A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

Preface List of Sources Dictionary A B C D E F G H I (vowel) I (consonant) K L M N O P Q R S Ta-, Te- Th Ti-Ty U, V (vowel) V U (consonant) Wa-We Wh Wi-Wy X Y Ȝ Additions and Co...

Th, an abbreviation of the article _the_, ND. _Comb._: thair, S2; thangel, C2; tharmes, C; tharray, S2, C2; thassemblee, S2, C3; thavys, the advice, C; theffect, C2; theffusion,...

Ynow, _adj._, _sb._, and _adv._ enough, S2, C2, W, PP; ye-noughe, S3; inoh, S; ynoh, S2; ynou, S2, S; ynow, S3; ynouȝ, S2; innoh, S; inow, S; inouh, S; inou, S2; inoȝe, S; inoȝh...

Hauen, _v._ to have, S; habben, S, S2; abbe, S2; haben, S; habe, S; han, S2, C2; haue, C2, PP; haf, S2; aue, _1 pr. s._, S; ha, _pr. s. subj._, S3; hafst, _2 pr. s._, S; hafesst...

Murthe, _sb._ mirth, joy, PP, S; murth, PP; murhðe, S; murȝþe, S; myrthe, PP; mirthe, C; merthe, PP; muirth, PP; murþhes, _pl._, merrymakings, amusements, PP, S2; merthes, G.—AS...

Wel, _adv._ well, very, S, S2, PP; wæl, S; weyl, S2; weill, S3; wiel, S3; wol, S; wele, S2; welle, S. _Comb._: wel-bigoon, joyous, CM; welcomen, welcome, PP; welcume, S; welcome...

Wike, _sb. pl._ the corners of the mouth, S (4 a. 49).—Cf. Icel. _munnvik_, pl., the corners of the mouth; see CV (s.v. _munnr_). The word _wikes_ is still in use in this sense...

Lang, _adj._ long, tall, S; long, S, PP; lengre, _comp._, S; lenger, S2, C2, PP; lengore, S2; lange, _adv._ long, S; longe, S, S2; lang, S2; leng, _comp._, S; lenger, S3; lenger...

Licken, _v._ to lick, SkD; lickiden, _pt. pl._, W (Lu. 16. 21). _Comb._: lyck-peny, a name for London from its licking up the penny, swallowing money, S3; lick-penny, S3 (_n_).—...

Seon, _v._ to see, S, PP; seo, S, S2; seen, S; sen, S; se, S2, W2; _imp. s._, S; _pl._, W; see, may (God) see, S2; sest, _2 pr. s._, S; sist, S, S2; sixt, S2; seð, _pr. s._, S;...

Ioist, _v._ to put out cattle to graze at a fixed rate, to agist cattle, HD, EDS (C. vi); jyst, EDS (C. xxvi); ioyst, _pp._, lodged (of cattle), S2.—OF. _gister_, to lodge, from...

Bote, _prep._ and _conj._ without, except, unless, but, S, S2, PP; bot, CM, S2; bute, S; butt, S; boute, S, S2; buten, S; buton, S; _Comb._: bote-ȝef, except that, unless, S2, C...

Finden, _v._ to find, S; fynden, S; vinden, S; vynde, S; fynt, _pr. s._, C3; fint, _pl._, S; fand, _pt. s._, S, S2, S3; fant, S; fond, S, S2, G, C2; fonde, S2; font, S2; vond, S...

Auenture, _sb._ chance, a chance occurrence, jeopardy, S, S3, C, C3, G, PP; auentur, S2; auntour, S2; aunter, S3, PP; antur, MD; eventour, HD. _Comb._: an auenture, lest perchan...

In the etymological part three stops are used as symbols in connexion with the cognate forms cited, namely the comma, the semi-colon, and the colon. The comma is used to connect...

Scheden, _v._ to separate, to part the hair, to shed, pour, S, PP, W2; shædenn, S; sheden, PP; shode, HD; schedde, _pt. s._, PP; shedde, C2; shadde, C2; ssedde, S2; i-sched, _pp...

Houre, _sb._ hour, MD; our, S2, S3; oware, S3; houres, _pl._, hours, devotions at certain hours (see _Horae_ in Ducange), S2, P; oures, P; houris, orisons, songs of praise, S3;...

Beten, _v._ to amend, S, S2, P, S3; beete, to kindle, C; beyt, S3; bet, _pr. s._, S; betten, _pt. pl._, kindled, C3; bet, _pp._, S, S2; ibet, S.—AS. _bétan_, pt. _bétte_, pp. _b...

Grauntye, _v._ to grant, give, agree, allow, PP; grawntyn, Prompt., C2; graunte, PP; granti, S, S2; graunti, _1 pr. s._, S; grante, _imp. s._, S; y-graunted, _pp._, C3, P; i-gra...

To, _prep._ to, at, in, upon, for, with reference to, by, against, after, as, until, PP, S, S2; te, S, S2. _Comb._: tabide, to abide, S; tacord, C3; taffraye, C2; tallege, C; ta...

Dragge, _sb._ a comfit or digestive sweetmeat, _dragetum_, Prompt., Voc.; dragges, _pl._, C.—AF. _dragge_, OF. _dragée_ (Cotg.), Prov. _dragea_, It. _treggéa_, an adaptation of...

Fallen, _v._ to fall, S, C2; uallen, S; feol, _pt. s._, S; fel, S; fil, C2; ful, S; fyl, S2; i-uel, S; fille, S3; vul, S2; feolle, _subj._, S; fellen, _pl._, S; felle, S; fille,...

Messe, _sb._ mass, S, P; mess, S3; masse, P; messes, _pl._, P. _Comb._: messe-bok, mass-book, S; messe-cos, mass-kiss, S; mæsse-dæi, mass-day, S; messe-gere, mass-gear, S; masse...

Nyght, _sb._ night, Voc., PP; niȝt, S2, PP; nicht, S; nyht, S2; niht, S, PP; naht, SD; naȝt, S2; nyth, PP; night, _pl._, C; nigt, S; niht, _adv._, at night, by night, S; nihtes,...

Ende, _sb._ end, district, territory, end of life, S, C3, PP; ende, PP; ænde, S; hende, S. _Comb._: on ende, lastly, S.—AS. _ende_ for _endi_ = *_andio_ (Sievers, 130); cp. OHG....

Aketoun, _sb._ a jacket of quilted cotton worn under the mail, a jacket of leather plated with mail, NED, Voc., C2; acketoun, HD; acton, NED, HD, JD; hakatone, HD; haqueton, NED...

Pyken, _v._ to pick, to steal, PP, Prompt.; picke, WW; pykkand, _pr. p._, S3; pikid, _pt. s._, PP. _Comb._: pyke-herneis, plunderers of armour, PP; pyke-hernois, PP; pyke-porse,...

Sweren, _v._ to swear, S, S2, C2; swerien, S; sueren, S; swor, _pt. s._, S: suor, S, S2; sware, S2; sweren, _pl._, S; sworen, S, C2; suoren, S; suore, S2; sworen, _pp._, S; swor...

Gan, _v._ to go, S; gon, S, S2, C2; goon, C2; go, S; ga, S2; gonde, _pr. p._, S; ga, _imp. s._, S; gais, S2; goð, _pl._, S, S2, C2; gooth, C2; gest, _2 pr. s._, S, S2; gaas, S2;...

Roðer, _sb._ an ox, SD, HD; reðer, SD; reoðer, SD; reoðeren, _pl._, SD; reðeren, SD; roðeren, S3; roðeron, S2; riðeren, SD; ruðeren, SD. _Phr._: rule the rother, ND. _Comb._: ro...

Crepen, _v._ to creep, S, C2; crope, MD; creap, _pt. s._, MD; crep, MD; crope, MD; _2 pt. s._, P; crupen, _pl._, MD; crepte, _pt. s._ (_weak_), MD; cropen, _pp._, MD.—AS. _créop...

A-reren, _v._ to raise, build, to arise, to rear, S2, PP; arearen, S; areride, _pt. s._, W; arerde, S; arerd, S; arerdon, _pl._, S; arered, _pp._, S2, W, W2; arerd, S2.—AS. _á-r...

Reden, _v._ to give advice, to take counsel, S, S2, S3, C2, B; readen, S; raden, to succour, S; raddest, _2 pt. s._, S; radde, _pt. s._, HD, S2, P; redden, _pl._, S; rad, _pp._,...

Stede, _sb._ place, PP, S, S2, S3; stude, S; stide, W, W2; stud, S2; sted, S3. _Comb._: stedefast, steadfast, S; stedefastliche, steadfastly, S; stedfastly, C2; stedefastnesse,...

For-saken, _v._ to forsake, to deny, refuse, PP, S, S2; uorsake, S; forsoc, _pt. s._, S2; forsok, PP; uorsoc, S; forsake, _2 pt. s._, S; forsoken, _pl._, PP; forsake, _pp._, W2,...

Uaumpe, _sb._ the fore part of the foot, the vamp, Prompt., S; vampies, ND; wampe, _pedana_, _pedium_, _ante pedale_, Voc.; wampay, _pedana_, Voc.; vauntpe, Palsg.; vampett, Cat...

Soke, _sb._ the exercise of judicial power, PP, SkD. _Der._: soken, the territory or precinct in which public privileges were exercised, SkD; sokne, PP; (Rotland)-sokene, (Rutla...

Lyȝen, _v._ to lie, tell lies, S2, PP; liȝen, S; lihen, to deceive, S; lye, S; lyte, PP; ligen, S; lixt, _2 pr. s._, PP, G; lixte, PP; leȝheþþ, _pr. s._ S; lihð, PP, S2; lith, P...

Chepe, _sb._ bargain, business, MD; cheap, S. _Phr._: good chepe, cheap, MD; gret chep, plenty, cheapness, MD; to good cheep, too cheaply, G.—AS. _céap_, business, purchase, pri...

Ouer, _prep._, _adv._ over, above, beyond, S, C2, W; uferr, S; our, S2, S3, B; oure, S3; ouer, _adj._, upper, C, SkD; ouerer, _comp._, W2, H; ouereste, _superl._, C, S2. _Comb._...

Dereynen, _v._ to answer to an accusation, to maintain a right in a judicial contest, CM, S2; dereyni, S2; derreyne, C; darreyne, C; dereyned, _pp._, S2.—AF. _dereiner_, OF. _de...

By, Bi, _prep._ by, at, according to, S, S2, with regard to, PP, S, S2, S3; bie, S; be S, S2. _Phr._: by and by, _adv._ immediately, S3; in order, separately, C, Prompt., MD.

Pillen, _v._ to peel, Prompt.; pille, Cath.; pill, Cotg., WW; pilie, PP; pilled, _pp._, bald, WW, Prompt.; piled, C; pilde, peeled, bare, S3. _Phr._: pille garleke, _vellicare_,...

Combren, _v._ to encumber, overwhelm, MD, S3; comeren, S3; combrez, _pr. s._, S2; cumrit, _pt. s._, S2; cummerit, S3; cumbred, _pp._, S2.—OF. _combrer_ to hinder, from _combre_,...

Tyne, _v._ to lose, S2, PP, H; tine, S2, H; tynt, _pp._, S2, PP, H. _Der._: tynsil, loss, ruin, H; tinsill, H.—Icel. _týna_, to lose, to destroy, _týnask_, to perish, from _tjón...

Falten. The form falt should be taken away from this article and placed under Folden. The words _falt mi tunge_ mean ‘my tongue gives way.’ For the various meanings of this verb...