Pace,sb.== step. RG. 387, 513
Pack,sb.== bundle, burden. Ritson’s AS. viii. 248
Paddock,sb.== toad. Alys. 6126. ON. padda
Pae,sb.== peacock. Ritson’s AS. viii. 20. AS. pawa
Page,sb.== a lackey. Pol. S. 237. Fr. page. Vid. Roq.s. v.
Pain,sb.== penalty. 481 B. RG. 377
—— == anguish, [pyne]. Alys. 5059; [peyne]. Ibid. 5060
Paint,v. a.part. ‘ypeynt.’ RG. 174
Pair,sb.RG. 390
Palace,sb.RG. 190
Palfreiour,sb.== palfrey-keeper. Pol. S. 237
Palfrey,sb.RG. 490. Fr. palefroi. Lat. paraveredus
Pall,sb.== coverlet. Alys. 7733. Body and Soul, 15. Lat. palla
Pall,v. n.== grow pale. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pallion,sb.== pall. 248 B.
Palmer,sb.Alys. 4981
Palter, == bough. Ps. lxxix. 12;s. q.if ‘paltres’ be not == ‘palm-trees.’ Lat. palmites. See the V. L.
Pan,sb.== dish. Alys. 4939. AS. panne
Pan,sb.See Penny
Pannier,sb.HD. 760
Pans,sb.== furs. Alys. 1572. Fr. pane
Pans,sb.== pence. See Penny
Panter,sb.== panterer. RG. 187; [pantrer]. RG. 438. Fr. panetier
Panther,sb.Alys. 6352
Pap,sb.== woman’s teat. HD. 2132. Ps. xxi. 10. Ital. poppa. Lat. papilla
Papejay,sb.== parrot. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. papegai
Paradise,sb.Alys. 5685; [parays]. 353 β
Parage,sb.== rank. Alys. 2953. Fr. parage
Paramours,adv.= with love, tenderly. Wright’s L. P. p. 91
Parchment,sb.[parchemyn]. Pol. S. 156. Fr. parcamin
Pard,sb.== leopard. Alys. 6709
Pardie,interj.== by God. 2082 B. Fr. par Dieu
Pardon,sb.2458 B.
Pare,v. a.Pilate, 234. Fr. parer
Parish,sb.1881 B.
Park,sb.RG. 1. AS. pearroc. W. parc
Parliament,sb.RG. 449
Parred,part.== locked up. HD. 2439. ON. sperra
Parson,sb.RG. 471, 496
Part,sb.Pol. S. 193
——v. a.== separate. RG. 436
Parting,sb.== departure. Alys. 2906
Partner,sb.RG. 309
Party,sb.== part. RG. 394, 400
Parvenke,sb.== periwinkle. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Pol. S. 218. AS. pervence
—— == the flower, excellence of a thing. Ritson’s AS. xvii. 42
Pasken,v. n.== push, strike? ‘to pasken in the watere,’ St Andrew 8, seems to mean to beat the water by throwing in the net. Swed. piska. O. Engl. ‘pash.’ Cf. our phrase of ‘whipping a stream.’
Pass,v. a.== surpass. 1031 B.
—— == pass over. RG. 436. Alys. 5580
——v. n.== go through, pass by. RG. 556
Passage,sb.676 B.
Passion,sb.== the suffering of our Saviour. RG. 495
Pasty,sb.HD. 644. Cok. 52. Dut. pastei. Fr. pâte
Pate,sb.== head Pol. S. 237. Judas, 83
Paten,sb.HD. 188. Lat. patina
Path,sb.HD. 2390. O. and N. 380
Patriarch,sb.RG. 479
Patron,sb.RG. 470
Paune,sb.== head. See Poune
Pautener,sb.== rascal. Alys. 1737. Fr. pautonier. Ital. paltone. Vid. Roq. and Burguy,s. v.
Paved,adj.Pol. S. 190
Pavement,sb.RG. 476
Pavilion,sb.[pavelon]. RG. 48, 569; [payloun]. Alys. 5067
——v. a.== to lodge under tents. part. ‘ypavylounded.’ Alys. 2038. Fr. pavillon. Lat. papilio
Pay,v. a.(money); pret. ‘payde.’ RG. 374, 498. part. ‘ipaiid.’ Pol. S. 204
——v. a.== please, appease. RG. 314. part. ‘ypaid.’ RG. 391; ‘ipaised’ == restored to peace. RG. 570. Fr. paier. Lat. pacare
Pay,sb.== peace. RG. 125. Fr. paix
Payloun.See Pavilion
Paynim,sb.== heathen, pagans. RG. 395
Pays, == pitch,q. v.
Pea.See Pese
Peace,sb.RG. 491, 500
Peaceful,adj.Ps. cxix 7
Peacefully,adv.Ps. xxxiv. 20
Peacock,sb.Alys. 5410
Peak,sb.== The Peak of Derbyshire. RG. 7
Pear,sb.1203 B.
Peer,sb.== equal. RG. 17
Peer,v. n.== look into. [pure]. K. Horn, 1124; [pouren]. Alys. 5799
Pelican,sb.Ps. ci. 7
Pell,sb.== fur, skin. Alys. 6697. Lat. pellis
Pelle,v. n.== drive, go? HD. 810. Lat. pello
Pelure,sb.== a furred robe. Alys. 4129. Fr. pel
Penance,sb.RG. 255
Pencel,sb.== pennon, banner. Alys. 2688. Fr. pencel. Lat. penna
Penny,sb.RG. 404, 493; [pan]. Pol. S. 204. pl. ‘panes.’ RG. 473; ‘pans.’ 530 β
Pepper,sb.Alys. 7032
Perauntre,adv.== peradventure. RG. 375
Perch,sb.== the fish. Alys. 5446. Fr. perche. Lat. perca
Perche,v. a.== prick, spur. Alys. 2460. Fr. percer
Perforce,adv.Alys. 4577
Peril,sb.RG. 452
Pers,sb.== a cloth or stuff. Alys. 4987; usually of a blue colour. Fr. pers. Vid. Roq.
Pervink.See Parvenke
Pese,sb.== a pea. Alys. 5959. AS. pise
Pesens,sb.== neck-armour covering the breast. Alys. 3697; same as ‘pesane’ in the later Romances. Fr. pis, piz, the breast
Pett,sb.== pit. Alys. 5764
Pett, for pight? == made. Alys. 7495
Peys, == pitch,q. v.
Phantom,sb.== vanity. Ps. iv. 3. Fr. fantosme
Philosophy,sb.RG. 130
Physic,sb.RG. 151
Physician,sb.RG. 68
Pick,v. a.Pol. S. p. 150. part. ‘pycchynde.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 110
Piece,sb.== a portion, bit. RG. 555. St Kath. 229
—— == a man. RG. 355
Piecemeal,adv.RG. 278
Pierce,v. a.RG. 437
Piete,sb.== pity. Pol S. 213
Pike,sb.== sharp stake. RG. 51
——v. a.== pierce. RG. 51
Pile,sb.== hair. Body and Soul, 38
Pilgrim,sb.2360 B.
Pilgrimage,sb.5 B.
Pilkoc,sb.== the penis. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pill,v. a.== rob. Pol. S. 150. Fr. piller
Pillar,sb.Alys. 6242. Fr. pilier. Lat. pila
Pillory,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Piment,sb.== a kind of wine. HD. 1728. Alys. 4178. See the recipe for making it in Halliwell,s. v.
Pin,sb.== pinnacle. Cok. 57
—— == pin (in the modern sense). Alys. 6146
Pinch,v. n.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Pine,sb.== pain. RG 326
——v. a.== make to pine. Ps. xxxvi. 28. part. ‘ypyned.’ RG. 449
Pink,v. n.== prick or stab. Pol. S. 156. AS. pyngan
Pinnuc,sb.== hedge-sparrow. O. and N. 1128. See Wright’s Vocabularies, p. 177, where ‘lirifa’ is translated ‘pynok’
Pinse,v. a.== pinch, torture, part. ‘ipinsed.’ Fall and P. 89. Dut. pinssen. Fr. pincer
Pipe,sb.== musical instrument. Alys. 7769. AS. píp
——v. n.Alys. 1012. Pol. S. 216
Pirate,sb.== a kind of ship. Alys. 6182
Pircle,v. n.== slobber at the mouth. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pirope,sb.== a precious stone. Alys. 5682. Gr. πυρωπός
Piss,v. n.Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pit,sb.RG. 409, 540; [pett]. Alys. 5764
Pitch,sb.RG. 410; [peys]. Alys. 1620; [pays]. Alys. 1630
——v. a.== smear with pitch. HD. 707. part. ‘ipiched’ 94 β
Pitch,v. a.== fix. pret. ‘pight.’ RG. 51, 29. part. ‘ypiȝt.’ RG. 48
Piteous,adj.RG. 491, 548
Piteously,adv.RG. 449, 508
Pitfall,sb.Pol. S. 193
Pith,sb.[pid]. Body and Soul, 38. AS. piða
Pity,sb.== pitiful state. Alys. 7269. RG. 532, 537
Place,sb.RG. 6, 14, 397
Plaice,sb.== the fish. HD. 896
Plaid,Plait,sb.== pleading. O. and N. 1735, 5
Plain,sb.RG. 7
Plain,v. n.== complain. RG. 533
Plaining,sb.RG. 473
Plaint,sb.Alys. 7488. HD. 2961
Planet,sb.RG. 112
Plant,v. a.Ps. lxxix. 10
Plaster,sb.== remedy, ‘plaster of penance.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 89
Plate,adj.== flat. Alys. 2001. Fr. plat. Germ. platt
Plate,sb.== a piece of silver. Rel. Ant. i. 144. Span. plata
Plattinde,part.== journeying. See Plette and Strike
Play,sb.RG. 272; [ple]. RG. 266; [plawe]. RG. 291. AS. plega
——v. n.[plawe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 45; pret. ‘pleide.’ RG. 507
——v. a.—‘to play hands’ == clap hands. Ps. xcvii. 8
Playing,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 88
Plea,sb.RG 471, 473
Plead,v. n.Pol. S. 159
Pleading,sb.RG. 471, 473
Plenar,adj.== full. 1537 B.
Plenarly,adv.1538 B.
Plenteous,adj.RG. 23
Plenty,sb.RG. 1
Plette,v. a.== strike. HD. 2444; pret. ‘plat.’ HD. 2755; ‘plette.’ HD. 2626. part. ‘plattinde’ == journeying. HD. 2282. Compare the double sense of ‘strike,’q. v.AS. plættian
Plight,v. a.== pluck, pull. Alys. 5831, 5859
Plight,sb.== harm, danger. HD. 1370, 2002. AS. pliht
—— == condition. Body and Soul, 184
Plight,v. a.== pledge. RG. 357; part. ‘yplyȝt.’ RG. 388. AS. plihtan
Plot,sb.(of ground). RG. 536. Fr. plat
Plough,sb.[ploth]. Rel. Ant. i. p. 111. ON. plógr
Ploughfere,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 49
Ploughland,sb.RG. 374
Ploughstave,sb.RG. 99
Plump,v. n.== fall heavily. Alys. 5776. Dan. plumpe
Po,sb.== peacock. Pol. S. 159. AS. pawa
Point,sb.== sharp end. RG. 395
—— == opportunity. Pilate, 17
—— == particular. St Andrew, 36
Phrases—‘upon thepointto smite.’ RG. 543‘in suchpoint’ == in such case. RG. 391
Phrases—‘upon thepointto smite.’ RG. 543
‘in suchpoint’ == in such case. RG. 391
Pointed,adj.[yponyted]. RG. 310
Poison,sb.RG. 122, 151
——v. a.Alys. 600
Poke,sb.== bag, pouch. HD. 555. AS. pocca
Poke,v. n.== stoop in walking. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Polk,sb.== pool. HD. 2685, the Norfolk ‘pulk.’
Polk,v. a.== put. Pol. S. 157
Poll,sb.== head. Pol. S. 237. Dut. bol, whence our ‘bolster.’ Germ. polster
Polled,sb.== shaven. Alys. 216
Pomon,sb.== lungs. Alys. 4374. Fr. poumon. Lat. pulmo
Pomple,v. n.stumble. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. ON. pompa
Pool,sb.RG. 131. AS. pól
Poor,adj.[povere]. RG. 376; comp. ‘poverore.’ RG. 370
Poorly,adv.[pourelike]. HD. 323
Pope,sb.RG. 502
Porch,sb.Ps. xcix. 4. Lat. porticus
Pore,v. n.See Peer
Port,sb.== gate. RG. 51
Porter,sb.RG. 539, 544
Portere ?sb.deportment. St Swithin, 25. Fr. portée
Portereve,sb.== ‘head magistrate of a town.’ Hall. RG. 541
Portray,v. a.Alys. 1520
Posse,v. n.== push, drive. K. Horn, 1041
Postern,sb.RG. 19. Alys. 4593
Pot,sb.Ps. xxi. 16. ON. pottr
Pot,v. n.== go, tramp. Pol. S. 71. AS. pæðan
Potion,sb.Alys. 3509
Pottage,sb.RG. 404
Potter,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Pottle,sb.Rel. Ant, ii. p. 176
Poudré,sb.== dust. Alys. 2180
Pound,sb.(of money). RG. 59, 383
Poune,sb.== the head. Alys. 2770. ‘paunes.’ Ibid. 2800. Another form is ‘pan.’ W. pen
Pouraille,sb.== the poor. Pol. S. 223. Alys. 1229
Pouren, see Peer,vb.
Pousté,sb.== power. Alys. 7879
Pout,v. n.Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Poveral,sb.== poor persons. RG. 254
Powder,sb.== dust. RG. 345
Powdered,adj.[pudrid]. Cok. 108
Powe,v. n.== be poor? RG. 313
Power,sb.RG. 370, 371
Praer,sb.== meadow. Cok. 69. Cf. Fr. praiau—prairie
Praise,v. a.RG. 57. 1362 B.
Prangle,v. a.== compress. HD. 639. Dut. prangen
Prasiune,sb.== chrysoprase. Cok. 89. Gr. πράσος, a leek
Pray,sb.== crowd, press. Alys. 1991, 2595
Pray,v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 58
——v. n.[prye]. Pol. S. 222
Prayer,sb.1089 B.
Preach,v. a.RG. 392
—— == exhort. Alys. 2042
Preacher,sb.RG. 392, 492
Preaching,sb.RG. 173
Precious,adj.42 β
Predication,sb.1969 B.
Preit,v. a.== pray, beseech. Marg. 1. Fr. prier
Prejudice,sb.1735 B.
Prelate,sb.RG. 472
Preone,v. a.== sew up. Rel. S. v. 68. AS. preon, a needle. ON. prióna, to sew
Preovest,adj.== proofest, most approved. Alys. 6891
Presence,sb.== bearing, dignity, [presauns]. RG. 485
Present,sb.== gift. RG. 485
——v. a.== give. Wright’s L. P. p. 96
—— == introduce a person to another. part. ‘ipresented.’ 231 B.
Press,sb.== throng. 2469 B.
——v. a.part, ‘ypreost.’ Alys. 2342
Prest,adj.== ready. RG. 485. Ital. presto
Prey,sb.RG. 15, 376
Price,sb.150 B.; ‘to have the price’ == to be highly esteemed. Pol. S. 153
Prick,v. n.hasten. RG. 459
——v. a.== spur, pierce (as a horse). RG. 553. AS. priccian
—— == adorn. Body and Soul, 12. ON. prýda, to adorn
Pricker,sb.== rider. Pol. S. 150
Pride,sb.RG. 376. AS. prýt
Priest,sb.364 B.; [prost]. O. and N. 733
Priesthood,sb.1032 B.
Priestless,adj.RG. 544
Prime,sb.== the first hour of prayer, or 6A. M.219 B. Ritson’s AS. viii. 196
Primerole,sb.== primrose. Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Prince,sb.RG. 367, 402. In Alys. 4727 Weber suggests that ‘prynces’ is a mistake for ‘traitors,’ but may it not be another form of ‘prenches’ == stratagems, tricks? see ‘at-prenche,’ supra
Principal,adj.RG. 446
Prior,sb.== head of a priory. 2462 B.
Priory,sb.RG. 369, 370
Pris,sb.== a note of a horn blown on the death of the deer. Body and Soul, 214. Fr. pris, from prendre
Prison,sb.RG. 376
—— == prisoner. RG. 550
Privilege,sb.Pol. S. 157
Privily,adv.RG. 518. Alys. 3765
Privity,sb.RG. 468
Privy,adj.RG. 435
Procession,sb.(of friars). RG. 405, 530
Procurator,sb.352 β
Procure,v. a.RG. 551
Professe,sb.== a professed person. RG. 434
Profession,sb.== a professing. 1407 B.
Proffer,v. a.Alys. 3539
Proper,adj.== suitable, fit. 934 B.
Prophecy,sb.RG. 132
Prophet,sb.RG. 38
Prou,sb.== advantage. Ritson’s AS. viii. 88. Fr. prod
Proud,adj.RG. 377, 465
Proudly,adv.Alys. 3413
Prove,v. n.== turn out, result. 2400 B.
——v. a.== try; part, ‘yproved.’ RG. 457
—— == confirm, prove. Ritson’s AS. xviii. 30
Provender,sb.Pol. S. 239
Prow,sb.== prowess. RG. 65
Prowess,sb.RG. 462, 453
Psalm,sb.Ps. lxv. 4
——v. n.== sing psalms. Ps. vii. 18
Psaltery,sb.Ps. xxxii. 2
Pudding,sb.Cok. 57. Dan. budding. Fr. boudin
Puff,v. n.[pofte]. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pulte,v. a.== push. RG. 376; put. RG. 459. 1316 B.
Pulting,sb.== pushing. RG. 212
Punge,sb.== purse. Alys. 1728. AS. pung. ON. pung, our Engl. ‘bung’
Puppet,sb.== small figure. Alys. 77
Purblind,adj.RG. 376, written divisim == entirely blind; not as in the modern sense == one whose sight is impaired. Probably therefore from ‘pure’ == entire, and blind. Cf. ‘purewhite.’ RG. 8. In Wiclif, Ex. xxi. 26, it means, ‘blind of one eye,’ and is still written divisim; the later version gives ‘oon iȝed’
Purchase,v. a.== procure. RG. 472, 499; to procure food. Alys. 5197. Fr. pourchacer. Ital. procacciare
Purchase,sb.RG. 381, 516
Pure,adj.== entire, complete. RG. 546
—— == rightful, legitimate. RG. 106
——adv.== entirely, very. RG. 397
Purely,adv.== entirely, completely. RG. 66, 173
Purewhite,adj.RG. 8
Purgatory,sb.622 β
Purge,v. a.371 B.
Purpose,sb.RG. 558
Purse,sb.Alys. 1798. AS. púse
Pursue,v. a.937 B.
Purvey,v. a.RG. 289; part. ‘ypurveyed.’ Alys. 6212
Purveyance,sb.RG. 533, 535
Puste,vb.== pushed? St Andrew, 70
Put,v. a.== throw (a stone). HD. 1023, 1044
——sb.== a cast or throw. HD. 1055
——v. a.place, lay before. Wright’s L. P. p. 53. See Pulte. Dan. putte
Putting,sb.== throwing. HD. 1042
Pykeys,sb.== pick-axe. Manuel d. Pecches, 940
Pyne,sb.== pain,q. v.
——v. a.== trouble. Alys. 5914
Pypyn,sb.== windpipe. Alys. 3256
Quaint,adj.RG. 408, 412, 566; [koweynte]. Body and Soul, 10. Fr. coint
Quaintance,sb.== acquaintance. Alys. 6173
Quaintise,sb.== device. RG. 19
Quaintly,adv.RG. 28
Quake,v. n.RG. 132, 336; pret. ‘qwoke.’ Ps. xiii. 5
Quaking,sb.== fear. RG. 336. Ps. ii. 11
Qual, == whale,q. v.
Qualm,sb.== destruction. RG. 378. AS. cwealm
——v. a.== annoy. Ps. xxxvi. 14
Quarrel,sb.== arrow. RG. 491, 537. Fr. quarel
Quarry,adj.== square. RG. 412. Fr. carré
Quarry,sb.== a place whence stone is excavated. RG. 412. Fr. carriere
Quart,sb.== a measure. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Quarter,sb.(of a man’s body). Pol. S. 213
Quash,v. a.[cwesse]. O. and N. 1386. Fr. quasser. AS. cwysan
Queche,v. n.== make a disturbance.Alys. 4747. See the Prompt. Parv.s. v.Qvycchyn. AS. cwecian
Qued,adj.== wicked. Alys. 5619. Dut. kwaad
——sb.== the devil. RG. 314. Rel. S. v. 225
—— == evil. Alys. 4237. Body and Soul, 243
Quede,sb.== bequest. Alys. 8020
Quednes,sb.== wickedness. Ps. c. 7
Queen,sb.RG. 368
Quell,v. a.RG. 38, 499. AS. cwellan
Queller,sb.St Kath. 247
Quelling,sb.== destruction. RG. 296
Queme,adj.== agreeable. HD. 130. AS. cweman
——v. a.== please. Wright’s L. P. p. 25. O. and N. 209
——v. n.[icweme] == be pleased, satisfied. K. Horn, 497
Queming,sb.== pleasure. Ps. cxlvi. 10
Quenching,sb.Fragm. Sci. 164.
Quern,sb.== a mill. Pilate, 5. AS. cwéorn
Quert,adj.== joyful. Ps. vii. 11. Fr. cœur, queor. Cf. our own ‘hearty’ and ‘in good heart’
——sb.== joy. Ps. lxiii. 11; lxxxviii. 27
Quethe,v. n.== speak, say. [iquethe]. O. and N. 502. 3 s. pres. ‘quath.’ RG. 435; part. ‘icwede.’ O. and N. 1651. AS. cwéðan
Quibibe,sb.== cubeb. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Alys. 6796
Quick,adj.== swift. RG. 369, 387. AS. cwic
—— == alive. RG. 289
Quicken,v. a.Ps. lxxxiv. 7
Quickly,adv.RG. 383
Quide,sb.== a saying. O. and N. 685. AS. cwide
Quilt,sb.[cowlte]. Body and Soul, 15
Quinre,sb.== an unknown animal. Alys. 5609
Quire,sb.(of a church). RG. 534
Quiste,sb.== bequest. HD. 219
Quistron,sb.== scullion. Alys. 2511. Fr. questron, quistoun
Quit,adj.== free from, released. RG. 392, 522
——v. a.== leave. Rel. S. vii. 75
Quite,v. a.== pay, requite. Pol. S. 71
Quithe,v. a.== promise, grant? Marg. 72. AS. cwéðan?
Quiture,sb.== care, release. RG. 435
Rabbe,sb.== turnip. Alys. 4983. Dut. raap.
Race,sb.== course. Wright’s L. P. p. 100. AS. ræs
—— == speed, hence a short time [res]. Pol. S. 200; [ras]. Alys. 7830
Rache,sb.== hound, brach. Body and Soul, 214. AS. ræcc
Rack,sb.== torture. Body and Soul, 66. Swed. räcka, to stretch
Rade,adj.== ready. O. and N. 423; [rath]. HD. 75. AS. rád
Radely,adv.== readily, swiftly. Ps. vi. 11
Radness,sb.== terror, horror. Ps. liv. 5. AS. hréð
Rag,sb.Pol. S. 150. AS. hrac? implied in ‘hracod’
Rage,sb.== haste? Alys. 980; rashness. Alys. 4336
Ragged,adj.Body and Soul, 185. AS. hracod
Ragged,adj.== raged, raging. Alys. 4471
Rail,v. a.== put on as a garment. Wright’s L. P. p. 43. AS. hrægl.
Rain,sb.RG. 416, 560
——v. n.[ryne]. Fr. Sci. 212. Alys. 6450
——v. a.Ps. lxxvii. 27
Rainbow,sb.Signa ante Jud. 170
Raise,v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 100. Ps. cxii. 7
Rake,v. n.== depart, go away from. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 193. ON. reka
Rake,v. n.== hawk, spit. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. AS. hracan
Rake,sb.== the common instrument so called. Rel. S. v. 214. AS. ráce
Raisin,sb.Alys. 5193
Raketyne,sb.== chain. RG. 142. AS. raccenta
Ram,sb.== the animal. Alys. 388
Randon,sb.== haste, eagerness. Alys. 2484; ‘into randon.’ Cok. 130. AS. randún. Probably from the ON. rönd. Germ. rant, the border or edge of a thing. In Provençal we have the phrase ‘a randa,’ on the edge or border, hence close or pressing. From this comes the Fr. verb, ‘randir,’ to approach, rush towards a thing, and ‘randon,’ lit. rushing, and generally ‘haste, violence.’ See Burguy’s Grammaire, vol. ii. p. 323, whence the above is derived
Rank,adj.Ps. lxxvii. 44. AS. ranc
Ransack,v. a.Ps. vii. 10; lxiii. 7. ON. ransaka
Ransacking,sb.Ps. lxiii. 7
Ransom,sb.RG. 374, 433. Fr. rançon
Rap,sb.== blow? Body and Soul, 66. Sw. rapp
Rape,sb.== haste. K. Horn, 566; [rap]. Rel. Ant. i. 115. ON. rápa, cursitare
Rath,adj.soon, early. HD. 2391. Pol. S. 195. comp. ‘rather’ == sooner. O. and N. 1240; former. RG. 285. AS. hræð
Rather,adv.RG. 459, 397
Raught.See Reek
Raven,sb.Fragm. Sci. 63. AS. hræfen
Ravish,v. a.== rob, despoil a person of. RG. 194. Fr. ravir
Raw,adj.Pol. S. 237. AS. hreáw
Ray,sb.== striped cloth. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 192
Rayme,v. n.== rule, lord it. Pol. S. 150
Razor,sb.Ps. li. 4
Reach,v. a.== tell. O. and N. 1447; part. ‘raht.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. AS. recan
Reach,v. a.== hold out to a person, as we say, ‘to reach one a thing.’ Pol. S. 157. AS. rǽcan
Read,v. a.HD. 2327. AS. rǽdan
Reader,sb.1068 B.
Readily,adv.O. and N. 1279
Ready,adj.[iredi]. 766 B.
Realm,sb.948 B.
Reap,v. a.Pol. S. 152
Rear,v. a.== raise up. RG. 369; part. ‘yrerd.’ RG. 214
Rearmain,sb.== a backhanded blow. Alys. 7395
Rearward,sb.== the rear. Alys. 7787
Reason,sb.RG. 459
Reave,v. a.== carry away, despoil of. HD. 2590; pret. ‘rafte.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 31. ‘rewede.’ RG. 171, AS. reáfian
Rebel,adj.RG. 72
Recet,sb.== place of refuge. RG. 98, 406; [resset]. Alys. 603
——v. a.== receive into a refuge. RG. 214
Reck,v. n.== care. O. and N. 533, 3 s. pres. ‘rehth.’ O. and N. 1401, pret. ‘rauȝte.’ RG. 390; ‘roȝte.’ RG. 216. AS. récan
Reckless,adj.RG. 287
Reckon,v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 68. AS. recnan
Reckoning,sb.== account. Sermon 23
Red,adj.RG. 383. AS. read
——v. n.== become red. Wright’s L. P. p. 34
Red,sb.== counsel. RG. 556, 566; [rade]. Alys. 6165. AS. réd
Rede,v. a.== counsel. RG. 98, 214. AS. rǽdan
Redless,adj.== without counsel. O. and N. 691
Reed,sb.RG. 540. Alys. 5064; [reod]. Alys. 6433
Reedpipe,sb.== pen. Ps. xliv. 2
Reek,sb.== smoke. Ps. xvii. 9. AS. reác
——v. n.== to smoke. Ps. cxliii. 5
Reeve,sb.See Reve
Refuse,v. a.Ritson’s AS. xvii. v. 122
Rehearse,v. a.== tell. Alys. 1664
Reign,v. n.RG. 29
Reinable,adj.== reasonable. RG. 414. Fr. raisnable.
Reioshe,v. a.== enjoy? Manuel d. Pecches, 2036. Fr. réjoyer
Rekles,sb.== incense. Ps. cxl. 2. AS. recels
Reken,adj.== wise, prudent, excellent. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Ritson’s AS. viii. 156. AS. recan, to order or direct; part. ‘recen’
Reken,adv.== quickly. 2103 B. AS. recene
Release,v. a.RG. 500
Relics,sb.== remains. Ps. xxxvi. 37; in the ecclesiastical sense, as the ‘relics of saints.’ RG. 177, 255
Relieve,v. a.Ritson’s AS. xviii. 38
Rem,sb.== cream. Marg. 32. AS. ream. Germ. rahm
Rem,sb.== sorrow, injury. O. and N. 1214. Cf. AS. reomig, sad
Reme,v. n.== call out, cry. Rel. S. iv. 22. AS. hreman. Another form of ‘scream’
Reme,v. a.== leave, evacuate. K. Horn, 1312. AS. rúmian
—— == make room, clear a passage. Alys. 3347. AS. rýman
Remnant,sb.Alys. 5707
Remove,v. a.RG. 533; part. ‘iremewed.’ RG. 550
——v. n.Alys. 7238
Removing,sb.Alys. 7821
Rent,sb.RG. 370. Fr. rente. Lat. reditus
Rent,sb.== stream, course. Cok. 83, AS. rent
Repent,v. n.101 β. RG. 350
Repentant,adj.RG. 291
Reprove,v. a.Ritson’s AS. xviii. 46
Respite,sb.637 B. Fr. respit. Lat. respectare
Response,sb.825 B.
Resset.See Recet
Rest,sb.1130 B.
——v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Resting,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 29. Alys. 2807
Restore,v. a.RG. 319, 500
Resurrection,sb.363 β
Rette,v. a.== impute, reckon. Alys. 7247. ON. retta
Reume,v. a.== speak. Alys. 4237. See Reme,vb.
Reure,sb.== a robber, reaver. HD. 2104
Reve,v. n.== swear? K. Horn. 1368. ON. rifja, recitare?
Reve,sb.== sheriff or reeve. HD. 1627. M. Ode, st. 129. AS. geréfa
Reve,sb.== depredation, spoiling. O. and N. 458. AS. reáf
Rever,sb.== robber. AS. reáfere
Reverence,sb.115 B. Alys. 793
Reverye,sb.== robbery. RG. 193
Revest,v. a.== put on. RG. 537; part. ‘irevested.’ St Swithin, 139
Reving,sb.== robbery. Ps. xvi. 12. M. Ode, st. 128
Rewe,sb.== streak. 2218 B. Probably the same as ‘row’
——v. n.== show a streak? ‘Ere the dairewe.’ Pol. S. 239
Reynes,sb.== realms. Wright’s L. P. p. 31
Reȝel,sb.== dress. O. and N. 562. AS. hrægl. Cf. O. Eng. ‘night-rail,’ for a night-dress
Rhinoceros, [rinocertis]. Alys. 6529
Rhyme,sb.HD. 21
Rib,sb.RG. 22
Ribald,sb.Pol. S. 155, 237. Fr. ribald; from OHG. hrûpa, a prostitute. See Burguy on this word
Ribaldry,sb.[ribaudye] == a ribald story. Alys. 21
Rich,adj.RG. 377; [ruche]. RG. 13
Riche,sb.== kingdom. Wright’s L. P. p. 94. O. and N. 357
Richesse,sb.RG. 433
Richly,adv.RG. 377
Ride,v. n.RG. 463; pret. ‘rode.’ RG. 375; part. ‘riding.’ RG. 377
Rife,adj.== frequent. RG. 4, 252; comp. ‘rifer.’ RG. 260. AS. ryf
Right,sb.== redress for an injury. RG. 374
—— == in plur. ‘rights,’ ‘to maintain their rights.’ 171 B.
Right,adj.== dexter. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
—— == good, excellent. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Right,adv.== just, exactly. RG. 8
—— == rightly. Wright’s L. P. p. 30
——v. a.== to set right. Ps. xvii. 36
Righteous,adj.[ryhtwise]. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Righteousness,sb.Ps. iv. 2
Rightful,adj.RG. 501; comp. ‘rightfuller.’ RG. 266
Rightfulness,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 53
Righting,sb.== a setting right. Ps. xcvi. 2
Rightness,sb.1629 B.
Rightwished,sb.Ps. xviii. 10
Rimefrost, [ren-forst].sb.Fr. Sci. 232. AS. hrím
Rind,sb.Alys. 6187. AS. rind
Rine,sb.== a course, hence a course of years, life; ‘for to rine’ == for ever? Ps. xliv. 11. AS. ryne
Ring,v. a.RG. 509
——v. n.== resound. Wright’s L. P. p. 43
Ring,sb.RG. 489
Ringing,sb.St Swithin, 45
Ripe,adj.== applied to young birds. RG. 177. AS. ríp, harvest.adj.rípe
Ripeness,sb.== the ripeness of the day, i. e. full day. Ps. cxviii. 147
Rippe,sb.== a fish-basket. HD. 893. ON. hrip
Ris,sb.== a branch. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 30. Pol. S. 149. Dan. riis
Rise,v. n.== arise. Pol. S. 149
——v. a.== raise. 1082 B.
Ritte,v. a.== rip. HD. 2495. ON. rista
Rivage,sb.== river bank. Alys. 6079
Rive,v. n.== arrive. RG. 14, 16
Rive,v. a.== split, snap. Rel. S. i. 14
Rive,sb.== bank. Alys. 4090
Rivel,v. n.== become wrinkled. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
River,sb.RG. 1
Rivering,sb.== hawking by a river’s side. Alys. 678
Rixe,v. a.== rule. Moral Ode, st. 190. AS. ricsian
Ro,sb.== rest. Wright’s L. P. p. 37; [roo]. Ibid. p. 32. AS. row. ON. ró
Road,sb.Body and Soul, 209; [rude]. Wright’s L. P. p. 32. AS. rád
Roam,v. a.HD. 64
——v. n.== dwell. Alys. 7207, 7625. The older and newer senses of this word are analogous to the double meaning of the Lat. ‘versor’
Roar,v. n.HD. 2438; part. ‘rorand.’ Ps. xxi. 14
Roast,v. a.RG. 207; part, ‘yrosted.’ RG. 244
Rob,v. a.RG. 377, 385
Robber,sb.RG. 389
Robbery,sb.RG. 16, 550
Robe,sb.RG. 180
Rocher,sb.== rocks, rocky place. Alys. 7090
Rock,sb.RG. 22. Fr. roche, connected with ‘crag,’ and W. rhwg
Rode,sb.== complexion. Wright’s L. P. p. 30; [rody]. Alys. 164; [rude]. O. and N. 443. ON. rodi
Roe,sb.== the animal. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. AS. rá
Roil,v. a.== rove about. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. ON. hrolla
Rokke,v. a.== drive. RG. 98. ON. reka
Roll,sb.(of parchment). Pol. S. 157
Romance,sb.RG. 487
Rome,v. n.== roar. Ps. ciii. 21. AS. hreman
Rone,v. a.== comfort. Ps. lxx. 21; cxviii. 76, 82; part. ‘roned.’ Ps. lxxvi. 3. Perhaps from ON. rúni, amicus, colloquiorum socius
Roning,sb.== comfort. Ps. xciii. 19
Rood,sb.== cross. RG. 532. AS. ród
Roof,sb.RG. 404, 416; [rove]. Alys. 513. AS. hróf
Rook,sb.O. and N. 1128. AS. róc
Rooles,adj.== restless. Wright’s L. P. p. 42
Room,v. a.== clear (a way). RG. 536. AS. rýman. See Reme
Room,adj.== empty. RG. 303
—— == broad, spacious. O. and N. 643. Ps. ciii. 25
Roomhouse,sb.== privy. O. and N. 592
Roomlyke,adv.== abundantly. Ps. xxx. 24
Root,sb.RG. 404
Rope,sb.RG. 448, 509; ‘in his rope’ == in his noose, or power. Alys. 6298. AS. rǽp
Rorde,sb.== voice. O. and N. 311. AS. reord
Rose,sb.RG. 331
Roser,sb.== rosebush. HD. 2919
Rot,v. n.RG. 411. AS. rotian
Roter,sb.== rooter, eradicator. RG. 297
Rothe,v. a.== rathe or advise. HD. 2817
Rother,sb.== cattle. RG. 52. Pol. S. 220. AS. hryðer
Rotle,v. b.== rustle,q. v.
Rotted,adj.== rotten. Pol. S. 152
Rotten,adj.Body and Soul, 37
Rough,adj.comp. ‘rughher.’ Alys. 5956
Roun,sb.== a song; [ron]. Wright’s L. P. p. 43
Roun,v. n.== whisper, round. 1200 B. AS. rúnian
Round,adj.Fr. Sci. 121. Alys. 594
Rout,sb.== company. RG. 371, 428, 546
Rout,v. a.== disturb, confound. Serm. 30
Route,v. n.== roar. HD. 1911. Fr. router. ON. rauta
Rovertid,part.== recovered from, i. e. left off (crying). Alys. 7895
Row,sb.== array, order. Wright’s L. P. pp. 25, 35. AS. rawa. See Rewe
Row,v. n.pret. ‘rewe.’ 1159 B.
Rowe,adj.== rough. RG. 25, 507; [ruȝe]. O. and N. 104
Roxle,v. n.== grunt. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Dut. rotelen
Ruby,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Rudder,sb.[rother]. K. Horn, 194. AS. róðer
Rude.See Road
Rue,v. a.== pity. Wright’s L. P. p. 29
——v. n.== have compassion on. RG. 449
Rue,v. n.== grieve for, repent of; ‘that was to rewe sore.’ RG. 493. AS. reówan
——sb.== pity. 1051 B; [reowe]. O. and N. 1443
Rueful,adj.== sad. RG. 327
Ruely,adj.== sad. Body and Soul, 171
——adv.== ruefully. RG. 126, 263
Rueness,sb.== compassion. HD. 2227
Ruer,sb.== a compassionate person. Ps. lxxxv. 15
Rugge,sb.== back. RG. 525, 460. AS. hrycg
Rule,sb.== regulation. St Dunstan, 46
Ruls,adj.== overripe, said of corn. Pol. S. 152. See Halliwell,s. v.Rule. ON. rusill, qui effundit—rusla, prodigere
Run,v. n.pret. ‘ronne.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 68; part. ‘rennyng’ (of water). RG. 80. See Urne
Runci,sb.== a nag. HD. 2569. Fr. roncin
Rundel,sb.== circle. Fragm. Sci. 62
Rune,sb.== conversation. O. and N. 1154. AS. rún
Rure,sb.== full. O. and N. 1152. AS. hrýre
Russin,sb.== meal between dinner and supper. Cok. 20. ON. rúss, temulentia
Rustle,v. n.[rotle]. Alys. 930. ON. rosta, a tumult
Ruwet,sb.== bugle-horn. Alys. 3699. Fr. ruet, rouette. Lat. rota. See Wright’s Vocab. p. 104, where ‘litui’ is translated by ‘ruez.’ The name is derived from the circular flexures of the instrument
Rye,sb.[ruȝe]. Pol. S. 152. AS. rige
Ryme,v. a.== cry out, tell; Ritson’s AS. viii. 99, 137. AS. hryman
Sabeline,sb.== sable. M. Ode, st. 182
Sack,sb.HD. 2019. AS. sacc
Sacre,v. a.== consecrate. RG. 445, 522
Sacred,adj.Alys. 6777
Sacrificing,sb.Alys. 272
Sacring,sb.== consecration. RG. 446
Sad,adj.== sorrowful. Wright’s L. P. p. 29
—— == heavy. Alys. 5587. AS. sæd
Saddle,sb.RG. 401
Safe,adj.Pol. S. 198; [saufe]. Creed of St Athan. 102
Safely,adv.RG. 239
Sage,adj.== wise. RG. 198. Fr. sage. Ital. saggio. Lat. sapiens
Sage,sb.== a plant, the ‘Salvia pratensis’ of botanists. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. sauge
Saht,adj.== reconciled. Wright’s L. P. pp. 46, 47. AS. saht
Sail,sb.RG. 47
Saine,v. a.== bless. Ps. lxii. 5. AS. senian. Germ. segnen
Saint, as an appellative, ‘Seint Thomas.’ 1878 B. ‘Seyn Poule.’ RG. 378
——sb.[sonte]. Wright’s L. P. p. 96; [seynte]. Alys. 6763
Sake,sb.== contention. O. and N. 1158. AS. sacu
Sake,sb.== matter, thing. Wright’s L. P. p. 23. Dut. zaak
—— == cause; ‘for thine sake.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 28
Saken,v. a.== fight against, kill. Alys. 1884. AS. sacan
Sale,sb.== hall. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. AS. sal
Salmon,sb.Alys. 5446
Salt,adj.RG. 1
Saltmarsh,sb.Ps. cvi. 34
Salve,sb.HD. 1835
Samded,adj.== half dead. RG. 163. AS. sám, Lat. semi, with ‘dead’
Samen,adv.== together. HD. 2251. ON. saman
——v. a.== collect together; pret. ‘samened.’ Ps. xlvi. 10; part. ‘samenand.’ Ps. xxxii. 7; ‘samened.’ HD. 2890
Samfayle, == without fail. RG. 405. Fr. sans faille
Samyte,sb.== a kind of silk. Alys. 1027; a robe of silk. Alys. 2095. Fr. sami, samit
Sand,sb.HD. 708
Sanglic,adj.== fit for song. Ps. cxviii. 54
Sanne,sb.== sun? Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Sans,prep.== without. Pol. S. 215. Fr. sans
Sapphire,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Saturday.807 B.
Saturnight.RG. 557
Sauf,adv.== save.q. v.
Saufe.See Safe
Sauhting,sb.== peace, reconciliation? Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Saut,sb.== leap. RG. 564. Fr. sault, saillir
Savage,adj.Alys. 2088. Fr. sauvage. Ital. selvaggio. Lat. silva
Save,adv.[sauvé, sauf]. 434, 435 B.
——v. a.RG. 449, 519, 550
Savour,sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 87
Saw,sb.== saying, opinion. Wright’s L. P. pp. 31, 47; [saye]. O. and N. 1036
Sax,sb.== short sword. RG. 125. AS. seax
Say,sb.== silk. RG. 390. Fr. saie. Lat. sagum
Say,v. a.pres. ‘segge.’ RG. 501; plur. ‘segeth.’ RG. 502; pret. ‘seyde.’ RG. 390; ‘sede.’ RG. 418; part, ‘ysaid.’ RG. 11; ‘ysed.’ RG. 420
Saygyng,sb.== omens as to land, air, &c. Alys. 61
Saylyng,sb.== assailing. Alys. 7392, 676
Scab,sb.[shabbe]. Pol. S. 239. AS. sceabb
Scabbard, [scaubert]. RG. 273. ON. skálpr. Dut. schabbe, Kil. Connected with ‘sheath,’ and the AS. scǽð, scádan
Scabbed,adj.HD. 2449
Scald,v. a.Marg. 59. Ps. cxx. 6
Scaldand,sb.== a torrent. Ps. cxxv. 4; cxxiii. 5. Probably formed in imitation of ‘torrent,’ from ‘torreo,’ and AS. ‘byrna,’ a burn, or brook, from ‘byrnan’
Scalding,adj.== hot. Ps. lxxxii. 10
Scalp,sb.Ps. vii. 17. ON. skálpr, a sheath
Scape,v. n.== escape. Pol. S. 152
Scarce,adj.RG. 334. Fr. escars. Lat. excarpere
Scarcely,adv.== in small quantities. Alys. 1012
Scarcity,sb.Alys. 5495
Scarlet,sb.Alys. 6376
Scathe,sb.== harm. HD. 1352. AS. sceáðan
Scathing,sb.Ps. cv. 30
Scatter,v. a.Ps. xvii. 15; xxxiv. 16; part. ‘stakered,’ by a metathesis in Ps. cxl. 7. AS. scateran
Scenche,sb.== a cup. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. scenc
Sceptre,sb.Alys. 6716
Schamel,sb.== footstool. Ps. xcviii. 5. AS. scamel. Lat. scamnum
Schamil, == shambles,q. v.
Schare,sb.== penis. Fr. Sci. 322. AS. scaru. ‘Schere’ is given as the translation of ‘pubes’ in Wright’s Vocabb. p. 246
Schede,vb.== separate. O. and N. 197. AS. sceádan
Schef,sb.== creature. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 177
Schenche,v. a.== destroy. Alys. 4482. AS. scénan
Schenche,v. a.== pour out. Alys. 7581. Rel. Ant. i. 113. AS. scencan
Schenlon,sb.== rascal, vile person. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Probably a corruption of Dut. schelm
Schille.See Shrill
Schinde,sb.== shingle, rafter. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. Dutch schindel
Schoningnes,sb.== awe. Ps. xxxiv. 26. Formed from ‘shun’
School,sb.152 B.
Schulle,sb.== some fish, resembling a sole in flavour, according to Sir T. Browne. See N. and Q., 2nd ser. vi. 382; vii. p. 79, 135. It may be derived from the Swed. skolla, a plaice, ON. skolli, a fox. Cf. Gr. ἀλωπεκίας, and Lat. vulpes marina, and Sylvester’s Sea-Fox, p. 97. In Wright’s Vocabb., p. 254, among the Nomina Piscium Marinorum we find the entries ‘Hec solia, a sole,’ and ‘Hec testa, a schylle;’ showing clearly that the ‘schylle’ was not the same as the sole, and that it was some sort of flatfish, probably the plaice
Scion,sb.== stem, stock. Cok. 72. Fr. cion
Sclavyne,sb.== a palmer’s robe. K. Horn, 1086. It is given as the translation of ‘Sarabarda’ in Wright’s Vocabb. p. 259
Scoff,sb.Alys. 667
Scomfit,sb.== discomfiture. Alys. 959
Scoppe,sb.== a leap, skip. Alys. 5777. Swed. skutta, to leap
Score,sb.RG. 20, 519
Scorn,v. a.Ps. ii. 4. 80 B. OHG. skernon. Fr. escharnir. SS. scarn, scare. Ital. scorno
Scornly,adv.710 B.
Scorpion,sb.Alys. 5263
Scot,sb.== payment, contribution, shot. Pol. S. 71. AS. scot
Scour,v. n.== rush quickly. Alys. 3722. Ital. scorrere. Fr. escourre
——sb.== haste, ‘good scour.’ Alys. 4276
Scourge,v. a.RG. 263; part. ‘iscourged.’ St Kath. 118
——sb.Wright’s L. P. p. 84
Scrape,v. a.[shrape]. Pol. S. 239. AS. screopan
Scream,v. n.Pol. S. 157. AS. hreman
Screnche,v. a.== withdraw. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. screncan
Scrip,sb.K. Horn, 1093. ON. skreppa
Scrub,v. a.[scrobbe]. Alys. 4310. Swed. skrubba
Sculde,v. a.== defend. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. scyldan
Scythe,sb.HD. 2553. Alys. 5722. AS. siðe
Se, == the. HD. 534. This is, however, probably an error
—— == thee. O. and N. 62
Sea,sb.RG. 436, 443
Seal,sb.== the fish. HD. 755. AS. seol
Seal,sb.RG. 77. Fr. seau
——v. a.part. ‘ysealed.’ RG. 446
Seam,sb.(of a garment). Rel. Ant. ii. 176. AS. seám
Season,sb.== time. Alys. 5251
Seat,sb.== sitting down. Ps. cxxxviii. 2
Second,adj.RG. 414
Secular,adj.918 B.
Seculars,sb.== an order of monks. RG. 282
Sedewale,sb.== the herb valerian, or setwell. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. AS. sydewale
Sedge,sb.[segge]. O. and N. 18. AS. secg
See,sb.== throne. Pol. S. 215, 773 B. Fr. siége
—— == a bishop’s see. 567 B.
See,v. a.[ysey]. RG. 369; [iso]. O. and N. 327, 370; [iseo]. 125 B.; [so]. O. and N. 34; [y-seen]. Alys. 5524; pret. ‘sey.’ RG. 418; ‘ysey.’ RG. 367; ‘isey.’ 38 B.; ‘seye.’ 39 β; ‘iseye.’ 171 B.; ‘isay.’ 772 B.; ‘say.’ Alys. 4352; ‘sygh.’ Alys. 6913; part. ‘iseȝe.’ 281 B.; ‘isene.’ 1305 B.; ‘yseye.’ RG. 418
Seed,sb.Pol. S. 152. AS. séd
Seek,v. a.[siche]. 60 B.; [i-seche]. O. and N. 74; part. ‘isoȝt.’ 68 B. AS. sécan.
Seem,v. n.== appear. Wright’s L. P. p. 23. AS. seman
Seem,v. a.== become, beseem. Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Seemly,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 26; sup. ‘seemlokest,’ ibid. p. 27
Seeth,v. a.RG. 404, 408; part. ‘ysode.’ RG. 446. AS. seóðan
Segge,sb.== cuttlefish. HD. 896. Fr. seche
Seignours,sb.== lord, master. Alys. 1458
Seisin,sb.RG. 314, 382; [sesyng]. Alys. 8014
Seize,v. a.RG. 436
—— == (in law) to give a person possession of a thing. HD. 2513
Selcouth,adj.== strange. HD. 124. AS. seld-cuð
——sb.== a marvel. HD. 1059
——v. a.== show wonderfully. Ps. xv. 3
Selcouthly,adv.Ps. xliv. 5
Seldom,adv.[seld]. RG. 416. The dat. pl. of the AS. adj. ‘seld’
Sele,adj.== glad, content. Alys. 7430. AS. sǽl