Chapter 21

Cumyne,650,1136,Cumyng,447,Cummyng,2498,come (past part.).Cunyng, knowledge,1455.Cusynace,1270,Cusynece,2802,Cusynes,2287,Cwsynes,1185,kinswoman.Cwre, care,98,266,643.Lat.cura. (N.B. ThoughCwre=cura, yetcurashould be distinguished from A.S.cearu.)Danger, power to punish; “the power of a feudal lord over his vassals,” (Wright),444.Also, power to injure,3006.See R.dangier.Dans, (dance), in the phrase “wrechit dans,” evil mode of life,1321.See Chaucer’s use ofdaunce; and compare—“I sai ȝow lely how thai lyeDongen doun alle in adaunce.”Lawrence Minot; quoted in Specimens of Early English, by R. Morris; p.194.Dede,90,Ded,3304,death.Dan.död. A.S.deáð. O.N.dauði.Deden, deign,949. J.Dedenyt, deigned,240.Deid, died,215.Deith, dead (past part.),3160.Delitable, delightful,1738.R.delitable.Deliuer, nimble, clever,3134.Deliuerly, (cleverly), nimbly, lightly,3089,3131.R.delivre.Demande, demur,191,397,3052,3354.See R. “demander, contremander, changer, revoquer l’ordre donné.”Depart, to part,3421.R.departir.Departit, parted,3403.Depaynt, painted,46,1703.Fr.dépeint. Ch.depeint.Depend me, waste or consume (my powers),214; possibly miswritten fordespend.Cf.Dispendit.Depend to, to concern, appertain to,466.Deren, to speak out, tell,2376.R.derainier.Dereyne, a plea,2313;“haith o dereyne ydoo,” hath appealed to trial by combat.R.derainier.Des, daïs, high table,2762.R.deis; Lat.discus.Deuit, availed,18. See note.Devith,Dewith,deafen,92,94.“Su.-G.deofwa; Icel.deyfa,” J.Compare Dan.döve. Burns hasdeave.Dewod the, devoid thyself,1022.Deuoydit was = departed,1031.CompareAwodith.Dewyß, to tell, narrate,373.Discharg, to put aside one’s liability,163,1665.Diseß, lack of ease, misery,707.Disiont (Disioint?), disjointed, out of joint; hence uncertain, hazardous,2907.“Disjoint, A difficult situation.” Halliwell.Dispendit, spent,1808.R.despendre.Dispens, expenditure,1746.Fr.dépense.Dispolȝeith, despoileth,1879.Dispone, to dispose, provide; or, as a reflective verb, to be disposed to do, to intend,54,446,980,1590,2428,2462.Disponit, declines (?); but much more probably, intends; and we must read “disponit not,”2984.Dout, fear,2599,3404,3438;(as a verb), to fear,740,1827.Ch.doute. R.doubtance.Drent, drowned,1319.A.S.drencan.Dreß (as a reflective verb), to direct oneself, proceed, go,1975,2288,2486.Lat.dirigere.Drywith, drives; “he drywith to the end,” i.e. concludes,2470.Duclar, declare,3022.Dulay, delay,681,788,2925.Effere, shew, pomp,2360.CompareAffere.Efter, after,217.A.S.efter.Eld, old age,3225,3242.A.S.yldo. Gothicalds.Elyk, Eliche, alike,182,2452.Eme, uncle,2572.A.S.eám.Empit, emptied, empty,180.A.S.æmtian.Empleß, to please,2455. J.Empriß, worth, honour,129,269,3458;cf.Romans of Partenay, l. 2013.Anxiety, oppression,393.R.emprindre.Enarmyt, fully armed,285,751,2499. J.Endit, indited,138;indite,206;inditing, poem (?),334.If the meaning were, “this ends,” the form “endis” would be required; besides which, the rime shews that theiis long; cf.ll. 138,206.Endlong, along,2893.A.S.andlang; Ger.entlang.Entent, intention, will, meaning, thoughts,448,1451,1499,2938.R.entente. Used by Chaucer.Entermet, to intermeddle with, to have do with,2914.R.entremetre.Enweronyt, environed,53.Erde, earth,1072,1540,2601.Compare Ger.erde.Erdly, earthly,498.Erith, earth,128.A.S.eorð.Eschef (1. eschew), to shun, withdraw himself,3475.R.eschever;(2. achieve), to accomplish,2212,2513.R.eschavir.Eschef deith, to die,2732.Escheuit, achieved,258.Eschevit, is achieved,2998.Eß,174,Eeß,706,ease.Essenȝeis (ensigns), warcries,3349, J.See also R.enseigne.Euerilkon, every one,1039, etc.Exasy, extasy,76. (Possibly miswritten.)Exortith, beseecheth,3026.Extend, attain,3281.Failȝeis, fail, (3 pers. plu. indicative),1151.Fairhed(fairhood), beauty,577.In A.S.fægernes, but in Dan.förhed.Fall, to happen, befall,493,2139.A.S.feallan; Dan.falde.Fallyng, fallen,1217,1322.Falowschip, used as we now use company,1105,2687, etc.Falȝeing, failing,1499.Falȝet, Falȝheit, failed,1460,1469,1498,1503.Farhed, beauty,2440.SeeFairhed.Fayndit (feigned), dissembled,2397.Fays, foes,3006.A.S.fáh.Fechtand, fighting,2691,3127,3407.Ger.fechten.Fechteris, fighters,686.Feill, knowledge, skill,2854. J.A.S.félian.Fek (effect), sum, amount, result, drift,2938.Fr.effet.Fell, to feel,820,2131.Fellith, feeleth,3368.Fell, many; als fell, as many,768.A.S.féala; Gothicfilu.Fell, horrible,260.A.S.fell, cruel, fierce.Ferde, fourth,815,973,2285.Compare Dan.fierde.Ferleit, wondered,3117.A.S.fǽr-líc, sudden, fearful. Burns hasferlie.Fet, fetched,433,1154.A.S.feccan, past tense,ic feahte.Fongith, catcheth, seizeth,1922.A.S.fangan; Goth.fahan.Forfare, to fare amiss, to perish,1348.A.S.for-faran.Forlorn, lost,3305.A.S.forloren; cf. Goth.fra-liusan.For-quhy; seeFor-why.For-thi,For-thy,(there-fore), on that account,332,2261,2731.A.S.forthý; wherethý(Gothicthê) is the instrumental case ofse, that.For-wrocht (for-wrought), over-worked, wearied out,888.A.S.forwyrcan.For-why,798,925,2209,For-quhy,2171,2342,2290,for the reason that, because that.Found, to advance, go,2612. J.A.S.fundian, to try to find, go forward.Franchis, generosity,230.R.franchise.Fremmytneß, strangeness, alienation,1508.A.S.fremdnes.Froit, enjoyment,1644;fruit,2088,2109.R.fruit.Frome, from the time that,17,1432.Goth.frums, a beginning.Fruschit, broken, dashed in pieces,1201.R.frois, broken; from the verbfroier.Fundyne,497,Fundyng,465,found (past part.).Fyne, faithful, true,519.See R. “fine, fidéle;” and “fine, foi.”Fyne, end,1388,2081.Fr.fin.Ganith, is suitable for,991.Icel.gegna. J. Compare Dan.gavne.Ganyth, it; it profits;used impersonally,121.R.gaagner.Gare, to cause,910,2416.Dan.giöre; Icel.göra.Gart, caused,267,2777.Gentilleß,917,1847.SeeGentrice.Gentrice,130,2757,Gentriß,2790.courtesy, nobleness.R.gentilesse.Gere, gear, equipment, armour,2777.A.S.gearwa.Gert,384.SeeGart.Giffis, give thou, (lit. giveye, the plural being used in addressing the king),463.A.S.gifan.Gifyne, given,1752.Gilt, offended, done wrong,699,3015.A.S.gyltan.Grewhundis, greyhounds,533,537.“O.N.grey,grey-hundr, a bitch.” Wedgwood.Gowerne the, conduct thyself,1598.Grawis, groves,2481.Ch.greves.Gyrß, grass,10.A.S.gærs.Gyß, guise, fashion, custom,545.Ch.gise.Haade, had,2150.Habariowne, habergeon,2889.Fromhaubergeon, the French form of Ger.halsberge.SeeHawbrek.Habirioune, habergeon,3380.Haill, whole,3246.A.S.hæl.Haknay, an ambling horse for a lady,1730.R.hacquenée.Half;in the phraseon arthurishalf, i.e. on Arthur’sside,883.Compare use of Germ.halb.Halk, a hawk,1736,2482.A.S.hafoc.Hall,Hoil,Holl,Hail,various spellings of Haill, whole.Hals, neck,1054.A.S.hals. Goth.hals.Hant, to exercise, practise,2191.Fr.hanter, lit. to frequent.Hardement,801,2669,Hardyment,900,3362,hardihood, boldness.R.hardement.Harrold, herald,1047.Hate, hot,2552.Havith, hath,1940;have,3404.Hawbrek,1070,1200,Hawbryk,3112,hauberk, neck-defence;Ger.hals-berge, armour for the neck.Hawnt, to use,3418.SeeHant.Hawntis, exercise,2772.He, high,1969,2552.A.S.háh.Hecht, hight, is called,2140;was called,2290.Hecht, to promise,3101;promised (past part.),1142.A.S.hátan.Hedis, heads,538,869.Hewy,442,Heuy,459,heavy.A.S.hefig.Hie,550,Hye,297,high.SeeHe.Hienes, highness,126.Ho, pause, stop, cessation,2970.According to J. radically the same with the verbHoue, orHow(seeHouit). The Dutch, however, usehou, hold! fromhouden, to hold.Holl, whole,106,745.Hore, hair,365.

Cumyne,650,1136,Cumyng,447,Cummyng,2498,come (past part.).

come (past part.).

Cunyng, knowledge,1455.

kinswoman.

Cwre, care,98,266,643.

Lat.cura. (N.B. ThoughCwre=cura, yetcurashould be distinguished from A.S.cearu.)

Danger, power to punish; “the power of a feudal lord over his vassals,” (Wright),444.

Also, power to injure,3006.

See R.dangier.

Dans, (dance), in the phrase “wrechit dans,” evil mode of life,1321.

See Chaucer’s use ofdaunce; and compare—

“I sai ȝow lely how thai lyeDongen doun alle in adaunce.”

“I sai ȝow lely how thai lye

Dongen doun alle in adaunce.”

Lawrence Minot; quoted in Specimens of Early English, by R. Morris; p.194.

death.

Dan.död. A.S.deáð. O.N.dauði.

Deden, deign,949. J.

Dedenyt, deigned,240.

Deid, died,215.

Deith, dead (past part.),3160.

Delitable, delightful,1738.

R.delitable.

Deliuer, nimble, clever,3134.

Deliuerly, (cleverly), nimbly, lightly,3089,3131.

R.delivre.

Demande, demur,191,397,3052,3354.

See R. “demander, contremander, changer, revoquer l’ordre donné.”

Depart, to part,3421.

R.departir.

Departit, parted,3403.

Depaynt, painted,46,1703.

Fr.dépeint. Ch.depeint.

Depend me, waste or consume (my powers),214; possibly miswritten fordespend.

Cf.Dispendit.

Depend to, to concern, appertain to,466.

Deren, to speak out, tell,2376.

R.derainier.

Dereyne, a plea,2313;

“haith o dereyne ydoo,” hath appealed to trial by combat.

R.derainier.

Des, daïs, high table,2762.

R.deis; Lat.discus.

Deuit, availed,18. See note.

deafen,92,94.

“Su.-G.deofwa; Icel.deyfa,” J.

Compare Dan.döve. Burns hasdeave.

Dewod the, devoid thyself,1022.

Deuoydit was = departed,1031.

CompareAwodith.

Dewyß, to tell, narrate,373.

Discharg, to put aside one’s liability,163,1665.

Diseß, lack of ease, misery,707.

Disiont (Disioint?), disjointed, out of joint; hence uncertain, hazardous,2907.

“Disjoint, A difficult situation.” Halliwell.

Dispendit, spent,1808.

R.despendre.

Dispens, expenditure,1746.

Fr.dépense.

Dispolȝeith, despoileth,1879.

Dispone, to dispose, provide; or, as a reflective verb, to be disposed to do, to intend,54,446,980,1590,2428,2462.

Disponit, declines (?); but much more probably, intends; and we must read “disponit not,”2984.

Dout, fear,2599,3404,3438;(as a verb), to fear,740,1827.

Ch.doute. R.doubtance.

Drent, drowned,1319.

A.S.drencan.

Dreß (as a reflective verb), to direct oneself, proceed, go,1975,2288,2486.

Lat.dirigere.

Drywith, drives; “he drywith to the end,” i.e. concludes,2470.

Duclar, declare,3022.

Dulay, delay,681,788,2925.

Effere, shew, pomp,2360.

CompareAffere.

Efter, after,217.

A.S.efter.

Eld, old age,3225,3242.

A.S.yldo. Gothicalds.

Elyk, Eliche, alike,182,2452.

Eme, uncle,2572.

A.S.eám.

Empit, emptied, empty,180.

A.S.æmtian.

Empleß, to please,2455. J.

Empriß, worth, honour,129,269,3458;

cf.Romans of Partenay, l. 2013.

Anxiety, oppression,393.

R.emprindre.

Enarmyt, fully armed,285,751,2499. J.

Endit, indited,138;indite,206;inditing, poem (?),334.

If the meaning were, “this ends,” the form “endis” would be required; besides which, the rime shews that theiis long; cf.ll. 138,206.

Endlong, along,2893.

A.S.andlang; Ger.entlang.

Entent, intention, will, meaning, thoughts,448,1451,1499,2938.

R.entente. Used by Chaucer.

Entermet, to intermeddle with, to have do with,2914.

R.entremetre.

Enweronyt, environed,53.

Erde, earth,1072,1540,2601.

Compare Ger.erde.

Erdly, earthly,498.

Erith, earth,128.

A.S.eorð.

Eschef (1. eschew), to shun, withdraw himself,3475.

R.eschever;

(2. achieve), to accomplish,2212,2513.

R.eschavir.

Eschef deith, to die,2732.

Escheuit, achieved,258.

Eschevit, is achieved,2998.

ease.

Essenȝeis (ensigns), warcries,3349, J.