“One hytte hym vpon the oldé woundeWyth A tronchon of an ore;” (oar.)(Le Morte Arthur, l. 3071.)Troucht, truth,161.Tueching,403,Tweching,386,touching.Tyne, to lose,1258,1387.Icel.týna.Tynith, loseth,1761.Tynt, lost,175,1384,1521.Unwist, unknown,1140.Valis, falls; we should read “falis,”2475.Valkyne, to waken,8.SeeAwalk.Vall, billow, wave,1317.Ger.welle, a wave;quelle, a spring;Icel.vella, towellup, boil. Cf. also A.S.wæl; Du.wiel; Lancashireweele, an eddy, whirlpool. So, too, in Burns:—“Whyles owre a linn the burnie plays,As thro’ the glen it wimpl’t;Whyles round a rocky scaur it stays,Whyles in awielit dimpl’t.”Varand, to warrant, protect,3411.R.warandir.Varnit, warned,622.Vassolag, a deed of prowess.Pasing vassolag, surpassing valour,257.R. hasvasselage, courage, valour, valourous deeds, as indicative of the fulfilment of the duties of avassal. We now speak of renderinggood service.Vassolage, valour,2724.Veir, were,818.Veris, wars,305.SeeWere.Veryng, were,2971.A.S.wǽron.Vicht, a wight, a person,10,55,67.A.S.wiht.Virslyng, wrestling, struggling,3384.J. gives the formswarsell, wersill.Visare, wiser,607.Viting, to know,410.A.S.witan.Vncouth, lit.unknown; hence little known, rare, valuable,1734.A.S.uncúð.Vodis, woods,1000.Vombe, womb, bowels,375.Goth.wamba.Vondit, wounded,700.Vpwarpith, warped up, i.e. drawn up,63.See Note to this line. It occurs in Gawain Douglas’s prologue to his translation of the12th Book of the Æneid.Du.opwerpen, from Goth.waírpan, to cast.Vsyt, used,1197,1208.Vyre, a cross-bow bolt,1092.R.vire; cf. Lat.vertere.Wald, would,419,470, etc.Walkin, to waken, wake,1239.SeeAwalk.Wapnis, weapons,241.A.S.wǽpen, orwǽpn.Ward, world,3184.Grose’s Provincial Dictionary givesWard= world; and the omission of thelis not uncommon; seeGenesis and Exodus(E.E.T.S.), ll. 32, 1315.Wassolage, valour,2708.SeeVassolag.Wat, know,512.Wawasouris, vavasours,1729.AVavasourwas a sub-vassal, holding a small fief dependent on a larger fief; a sort of esquire.R.vavaseur.Weil, very. Weil long, a very long time,79.Comp. Ger.viel, J.Wencussith, vanquisheth,3331;vanquished,3337.Wencust, vanquished,2841.Wend, (1) to go,2191;(2) weened, thought,3481.Wentail, ventaile, a part of the helmet which opened to admit air,1056.R.ventaile; from Lat.ventus.Were, (1) war. Fr.guerre. R.werre,308, etc.(2) doubt,84, etc. “But were,” without doubt. A.S.wǽr, cautious,wary.(3) worse,1930. Burns haswaur.Wering, weary,58.A.S.wérig.Werray, very, true,1262,2017.Werroure, warrior,248.Weriour, warrior,663.Wers, worse,515.Weryng, were,2493.Wex, to be grieved, be vexed,156.Weyn, vain,382,524.Weyne,in phr.but weyne, without doubt,2880.A.S.wénan, to ween, to suppose.Whill, until,1136, J. Formed from A.S.hwíl, a period of time.Wice, advice, counsel,1909.Shortened from Awys.Wichsaif, vouchsafe,355,1391.Wichsauf,id.2364.Wicht, wight, person,131.Wicht, strong, nimble,248.“Su-G.wig” J. Sw.vig.Wight, with,918. Possibly miswritten.Wist, knew,225,1047. SeeWit.Wit, to know,268.A.S.witan; pres.ic wát, past tense,ic wiste.Wit, knowledge,2504.With, by,723.Withschaif, vouchsafe,1458.With-thy, on this condition,961.SeeFor-thy.Wnkouth, little known,146. SeeVncouth.Wnwemmyt, undefiled,2097.A.S.wam, wem, a spot.Wnwyst, unknown, secretly,219,269.Wod (wood), mad,3334,3440.A.S.wód. Goth.wôds.Woid, mad,2695. Perhaps we should readwoud.Wonde, wand, rod, or sceptre of justice,1601,1891. J.Wonk, winked,1058.Wonne, to dwell,2046. A.S.wunian.Worschip, honour,1158,1164.A.S.weorð-scipe.Wot, know,192, etc. SeeWit.Wox, voice,13.Lat.vox.Woyß, voice,3473.Wrechitnes, misery,2102;miserliness, niggardliness,1795,1859.Wy, reason; “to euery wy,” for every reason, on all accounts,2356.CompareQuhy.Wycht, strong, nimble,2592.SeeWicht.Wynyth, getteth, acquireth,1832.Wyre, a cross-bow bolt,3290.SeeVyre.Wys, vice,1795.Wysis,1540.Y, written for “th.” Thus we find “oyer” for “other,” etc. The error arose with scribes who did not understand either the true form or force of the old symbol þ.Yaf, gave,387.Yald, yield,553;yielded,558.A.S.gildan.Yclepit, called,414.Yef, give,563.Yeif, give,923.Yer, year,610.Used instead of the plural “yeris,” as inl. 3243.Yewyne, given,1500.Ygrave, buried,1800.Comp. Ger.begraben.Yhere, ear,1576.Yher, year,2064.Used instead of “yheris,”3243.Yhis, yes,1397.Yis, yes,514;this,160.Ylys, isles,2858,2882.Ymong, among,821.Yneuch, enough,2135.A.S.genog.Yolde, yielded (to be),951,1088.Ystatut, appointed,2529.Fr.statuer.Ywyß, certainly,1798,1942.SeeIwyß.Ȝeme, to take of, regard, have respect to,665.A.S.géman.Ȝere, year,342.Ȝerys, years,23,1432.Ȝewith, giveth,1772.Ȝha, yes,2843.Ger.ja.Ȝhe, ye,921.Observe that, as in this line,ye(A.S.ge) is thenominative, andyou(A.S.eów) theobjectivecase.Ȝhed, went,1486Ch. hasyede.A.S.ic eóde, past tense ofgán, to go.Goth.ikïddja, past tense ofgaggan, to go.Ȝher, year,2064,2274.Ȝhing, young,2868.Ȝhis, yes,1397.Ȝhouth-hed, youth-hood, youth,2772.Ȝhud, went,2696.SeeȜhed.Ȝis, yes,3406.Ȝolde, yielded,291,380,951.A.S.ic geald, past tense ofgyldan, to pay, to yield.Ȝude, went,2944.SeeȜhed.
“One hytte hym vpon the oldé woundeWyth A tronchon of an ore;” (oar.)(Le Morte Arthur, l. 3071.)Troucht, truth,161.Tueching,403,Tweching,386,touching.Tyne, to lose,1258,1387.Icel.týna.Tynith, loseth,1761.Tynt, lost,175,1384,1521.Unwist, unknown,1140.Valis, falls; we should read “falis,”2475.Valkyne, to waken,8.SeeAwalk.Vall, billow, wave,1317.Ger.welle, a wave;quelle, a spring;Icel.vella, towellup, boil. Cf. also A.S.wæl; Du.wiel; Lancashireweele, an eddy, whirlpool. So, too, in Burns:—“Whyles owre a linn the burnie plays,As thro’ the glen it wimpl’t;Whyles round a rocky scaur it stays,Whyles in awielit dimpl’t.”Varand, to warrant, protect,3411.R.warandir.Varnit, warned,622.Vassolag, a deed of prowess.Pasing vassolag, surpassing valour,257.R. hasvasselage, courage, valour, valourous deeds, as indicative of the fulfilment of the duties of avassal. We now speak of renderinggood service.Vassolage, valour,2724.Veir, were,818.Veris, wars,305.SeeWere.Veryng, were,2971.A.S.wǽron.Vicht, a wight, a person,10,55,67.A.S.wiht.Virslyng, wrestling, struggling,3384.J. gives the formswarsell, wersill.Visare, wiser,607.Viting, to know,410.A.S.witan.Vncouth, lit.unknown; hence little known, rare, valuable,1734.A.S.uncúð.Vodis, woods,1000.Vombe, womb, bowels,375.Goth.wamba.Vondit, wounded,700.Vpwarpith, warped up, i.e. drawn up,63.See Note to this line. It occurs in Gawain Douglas’s prologue to his translation of the12th Book of the Æneid.Du.opwerpen, from Goth.waírpan, to cast.Vsyt, used,1197,1208.Vyre, a cross-bow bolt,1092.R.vire; cf. Lat.vertere.Wald, would,419,470, etc.Walkin, to waken, wake,1239.SeeAwalk.Wapnis, weapons,241.A.S.wǽpen, orwǽpn.Ward, world,3184.Grose’s Provincial Dictionary givesWard= world; and the omission of thelis not uncommon; seeGenesis and Exodus(E.E.T.S.), ll. 32, 1315.Wassolage, valour,2708.SeeVassolag.Wat, know,512.Wawasouris, vavasours,1729.AVavasourwas a sub-vassal, holding a small fief dependent on a larger fief; a sort of esquire.R.vavaseur.Weil, very. Weil long, a very long time,79.Comp. Ger.viel, J.Wencussith, vanquisheth,3331;vanquished,3337.Wencust, vanquished,2841.Wend, (1) to go,2191;(2) weened, thought,3481.Wentail, ventaile, a part of the helmet which opened to admit air,1056.R.ventaile; from Lat.ventus.Were, (1) war. Fr.guerre. R.werre,308, etc.(2) doubt,84, etc. “But were,” without doubt. A.S.wǽr, cautious,wary.(3) worse,1930. Burns haswaur.Wering, weary,58.A.S.wérig.Werray, very, true,1262,2017.Werroure, warrior,248.Weriour, warrior,663.Wers, worse,515.Weryng, were,2493.Wex, to be grieved, be vexed,156.Weyn, vain,382,524.Weyne,in phr.but weyne, without doubt,2880.A.S.wénan, to ween, to suppose.Whill, until,1136, J. Formed from A.S.hwíl, a period of time.Wice, advice, counsel,1909.Shortened from Awys.Wichsaif, vouchsafe,355,1391.Wichsauf,id.2364.Wicht, wight, person,131.Wicht, strong, nimble,248.“Su-G.wig” J. Sw.vig.Wight, with,918. Possibly miswritten.Wist, knew,225,1047. SeeWit.Wit, to know,268.A.S.witan; pres.ic wát, past tense,ic wiste.Wit, knowledge,2504.With, by,723.Withschaif, vouchsafe,1458.With-thy, on this condition,961.SeeFor-thy.Wnkouth, little known,146. SeeVncouth.Wnwemmyt, undefiled,2097.A.S.wam, wem, a spot.Wnwyst, unknown, secretly,219,269.Wod (wood), mad,3334,3440.A.S.wód. Goth.wôds.Woid, mad,2695. Perhaps we should readwoud.Wonde, wand, rod, or sceptre of justice,1601,1891. J.Wonk, winked,1058.Wonne, to dwell,2046. A.S.wunian.Worschip, honour,1158,1164.A.S.weorð-scipe.Wot, know,192, etc. SeeWit.Wox, voice,13.Lat.vox.Woyß, voice,3473.Wrechitnes, misery,2102;miserliness, niggardliness,1795,1859.Wy, reason; “to euery wy,” for every reason, on all accounts,2356.CompareQuhy.Wycht, strong, nimble,2592.SeeWicht.Wynyth, getteth, acquireth,1832.Wyre, a cross-bow bolt,3290.SeeVyre.Wys, vice,1795.Wysis,1540.Y, written for “th.” Thus we find “oyer” for “other,” etc. The error arose with scribes who did not understand either the true form or force of the old symbol þ.Yaf, gave,387.Yald, yield,553;yielded,558.A.S.gildan.Yclepit, called,414.Yef, give,563.Yeif, give,923.Yer, year,610.Used instead of the plural “yeris,” as inl. 3243.Yewyne, given,1500.Ygrave, buried,1800.Comp. Ger.begraben.Yhere, ear,1576.Yher, year,2064.Used instead of “yheris,”3243.Yhis, yes,1397.Yis, yes,514;this,160.Ylys, isles,2858,2882.Ymong, among,821.Yneuch, enough,2135.A.S.genog.Yolde, yielded (to be),951,1088.Ystatut, appointed,2529.Fr.statuer.Ywyß, certainly,1798,1942.SeeIwyß.Ȝeme, to take of, regard, have respect to,665.A.S.géman.Ȝere, year,342.Ȝerys, years,23,1432.Ȝewith, giveth,1772.Ȝha, yes,2843.Ger.ja.Ȝhe, ye,921.Observe that, as in this line,ye(A.S.ge) is thenominative, andyou(A.S.eów) theobjectivecase.Ȝhed, went,1486Ch. hasyede.A.S.ic eóde, past tense ofgán, to go.Goth.ikïddja, past tense ofgaggan, to go.Ȝher, year,2064,2274.Ȝhing, young,2868.Ȝhis, yes,1397.Ȝhouth-hed, youth-hood, youth,2772.Ȝhud, went,2696.SeeȜhed.Ȝis, yes,3406.Ȝolde, yielded,291,380,951.A.S.ic geald, past tense ofgyldan, to pay, to yield.Ȝude, went,2944.SeeȜhed.
“One hytte hym vpon the oldé woundeWyth A tronchon of an ore;” (oar.)(Le Morte Arthur, l. 3071.)
“One hytte hym vpon the oldé wounde
Wyth A tronchon of an ore;” (oar.)
(Le Morte Arthur, l. 3071.)
Troucht, truth,161.
touching.
Tyne, to lose,1258,1387.
Icel.týna.
Tynith, loseth,1761.
Tynt, lost,175,1384,1521.
Unwist, unknown,1140.
Valis, falls; we should read “falis,”2475.
Valkyne, to waken,8.
SeeAwalk.
Vall, billow, wave,1317.
Ger.welle, a wave;quelle, a spring;
Icel.vella, towellup, boil. Cf. also A.S.wæl; Du.wiel; Lancashireweele, an eddy, whirlpool. So, too, in Burns:—
“Whyles owre a linn the burnie plays,As thro’ the glen it wimpl’t;Whyles round a rocky scaur it stays,Whyles in awielit dimpl’t.”
“Whyles owre a linn the burnie plays,
As thro’ the glen it wimpl’t;
Whyles round a rocky scaur it stays,
Whyles in awielit dimpl’t.”
Varand, to warrant, protect,3411.
R.warandir.
Varnit, warned,622.
Vassolag, a deed of prowess.
Pasing vassolag, surpassing valour,257.
R. hasvasselage, courage, valour, valourous deeds, as indicative of the fulfilment of the duties of avassal. We now speak of renderinggood service.
Vassolage, valour,2724.
Veir, were,818.
Veris, wars,305.
SeeWere.
Veryng, were,2971.
A.S.wǽron.
Vicht, a wight, a person,10,55,67.
A.S.wiht.
Virslyng, wrestling, struggling,3384.
J. gives the formswarsell, wersill.
Visare, wiser,607.
Viting, to know,410.
A.S.witan.
Vncouth, lit.unknown; hence little known, rare, valuable,1734.
A.S.uncúð.
Vodis, woods,1000.
Vombe, womb, bowels,375.
Goth.wamba.
Vondit, wounded,700.
Vpwarpith, warped up, i.e. drawn up,63.
See Note to this line. It occurs in Gawain Douglas’s prologue to his translation of the12th Book of the Æneid.
Du.opwerpen, from Goth.waírpan, to cast.
Vsyt, used,1197,1208.
Vyre, a cross-bow bolt,1092.
R.vire; cf. Lat.vertere.
Wald, would,419,470, etc.
Walkin, to waken, wake,1239.
SeeAwalk.
Wapnis, weapons,241.
A.S.wǽpen, orwǽpn.
Ward, world,3184.
Grose’s Provincial Dictionary givesWard= world; and the omission of thelis not uncommon; seeGenesis and Exodus(E.E.T.S.), ll. 32, 1315.
Wassolage, valour,2708.
SeeVassolag.
Wat, know,512.
Wawasouris, vavasours,1729.
AVavasourwas a sub-vassal, holding a small fief dependent on a larger fief; a sort of esquire.
R.vavaseur.
Weil, very. Weil long, a very long time,79.
Comp. Ger.viel, J.
Wencussith, vanquisheth,3331;vanquished,3337.
Wencust, vanquished,2841.
Wend, (1) to go,2191;
(2) weened, thought,3481.
Wentail, ventaile, a part of the helmet which opened to admit air,1056.
R.ventaile; from Lat.ventus.
Were, (1) war. Fr.guerre. R.werre,308, etc.
(2) doubt,84, etc. “But were,” without doubt. A.S.wǽr, cautious,wary.
(3) worse,1930. Burns haswaur.
Wering, weary,58.
A.S.wérig.
Werray, very, true,1262,2017.
Werroure, warrior,248.
Weriour, warrior,663.
Wers, worse,515.
Weryng, were,2493.
Wex, to be grieved, be vexed,156.
Weyn, vain,382,524.
Weyne,in phr.but weyne, without doubt,2880.
A.S.wénan, to ween, to suppose.
Whill, until,1136, J. Formed from A.S.hwíl, a period of time.
Wice, advice, counsel,1909.
Shortened from Awys.
Wichsaif, vouchsafe,355,1391.
Wichsauf,id.2364.
Wicht, wight, person,131.
Wicht, strong, nimble,248.
“Su-G.wig” J. Sw.vig.
Wight, with,918. Possibly miswritten.
Wist, knew,225,1047. SeeWit.
Wit, to know,268.
A.S.witan; pres.ic wát, past tense,ic wiste.
Wit, knowledge,2504.
With, by,723.
Withschaif, vouchsafe,1458.
With-thy, on this condition,961.
SeeFor-thy.
Wnkouth, little known,146. SeeVncouth.
Wnwemmyt, undefiled,2097.
A.S.wam, wem, a spot.
Wnwyst, unknown, secretly,219,269.
Wod (wood), mad,3334,3440.
A.S.wód. Goth.wôds.
Woid, mad,2695. Perhaps we should readwoud.
Wonde, wand, rod, or sceptre of justice,1601,1891. J.
Wonk, winked,1058.
Wonne, to dwell,2046. A.S.wunian.
Worschip, honour,1158,1164.
A.S.weorð-scipe.
Wot, know,192, etc. SeeWit.
Wox, voice,13.
Lat.vox.
Woyß, voice,3473.
Wrechitnes, misery,2102;miserliness, niggardliness,1795,1859.
Wy, reason; “to euery wy,” for every reason, on all accounts,2356.
CompareQuhy.
Wycht, strong, nimble,2592.
SeeWicht.
Wynyth, getteth, acquireth,1832.
Wyre, a cross-bow bolt,3290.
SeeVyre.
Wys, vice,1795.
Wysis,1540.
Y, written for “th.” Thus we find “oyer” for “other,” etc. The error arose with scribes who did not understand either the true form or force of the old symbol þ.
Yaf, gave,387.
Yald, yield,553;yielded,558.
A.S.gildan.
Yclepit, called,414.
Yef, give,563.
Yeif, give,923.
Yer, year,610.
Used instead of the plural “yeris,” as inl. 3243.
Yewyne, given,1500.
Ygrave, buried,1800.
Comp. Ger.begraben.
Yhere, ear,1576.
Yher, year,2064.
Used instead of “yheris,”3243.
Yhis, yes,1397.
Yis, yes,514;this,160.
Ylys, isles,2858,2882.
Ymong, among,821.
Yneuch, enough,2135.
A.S.genog.
Yolde, yielded (to be),951,1088.
Ystatut, appointed,2529.
Fr.statuer.
Ywyß, certainly,1798,1942.
SeeIwyß.
Ȝeme, to take of, regard, have respect to,665.
A.S.géman.
Ȝere, year,342.
Ȝerys, years,23,1432.
Ȝewith, giveth,1772.
Ȝha, yes,2843.
Ger.ja.
Ȝhe, ye,921.
Observe that, as in this line,ye(A.S.ge) is thenominative, andyou(A.S.eów) theobjectivecase.
Ȝhed, went,1486
Ch. hasyede.
A.S.ic eóde, past tense ofgán, to go.
Goth.ikïddja, past tense ofgaggan, to go.
Ȝher, year,2064,2274.
Ȝhing, young,2868.
Ȝhis, yes,1397.
Ȝhouth-hed, youth-hood, youth,2772.
Ȝhud, went,2696.
SeeȜhed.
Ȝis, yes,3406.
Ȝolde, yielded,291,380,951.
A.S.ic geald, past tense ofgyldan, to pay, to yield.
Ȝude, went,2944.
SeeȜhed.