In the majority of passages where this word occurs in the Surtees Psalter, it seems to be a mere expletive, introduced for the sake of the rhyme. Cf. Ps. xv. 3; xvii. 34; xxi. 2; xxvii. 4; lxxxviii. 6; xcv. 5; xcviii. 7; &c. &c.
In the majority of passages where this word occurs in the Surtees Psalter, it seems to be a mere expletive, introduced for the sake of the rhyme. Cf. Ps. xv. 3; xvii. 34; xxi. 2; xxvii. 4; lxxxviii. 6; xcv. 5; xcviii. 7; &c. &c.
Ma, == May? Ritson’s AS. viii. 146
Mace,sb.== club. RG. 207. Fr. massue
Mace,sb.== spice. Cok. 73. Fr. macis
Mace,sb.== masonry. Alys. 6258. Fr. maçonnerie
Mackarel,sb.HD. 758. Fr. maquereau
Mad,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 29
Maid,sb.RG. 431
Maiden,sb.RG. 435
Maidenclean,adj.HD. 995; and see Wright’s L. P. p. 82
Maidenhead,sb.== virginity. RG. 95
Maim,v. a.part. ‘ymaimed.’ RG. 288. Fr. mahaigner, mahain
Main,sb.== power. RG. 564
—— == host or army. RG. 436. AS. mægen
Mainhede,sb.== multitude. Ps. xxx. 20
Maintain,v. a.RG. 407
Maintenant,adv.== at once, immediately. Alys. 5302
Maistrie,sb.== craft, science. Alys. 43, 5591. Fr. maistrie. Lat. magister
—— == mastery,q. v.
Make,v. a.RG. 376; 3s. pres. ‘mas.’ Ps. xxviii. 10; pret. ‘made.’ RG. 279, 372; part, ‘ymaked.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 111
Make,sb.== mate. Wright’s L. P. p. 28
Making,sb.== creation. Ps. cxlii. 5
Malapert,adj.Alys. 3259
Male,sb.== bag, satchel. HD. 48. Fr. malle. OHG. malaha
Malese,sb.== discomfort. Alys. 7366; written ‘male ese.’ Alys. 1351
Malison,sb.== curse. HD. 426
Mallock,sb.== cursing. Ps. ix. 28; xiii. 3
Maltalent,sb.== ill-will. Alys. 906
Man,sb.RG. 89, 377, 454
Manacle,v. a.part. ‘mankled.’ Pol. S. 218
Mandeflanc,sb.893 B. probably a mistake for ‘mau-de-flanc,’ a pain in the side
Mandment,sb.== commandment. RG. 194, 201
Mandrake,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Manging,sb.== mongering, changing. Ps. xliii. 13. AS. mangian
Mangle,sb.== confusion; ‘in mangle’ == entangled. Alys. 7412
Mangonel,sb.[magnale]. RG. 394, 549. Fr. mangonne. Gr. μάγγανον
Manhood,sb.== humanity, as opposed to Godhead or Divinity. RG. 131
—— == manliness. RG. 101
—— == homage. RG. 421, 259
Manifold,adj.RG. 378
Manihede,sb.== multitude, number. Ps. cl. 2
Manke,sb.== plenty. M. Ode, 35. AS. menigeo
Mankind,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 70
Manliched,sb.== mercy. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22
Manlike,adv.== manlily. Ps. xxx. 25
Manly,adj.149 B.
Manna,sb.Ps. lxxvii. 24
Manner,sb.RG. 381
Manor,sb.RG. 497
Manqualm,sb.== slaughter of men. RG. 416
Manqueller,sb.RG. 455. Judas, 140
Manrede,sb.== homage. HD. 484. AS. man-rǽden
Mansing,sb.== cursing. RG. 472, 504. AS. a-mánsumian
Manslaughter,sb.[manslaȝt.] RG. 394
Manslayer,sb.Ps. lviii. 3
Manticore,sb.== a kind of serpent. Alys. 7094; the ‘mantichora’ of Pliny, H. N. viii. 30, 45. See also the Anturs of Arthur, st. 43, and Skelton’s Phyllyp Sparowe, v. 294
Mantle,sb.RG. 539, 435
Mantleless,adj.Alys. 204
Many,adj.RG. 370, 504
—— == much or very, as ‘many wroth.’ RG. 496
——sb.See Meyné
Mar,v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 29. AS. myrran, to hinder
Marblestone,sb.RG. 476
March,sb.== kingdom, territory. Alys. 3019. AS. meare
—— == The Marches (in England). RG. 537, 538
Mare,sb.HD. 2449; [mere], Ps. cxlvi. 9; [more ?] Wright’s L. P. p. 36. AS. mære
Margarite,sb.== pearl. Alys. 5683. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Gr. μαργαρίτης
Mark,sb.== the coin so called. RG. 390. AS. marc, manca
Mark,v. a.RG. 116.
Marreys, == marsh,q. v.
Marriage,sb.RG. 532.
Marrowed,adj.[merghed], Ps. lxv. 15. AS. mearh
Marry,v. a.RG. 434
Marsh,sb.O. and N. 304; [marreys]. Alys. 6540. AS. mersc
Marshal,sb.RG. 491, 510
Martinape,sb.Alys. 6464
Martre,sb.== a martin. M. Ode, 182
Martyr,sb.651 B.
——v. a.part. ‘ymartred.’ RG. 441, 476
Martyrdom,sb.RG. 81, 407, 477
Marvel,sb.Alys. 5268
Marvelling,sb.== marvel. Alys. 5572
Marvellous,adj.Alys. 7152
Mas, == makes. See Make
Mash,v. a.== beat, tear to pieces. O. and N. 84. Connected with ‘smash.’ Fr. macher. Sw. mäska
Mask,v. a.== bewilder; part. ‘maskede.’ 115 β. Fr. masque. Lat. masca. See Burguy,s. v.‘masquer’
Mason,sb.Alys. 2370. Fr. maçon
Mass,sb.== church service. RG. 369, 405; pl. ‘masson.’ RG. 545
Massbook,sb.HD. 186
Massday,sb.Ps. lxxv. 11; lxxiii. 8
Massecos,sb.== masskiss. 1771 B.
Massgear,sb.== apparatus of the mass; [messe-gere], HD. 188
Mast,sb.(of a ship). HD. 709
Master,sb.RG. 397; [mesteir]. Alys. 7480
—— == master town, or metropolis. Alys. 6112
——adj.== crafty. RG. 454
Masterling,sb.Alys. 400
Mastery,sb.== superiority; [maistrie]. RG. 395, 558
Masthede,sb.== might. Ps. xxviii. 3
Mastlyng,sb.== a kind of brass. RG. 87. AS. mæslen. See Hearne’s Gloss, to RG.s. v.
Mate,sb.== companion. RG. 536
Matins,sb.RG. 369
Matresche,sb.== elegant, well-dressed. RG. 344. Fr. maistrie
Matyng,sb.== a dream. See Meting
Maugre,adj.== in spite of; ‘magrei ys nose.’ RG. 94
Maundy,sb.== duty, commandment; [mandé]. 359 β. Lat. mandatum
Maveis,adj.== bad. RG. 537. Fr. mauvais
Maw,sb.== stomach. RG. 311; [mahe]. Rel. S. v. 171
Mawmet,sb.== idol. RG. 14. Probably the word originally meant a scare-crow, a bundle of clouts or rags, from the verb ‘maim.’ See Prof. Key’s remarks on this word, Phil. Soc. Trans. 1856, p. 245.
May,sb.== maiden. Wright’s L. P. p. 26, 28. AS. mæg.
May,vb.O. and N. 1622; [mowe]. RG. 454; [muhe]. O. and N. 1579; [muȝe]. O. and N. 62. 3 pl. pres. ‘mahen.’ Rel. S. iv. 74. pret. ‘myȝte.’ RG. 377
May,sb.(the month) [ma ?] Ritson’s AS. viii. 146; [me ?] Wright’s L. P. p. 61
Maynage,sb.== suite, attendants. RG. 183
Mayor,sb.[mor]. RG. 542
Maze,sb.== folly. RG. 322, 498
Mazed,adj.== drunk. Ps. lxxxvii. 65
Me, == May? Wright’s L. P. p. 61
Me, with verbs,—as ‘me ne dorste,’ they did not dare. RG. 367, et passim
Me.See I
Mead,sb.== meadow. RG. 496; [maied]. Alys. 7323. AS. mǽd
Meal,sb.== ground corn. HD. 780. AS. melu
Meal,sb.== repast. RG. 496; pl. ‘meals.’ Rel. Ant. i. p. 111. AS. mǽl
Mean,v. a.== signify. HD. 597. AS. mænan
——v. n.== intend, part. ‘yment.’ Alys. 4570
Measurable,adj.== just. Alys. 7050
Meat,sb.RG. 389. AS. mete
Meatless,adj.RG. 252
Medicine,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 88
Meding,sb.== reward, meed. Alys. 5533
Medlay,sb.== tumult, conflict. Alys. 4612. Fr. medlée; from medler, to mix
Meed,sb.RG. 437, 503. AS. méd
Meek,adj.RG. 435
——v. a.== make meek. Ps. ix. 31
Meekhede,sb.RG. 389
Meekly,adj.Cok. 142. Ps. cxxx. 2
Meekness.Ps. ix. 14
Meet,adj.== fit, proper. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. AS. gemét
Meet,v. a.== HD. 1810; [imete]. Rel. S. v. 205. AS. métan
——v. n.== with reflexive dat. of pron. ‘to gadere hem sone mette.’ RG. 400
Meeting,sb.== encounter. Alys. 2697, 6747
Mei,sb.== male relation. Rel. S. v. 162. M. Ode, st. 15. AS. mæg. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ, iii. 441
Mein,v. a.== mingle. O. and N. 943. part. ‘meind.’ O. and N. 131. ‘imeind.’ O. and N. 18. AS. mengian, pret. ‘meinde’
Meld,v. a.== make mild. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210
Mele,v. n.== speak. HD. 2059. AS. mǽlan. ON. mæla
Mell,v. a.== mix, mingle, part. ‘imelled.’ 276 β Fr. medler
Melody,sb.381 β
Member,sb.RG. 560
Menage,sb.== family. Alys. 2087. Fr. manage, from ‘manoir,’ to remain
Mend,v. a.== amend. Marg. 24; [mand]. Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Mending,sb.== remedy. Alys. 5206
Menge.See Ming
Menison,sb.== dysentery. RG. 568. Fr. menison, menoison
Menske,adj.== gracious. RG. 33. From AS. mennisc, human; cf. our double sense of ‘humanity’
——sb.== grace, civility. Wright’s L. P. p. 37
——v. a.== treat graciously. Ritson’s AS. viii. 83
Menskful,adj.== gracious. Wright’s L. P. p. 51
Merchandise,sb.RG. 99
Merchant,sb.Alys. 704
Merciful,adj.Ps. cxliv. 8
Mercy,sb.RG. 370; to ‘do into mercy’ == force a man to beg his life. RG. 539
Mere,adj.[mire]. O. and N. 1739
——adv.== merely, entirely. O. and N. 496
Mere,sb.== a boundary. Ps. ii. 8. AS. ge-mǽre
Mere,adj.== famous, beautiful, noble. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. M. Ode, 196. AS. mǽra
Merksoot,sb.== distance between two limits. Ritson’s AS. viii. 31. See Wyntoun, ix. 47
Merrily,adv.[murdly]. Body and Soul, 17
Merry,adj.141 β; [miri]. Ritson’s AS. viii. 118; comp. ‘murgore.’ RG. 190, 281; sup. ‘murgost.’ RG. 349. AS. mergð
——v. n.== to be merry, 3 s. pres. ‘murgeth.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 45
——v. a.== make merry. Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Mes,sb.== meal, mess. Body and Soul, 137, Sermon 6. AS. mesan, to eat
Message,sb.2020 B.
Messegere,sb.== apparatus of the Mass. See Massgear
Messenger,sb.RG. 475, 505
Mestere,sb.== craft. K. Horn, 235. Fr. maistrie. Lat. magister
Mestere,sb.== trade, profession. Alys. 6719. Fr. métier. Lat. ministerium. ‘Of all mestere men’ == of all sorts of men. Rel. Ant. i. 115.
Mestre—‘with the mestre’ == with need, or with craft. Alys. 5466
Metal,sb.RG. 6; [matel]. Alys. 6242
Mete,v. n.== dream. K. Horn, 1458. pret. ‘mette.’ Judas 8. AS. mætan
Meth,sb.== respect. Wright’s L. P. p. 103. AS. mæð
Meth,sb.== measure. Ps. lxxix. 6. AS. ge-mete
Methful,adj.== kind. Wright’s L. P. p. 32. AS. mǽd-full
Methful,adj.== weary. Ps. iii. 6. AS. méðe
Methfullike,adj.== moderate, short? Ps. xxxviii. 6. AS. mǽte. The V. L. has ‘metlic’
Meting,sb.== a dream. 1576 B. Alys. 327; [matyng]. Alys. 261. AS. mætan
Meyné,sb.== company. 144, 1582 B.; [maigné]. Alys. 1119. Fr. maignée, from manoir. See Burguy,s. v.‘manoir’
Mid,prep.== with. RG. 371. AS. mid.
——adv.== together. O. and N. 136
Midday,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 41
Middelerd,sb.== the world. RG. 560. AS. middan-geard
Middle,sb.== waist. RG. 435
——adj.[myldel]. RG. 437
Midmost,adj.== middle. RG. 29
Midnight,sb.RG. 202
Midovernoon, == 3P. M.Alys. 5216. Ps. xxxvi. 6
Midst, [myddes]—‘in the myddes.’ RG. 61
Midsummer,sb.RG. 499
Midwinter,sb.RG. 367, 408
Might,sb.See May
——sb.RG. 23. HD. 35. AS. miht
Mightand,sb.== powerful man. Ps. lxxxix. 10
Mightful,adj.RG. 253
Mighthede,sb.Ps. cxliv. 7
Mighting,sb.== might. Ps. lxiv. 7
—— == mighty act. Ps. cv. 2
Mightsome,v. n.== be powerful. pret. ‘mightsomed.’ Ps. lxxvii. 38. part. ‘mightsomand.’ Ps. lxxii. 12
Mightsomeness,sb.Ps. xxix. 7
Mighty,adj.341 β
Mikel,adj.== great, incomprehensible. Creed of St Athan. 25; [mochel]. 305 B. AS. mycel
——v. a.== magnify. Ps. xi. 5; xvii. 51; lxxi. 17
Mikelhed,sb.== greatness. Ps. cv. 45
Mikelnes,sb.Ps. xxxvi. 11
Milce,sb.== mercy. RG. 388. A substantive formed from ‘mild.’ AS. milts
Mild,adj.RG. 246, 374
Milderthede,sb.== mildness, mercy. Ps. lxxvii. 38. For milderhede, the ‘t’ inserted euphonically, as in ‘are-t-hede,’ honour
Mildheartness,sb.Ps. xci. 3
Mildly,adv.[milthely]. 52 β
Mildness,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 73
Mile,sb.== a measure of distance. RG. 375. AS. míl
Mile,sb.== a girl? Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. meowle
Milful,adj.== merciful. RG. 435
Milk,sb.RG. 43
Mill,sb.[mulen]. O. and N. 86. AS. mylen
Millhouse,sb.[milnehus]. HD. 1967
Millpost,sb.[mulnepost]. Pol. S. 70
Millstone,sb.Fragm. Sci. 185
Millward,sb.Pilate 4
Milt,sb.== the spleen. Rel. S. v. 171. AS. milt
Milth,sb.== mildness. Ps. xxiv. 6
——v. n.== be mild. Ps. xxiv. 11; lxvi. 2
Mind,sb.[mund]. Signa ante Jud. 78
Mind,sb.[munde]. == memory. RG. 392, 527. AS. myne
Mine,adj.== my, before a consonant. RG. 214, 215
Mine,sb.== an unknown game. HD. 2326. Roqueforts. v.says of it, ‘Il étoit trés-dangereux, et on pouvoit s’y ruiner en peu de temps’
Mine,v. a.== remember. Ps. viii. 5. part. ‘mined’ == mindful. Ps. vi. 6. See Minne
Mine,v. a.== dig up. RG. 518. Fr. mine. See Burguy,s. v.
——v. n.== dig. Alys. 1216
Miner,sb.Alys. 1218
Ming,v. a.== mingle. RG. 42; [menge] 1995; pret. ‘monge.’ RG. 239; part. ‘ymenged.’ RG. 48, ‘minging.’ RG. 95. AS. mengian
Minister,sb.Pol. S. 195
Miniver,sb.Alys. 5474. Fr. menu vair
Minne,adj.== less. Creed of St Athan. 56. ON. minni
Minne,v. a.== remember. Wright’s L. P. 37; [munne]. Ibid. p. 112. imper. ‘munt’? Ibid. p. 37. AS. mynan
Minor,sb.== Minorite. RG. 498
Minster,sb.RG. 518
Minstrel,sb.[menstral]. RG. 53; [menestral]. RG. 272
Miracle,sb.RG. 73, 121
Mirk,adj.Ps. xvii. 12. AS. mirc
Mirkness,sb.Ps. x. 3
Mirror,sb.Pol. S. 213
Mirth,sb.O and N. 341
——v. n.== be joyful. Ps. xxxi. 11
Mirthing,sb.Ps. lxxxviii. 16
Misadventure,sb.== written divisim, ‘mys aventure.’ RG. 205; [misauntre]. RG. 375, 529
Misbear,v. a.== misbehave, part. ‘misbore.’ 1248 B.
Misbegotten,adj.RG. 42
Misbelief,sb.RG. 121
Misbelieved,adj.== infidel. RG. 239
Mischance,sb.RG. 137, 380
Mischief,sb.Alys. 3784; ‘with mischief’ == hardly. Alys. 3775
Misclaiming,part.RG. 375
Misdeed,sb.RG. 279
Misdo,v. a.RG. 381. pret. ‘mysdude.’ RG. 429, 34
Misease,sb.RG. 34, 450, 490
——adj.520 β
Miseislich,adj.== miserable. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217
Misfaring,adj.== of evil shape and condition. Alys. 6470
Misfonge,v. a.== take amiss, misunderstand. O. and N. 1372
Misgo,v. n.HD. 2707
Misliche,adv.== erroneously, unfairly. O. and N. 1771
Mislike,v. a.536 B.
——v. n.O. and N. 344
Misliking,sb.Ps. lxxvii. 49. Wright’s L. P. p. 72
Mismotynde,part.== arguing wrongly. Pol. S. 157
Misnime,v. a.== mistake, part. ‘misnume.’ O. and N. 1512
Misniming,sb.== wrongful taking. RG. 508
Mispay,v. a.== displease. 2046 B.
Misrede,v. a.== misadvise. O. and N. 160, 1061
Misreke,v. n.== misreckon. O. and N. 490, 675
Misrempe,v. n.== misstate or misstrive in an argument. O. and N. 1785. ON. remba, niti
Miss,v. a.50 B. AS. missian
——v. n.== fail of. O. and N. 823
Missay,v. a.HD. 49
Misstart,v. n.O. and N. 675
Misstep,v. n.O. and N. 1351
Mist,sb.684 B
Misthink,v. a.[think mis]. Ps. ix. 23
Mistide,v. n.== happen unfortunately. O. and N. 1499
Mistread,v. a.== tread awry. Rel. Ant. ii. 175
Misunderstand,v. a.RG. 42
Miswend,part.== gone in the wrong way. RG. 351
Misȝenge,sb.== failure. O. and N. 1227
Mithe,v. a.== conceal. HD. 652. AS. míðan
Mitten,sb.== might. Marg. 44
Mixed,adj.== foul. HD. 2533. AS. mix
Mo, == more. RG. 369
Moan,v. n.[mene]. 1284 B. AS. mǽnan
——sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Mock,v. a.Pol S. 238
Mody,adj.== proud. Body and Soul 3. AS. módig
Molest,sb.== sorrow. Alys. 5443, 5811
Mon, == shall, as ‘mon grinde.’ Ps. xxviii. 6; [mone]. Ps. lxviii. 37. ON. mun
Mon,indef. pron.== ‘one;’ as the Germ. ‘man.’ O. and N. 455
Monday.RG. 495
Mone,sb.See Mon
Mone,sb.== companion. K. Horn, 540. AS. gemána
Mone, == share, portion. K. Horn, 1147. AS. gemæne
Mone,sb.== saying, proverb. Alys. 1281. ON. munnr
—— == opinion. HD. 816. AS. monian, mánian
Mone,sb.== wrong, harm? RG. 315. AS. mán
Mone,v. a.== tell, repeat. Wright’s L. P. p. 92. AS. mænan?
Mones, == many? Ps. lxv. 5
Monk,sb.RG. 105, 369
Monoceros,sb.== an animal with one horn. Alys. 5721, 6539
Monscip,sb.== mercy. Marg. 69; or possibly ‘honour.’ See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 439
Month,sb.RG. 44, 399, 435
Mood,sb.== temper. RG. 15; disposition. RG. 61; [med]. RG. 157
Moodiness,sb.O. and N. 1403
Moody,adj.O. and N. 500. Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Moor,sb.Pol. S. 216
Moorhen,sb.Pol. S. 158
Mopish,adj.== foolish, silly. 78 B.
Mor.See Mayor
More,sb.== root. RG. 39, 352. ‘Moren’ is used by Laȝamon, but the etymology is uncertain
——v. a.== root up. RG. 499
More,adj.== greater. RG. 421
—— == more (of quantity). 814 B.
——adv.== rather. RG. 453
Moretide,sb.== morrow tide. Alys. 4106. AS. morgentíd
Moreȝeiing.See Morning
Morheden,vb.3 pl. pret. == murmured. Ps. cv. 25. AS. murcnian. Dut. morren
Morning,sb.[morweninge]. RG. 558; [moreȝeiing]. O. and N. 1716
Morrow,sb.[morwe]. RG. 382; [marewe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. morgen
Morsel,sb.RG. 342
Morselmeal,adv.== in pieces, or morsels. St Kath. 250
Mortar,sb.== cement, RG. 128
Mortar,sb.== an instrument in which substances are pounded. Alys. 332
Mose,sb.== hedgesparrow. O. and N. 69. Cf. AS. máse, a titmouse, and ON. músa-rindill, passer troglodytes
Most,adj.== greatest. 184, 123 B.
Mostdel, == most part. RG. 287
Mot,sb.== dispute, moot. O. and N. 468.
Mot,adj.== mute? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. Fr. mut, muet
Mote,vb. pres.== may. RG. 508.
—— == must, 826 B. pret. ‘moste’ == must, should. RG. 53, 367; 2 s. pret. ‘mostest.’ 1214 B.
Mother,sb.RG. 465
Mould,sb.== earth, ‘on molde.’ Wright’s L. P. pp. 29, 31
Mound,sb.== helmet. Alys. 2277. AS. mond == a basket
Mound,sb.== power, value. Alys. 2655, 2207
—— == size, hence a crowd of people. Pol. S. 189. Pr. mont, munt
Mouns,sb.== mountains. RG. 220, 392
Mount,v. n.== ascend. 184 B.
Mountain,sb.27 β
Mountance,sb.== duration. Alys. 6211. Fr. montance
Mourn,v. n.Wright’s L. P. p. 34. AS. murnan
Mourning,sb.23 B.
Mouse,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 111. AS. mús
Mouth,sb.HD. 1256. 868 B.
Mouthed,adj.Alys. 6125
Move,v. a.RG. 453
Mow,v. a.RG. 496, strike hard. HD. 1852. AS. máwan
——sb.== crop. O. and N. 1038
Mowe,sb.== a female relation. Rel. S. v. 162. M. Ode, st. 15. RG. 316. AS. mage. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 441
Much,adj.RG. 372. 19 B.
Muchdel, == great part, RG. 376
Muchehed,sb.== greatness, size. Alys. 7352
Muchel.See Mikel
Muck,sb.Fr. on the Seven Sins, 29
Muge,sb.== mugwort. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. AS. mug-wyrt
Mulberry,sb.Ps. lxxvii. 47. Germ. maulbeere. Lat. morus
Mule,sb.RG. 189
Mumble,v. n.Pol. S. 238. ON. mumla. Dut. mommelen
Munne,v. n.== remember. Wright’s L. P. p. 112. imper. ‘munt.’ Ibid. p. 37
Munning,sb.== remembrance, remorse? Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. munan
Munten,v. a.== measure out; hence, give, pay. Pol. S. 151. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 216. Fr. munter
Muray,sb.== wall. Alys. 6244. Fr. murail
Murder,sb.RG. 559
——v. a.pret. ‘morthrede.’ RG. 263. part. ‘ymorthred.’ RG. 110. AS. myrðrian
Murgost, Murgore, Murge.See under Merry
Murne,adj.== sorrowful. K. Horn, 724
Muthe,sb.== army, 1638. Fr. muete
Mutton,sb.== the meat so called. Pol. S. 198
My,adj.RG. 443
Mynde,adj.== merciful, kind. Wright’s L. P. p. 82. The word occurs in the Manuel d. Pecches, v. 727,
‘And y am euere so myndeFor to pray for al mankynde.’
AS. myn
Myrrh,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 96. Body and Soul, 118
Mysel,sb.== leper. RG. 435. Fr. mesel. Lat. misellus
Nail,sb.== clavus. HD. 712. AS. nægel
—— == unguis. K. Horn, 238
——v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 84. part. ‘ynailed.’ 93 β
Naked,adj.RG. 458, 557. AS. nacod. This word is a participle of a verb, of which the root isnag(cf. ON. gnaga), meaning to gnaw, strip off bark or covering from anything
Nakedhed,sb.Alys. 7056
Nakins, == no kind. Ps. xxxii. 16
Name,sb.RG. 367
——v. a.pret. ‘nempnede.’ RG. 28
Namely,adv.RG. 381, 537
Nanmon, == no more. RG. 291
Nap,sb.== napkin. Rel. S. v. 107. Fr. nape. Lat. mappa
Nap,v. n.== sleep. Ps. lxxv. 7. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. hnæppian
Nape,sb.== back of neck. Alys. 1347. Swed. nakke
Napping,sb.== sleep. Ps. lxxv. 6. AS. hnæppung
Nare, == narrow,q. v.
——v. a.== oppress. Ps. xxxiv. 5
Narrow,adj.RG. 401; [nare]. Fr. Sci. 318. AS. nearo
——adv.== narrowly, closely. O. and N. 68
Natheless, == nevertheless. RG. 375
Navel,sb.Alys. 493. AS. nafela
Nawighte,adv.== not at all, not a bit. Ps. lxxvi. 3
Nay,adv.Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Ne, == not. O. and N. 48. RG. 470
—— == nor. O. and N. 905, 906. RG. 470
In composition.A. With the verb To Bepres. sing.1. ‘nam.’ Wright’s L. P.p. 42. 2. ‘nart.’ O. and N. 407. 3. ‘nis.’ RG. 454pret. sing.3. ‘nes.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 52. ‘nas.’ RG. 372pl.‘nere.’ RG. 376pret. conj.‘nere.’ O. and N. 22B. With the verb To Havepret. sing.1. ‘navy.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 37. 2. ‘nast.’ Ibid p. 102, 103. 3. ‘nath.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. ‘nafdh.’ Rel. S. v. 80pl.3. ‘nabbeth.’ O. and N. 253pret. sing.2. ‘naddest.’ O. and N. 1509pl.‘nadde.’ RG. 19pres. conj.3. ‘nabbe.’ Rel. S. v. 41C. With the verb To Willpres. sing.1. ‘nul.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 32, ‘nullyt.’ Id. ibid.2. ‘nyltu.’ RG. 13. ‘nultu.’ O. and N. 9033. ‘nele.’ O. and N. 1480.pl.3. ‘nolle.’ RG. 265. ‘nulleth.’ O. and N. 1762pret.‘nolde.’ RG. 508. ‘noldestu.’ Rel. S. v. 167D. With the verb To Witpres. sing.1. ‘not.’ O. and N. 1619. 3. ‘not.’ RG. 518pl.2. ‘nuȝte.’ O. and N. 1749. 3. ‘nute.’ O. and N. 1008. neotith. Alys. 3767pret. sing.3. ‘nuste.’ RG. 13
In composition.A. With the verb To Be
pres. sing.1. ‘nam.’ Wright’s L. P.p. 42. 2. ‘nart.’ O. and N. 407. 3. ‘nis.’ RG. 454
pret. sing.3. ‘nes.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 52. ‘nas.’ RG. 372
pl.‘nere.’ RG. 376
pret. conj.‘nere.’ O. and N. 22
B. With the verb To Have
B. With the verb To Have
pret. sing.1. ‘navy.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 37. 2. ‘nast.’ Ibid p. 102, 103. 3. ‘nath.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. ‘nafdh.’ Rel. S. v. 80
pl.3. ‘nabbeth.’ O. and N. 253
pret. sing.2. ‘naddest.’ O. and N. 1509
pl.‘nadde.’ RG. 19
pres. conj.3. ‘nabbe.’ Rel. S. v. 41
C. With the verb To Will
C. With the verb To Will
pres. sing.1. ‘nul.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 32, ‘nullyt.’ Id. ibid.
2. ‘nyltu.’ RG. 13. ‘nultu.’ O. and N. 9033. ‘nele.’ O. and N. 1480.
2. ‘nyltu.’ RG. 13. ‘nultu.’ O. and N. 903
3. ‘nele.’ O. and N. 1480.
pl.3. ‘nolle.’ RG. 265. ‘nulleth.’ O. and N. 1762
pret.‘nolde.’ RG. 508. ‘noldestu.’ Rel. S. v. 167
D. With the verb To Wit
D. With the verb To Wit
pres. sing.1. ‘not.’ O. and N. 1619. 3. ‘not.’ RG. 518
pl.2. ‘nuȝte.’ O. and N. 1749. 3. ‘nute.’ O. and N. 1008. neotith. Alys. 3767
pret. sing.3. ‘nuste.’ RG. 13
Neat,sb.== cattle. RG. 404, 518. AS. nýten, neát
Neb,sb.== face. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 24. AS. neb
Neck,sb.RG. 539, 375. AS. hnecca
Necromancy,sb.Alys. 137
Nedre,sb.== adder. RG. 43. AS. næddre
Need,sb.== necessary duty. RG. 527
—— == service, help. RG. 403. O. and N. 388
——v. n.976 B. RG. 370
Need,v. n.== dare. Alys. 6525, AS. néðan
Needful,adj.== needy. Ps. cviii. 22. Sermon, 17
Needing,sb.== need. Ps. ix. 10
Needle,sb.RG. 99
Needless,adj.1664 B.
Needy,adj.RG. 330
Neeres,sb.== reins, kidneys. Ps. xxx. 3. ON. nyra. Dut. nier. Cf. ‘kydneer,’ the form found in Wiclif, Ex. xxix. 13
Neghtsom,adj.== propitious. Ps. lxiv. 4; lxxvii. 38. AS. hnǽgan
Neigh,v. n.RG. 459. part. ‘neyghynge.’ Alys. 1872. AS. hnæegan
Neighbour,sb.RG. 538
Neighing,sb.Alys. 2091
Neither,pron.[nother]. RG. 421;conj.[nother]. O. and N. 465; [nouther]. Wright’s L. P. p. 102
Neld,sb.== needle. Sermon, 22
Nende,sb.== end. RG. 153, 297
Nephew,sb.RG. 325, 393
Nere,sb.== ear. Ps. xxx. 3
Nese,v. n.== sneeze. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. niesan
Nesh,adj.== soft, tender. 1623 B. O. and N. 1385; [neys]. HD. 217. AS. hnesc
——v. a.== make soft. part. ‘nesched.’ Ps. liv. 22
Neshly,adv.== softly. [nessely]. RG. 435
Nest,sb.O. and N. 282
Nestle,v. n.Ps. ciii. 17
Net,sb.HD. 752
Nether, [nyther] == lower. 522 β. sup. ‘netherest.’ Ps. cxxxviii. 15. ‘nythemeste.’ Fr. Sci. 331
Netherward,adv.[notherward]. O. and N. 144
Nettle,sb.O. and N. 593
Neve,sb.== fist, neif. HD. 1917. ON. hnefi
Never,adv.RG. 13; [newe]. RG. 468
Nevereft.946 B.
Neverthelater,adv.RG. 11
New,adj.[nywe]. RG. 375; [nowe]. O. and N. 1127
——sb.== infant. Ps. xviii. 8
——v. a.== renew. Ps. xxxviii. 3
Newe, == never.q. v.
Next.See Nigh
Nice,adj.== silly, foolish. RG. 109, 106. Fr. niais
Nifle,v. n.== talk folly, drivel. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211
Nigh,adj.[neȝ]. 94, 208 B.; [neh]. Wright’s L. P. p. 34. sup. ‘next.’ RG. 11; [nest]. Wright’s L. P. p. 59
Nigh,v. n.== draw near to. Wright’s L. P. p. 84. Alys. 781
Night,sb.RG. 383. gen. absol. ‘nightes’ == in the night-time, or ‘by night.’ O. and N. 238
Nightingale,sb.O. and N. 4, 13. AS. nightgale, from ‘galan,’ to sing
Nighwhat, == almost. RG. 81, 398
Nime,v. a.== take. 822 B.; pret. ‘nome.’RG. 367; ‘nam.’ 285 B.; ‘neme.’ 254 B.; part. ‘ynome.’ RG. 3; part. ‘niming’ == taking prisoners. Alys. 1614. AS. niman
Nine.RG. 382, 393
Nineteen.RG. 517
Nineteenth,adj.RG. 421
Ninety.RG. 485
Ninth,adj.RG. 473
Nithe,v. a.== lower, bend. Marg. 17
Nithe,sb.== hatred, envy. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. AS. níð
——v. n.== strive, emulate. Ps. xxxvi. 8
Nitheful,adj.== malicious. M. Ode, 138
Nithemest,adj.== nethermost, lowest. Fragm. Sci. 331
Nithing,sb.== villain. K. Horn, 202. AS. níðing
No,adv.‘no shaltow’ == shalt thou not. Alys. 6925
No,adj.== none. 24 B.
Noble,adj.RG. 367
Nobleman,sb.RG. 393
Nobleye,sb.== nobility. RG. 376, 420
Nobly,adv.RG. 367; [noblelike]. HD. 2640
Noise,sb.RG. 151, 396. Fr. noise. Prov. nausa. Lat. nausea
Noll,sb.== head. Pol. S. 157. AS. cnoll, hnol
Nomore,adv.[namore]. RG. 384
None,adj.before a consonant. RG. 369, 370; [nond]. Ritson’s AS. xvii. 35.
—— == no one. RG. 468
Nook,sb.== ‘note’ or value? ‘not a far-things nook.’ HD. 820
Nook,sb.== corner, nook. Ps. cxvii. 22. ON. hnocki, a hook; hence an angle or corner
Noon,sb.RG. 398
North.RG. 14
Northern,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 51
Northward,adv.1127 B.
Norye,sb.== a foster-child. Alys. 4730
Nose,sb.RG. 94
Not,adv.[noȝt]. 102 B.
Note,sb.(in music). St Dunstan, 165
Note,sb.== use, power, possession. O. and N. 51. AS. notu. The Jesus Coll. MS. however reads ‘vote,’ i. e. ‘foot’
——v. a.== employ. O. and N. 1031
Notheles,adv.‘notheles A’ == without the aid of A. Alys. 3658
Nother,conj.== nor. RG. 421
Nothfulhede,sb.== use, advantage. Ps. xxix. 10
Nothing.RG. 367
Nought, == nothing; [naȝt]. RG. 403; [noȝt]. 1094 B.
Nourish,v. a.[norysy]. RG. 434, [norischi]. 1876 B.
Nourishing,sb.== nourishment. Fragm. Sci. 382
Now,adv.[nou]. RG. 368; [nouthe]. RG. 458
Nowe,sb.== cattle. Body and Soul, 73. Yorksh. ‘nowie.’ ON. naut
Nowhere,adv.RG. 428
Nowhither,adv.Body and Soul, 179
Noy,v. a.== annoy. 198 B.
Nughtsom,v. n.== abound. Ps. lxiv. 14. AS. genihtsumian
——v. a.== make to abound. Ps. xlix. 19
Number,sb.RG. 396
Numbering,sb.RG. 61
Nun,sb.RG. 370. Fr. nonne
Nunnery,sb.RG. 369
Nut,sb.HD. 419. Alys. 5193. AS. hnut
Nutmeg,sb.Alys. 6792. Fr. muguette, noix muscade
Nycke,v.== ‘to nycke nay.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Nyte,v. a.== use, enjoy. HD. 941. AS. neotan. ON. nyta
Nythemest, == lowest. See Nether
O, == one. RG. 430, 454
O, == ever. O. and N. 1474. See Oo
Oak,sb.RG. 22. AS. ǽc
Oaken,adj.Alys. 6415
Oar,sb.HD. 711. AS. ár
Oath,sb.RG. 383, 506. AS. áð
Obedience,sb.921 B.
Obeysant,adj.== obedient. RG. 503
Obligation,sb.RG. 391
Oblige,v. a.RG. 12. part. ‘y-obliged.’ RG. 389
Obok, == on the book. HD. 2311
Obon, == on, or in body. HD. 2505. See numerous other exx. of this form in Sir F. Madden’s Gloss. to Havelok under this word
Observe,v. a.Legend of St Cuthbert in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 15,n.
Ocean,sb.RG. 40
Ocquerne,sb.== dog-leather well dressed. M. Ode, st. 183. Fr. ocaigne
Odame,sb.== brother-in-law. Alys. 2081. See v. 2349. AS. áðum. N. H. G. eidam
Odwite,sb.== reproach. O. and N. 1231. AS. edwít, oðwítan
Of.O. and N. 9, 11
—— == on account of. O. and N. 40
Ofbore,v. n.== forbear. O. and N. 408
Ofchamed,part.== ashamed. O. and N. 932. AS. of-sceamian
Ofdawen,v. n.== recover one’s senses. Alys. 2265
Ofdrad,part.== afraid. O. and N. 1141
Oferen,v. a.== terrify. O. and N. 976. part. ‘oferd.’ O. and N. 399. AS. offǽred, affrighted
Off,adv.[of.] Pol. S. 188
Offer,v. a.RG. 545
Offering,sb.== donation. RG. 545; oblation. Alys. 6163
Office,sb.== duty. RG. 468
Offspring,sb.RG. 9
Ofgo,v. a.== overtake. 52 B.
Ofgrede,v. a.== call to. Alys. 581
Ofken,v. a.== bring forth (a child). Rel. S. iv. 42
Ofligge,v. n.== lie by, or on. O. and N. 1503
Oflonged,part.== oppressed with longing. O. and N. 1585
Ofscape,v. a.== escape. RG. 398
——v. n.== escape. RG. 570
Ofsee,v. a.== see. pret. ‘of-sygh.’ Alys. 6060. AS. of-seón
Ofseek,v. a.== seek out. Miracles, 87
Ofsend,v. a.== send for. Alys. 1006, 1912
Ofserve,v. a.== observe. RG. 265
Ofslahe,part.== slain. O. and N. 1609
Ofspeak,v. a.== speak of, part. ‘ofspoke.’ Alys. 6518
Ofswink,v. a.== fatigue. RG. 40
Oft,adj.== frequent. RG. 264; comp. oter. RG. ibid.
——adv.RG. 443
Oftake,v. a.== overtake. 53 B. 409 β
Ofthink,v. a.used impersonally == to repent of. ‘hem of-thouȝte here prute.’ RG. 163. AS. of-þincan
——v. a.== think of, consider. Rel. S. v. 2
Oftoned,part.== made angry. O. and N. 254. AS. teonan
Ogaine, == again. For words compounded with ‘ogaine,’ see under Again
Oh,Ohen. See Owe
Oil,sb.RG. 13; [oli]. Ps. xxii. 5; [ely]. Marg. 60
Ointment,sb.Judas 126
Ok, == eke, also. HD. 1081
Ok.See Ache
Ok, == ac, but. Pol. S. 205
Okir,sb.== usury. Ps. xiv. 5. ON. okr. from auka, to increase
Oknes, == on knees. HD. 2252
Old,adj.RG. 474
Oli.See Oil
Olifaunt.See Elephant
Olive,sb.RG. 193
Olive,adv.== on, or in life, alive. HD. 2865. RG. 81
Oliver,sb.== olive. Alys. 5785
Oloft,adv.== aloft; lit. in the air. Ps. lxxiv. 8
On.See Owe
On,prep.Wright’s L. P. pp. 22, 38
Onan,adv.== anon. Ps. civ. 11
Onde,sb.== spite. RG. 40. AS. anda
Onde,sb.== breath. Alys. 3501. ON. anda
Ondi ?Body and Soul, 103
One, == the numeral. RG. 523. acc. s. ‘anne.’ O. and N. 792
—— == a certain person. RG. 289
—— == alone, single. Wright’s L. P. p. 81
Onelote,sb.== offering, or sacrifice. Ps. xxxix. 7; l. 21. Probably a corruption of AS. ‘of-lete’
Oneness,sb.== unity. Creed of St Athan. 11
Ones,adv.== of one kind. O. and N. 1393
Onfang,v. a.== conceive (of a woman); pret. ‘onfogh.’ Ps. l. 7. part. ‘onfanged.’ Id. ibid.
Onfrest,v. a.== delay. HD. 1337. AS. fyrst
Ongrede,v. a.== lament. O. and N. 1586
Onhede,sb.== unity. Creed of St Athan. 72
Oning,sb.== a darling, only child. Ps. xxi. 21
Onith,adv.== by night. HD. 1251
Onlepi.See Anilepi
Onlight,v. a.== illuminate. Ps. cxviii. 135
Onrese,v. n.== rush upon. Ps. lviii. 4
Onsene,sb.== countenance. O. and N. 1704. AS. on-syn
Onsprute,sb.== a sprouting forth. Ps. xvii. 16
Onwar,adj.== ware, aware. Wright’s L. P. p. 46
Onycle,sb.== onyx. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Onyx,sb.Cok. 90
Oo,adv.== aye, ever. Wright’s L. P. pp. 43, 99
Ope,adj.== open. O. and N. 168. AS. open. ON. opinn, from ‘op,’ ostium, foramen. Lat. ap-erio
Open,v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 71
——v. n.2209 B.
Openheaded,adj.== bareheaded. RG. 530
Openly,adv.Alys. 4003; [opeliche]. O. and N. 851
Orchard,sb.Alys. 1684. AS. orcerd
Ordain,v. a.(a clerk). 276 B.
—— == set in array. RG. 452, 456
Ordainer,sb.== tutor. RG. 469
—— == a setter in order. St Dunstan, 45
Orde,sb.== a point. K. Horn, 638. Alys. 1838
—— == beginning. O. and N. 1783. AS. órd.
Order,sb.== disposition, arrangement. Ritson’s AS. xvii. 100
Order,sb.(of friars). RG. 492
—— == holy orders. RG. 106; an order in the church, as the priesthood. St Swithin, 17
Ore,sb.== beginning. M. Ode, st. 91. AS. ór
Ore,adj.== one, an. O. and N. 17, 1748, 1752
Ore,sb.== grace, mercy. RG. 1, 8, 381. ON. eira, to spare
Oreless,adj.== merciless. M. Ode, st. 109
Orf,sb.== sheep. RG. 6, 378; [oreve]. O. and N. 1155. AS. yrfe
Orfreys,sb.== embroidery. Alys. 179. Fr. orfrais, vid. Roq.s. v.
Organ,sb.== musical instrument. Ps. cxxxvi. 2
Orgle,sb.== organ. Alys. 191. Germ. orgel
Orgulous,adj.== proud. Alys. 2006. AS. orgel. Fr. orgueil
Orison,sb.== prayer. RG. 435, 475
Orn.See Wine
Orpedship,sb.== valour. Alys. 1413. Orpinn is the partic. of ‘verpa,’ to ‘warp,’ or ‘throw,’ in O. Norse. Hence ‘orped’ comes to signify ‘headlong,’ ‘daring,’ or ‘valorous’
Osier,sb.[oyser]. Alys. 6186. Fr. osier
Ostede, == in the place. HD. 2549
Oth,adv.== out of. O. and N. 359
Oth, == other? O. and N. 115
Other,adj.RG. 375
Other, == or. RG. 376; ‘other—other’ == either—or. 638 β
Otherluker,adv.== otherwise. M. Ode, st. 76
Othom,sb.== uncle. RG. 182, 440. Germ. oheim. Dut. oom.
Ought,vb.See Owe
Ought, == anything. 765 B.
Oule,sb.== firehook. 478 β. Body and Soul, 207. AS. awel, ǽl
Ounce,sb.== the animal. Alys. 5228. Fr. once. Span. onza
Our,adj.428 B.
Our,adj.== your? RG. 455
Out,adv.RG. 546
——prep.‘out of.’ RG. 547
Outbear,v. a.== bear out. Ps. lxxvii. 52. part. ‘outborn.’ Ps. ix. 26
Outbishett,part.== shut out. Alys. 25
Outcast,v. a.part. ‘outcasten.’ Ps. lxxxiii. 11
Outcasting,sb.== an outcast. Ps. xxi. 7
Outdraw,v. a.pret. ‘outdroghe.’ Ps. xxi. 10
Outdrive,v. a.Ps. xliii. 3
Outelyng,adj.== external, beyond others. Alys. 4914
Outen,adj.== foreign. Ps. xvii. 46
Outend,v. a.== exterminate. Ps. lxxix. 14
Outerly,adv.‘al outerliche’ == intently. Alys. 220
Outgang,sb.Ps. xxx. 23
Outgate,sb.== going out. Ps. cxiii. 1
Outgo,v. n.Ps. xliii. 10. pret. ‘outyhode.’ Ps. xviii. 5
Outgoing,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 191
Outlaw,sb.HD. 41
Outlead,v. a.Ps. lxvii. 7
Outlet,sb.[utlete]. O. and N. 1752
Outloted,part.== overthrown? Ps. cxl. 6. AS. lútan. part. ‘loten’
Outly,adv.RG. 66, 239
Outmost,adj.RG. 549
Output,v. a.Ps. v. 11
Outrage,sb.RG. 136; ‘said none outrage’ == spoke truly. RG. 432
Outseek,v. a.RG. 435
Outsend,v. a.Ps. ciii. 30
Outsheath,v. a.Ps. xxxvi. 14
Outshun,v. a.== make to avoid. Ps. xxiv. 15; to pluck up? Ps. cxxviii. 6
Outspit,v. a.part. ‘outspat.’ Alys. 1628
Outspring,v. n.pret. ‘outsprang.’ Alys. 493
Outsterandness,sb.== excuse. Probably for ‘outscerandness.’ Ps. cxl. 4. See the V. L. AS. scíran
Outstere,sb.== excuse. Probably for ‘outscere.’ Ps. cxl. 4. See the V. L. So ‘stakered’ is written for ‘skatered’ in v. 7
Outtake,v. a.== take out. Ps. vi. 5. part. ‘outane.’ Ps. cxxiii. 7
Outthrow,v. a.Ps. lxxii. 18
Outward,adv.2208 B.
Outwending,sb.== departure. Wright’s L. P. p. 75
Outweringnes,sb.== vexation, weariness. Ps. xxx. 19
Outwryghe,v. a.== discover. Alys. 6483. AS. wreon
Ovemest,adj.== highest, upmost. Fragm. Sci. 24
Oven,sb.O. and N. 292 (in dat. ‘ofne’). AS. ofen
Ovenon,adv.‘on ovenon’ == above, upon. Alys. 2234. S. S. anovenan. See Laȝ. iii. 34
Over,prep.== ‘across.’ Pol. S. 70
—— == superior to, beyond. Ps. cxviii. 103
Overal,adv.RG. 375
Overcast,adj.(of the sky). 1415 B.
Overcome,v. a.RG. 401, 454, 548
Overdear,adj.== very costly. RG. 389
Overdeed,sb.== a doing too much, surfeit. O. and N. 352
Overest,sb.== highest part. Ps. ciii. 3
Overfall,v. a.== fall upon. Ps. lvii. 9
Overfare,v. n.== pass away. HD. 2163
——v. a.== pass over. O. and N. 387. pret. ‘overfore.’ Ps. cxxiii. 5. part. ‘overfaren.’ Ps. cxxiii. 5
Overgilt,part.== gilt. St Kath. 158
Overgo,v. n.[over-gan]. O. and N. 950
Overhead,sb.== blow on the head. Alys. 7396
Overheave,v. a.part. ‘overhoven.’ Ps. lxxi. 16
Overhele,v. a.== conceal. Ps. xliii. 16
Overhohe,v. a.== despise. O. and N. 1404. AS. ofer-hogian
Overhope,v. n.== hope constantly. Ps. cxviii. 43
Overmirth,v. n.== insult. Ps. xxxiv. 19
Overmost,adj.== highest. Ps. ciii. 13
Overnoon,sb.== midday. Ps. xxxvi. 6
Overquatie,v. a.== overfill. O. and N. 353. Halliwell gives ‘Quatted’ == full, satiated. Probably from the ON. kvett, meat; another form of kjöt
Oversee,v. a.== look over (lit.). O. and N. 30
Overshun,v. a.== swallow up? Ps. cxxiii. 4
Oversid.O. and N. 1436; either == oversees, looks after, from AS. ofer-seon; or == regards, takes charge of, from AS. ofer-sittan
Oversore,adj.RG. 280
Overspread,v. a.RG. 380
Overstie,v. a.== go over, surpass. Rel. S. iii. 1
Overswallow,v. a.[oure-swelyhe]. Ps. lxxviii. 16
Overtake,v. a.HD. 1816. Ps. vi. 2
Overthwart,adv.HD. 2822
Overward,adv.RG. 531
Overwerp,v. n.== lit. to throw over; hence neut. to overflow, boil over. Wright’s L. P. p. 83
Overwin,v. a.Ps. cviii. 3
Owe,v. a.== own or have. pres. ‘owe.’ RG. 432. pret. ‘ow.’ Pol. S. 204
——v. a.== owe a person a thing, pres. ‘on.’ (s. q.if not ‘ou.’) RG. 311
——v. n.== be obliged; have to do a thing. pres. ‘oh.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 70. pl. ‘ohen.’ Rel. S. v. 2; pret. ‘aute.’ RG. 452; ‘aȝte.’ RG. 202
Own,adj.[owe]. RG. 372, 437; [oȝe]. O. and N. 1648; [onne]. Wright’s L. P. p. 104
Ox,sb.133 β
Oȝer,adj.== great, dreadful. O. and N. 118. AS. óga
Oȝyrt, == other. RG. 192