n. pl. ‘tweie.’ O. and N. 793gen. pl. ‘tweire.’ O. and N. 886; ‘twam.’ O. and N. 1475; ‘twom.’ O. and N. 989
n. pl. ‘tweie.’ O. and N. 793
gen. pl. ‘tweire.’ O. and N. 886; ‘twam.’ O. and N. 1475; ‘twom.’ O. and N. 989
Twom.See Two
Tyffen,v. a.== adorn. Alys. 4109. Manuel des Pecches, 3204, 3208. ON. typpa.
Tyfyng,sb.== ornament. Manuel des Pecches, 3242
Tyrant,sb.RG. 389. pl. ‘tyranne.’ Alys. 7499
Ughtening,sb.== dawn, See Uȝtening, Uȝten
Umben,prep.== around. Wright’s L. P. p. 35. AS. ymbe
Umbestonde,adv.== formerly. HD. 2297. Wright’s L. P. p. 46
Umbewhile,adv.== at times. Wright’s L. P. p. 49
Umbistand,v. a.== surround; pret. ‘umbistode.’ HD. 1875
Umbiyeden,vb.== surrounded. HD. 1842
Umgang,sb.== circuit. Ps. xi. 9
Umgive,v. a.== surround. Ps. vii. 8
Umgo,v. n.== go round; imper. ‘umga’ Ps. lviii. 7
Umgripe,v. a.== embrace. Ps. lxxviii. 8
Umklip,v. a.== embrace. Ps. xlvii. 13
Umlap,v. a.== encircle. Ps. xxxix. 13; lxx. 11. AS. læppa, a hem, border
Umlock,v. a.Ps. lxxvii. 62
Umset,v. a.== surround. Ps. xxi. 13
Umshadow,v. a.== overshadow. Ps. xc. 4
Umstanding,sb.== circumstance. Ps. cxl. 3
Umtipped,part.== dressed. Ps. cxliii. 12. See Tyffen
Unalike,adj.140 β
Unarmed,adj.RG. 543
Unaware,adj.[unwar, uniwar]. RG. 88
Unbecomely,adj.K. Horn, 1097
Unbegotten,adj.[unbeȝet]. Signa ante Jud. 31
Unbind,v. a.RG. 74, 318; part. ‘unbound.’ RG. 161
Unblithe,adj.HD. 141. Wright’s L. P. p. 30
Unbold,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 100
Unborn,adj.Manuel des Pecches, 4857
Unbought,adj.Rel. Ant. i. 114
—— == unrecompensed. M. Ode, st. 30
Unbrede,v. a.== open. Pol. S. 156. AS. on-bredan
Unbroad,adj.[unbrad]. Pol. S. 156
Unburied,adj.RG. 219, 416
Unbuxom,adj.== disobedient. Rel. S. vi. 10
Unbuxomness,sb.Manuel des Pecches, 3013
Uncle,sb.RG. 446
Unclean,adj.RG. 351
Uncleanness,sb.RG. 434
Unclothe,v. a.HD. 659
Uncomely,adj.Body and Soul, 59
Uncouth,adj.== unknown. Alys. 5993; == unknowing in an act, sense. Wright’s L. P. p. 103? AS. uncúð
Uncunning,sb.1024 B.
Under,prep.RG. 480; ‘under that’ == until. RG. 451
——v. a.== put under. Ps. xvii. 48
Under,sb.See Undern
Underandnes,sb.== harmlessness. Ps. vii. 9. AS. derian
Underdo,v. a.== cheat. K. Horn, 1471
Underfang,v. a.== take up. RG. 371; pret. ‘underfong’
—— == understand. HD. 115
—— == elect. RG. 447
—— == receive, acknowledge. RG. 461. Wright’s L. P. p. 59
Underfind,v. a.== discover. Wright’s L. P. p. 45
Underfoot.2031 B.
Underganging,sb.== humiliation. Ps. xl. 10
Undergo,v. a.== make to go under. Ps. xvi. 13
Underhand, == under one’s hand, in one’s power. RG. 141
Underlay,v. a.== put under. Ps. viii. 8
Underlout,v. n.== bow to. Ps. lix. 10; xxxvi. 7. AS. underlútan
Undern,sb.== third hour of the day, or 9A.M.2482 B.; [under]. Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. undern. MG. undaurns
Undernime,v. a.== take up. Body and Soul, 111
Understand,v. a.RG. 386; ‘Thu nart understonde’ == thou dost not understand. RG. 453
——v. n.RG. 78; ‘To understonde hym’ == ‘suggest to himself or devise.’ RG. 431
Understanding,sb.Ps. cx. 10; cxviii. 73
Underthewe,v. a.== subdue. Alys. 1406. AS. under þeowan
Underwit,v. a.== understand; pret. ‘underwat.’ O. and N. 1089
Underȝete,v. a.== understand. RG. 401; perceive, discover. RG. 165. AS. under-gitan
Undeserved,adj.RG. 54
Undo,v. a.== destroy. RG. 384, 477
—— == open. Wright’s L. P. pp. 58, 71
Undreh, == intolerable? Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. dreogan
Uneasily,adv.2252 B.
Uneasy,adj.1482 B.
Uneaten,adj.[un-y-ete]. 296 β
Unelde,sb.== extreme old age. Ps. lxx. 18
Unele,sb.== sickness. RG. 377. AS. unhǽlu
—— == wickedness. RG. 384
——adj.== evil. RG. 428
——v. n.== become sick. RG. 349
Unfain,adj.Rel. Ant. i. 113
Unfast,adj.== insecure. Ps. xvii. 27
Unfele,adj.== evil. O. and N. 1379. See ‘unfæle’ in Gloss, to Laȝ.
Unfest,adj.== insecure. Ps. xxv. 1; xxvi. 2
Unfestand,adj.== insecure. Ps. ix. 4
Unfete,adj.== not feat, not good. Wright’s L. P. p. 43. Fr. faiteis
Unfiled,adj.== undefiled. Ps. xvii. 31
Unfillandlike,adj.== insatiable. Ps. c. 5
Unforholde,adj.== unrewarded. M. Ode, st. 30. AS. unforgolden
Unfree,adj.== niggardly, illiberal. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 191
Unfulmaking,sb.== imperfection. Ps. cxxxviii. 16
Ungirt,part.RG. 526
Unglad,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 29
Ungood,adj.O. and N. 129. Ps. i. 1
Ungreithe,Ungreithed,adj.== unready. Wright’s L. P. p. 99. 2241 B.
Ungrete,sb.== smallness. O. and N. 752
Unhallowed,adj.RG. 349
Unhealth,sb.M. Ode, st. 96, 8
Unhele,v. a.== uncover. Ps. xxviii. 9. AS. unhélan
Unhendly,adv.RG. 412
Unholde,adj.== unpleasant. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. AS. unhold
Unhonest,adj.== foul, indecent. Alys. 6472
Unhooded,adj.Ritson’s AS. xvii. 126
—— == lay, a layman. O. and N. 1176
Unhosed,adj.RG. 526
Unicorn,sb.Alys. 6710. Ps. xxviii. 6
Unisome,adj.== disunited. O. and N. 1520
Uniune,sb.== pearl. Cok. 87. Lat. unio
Unker, == of us two. See I
Unkevel,v. a.== uncover. HD. 601
Unkindly,adv.== against nature or kind. HD. 1250
—— == cruelly. 1540 B.
Unkindness,sb.RG. 31
Unkunde,adj.== not legitimate (of a king). RG. 423
Unkundede,sb.== unkindness. RG. 479
Unlast,v. n.== not to last. Ps. lxxxix. 6
Unlaw,v. a.== outlaw. RG. 473. 602 B.
Unlawfully,adv.Wright’s L. P. p. 53
Unlede,adj.== wicked. O. and N. 974. AS. unlǽd
Unlength,sb.== want of length. O. and N. 752
Unliche,adv.== only. Alys. 69
Unlike,adj.O. and N. 804
Unlovesome,adj.Alys. 6423
Unlust,sb.== misery, want of pleasure. Body and Soul, 95
Unmade,adj.Creed of St Athan. 31
Unmarried,adj.RG. 31
Unmeek,adj.Ps. iv. 3
Unmeet,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Unmerry,adj.[unmurie]. O. and N. 346
Unmethe,sb.== want of moderation. O. and N. 352. AS. unmæte
Unmight,sb.== weakness. 1443 B.
Unmighty,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 22
Unmild,adj.O. and N. 61; 1497 B.
Unnait,adj.== vain, useless. Ps. ii. 1. AS. unnet
Unnaitlike,adv.== vainly. Ps. xxxviii. 12
Unnaitnes,sb.== vanity. Ps. xl. 7
Unne,v. a.== love. Wright’s L. P. p. 40. ON. unna
Unne,v. n.== grant, allow. M. Ode, 158; 1 s. pres. ‘an.’ O. and N. 1737. AS. unnan
Unnethe,adv.== scarcely. RG. 377, 491
Unnoteful,adj.== useless. Ps. lii. 4
Unorn,adj.== rude. K. Horn, 328. AS. unórne, unórnlíc
Unornelske,adv.== rudely. HD. 1941
Unpared,adj.Pilate, 232
Unplye,v. a.== unfold. Alys. 3000
Unquert,sb.== sorrow. Ps. xxx. 13. See Quert
——adj.== sorrowful. Ps. x. 3
Unred,sb.== want of wisdom. O. and N. 161. AS. unrǽd
Unreken,adj.== disorderly, bad. Wright’s L. P. p. 100. AS. ungerec
Unride,adj.== large. HD. 964; unwieldy. HD. 1795; deep, or wide (of a wound). HD. 1981, 2673; numerous. HD. 2947. AS. ungerýdu
Unright,sb.RG. 375, 417
——adj.330 B.
Unrighteous,adj.Ps. v. 6
Unrighteousness,sb.Ps. xxxvi. 7
Unrightfulness,sb.O. and N. 1740
Unripe,adj.O. and N. 320
Unroned,adj.== desolate. Ps. lxxviii. 7. See Rone
Unroningness,sb.== desolation. Ps. lxxii. 18
Unryde,v. n.== make incursion, attack. Manuel des Pecches, v. 904. AS. onrídan
Unsaht,adj.== unreconciled. Wright’s L. P. p. 42. AS. unsæht
Unseemly,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 31
Unsele,adj.== miserable, bad. O. and N. 1002. AS. unsǽl
Unselines,sb.== misery. Ps. xiii. 3
Unselthe,sb.== misfortune. M. Ode, st. 96. O. and N. 1261
Unsete,adj.== not good, or right. Wright’s L. P. pp. 23, 31. AS. unsidu
Unsewed,part.Pilate, 169
Unshapen,adj.== uncreated. Creed of St Athan. 23
Unshent,adj.== unpunished. Manuel des Pecches, 2733
Unshrined,adj.RG. 518
Unshut,adj.Alys. 2767
Unsithe,sb.== misfortune. O. and N. 1162. AS. unsið
Unsode,adj.== unsodden, unboiled. O. and N. 1005
Unspeedy,adj.Ps. lxxxviii. 35
Unspring,v. n.== open? Alys. 2902
Unspurn,v. a.== kick open. K. Horn, 1106
Unstable,adj.RG. 510
Unsteadfast,adj.Moral Ode, st. 122
Unstoken,part.== unfastened. Alys. 2682
Unstrength,sb.== weakness. O. and N. 151
Unstrong,adj.O. and N. 561
Unswere,v. a.== free from oppression. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22
Unthank,sb.gen. abs. ‘unthank his’ == against his will. Body and Soul, 215. Cf. ‘his thonkes,’ &c.s. v.Thonk. AS. unþanc; and see the Gloss. to Laȝamon and the Ormulum,s. v.Unthanc
Untheand,adj.== disobedient. Rel. S. vi. 9. AS. þewian
Unthenfol,adj.== unthankful. Pol. S. 159
Unthewe,sb.== bad manners, vice. Wright’s L. P. p. 73. O. and N. 194. AS. unþeáw
Untholandlik,adj.== unendurable. Ps. cxxiii. 5. AS. þólian
Untid,sb.== unfitness, that which is unseasonable, or wrong. Body and Soul, 43. AS. untíd
Untie,v. n.== become untied [untuen]. Wright’s L. P. p. 101
Untilled,adj.RG. 372
Untime,sb.== wrong time. Manuel des Pecches, 2965
Untiȝth,sb.== lit. want of discipline; hence wrong, wickedness. Body and Soul, 107. AS. tyht
Untoun,adj.== lit. ‘not suited to thetown;’ hence, rude, uncivil. Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Untrue,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Untrueness,sb.== wickedness. M. Ode, 135
Unused,adj.RG. 214
Unwarned,adj.== undefended. RG. 51
Unwate,sb.== misfortune. O. and N. 1265, 1196. AS. hwatu, auguries; hence, unhwatu, bad auguries, misfortune
Unwater,v. a.== give out water. Ps. lxxvii. 20
Unwatery,adj.Ps. lxii. 3
Unwelde,sb.== weakness. Ps. lxx. 9
Unwemmed,adj.== unspotted, undefiled. Ps. xviii. 8
Unwight,sb.== wretch. O. and N. 33, 218
Unwill,adj.== desirable. O. and N. 347. AS. onwill
Unwill,adj.== unpleasant. O. and N. 422. AS. unwilla
Unwisdom,sb.Ps. xxi. 3; lxviii. 6
Unwise,adj.Wright’s L. P. p. 101. Pol. S. 153
Unwitandnes,sb.== ignorance. Ps. xxiv. 7
Unworshiply,adv.Manuel des Pecches, 980
Unworth,sb.654 B.
——adj.653 B.
Unworthy,adj.RG. 412. O. and N. 339
Unwraste,adj.== weak, wicked. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. Alys. 878; [unwerste]. O. and N. 178. AS. unwrest. ON. hres, spirited; óhres, languid, weak. See the Gloss. to Laȝamon and the Ormulum,s. v.
Unwre,v. a.== discover. RG. 508. See Unwreon
Unwrench,sb.== trick, evil design. O. and N. 169. Rel. S. v. 94. AS. unwrenc
Unwreon,v. a.== unfold. Alys. 336; part. ‘unwreȝe.’ O. and N. 846
Unwrought[unwroȝten],adj.== undone, destroyed. O. and N. 162
Unwunne,sb.== sorrow. Wright’s L. P. p. 47
Up, == upon; prep. RG. 321, 437
——adv.RG. 143
Upbear,v. a.Alys. 5163; part. ‘upborn.’ Ps. cxxx. 1
Upbraid,v. a.1784 B.
Upbraiding,sb.Ps. xxxviii. 9
Updraw,v. a.Alys. 2633
Upe.See Upon
Upfeng,v. a.== take up; pret. ‘upfang.’ Ps. cxvii. 13
Upheave,v. a.== lift up. Ps. iii. 4; part. ‘uphoven.’ Ps. lxxiv. 11
——v. n.== rise. Ps. vii. 7
Upland,sb.Manuel des Pecches, 1318
Uplift,v. a.Ps. lxxxvii. 16
Upon,prep.Wright’s L. P. p. 26; [upe]. RG. 505, 506
Upperest,adj.Alys. 7068
Uprear,v. a.Ps. cxliv. 14
Uprise,v. n.Ps. vii. 7; pret. ‘upras.’ Ps. cxxxviii. 18; part. ‘uprisynde.’ Alys. 2270
Uprising,sb.RG. 379. F. and P. 6
Upstand,v. n.== stand up. Ps. ii. 2
Upsteghing,sb.Ps. ciii. 3
Upstie,v. n.== go up. pret. ‘upstegh.’ Creed of St Athan. 75
Uptake,v. a.RG. 387; pret. ‘uptoke.’ Ps. xxvi. 10
Upward,adv.RG. 321
Urling,sb.== edge. Ps. cxxxii. 2. Fr. orle. Ital. orlo
Urne,v. n.== run. O. and N. 638; pret. ‘ourne.’ RG. 405; ‘orn.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 58; part. ‘urmynde,’ a mistake for ‘urnynge.’ RG. 402; ‘y-eornd.’ Alys. 4357. AS. yrnan
Usage,sb.== custom. Alys. 4211. RG. 191
Use,v. a.Alys. 5256; part. ‘y-used.’ 476 B.
Usurer,sb.Manuel des Pecches, 2453
Ute,adv.== let us; used with verbs. M. Ode, st. 168. AS. ute
Utenlad,sb.== a foreigner. HD. 2153. AS. utlænd
Uthalve,adv.== on the outer part. O. and N. 110
Uthest,sb.== outcry. O. and N. 1696
Utschute,sb.== outbreak, excess. O. and N. 1466. AS. útscyte
Utterest,adj.== uttermost. Ps. cxxxiv. 7
Uvel.See Evil
Uȝten,sb.== morning, the dawn. K. Horn, 1424. AS. uhta
Uȝtening,sb.== the dawn. Ps. c. 8; lxxii. 14
Vacant,adj.RG. 472
Vad,adj.== dirty, faded. Fragm. Sci. 273
Valley,sb.RG. 55
Vault,sb.== cellar. Alys. 7210. Fr. volte, from Lat. volutus, volvere
Vauntward,sb.RG. 457
Vavassor,sb.== a subtenant of a fief, ortenant paravail, who held of a mesne lord. Alys. 3827. Ducange derives it from vassus vassorum
Vawe, == fain,q. v.
Vaȝt, ‘vor vaȝt;’ probably a mistake for ‘vor naȝt,’ or ‘vor noȝt.’ RG. 253
Vein,sb.RG. 28. Alys. 2414
Veir,adv.== truly. Alys. 1001, 5676; ‘in veire.’ Alys. 5679
Velasour,sb.A corruption of ‘valvassor,’ another form of ‘vavassor.’ Alys. 3305
Vengeance,sb.RG. 333, 429
Venison,sb.RG. 243. Alys. 6353
Venom,sb.RG. 43, 106. Fr. venin. Lat. venenum
——adj.== envenomed. Alys. 2860
Venomed,part.[i-wenemyd], Legend of St Patrick, in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 17
Venomous,adj.440 B.
Veolthe, == filth,q. v.
Verade,sb.== a multitude. K. Horn, 172. AS. werod
Verament,adv.== truly. Alys. 1346
Verdict,sb.RG. 141
Verger,sb.== orchard. Alys. 1938. Fr. vergier, from ‘vert’
Vermin,sb.Alys. 6128
Verse,sb.219 β
Verss, == fresh,q. v.
Vert,v. n.== go to harbour among fern, said of a buck. Ritson’s AS. iii. 8. Fr. vert?
Vestment,sb.954 B.
Vetuse,adj.== old. Alys. 7948. Lat. vetus
Vice,sb.RG. 195
Victual,sb.[vitaile]. Alys. 5817
Vie,sb.== life. Marg. 1
Vie,v. n.== succeed, do well. Fr. Sci. 319; 658 B. Fr. voie, avoier, to excite, irritate; hence, challenge; and lastly, to succeed in a contest. See Burguy,s. v.Voie
Vigorous,adj.Alys. 6923
Vigour,sb.== strength. Alys. 1431. Lat. vigor
Vigour,sb.== idol. See Figure
Vile,adj.RG. 435, 506; comp. ‘vylloker’ == viler. 2500 B.
——v. a.== make vile. part. ‘yviled.’ RG. 435
Vilely,adv.RG. 435, 519
Villany,sb.RG. 536, 547
Vilte,sb.== vileness. RG. 519
Vine,sb.Manuel des Pecches, 884
Vintner,sb.RG. 542
Vintry,sb.RG. 542
Violence,sb.924 B.
Virgin,sb.2342 B.
Virgin,adj.== pure. Alys. 334
Virst.See Thirst
Virtue,sb.RG. 86
Virtuous,adj.== valorous. Alys. 2408; great, powerful. Ibid. 5244
Vis,sb.== visage. Alys. 267, 5954
Visage,sb.Alys. 6425
Vision,sb.RG. 363, 428
Visitation,sb.Manuel des Pecches, 2103
Voice,sb.RG. 283
Void,v. a.== empty. Alys. 373
Vorsuolwe, == swallow. See Forswallow
Vouchsafe,v. a.== vouch a person safe. Pol. S. 199
Vow,v. n.Manuel des Pecches, 2806
Vow,sb.RG. 477
Vowel,sb.Rel. Ant. ii. 174
Vowson.See Advowson
Voyage,sb.RG. 392
Vyen,part.== fixed. Fragm. apud Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21. AS. fégan
Vygour.See Figure
Vyssare, == fisher,q. v.
Vysseth,sb.== fishing. RG. 264
Wade,v. n.== go. RG. 99. HD. 2654; [wede]. HD. 2641. AS. wádan
Wag,v. a.== move. HD. 89. AS. wágian
——v. n.[wawen]. Alys. 1164. Fr. Sci. 342
Wager,sb.Pol. S. 218
Wagh,sb.== a wall. Ps. lxi. 4. AS. wáh
Wail,v. n.pret. ‘waile.’ Alys. 4653
Wailing,sb.Alys. 7883, 2365
Wain,sb.RG. 416. AS. wǽgen
Wait,sb.== musician. Alys. 4312, 7769
—— == sentinel. Ritson’s AS. viii. 143
Wait,v. a.== watch. Wright’s L. P. p. 91
Waiten,v. n.== keep watch. HD. 1754
Wake,v. a.== awaken, pret, ‘weiȝte.’ 446 β; ‘wight.’ Alys. 2925
——v. n.== be awake. 681 B. AS. wacan
Wake,v. a.== watch. 2215 B. AS. wæccan
Waken,v. n.== awake. HD. 2164
Waker,sb.== a person apt to wake. Fr. Sci. 286
Wale,v. a.== choose. Wright’s L. P. p. 33. Germ. wahlen
Walk,v. n.K. Horn, 981; pret. ‘welk.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 100. AS. weallian. Germ. wallen, to go
—— == travel; part. ‘iwalken.’ Marg 49
Walken, == welkin,q. v.
Walker,sb.== a fuller, or whitener of cloth. 1135 B. AS. wealcere. Ital. gualcare, to full
Wall,sb.RG. 549, 555
——v. a.Alys. 2658
Walled,adj.Alys. 6068
Wallyng, == boiling. See Well,vb.
Wan,adj.== pale. Wright’s L. P. p. 93; [won]. Ibid. p. 28. AS. wonn, wan
Wand,sb.RG. 290. ON. vöndr
Wander,v. n.Pol. S. 240
Wandreth,sb.[wondred] == sorrow. Pol. S. 150. ON. vandrædi
Wane,v. n.Ps. ix. 7. AS. wanian
Wane,sb.== want. M. Ode, 179; [wone]. Wright’s L. P. p. 30. AS. wana
Wanene.See When and Whence
Wanhope,sb.== despair, want of hope. RG. 323
Want,v. n.== wish? RG. 468
Want,v. n.== be wanting. pret. ‘wondede.’ Ps. xxii. 1
Want,v. a.== be without, lack. Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. wana, a deficiency
War,sb.RG. 374
——v. n.== [worry], make war. RG. 370; pret. ‘werrede.’ RG. 77
——v. a.== war against a person or thing. pret. ‘worrede.’ RG. 371, 70; part. ‘ywerred.’ RG. 3; ‘iworred.’ Ibid.
Ward,sb.== guard. RG. 461
—— == division of an army. Alys. 1996
——v. a.RG. 41, 491
Warden,sb.RG. 314, 436
Ware,sb.== wares. HD. 52; reward. Pol. S. 192. AS. wáru
Ware,sb.== thing, affair. Moral Ode, st. 32 (Hickes); but the Egerton MS. st. 34, reads ‘gare,’ i. e. gear
Ware, a collective term, ‘watres ware.’ Ps. xvii. 16; ‘windes ware.’ Ibid. v. 11; probably the AS. ware
Ware,sb.== spring. Ps. lxxiii. 17. Lat. ver. O. Engl. veer
Ware,adj.Wright’s L. P. pp. 30, 103; [yware]. RG. 388; [iwarte]. O. and N. 1219. AS. wǽr
Warentment,sb.== military apparel. Alys. 7943. Fr. garnement
Wariness,sb.[iwarness]. O. and N. 1226
Waring,sb.== price. Ps. xliii. 13
Warison,sb.== reward. Alys. 2512. Fr. guérison
Warn,v. a.== advise a person. HD. 2834. AS. warnian
Warn,v. a.== refuse a thing to a person. RG. 367, 550
—— == hinder. 1274 B.
Warned,adj.== defended, said of a city. Ps. xxx. 22; fortified. Ps. cvii. 11
Warnesture,sb.== garrison. RG. 94
Warrant,v. a.== insure safety to a person, keep harmless. Alys. 2132
Warp,v. a.== throw. HD. 1061; 3 s. pres. ‘werth.’ HD. 1176; place [worp]. O. and N. 596; pret. ‘warp.’ O. and N. 45
—— == strike. part. ‘iworpe.’ O. and N. 1119. AS. weorpan
Warring,sb.== fighting. Alys. 6095
Warring,sb.== cursing. Manuel des Pecches, 1289
Warrior,sb.Alys. 1461
Warye,v. a.== curse. See Werien
Warȝtreo,sb.== cursed tree, gibbet. 2233 B. AS. werg, accursed
Was.See Be
Was, == whose. See Who
Wash,v. a.RG. 435; [whosshe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 70; pret. ‘wosh.’ 273 β; ‘wesche.’ Ps. lxxii. 13
Wassail,sb.RG. 117
——v. n.HD. 2098
Waste,sb.== reckless spending. RG. 376
—— == wilderness. Alys. 7121
——v. a.RG. 136
Wastel,sb.== cake of fine flour. HD. 779
Wasteyn,sb.== wilderness. Manuel des Pecches, 1767
Wate,sb.== luck, hap, that which is foretold. RG. 31, 411. AS. hwatu, divination
Water,sb.RG. 371, 402
——v. a.Ps. lxxvii. 15
Watercress,sb.Alys. 5767
Waterdog,sb.Alys. 5771
Waterless,adj.Ps. cvi. 25
Wathe,sb.== torment. Ps. cxiv. 3. AS. wíte
Watloker, == much rather. See Whatloker.
Wave,sb.525 β; [wawe]. Alys. 5018. AS. wǽg, wáðuma
Wawe,v. a.== move. RG. 207. Alys. 2634. AS. wegan, wágian
Wawe,v. n.== wag,q. v.
Wawing,sb.== motion. Fr. Sci. 385
Wax,sb.Pol. S. 151. AS. weax
Wax,v. n.RG. 9, 442; part. ‘ywox.’ RG. 412. AS. weaxan
Waxing,sb.Fr. Sci. 335
Way,sb.== road. RG. 7, 391; ‘to flyhis way.’ O. and N. 308. ‘Do way,’ an expression like our ‘Get along with you.’ Alys. 7646; pl. ‘weyre.’ Body and Soul, 63
Way,sb.== mass? Ritson’s AS. viii. 31. AS. wæcg
Wayle,sb.== a girl. Wright’s L. P. p. 38. AS. wylen
Waynoun, a proper name? Wright’s L. P. p. 47
Wayte,sb.See Wait
Wayteglede, == watch-the-fire, i. e. one who sits in the chimney corner, poking over the fire? Wright’s L. P. p. 47. Cf. the Norse phrase Kólbitr; and see the Introduction to Dasent’s Popular Tales from the Norse, pp. lxxx-lxxxii. 1st Edit.
We.See Woe
We.See I
We.See With
Weak,adj.HD. 1012
Weal,sb.1277 B.
Wealth,sb.Ps. lxxii. 12
Weapon,sb.HD. 1436. O. and N. 1367
Wear,v. a.RG. 390; pret, ‘werede.’ RG. 434
Weariness,sb.RG. 240
Weary,adj.RG. 19
Weather,sb.RG. 560
Web,sb.Fr. Sci. 315
Webbe,sb.== weaver. Pol. S. 188
Wed,sb.== pledge. Pol. S. 151. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. RG. 393. AS. wed
Wed,v. a.== marry. RG. 295, 439; said of the priest who marries two persons. Pol. S. 159. AS. weddian, wed
Wedbreak,sb.== adulterer. Ps. xlix. 18
Wedding,sb.St Lucy, 88. Manuel des Pecches, 1712
Wede,vb.== wade, go. See Wade
Wedlock,sb.Marg. 11
Wednesday.RG. 509
Wee.See Woe
Weed,sb.== garment. RG. 560. AS. wǽd
Weed,sb.== herb. Alys. 796. AS. weód
Week,sb.RG. 113; pl. ‘wouke.’ RG. 387. AS. weoc
Weeles.See Well,sb.
Ween,v. n.== think. RG. 369. O. and N. 237. 2 s. pres. ‘wanst.’ O. and N. 1642. AS. wénan
——v. a.== impute. Ps. xxxi. 2
Weep,v. n.RG. 420; [wyppen]. O. and N. 1064
Weeping,sb.RG. 405. Wright’s L. P. p. 30; [wyping]. Ibid. p. 85
Wef,sb.== whiff or scent. Body and Soul, 56. AS. wiffan
Weight,sb.== a measure, weight. Ps. lxi. 10. AS. wæg
Weir,sb.Ps. cxiii. 8; [wore]. Wright’s L. P. p. 28. AS. wǽr
Welaway,interj.1179 B.
Welcome,adj.RG. 508
——v. a.473 B.
Welde.See Wield
Welk,v. n.== fade, become pale. Ps. lxxxix. 6. See Weolewe
Welkin,sb.== the sky. Wright’s L. P. p. 114; [walken]. Alys. 5799. Ps. cl. 1; dat. s. ‘weoluce.’ O. and N. 1680. AS. welcn, wolcen
Well,adj.== good. 89 B.
——adv.RG. 375. O. and N. 31
—— == rightly. Rel. S. i. 20
Well,sb.(of water). RG. 1. Wright’s L. P. p. 94; pl. ‘weeles.’ Ps. xvii. 5. AS. well, wyl
Well,v. n.== boil, well up. Wright’s L. P. p. 40; [walle]. RG. 28; pret. ‘wal.’ Body and Soul, 218; part. ‘wallyng.’ Alys. 1622. AS. weallan
——v. a.== boil. Marg. 60
Wellnigh,adv.== almost. O. and N. 44
Wellquemand,part.== pleasing. Ps. xci. 15
Wellqueme,sb.== pleasure. Ps. lxxxviii. 18; cv. 4
Wellquemeness,sb.== pleasingness. Ps. cxl. 5
Wellset,v. a.Ps. civ. 9; cxi. 5
Wellsetting,sb.Ps. cxviii. 91
Welly,adv.== kindly. Ps. l. 20
Wem,sb.== a spot or scar. RG. 336. St Kath. 151. AS. wem, womm
Wem,v. a.== to defile, corrupt. Ps. lxxxviii. 35; [wemmy]. RG. 206; part. ‘wemmed.’ Ps. xv. 10. AS. wemman
Wemed,adj.‘prout wemod’ == with a proud stomach. Fr. Sci. 285. ‘Wem’ is still used for ‘womb’ in the North of England. AS. wamb
Wemless,adj.== spotless. Creed of St Athan. 6. Ps. xiv. 2
Wemmand,sb.== sinner. Ps. cxviii. 158
Wemmedness,sb.Ps. c. 3
Wemming,sb.RG. 336
Wemmy,v. a.== defile. See Wem,vb.
Wench,sb.Cok. 139. Ps. lxvii. 26. AS. wencle. See Gloss. to Orm.s. v.wenchell
Wend,v. n.== go. RG. 8. AS. wendan
—— == turn (as in bed). Wright’s L. P. p. 28
——v. a.== turn. HD. 2138; change. Wright’s L. P. p. 91
Wending,sb.== departure. Alys. 920
Wene,adj.== frequent, rife? Pol. S. 150. AS. wune, custom. Dut. wennen
Weole,sb.== wealth. Pol. S. 156. AS. weola
—— == happiness? Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Weolewe,v. n.== fade, become pale. Wright’s L. P. p. 50. AS. wealwian
Wepmon,sb.== man. Pol. S. 153. O. and N. 1377. AS. wæpman
Were.See Be
Were,v. a.== defend. HD. 2298. Alys. 5836; [werye]. Alys. 3533. AS. werian. Germ. wehren
Were,sb.== man, husband. O. and N. 1339. AS. wer
Werewed,part.== worried, killed? HD. 1915
Werien,v. a.== curse. O. and N. 1172; [werre]. Manuel des Pecches, 1291; [warye]. Id. 1292. AS. werigan
Werth, == throweth. See Warp
Weryying,sb.== protection. Wright’s L. P. p. 75. Ps. xxi. 20; [weryng]. Alys. 2798. AS. werian
West.RG. 544
West,vb.== shows? Alys. 238. AS. wísian
Westerness,sb.== the West country. K. Horn, 949
Westward,adv.RG. 20
Wet,sb.Fr. Sci. 136. AS. wæt
——v. a.Wright’s L. P. p. 31; pret. ‘watte.’ RG. 322; part. ‘wet.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 30
——v. n.== become wet. Wright’s L. P. p. 36
——adj.[wete]. Wright’s L. P. p. 85
Wete,v. n.== weep. Wright’s L. P. p. 84
Wether,sb.Ps. lxiv. 14. RG. 52. AS. weðer
Weve,v. a.== make to go, cut off; part. ‘weved,’ ‘yweved.’ Alys. 3839, 3807
Weve,v. n.== go, move. RG. 64. Another form of ‘wawe,’ ‘wave,’ ‘wag’
Weved,sb.== altar. RG. 369, 419, 433. AS. weofod
Weye,sb.== woe,q. v.
Weȝe,v. a.== carry, O. and N. 1020. AS. wegan
Whale,sb.[hwal]. HD. 755; [qual]. HD. 753. AS. hwæl
Whalebone,sb.[whalles bone]. Wright’s L. P. p. 38
What,interr. pron.O. and N. 1438
——rel. pron.O. and N. 1439
——interj.O. and N. 1296
What—what, == some—some. RG. 402
Whate,adv.== quickly. Alys. 2639. AS. hwæt
Whatkin,adj.== what kind of. Ps. lv. 10
Whatloker,adj.== much rather. RG. 429, 357. 1249 B. (?) AS. hwætlíc, comp. hwætlicor
Wheat,sb.Alys. 5193. AS. hwǽte
Wheel,sb.RG. 408. AS. hweol
Whelp,sb.Ps. ciii. 21. AS. hwelp
When,adv.[wanne]. RG. 367, 378; [hwenne]. Rel. S. iv. 1; [hwanne]. O. and N. 1416; [hwan]. O. and N. 1468; [whan]. 290 β; [wane]. O. and N. 521; [wone]. O. and N. 324
Whence,adv.gen. of ‘when;’ [whonene]. O. and N. 138; [wanene]. O. and N. 1298; [whannes]. 288 β; [whethen]. Ps. cxx. 1
Where,adv.[war]. RG. 40. O. and N. 526; [whar]. 1078 B.
Whereby,adv.[warbi]. RG. 101
Wherefore,adv.126 B.
Whereof,adv.RG. 405
Wheresoever,adv.1389 B.
Wherethrough,adv.[war þoru]. RG. 432
Whereto,adv.447 B. O. and N. 464
Whet,v. a.== sharpen; part. ‘y-whet.’ Alys. 6607. AS. hwettan
Whethen, == whence,q. v.
Whether,adv.RG. 16; [whar]. 67 B; ‘whether—the’ == whether—or. O. and N. 1358, 1360
——adj.RG. 408
Whey,sb.[wei]. O. and N. 1007. AS. wæg
Which,rel. pron.RG. 472; [hwucche]. O. and N. 934; [wuch]. O. and N. 1376
—— == what. 974 B. RG. 454
While,sb.== time. O. and N. 1589
—— with the def. art. == whilst [þe wule]. RG. 377
Whilom,adv.== formerly (dat. pl. of while). Wright’s L. P. p. 87
Whine,v. n.[wonie]. O. and N. 973. AS. wánian. Dut. weynen
Whining,sb.[wonyng]. O. and N. 311
Whistle,v. n.Alys. 5348, 5263. AS. hwistlian
White,adj.RG. 2, 228; [with]. HD. 48
——sb.== white of an egg. HD. 240
Whiten,v. a.Ps. l. 9
Whither,adv.693 B.
Whitherward,adv.59 B.
Who,rel. pron.[hoo]. RG. 40; [hwo]. O. and N. 1193