Chapter 4

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 colour lyke, approaches the colour of,IX34 (note);drawe after, take after, resemble,XIIIb6. [OE.dragan.]SeeVp-, With-drawe.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,adj.fearless,V266; (parenthetic) without doubt,X88. [From Drede,n.]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.]

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 colour lyke, approaches the colour of,IX34 (note);drawe after, take after, resemble,XIIIb6. [OE.dragan.]SeeVp-, With-drawe.

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,adj.fearless,V266; (parenthetic) without doubt,X88. [From Drede,n.]

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.]


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