Dai,Day(e),n.day,I138,VI56,XIIa68, &c.; dawn,XIIa77;
life-time,II572, &c. (alsopl.VI56,VII39);daies olde, old age,XIIintrod.; time, inwithinne
tuo monthe day, in two months'
time,XIIa29;þise dayeȝ(gen.
sg.)longe, all (this) day long,VI173 (seeLonge);by dayes,
once upon a time,II15;bithis dai, (for) this day,VIIIa274; but an oath atXVa24,XVII386;on a day, one day,II303;þis othir daye, the other
day,XVI148;þis endre dai,
a day or two ago (seeEndre),XVa4. [OE.dæg.]Dayeseȝes,n. pl.daisies,XVb4.
[OE.dæges ēage.]Dalf;Dalt.SeeDeluen; Delen.Dam(e),n.dame, lady, queen,II63, 113, 322,VIIIa72,XVII298, &c.; mother,VIIIa73,XVII324. [OFr.dame.]Damisel,Damysel(le),n.damsel
(esp.young lady-in-waiting),II90, 144,VI1, 129. [OFr.damisele.]Dampne,v.to damn, condemn,XIb197, 306;Dampnet,pa. t.
pl.VII50;Dampned,pp.XVI272; assb.XVI377. [OFr.dam(p)ner.]Dan(e),Danȝ, Master, Dom, an
honourable title esp. prefixed to
names of members of religious
orders,Iintrod.,IIIintrod.[OFr.Dan(nom.Danz,Dans);
L.Dom(i)nus.]Danes,n. pl.Danes,XIIIb13.
[Med. L.Dani. (cf. ON.Danir).]Dang.SeeDynge(n).Dar,v.dare,1 sg. pres.II336,VIIIa263, &c.;3 sg.IX88,
&c.;Dare,pres. pl.XVI145;Dore(n),XIb36, 199;Dorst(e),pa. t. sg.dared,XIIb109,XIVc21;Durst,II140,
427, 482;pl.II73, 84,X130;Durst,pa. t. subj.(would) dare,XVII479. [OE.dearr,durron;dorste.]Dare,v.to cower,V190; ?Dard,pa. t. sg.VI249 (seenote). [OE.darian.]Dase,v.to be dumbfounded,XVII314. [OE.*dasian; cf.darian,
and ON.dasa-sk.]Dastard,n.wretch, vile fellow,XVI180, 203. [Perhaps formed
with Fr. suffix-ardfromdased,dast, pp. of prec.]Date,n.date, used inVIin various
senses, some strained; point of
time, hour,VI169, 181; season,
144 (seeDere), 145; limit
(beginning or end), 133, 156,
157, 168, 180;to dere a date,
? too soon, 132 (cf.126). [OFr.date.]Daunce,Dance,n.dance,I134,
227;fig.plight,XIVb72. [OFr.dance,daunce.]Daunce,Daunse,v.to dance,I21, 72, 87,II298,XVd6;Daunsynge,n.dancing,XIb139. [OFr.dancer.]Daw,n.(jackdaw), fool,XVII247. [OE.*dawe.]Dawing,Dawyng,n.daybreak,
first signs of dawn,IVa94,X42.
[OE.dagung.]De.SeeDeye.Deaw,Dew,n. pl.dew,IX59,XVb28, &c.;May dew, dew
gathered in May (believed to
have medicinal and magical properties),IX63. [OE.dēaw.]Debate,n.parleying, wrangling,V180,XVI142;wythouten
debate, putting aside contention,VI30. [OFr.debat.]Debate,v.to contend,XIIb225;Debatande,pres. p.debating,V111. [OFr.debat-re.]Declare,v.to set out, declare,VII77,XIIb210. [OFr.declarer.]Declyne,v.(to decline), fall;con
d. into acorde, came to an agreement
(cf. ME.fall at(orof)accorde),VI149. [OFr.decliner.]Ded(e),adj.dead,I195, 209,II108, &c.; used as pp. of 'slay',VII92,XVI148;was broght
dede, was brought to death, died,I213. [OE.dēad.]Seenext,
and Deþ.Ded(e),n.1death,I212,IVa48,b71,X51, 77, 118,XVI317,XVII193, 543. [A variant, usually
Northern, of Deþ,q.v.]Ded(e),n.2deed, act, feat, event,III45,VII38, 88,IX312,XIb255,XVI24, &c.; as obj. todo,I79,VIIIb9,XIIa111; behaviour,
way of acting,IVa62,XIb62;Dedis of Apostlis, Acts
of the Apostles,XIb285;in
dede, in the actual performance,VII23,XVI72;to fre of dede,
too lavish in its action,VI121;in dede and þoȝte, in performance
and intention,VI164. [OE.dēd.]Ded-day,n.death-day,VIIIintrod.[OE.dēaþ-dæg; see Dede
(death), but here assimilation ofþdtoddis possible.]Ded(e),Deden,v.SeeDon.Dedir,v.to tremble,XVII314.
[Cf. MnE.dither.]Dedly,adj.mortal,XIb208, 209,
211. [OE.dēadlic.]Defaced,pp.effaced, erased,III36. [OFr.de(s)facier,defacer.]Defaute,n.defect,XIa43, 44,
57; lack, infor defaute of, for
lack of,VIIIa200,XIb250.
[OFr.defaute.]Defence,Defens(of),n.defence
(against),IX332,X64, 135;of
noble defens, nobly fortified,II48. [OFr.defense.]Defend(e),v.to defend,V49,VIIIa82,X52, &c.; to make
defence,X61, 191; make defence
against, ward off,VII85;Defending,n.defence,X194.
[OFr.defend-re.]Defensouris,n. pl.defenders,X153. [OFr.defensour.]Deffie,v.to defy,XVI158. [OFr.de(s)fier.]Degiselich,adj.strange, wonderful,II360. [From OFr.de(s)guis(i)é.]SeeGisely.Degrade(rime-form of),pa. t. sg.degraded,XVII20. [OFr.degrader.]Degré,Degree,n.position, rank,VIIIb71,XVII21, 489; state
(of preparedness),X40. [OFr.degré.]Deye(VIII),De(X),Dye(n),v.to die,II189,VIIIa269, 325,IX150,X73, &c.;Deye,pres.
subj.VIIIa92, 114;Deyd,pa.
t. sg.I215;Dyȝede,XIVc106;Deyden,pa. t. pl.VIIIb41;do ... deye,garre ... dye, kill,VIIIa269,XVI164. [ON.deyja.]Deill,Deyll.SeeDele,n.Deyned,pa. t. pl.deigned,VIIIa303. [OFr.deigner.]Deynté,n.delicacy,II254.
[OFr.deinté.]Delaiement,n.delay,XIIb152.
[OFr.delaiement.]Dele,Deill,Deyll,n.part,
quantity, ina grete dele, a great
deal,XVII450;ich a deyll, all,XVII299;ylk a dele,ilke deill,
altogether,IVa27,X75. [OE.dǣl.]SeeEuerydel, Halvendel,
Somdel, &c.Dele(n),v.to divide, distribute,
deal, mete out, perform,V124,
217,VI246,VIIIa91,XIb270,
272;Dalt,pa. t. sg.V350;Deled,pp.XIIIb49;dele with,
have to do with,XVI63; with
cognate obj.dele penny doyll,XVII390 (seeDoyll);delen ato,
part (intr.),II125. [OE.dǣlan.]Dele.SeeDeuel.Delit(e),Delyte,n.delight,IVb39,XIIa88,XVI63;delytes of,
delight in,IVb62. [OFr.delit.]Delitabill,adj.delightful,Xintrod.[OFr.delitable.]Delytte,v.indelyttes þaym (in),3 pl. refl., take delight (in),IVb42. [OFr.delit(i)er.]Deliuer,adj.nimble,V275;Deliuerly,adv.nimbly, quickly,X58, 89. [OFr.de(s)livre.]Deliverance,n.deliverance,XIIb17. [OFr.delivrance.]Deluen,v.to dig; to bury;VIIIa135;Dalf,pa. t. sg.XIVintrod.;Doluen,pa. t. pl.VIIIa184;Doluen,pp.(dead and) buried,VIIIa173. [OE.delfan.]Delueres,n. pl.diggers,VIIIa101. [OE.delfere.]Deluynge,n.digging,VIIIa244.
[OE.delfing.]Deme,Dieme,v.to judge, sentence,XIIb216,XVI34; criticize,VIIIa75; consider, deem,XIb190, 209, 211;ne deme
thow non other, imagine nothing
different,VIIIa173; speak,
say,V115 (note),VI1; with
cognate obj.domes for te deme,
to tell their tales,XVb30. [OE.dēman.]Den,n.cave,XIIIa41, 42, 43.
[OE.denn.]Den.SeeDynne.Deneȝ,adj.Danish;Deneȝ ax, an
axe with a long blade and usually
without a spike at the back,V155 (note). [OE.denisc; OFr.daneis.]Deop.SeeDep.Deores,n. pl.wild animals,XVb29. [OE.dēor.]Departed(e),Depertid,pa. t.separated,VI18 (intr.),VII145 (trans.); departed,IX308,
320;pp.divided,IX1. [OFr.de(s)partir.]Dep(e),Deop(XIII),adj.deep,XIIb11,XIIIa39,XVI377; assb., the deep (sea),VII154,XIIa160;adv.deeply,VI46. [OE.dēop; adv.dēope.]Depely,adv.deeply, greatly,VII114. [OE.dēop-līce.]Depertid.SeeDeparted.Depnes,n.depth,XVII434, 460,
520. [OE.dēop-nes.]Depriue,-pryue,v.to deprive,VI89,XVI175. [OFr.depriver.]Dere,adj.dear; prized,I258;
beloved,I125,VI8,VIIIa91,XIVc1,XVf1,XVII172, 190,
419, 527;my dere, my friend,VIIIa251; pleasing,VI40;
good, &c. (vaguely applied in
allit. poems),VI132, 144,VII61;Derrist,superl.best,VII39. [OE.dēore;dē̆orra, compar.
(whence also stem of ME.
superl.).]Dere,n.harm,I166,XVII317;maken þe worlde dere, do injury
to mankind (?or'make the
world dear to live in'; butcf.166),VIIIa154. [OE.daru,
influenced byderian.]Dere,v.to afflict,XIVb10. [OE.derian.]Seeprec.Dere,adv.dearly, at great cost,IVa80,VIIIa75,XVII373;as
me dere liketh, to my liking,VIIIa286. [OE.dēore.]Derffe,adj.doughty,VII84.
[ON.djarf-r, older,*dearf-.]SeeDeruely.Derke,n.darkness,VII167.
[OE.de(o)rc, adj.]SeeÞerk.Derlyng,n.darling,IVa54. [OE.dēor-ling.]Derne,adj.secret,XVb29 (note).
[OE.derne.]Derrist.SeeDere,adj.Derthe,n.dearth, famine (personified),VIIIa324. [OE.dēorþu.]SeeDereadj.Deruely,adv.boldly,V266.
[ON.djarf-liga.]SeeDerffe.Des,n.seat, throne,XVII17.
[OFr.deis; seeN.E.D., s.v.Dais.]Des-,Dis-avauntage,n.disadvantage,XIIIb35, 37. [OFr.desavantage.]Deschaunt,n.descant,XIb137
(note). [OFr.deschant.]Desert,adj.uncultivated and desolate,IX200;n.desert, uninhabited
land,IX179,XIb24.
[OFr.desert.]Deserue(n),v.to deserve,VIIIa43,b32; to earn,VIIIa211,b43, 47. [OFr.deservir.]SeeSerue(n).Desyre,n.desire,IVa5,XIb295.
[OFr.desir.]SeeDissiret.Desplaid,pp.unfurled,II294.
[OFr.despleier.]Desport,n.amusement,IX276;do desport, play, make merry,XIIa174. [OFr.desport.]Desserte,n.deserts, merit,VI235.
[OFr.desserte.]Desspendoure,n.steward, almoner,III21. [OFr.despendour.]SeeSpendere.Destiné,n.fate,V217; Fate,VIIIa269. [OFr.destinée.]Destresse,n.distress,II514.
[OFr.destresse.]Det,n.debt,XVII222;Dettes,pl.VIIIa92. [OFr.dette.]Determynable,adj.decisive,
authoritative,VI234. [OFr.determinable.]Determinacion,n.authoritative
decision,XIb263. [OFr.determinacion.]Deþ,v.SeeDon.Deþ(e),Deth,n.death,II332,V37,VII9,VIIIa324 (the
Plague), &c. [OE.dēaþ.]SeeDed(e),adj.andn.Deuel(l),Deuelle,Deuyl(l),Dele(V),n.devil, Devil,IVb20, 26,V120,VIIIa56, 114,XIb105,XVh16,XVI341, 399,
&c.;what deuel, what the devil,XVI223. [OE.dēofol.]Deuelway;in þe d., in the Devil's
name,XVI133. [SeeN.E.D.,
s.v.Devil19.]Deuere,n.duty,XVII319. [OFr.deveir.]Devyded(in),pp.divided (into),IX28. [L.dīvidere.]Deuise,-yse,Devise,v.to descry,II312; to describe, relate,IX267, 268, 271. [OFr.deviser;
seeN.E.D., s.v.Devise.]Deuocio(un),Deuocyun,n.devotion,
devoutness, pious practice,I18,V124,XIb110, 120,XIIa14, &c. [OFr.devocion.]Deuote,Deuout,adj.devout,VI46,XIb58, &c. [OFr.devot.]Deuoutnes,n.devoutness,XIVc79. [From prec.]Dew,Dewly.SeeDu, Duly.Dyacne,n.deacon,III9, 12;Diaknen,dat. pl.,III5. [OE.diacon, OFr.diacne.]SeeArchidekenes.Dyamand,Dyamaund,n.diamond,IX33, 36, &c. [OFr.diamant, altered form ofademant;seeAdemand.]Diche,Dyche,n.moat, dike,II361,VI247; notion inVIappar.
releasing of water pent up by a
dam. [OE.dīc.]Dyd,Dide(n).SeeDo(n).Dye(n).SeeDeye.Diemed.SeeDeme.Diete,v. refl.to diet (oneself),VIIIa263. [From OFr.diete, n.]Diffynen,pres. pl.determine, fix,IX315. [OFr.definer.]Digge,Dyggen,v.to dig,II255,IX231;Digged,pa. t. pl.VIIIa101. [? OFr.diguer; seeN.E.D.]Dyggynge,n.digging,IX201.Dignyté,n.dignity;of dignyte,
worshipful,XVII166. [OFr.digneté.]Dyȝede.SeeDeye.Diȝte,Dighte,Dyȝte,Dyghte,v.to arrange, prepare, make,I30,V155,VIIIa286;diȝte,
arrayed for battle,XIVb34;dyght to dede, put to death,XVII543. [OE.dihtan.]Diken,Dyken,v.to dig,VIIIa135, 184. [OE.dīcian.]Diker(e),Dyker,n.digger,
ditcher,VIIIa101, 325. [OE.dīcere.]Dykynge, digging, ditching,VIIIa244. [OE.dīcung.]Diligently,adv.watchfully,IX191. [From OFr.diligent.]Dim,adj.faint,II285;Dimme,adv.faintly,XIIb31. [OE.dimm.]Dymes,n. pl.tithes,XIb300.
[OFr.di(s)me, from L.decima.]Dimuir,adj.calm,XIVc37.
[OFr.*demeur, indemeurement,
soberly.]Dyne,v. trans.to eat (at dinner),VIIIa303;2 sg. pres. subj.VIIIa257;Dyned,pp. intr.had
dinner,VIIIa274. [OFr.di(s)ner.]Dyner,n.dinner,VIIIa286.
[OFr.di(s)ner.]Dynge(n),v.to strike, smite, beat,V37 (MS. dynneȝ),VIIIa135,XVI180, 203;Dang,pa. t. pl.X54. [OE.*dingan; cf.dencgan,
ON.dengja.]Dynne,n.noise,XVI234, 284;Den,XVh2. [OE.dyne.]Dynt,n.stroke, blow,V48, 155,
196,XVh2;dynt of honde, a
blow (with a weapon),V37,VII92. [OE.dynt.]Diol.SeeDole.Dirige,n.(dirge), matins in the
office for the dead,VIIIb48,XIb132 (note). [L.dirige.]Disceit,n.deception, wile,XIb171, 311. [OFr.deceite.]Disceyue(n),v.to deceive,IX112,XIb92. [OFr.deceiv-re,decev-eir.]Discende,pa. t.descended,XVI77. [OFr.descend-re.]Disciple,n.disciple,XIb15,XIIintrod.[OFr.disciple.]Discord,n.discord;without discord,
in peace (orincontestably;cf.Distance),XVII31. [OFr.discord.]Discrecyone(of),n.? separation
(from),IVb69. [OFr.discrecion.]Discre(e)t,adj.judicious, discerning,VIIIb88,IX295. [OFr.discret.]Disour(e)s,n. pl.professional
story-tellers, jesters,Iintrod.,VIIIa56. [OFr.disour.]Dispisen,v.to despise,XIb93,
179. [OFr.despire,despis-.]Dyspleseȝ,Displeases,v.3 sg.
pres.displeases,VI95,XVII85;imper. pl.(intr.) be displeased,VI62. [OFr.desplaisir.]Dysseuer,v.depart,XVII27.
[OFr.dessevrer.]Dissiret,pa. t.desired,VII114.
[OFr.desirer.]SeeDesyre.Disstryeȝ.SeeDistroie.Distance,n.quarrelling;without
distance, indisputably,XVII57.
[OFr.destance.]Distreynen,v.to afflict,IX315.
[OFr.destreindre,destreign-.]Distroie,-oy(e),Destroye,v.to
destroy,VII28,IX215,XIb215,XVII93;Disstryeȝ,pres. pl.V307. [OFr.destrui-re; withdisstryeȝcf. Byled, Nye.]Distroiynge,n.destruction,XIb100. [From prec.]Dysturble,v.to disturb,I16.
[OFr.destourbler.]Ditees,n. pl.poems,XIIintrod.[OFr.dité.]Diuers(e),Dyuers(e),adj.varying,
divergent,XIIIb44; different,
various,IX16, 287, 289,XIIa55, &c.;dyuers maner(e),
different kinds of,XIIIb47, 48;ich maner diuers animal, every
kind of different animal,II364.
[OFr.divers.]Dyuersitees,-eeȝ,n. pl.(strange)
varieties,IX266, 280. [OFr.diversité.]Do(n),Doo,v.I219,IVb65,IX169, &c. to do;to done(OE.tō dōnne),VIIIa104, 197,IX160;2 sg.Dos,XVII196;Doste,VIIIa75;Dotȝ,VI196;3 sg.Deþ(OE.dēþ),III60;Dose,IVa57, &c.;Dotȝ,V143;Doþ,II112, &c.;pl.Don(e),II2,VIIIa220, &c.;Dos,I157;Doþ(MS. doh),*XVb22;imper. pl.Dotȝ,VI161, 176;Doþ,I82,II218.Pa. t. sg.Ded(e),I176,II232,III17, &c.;Dyd,I166, &c.;Did(e),XIb13,XVII11 (2 sg.),
&c.;pl.Dede(n),II32,XVi13;Diden,XIb247.Pres.
p.Doande,IVb9;pp.Do,XIb271,XIIa107, &c.;Doyne,XVII139;Don(e),IX326,XIVa24, &c.;Ydo,II381;Ydone,II76. (i) To act,
do, make, perform, work,II32,III17,IVb9, 25,VI161,XIVb38,
&c.; to exert,XIb6; representing
any verb understood,I157,II112, &c.;be to done,es to doo,
is to be done,IVb65,VIIIa197;doþ at, act according to,I82;don gret pyne, toil hard,VI151;don him felaschipe, bear
him company,XIIa24;doþ ȝour
best, do your best,II218;do þi
best, get on as best you can,II126;made hymself to done, set
himself to work,VIIIa104. (ii)
To make, cause to,III60,VI196;ded come, fetched,I176;do deye, kill,VIIIa269;dotȝ
me drede, makes me afraid,V143;do(n) to wyte,to vnderstande,
give (one) to understand,
inform,II2,VIIIa56; followed
byinfin.(without expressed
subj., asdid it wryte, had it
written),Iintrod., 218,VIIIa79
(note), and (merging into mere
auxil. as in Mn.E.)I167,XVI203,XVII326, &c. (cf.Gar). (iii) To
put,I219,VI6;dede on(upon),
donned,II343,XIIa53;don
awei, set aside, abolished,XIb206. (iv)Refl.indede him out,
went out,II232, 474. (v)Pp.finished,I68,XVII139; at an
end,XIVa24; past, over,II76,VII167,XVII148;haue done,
(get it done), be quick,XVII316,
352, 480.I haue at do, I have
something to do,XVII235 (seeAt);do way!, enough!,II226.
[OE.dōn;dyde(dē̆de,dǣde),
pa. t.;seeMorsbach, ME. Gram.,
§ 130,n.6.]SeeVndo.Docke,v.to curtail, mutilate,XIa57. [Obscure.]Doctours,n. pl.doctors (of the
Church),XIa27. [OFr.doctour.]Doȝty,Doughty,Douhti,adj.doughty,V196,VII84,XIVc106; assb.,V266. [OE.dohtig.]Doȝtyr,Doghter,-yr,Douȝter(VIII),Dowhter(XII),n.daughter,I44, 47, 215,VIIIa14, 73,XIIa192, &c.;Doghtyr,gen. sg.I136. [OE.dohtor.]Doyne.SeeDo(n).Doyll,n.dole, what is distributed
in charity;penny doyll, masspenny,
the offering for a mass
for the soul of one dead,XVII390.
[OE.(ge-)dāl.]SeeDele(n).Doynge,n.;d. awaye of, putting
away,IVb61;doyngis, affairs,XIb290. [OE.dōung.]Dold,adj.stupid,XVII266.
[? Related (asdulledtodull) to
OE.dol.]SeeDull.Dole,Diol(II),n.lamentation,
grief, misery,II198,VIIIa114,XIVb10,XVI347. [OFr.dol,doel,deol,diol, &c.]Dol(e)ful,adj.doleful,XIVb72,XVh16. [Prec. +-ful.]Doluen.SeeDeluen.Dome,n.judgement,XVI319;
doom,I173; award,VI220;domes for te deme, to converse,XVb30 (seeDeme). [OE.dōm.]Domesday(e),Domysday,n.Doomsday,IVa35,XIb48,XVII25. [OE.dōmes dæg.]Donge,n.dung, manure,VIIIa283. [OE.dúng.]Donkeþ,pres. pl.moisten,XVb28.
[Unknown;cf.Mn.E.dank.]Dore,Doore(XVII),n.door,XIIa70,XVII137, 280, 376. [OE.duru;dor.]Dore(n),Dorste.SeeDar.Dosnyt,pp.dazed, stunned,X129.
[Obscure.]Dote,n.dotard, fool,XVII265.
[? From next.]Dote,v.to talk folly,XVII367.
[Cf. MDu.doten; ? OFr.redoter.]Dotȝ,Doþ.SeeDo(n).Doubill,Double,adj.double,Xintrod.,XIIa162. [OFr.double.]Doufe;Douȝter;Douhti.SeeDowue; Doȝtyr; Doȝty.Doumbe,adj.dumb,XIb175.
[OE.dúmb.]Doun,n.down (feathers),XIIa95.
[ON.dún-n.]Doun(e),Down(e),adv.down,I76, 194,II69,X101, &c.SeeAdoun.Dounes,n. pl.hills,XVb28. [OE.dūn.]Dousour,n.sweetness,VI69.
[OFr.dousur.]Dout(e),n.fear,I147,XIIa144,XIVa14; (fear of) danger,X38.
[OFr.doute.]Doute,v.to fear,VII114;Dutte,pa. t. sg.V189. [OFr.douter.]Dowhter.SeeDoȝtyr.Dowid,pp.endowed,XIb140.
[OFr.do(u)er.]Dowue,Dowfe,Doufe,n.dove,XVI78,XVII484, 505, 514.
[OE. ?*dūfe; ON.dúfa.]Drad,Dradde.SeeDrede(n).Dragounes,n. pl.dragons,IX203. [OFr.dragon.]Dray(e),n.commotion,XIVb34,XVI146. [OFr.de(s)rai.]Draught,n.(a move in chess), an
artful trick,XVI399 (seeDrawe).
[OE.*dræht, related to next.]Draw(e),v. trans.to draw, drag,
pull, bring, &c.,IVb19,IX124,X82,XIIIa33,XVI319; to
cart,VIIIa283;intr.move,
proceed, &c.,XVII245;Drogh,pa. t. sg.XVa12;Drou,XVg16;Drouh,Drowh,XIIa155,b73, 124;Droghe,pa.
t. pl.VII88;Drew,X58;Drawe,pp.XIIb90,XIIIa35;Drawyn,X124;Ydrawe,II295.Þou drawes to wittenesse,
thou citest,XVI279;drawe vs
no draught, make no move
against us, play us no trick
(a chess metaphor; cf. Chaucer,Bk. Duchesse, 682),XVI399;drou hymselue bi þe top, tore his
hair,XVg16;drawe to,toward,
approach,XIIb124,XIIIa57;draweth
Dai,Day(e),n.day,I138,VI56,XIIa68, &c.; dawn,XIIa77; life-time,II572, &c. (alsopl.VI56,VII39);daies olde, old age,XIIintrod.; time, inwithinne tuo monthe day, in two months' time,XIIa29;þise dayeȝ(gen. sg.)longe, all (this) day long,VI173 (seeLonge);by dayes, once upon a time,II15;bithis dai, (for) this day,VIIIa274; but an oath atXVa24,XVII386;on a day, one day,II303;þis othir daye, the other day,XVI148;þis endre dai, a day or two ago (seeEndre),XVa4. [OE.dæg.]
Dayeseȝes,n. pl.daisies,XVb4. [OE.dæges ēage.]
Dalf;Dalt.SeeDeluen; Delen.
Dam(e),n.dame, lady, queen,II63, 113, 322,VIIIa72,XVII298, &c.; mother,VIIIa73,XVII324. [OFr.dame.]
Damisel,Damysel(le),n.damsel (esp.young lady-in-waiting),II90, 144,VI1, 129. [OFr.damisele.]
Dampne,v.to damn, condemn,XIb197, 306;Dampnet,pa. t. pl.VII50;Dampned,pp.XVI272; assb.XVI377. [OFr.dam(p)ner.]
Dan(e),Danȝ, Master, Dom, an honourable title esp. prefixed to names of members of religious orders,Iintrod.,IIIintrod.[OFr.Dan(nom.Danz,Dans); L.Dom(i)nus.]
Danes,n. pl.Danes,XIIIb13. [Med. L.Dani. (cf. ON.Danir).]
Dang.SeeDynge(n).
Dar,v.dare,1 sg. pres.II336,VIIIa263, &c.;3 sg.IX88, &c.;Dare,pres. pl.XVI145;Dore(n),XIb36, 199;Dorst(e),pa. t. sg.dared,XIIb109,XIVc21;Durst,II140, 427, 482;pl.II73, 84,X130;Durst,pa. t. subj.(would) dare,XVII479. [OE.dearr,durron;dorste.]
Dare,v.to cower,V190; ?Dard,pa. t. sg.VI249 (seenote). [OE.darian.]
Dase,v.to be dumbfounded,XVII314. [OE.*dasian; cf.darian, and ON.dasa-sk.]
Dastard,n.wretch, vile fellow,XVI180, 203. [Perhaps formed with Fr. suffix-ardfromdased,dast, pp. of prec.]
Date,n.date, used inVIin various senses, some strained; point of time, hour,VI169, 181; season, 144 (seeDere), 145; limit (beginning or end), 133, 156, 157, 168, 180;to dere a date, ? too soon, 132 (cf.126). [OFr.date.]
Daunce,Dance,n.dance,I134, 227;fig.plight,XIVb72. [OFr.dance,daunce.]
Daunce,Daunse,v.to dance,I21, 72, 87,II298,XVd6;Daunsynge,n.dancing,XIb139. [OFr.dancer.]
Daw,n.(jackdaw), fool,XVII247. [OE.*dawe.]
Dawing,Dawyng,n.daybreak, first signs of dawn,IVa94,X42. [OE.dagung.]
De.SeeDeye.
Deaw,Dew,n. pl.dew,IX59,XVb28, &c.;May dew, dew gathered in May (believed to have medicinal and magical properties),IX63. [OE.dēaw.]
Debate,n.parleying, wrangling,V180,XVI142;wythouten debate, putting aside contention,VI30. [OFr.debat.]
Debate,v.to contend,XIIb225;Debatande,pres. p.debating,V111. [OFr.debat-re.]
Declare,v.to set out, declare,VII77,XIIb210. [OFr.declarer.]
Declyne,v.(to decline), fall;con d. into acorde, came to an agreement (cf. ME.fall at(orof)accorde),VI149. [OFr.decliner.]
Ded(e),adj.dead,I195, 209,II108, &c.; used as pp. of 'slay',VII92,XVI148;was broght dede, was brought to death, died,I213. [OE.dēad.]Seenext, and Deþ.
Ded(e),n.1death,I212,IVa48,b71,X51, 77, 118,XVI317,XVII193, 543. [A variant, usually Northern, of Deþ,q.v.]
Ded(e),n.2deed, act, feat, event,III45,VII38, 88,IX312,XIb255,XVI24, &c.; as obj. todo,I79,VIIIb9,XIIa111; behaviour, way of acting,IVa62,XIb62;Dedis of Apostlis, Acts of the Apostles,XIb285;in dede, in the actual performance,VII23,XVI72;to fre of dede, too lavish in its action,VI121;in dede and þoȝte, in performance and intention,VI164. [OE.dēd.]
Ded-day,n.death-day,VIIIintrod.[OE.dēaþ-dæg; see Dede (death), but here assimilation ofþdtoddis possible.]
Ded(e),Deden,v.SeeDon.
Dedir,v.to tremble,XVII314. [Cf. MnE.dither.]
Dedly,adj.mortal,XIb208, 209, 211. [OE.dēadlic.]
Defaced,pp.effaced, erased,III36. [OFr.de(s)facier,defacer.]
Defaute,n.defect,XIa43, 44, 57; lack, infor defaute of, for lack of,VIIIa200,XIb250. [OFr.defaute.]
Defence,Defens(of),n.defence (against),IX332,X64, 135;of noble defens, nobly fortified,II48. [OFr.defense.]
Defend(e),v.to defend,V49,VIIIa82,X52, &c.; to make defence,X61, 191; make defence against, ward off,VII85;Defending,n.defence,X194. [OFr.defend-re.]
Defensouris,n. pl.defenders,X153. [OFr.defensour.]
Deffie,v.to defy,XVI158. [OFr.de(s)fier.]
Degiselich,adj.strange, wonderful,II360. [From OFr.de(s)guis(i)é.]SeeGisely.
Degrade(rime-form of),pa. t. sg.degraded,XVII20. [OFr.degrader.]
Degré,Degree,n.position, rank,VIIIb71,XVII21, 489; state (of preparedness),X40. [OFr.degré.]
Deye(VIII),De(X),Dye(n),v.to die,II189,VIIIa269, 325,IX150,X73, &c.;Deye,pres. subj.VIIIa92, 114;Deyd,pa. t. sg.I215;Dyȝede,XIVc106;Deyden,pa. t. pl.VIIIb41;do ... deye,garre ... dye, kill,VIIIa269,XVI164. [ON.deyja.]
Deill,Deyll.SeeDele,n.
Deyned,pa. t. pl.deigned,VIIIa303. [OFr.deigner.]
Deynté,n.delicacy,II254. [OFr.deinté.]
Delaiement,n.delay,XIIb152. [OFr.delaiement.]
Dele,Deill,Deyll,n.part, quantity, ina grete dele, a great deal,XVII450;ich a deyll, all,XVII299;ylk a dele,ilke deill, altogether,IVa27,X75. [OE.dǣl.]SeeEuerydel, Halvendel, Somdel, &c.
Dele(n),v.to divide, distribute, deal, mete out, perform,V124, 217,VI246,VIIIa91,XIb270, 272;Dalt,pa. t. sg.V350;Deled,pp.XIIIb49;dele with, have to do with,XVI63; with cognate obj.dele penny doyll,XVII390 (seeDoyll);delen ato, part (intr.),II125. [OE.dǣlan.]
Dele.SeeDeuel.
Delit(e),Delyte,n.delight,IVb39,XIIa88,XVI63;delytes of, delight in,IVb62. [OFr.delit.]
Delitabill,adj.delightful,Xintrod.[OFr.delitable.]
Delytte,v.indelyttes þaym (in),3 pl. refl., take delight (in),IVb42. [OFr.delit(i)er.]
Deliuer,adj.nimble,V275;Deliuerly,adv.nimbly, quickly,X58, 89. [OFr.de(s)livre.]
Deliverance,n.deliverance,XIIb17. [OFr.delivrance.]
Deluen,v.to dig; to bury;VIIIa135;Dalf,pa. t. sg.XIVintrod.;Doluen,pa. t. pl.VIIIa184;Doluen,pp.(dead and) buried,VIIIa173. [OE.delfan.]
Delueres,n. pl.diggers,VIIIa101. [OE.delfere.]
Deluynge,n.digging,VIIIa244. [OE.delfing.]
Deme,Dieme,v.to judge, sentence,XIIb216,XVI34; criticize,VIIIa75; consider, deem,XIb190, 209, 211;ne deme thow non other, imagine nothing different,VIIIa173; speak, say,V115 (note),VI1; with cognate obj.domes for te deme, to tell their tales,XVb30. [OE.dēman.]
Den,n.cave,XIIIa41, 42, 43. [OE.denn.]
Den.SeeDynne.
Deneȝ,adj.Danish;Deneȝ ax, an axe with a long blade and usually without a spike at the back,V155 (note). [OE.denisc; OFr.daneis.]
Deop.SeeDep.
Deores,n. pl.wild animals,XVb29. [OE.dēor.]
Departed(e),Depertid,pa. t.separated,VI18 (intr.),VII145 (trans.); departed,IX308, 320;pp.divided,IX1. [OFr.de(s)partir.]
Dep(e),Deop(XIII),adj.deep,XIIb11,XIIIa39,XVI377; assb., the deep (sea),VII154,XIIa160;adv.deeply,VI46. [OE.dēop; adv.dēope.]
Depely,adv.deeply, greatly,VII114. [OE.dēop-līce.]
Depertid.SeeDeparted.
Depnes,n.depth,XVII434, 460, 520. [OE.dēop-nes.]
Depriue,-pryue,v.to deprive,VI89,XVI175. [OFr.depriver.]
Dere,adj.dear; prized,I258; beloved,I125,VI8,VIIIa91,XIVc1,XVf1,XVII172, 190, 419, 527;my dere, my friend,VIIIa251; pleasing,VI40; good, &c. (vaguely applied in allit. poems),VI132, 144,VII61;Derrist,superl.best,VII39. [OE.dēore;dē̆orra, compar. (whence also stem of ME. superl.).]
Dere,n.harm,I166,XVII317;maken þe worlde dere, do injury to mankind (?or'make the world dear to live in'; butcf.166),VIIIa154. [OE.daru, influenced byderian.]
Dere,v.to afflict,XIVb10. [OE.derian.]Seeprec.
Dere,adv.dearly, at great cost,IVa80,VIIIa75,XVII373;as me dere liketh, to my liking,VIIIa286. [OE.dēore.]
Derffe,adj.doughty,VII84. [ON.djarf-r, older,*dearf-.]SeeDeruely.
Derke,n.darkness,VII167. [OE.de(o)rc, adj.]SeeÞerk.
Derlyng,n.darling,IVa54. [OE.dēor-ling.]
Derne,adj.secret,XVb29 (note). [OE.derne.]
Derrist.SeeDere,adj.
Derthe,n.dearth, famine (personified),VIIIa324. [OE.dēorþu.]SeeDereadj.
Deruely,adv.boldly,V266. [ON.djarf-liga.]SeeDerffe.
Des,n.seat, throne,XVII17. [OFr.deis; seeN.E.D., s.v.Dais.]
Des-,Dis-avauntage,n.disadvantage,XIIIb35, 37. [OFr.desavantage.]
Deschaunt,n.descant,XIb137 (note). [OFr.deschant.]
Desert,adj.uncultivated and desolate,IX200;n.desert, uninhabited land,IX179,XIb24. [OFr.desert.]
Deserue(n),v.to deserve,VIIIa43,b32; to earn,VIIIa211,b43, 47. [OFr.deservir.]SeeSerue(n).
Desyre,n.desire,IVa5,XIb295. [OFr.desir.]SeeDissiret.
Desplaid,pp.unfurled,II294. [OFr.despleier.]
Desport,n.amusement,IX276;do desport, play, make merry,XIIa174. [OFr.desport.]
Desserte,n.deserts, merit,VI235. [OFr.desserte.]
Desspendoure,n.steward, almoner,III21. [OFr.despendour.]SeeSpendere.
Destiné,n.fate,V217; Fate,VIIIa269. [OFr.destinée.]
Destresse,n.distress,II514. [OFr.destresse.]
Det,n.debt,XVII222;Dettes,pl.VIIIa92. [OFr.dette.]
Determynable,adj.decisive, authoritative,VI234. [OFr.determinable.]
Determinacion,n.authoritative decision,XIb263. [OFr.determinacion.]
Deþ,v.SeeDon.
Deþ(e),Deth,n.death,II332,V37,VII9,VIIIa324 (the Plague), &c. [OE.dēaþ.]SeeDed(e),adj.andn.
Deuel(l),Deuelle,Deuyl(l),Dele(V),n.devil, Devil,IVb20, 26,V120,VIIIa56, 114,XIb105,XVh16,XVI341, 399, &c.;what deuel, what the devil,XVI223. [OE.dēofol.]
Deuelway;in þe d., in the Devil's name,XVI133. [SeeN.E.D., s.v.Devil19.]
Deuere,n.duty,XVII319. [OFr.deveir.]
Devyded(in),pp.divided (into),IX28. [L.dīvidere.]
Deuise,-yse,Devise,v.to descry,II312; to describe, relate,IX267, 268, 271. [OFr.deviser; seeN.E.D., s.v.Devise.]
Deuocio(un),Deuocyun,n.devotion, devoutness, pious practice,I18,V124,XIb110, 120,XIIa14, &c. [OFr.devocion.]
Deuote,Deuout,adj.devout,VI46,XIb58, &c. [OFr.devot.]
Deuoutnes,n.devoutness,XIVc79. [From prec.]
Dew,Dewly.SeeDu, Duly.
Dyacne,n.deacon,III9, 12;Diaknen,dat. pl.,III5. [OE.diacon, OFr.diacne.]SeeArchidekenes.
Dyamand,Dyamaund,n.diamond,IX33, 36, &c. [OFr.diamant, altered form ofademant;seeAdemand.]
Diche,Dyche,n.moat, dike,II361,VI247; notion inVIappar. releasing of water pent up by a dam. [OE.dīc.]
Dyd,Dide(n).SeeDo(n).
Dye(n).SeeDeye.
Diemed.SeeDeme.
Diete,v. refl.to diet (oneself),VIIIa263. [From OFr.diete, n.]
Diffynen,pres. pl.determine, fix,IX315. [OFr.definer.]
Digge,Dyggen,v.to dig,II255,IX231;Digged,pa. t. pl.VIIIa101. [? OFr.diguer; seeN.E.D.]
Dyggynge,n.digging,IX201.
Dignyté,n.dignity;of dignyte, worshipful,XVII166. [OFr.digneté.]
Dyȝede.SeeDeye.
Diȝte,Dighte,Dyȝte,Dyghte,v.to arrange, prepare, make,I30,V155,VIIIa286;diȝte, arrayed for battle,XIVb34;dyght to dede, put to death,XVII543. [OE.dihtan.]
Diken,Dyken,v.to dig,VIIIa135, 184. [OE.dīcian.]
Diker(e),Dyker,n.digger, ditcher,VIIIa101, 325. [OE.dīcere.]
Dykynge, digging, ditching,VIIIa244. [OE.dīcung.]
Diligently,adv.watchfully,IX191. [From OFr.diligent.]
Dim,adj.faint,II285;Dimme,adv.faintly,XIIb31. [OE.dimm.]
Dymes,n. pl.tithes,XIb300. [OFr.di(s)me, from L.decima.]
Dimuir,adj.calm,XIVc37. [OFr.*demeur, indemeurement, soberly.]
Dyne,v. trans.to eat (at dinner),VIIIa303;2 sg. pres. subj.VIIIa257;Dyned,pp. intr.had dinner,VIIIa274. [OFr.di(s)ner.]
Dyner,n.dinner,VIIIa286. [OFr.di(s)ner.]
Dynge(n),v.to strike, smite, beat,V37 (MS. dynneȝ),VIIIa135,XVI180, 203;Dang,pa. t. pl.X54. [OE.*dingan; cf.dencgan, ON.dengja.]
Dynne,n.noise,XVI234, 284;Den,XVh2. [OE.dyne.]
Dynt,n.stroke, blow,V48, 155, 196,XVh2;dynt of honde, a blow (with a weapon),V37,VII92. [OE.dynt.]
Diol.SeeDole.
Dirige,n.(dirge), matins in the office for the dead,VIIIb48,XIb132 (note). [L.dirige.]
Disceit,n.deception, wile,XIb171, 311. [OFr.deceite.]
Disceyue(n),v.to deceive,IX112,XIb92. [OFr.deceiv-re,decev-eir.]
Discende,pa. t.descended,XVI77. [OFr.descend-re.]
Disciple,n.disciple,XIb15,XIIintrod.[OFr.disciple.]
Discord,n.discord;without discord, in peace (orincontestably;cf.Distance),XVII31. [OFr.discord.]
Discrecyone(of),n.? separation (from),IVb69. [OFr.discrecion.]
Discre(e)t,adj.judicious, discerning,VIIIb88,IX295. [OFr.discret.]
Disour(e)s,n. pl.professional story-tellers, jesters,Iintrod.,VIIIa56. [OFr.disour.]
Dispisen,v.to despise,XIb93, 179. [OFr.despire,despis-.]
Dyspleseȝ,Displeases,v.3 sg. pres.displeases,VI95,XVII85;imper. pl.(intr.) be displeased,VI62. [OFr.desplaisir.]
Dysseuer,v.depart,XVII27. [OFr.dessevrer.]
Dissiret,pa. t.desired,VII114. [OFr.desirer.]SeeDesyre.
Disstryeȝ.SeeDistroie.
Distance,n.quarrelling;without distance, indisputably,XVII57. [OFr.destance.]
Distreynen,v.to afflict,IX315. [OFr.destreindre,destreign-.]
Distroie,-oy(e),Destroye,v.to destroy,VII28,IX215,XIb215,XVII93;Disstryeȝ,pres. pl.V307. [OFr.destrui-re; withdisstryeȝcf. Byled, Nye.]
Distroiynge,n.destruction,XIb100. [From prec.]
Dysturble,v.to disturb,I16. [OFr.destourbler.]
Ditees,n. pl.poems,XIIintrod.[OFr.dité.]
Diuers(e),Dyuers(e),adj.varying, divergent,XIIIb44; different, various,IX16, 287, 289,XIIa55, &c.;dyuers maner(e), different kinds of,XIIIb47, 48;ich maner diuers animal, every kind of different animal,II364. [OFr.divers.]
Dyuersitees,-eeȝ,n. pl.(strange) varieties,IX266, 280. [OFr.diversité.]
Do(n),Doo,v.I219,IVb65,IX169, &c. to do;to done(OE.tō dōnne),VIIIa104, 197,IX160;2 sg.Dos,XVII196;Doste,VIIIa75;Dotȝ,VI196;3 sg.Deþ(OE.dēþ),III60;Dose,IVa57, &c.;Dotȝ,V143;Doþ,II112, &c.;pl.Don(e),II2,VIIIa220, &c.;Dos,I157;Doþ(MS. doh),*XVb22;imper. pl.Dotȝ,VI161, 176;Doþ,I82,II218.Pa. t. sg.Ded(e),I176,II232,III17, &c.;Dyd,I166, &c.;Did(e),XIb13,XVII11 (2 sg.), &c.;pl.Dede(n),II32,XVi13;Diden,XIb247.Pres. p.Doande,IVb9;pp.Do,XIb271,XIIa107, &c.;Doyne,XVII139;Don(e),IX326,XIVa24, &c.;Ydo,II381;Ydone,II76. (i) To act, do, make, perform, work,II32,III17,IVb9, 25,VI161,XIVb38, &c.; to exert,XIb6; representing any verb understood,I157,II112, &c.;be to done,es to doo, is to be done,IVb65,VIIIa197;doþ at, act according to,I82;don gret pyne, toil hard,VI151;don him felaschipe, bear him company,XIIa24;doþ ȝour best, do your best,II218;do þi best, get on as best you can,II126;made hymself to done, set himself to work,VIIIa104. (ii) To make, cause to,III60,VI196;ded come, fetched,I176;do deye, kill,VIIIa269;dotȝ me drede, makes me afraid,V143;do(n) to wyte,to vnderstande, give (one) to understand, inform,II2,VIIIa56; followed byinfin.(without expressed subj., asdid it wryte, had it written),Iintrod., 218,VIIIa79 (note), and (merging into mere auxil. as in Mn.E.)I167,XVI203,XVII326, &c. (cf.Gar). (iii) To put,I219,VI6;dede on(upon), donned,II343,XIIa53;don awei, set aside, abolished,XIb206. (iv)Refl.indede him out, went out,II232, 474. (v)Pp.finished,I68,XVII139; at an end,XIVa24; past, over,II76,VII167,XVII148;haue done, (get it done), be quick,XVII316, 352, 480.I haue at do, I have something to do,XVII235 (seeAt);do way!, enough!,II226. [OE.dōn;dyde(dē̆de,dǣde), pa. t.;seeMorsbach, ME. Gram., § 130,n.6.]SeeVndo.
Docke,v.to curtail, mutilate,XIa57. [Obscure.]
Doctours,n. pl.doctors (of the Church),XIa27. [OFr.doctour.]
Doȝty,Doughty,Douhti,adj.doughty,V196,VII84,XIVc106; assb.,V266. [OE.dohtig.]
Doȝtyr,Doghter,-yr,Douȝter(VIII),Dowhter(XII),n.daughter,I44, 47, 215,VIIIa14, 73,XIIa192, &c.;Doghtyr,gen. sg.I136. [OE.dohtor.]
Doyne.SeeDo(n).
Doyll,n.dole, what is distributed in charity;penny doyll, masspenny, the offering for a mass for the soul of one dead,XVII390. [OE.(ge-)dāl.]SeeDele(n).
Doynge,n.;d. awaye of, putting away,IVb61;doyngis, affairs,XIb290. [OE.dōung.]
Dold,adj.stupid,XVII266. [? Related (asdulledtodull) to OE.dol.]SeeDull.
Dole,Diol(II),n.lamentation, grief, misery,II198,VIIIa114,XIVb10,XVI347. [OFr.dol,doel,deol,diol, &c.]
Dol(e)ful,adj.doleful,XIVb72,XVh16. [Prec. +-ful.]
Doluen.SeeDeluen.
Dome,n.judgement,XVI319; doom,I173; award,VI220;domes for te deme, to converse,XVb30 (seeDeme). [OE.dōm.]
Domesday(e),Domysday,n.Doomsday,IVa35,XIb48,XVII25. [OE.dōmes dæg.]
Donge,n.dung, manure,VIIIa283. [OE.dúng.]
Donkeþ,pres. pl.moisten,XVb28. [Unknown;cf.Mn.E.dank.]
Dore,Doore(XVII),n.door,XIIa70,XVII137, 280, 376. [OE.duru;dor.]
Dore(n),Dorste.SeeDar.
Dosnyt,pp.dazed, stunned,X129. [Obscure.]
Dote,n.dotard, fool,XVII265. [? From next.]
Dote,v.to talk folly,XVII367. [Cf. MDu.doten; ? OFr.redoter.]
Dotȝ,Doþ.SeeDo(n).
Doubill,Double,adj.double,Xintrod.,XIIa162. [OFr.double.]
Doufe;Douȝter;Douhti.SeeDowue; Doȝtyr; Doȝty.
Doumbe,adj.dumb,XIb175. [OE.dúmb.]
Doun,n.down (feathers),XIIa95. [ON.dún-n.]
Doun(e),Down(e),adv.down,I76, 194,II69,X101, &c.SeeAdoun.
Dounes,n. pl.hills,XVb28. [OE.dūn.]
Dousour,n.sweetness,VI69. [OFr.dousur.]
Dout(e),n.fear,I147,XIIa144,XIVa14; (fear of) danger,X38. [OFr.doute.]
Doute,v.to fear,VII114;Dutte,pa. t. sg.V189. [OFr.douter.]
Dowhter.SeeDoȝtyr.
Dowid,pp.endowed,XIb140. [OFr.do(u)er.]
Dowue,Dowfe,Doufe,n.dove,XVI78,XVII484, 505, 514. [OE. ?*dūfe; ON.dúfa.]
Drad,Dradde.SeeDrede(n).
Dragounes,n. pl.dragons,IX203. [OFr.dragon.]
Dray(e),n.commotion,XIVb34,XVI146. [OFr.de(s)rai.]
Draught,n.(a move in chess), an artful trick,XVI399 (seeDrawe). [OE.*dræht, related to next.]
Draw(e),v. trans.to draw, drag,
pull, bring, &c.,IVb19,IX124,X82,XIIIa33,XVI319; to
cart,VIIIa283;intr.move,
proceed, &c.,XVII245;Drogh,pa. t. sg.XVa12;Drou,XVg16;Drouh,Drowh,XIIa155,b73, 124;Droghe,pa.
t. pl.VII88;Drew,X58;Drawe,pp.XIIb90,XIIIa35;Drawyn,X124;Ydrawe,II295.Þou drawes to wittenesse,
thou citest,XVI279;drawe vs
no draught, make no move
against us, play us no trick
(a chess metaphor; cf. Chaucer,Bk. Duchesse, 682),XVI399;drou hymselue bi þe top, tore his
hair,XVg16;drawe to,toward,
approach,XIIb124,XIIIa57;draweth
Draw-brig,n.drawbridge,X165. [Prec. + ON.bryggja.]SeeBrygge.
Drawynge(intill),n.coming (to),IVb63.
Drede,n.fear,I147, 211, &c.; doubt (cf.Dredles), inI puit ȝou holly out of d., I assure you,XIVc12;ensample and drede aȝens, a fearful caution against,I261;for drede, in fear,V190,XVII212; in spite of their fear (of me),XVI146. [From next.]
Drede(n),Dred,v. trans.to fear,IVb85,V287,XIb141,XVII47, 55;intr.to be afraid,IVa31 (withof), 61,V143;refl.to be afraid,XIa61,XIIb67, 108 (dradde him vnto, was afraid of).Dradde,pa. t.XIIb67, 108;Dredde,I145,XIVc30, 62;Drad,pp.XIVc19. [OE.(on)drēdan,-drǣdan.]SeeAdrad.
Dredles,Dreid
Dreed,pp.endured,XVII533. [OE.drēogan, str. v.]
Dregh,Dreȝ,adj.heavy; tedious,IVa12;adv.heavily, forcibly,V195. [ON.drjúg-r, older*dreog-.]
Dreie.SeeDruyȝe.
Dreynte,pa. t.drowned (intr.),XIIa135;Dreinte,pp.XIIa167. [OE.drencan,drencte.]
Dreme,n.noise,XVh16. [OE.drēam.]
Dremys,n. pl.dreams,XIb73. [ON.draum-r, appar. identified in form with OE.drēam, noise, music;seeprec.]
Drepit,pp.smitten,VII9. [OE.drepan.]
Dresse,Dres,v.(to direct); to arrange, ordain,VI135; to set (up),X16;I will dres me to, I will get ready to,XVII238. [OFr.dresser.]
Drife,Dryfe.SeeDryue.
Dryȝtyn,n.God,V70. [OE.dryhten.]
Drink,Drynk(e),Dryng,n.drink,XVe14, 15;esp.inmete and drink, &c.,seeMete;pl.potions,VIIIa269. [From next.]
Drynke(n),v.to drink,IX6, 256, &c.; drink strong drink,VIIIa257;fig.pay the penalty, pay for it,XVII380 (ordrown; but cf.N.E.D., s.v.Drink16);Drank,pa. t. pl.I158;Dronken,pp.inben lyghtly d., easily get drunk,IX14;Ydronke,VIIIa274. [OE.drincan.]
Dryue,Driue;Dryfe,Drife(XVII),v. trans.to drive,VIIIa128, 184,b19,XVh2,XVII273;intr.to hasten,I171,XVII193;as þai miȝt driue, as fast as they could go,II141;Dryuen,pp.(intr.) hurtled,V195. [OE.drīfan.]SeeTodryue.
Drogh(e).SeeDraw(e).
Drone,Drowne,v.to drown,VII154,XVII372. [SeeN.E.D.]
Dronke-lewe,adj.given to drunkenness,XIb197. [OE.druncen-lǣwe.]
Dronken.SeeDrynke(n).
Drou(h),Drowh.SeeDraw(e).
Drought,n.dry weather,VIIIa283. [OE.drūgoþ,*drūhþ-.]
Druyȝe,Dreie(XII),Dry(e),adj.dry,I120,XIIb23,XVII370; assb.,XIVc30. [OE.drȳge(Kt.drēge).]
Du,Dew,adj.belonging;was dew to, belonged to,VII61;hor du nyghtis, the nights belonging to them,VII127;Duly,Dewly(XVI),adv.correctly, rightly, as is due,VII60, 64,XVI248. [OFr.deü,du.]
Duell(e).SeeDwelle(n).
Duine,pp.wasted,II261. [OE.dwīnan;dwĭnen, pp.]
Duk(e),n.duke,VII84, 92,XIVc65, &c. [OFr.duc.]
Dull,adj.stupid, foolish,VII50. [OE. ?*dylle, rel. todol.]
Dulle,v.to make dull, stupefy,XIIintrod.[From prec.]
Dure,Duyre,v.to endure, last, remain,VIIIa58,b25,XIIIa3,XIVc4. [OFr.durer.]
Durst.SeeDar.
Dusche,n.crash,X106. [Echoic.]
Duschit,pa. t. sg.crashed,X101. [As prec.]
Dutte.SeeDoute.
Dwelle(n),Duell(e),v.to linger, tarry,XIIb146;to dwelle in, to dwell on,XIb130; to remain, abide,IVa90,IX173,XIIb172,XVI304, &c.; to live, dwell,IX10, 165, 288, &c.Dwelling,n.XIVa24. [OE.dwellan.]