P.
P.
P.
paast (A.N.)275,paste, dough
payn (A.N.)bread
paynym (A.N.)108,326,a pagan
pays (A.N.)340,country
pallen (A.S.)333,to knock.pret. s.I palle,332
palmere (A.N.)83,a palmer, pilgrim to distant lands
paltok (A.N.)370,438,a cloak
panne (A.S.)69,the scull, head
pardoner (A.N.)a dealer in pardons
parentrelynarie (A.N.)220,between the lines, interlineal
parfiter (A.N.)229,more perfectly
parfitly (A.N.)perfectly
parfourne (A.N.)to perform
parisshen (A.N.)206,441,a parishioner
parle (A.N.)to talk.part. past, parled,385
parroken (A.N.)312,to park or inclose
parten (A.N.)to share, to part. †part. pas.parten,475
Pasqe (A.N.)338,Easter
passhen (A.S.)431,to crush
pawme (A.N.)356,the palm of the hand
pece (A.N.)276,a piece
peeren (A.N.)320,make themselves equal
peeren (A.N.)11,to appear
pees (A.N.)peace. preide hem be pees,405,prayed them to be quiet
peire (A.N.)a pair
peiren (A.N.)50,to diminish, injure.seeapeiren
peis (A.N.)91,weight
peisen (A.N.)90,to weigh
pelure (A.N.)420,fur
pens (A.S.)pence
peraunter (A.N.)202,peradventure, by chance
percell,pl.parcelles (A.N.)177,220,349,a parcel, part
percel-mele (A.N.)48,piecemeal
percile (A.N.)134,parsley
pere (A.N.)139,a peer, an equal
perfourne (A.N.)251,to finish, complete, to furnish
perillousli (A.N.)dangerously, rudely
y-perissed (A.N.)359,perished, destroyed
perree (A.N.)173,precious stones, jewellery
persaunt (A.N.)24,piercing
person (A.N.)441,a parson. personage,a parsonage
pertliche (A.N.)78,openly
pese (A.N.)pease
petit (A.N.)little
picche (A.S.)123,to pick
pie (A.N.)150,a magpie
pik (A.S.)a pike
pikstaf (A.S.)123,a pike-staff
piken (A.S.)to pick
pyke-harneys (A.N.)440,plunderers
pykoise (A.N.)61,a hoe
pil, pyl,pl.piles (A.S.)331,332,417,a pile
†pilche (A.S.)465,a coat of hair or some rude material. We find the word used by Lydgate, ed. Halliwell, p. 154:—
Houndys for favour wyl nat spare,To pynche hispylchewith greet noyse and soun.
Houndys for favour wyl nat spare,To pynche hispylchewith greet noyse and soun.
Houndys for favour wyl nat spare,
To pynche hispylchewith greet noyse and soun.
And in Caxton's Reynard the Foxe, cap. v, Reynard having turned hermit, bare "his slayvne andpylche, and an heren sherte therunder."
†pild (A.N.)500,bald
pilen (A.N.)422,to rob
pilour (A.N.)371,420,a thief
†pylion (A.S.?)500,a kind of cap
pyne (A.N.) peyne,pl.peynes,pain, punishment
pyne,78.Seewynen
pynynge-stoole (A.S.)47, literally,a stool of punishment, a cucking-stool
pynne (A.S.)442,to bolt
piones (A.N.)95,the seed of the piony, which was used as a spice. In the Coventry Mysteries (ed. Halliwell, p. 22) we find the word joined, as here, with pepper:—
Here is pepyr,pyan, and swete lycorys,Take hem alle at thi lykying
Here is pepyr,pyan, and swete lycorys,Take hem alle at thi lykying
Here is pepyr,pyan, and swete lycorys,
Take hem alle at thi lykying
pyries (A.N.)78,pear-trees
pisseris (A.N.)438(?)
pistle (A.N.)an epistle
pitously (A.N.)piteously, for the sake of pity
pleyen (A.S.)to play.pret. s.pleide,pl.pleiden
pleyn (A.N.)full
pleyne (A.N.)53,to commiserate, to complain, make a complaint
plener (A.N.)209,336,full, fully
pleten (A.N.)to plead.pret. pl.pleteden,140
platten (A.N.)to fall or throw down flat.pret. s.platte,81
plot (A.N.)263,pl.plottes,265,a patch
plow-foot (A.S.)123,a part of a plough
po (A.S.)243,a peacock
†poynttyl (A.N.)462, the signification of this word appears to be thesquare tilesused for paving floors. See Warton's Hist. of Engl. Poetry, ii, 99
poke (A.S.)150,259,275,288,a sack
poken (A.N.)to urge, push forwards, poke, thrust
pol,205, polle (A.S.)261,430,a head, poll
polshen (A.N.)105,to polish
pondfold (A.S.)346,the pinfold or pound
poraille (A.N.)the poor people
poret (A.N.)pl.porettes,134,135,a kind of leek
porthors (A.N.)302,a breviary, (portiforium, Lat.)
pose (A.N.)365,to place, put as a supposition
possen (A.N.)to push
potente (A.N.)156,a club, staff
pouke (A.S.)256,285,333,346,the devil
Poul (A.N.)St. Paul
pounde-mele (A.S.)41,by the pound
pous (A.N.)352,the pulse
poustee (A.N.)79,228,power, strength
povere (A.N.)poor
†povert (A.N.)496,poverty
†powghe, terre powghe,487,a torn sack or poke(?) The imperfect glossary appended to the old printed edition of the "Creed" explains it bytar box
prayen (A.N.)430,to make prey of, plunder
preessen (A.N.)286,to hasten, crowd
preyen, preye (A.N.)to pray.pret. s.preide, preyde
preiere (A.N.)prayer
preynte (A.N.?)253(?)
preise (A.N.)97,to appraise, value
†prese (A.N.)495,to hasten.pret. s.presed,460
prest (A.N.)287,ready. prester,191,more ready. presteste,110,readiest, quickest. prestly,readily
preven, preve (A.N.)to prove
prikye (A.S.)369,to ride over, ride, spur.pret. s.prikede,368,part. past, y-priked,430
prikere (A.S.)159,191, prikiere,370,a rider
pris (A.N.)411,prize, value
prison (A.N.)140,315,372,a prisoner
pryvee (A.N.)private, intimate, confidential
provisour (A.N.)38,73,a purveyor, provider
prowor (A.N.)411,a priest
puffed (A.S.)78,blown
†pulchen (A.N.)to polish.part. past, pulched,458, pulchud,460,polished
pulette (A.N.)a chicken
punysshen (A.N.)407,to punish
pure (A.N.)pure, simple, unmixed. pure (adv.)213,purely, simply. purely for-do,262,altogether destroyed or undone. †puriche (A.N.)467,purely: perhaps it should bepurliche
purfill, purfil (A.N.)72,78,embroidery, tinsel
purfilen (A.N.)28,to embroider
put (A.S.)195,284,pl.puttes,a pit, cave
putten, puten (A.S.)400,to put, place.pres. s.putte,pl.putten.pres. s.andpl.putte,68,110,372.part. past, y-put,290
Q.
Q.
Q.
quatron (A.N.)90,a quartern
quave (A.N.)to shake, tremble.pret. s.quaved,373
queed (A.S.)285,the evil one, the devil
queste-mongere (A.N.andA.S.)one who made a business of conducting inquests
queynt (A.S.)390,quenched, destroyed
queyntely (A.N.)416,quaintly, cunningly
queyntise (A.N.)385,417,cunning
quellen (A.S.)to kill.part. past, quelt,337,killed
†quenes (A.S.)456,women. The word is used in the modern sense of the wordwench
quyk (A.S.)384,399,live, alive
quykne (A.S.)390,to give life to, bring to life.pret. s.I quikne
quite, quyte (A.N.)389,390,to quit, pay off.part. past, quit,390
quod (A.S.)quoth, says
R.
R.
R.
radegunde (A.S.?)430,a disease, apparently a sort of boil
rageman (A.N.)5,335,a catalogue, list
ray (A.N.)89,a ray, streak
†raken (A.S.)455,to go raking about
rakiere (A.S.)96,one who goes raking about
rape (A.S.)97,haste
rapen (A.S.)65,101,124,to prepare.pret. s.raped,352
rapeliche (A.S.)347, rapely,351,readily, quickly. rapelier,352,more quickly
rappen (A.S.)20,to strike, rap
rather,155,earlier
rathe (A.S.)early. rathest,earliest, first, soonest, most readily
raton (A.N.)a rat
ratoner (A.N.)96,a rat-catcher
raunsone (A.N.)390,ransom
rave (A.S.)380,to rave. ravestow,380,dost thou rave
ravysshen (A.N.)399,to ravage, rob, plunder, ravish
raxen (A.S.)100,to hawk, spit
reaume, reme (A.N.)pl.remes, reames,a realm
recche (A.S.)67,204,to reck, care for.pret. s.roughte,369
recchelees (A.S.)369,reckless
rechen (A.S.)359,to reach.pret. s.raughte,5,76,153,335,369
recoverer (A.N.)352,a remedy(?)
recrayed (A.N.)58,recreant(?)
rede (A.S.)red
rede (A.S.)to read
reden (A.S.)to advise, counsel.pret. s.redde,106,pl.radde,71,84.imperat.reed,72
redel (A.S.)257,a riddle
†redelich (A.S.)498,readily, promptly
redyng-kyng,96,a class of feudal retainers.SeeSpelman's Gloss. in v.rodknightes
reed (A.S.)counsel, advice
regne (A.N.)to reign.pret. s.regnede,399,reigned
regratier, regrater (A.N.)48,90,a retailer of wares and victuals
regratrie (A.N.)48,retailing, selling by retail
reyn (A.S.)rain
reckenen (A.S.)to reckon, count
relessen (A.N.)46,to forgive
releve (A.N.)377,to raise again, restore, rally
religious (A.N.)pl.religiouses192,a monk
renable (A.N.)10,reasonable
renden (A.S.)13,to rend, tear.imperat.rende,76
reneye (A.N.)210,to deny, be a renegade to.part. pas.reneyed,210,renegade
renk (A.S.)12,101,149,231,238,280,369,385,a man
rennen, renne (A.S.)353,to run.imperative, ren thow,230.pret. s.ran, roon,277, yarn,205(? y-arn).part. past, ronne,156
renner (A.S.)72,a runner
renten (A.N.)140,to give rents to
†rentful (A.S.)476,meagre, miserable(?)
repen (A.S.)to reap.pret. pl.ropen,268
repreven (A.N.)236,to reprove, blame
rerages (A.N.)91,arrears
retenaunce (A.N.)31,a retinue
reve (A.S.)34,102,411,423,an overseer, a reeve, steward, or bailiff
reve (A.S.)335,385,to take from
revere,pl.reveris (A.S.)reavers, people who deprive by force
reward (A.N.)364,attention, warning
†rewel (A.S.)473,rule
rewen (A.S.)to rue, to have mercy
rewme (A.N.)430,a rheumatism, cold
ribaud (A.N.)108,286,339,372,a profligate low man. The word belonged properly to a particular class in society. See a detailed account of its derivation and signification in a note in my Political Songs, p. 369
ribaudie (A.N.)low profligate talk
ribaudour (A.N.)121,a teller of low tales
ribibour (A.N.)96,a player onthe ribibe(a musical instrument)
riche, ryche (A.S.)a kingdom. hevene riche blisse,the joy of the kingdom of heaven
richen (A.N.)to become rich
riden, ryde (A.S.)to ride.pres. s.ryt,pl.riden.pret. s.rood,354
rightwisnesse (A.S.)393,righteousness
ringen (A.S.)to ring.pret. pl.rongen,395,428
ripe (A.S.)415,to ripen
ripe (A.S.)100,ready
rise, ryse (A.S.)352,to rise.pret. s.roos,91,344
risshe (A.S.)75,a rush(juncus)
rody (A.S.)ruddy, red
roggen (A.S.)to shake(explained in the Prompt. Parv. byagito.)pret. s.rogged,335
roynous (A.N.)430,scabby, rough
rolle (A.N.)93,to enrol
rome (A.S.)209,210,328,to roam
romere (A.S.)pl.romeris,a person who wanders or roams about
ronges (A.S.)333,the steps of a ladder
roost (A.N.)14,roast
†rote (A.N.)practice. by rote,by heart. be pure rote,473,merely by rote
roten (A.S.)to rot
rotey tyme (A.N.)222,the time of rut
†rotheren (A.S.)476,oxen
rounen, rownen (A.S.)66,97,to whisper, talk privately
routhe (A.S.)ruth, compassion
rowen (A.S.)to become red, as the dawn of day(?).pret. s.rowed,376
rufulliche (A.S.)ruefully
rugge (A.S.)286,413,the back. rugge-bone (A.S.)98,the back-bone
rulen (A.N.)393,to rule, govern
rusty (A.S.)121,filthy(?). In the Coventry Mysteries, p. 47, Ham's wife says, "rustynes of synne is cawse of these wawys;" i. e.filthiness of sin is the cause of these waves
ruthe (A.S.)compassion
rutten (A.S.?)100,to snore.pret. s.rutte,369
ruwet (A.S.?)98,a small trumpet