. 454, 537. AS. gýmen
Gome,sb.See Game
Gonfanon,sb.== banner. Alys. 1963
Goninde,part.== gaping, yawning. Marg. 43. AS. geonan
Gonnylde,adj.== foolish? Pol. S. 237. See Hall.s. vv.Goneil and Gomerill
Good,adj.RG. 375, 384; acc. ‘godne.’ K. Horn, 753
——sb.19 B. ‘to do good’
——adv.== will. Alys. 6267
Goods,sb.[god]. RG. 495
Goodman,sb.== husband
—— == a good man. RG. 257
Goodness,sb.RG. 434, 436
Goose,sb.HD. 702
Gore,sb.== a narrow slip let into a woman’s dress, hence the dress itself, as in the phrase ‘geynest under gore.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 29. ON. gára, to rend
Gorge,v. a.== devour, feed. Alys. 5625
——v. n.Alys. 5625
Gorger,sb.== gorget. Alys. 3636
Goshawk,sb.Alys. 483
Goshorne ?Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Gospel,sb.RG. 470
Gothele,v. n.== make a noise, as water does when a hot iron is placed in it. Fragm. Sci. 140. ON. gutla
Goule,v. n.== howl. HD. 164, 454. ON. góla
Gout,sb.RG. 564, 564
Govern,v. a.RG. 398
——sb.== government. 1792 B.
Grace,sb.‘year of grace.’ RG. 382
—— == pardon. RG. 563
Gracious,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Grade,sb.== a cry. Alys. 5740
Grain,sb.[grein]. == a small piece. Wright’s L. P. p. 38
Gram,adj.== angry. HD. 2469, 214. AS. gram
Grame,Grome, == anger. Pol. S. 199
—— == sorrow. Pol. S. 219. AS. grama
Grandsire,sb.RG. 311
Grange,sb.HD. 764. Fr. grange, from Lat. granum
Grant,v. a.RG. 447, 477, 208
Grape,sb.417 β
Grass,sb.RG. 43
Grasshopper,sb.[gressop], Ps. lxxvii. 46; civ. 34
Grate,sb.== firegrate. Body and Soul, 204
Graueth,vb.== clothes? Wright’s L. P. p. 61. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217. AS. gerǽdian?
Grave,v. a.== dig. Ps. vii. 16
—— == bury. HD. 613; part ‘graven.’ HD. 2528
——sb.== sculpture. Ps. lxxvii. 58
—— == image. Ps. cv. 19
Grave,sb.Body and Soul, 98
Gravel,sb.K. Horn, 1521. Gael. gairbheil. See Phil. Soc. Proc. vol. iv. p. 257
Grayking,sb.== graying, or early dawn. Alys. 5413; ‘griking.’ Ps. xlv. 6
Grease,sb.RG. 410
Great,adj.RG. 377; [grot]. RG. 26; ‘great heart,’ == anger. RG. 309
——v. n.== become great. Alys. 452
Greave,sb.== magistrate. HD. 266. AS. geréfa
Grede,v. n.== cry out. RG. 559; pret. ‘gradde.’ O. and N. 934. AS. grædan
Grede,sb.== breast of a mantle. Alys. 4187; [i-grede]. O. and N. 1641. AS. greada
Greding,sb.== crying. Alys. 7882
Green,adj.RG. 419
——sb.== an open grass lawn. HD. 2840; in pl. ‘greens,’ == herbs. Ps. xxxvi. 2
Greet,v. a.== salute. RG. 554. AS. grétan
Greet,v. n.== weep; part ‘i-gret.’ HD. 163, 164; ‘graten,’ Ib. 241; ‘igroten,’ Ib. 285. AS. grætan
Greeting,sb.== salutation. 1238 B.
Greeting,sb.== weeping. HD. 166
Greme,v. a.== displease. Wright’s L. P. p. 36; part ‘i-gremet,’ O. and N. 931
——v. n.== be displeased [grom]. O. and N. 870. AS. gremian
Grene, = desire? HD. 996. AS. geornan
Greneris,sb.== green branches, hence ‘greene-ry.’ Cok. 8
Grenne,sb.== grin; ‘thou list grenne,’ == thou liest a-grin or grinning. Body and Soul, 56
Gressop.Grasshopper.q. v.
Grete,sb.== weeping. Ps. ci. 10
Grey,adj.RG. 440, 498
——sb.== gray fur. M. Ode, 183. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 192
Greyhound,sb.[grif-hound]. Alys. 5284
Greyn,sb.== edge. Alys. 6537
Greythe,v. a.== make ready. RG. 371, 434. ON. greiða
Grieve,v. a.RG. 563; part. ‘igreved.’ St Swithin, 120
Grievance,sb.Alys. 965
Grievous,adj.RG. 202
Grill,adj.== sharp, unkind. Body and Soul, 34. ON. gríla
——sb.== sorrow. Wright’s L. P. p. 91
Grim,adj.HD. 155; ‘grim or gore?’ HD. 2497
Grimful,adj.Signa ante Jud. 156
Grimly,adv.RG. 347
Grin,v. n.987 B.
Grind,v. a.Pol. S. 69; [gryngen]. Alys. 4443; part. ‘ygrounde.’ Alys. 5872
Grine,sb.== gin, snare. O. and N. 1057; [grinew]. O. and N. 1054
Grip,Gripe,v. a.== seize hold of. RG. 22; [grope]. Alys. 1957
Grip,sb.== griffin. HD. 572. Alys. 5667
Grip,sb.== ditch. HD. 1924
Grise,v. a.== agrise, frighten. Body and Soul, 96. AS. a-grýsan
Grisful,adj.Signa ante Jud. 16
Grisly,adj.RG. 415, 566; ‘grisloker,’ == grislier. RG. 590. AS. grislíc
Grith,sb.== peace. HD. 61, 511. AS. gríð
Grithbruch,sb.== breach of the peace. O. and N. 1043
Grithsergeant,sb.HD. 267
Gro,sb.== a rich fur. Wright’s L. P. p. 26; [groy]. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217
Groan,v. n.RG. 380
Grom.See Greme
Gromyl,sb.== the herb ‘gromwell,’ or Lithospermum officinale. Wright’s L. P. p. 27
Grone,sb.== a part of a woman’s dress. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Fr. giron. Vid. Roq., and compare ‘gronet in grene’ in the Anturs of Arthur, at Tarne Wathelan. st. 47
Groom,sb.== boy or infant. HD. 790. AS. guma
Grope,v. a.== investigate. Alys. 6642
Grope, == feel. O. and N. 1494. AS. gropian
Grotes,sb.== grouts, small pieces. HD. 472. AS. grút
Grouer,sb.== grosvair, a kind of fur. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217
Ground,sb.RG. 22
——v. a.== bring to ground. RG. 372
—— == form, constitute. Ps. viii. 4
Groundly,adv.== deeply [grundlike]. HD. 651
Groundstathelnes,sb.== foundation. Ps. cxxxvi. 7
Groundwall,sb.== foundation. Ps. lxxxvi. 1
Grow,v. n.RG. 21; pret. ‘greu.’ RG. 470
Gruche,v. n.== murmur, grumble. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Fr. groucer
Grudge,v. n.Ps. lviii. 16
Grudging,sb.O. and N. 423
Grulde,vb.== struck. O. and N. 142. Probably from AS. ‘grillan,’ to provoke, and hence to keep on touching or striking, so as to irritate. Cf. the ἐρεθίζειν μάγαδιν of Telestes, ap. Ath. 637 A.
Grund, orGround, used as an intensifying prefix—‘grund-stalworthe.’ HD. 1027
Grunt,v. n.Alys. 5846
Grys,sb.== a kind of fur. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. gris. See the Prompt. Parv.s. v.Gryce, and the note there
Guede.A mistake for ‘gnede.’q. v.
Guile,sb.RG. 538
——v. a.== deceive. Rel. Ant. p. 116
Guiling,sb.== deceit. Alys. 3475
Guilt,v. n.== sin, become guilty. Ps. cxviii. 67
Guilt,sb.827 B.
Guiltless,adj.RG. 327, 509
Guilty,adj.2123 B.
Guise,sb.== fashion. Pol. S. 221
Gulte,vb.== offends? O. and N. 1521
Gun,sb.Alys. 3268
Guodded,vb.== stained. Alys. 2374. Fr. guede, woad
Gut,sb.RG. 446, 526
Gutter,sb.== waterpipe [goter]. Ps. lxxi. 6
Gwinris,sb.== guides. Alys. 7244. Fr. guioneres
Gylofre,sb.== gilliflower. Wright’s L. P. p. 27
Gyng,sb.== host, army, our ‘gang.’ See Genge
Gyngyvre.See Ginger
Gyour,sb.== a guide. Alys. 4810. Fr. guicour. Sec Roq.s. v.
Gysceres.M. Ode, 135. Probably a mistake for ‘gyveres,’ avaricious. AS. gífer
Gyve,sb.Pol. S. 221. W. gefyn
Gywise,sb.== judgment. St Kath. 9
Habit,sb.== dress. RG. 150, 434
—— == custom. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175
Hack,v. a.RG. 216. Ps. liv. 4
Hahe, == courtyard. See Haȝe
Haie, == wall of a yard. See Haȝe
Hair,sb.RG. 560
—— == hairshirt. 259 B.
—— == sackcloth. Ps. xxxiv. 13
Hail,adj.== wholesome. Alys. 7036. AS. hǽl
Hail,sb.Fragm. Sci. 216. AS. hagol
——v. n.[haweli]. 683 β
Hake,sb.(the fish). Wright’s L. P. p. 31
Hal,adj.== whole. HD. 2370
Hale,sb.== a hollow. O. and N. 2. AS. hal, hol
Half,adj.RG. 3
——sb.== side. Pol. S. 217
——v. a.== divide in half. Ps. liv. 24
Half,sb.== behalf. 1688 B.
Halfendele,sb.== half part. RG. 390, 5
Halfman,sb.RG. 401
Halfpenny,sb.Alys. 3116
Halidom,sb.== sacrament. 2290 B. AS. háligdóm
Halihingness,sb.== sanctification. Ps. xcv. 6
Halimote,sb.== court, Pol. S. 154. AS. halle gemót
Halke,sb.== corner. K. Horn, 1119. AS. heal
Hall,sb.RG. 390
Hallow,v. a.pret. ‘halwede.’ RG. 469; ‘halewe.’ 319 B.; part. ‘y-hallowed.’ RG. 416
Halo,sb.[halewe]. 2166 β
Halt,v. n.== walk lamely. Wright’s L. P. p. 48
Halter,sb.1174 B.
Halwe,sb.== the Saints. RG. 82, 255
Halwei,sb.== balsam. Cok. 82. See Laȝ. iii. 501. AS. hæl and hwæg, == whey
Hame,sb.== skin. Alys. 391. ON. hamr
Hammer,sb.RG. 99
Hand,sb.RG. 369; ‘to go on hand,’ == to attempt to deceive. O. and N. 1649
Handaxe.RG. 26. HD. 2553
Handfull,sb.Ps. cxxv. 6
Handiwork,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 60
Handle,v. a.RG. 435. St Swithin, 60
Handmaiden,sb.Ps. cxxii. 2
Handtame,adj.== mild, mansuetus. Ps. xxxiv. 9
Handtameness,sb.Ps. xliv. 5
Handwork,sb.Ps. cxxxvii. 8
Hang,v. a.3 s. pres. ‘hoth.’ O. and N. 1121; pret. ‘honge.’ RG. 473; part. ‘yhonge.’ RG. 174
—— == make to hang down. Pol. S. 154
——v. n.Wright’s L. P. p. 68
Hans,sb.== a quantity. Alys. 1571. MG. hansa
Hap,sb.RG. 447. ON. happ. W. hap
Harat,sb.== stable or stud of horses. Cok. 35. Fr. haras. Probably from Lat. ‘hara.’ See the Prompt. Parv.s. v.
Hard,adj.RG. 391
——v. a.== harden; part, ‘yharded.’ RG. 352
Hardily, adv. RG. 375
Hardish,Hardy,v. a.== encourage. RG. 426. Alys. 3343
Hardissy,sb.== boldness. RG. 204
Hardy,adj.RG. 452
Hare,sb.RG. 376
Harlas,sb.== plinth. Cok. 67. Fr. orle. See Cotgr. and Roq.s. v.
Harle,vb.See Hurl
Harlot,sb.== used of a man. Pol. S. 237. W. herlawd
Harm,sb.RG. 409, 377
Harmless,adj.RG. 335, 509
Harness,sb.Alys. 7479. Fr. harnas
Harp,sb.RG. 272
——v. n.RG. 272. Alys. 1043
Harper,sb.RG. 272
Hart,sb.RG. 376
Harvest,sb.RG. 414, 500
Has, == ars, art? Alys. 444
Hasp,sb.Body and Soul, 199. AS. hæps
Haste,v. n.RG. 305
——sb.Ps. lxxvii. 33
Hastiness,sb.RG. 475
Hastily,adv.RG. 382
Hasty,adj.RG. 414, 458
Hat,sb.== a command. Pol. S. 158. AS. hátan
Hatch,sb.== a small door. O. and N. 1056. AS. hæca
Hatch,v. a.pret. ‘haȝte.’ O. and N. 105; part, ‘y-haht.’ Pol. S. 237
Hatchet,sb.Pol. S. 223
Hate,sb.1667 B.; [hete]. O. and N. 167
——v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 90. RG. 437
Hatred,sb.Pol. S. 157
Hattest.See Hight
Hattren,sb.== clothes. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. Alys, 4264, 7054. AS. hæter
Hauberk,sb.RG. 99, 174, 297. Fr. hauber. See Roq.
Haught,adj.[haȝt], == haughty. RG. 418
Haughtiness,sb.RG. 29
Haul,v. a.Alys. 992; part, ‘ihauled.’ 1499 B. ON. hala
Haumudeys,sb.== a purse. Alys. 1707. Fr. aumoniére (Weber)
Haunt,v. a.== frequent. RG. 534
—— == practise. Alys. 7496
——sb.Alys. 6531
Hautain,adj.== haughty. RG. 66
Have,v. a.pres. ‘abbe.’ RG. 423; 2 s. pres. ‘havest.’ O. and N. 1148; 3 s. pres. ‘ath.’ RG. 368; pl. ‘habbeth.’ RG. 9; pret. ‘adde.’ RG. 368
——vb. aux.Rel. S. ii. 13, 31
Haven,sb.RG. 423; [have]. RG. 134
Haver,adj.== clever, Pol. S. 155. ON. hagr
Haw,sb.== the fruit of the hawthorn. RG. 524. AS. hagan
Hawe,sb.== care, attention. Marg. 18
Hawk,sb.RG. 275
Hay,sb.RG. 406
Hayward,sb.== ‘a person who guarded the corn and farmyard in the night time.’ Halliwell. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. Pol. S. p. 149
Hazardry,sb.RG. 195
Haȝe,sb.== courtyard of a house. O. and N. 585; [hahe]. O. and N. 1610
—— == wall of a yard. Ps. lxxxviii. 41. Fr. haie. AS. haga
Haȝt,adj.== haughty,q. v.
HE,nom.RG. 367, 443; gen. ‘his.’ RG. 367; dat. ‘him.’ RG. 367; acc. ‘him.’ RG. 367; ‘hine.’ O. and N. 1372
Heo, Ho, == she. RG. 13; [ȝoe]. RG. 436; [he]. Wright’s L. P. pp. 27, 95; gen. ‘hire.’ RG. 13; dat. ‘hire.’ RG. 13; acc. ‘here.’ RG. 12; ‘hire.’ Marg. 44; ‘hine.’ Ps. lxviii. 37Hit, == it. [he]. O. and N. 21; [het]. O. and N. 21——pl. nom.‘hii.’ RG. 367; ‘ho.’ Marg. 61; ‘he.’ HD. 152; ‘heo.’ RG. 4, 45; ‘hue.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 105; ‘thei.’ 494 B.; ‘thai.’ Ps. xxi. 5——gen.‘here.’ O. and N. 936; ‘her.’ RG. 369; ‘hor.’ RG. 467; ‘heore.’ Rel. S. iv. 18; ‘thare.’ O. and N. 140; ‘hore.’ O. and N. 280; ‘huere.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 41; ‘tho.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 29, with ‘of’Hit,dat.‘heom.’ O. and N. 1380; ‘hem.’ RG. 381——acc.‘heom.’ O. and N. 1515; ‘hom.’ O. and N. 913; ‘hem.’ RG. 385
Heo, Ho, == she. RG. 13; [ȝoe]. RG. 436; [he]. Wright’s L. P. pp. 27, 95; gen. ‘hire.’ RG. 13; dat. ‘hire.’ RG. 13; acc. ‘here.’ RG. 12; ‘hire.’ Marg. 44; ‘hine.’ Ps. lxviii. 37
Hit, == it. [he]. O. and N. 21; [het]. O. and N. 21
——pl. nom.‘hii.’ RG. 367; ‘ho.’ Marg. 61; ‘he.’ HD. 152; ‘heo.’ RG. 4, 45; ‘hue.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 105; ‘thei.’ 494 B.; ‘thai.’ Ps. xxi. 5
——gen.‘here.’ O. and N. 936; ‘her.’ RG. 369; ‘hor.’ RG. 467; ‘heore.’ Rel. S. iv. 18; ‘thare.’ O. and N. 140; ‘hore.’ O. and N. 280; ‘huere.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 41; ‘tho.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 29, with ‘of’
Hit,dat.‘heom.’ O. and N. 1380; ‘hem.’ RG. 381
——acc.‘heom.’ O. and N. 1515; ‘hom.’ O. and N. 913; ‘hem.’ RG. 385
He,adj.== high. Fragm. Sci. 283
Head,sb.RG. 23, 402
Headlong,adv.[hedlyng]. Alys. 2261
Heal,v. a.RG. 151
Healing,sb.== health. Ps. lxvi. 3
Health,sb.[hele]. RG. 151. Ps. xxi. 2
Healer,sb.Ps. xxiv. 5
Heap,sb.443 β. Sermon, 34
Hear,v. a.[i-here]. O. and N. 544; [i-hure]. RG. 556; pret. ‘hurde.’ RG. 391; part. ‘y-herd.’ RG. 87
Hearing,sb.== rumour. Ps. cxi. 7
Hearken,v. n.RG. 1
——v. a.== listen to. RG. 308
Heart,sb.HD. 479; [hurte]. 22 B.
Heartily,adv.RG. 1347. HD. 1347
Heartsblood,sb.HD. 1819
Heat,sb.62 β
——v. n.== become hot. pret. ‘hatte.’ K. Horn, 622
Heathen,sb.RG. 396
Heathenesse,sb.== heathens. RG. 480
—— == heathenism. RG. 529
Heave,v. a.[hebbe]. RG. 17. AS. hebban
Heaven,sb.RG. 405; [hoven]. O. and N. 860
Heavenriche,sb.== sky. Cok. 6
—— == heaven. M. Ode, st. 31
Heaviness,sb.Fragm. Sci. 110
Heavy,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 102
——v. a.== make heavy. Ps. xxxi. 4
Hechil,sb.== a hackle, for carding flax. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. Dut. hekel
Hedge,sb.RG. 211. AS. hege
Hedy ?Wright’s L. P. p. 22. Probably a mistake for ‘hendy.’ Cf. Ib. p. 27
Heed,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 112
——v. a.HD. 2389
Heel,sb.HD. 898
Heelspor,sb.== footstep. Ps. xlviii. 6; lv. 7
Heifer,sb.Pol. S. 239
Height,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 110
Heir,sb.RG. 377, 469
Heisugge,sb.== hedge-sparrow. O. and N. 505. AS. hege-sugge. Bosworth on the authority of More gives ‘Sugga,’ a bird which feeds on figs. Lye explains ‘hege-sugge’ as ‘cicada,’ ‘vicetula’
Helde,sb.== loyalty. RG. 285. AS. held, heol (see Beowulf, 2459). Germ. hold
—— == virtue? Wright’s L. P. p. 37
Helde,v. n.== incline, lean to. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. Ps. lxi. 4; AS. healdan, hyldan
Hele,v. n.== drink health to a person? Alys. 1048
Hele,v. a.== cover [hile]. HD. 2082; part, ‘y-heled.’ RG. 305, 457; ‘hole.’ Alys. 4203. AS. hélan
Heling[hiling],sb.== cover. Ps. lx. 5
—— == lurking-place [heolyng]. Alys. 6188
Hell,sb.RG. 322
Helm,sb.== helmet. RG. 186, 401
Help,sb.RG. 556
——v. a.RG. 3; part. ‘y-hoppe.’ RG. 405
Helper,sb.Ps. li. 9
Helpless,adj.RG. 134, 237
Helplich,adj.== helpful. Fall and P. 4
Heme,sb.== man. Pol. S. 156; O. and N. 1113. Fr. homme
Heme,adj.== pleasant, agreeable? Wright’s L. P. p. 32. Perhaps for ‘queme,’ ‘q-heme,’ the first letter being dropped to preserve the alliteration
Hemming,sb.== fringe. Ps. xliv. 14
Hemp,sb.HD. 782. AS. hænep
Hen,sb.RG. 404
Henceforth,adv.[heþenforth]. Ps. cxii. 2
Hence,adv.[henne]. RG. 476; [hunne], Fragm. Sci. 98; [honne], O. and N. 879. Probably an old gen. of ‘hen’ (cf. Germ. ‘hin’), used absolutely
Hende,adj.== kind, courteous. RG. 404. See on this word Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 445
Hende,sb.== duck. HD. 1241. ON. önd. AS. ened
Hendely,adv.== well, cleverly. 167 B.
Hene,adj.== abject. Pol. S. 150. AS. hean
Hente,v. a.== take. RG. 460; part. ‘yhent.’ RG. 185. AS. hentan
Henyng, in Wright’s L. P. p. 36, a misprint for ‘hevyng.’ See Hoving
Heowes, == high men? Wright’s L. P. p. 114. AS. heáh
Herb,sb.41 β
Herbarewen,v. a.== harbour, lodge. Pol. S. 240; part. ‘herborwed.’ HD. 742. ON. herbergja, Fr. herbergier
Herbegi,sb.== a lodging. Signa ante Jud. 168
Herber,sb.== arbour, garden. Alys. 331. Lat. herbarium
Herboru,sb.== lodging. HD. 742
Herd,sb.Ps. lxiii. 3
——v. a.== keep, preserve. Ps. xlix. 19; lvii. 3. AS. hyrdan
Here,adv.RG. 369; ‘here and there.’ 42 B.
Here,sb.== army. Alys. 2101, 5266. AS. here
Here,vb.== to bless, praise. See Herie
Herebefore,adv.1239 B.
Hereby,adv.938 B.
Hereof,adv.RG. 364
Hereto,adv.137 B.
Hergonge,sb.== invasion. O. and N. 1189. AS. heregang
Herie,v. a.== praise. Ps. xcix. 4; [here]. Body and Soul, 200. AS. hérian
Herigaus,sb.== cloaks. RG. 548. Pol. S. 156. Fr. hergaut
Heritage,sb.RG. 431, 523
Hermit,sb.610 β
Hermitage,sb.1139 B.
Hernes,sb.== brains. HD. 1808; necks? Ps. cxxviii. 4. ON. hjarni. AS. hærnes
Hernpan,sb.== brain-pan. HD. 1991
Herre, == higher. See High
Herring,sb.HD. 758. Alys. 6589
Hert, == heart? Wright’s L. P. p. 31
Herte, == highest. See High
Herying,sb.== praise. Ps. cxliv. 21
Hest,sb.== command. RG. 493, 556; [hes]. M. Ode, 174
Hestris,sb.== condition. Alys. 7611. Fr. estre
Hete,sb.== hate.q. v.
Hethe,v. a.== threaten. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. ON. hæta. Sw. höta
Hethe,v. a.== command; pret. ‘hettede.’ HD. 551. AS. hátan
Hethele,sb.== hot iron. Body and Soul, 204. Cf. the Yorkshire ‘hottel’
Hething,sb.== contempt, scorn. Ps. lxxviii. 4. ON. háðung
Heving.See Hoving
Heving,sb.== lifting up. Ps. cxl. 2
Hew,v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 110; 3 s. pres. ‘hoȝeth,’ O. and N. 455. AS. héawan
Hide,v. a.[hude]. Pol. S. 150; pret. ‘hudde.’ Alys. 2489; part. ‘y-hud.’ RG. 87; ‘hyd.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 40
Hide,sb.== a skin. RG. 116, 404
—— == a measure of land. RG. 374; a field. Alys. 458. In Wright’s L. P. p. 31, ‘in hyde’ seems to mean ‘in a hiding-place or retreat’
Hidel,sb.== hiding-place. Ps. xxvi. 5. AS. hidels
Hiding,sb.[huding] == concealment. 1381 B.
Hie,v. n.RG. 544; pret. ‘hied.’ RG. 387. AS. higan
High,adj.[heye]. RG. 367; [hoh]. HD. 1361; [he]. Fragm. Sci. 283. Comp.‘herre.’ RG. 473; sup. ‘hexte.’ RG. 6, 397; ‘herte.’ RG. 509
Highman,sb.[heyme], RG. 288
Highmaster,sb.Alys. 270
Highness,sb.== high thing. Ps. xli. 8
Hiht, == caught? Pol. S. 150. Dut. ‘hechten,’ apprehendere (Kil.)
Hill,sb.RG. 398
Hilt,sb.== handle of a shield. Alys. 1270
Hind,sb.(animal). RG. 376
Hinder,adj.== posterior. 638 β
Hindforth,adv.== backwards. Alys. 4710
Hindward,adv.Ps. xxxix. 15
Hine,sb.== low fellow, servant. RG. 485, 540. AS. hína
Hinehed,sb.== society. Ps. xxi. 28; ciii. 14. AS. hynden
Hip,sb.(part of the body) [hupe]. RG. 322. AS. hyp
Hip,sb.== fruit of the wild rose. Alys. 4983. AS. heope
Hippopotamus,sb.[ypotamos]. Alys. 5166
Hird,sb.== shepherd. Wright’s L. P. p. 96
Hire,v. a.1173 B.
——sb.HD. 908
Hire,sb.== hireling, man. HD. 997. AS. hýra.
Hirmon,sb.== servant, domestic. Wright’s L. P. p. 50. Pol. S. 157. AS. hýr-man
Hit,v. a.pret. ‘hutte.’ Alys. 2155
Hither,adv.1329 B.
Hitherward,adv.RG. 505
Hiȝte,v. n.== rejoice. O. and N. 436. AS. hyhtan
Hlad.O. and N. 1574. Perhaps a mistake for ‘hald’ or ‘halt,’ == holdeth
Hoar,v. n.== become hoary. Alys. 1597
——adj.== hoary. Alys. 5031
——sb.== an old man. Alys. 6752
Hoard,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 54. O. and N. 1222
Hoarfrost,sb.Fragm. Sci. 232
Hoarse,adj.[hose]. O. and N. 504. AS. hás
Hog,sb.Alys. 1885
Hohful,adj.== full of care. O. and N. 1290. AS. hohfull
Hoke,v. n.== move tortuously? O. and N. 377. ON. hoka
Hoker,sb.== scorn. RG. 272, 285. AS. hocer
Hokerly,adv.RG. 417
Hoket,sb.== a plaything. Alys. 7000. Fr. hochet
Hold,adj.== firm. HD. 2780; friendly. RG. 456, 383. AS. hold
Hold,sb.[i-hold], == a hold, residence. O. and N. 621
Hold,v. a.RG. 368; 3 s. pres. ‘hal’ == holds. RG. 289; ‘halt.’ RG. 12, 36; pret, ‘huld.’ RG. 367; part, ‘halle.’ Alys. 2327
——v. n.== to hold with a person. Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Holde,sb.== plenty. Ps. xviii. 11
Hole,sb.HD. 1813
Holer,sb.== adulterer, libertine. RG. 26. Fr. holier. See Roq.
Holiness,sb.RG. 332
Hollow,adj.RG. 131, 251
Holm,sb.== holm oak. Alys. 4945
Holy,adj.RG. 392, 503; comp. ‘holier.’ RG. 239
Holyday,sb.Rel. S. vii. 62
Holyman,sb.RG. 255
Homage,sb.‘do homage.’ RG. 388
Home,sb.RG. 375; [ham]. O. and N. 1529; [heom]. O. and N. 1532
Homeward,adv.RG. 260, 269
Honest,adj.== honourable. Alys. 158
Honey,sb.Cok. 44
Honour,sb.RG. 20
——v. a.RG. 80, 367
Hood,sb.== state, person, or hypostasis. Creed of St Athan. 15. AS. hád
Hood,sb.== covering for the head. Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Hooded,adj.[ihoded]. O. and N. 1175
Hook,sb.HD. 752
Hooked,adj.[i-hoked]. O. and N. 1673
Hop,v. n.== go [huppe], RG. 537. AS. hoppian
—— == hop; 3 s. pres. ‘hupth.’ O. and N. 379; pret. ‘hupte.’ O. and N. 1634; ‘hoppede.’ RG. 278
Hope,sb.RG. 404
——v. n.pret. ‘hopede.’ RG. 182, 558
—— == to hope to, trust in. M. Ode, st. 15
Hopper,sb.== a large basket. Ps. lxxx. 7. From AS. hóp, an osier
Hore,v. a.== pray. Wright’s L. P. pp. 37, 50. Fr. horer.
Hori,adj.== filthy. Rel. Ant. ii. pp. 176, 191. AS. hórig
Horn,sb.HD. 700
Horned,adj.Ps. xcvii. 6
Horre,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 177, possibly a filthy place, cavern. AS. hóru
Horse,sb.RG. 375, 404
Horsebere,sb.== litter. RG. 163. AS. hors-bær
Horseknave,sb.== horseboy. Pol. S. 237
Horseman,sb.Pol. S. 189
Horwyla,sb.== groom, equerry. Cok. 34. AS. hors-weálh, an equerry
Hose,sb.RG. 390
Hosed,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 111
Hospital,sb.84 B.
Host,sb.== an army. RG. 387, 459. Lat. hostis
Host,sb.== an entertainer, landlord. 1188 B. Fr. hôte. Lat. hospes
Host,v. a.== to lodge a person; part. ‘y-osted.’ RG. 52
Hostage,sb.RG. 367, 563
Hostel,sb.== hospitality. Alys. 7171
Hot,adj.RG. 7, 531
Hote,v. n.== be called. RG. 93; 2 s. pres. ‘hattest.’ O. and N. 256; pret. ‘het.’ RG. 556; ‘hatte.’ RG. 89; part. ‘y-hote.’ RG. 89. AS. hátan
Hote,v. a.== command. 479 B. O. and N. 777; pret. ‘het,’ RG. 381; ‘hat,’ Pol. S. 158; part. ‘ihote.’ 701 B. AS. hátan
——sb.== a command. Ps. lv. 12
—— == a vow. Ps. lxiv. 2
Hotfoot,adj.== in hot haste. Body and Soul, 211
Houdsithe,sb.== outgoing journey. O. and N. 1584. AS. ut-sið
Hound,sb.RG. 275
Houndfly,sb.== locust. Ps. lxxvii. 45; pl. ‘hundflegh.’ Ps. civ. 31
Hour,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 71
House,sb.RG. 20, 370
——v. a.RG. 21
Housel,v. a.== to administer the Sacrament to a person. RG. 392. AS. húsl
Houue,sb.== cap. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175. AS. húfe. In Body and Soul, 123, ‘houue’ seems to mean ‘covering’ generally
Hove,v. n.== remain, stop, or hover. Fragm. Sci. 216. RG. 547, 172
—— == float? 368 β See the Prompt. Parv.s. v.hovyn
Hoventinge, == encircling? (as a haven does ships). O. and N. 999. Probably another form of ‘hovening’ or ‘havening,’ a derivative of ‘haven’ (cf. spene, spend; lene, lend). See Dähnert’s Lexicon.s. v.havenung
Hoving,sb.== delay, remaining [hevyng]. Wright’s L. P. p. 36
How,adv.[hou]. RG. 367; [hu]. O. and N. 728
How,sb.== hue, cry. Alys. 5306
Howe,v. n.== remove, go away. Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Howe,sb.== care, anxiety. RG. 461; [hoȝe]. O. and N. 701. AS. hoga
Howsoever,adv.194 B.
Huckster,sb.[hokester]. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. Dut. hucker
Hue,sb.== colour. HD. 2918; [hou]. O. and N. 619; [howe]. O. and N. 577. AS. híw
Hued,adj.[ihewed]. 2223 B.
Huene, == wanton girl. St Kath. 97. AS. hunel
Hundred,adj.RG. 371. Pol. S. 189
Hunger,sb.RG. 404
——v. n.== become hungry. Wright’s L. P. p. 37
——vb. impers.‘him hungrede.’ HD. 654
Hungred,sb.== hunger. HD. 2454
Hunke,pron. dual.== to us two. O. and N. 1731
Hunt,v. a.RG. 16, 564
Hunter,sb.1099 B.
Hunteth,sb.== hunting. RG. 375, 418. AS. huntað
Hunting,sb.RG. 564
Hurdice,sb.== hurdle. Alys. 2785
Hurdle,sb.RG. 232
Hure,sb.== a covering for the head. 2111 B. Pol. S. 156. Fr. hure, the head
Hure,pron. gen. pl.== of us. O. and N. 185
Hure, ‘and hure and hure.’ O. and N. 11, 481. This phrase is probably the French ‘hure á hure,’ or ‘téte a téte,’ and seems to mean ‘in company with, or together.’ See Roq.s. v.
Hurfte,sb.== circumference, circuit. Fragm. Sci. 4. AS. hwearft
Hurl,v. a.pret. ‘harlede.’ RG. 487, 537
Hurne,sb.== a corner. RG. 45, 137, 272. AS. hirne
Hurt,v. a.Alys. 5814; part. ‘y-hurt.’ RG. 288
Husband,sb.== husbandman. RG. 544
Hwat,vb.== quoth. HD. 1878
Hyde.See Hide,sb.
Hymn,sb.[ympne]. Ps. xcix. 4; cxviii. 171.
Hynde,adj.== courteous. Alys. 3762. Probably another form of ‘hende’
Hynder,sb.== an insulter. Fragm. Sci. 282. AS. hynð, or it may mean ‘subtle,’ as in Laȝ. ii. 12