iii. 449
---- _v. a._ == look for, seek. Ps. xxiii. 6
Lake, _sb._ Body and Soul, 160. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Lamb, _sb._ RG. 369
Lame, _adj._ HD. 1938
---- == defective. O. and N. 364
---- _v. a._ HD. 2755
Lammas, _sb._ == Lady-mass. RG. 557
Lamp, _sb._ Alys. 5253
Lamprey, _sb._ RG. 442
Land, _sb._ RG. 377, 494
---- _v. a._ == bring to land. K. Horn, 779
Landfolk, _sb._ O. and N. 1156
Langmode, _adj._ == patient, long-suffering. Ps. cii. 8. AS. langmód
Language, _sb._ RG. 118, 150
Lantern, _sb._ Ps. xvii. 29
Large, _adj._ == big. 1195 B.
---- == liberal. HD. 97
Largely, _adv._ RG. 510, 511, 383
Largeness, _sb._ == liberality. Alys. 6879
Largess, _sb._ RG. 181
Laroun, _sb._ == robber. Alys. 4209. Fr. larron
Las, _sb._ == snare. Alys. 7698. Fr. las. ON. lás
Last, _sb._ == a shoemaker’s last. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175. AS. læst
Last, _sb._ == sin. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. ON. löstr. Dan. last
Last, _sb._ == load, burden? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. AS. hlæst; or possibly == trace. AS. hlast
Last, _v. n._ == endure, continue. 464 β; pret. ‘ylaste.’ RG. 263; part, ‘ilast,’ RG. 509
Last, _adj._ ‘atte laste.’ RG. 377
Lasteles, _adj._ == faultless. Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Late, _adj._ RG. 381; comp. ‘later.’ RG. 382
---- _adv._ Wright’s L. P. p. 99
Lathe, _sb._ == loathing, harm. Alys. 7722. AS. láð
Latter, _adj._ == last. Creed of St Athan. 56
Latymer, _sb._ == latiner, interpreter. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. Alys. 7089
Laue, _sb._ == a hill. Alys. 3857. AS. hlǽw. See Lowe
Laugh, _v. n._ [lihe], RG. 93; [lyȝhe], RG. 101; pret. ‘louȝ’ 710 B.; ‘low.’ HD. 903
Launch, _v. n._ == shoot into water. Alys. 3746
Laute, Lauthe, == received. See under Lahte
Lave, _vb. a._ == pour out upon. Wright’s L. P. p. 72. Rel. Ant. i. 144. AS. lafian
Lavender, _sb._ == launder, washer. Wright’s L. P. p. 49
Laveroc, _sb._ == lark. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 40. AS. lawerc
Law, _sb._ RG. 381; [lay]. 346 B.
Lawfulness, _sb._ == sense of justice. O. and N. 1739
Lax, _sb._ == salmon. HD. 754. AS. leax. ON. lax
Lay, _adj._ == pertaining to the laity, ‘lay fee.’ RG. 470
Lay, _v. a._ pret. ‘leyde.’ RG. 393
---- == lay aside. Body and Soul, 166
---- == lay on, attack. Alys. 5832
---- == allay. Ps. lxxxiv. 4
Lay, _sb._ == song. Alys. 5211. Fr. lai. AS. leoð
Lay, _sb._ == religious observance. Alys. 4690. AS. lagu
---- == faith, belief [laȝe]. K. Horn, 69
Layk. See Leyk
Lea, _sb._ == meadow; pl. ‘lesen.’ RG. 1; ‘lese.’ RG. 375; AS. lǽsu
Leach, _sb._ == physician. RG. 380. AS. lǽce
Leachcraft, _sb._ RG. 141, 150
Lead, _v. a._ RG. 376; pret. ‘ladde.’ RG. 380
Lead, _sb._ RG. 1
Leader, _sb._ Ps. liv. 14
Leaf, _sb._ 180 B.
Leafworm, _sb._ Ps. lxxvii. 46
Lealté, _sb._ == loyalty. Wright’s L. P. p. 53
Lean, _v. n._ RG. 308. AS. hlinian
Lean, _adj._ Pol. S. 150. AS. lǽne
Leap, _v. n._ pret. ‘lepte.’ RG. 396; 3 pl. ‘lopon.’ Alys. 861
---- _v. a._ == forsake (an oath). HD. 2009
Learn, _v. a._ RG. 519; pret. ‘lernede.’ RG. 434; part, ‘ylerned.’ RG. 29; ‘ylere.’ HD. 12
Leasing, == falsehood. See Lesing
Least, _adj._ RG. 37
Leave, _v. a._ 39 B.; [lef]. 136 B.; part. ‘ileved.’ 616 B.
Leave, _sb._ == permission. 569 B.
Lecche, _v. a._ == comprehend. HD. 252. AS. læccan
Leche, _sb._ == look. O. and N. 1138. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 454
Lecher, _sb._ == lecherous person. RG. 351. Fr. lecher. AS. liccera
---- == blockhead. Alys. 3916
Lechery, _sb._ RG. 405, 334
Lechure, _sb._ Alys. 6306
Led, _sb._ == song. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22. AS. leoð
Led, _sb._ == a cauldron. HD. 924. Rel. S. v. 242. AS. líð, a cup, hollow vessel; or possibly it may be contracted from ‘lebet.’ Lat. lebes
Ledandlike, _adj._ == ductile. Ps. xcvii. 6
Lede, _sb._ == speech. Body and Soul, 11. AS. leden
Ledron, _sb._ == thief, robber. Alys. 3210. Fr. larron. Lat. latro. Or possibly == leper. Fr. ladre. See Roq. _s. v._ ladrerie, and the Prompt. Parv. _s. v._ Lydron
Leek, _sb._ RG. 341
Lees, _adj._ == bad, wicked. Wright’s L. P. pp. 42, 49
---- == false [les]. Pol. S. 214; pl. ‘leses,’ false persons. Ps. lxxxi. 4. AS. leas
---- _sb._ == falsehood. Alys. 5790
Left, _adj._ (sinister) [lift]. RG. 22
Leg, _sb._ RG. 338
Legate, _sb._ RG. 499, 506
Legh, _sb._ == lying. Ps. lviii. 13
Leik, _sb._ == a body. HD. 2793. AS. líc
Leisure, _sb._ Alys. 234
Leman, _sb._ RG. 496; applied to a man. HD. 1322
Leme, _sb._ == flame. RG. 416, 151, 548. AS. leoma
---- _v. n._ == shine. Wright’s L. P. pp. 25, 31
Lenche, _v. n._ == stoop. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. In Dutch ‘loncken’ means to distort the eyes, squint
Lend, _v. a._ 775 B.; [lene]. Wright’s L. P. p. 51
Lende, _sb._ == the loins. RG. 377. AS. lendenu
Lene. See Lend
Length, _sb._ RG. 385; [leinþ]. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217
---- _v. n._ == go a long way off. Ps. liv. 8
Lent, _part._ == gone, departed? Wright’s L. P. p. 28. See Gloss. to Orm. _s. v._ ‘lendenn’
Lent, _sb._ RG. 495
Leode, _sb._ == people. Wright’s L. P. p. 42. AS. leóde
Leofmon, _sb._ == lover. O. and N. 1428
Leopard, _sb._ Ritson’s AS. viii. 170
Lepe, _sb._ == basket. RG. 265. O. and N. 359. AS. leap. ON. laupr
Ler, _sb._ == countenance. HD. 2918; [leor]. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. AS. hleor
Lere, _v. a._ == teach. Wright’s L. P. p. 92. AS. lǽran
Lere, _adj._ == empty. O. and N. 1526; [ilere]. RG. 541. AS. lær, lærnes. Germ, ‘leer’
Lere, _sb._ == loss. RG. 526; [leore]. Alys. 1122. AS. lyre
Lered, _sb._ == the learned, i. e. the clergy. Pol. S. 155
Les, _v. a._ == loose. Wright’s L. P. p. 29
Lese. See Lose
Leser, _sb._ == looser, liberator. Ps. cxliii. 2
Lesing, _sb._ == falsehood. O. and N. 846. Ps. xvi. 13. AS. leas
Lesing, _sb._ == gleaning. Pol. S. 149. AS. lesan, to gather
Lesness, _sb._ == absolution. RG. 173
Less, _adj._ RG. 379, 558
---- _v. a._ == lessen. Ps. lxxxviii. 46; xi. 2
---- _v. n._ [lasse] == become less. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211
Lesson, _sb._ Alys. 4823
Lest, _conj._ RG. 506, 563
Lest, _v. a._ == listen to. Alys. 38
Let, _v. a._ == hinder. RG. 380. AS. lettan
Let, _v. a._ == permit, cause a thing to be done. RG. 383; [late]. RG. 445; ‘to let blood’ == cause blood to flow; part. ‘ilate.’ RG. 565
---- == let alone. Wright’s L. P. p. 49
---- == consider, think. 757 B. Body and Soul, 57. AS. lǽtan
---- _v. n._ == cease. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. Pol. S. 201. ON. letta. AS. latian
Let, _adj._ == disturbed, troubled. Ps. vi. 8; xlv. 3 Lit. ‘hindered,’ from AS. lǽtan, lettan
Lete, _sb._ == countenance. O. and N. 35; [i-lete]. O. and N. 403. AS. wlite. ON. læti. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ, iii. 449
Letter, _sb._ == epistle, in pl. RG. 494, 552
Lettrure, _sb._ == book, literature. Alys. 3516
Leve, _v. a._ == grant, allow. HD. 334. AS. lefan
---- == believe [ileove]. 2357 B.; pret. ‘levede.’ RG. 334; ‘ilefde.’ O. and N. 123; ‘leovede.’ 687 B.
Leven, _v. a._ == flash out. Ps. cxliii. 6
Levening, _sb._ == lightning. Ps. xvii. 15
Levin, _sb._ == lightning. HD. 2690. W. llafn, a blade, or flake, from the sword-like shape of a flash. Gael, lann, a blade, whence ‘lannair,’ glitter, or gleaming
Lew, _adj._ == warm. HD. 498. AS. hleow
Lewd, _adj._ == lay. RG. 471. Pol. S. 155. From AS. leóde, leúd, the people
Leyk, _sb._ == play. HD. 1021; [layk], Ritson’s AS. viii. 121. AS. lác
Leyken, _v. n._ == to play. HD. 950. AS. lǽcan
Liar, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 49
Liard, _sb._ == a grey horse. Pol. S. 71. Fr. liard, from W. llai, raven gray
Libel, _sb._ == a writ of accusation. RG. 498
Lich, _sb._ == body. 259 B. AS. líc
Lichamlic, _adj._ == bodily. M. Ode, st. 190
Lick, _v. a._ Rel. Ant. i. 114. Ps. lxxi. 9
Licome, _sb._ == body. O. and N. 1052; countenance. Ps. xx. 10. AS. lichama
Licoris, _sb._ == liquorice. Alys. 428. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Lat. glycyrrhiza
Licorous, _adj._ == sweet. Wright’s L. P. p. 68
Lie, _sb._ == flame. 512 β. AS. lig
Lie, _v. n._ 2s. pres. ‘list.’ O. and N. 150; 3 s. pres. ‘leth.’ O. and N. 1492; 2 pl. pres. ‘liggeth.’ RG. 7; 3 pl. pres. ‘leyȝen.’ Pol. S. 190; pret. ‘lay.’ RG. 11, 13. AS. licgan
---- == wait, expect. Pol. S. 222
Lie, _v. n._ == speak falsely; part. ‘ylow.’ RG. 160; ‘i-loȝe.’ O. and N. 845
---- _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 100
Lief, _adj._ == dear [leof]. 37 B.; pl. ‘leove.’ 463 B.; ‘lef or loth.’ HD. 2379; ‘The lef the’ == may the right or truth flourish. HD. 2606; comp. ‘levere.’ RG. 263, 382. AS. leóf
Liefer, _adv._ == rather. RG. 263
Liege, _adj._ RG. 457
Life, _sb._ RG. 301, 376; gen. abs. ‘lives’ == alive. HD. 1307. O. and N. 1632
---- == position in life. Pol. S. 195
Liflode, _sb._ == sustenance in life. RG. 41, 404. AS. lif-láde, from lád, a way
Lift, _sb._ == air. Fragm. Sci. 204; sky, 200 β, AS. lyft
Light, _sb._ RG. 379, 380
---- _v. a._ == enlighten. Ps. xxxiii. 6
---- == kindle. HD. 585
Light, _adj._ == active. RG. 452
Light, _v. n._ == alight. Cok. 128; part. ‘liht.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 30
Lightly, == easily [liȝtliche]. RG. 515; actively [lyȝtlyche]. RG. 377
Lightness, _sb._ == light. Wright’s L. P. p. 96. Ps. cxxxv. 7
Lightning, _sb._ [lyȝtyng]. RG. 378, 415; [leyȝt]. RG. 308
Likand, == similarly, Creed of St Athan. 36
Like, _adj._ [i-liche]. O. and N. 1458; [ilek]. Pilate, 111
Like, _v. a._ == approve of. RG. 92
Like, _v. n._ == take delight in. Ps. xxxvi. 4; please, be pleasing. O. and N. 342; _impers._ ‘hym likede.’ RG. 21
Likeful, _adj._ == pleasant. Cok. 70
Likeness, _sb._ == similitude. RG. 463
Liking, _sb._ == pleasure. Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Lily, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Lilywhite, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 30
Limb, _sb._ [lyme]. RG. 278, 411
Limbmeal, _adv._ 1815 B.
Lime, _sb._ == calx. St Swithin, 54
Lime, _sb._ == birdlime. O. and N. 1054
Limed, _part._ == caught. Alys. 5701
Lin, _sb._ == linen. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. AS. lín
---- _v. n._ == cease, for ‘blin.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 103. AS. linnan
Linde, _sb._ == tree. Wright’s L. P. p. 45. Alys. 2489. AS. lind
Line, _sb._ == cord. HD. 539; net. K. Horn, 701. AS. líne
---- == course of proceeding. Alys. 7266
Linen, _sb._ RG. 405
Ling, _sb._ == a fish. HD. 833
Lion, _sb._ RG. 457
Lip, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 34
Lisse, _sb._ == comfort. Wright’s L. P. p. 57. M. Ode, 119. AS. liss
List, _sb._ == craft. O. and N. 172. AS. list
List, _v. a._ == listen to [lest]. Alys. 38; imper. ‘lust.’ O. and N. 263
Listen, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 24
Listening, _sb._ == attention. Alys. 4798
Litany, _sb._ 1084 B.
Lited, _part._ == stained. Ps. lxvii. 17. ON. lita
Litelhede, _sb._ == smallness. Ps. lvii. 4
Lith, _sb._ == body. Body and Soul, 39 AS. líð
Lith, _sb._ == people, possessions. HD. 2515. AS. leode. Germ. leute
Lith, _sb._ == comfort. HD. 1338; [lythe]. Ib. 147. AS. liðs
---- _v. a._ == to comfort, give ease. Alys. 433
Lith, _v. n._ == listen. Ps. xxx. 3. Ritson’s AS. viii. 187. ON. hlyða
---- _adj._ == fallow. Pol. S. 152. Probably from AS. liðs, rest
Lithe, _adj._ == gentle. Ps. cvi. 29. AS. líðe
Lither, _v. n._ == do harm. Ps. civ. 15. See Luther
---- == act wickedly. Ps. xxxvi. 9
Litherand, _adj._ == wicked. Ps. xxv. 5
Littene, _part._ == cut up? HD. 2701
Little, _adj._ [lytul], RG. 19; [lute]. RG. 378; [lutel]. RG. 376
---- _v. a._ == make little. Ps. viii. 6; lxxiv. 9; [lutli]. O. and N. 540
---- _v. n._ == become little. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211
Littleless, == almost. Ps. xciii. 17
Live, _v. n._ RG. 381
Liver, _sb._ (part of the body). Alys. 2156
Liver, _v. a._ == deliver. RG. 39
Liverede, _adj._ == red. RG. 39
Livering, _sb._ == delivering of provisions. Alys. 7171
Liversoon, _sb._ == sustenance. Alys. 1011. Fr. livraison
Lo! 1769 B. AS. lá
Load, _sb._ Body and Soul, 238
Loaf, _sb._ 278 β; pl. ‘loves.’ 293 β; ‘laves.’ Ps. xli. 4
Loath, _adj._ == hateful. RG. 40; [yladh]. O. and N. 1605; [lath], Ps. xvii. 8
---- _v. n._ == be angry, displeased. RG. 32
Loathly, _adj._ Body and Soul, 56; [lolich]. Pol. S. 203
Loc, _sb._ == gift. M. Ode, 37. AS. lác
Lock, _v. a._ == enclose. O. and N. 56. AS. lúcan
---- == lock, fasten, as a door. RG. 495; pret. ‘lek.’ Body and Soul, 236; part. ‘iloke.’ 824 B.
---- _sb._ == lock of a door. Ps. cxlvii. 13. O. and N. 1555
Lock, _sb._ == a tress of hair. Wright’s L. P. p. 34. AS. locc
Locket, _sb._ Pol. S. 154
Lodge, _v. a._ Alys. 3132. AS. logian
---- _v. n._ Alys. 4098
---- _sb._ Alys. 4295
Lofe, _sb._ == praise. Ps. xxi. 26; [loof]. Ib. 4
Loft, _sb._ == air. RG. 7; ‘upo lofte’ == aloft. Pol. S. 154
Loftsang, _sb._ == song of praise. Ps. lxiv. 2. Germ. lob-gesang
Logede, == lewd, lay? Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21
Loin, _sb._ Pol. S. 191
Loke, _v. a._ == decide. RG. 53; part. ‘iloked.’ RG. 534
---- == guard. Pilate, 69; [loki], O. and N. 604
Loking, _sb._ == decision. RG. 506
Loking, _sb._ == care. K. Horn, 350
Lome, _adv._ == frequently. Pol. S. 197
Lome, _sb._ == spade, or mattock. Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. lóma, gelóma
---- == instrument, tool. Ps. vii. 14
---- == vessel. Ps. xxxii. 7
Londisse, _adj._ == of the country. K. Horn 648
Lone ? Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Long, _adj._ RG. 376, 410; ‘longer.’ RG. 377
---- _adv._ == for a long time. O. and N. 466
---- _v. n._ == become long. Alys. 139
Long, _v. n._ == desire. RG. 176. AS. langian
Longing, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 29
Look, _v. n._ RG. 14
Loose, _v. a._ [louse]. Pol. S. 239; part. ‘losed.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 99
Lopered, == coagulated, clotted. Ps. cxviii. 70; lxvii. 17. Dan. löbe, runnet, from löbe, to run, run together, hence to coagulate. Sw. löpa i hop, to curdle
Lord, _sb._ RG. 432
Lording, _sb._ RG. 431, 524
Lordless, _adj._ RG. 142
Lordswike, == traitor. Pol. S. 220. RG. 313. See ‘laverdswike’ in Laȝ, ii. 506
Lore, _sb._ ‘a lore.’ M. Ode, st. 1, either means ‘in learning,’ or should be written ‘alore,’ otherwise, in other respects. Fr. allors
---- _sb._ == learning, teaching. 2065 B.
Lore, _sb._ == loss. Alys. 7247
Loreless, _adj._ == without learning. Cok. fin.
Loren, _part._ == lost. See Lose
Loreyns, _sb._ == reins. 190 B. Fr. lorain. Lat. lorum
Los, _sb._ == fame. RG. 180, 330, 137. Fr. los
Lose, _v. a._ [lese]. RG. 436; 2 s. pres. ‘lust.’ 859 B.; pret. ‘las.’ Body and Soul, 123; part. ‘y-lore.’ RG. 160; ‘loren.’ RG. 39
Lot, _sb._ RG. 111. Ps. xxi. 18
---- == deceit? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. AS. lot
Lote, _sb._ == play, sport. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. ON. lota
Loting, _part._ == struggling? Alys. 6203. Fr. lutter
Loud, _adj._ RG. 140. HD. 2079; comp. ‘louder.’ 450 β
Lour, _v. n._ [lure]. K. Horn, 276; part. ‘luring.’ O. and N. 423. Lat. luror
Louring, _adj._ Alys. 526
Louse, _sb._ Pol. S. 238
Lout, _v. n._ == go low. Body and Soul, 80; crouch, lie hid. O. and N. 373. AS. lútan
Love, _v. a._ [luvie]. Rel. S. v. 262; pret. ‘lovede.’ RG. 370, 375. AS. lufian
---- _sb._ RG. 18. 39 B.
Love, _v. a._ == praise. Ps. cl. 2, sing. Ps. cv. 12; [loove]. AS. lófian
---- _adj._ == agreeable. O. and N. 1033
Loveing, _sb._ == praise. Ps. ix. 15
Lovely, _adj._ K. Horn, 464
Lovesome, _adj._ [lossom], Wright’s L. P. p. 26; comp. ‘lussomore.’ Ib. p. 51
Lovesong, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 74
Low, _adj._ == humble, ‘high and low.’ RG. 514; [loȝe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 73; sup. ‘lowest.’ 1187 B.
---- == soft (of sound). HD. 2079
---- _v. n._ == become low, sink. Alys. 5746
Lowe, _sb._ == flame. Body and Soul, 216. ON. log
Lowe, _sb._ == hill. Alys. 4348. AS. hlǽw
Lud, _sb._ == voice. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. ON. hljoð
Lugge, _sb._ == log, rod. O. and N. 1607. Dut. blok. Cf. ‘lin’ and ‘blin,’ ‘liss’ and ‘bliss’
Lugre, _sb._ == a precious stone. Cok. 89. The ligure of our version of the Bible. Ex. xxviii. 19. Gr. λυγκουρίον
Lumbar, _sb._ == a ship of burthen. Alys. 6063
Lung, _sb._ Alys. 2156
Lure, _sb._ == loss. RG. 181. O. and N. 1151. AS. lor, lyre
Lurk, _v. n._ HD. 68. Sw. lura
Lust, _sb._ == sensuality. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
---- _vb. impers._ ‘him luste.’ RG. 472; ‘me lust.’ O. and N. 39, 287
Luther, _adj._ == wicked. RG. 389, 524. AS. lýðer
Luther, _sb._ == leather, a sling. RG. 394
Lutherhood, _sb._ == wickedness. RG. 454
Lutherness, _sb._ == wickedness. RG. 389, 465
Ly, _sb._ == voice. St Andrew, 84. AS. hlýd
Lye, _sb._ == moisture, [leȝe]. Pol. S. 154. AS. leah
Lyen, _sb._ == reward. M. Ode, 32. AS. leán
Lying, _sb._ Ps. iv. 3
M.
Ma, == more. Ritson’s AS. viii. 246
Ma, == make. Ps. liii. 5
---- == made. Ps. xxxii. 6
In the majority of passages where this word occurs in the Surtees Psalter, it seems to be a mere expletive, introduced for the sake of the rhyme. Cf. Ps. xv. 3; xvii. 34; xxi. 2; xxvii. 4; lxxxviii. 6; xcv. 5; xcviii. 7; &c. &c.
Ma, == May? Ritson’s AS. viii. 146
Mace, _sb._ == club. RG. 207. Fr. massue
Mace, _sb._ == spice. Cok. 73. Fr. macis
Mace, _sb._ == masonry. Alys. 6258. Fr. maçonnerie
Mackarel, _sb._ HD. 758. Fr. maquereau
Mad, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 29
Maid, _sb._ RG. 431
Maiden, _sb._ RG. 435
Maidenclean, _adj._ HD. 995; and see Wright’s L. P. p. 82
Maidenhead, _sb._ == virginity. RG. 95
Maim, _v. a._ part. ‘ymaimed.’ RG. 288. Fr. mahaigner, mahain
Main, _sb._ == power. RG. 564
---- == host or army. RG. 436. AS. mægen
Mainhede, _sb._ == multitude. Ps. xxx. 20
Maintain, _v. a._ RG. 407
Maintenant, _adv._ == at once, immediately. Alys. 5302
Maistrie, _sb._ == craft, science. Alys. 43, 5591. Fr. maistrie. Lat. magister
---- == mastery, _q. v._
Make, _v. a._ RG. 376; 3s. pres. ‘mas.’ Ps. xxviii. 10; pret. ‘made.’ RG. 279, 372; part, ‘ymaked.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 111
Make, _sb._ == mate. Wright’s L. P. p. 28
Making, _sb._ == creation. Ps. cxlii. 5
Malapert, _adj._ Alys. 3259
Male, _sb._ == bag, satchel. HD. 48. Fr. malle. OHG. malaha
Malese, _sb._ == discomfort. Alys. 7366; written ‘male ese.’ Alys. 1351
Malison, _sb._ == curse. HD. 426
Mallock, _sb._ == cursing. Ps. ix. 28; xiii. 3
Maltalent, _sb._ == ill-will. Alys. 906
Man, _sb._ RG. 89, 377, 454
Manacle, _v. a._ part. ‘mankled.’ Pol. S. 218
Mandeflanc, _sb._ 893 B. probably a mistake for ‘mau-de-flanc,’ a pain in the side
Mandment, _sb._ == commandment. RG. 194, 201
Mandrake, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Manging, _sb._ == mongering, changing. Ps. xliii. 13. AS. mangian
Mangle, _sb._ == confusion; ‘in mangle’ == entangled. Alys. 7412
Mangonel, _sb._ [magnale]. RG. 394, 549. Fr. mangonne. Gr. μάγγανον
Manhood, _sb._ == humanity, as opposed to Godhead or Divinity. RG. 131
---- == manliness. RG. 101
---- == homage. RG. 421, 259
Manifold, _adj._ RG. 378
Manihede, _sb._ == multitude, number. Ps. cl. 2
Manke, _sb._ == plenty. M. Ode, 35. AS. menigeo
Mankind, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 70
Manliched, _sb._ == mercy. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22
Manlike, _adv._ == manlily. Ps. xxx. 25
Manly, _adj._ 149 B.
Manna, _sb._ Ps. lxxvii. 24
Manner, _sb._ RG. 381
Manor, _sb._ RG. 497
Manqualm, _sb._ == slaughter of men. RG. 416
Manqueller, _sb._ RG. 455. Judas, 140
Manrede, _sb._ == homage. HD. 484. AS. man-rǽden
Mansing, _sb._ == cursing. RG. 472, 504. AS. a-mánsumian
Manslaughter, _sb._ [manslaȝt.] RG. 394
Manslayer, _sb._ Ps. lviii. 3
Manticore, _sb._ == a kind of serpent. Alys. 7094; the ‘mantichora’ of Pliny, H. N. viii. 30, 45. See also the Anturs of Arthur, st. 43, and Skelton’s Phyllyp Sparowe, v. 294
Mantle, _sb._ RG. 539, 435
Mantleless, _adj._ Alys. 204
Many, _adj._ RG. 370, 504
---- == much or very, as ‘many wroth.’ RG. 496
---- _sb._ See Meyné
Mar, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 29. AS. myrran, to hinder
Marblestone, _sb._ RG. 476
March, _sb._ == kingdom, territory. Alys. 3019. AS. meare
---- == The Marches (in England). RG. 537, 538
Mare, _sb._ HD. 2449; [mere], Ps. cxlvi. 9; [more ?] Wright’s L. P. p. 36. AS. mære
Margarite, _sb._ == pearl. Alys. 5683. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Gr. μαργαρίτης
Mark, _sb._ == the coin so called. RG. 390. AS. marc, manca
Mark, _v. a._ RG. 116.
Marreys, == marsh, _q. v._
Marriage, _sb._ RG. 532.
Marrowed, _adj._ [merghed], Ps. lxv. 15. AS. mearh
Marry, _v. a._ RG. 434
Marsh, _sb._ O. and N. 304; [marreys]. Alys. 6540. AS. mersc
Marshal, _sb._ RG. 491, 510
Martinape, _sb._ Alys. 6464
Martre, _sb._ == a martin. M. Ode, 182
Martyr, _sb._ 651 B.
---- _v. a._ part. ‘ymartred.’ RG. 441, 476
Martyrdom, _sb._ RG. 81, 407, 477
Marvel, _sb._ Alys. 5268
Marvelling, _sb._ == marvel. Alys. 5572
Marvellous, _adj._ Alys. 7152
Mas, == makes. See Make
Mash, _v. a._ == beat, tear to pieces. O. and N. 84. Connected with ‘smash.’ Fr. macher. Sw. mäska
Mask, _v. a._ == bewilder; part. ‘maskede.’ 115 β. Fr. masque. Lat. masca. See Burguy, _s. v._ ‘masquer’
Mason, _sb._ Alys. 2370. Fr. maçon
Mass, _sb._ == church service. RG. 369, 405; pl. ‘masson.’ RG. 545
Massbook, _sb._ HD. 186
Massday, _sb._ Ps. lxxv. 11; lxxiii. 8
Massecos, _sb._ == masskiss. 1771 B.
Massgear, _sb._ == apparatus of the mass; [messe-gere], HD. 188
Mast, _sb._ (of a ship). HD. 709
Master, _sb._ RG. 397; [mesteir]. Alys. 7480
---- == master town, or metropolis. Alys. 6112
---- _adj._ == crafty. RG. 454
Masterling, _sb._ Alys. 400
Mastery, _sb._ == superiority; [maistrie]. RG. 395, 558
Masthede, _sb._ == might. Ps. xxviii. 3
Mastlyng, _sb._ == a kind of brass. RG. 87. AS. mæslen. See Hearne’s Gloss, to RG. _s. v._
Mate, _sb._ == companion. RG. 536
Matins, _sb._ RG. 369
Matresche, _sb._ == elegant, well-dressed. RG. 344. Fr. maistrie
Matyng, _sb._ == a dream. See Meting
Maugre, _adj._ == in spite of; ‘magrei ys nose.’ RG. 94
Maundy, _sb._ == duty, commandment; [mandé]. 359 β. Lat. mandatum
Maveis, _adj._ == bad. RG. 537. Fr. mauvais
Maw, _sb._ == stomach. RG. 311; [mahe]. Rel. S. v. 171
Mawmet, _sb._ == idol. RG. 14. Probably the word originally meant a scare-crow, a bundle of clouts or rags, from the verb ‘maim.’ See Prof. Key’s remarks on this word, Phil. Soc. Trans. 1856, p. 245.
May, _sb._ == maiden. Wright’s L. P. p. 26, 28. AS. mæg.
May, _vb._ O. and N. 1622; [mowe]. RG. 454; [muhe]. O. and N. 1579; [muȝe]. O. and N. 62. 3 pl. pres. ‘mahen.’ Rel. S. iv. 74. pret. ‘myȝte.’ RG. 377
May, _sb._ (the month) [ma ?] Ritson’s AS. viii. 146; [me ?] Wright’s L. P. p. 61
Maynage, _sb._ == suite, attendants. RG. 183
Mayor, _sb._ [mor]. RG. 542
Maze, _sb._ == folly. RG. 322, 498
Mazed, _adj._ == drunk. Ps. lxxxvii. 65
Me, == May? Wright’s L. P. p. 61
Me, with verbs,--as ‘me ne dorste,’ they did not dare. RG. 367, et passim
Me. See I
Mead, _sb._ == meadow. RG. 496; [maied]. Alys. 7323. AS. mǽd
Meal, _sb._ == ground corn. HD. 780. AS. melu
Meal, _sb._ == repast. RG. 496; pl. ‘meals.’ Rel. Ant. i. p. 111. AS. mǽl
Mean, _v. a._ == signify. HD. 597. AS. mænan
---- _v. n._ == intend, part. ‘yment.’ Alys. 4570
Measurable, _adj._ == just. Alys. 7050
Meat, _sb._ RG. 389. AS. mete
Meatless, _adj._ RG. 252
Medicine, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 88
Meding, _sb._ == reward, meed. Alys. 5533
Medlay, _sb._ == tumult, conflict. Alys. 4612. Fr. medlée; from medler, to mix
Meed, _sb._ RG. 437, 503. AS. méd
Meek, _adj._ RG. 435
---- _v. a._ == make meek. Ps. ix. 31
Meekhede, _sb._ RG. 389
Meekly, _adj._ Cok. 142. Ps. cxxx. 2
Meekness. Ps. ix. 14
Meet, _adj._ == fit, proper. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. AS. gemét
Meet, _v. a._ == HD. 1810; [imete]. Rel. S. v. 205. AS. métan
---- _v. n._ == with reflexive dat. of pron. ‘to gadere hem sone mette.’ RG. 400
Meeting, _sb._ == encounter. Alys. 2697, 6747
Mei, _sb._ == male relation. Rel. S. v. 162. M. Ode, st. 15. AS. mæg. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ, iii. 441
Mein, _v. a._ == mingle. O. and N. 943. part. ‘meind.’ O. and N. 131. ‘imeind.’ O. and N. 18. AS. mengian, pret. ‘meinde’
Meld, _v. a._ == make mild. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210
Mele, _v. n._ == speak. HD. 2059. AS. mǽlan. ON. mæla
Mell, _v. a._ == mix, mingle, part. ‘imelled.’ 276 β Fr. medler
Melody, _sb._ 381 β
Member, _sb._ RG. 560
Menage, _sb._ == family. Alys. 2087. Fr. manage, from ‘manoir,’ to remain
Mend, _v. a._ == amend. Marg. 24; [mand]. Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Mending, _sb._ == remedy. Alys. 5206
Menge. See Ming
Menison, _sb._ == dysentery. RG. 568. Fr. menison, menoison
Menske, _adj._ == gracious. RG. 33. From AS. mennisc, human; cf. our double sense of ‘humanity’
---- _sb._ == grace, civility. Wright’s L. P. p. 37
---- _v. a._ == treat graciously. Ritson’s AS. viii. 83
Menskful, _adj._ == gracious. Wright’s L. P. p. 51
Merchandise, _sb._ RG. 99
Merchant, _sb._ Alys. 704
Merciful, _adj._ Ps. cxliv. 8
Mercy, _sb._ RG. 370; to ‘do into mercy’ == force a man to beg his life. RG. 539
Mere, _adj._ [mire]. O. and N. 1739
---- _adv._ == merely, entirely. O. and N. 496
Mere, _sb._ == a boundary. Ps. ii. 8. AS. ge-mǽre
Mere, _adj._ == famous, beautiful, noble. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. M. Ode, 196. AS. mǽra
Merksoot, _sb._ == distance between two limits. Ritson’s AS. viii. 31. See Wyntoun, ix. 47
Merrily, _adv._ [murdly]. Body and Soul, 17
Merry, _adj._ 141 β; [miri]. Ritson’s AS. viii. 118; comp. ‘murgore.’ RG. 190, 281; sup. ‘murgost.’ RG. 349. AS. mergð
---- _v. n._ == to be merry, 3 s. pres. ‘murgeth.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 45
---- _v. a._ == make merry. Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Mes, _sb._ == meal, mess. Body and Soul, 137, Sermon 6. AS. mesan, to eat
Message, _sb._ 2020 B.
Messegere, _sb._ == apparatus of the Mass. See Massgear
Messenger, _sb._ RG. 475, 505
Mestere, _sb._ == craft. K. Horn, 235. Fr. maistrie. Lat. magister
Mestere, _sb._ == trade, profession. Alys. 6719. Fr. métier. Lat. ministerium. ‘Of all mestere men’ == of all sorts of men. Rel. Ant. i. 115.
Mestre--‘with the mestre’ == with need, or with craft. Alys. 5466
Metal, _sb._ RG. 6; [matel]. Alys. 6242
Mete, _v. n._ == dream. K. Horn, 1458. pret. ‘mette.’ Judas 8. AS. mætan
Meth, _sb._ == respect. Wright’s L. P. p. 103. AS. mæð
Meth, _sb._ == measure. Ps. lxxix. 6. AS. ge-mete
Methful, _adj._ == kind. Wright’s L. P. p. 32. AS. mǽd-full
Methful, _adj._ == weary. Ps. iii. 6. AS. méðe
Methfullike, _adj._ == moderate, short? Ps. xxxviii. 6. AS. mǽte. The V. L. has ‘metlic’
Meting, _sb._ == a dream. 1576 B. Alys. 327; [matyng]. Alys. 261. AS. mætan
Meyné, _sb._ == company. 144, 1582 B.; [maigné]. Alys. 1119. Fr. maignée, from manoir. See Burguy, _s. v._ ‘manoir’
Mid, _prep._ == with. RG. 371. AS. mid.
---- _adv._ == together. O. and N. 136
Midday, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 41
Middelerd, _sb._ == the world. RG. 560. AS. middan-geard
Middle, _sb._ == waist. RG. 435
---- _adj._ [myldel]. RG. 437
Midmost, _adj._ == middle. RG. 29
Midnight, _sb._ RG. 202
Midovernoon, == 3 P. M. Alys. 5216. Ps. xxxvi. 6
Midst, [myddes]--‘in the myddes.’ RG. 61
Midsummer, _sb._ RG. 499
Midwinter, _sb._ RG. 367, 408
Might, _sb._ See May
---- _sb._ RG. 23. HD. 35. AS. miht
Mightand, _sb._ == powerful man. Ps. lxxxix. 10
Mightful, _adj._ RG. 253
Mighthede, _sb._ Ps. cxliv. 7
Mighting, _sb._ == might. Ps. lxiv. 7
---- == mighty act. Ps. cv. 2
Mightsome, _v. n._ == be powerful. pret. ‘mightsomed.’ Ps. lxxvii. 38. part. ‘mightsomand.’ Ps. lxxii. 12
Mightsomeness, _sb._ Ps. xxix. 7
Mighty, _adj._ 341 β
Mikel, _adj._ == great, incomprehensible. Creed of St Athan. 25; [mochel]. 305 B. AS. mycel
---- _v. a._ == magnify. Ps. xi. 5; xvii. 51; lxxi. 17
Mikelhed, _sb._ == greatness. Ps. cv. 45
Mikelnes, _sb._ Ps. xxxvi. 11
Milce, _sb._ == mercy. RG. 388. A substantive formed from ‘mild.’ AS. milts
Mild, _adj._ RG. 246, 374
Milderthede, _sb._ == mildness, mercy. Ps. lxxvii. 38. For milderhede, the ‘t’ inserted euphonically, as in ‘are-t-hede,’ honour
Mildheartness, _sb._ Ps. xci. 3
Mildly, _adv._ [milthely]. 52 β
Mildness, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 73
Mile, _sb._ == a measure of distance. RG. 375. AS. míl
Mile, _sb._ == a girl? Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. meowle
Milful, _adj._ == merciful. RG. 435
Milk, _sb._ RG. 43
Mill, _sb._ [mulen]. O. and N. 86. AS. mylen
Millhouse, _sb._ [milnehus]. HD. 1967
Millpost, _sb._ [mulnepost]. Pol. S. 70
Millstone, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 185
Millward, _sb._ Pilate 4
Milt, _sb._ == the spleen. Rel. S. v. 171. AS. milt
Milth, _sb._ == mildness. Ps. xxiv. 6
---- _v. n._ == be mild. Ps. xxiv. 11; lxvi. 2
Mind, _sb._ [mund]. Signa ante Jud. 78
Mind, _sb._ [munde]. == memory. RG. 392, 527. AS. myne
Mine, _adj._ == my, before a consonant. RG. 214, 215
Mine, _sb._ == an unknown game. HD. 2326. Roquefort _s. v._ says of it, ‘Il étoit trés-dangereux, et on pouvoit s’y ruiner en peu de temps’
Mine, _v. a._ == remember. Ps. viii. 5. part. ‘mined’ == mindful. Ps. vi. 6. See Minne
Mine, _v. a._ == dig up. RG. 518. Fr. mine. See Burguy, _s. v._
---- _v. n._ == dig. Alys. 1216
Miner, _sb._ Alys. 1218
Ming, _v. a._ == mingle. RG. 42; [menge] 1995; pret. ‘monge.’ RG. 239; part. ‘ymenged.’ RG. 48, ‘minging.’ RG. 95. AS. mengian
Minister, _sb._ Pol. S. 195
Miniver, _sb._ Alys. 5474. Fr. menu vair
Minne, _adj._ == less. Creed of St Athan. 56. ON. minni
Minne, _v. a._ == remember. Wright’s L. P. 37; [munne]. Ibid. p. 112. imper. ‘munt’? Ibid. p. 37. AS. mynan
Minor, _sb._ == Minorite. RG. 498
Minster, _sb._ RG. 518
Minstrel, _sb._ [menstral]. RG. 53; [menestral]. RG. 272
Miracle, _sb._ RG. 73, 121
Mirk, _adj._ Ps. xvii. 12. AS. mirc
Mirkness, _sb._ Ps. x. 3
Mirror, _sb._ Pol. S. 213
Mirth, _sb._ O and N. 341
---- _v. n._ == be joyful. Ps. xxxi. 11
Mirthing, _sb._ Ps. lxxxviii. 16
Misadventure, _sb._ == written divisim, ‘mys aventure.’ RG. 205; [misauntre]. RG. 375, 529
Misbear, _v. a._ == misbehave, part. ‘misbore.’ 1248 B.
Misbegotten, _adj._ RG. 42
Misbelief, _sb._ RG. 121
Misbelieved, _adj._ == infidel. RG. 239
Mischance, _sb._ RG. 137, 380
Mischief, _sb._ Alys. 3784; ‘with mischief’ == hardly. Alys. 3775
Misclaiming, _part._ RG. 375
Misdeed, _sb._ RG. 279
Misdo, _v. a._ RG. 381. pret. ‘mysdude.’ RG. 429, 34
Misease, _sb._ RG. 34, 450, 490
---- _adj._ 520 β
Miseislich, _adj._ == miserable. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217
Misfaring, _adj._ == of evil shape and condition. Alys. 6470
Misfonge, _v. a._ == take amiss, misunderstand. O. and N. 1372
Misgo, _v. n._ HD. 2707
Misliche, _adv._ == erroneously, unfairly. O. and N. 1771
Mislike, _v. a._ 536 B.
---- _v. n._ O. and N. 344
Misliking, _sb._ Ps. lxxvii. 49. Wright’s L. P. p. 72
Mismotynde, _part._ == arguing wrongly. Pol. S. 157
Misnime, _v. a._ == mistake, part. ‘misnume.’ O. and N. 1512
Misniming, _sb._ == wrongful taking. RG. 508
Mispay, _v. a._ == displease. 2046 B.
Misrede, _v. a._ == misadvise. O. and N. 160, 1061
Misreke, _v. n._ == misreckon. O. and N. 490, 675
Misrempe, _v. n._ == misstate or misstrive in an argument. O. and N. 1785. ON. remba, niti
Miss, _v. a._ 50 B. AS. missian
---- _v. n._ == fail of. O. and N. 823
Missay, _v. a._ HD. 49
Misstart, _v. n._ O. and N. 675
Misstep, _v. n._ O. and N. 1351
Mist, _sb._ 684 B
Misthink, _v. a._ [think mis]. Ps. ix. 23
Mistide, _v. n._ == happen unfortunately. O. and N. 1499
Mistread, _v. a._ == tread awry. Rel. Ant. ii. 175
Misunderstand, _v. a._ RG. 42
Miswend, _part._ == gone in the wrong way. RG. 351
Misȝenge, _sb._ == failure. O. and N. 1227
Mithe, _v. a._ == conceal. HD. 652. AS. míðan
Mitten, _sb._ == might. Marg. 44
Mixed, _adj._ == foul. HD. 2533. AS. mix
Mo, == more. RG. 369
Moan, _v. n._ [mene]. 1284 B. AS. mǽnan
---- _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Mock, _v. a._ Pol S. 238
Mody, _adj._ == proud. Body and Soul 3. AS. módig
Molest, _sb._ == sorrow. Alys. 5443, 5811
Mon, == shall, as ‘mon grinde.’ Ps. xxviii. 6; [mone]. Ps. lxviii. 37. ON. mun
Mon, _indef. pron._ == ‘one;’ as the Germ. ‘man.’ O. and N. 455
Monday. RG. 495
Mone, _sb._ See Mon
Mone, _sb._ == companion. K. Horn, 540. AS. gemána
Mone, == share, portion. K. Horn, 1147. AS. gemæne
Mone, _sb._ == saying, proverb. Alys. 1281. ON. munnr
---- == opinion. HD. 816. AS. monian, mánian
Mone, _sb._ == wrong, harm? RG. 315. AS. mán
Mone, _v. a._ == tell, repeat. Wright’s L. P. p. 92. AS. mænan?
Mones, == many? Ps. lxv. 5
Monk, _sb._ RG. 105, 369
Monoceros, _sb._ == an animal with one horn. Alys. 5721, 6539
Monscip, _sb._ == mercy. Marg. 69; or possibly ‘honour.’ See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 439
Month, _sb._ RG. 44, 399, 435
Mood, _sb._ == temper. RG. 15; disposition. RG. 61; [med]. RG. 157
Moodiness, _sb._ O. and N. 1403
Moody, _adj._ O. and N. 500. Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Moor, _sb._ Pol. S. 216
Moorhen, _sb._ Pol. S. 158
Mopish, _adj._ == foolish, silly. 78 B.
Mor. See Mayor
More, _sb._ == root. RG. 39, 352. ‘Moren’ is used by Laȝamon, but the etymology is uncertain
---- _v. a._ == root up. RG. 499
More, _adj._ == greater. RG. 421
---- == more (of quantity). 814 B.
---- _adv._ == rather. RG. 453
Moretide, _sb._ == morrow tide. Alys. 4106. AS. morgentíd
Moreȝeiing. See Morning
Morheden, _vb._ 3 pl. pret. == murmured. Ps. cv. 25. AS. murcnian. Dut. morren
Morning, _sb._ [morweninge]. RG. 558; [moreȝeiing]. O. and N. 1716
Morrow, _sb._ [morwe]. RG. 382; [marewe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. morgen
Morsel, _sb._ RG. 342
Morselmeal, _adv._ == in pieces, or morsels. St Kath. 250
Mortar, _sb._ == cement, RG. 128
Mortar, _sb._ == an instrument in which substances are pounded. Alys. 332
Mose, _sb._ == hedgesparrow. O. and N. 69. Cf. AS. máse, a titmouse, and ON. músa-rindill, passer troglodytes
Most, _adj._ == greatest. 184, 123 B.
Mostdel, == most part. RG. 287
Mot, _sb._ == dispute, moot. O. and N. 468.
Mot, _adj._ == mute? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. Fr. mut, muet
Mote, _vb. pres._ == may. RG. 508.
---- == must, 826 B. pret. ‘moste’ == must, should. RG. 53, 367; 2 s. pret. ‘mostest.’ 1214 B.
Mother, _sb._ RG. 465
Mould, _sb._ == earth, ‘on molde.’ Wright’s L. P. pp. 29, 31
Mound, _sb._ == helmet. Alys. 2277. AS. mond == a basket
Mound, _sb._ == power, value. Alys. 2655, 2207
---- == size, hence a crowd of people. Pol. S. 189. Pr. mont, munt
Mouns, _sb._ == mountains. RG. 220, 392
Mount, _v. n._ == ascend. 184 B.
Mountain, _sb._ 27 β
Mountance, _sb._ == duration. Alys. 6211. Fr. montance
Mourn, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 34. AS. murnan
Mourning, _sb._ 23 B.
Mouse, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 111. AS. mús
Mouth, _sb._ HD. 1256. 868 B.
Mouthed, _adj._ Alys. 6125
Move, _v. a._ RG. 453
Mow, _v. a._ RG. 496, strike hard. HD. 1852. AS. máwan
---- _sb._ == crop. O. and N. 1038
Mowe, _sb._ == a female relation. Rel. S. v. 162. M. Ode, st. 15. RG. 316. AS. mage. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 441
Much, _adj._ RG. 372. 19 B.
Muchdel, == great part, RG. 376
Muchehed, _sb._ == greatness, size. Alys. 7352
Muchel. See Mikel
Muck, _sb._ Fr. on the Seven Sins, 29
Muge, _sb._ == mugwort. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. AS. mug-wyrt
Mulberry, _sb._ Ps. lxxvii. 47. Germ. maulbeere. Lat. morus
Mule, _sb._ RG. 189
Mumble, _v. n._ Pol. S. 238. ON. mumla. Dut. mommelen
Munne, _v. n._ == remember. Wright’s L. P. p. 112. imper. ‘munt.’ Ibid. p. 37
Munning, _sb._ == remembrance, remorse? Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. munan
Munten, _v. a._ == measure out; hence, give, pay. Pol. S. 151. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 216. Fr. munter
Muray, _sb._ == wall. Alys. 6244. Fr. murail
Murder, _sb._ RG. 559
---- _v. a._ pret. ‘morthrede.’ RG. 263. part. ‘ymorthred.’ RG. 110. AS. myrðrian
Murgost, Murgore, Murge. See under Merry
Murne, _adj._ == sorrowful. K. Horn, 724
Muthe, _sb._ == army, 1638. Fr. muete
Mutton, _sb._ == the meat so called. Pol. S. 198
My, _adj._ RG. 443
Mynde, _adj._ == merciful, kind. Wright’s L. P. p. 82. The word occurs in the Manuel d. Pecches, v. 727,
‘And y am euere so mynde For to pray for al mankynde.’
AS. myn
Myrrh, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 96. Body and Soul, 118
Mysel, _sb._ == leper. RG. 435. Fr. mesel. Lat. misellus
N.
Nail, _sb._ == clavus. HD. 712. AS. nægel
---- == unguis. K. Horn, 238
---- _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 84. part. ‘ynailed.’ 93 β
Naked, _adj._ RG. 458, 557. AS. nacod. This word is a participle of a verb, of which the root is _nag_ (cf. ON. gnaga), meaning to gnaw, strip off bark or covering from anything
Nakedhed, _sb._ Alys. 7056
Nakins, == no kind. Ps. xxxii. 16
Name, _sb._ RG. 367
---- _v. a._ pret. ‘nempnede.’ RG. 28
Namely, _adv._ RG. 381, 537
Nanmon, == no more. RG. 291
Nap, _sb._ == napkin. Rel. S. v. 107. Fr. nape. Lat. mappa
Nap, _v. n._ == sleep. Ps. lxxv. 7. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. hnæppian
Nape, _sb._ == back of neck. Alys. 1347. Swed. nakke
Napping, _sb._ == sleep. Ps. lxxv. 6. AS. hnæppung
Nare, == narrow, _q. v._
---- _v. a._ == oppress. Ps. xxxiv. 5
Narrow, _adj._ RG. 401; [nare]. Fr. Sci. 318. AS. nearo
---- _adv._ == narrowly, closely. O. and N. 68
Natheless, == nevertheless. RG. 375
Navel, _sb._ Alys. 493. AS. nafela
Nawighte, _adv._ == not at all, not a bit. Ps. lxxvi. 3
Nay, _adv._ Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Ne, == not. O. and N. 48. RG. 470
---- == nor. O. and N. 905, 906. RG. 470
_In composition._ A. With the verb To Be
_pres. sing._ 1. ‘nam.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. 2. ‘nart.’ O. and N. 407. 3. ‘nis.’ RG. 454
_pret. sing._ 3. ‘nes.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 52. ‘nas.’ RG. 372
_pl._ ‘nere.’ RG. 376
_pret. conj._ ‘nere.’ O. and N. 22
B. With the verb To Have
_pret. sing._ 1. ‘navy.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 37. 2. ‘nast.’ Ibid p. 102, 103. 3. ‘nath.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. ‘nafdh.’ Rel. S. v. 80
_pl._ 3. ‘nabbeth.’ O. and N. 253
_pret. sing._ 2. ‘naddest.’ O. and N. 1509
_pl._ ‘nadde.’ RG. 19
_pres. conj._ 3. ‘nabbe.’ Rel. S. v. 41
C. With the verb To Will
_pres. sing._ 1. ‘nul.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 32, ‘nullyt.’ Id. ibid.
2. ‘nyltu.’ RG. 13. ‘nultu.’ O. and N. 903
3. ‘nele.’ O. and N. 1480.
_pl._ 3. ‘nolle.’ RG. 265. ‘nulleth.’ O. and N. 1762
_pret._ ‘nolde.’ RG. 508. ‘noldestu.’ Rel. S. v. 167
D. With the verb To Wit
_pres. sing._ 1. ‘not.’ O. and N. 1619. 3. ‘not.’ RG. 518
_pl._ 2. ‘nuȝte.’ O. and N. 1749.
3. ‘nute.’ O. and N. 1008. neotith. Alys. 3767
_pret. sing._ 3. ‘nuste.’ RG. 13
Neat, _sb._ == cattle. RG. 404, 518. AS. nýten, neát
Neb, _sb._ == face. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 24. AS. neb
Neck, _sb._ RG. 539, 375. AS. hnecca
Necromancy, _sb._ Alys. 137
Nedre, _sb._ == adder. RG. 43. AS. næddre
Need, _sb._ == necessary duty. RG. 527
---- == service, help. RG. 403. O. and N. 388
---- _v. n._ 976 B. RG. 370
Need, _v. n._ == dare. Alys. 6525, AS. néðan
Needful, _adj._ == needy. Ps. cviii. 22. Sermon, 17
Needing, _sb._ == need. Ps. ix. 10
Needle, _sb._ RG. 99
Needless, _adj._ 1664 B.
Needy, _adj._ RG. 330
Neeres, _sb._ == reins, kidneys. Ps. xxx. 3. ON. nyra. Dut. nier. Cf. ‘kydneer,’ the form found in Wiclif, Ex. xxix. 13
Neghtsom, _adj._ == propitious. Ps. lxiv. 4; lxxvii. 38. AS. hnǽgan
Neigh, _v. n._ RG. 459. part. ‘neyghynge.’ Alys. 1872. AS. hnæegan
Neighbour, _sb._ RG. 538
Neighing, _sb._ Alys. 2091
Neither, _pron._ [nother]. RG. 421; _conj._ [nother]. O. and N. 465; [nouther]. Wright’s L. P. p. 102
Neld, _sb._ == needle. Sermon, 22
Nende, _sb._ == end. RG. 153, 297
Nephew, _sb._ RG. 325, 393
Nere, _sb._ == ear. Ps. xxx. 3
Nese, _v. n._ == sneeze. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. niesan
Nesh, _adj._ == soft, tender. 1623 B. O. and N. 1385; [neys]. HD. 217. AS. hnesc
---- _v. a._ == make soft. part. ‘nesched.’ Ps. liv. 22
Neshly, _adv._ == softly. [nessely]. RG. 435
Nest, _sb._ O. and N. 282
Nestle, _v. n._ Ps. ciii. 17
Net, _sb._ HD. 752
Nether, [nyther] == lower. 522 β. sup. ‘netherest.’ Ps. cxxxviii. 15. ‘nythemeste.’ Fr. Sci. 331
Netherward, _adv._ [notherward]. O. and N. 144
Nettle, _sb._ O. and N. 593
Neve, _sb._ == fist, neif. HD. 1917. ON. hnefi
Never, _adv._ RG. 13; [newe]. RG. 468
Nevereft. 946 B.
Neverthelater, _adv._ RG. 11
New, _adj._ [nywe]. RG. 375; [nowe]. O. and N. 1127
---- _sb._ == infant. Ps. xviii. 8
---- _v. a._ == renew. Ps. xxxviii. 3
Newe, == never. _q. v._
Next. See Nigh
Nice, _adj._ == silly, foolish. RG. 109, 106. Fr. niais
Nifle, _v. n._ == talk folly, drivel. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211
Nigh, _adj._ [neȝ]. 94, 208 B.; [neh]. Wright’s L. P. p. 34. sup. ‘next.’ RG. 11; [nest]. Wright’s L. P. p. 59
Nigh, _v. n._ == draw near to. Wright’s L. P. p. 84. Alys. 781
Night, _sb._ RG. 383. gen. absol. ‘nightes’ == in the night-time, or ‘by night.’ O. and N. 238
Nightingale, _sb._ O. and N. 4, 13. AS. nightgale, from ‘galan,’ to sing
Nighwhat, == almost. RG. 81, 398
Nime, _v. a._ == take. 822 B.; pret. ‘nome.’ RG. 367; ‘nam.’ 285 B.; ‘neme.’ 254 B.; part. ‘ynome.’ RG. 3; part. ‘niming’ == taking prisoners. Alys. 1614. AS. niman
Nine. RG. 382, 393
Nineteen. RG. 517
Nineteenth, _adj._ RG. 421
Ninety. RG. 485
Ninth, _adj._ RG. 473
Nithe, _v. a._ == lower, bend. Marg. 17
Nithe, _sb._ == hatred, envy. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. AS. níð
---- _v. n._ == strive, emulate. Ps. xxxvi. 8
Nitheful, _adj._ == malicious. M. Ode, 138
Nithemest, _adj._ == nethermost, lowest. Fragm. Sci. 331
Nithing, _sb._ == villain. K. Horn, 202. AS. níðing
No, _adv._ ‘no shaltow’ == shalt thou not. Alys. 6925
No, _adj._ == none. 24 B.
Noble, _adj._ RG. 367
Nobleman, _sb._ RG. 393
Nobleye, _sb._ == nobility. RG. 376, 420
Nobly, _adv._ RG. 367; [noblelike]. HD. 2640
Noise, _sb._ RG. 151, 396. Fr. noise. Prov. nausa. Lat. nausea
Noll, _sb._ == head. Pol. S. 157. AS. cnoll, hnol
Nomore, _adv._ [namore]. RG. 384
None, _adj._ before a consonant. RG. 369, 370; [nond]. Ritson’s AS. xvii. 35.
---- == no one. RG. 468
Nook, _sb._ == ‘note’ or value? ‘not a far-things nook.’ HD. 820
Nook, _sb._ == corner, nook. Ps. cxvii. 22. ON. hnocki, a hook; hence an angle or corner
Noon, _sb._ RG. 398
North. RG. 14
Northern, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 51
Northward, _adv._ 1127 B.
Norye, _sb._ == a foster-child. Alys. 4730
Nose, _sb._ RG. 94
Not, _adv._ [noȝt]. 102 B.
Note, _sb._ (in music). St Dunstan, 165
Note, _sb._ == use, power, possession. O. and N. 51. AS. notu. The Jesus Coll. MS. however reads ‘vote,’ i. e. ‘foot’
---- _v. a._ == employ. O. and N. 1031
Notheles, _adv._ ‘notheles A’ == without the aid of A. Alys. 3658
Nother, _conj._ == nor. RG. 421
Nothfulhede, _sb._ == use, advantage. Ps. xxix. 10
Nothing. RG. 367
Nought, == nothing; [naȝt]. RG. 403; [noȝt]. 1094 B.
Nourish, _v. a._ [norysy]. RG. 434, [norischi]. 1876 B.
Nourishing, _sb._ == nourishment. Fragm. Sci. 382
Now, _adv._ [nou]. RG. 368; [nouthe]. RG. 458
Nowe, _sb._ == cattle. Body and Soul, 73. Yorksh. ‘nowie.’ ON. naut
Nowhere, _adv._ RG. 428
Nowhither, _adv._ Body and Soul, 179
Noy, _v. a._ == annoy. 198 B.
Nughtsom, _v. n._ == abound. Ps. lxiv. 14. AS. genihtsumian
---- _v. a._ == make to abound. Ps. xlix. 19
Number, _sb._ RG. 396
Numbering, _sb._ RG. 61
Nun, _sb._ RG. 370. Fr. nonne
Nunnery, _sb._ RG. 369
Nut, _sb._ HD. 419. Alys. 5193. AS. hnut
Nutmeg, _sb._ Alys. 6792. Fr. muguette, noix muscade
Nycke, _v._ == ‘to nycke nay.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Nyte, _v. a._ == use, enjoy. HD. 941. AS. neotan. ON. nyta
Nythemest, == lowest. See Nether
O.
O, == one. RG. 430, 454
O, == ever. O. and N. 1474. See Oo
Oak, _sb._ RG. 22. AS. ǽc
Oaken, _adj._ Alys. 6415
Oar, _sb._ HD. 711. AS. ár
Oath, _sb._ RG. 383, 506. AS. áð
Obedience, _sb._ 921 B.
Obeysant, _adj._ == obedient. RG. 503
Obligation, _sb._ RG. 391
Oblige, _v. a._ RG. 12. part. ‘y-obliged.’ RG. 389
Obok, == on the book. HD. 2311
Obon, == on, or in body. HD. 2505. See numerous other exx. of this form in Sir F. Madden’s Gloss. to Havelok under this word
Observe, _v. a._ Legend of St Cuthbert in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 15, _n._
Ocean, _sb._ RG. 40
Ocquerne, _sb._ == dog-leather well dressed. M. Ode, st. 183. Fr. ocaigne
Odame, _sb._ == brother-in-law. Alys. 2081. See v. 2349. AS. áðum. N. H. G. eidam
Odwite, _sb._ == reproach. O. and N. 1231. AS. edwít, oðwítan
Of. O. and N. 9, 11
---- == on account of. O. and N. 40
Ofbore, _v. n._ == forbear. O. and N. 408
Ofchamed, _part._ == ashamed. O. and N. 932. AS. of-sceamian
Ofdawen, _v. n._ == recover one’s senses. Alys. 2265
Ofdrad, _part._ == afraid. O. and N. 1141
Oferen, _v. a._ == terrify. O. and N. 976. part. ‘oferd.’ O. and N. 399. AS. offǽred, affrighted
Off, _adv._ [of.] Pol. S. 188
Offer, _v. a._ RG. 545
Offering, _sb._ == donation. RG. 545; oblation. Alys. 6163
Office, _sb._ == duty. RG. 468
Offspring, _sb._ RG. 9
Ofgo, _v. a._ == overtake. 52 B.
Ofgrede, _v. a._ == call to. Alys. 581
Ofken, _v. a._ == bring forth (a child). Rel. S. iv. 42
Ofligge, _v. n._ == lie by, or on. O. and N. 1503
Oflonged, _part._ == oppressed with longing. O. and N. 1585
Ofscape, _v. a._ == escape. RG. 398
---- _v. n._ == escape. RG. 570
Ofsee, _v. a._ == see. pret. ‘of-sygh.’ Alys. 6060. AS. of-seón
Ofseek, _v. a._ == seek out. Miracles, 87
Ofsend, _v. a._ == send for. Alys. 1006, 1912
Ofserve, _v. a._ == observe. RG. 265
Ofslahe, _part._ == slain. O. and N. 1609
Ofspeak, _v. a._ == speak of, part. ‘ofspoke.’ Alys. 6518
Ofswink, _v. a._ == fatigue. RG. 40
Oft, _adj._ == frequent. RG. 264; comp. oter. RG. ibid.
---- _adv._ RG. 443
Oftake, _v. a._ == overtake. 53 B. 409 β
Ofthink, _v. a._ used impersonally == to repent of. ‘hem of-thouȝte here prute.’ RG. 163. AS. of-þincan
---- _v. a._ == think of, consider. Rel. S. v. 2
Oftoned, _part._ == made angry. O. and N. 254. AS. teonan
Ogaine, == again. For words compounded with ‘ogaine,’ see under Again
Oh, Ohen. See Owe
Oil, _sb._ RG. 13; [oli]. Ps. xxii. 5; [ely]. Marg. 60
Ointment, _sb._ Judas 126
Ok, == eke, also. HD. 1081
Ok. See Ache
Ok, == ac, but. Pol. S. 205
Okir, _sb._ == usury. Ps. xiv. 5. ON. okr. from auka, to increase
Oknes, == on knees. HD. 2252
Old, _adj._ RG. 474
Oli. See Oil
Olifaunt. See Elephant
Olive, _sb._ RG. 193
Olive, _adv._ == on, or in life, alive. HD. 2865. RG. 81
Oliver, _sb._ == olive. Alys. 5785
Oloft, _adv._ == aloft; lit. in the air. Ps. lxxiv. 8
On. See Owe
On, _prep._ Wright’s L. P. pp. 22, 38
Onan, _adv._ == anon. Ps. civ. 11
Onde, _sb._ == spite. RG. 40. AS. anda
Onde, _sb._ == breath. Alys. 3501. ON. anda
Ondi ? Body and Soul, 103
One, == the numeral. RG. 523. acc. s. ‘anne.’ O. and N. 792
---- == a certain person. RG. 289
---- == alone, single. Wright’s L. P. p. 81
Onelote, _sb._ == offering, or sacrifice. Ps. xxxix. 7; l. 21. Probably a corruption of AS. ‘of-lete’
Oneness, _sb._ == unity. Creed of St Athan. 11
Ones, _adv._ == of one kind. O. and N. 1393
Onfang, _v. a._ == conceive (of a woman); pret. ‘onfogh.’ Ps. l. 7. part. ‘onfanged.’ Id. ibid.
Onfrest, _v. a._ == delay. HD. 1337. AS. fyrst
Ongrede, _v. a._ == lament. O. and N. 1586
Onhede, _sb._ == unity. Creed of St Athan. 72
Oning, _sb._ == a darling, only child. Ps. xxi. 21
Onith, _adv._ == by night. HD. 1251
Onlepi. See Anilepi
Onlight, _v. a._ == illuminate. Ps. cxviii. 135
Onrese, _v. n._ == rush upon. Ps. lviii. 4
Onsene, _sb._ == countenance. O. and N. 1704. AS. on-syn
Onsprute, _sb._ == a sprouting forth. Ps. xvii. 16
Onwar, _adj._ == ware, aware. Wright’s L. P. p. 46
Onycle, _sb._ == onyx. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Onyx, _sb._ Cok. 90
Oo, _adv._ == aye, ever. Wright’s L. P. pp. 43, 99
Ope, _adj._ == open. O. and N. 168. AS. open. ON. opinn, from ‘op,’ ostium, foramen. Lat. ap-erio
Open, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 71
---- _v. n._ 2209 B.
Openheaded, _adj._ == bareheaded. RG. 530
Openly, _adv._ Alys. 4003; [opeliche]. O. and N. 851
Orchard, _sb._ Alys. 1684. AS. orcerd
Ordain, _v. a._ (a clerk). 276 B.
---- == set in array. RG. 452, 456
Ordainer, _sb._ == tutor. RG. 469
---- == a setter in order. St Dunstan, 45
Orde, _sb._ == a point. K. Horn, 638. Alys. 1838
---- == beginning. O. and N. 1783. AS. órd.
Order, _sb._ == disposition, arrangement. Ritson’s AS. xvii. 100
Order, _sb._ (of friars). RG. 492
---- == holy orders. RG. 106; an order in the church, as the priesthood. St Swithin, 17
Ore, _sb._ == beginning. M. Ode, st. 91. AS. ór
Ore, _adj._ == one, an. O. and N. 17, 1748, 1752
Ore, _sb._ == grace, mercy. RG. 1, 8, 381. ON. eira, to spare
Oreless, _adj._ == merciless. M. Ode, st. 109
Orf, _sb._ == sheep. RG. 6, 378; [oreve]. O. and N. 1155. AS. yrfe
Orfreys, _sb._ == embroidery. Alys. 179. Fr. orfrais, vid. Roq. _s. v._
Organ, _sb._ == musical instrument. Ps. cxxxvi. 2
Orgle, _sb._ == organ. Alys. 191. Germ. orgel
Orgulous, _adj._ == proud. Alys. 2006. AS. orgel. Fr. orgueil
Orison, _sb._ == prayer. RG. 435, 475
Orn. See Wine
Orpedship, _sb._ == valour. Alys. 1413. Orpinn is the partic. of ‘verpa,’ to ‘warp,’ or ‘throw,’ in O. Norse. Hence ‘orped’ comes to signify ‘headlong,’ ‘daring,’ or ‘valorous’
Osier, _sb._ [oyser]. Alys. 6186. Fr. osier
Ostede, == in the place. HD. 2549
Oth, _adv._ == out of. O. and N. 359
Oth, == other? O. and N. 115
Other, _adj._ RG. 375
Other, == or. RG. 376; ‘other--other’ == either--or. 638 β
Otherluker, _adv._ == otherwise. M. Ode, st. 76
Othom, _sb._ == uncle. RG. 182, 440. Germ. oheim. Dut. oom.
Ought, _vb._ See Owe
Ought, == anything. 765 B.
Oule, _sb._ == firehook. 478 β. Body and Soul, 207. AS. awel, ǽl
Ounce, _sb._ == the animal. Alys. 5228. Fr. once. Span. onza
Our, _adj._ 428 B.
Our, _adj._ == your? RG. 455
Out, _adv._ RG. 546
---- _prep._ ‘out of.’ RG. 547
Outbear, _v. a._ == bear out. Ps. lxxvii. 52. part. ‘outborn.’ Ps. ix. 26
Outbishett, _part._ == shut out. Alys. 25
Outcast, _v. a._ part. ‘outcasten.’ Ps. lxxxiii. 11
Outcasting, _sb._ == an outcast. Ps. xxi. 7
Outdraw, _v. a._ pret. ‘outdroghe.’ Ps. xxi. 10
Outdrive, _v. a._ Ps. xliii. 3
Outelyng, _adj._ == external, beyond others. Alys. 4914
Outen, _adj._ == foreign. Ps. xvii. 46
Outend, _v. a._ == exterminate. Ps. lxxix. 14
Outerly, _adv._ ‘al outerliche’ == intently. Alys. 220
Outgang, _sb._ Ps. xxx. 23
Outgate, _sb._ == going out. Ps. cxiii. 1
Outgo, _v. n._ Ps. xliii. 10. pret. ‘outyhode.’ Ps. xviii. 5
Outgoing, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 191
Outlaw, _sb._ HD. 41
Outlead, _v. a._ Ps. lxvii. 7
Outlet, _sb._ [utlete]. O. and N. 1752
Outloted, _part._ == overthrown? Ps. cxl. 6. AS. lútan. part. ‘loten’
Outly, _adv._ RG. 66, 239
Outmost, _adj._ RG. 549
Output, _v. a._ Ps. v. 11
Outrage, _sb._ RG. 136; ‘said none outrage’ == spoke truly. RG. 432
Outseek, _v. a._ RG. 435
Outsend, _v. a._ Ps. ciii. 30
Outsheath, _v. a._ Ps. xxxvi. 14
Outshun, _v. a._ == make to avoid. Ps. xxiv. 15; to pluck up? Ps. cxxviii. 6
Outspit, _v. a._ part. ‘outspat.’ Alys. 1628
Outspring, _v. n._ pret. ‘outsprang.’ Alys. 493
Outsterandness, _sb._ == excuse. Probably for ‘outscerandness.’ Ps. cxl. 4. See the V. L. AS. scíran
Outstere, _sb._ == excuse. Probably for ‘outscere.’ Ps. cxl. 4. See the V. L. So ‘stakered’ is written for ‘skatered’ in v. 7
Outtake, _v. a._ == take out. Ps. vi. 5. part. ‘outane.’ Ps. cxxiii. 7
Outthrow, _v. a._ Ps. lxxii. 18
Outward, _adv._ 2208 B.
Outwending, _sb._ == departure. Wright’s L. P. p. 75
Outweringnes, _sb._ == vexation, weariness. Ps. xxx. 19
Outwryghe, _v. a._ == discover. Alys. 6483. AS. wreon
Ovemest, _adj._ == highest, upmost. Fragm. Sci. 24
Oven, _sb._ O. and N. 292 (in dat. ‘ofne’). AS. ofen
Ovenon, _adv._ ‘on ovenon’ == above, upon. Alys. 2234. S. S. anovenan. See Laȝ. iii. 34
Over, _prep._ == ‘across.’ Pol. S. 70
---- == superior to, beyond. Ps. cxviii. 103
Overal, _adv._ RG. 375
Overcast, _adj._ (of the sky). 1415 B.
Overcome, _v. a._ RG. 401, 454, 548
Overdear, _adj._ == very costly. RG. 389
Overdeed, _sb._ == a doing too much, surfeit. O. and N. 352
Overest, _sb._ == highest part. Ps. ciii. 3
Overfall, _v. a._ == fall upon. Ps. lvii. 9
Overfare, _v. n._ == pass away. HD. 2163
---- _v. a._ == pass over. O. and N. 387. pret. ‘overfore.’ Ps. cxxiii. 5. part. ‘overfaren.’ Ps. cxxiii. 5
Overgilt, _part._ == gilt. St Kath. 158
Overgo, _v. n._ [over-gan]. O. and N. 950
Overhead, _sb._ == blow on the head. Alys. 7396
Overheave, _v. a._ part. ‘overhoven.’ Ps. lxxi. 16
Overhele, _v. a._ == conceal. Ps. xliii. 16
Overhohe, _v. a._ == despise. O. and N. 1404. AS. ofer-hogian
Overhope, _v. n._ == hope constantly. Ps. cxviii. 43
Overmirth, _v. n._ == insult. Ps. xxxiv. 19
Overmost, _adj._ == highest. Ps. ciii. 13
Overnoon, _sb._ == midday. Ps. xxxvi. 6
Overquatie, _v. a._ == overfill. O. and N. 353. Halliwell gives ‘Quatted’ == full, satiated. Probably from the ON. kvett, meat; another form of kjöt
Oversee, _v. a._ == look over (lit.). O. and N. 30
Overshun, _v. a._ == swallow up? Ps. cxxiii. 4
Oversid. O. and N. 1436; either == oversees, looks after, from AS. ofer-seon; or == regards, takes charge of, from AS. ofer-sittan
Oversore, _adj._ RG. 280
Overspread, _v. a._ RG. 380
Overstie, _v. a._ == go over, surpass. Rel. S. iii. 1
Overswallow, _v. a._ [oure-swelyhe]. Ps. lxxviii. 16
Overtake, _v. a._ HD. 1816. Ps. vi. 2
Overthwart, _adv._ HD. 2822
Overward, _adv._ RG. 531
Overwerp, _v. n._ == lit. to throw over; hence neut. to overflow, boil over. Wright’s L. P. p. 83
Overwin, _v. a._ Ps. cviii. 3
Owe, _v. a._ == own or have. pres. ‘owe.’ RG. 432. pret. ‘ow.’ Pol. S. 204
---- _v. a._ == owe a person a thing, pres. ‘on.’ (_s. q._ if not ‘ou.’) RG. 311
---- _v. n._ == be obliged; have to do a thing. pres. ‘oh.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 70. pl. ‘ohen.’ Rel. S. v. 2; pret. ‘aute.’ RG. 452; ‘aȝte.’ RG. 202
Own, _adj._ [owe]. RG. 372, 437; [oȝe]. O. and N. 1648; [onne]. Wright’s L. P. p. 104
Ox, _sb._ 133 β
Oȝer, _adj._ == great, dreadful. O. and N. 118. AS. óga
Oȝyrt, == other. RG. 192
P.
Pace, _sb._ == step. RG. 387, 513
Pack, _sb._ == bundle, burden. Ritson’s AS. viii. 248
Paddock, _sb._ == toad. Alys. 6126. ON. padda
Pae, _sb._ == peacock. Ritson’s AS. viii. 20. AS. pawa
Page, _sb._ == a lackey. Pol. S. 237. Fr. page. Vid. Roq. _s. v._
Pain, _sb._ == penalty. 481 B. RG. 377
---- == anguish, [pyne]. Alys. 5059; [peyne]. Ibid. 5060
Paint, _v. a._ part. ‘ypeynt.’ RG. 174
Pair, _sb._ RG. 390
Palace, _sb._ RG. 190
Palfreiour, _sb._ == palfrey-keeper. Pol. S. 237
Palfrey, _sb._ RG. 490. Fr. palefroi. Lat. paraveredus
Pall, _sb._ == coverlet. Alys. 7733. Body and Soul, 15. Lat. palla
Pall, _v. n._ == grow pale. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pallion, _sb._ == pall. 248 B.
Palmer, _sb._ Alys. 4981
Palter, == bough. Ps. lxxix. 12; _s. q._ if ‘paltres’ be not == ‘palm-trees.’ Lat. palmites. See the V. L.
Pan, _sb._ == dish. Alys. 4939. AS. panne
Pan, _sb._ See Penny
Pannier, _sb._ HD. 760
Pans, _sb._ == furs. Alys. 1572. Fr. pane
Pans, _sb._ == pence. See Penny
Panter, _sb._ == panterer. RG. 187; [pantrer]. RG. 438. Fr. panetier
Panther, _sb._ Alys. 6352
Pap, _sb._ == woman’s teat. HD. 2132. Ps. xxi. 10. Ital. poppa. Lat. papilla
Papejay, _sb._ == parrot. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. papegai
Paradise, _sb._ Alys. 5685; [parays]. 353 β
Parage, _sb._ == rank. Alys. 2953. Fr. parage
Paramours, _adv._ = with love, tenderly. Wright’s L. P. p. 91
Parchment, _sb._ [parchemyn]. Pol. S. 156. Fr. parcamin
Pard, _sb._ == leopard. Alys. 6709
Pardie, _interj._ == by God. 2082 B. Fr. par Dieu
Pardon, _sb._ 2458 B.
Pare, _v. a._ Pilate, 234. Fr. parer
Parish, _sb._ 1881 B.
Park, _sb._ RG. 1. AS. pearroc. W. parc
Parliament, _sb._ RG. 449
Parred, _part._ == locked up. HD. 2439. ON. sperra
Parson, _sb._ RG. 471, 496
Part, _sb._ Pol. S. 193
---- _v. a._ == separate. RG. 436
Parting, _sb._ == departure. Alys. 2906
Partner, _sb._ RG. 309
Party, _sb._ == part. RG. 394, 400
Parvenke, _sb._ == periwinkle. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Pol. S. 218. AS. pervence
---- == the flower, excellence of a thing. Ritson’s AS. xvii. 42
Pasken, _v. n._ == push, strike? ‘to pasken in the watere,’ St Andrew 8, seems to mean to beat the water by throwing in the net. Swed. piska. O. Engl. ‘pash.’ Cf. our phrase of ‘whipping a stream.’
Pass, _v. a._ == surpass. 1031 B.
---- == pass over. RG. 436. Alys. 5580
---- _v. n._ == go through, pass by. RG. 556
Passage, _sb._ 676 B.
Passion, _sb._ == the suffering of our Saviour. RG. 495
Pasty, _sb._ HD. 644. Cok. 52. Dut. pastei. Fr. pâte
Pate, _sb._ == head Pol. S. 237. Judas, 83
Paten, _sb._ HD. 188. Lat. patina
Path, _sb._ HD. 2390. O. and N. 380
Patriarch, _sb._ RG. 479
Patron, _sb._ RG. 470
Paune, _sb._ == head. See Poune
Pautener, _sb._ == rascal. Alys. 1737. Fr. pautonier. Ital. paltone. Vid. Roq. and Burguy, _s. v._
Paved, _adj._ Pol. S. 190
Pavement, _sb._ RG. 476
Pavilion, _sb._ [pavelon]. RG. 48, 569; [payloun]. Alys. 5067
---- _v. a._ == to lodge under tents. part. ‘ypavylounded.’ Alys. 2038. Fr. pavillon. Lat. papilio
Pay, _v. a._ (money); pret. ‘payde.’ RG. 374, 498. part. ‘ipaiid.’ Pol. S. 204
---- _v. a._ == please, appease. RG. 314. part. ‘ypaid.’ RG. 391; ‘ipaised’ == restored to peace. RG. 570. Fr. paier. Lat. pacare
Pay, _sb._ == peace. RG. 125. Fr. paix
Payloun. See Pavilion
Paynim, _sb._ == heathen, pagans. RG. 395
Pays, == pitch, _q. v._
Pea. See Pese
Peace, _sb._ RG. 491, 500
Peaceful, _adj._ Ps. cxix 7
Peacefully, _adv._ Ps. xxxiv. 20
Peacock, _sb._ Alys. 5410
Peak, _sb._ == The Peak of Derbyshire. RG. 7
Pear, _sb._ 1203 B.
Peer, _sb._ == equal. RG. 17
Peer, _v. n._ == look into. [pure]. K. Horn, 1124; [pouren]. Alys. 5799
Pelican, _sb._ Ps. ci. 7
Pell, _sb._ == fur, skin. Alys. 6697. Lat. pellis
Pelle, _v. n._ == drive, go? HD. 810. Lat. pello
Pelure, _sb._ == a furred robe. Alys. 4129. Fr. pel
Penance, _sb._ RG. 255
Pencel, _sb._ == pennon, banner. Alys. 2688. Fr. pencel. Lat. penna
Penny, _sb._ RG. 404, 493; [pan]. Pol. S. 204. pl. ‘panes.’ RG. 473; ‘pans.’ 530 β
Pepper, _sb._ Alys. 7032
Perauntre, _adv._ == peradventure. RG. 375
Perch, _sb._ == the fish. Alys. 5446. Fr. perche. Lat. perca
Perche, _v. a._ == prick, spur. Alys. 2460. Fr. percer
Perforce, _adv._ Alys. 4577
Peril, _sb._ RG. 452
Pers, _sb._ == a cloth or stuff. Alys. 4987; usually of a blue colour. Fr. pers. Vid. Roq.
Pervink. See Parvenke
Pese, _sb._ == a pea. Alys. 5959. AS. pise
Pesens, _sb._ == neck-armour covering the breast. Alys. 3697; same as ‘pesane’ in the later Romances. Fr. pis, piz, the breast
Pett, _sb._ == pit. Alys. 5764
Pett, for pight? == made. Alys. 7495
Peys, == pitch, _q. v._
Phantom, _sb._ == vanity. Ps. iv. 3. Fr. fantosme
Philosophy, _sb._ RG. 130
Physic, _sb._ RG. 151
Physician, _sb._ RG. 68
Pick, _v. a._ Pol. S. p. 150. part. ‘pycchynde.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 110
Piece, _sb._ == a portion, bit. RG. 555. St Kath. 229
---- == a man. RG. 355
Piecemeal, _adv._ RG. 278
Pierce, _v. a._ RG. 437
Piete, _sb._ == pity. Pol S. 213
Pike, _sb._ == sharp stake. RG. 51
---- _v. a._ == pierce. RG. 51
Pile, _sb._ == hair. Body and Soul, 38
Pilgrim, _sb._ 2360 B.
Pilgrimage, _sb._ 5 B.
Pilkoc, _sb._ == the penis. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pill, _v. a._ == rob. Pol. S. 150. Fr. piller
Pillar, _sb._ Alys. 6242. Fr. pilier. Lat. pila
Pillory, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Piment, _sb._ == a kind of wine. HD. 1728. Alys. 4178. See the recipe for making it in Halliwell, _s. v._
Pin, _sb._ == pinnacle. Cok. 57
---- == pin (in the modern sense). Alys. 6146
Pinch, _v. n._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Pine, _sb._ == pain. RG 326
---- _v. a._ == make to pine. Ps. xxxvi. 28. part. ‘ypyned.’ RG. 449
Pink, _v. n._ == prick or stab. Pol. S. 156. AS. pyngan
Pinnuc, _sb._ == hedge-sparrow. O. and N. 1128. See Wright’s Vocabularies, p. 177, where ‘lirifa’ is translated ‘pynok’
Pinse, _v. a._ == pinch, torture, part. ‘ipinsed.’ Fall and P. 89. Dut. pinssen. Fr. pincer
Pipe, _sb._ == musical instrument. Alys. 7769. AS. píp
---- _v. n._ Alys. 1012. Pol. S. 216
Pirate, _sb._ == a kind of ship. Alys. 6182
Pircle, _v. n._ == slobber at the mouth. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pirope, _sb._ == a precious stone. Alys. 5682. Gr. πυρωπός
Piss, _v. n._ Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pit, _sb._ RG. 409, 540; [pett]. Alys. 5764
Pitch, _sb._ RG. 410; [peys]. Alys. 1620; [pays]. Alys. 1630
---- _v. a._ == smear with pitch. HD. 707. part. ‘ipiched’ 94 β
Pitch, _v. a._ == fix. pret. ‘pight.’ RG. 51, 29. part. ‘ypiȝt.’ RG. 48
Piteous, _adj._ RG. 491, 548
Piteously, _adv._ RG. 449, 508
Pitfall, _sb._ Pol. S. 193
Pith, _sb._ [pid]. Body and Soul, 38. AS. piða
Pity, _sb._ == pitiful state. Alys. 7269. RG. 532, 537
Place, _sb._ RG. 6, 14, 397
Plaice, _sb._ == the fish. HD. 896
Plaid, Plait, _sb._ == pleading. O. and N. 1735, 5
Plain, _sb._ RG. 7
Plain, _v. n._ == complain. RG. 533
Plaining, _sb._ RG. 473
Plaint, _sb._ Alys. 7488. HD. 2961
Planet, _sb._ RG. 112
Plant, _v. a._ Ps. lxxix. 10
Plaster, _sb._ == remedy, ‘plaster of penance.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 89
Plate, _adj._ == flat. Alys. 2001. Fr. plat. Germ. platt
Plate, _sb._ == a piece of silver. Rel. Ant. i. 144. Span. plata
Plattinde, _part._ == journeying. See Plette and Strike
Play, _sb._ RG. 272; [ple]. RG. 266; [plawe]. RG. 291. AS. plega
---- _v. n._ [plawe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 45; pret. ‘pleide.’ RG. 507
---- _v. a._--‘to play hands’ == clap hands. Ps. xcvii. 8
Playing, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 88
Plea, _sb._ RG 471, 473
Plead, _v. n._ Pol. S. 159
Pleading, _sb._ RG. 471, 473
Plenar, _adj._ == full. 1537 B.
Plenarly, _adv._ 1538 B.
Plenteous, _adj._ RG. 23
Plenty, _sb._ RG. 1
Plette, _v. a._ == strike. HD. 2444; pret. ‘plat.’ HD. 2755; ‘plette.’ HD. 2626. part. ‘plattinde’ == journeying. HD. 2282. Compare the double sense of ‘strike,’ _q. v._ AS. plættian
Plight, _v. a._ == pluck, pull. Alys. 5831, 5859
Plight, _sb._ == harm, danger. HD. 1370, 2002. AS. pliht
---- == condition. Body and Soul, 184
Plight, _v. a._ == pledge. RG. 357; part. ‘yplyȝt.’ RG. 388. AS. plihtan
Plot, _sb._ (of ground). RG. 536. Fr. plat
Plough, _sb._ [ploth]. Rel. Ant. i. p. 111. ON. plógr
Ploughfere, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 49
Ploughland, _sb._ RG. 374
Ploughstave, _sb._ RG. 99
Plump, _v. n._ == fall heavily. Alys. 5776. Dan. plumpe
Po, _sb._ == peacock. Pol. S. 159. AS. pawa
Point, _sb._ == sharp end. RG. 395
---- == opportunity. Pilate, 17
---- == particular. St Andrew, 36
Phrases--‘upon the _point_ to smite.’ RG. 543
‘in such _point_’ == in such case. RG. 391
Pointed, _adj._ [yponyted]. RG. 310
Poison, _sb._ RG. 122, 151
---- _v. a._ Alys. 600
Poke, _sb._ == bag, pouch. HD. 555. AS. pocca
Poke, _v. n._ == stoop in walking. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Polk, _sb._ == pool. HD. 2685, the Norfolk ‘pulk.’
Polk, _v. a._ == put. Pol. S. 157
Poll, _sb._ == head. Pol. S. 237. Dut. bol, whence our ‘bolster.’ Germ. polster
Polled, _sb._ == shaven. Alys. 216
Pomon, _sb._ == lungs. Alys. 4374. Fr. poumon. Lat. pulmo
Pomple, _v. n._ stumble. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. ON. pompa
Pool, _sb._ RG. 131. AS. pól
Poor, _adj._ [povere]. RG. 376; comp. ‘poverore.’ RG. 370
Poorly, _adv._ [pourelike]. HD. 323
Pope, _sb._ RG. 502
Porch, _sb._ Ps. xcix. 4. Lat. porticus
Pore, _v. n._ See Peer
Port, _sb._ == gate. RG. 51
Porter, _sb._ RG. 539, 544
Portere ? _sb._ deportment. St Swithin, 25. Fr. portée
Portereve, _sb._ == ‘head magistrate of a town.’ Hall. RG. 541
Portray, _v. a._ Alys. 1520
Posse, _v. n._ == push, drive. K. Horn, 1041
Postern, _sb._ RG. 19. Alys. 4593
Pot, _sb._ Ps. xxi. 16. ON. pottr
Pot, _v. n._ == go, tramp. Pol. S. 71. AS. pæðan
Potion, _sb._ Alys. 3509
Pottage, _sb._ RG. 404
Potter, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Pottle, _sb._ Rel. Ant, ii. p. 176
Poudré, _sb._ == dust. Alys. 2180
Pound, _sb._ (of money). RG. 59, 383
Poune, _sb._ == the head. Alys. 2770. ‘paunes.’ Ibid. 2800. Another form is ‘pan.’ W. pen
Pouraille, _sb._ == the poor. Pol. S. 223. Alys. 1229
Pouren, see Peer, _vb._
Pousté, _sb._ == power. Alys. 7879
Pout, _v. n._ Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Poveral, _sb._ == poor persons. RG. 254
Powder, _sb._ == dust. RG. 345
Powdered, _adj._ [pudrid]. Cok. 108
Powe, _v. n._ == be poor? RG. 313
Power, _sb._ RG. 370, 371
Praer, _sb._ == meadow. Cok. 69. Cf. Fr. praiau--prairie
Praise, _v. a._ RG. 57. 1362 B.
Prangle, _v. a._ == compress. HD. 639. Dut. prangen
Prasiune, _sb._ == chrysoprase. Cok. 89. Gr. πράσος, a leek
Pray, _sb._ == crowd, press. Alys. 1991, 2595
Pray, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 58
---- _v. n._ [prye]. Pol. S. 222
Prayer, _sb._ 1089 B.
Preach, _v. a._ RG. 392
---- == exhort. Alys. 2042
Preacher, _sb._ RG. 392, 492
Preaching, _sb._ RG. 173
Precious, _adj._ 42 β
Predication, _sb._ 1969 B.
Preit, _v. a._ == pray, beseech. Marg. 1. Fr. prier
Prejudice, _sb._ 1735 B.
Prelate, _sb._ RG. 472
Preone, _v. a._ == sew up. Rel. S. v. 68. AS. preon, a needle. ON. prióna, to sew
Preovest, _adj._ == proofest, most approved. Alys. 6891
Presence, _sb._ == bearing, dignity, [presauns]. RG. 485
Present, _sb._ == gift. RG. 485
---- _v. a._ == give. Wright’s L. P. p. 96
---- == introduce a person to another. part. ‘ipresented.’ 231 B.
Press, _sb._ == throng. 2469 B.
---- _v. a._ part, ‘ypreost.’ Alys. 2342
Prest, _adj._ == ready. RG. 485. Ital. presto
Prey, _sb._ RG. 15, 376
Price, _sb._ 150 B.; ‘to have the price’ == to be highly esteemed. Pol. S. 153
Prick, _v. n._ hasten. RG. 459
---- _v. a._ == spur, pierce (as a horse). RG. 553. AS. priccian
---- == adorn. Body and Soul, 12. ON. prýda, to adorn
Pricker, _sb._ == rider. Pol. S. 150
Pride, _sb._ RG. 376. AS. prýt
Priest, _sb._ 364 B.; [prost]. O. and N. 733
Priesthood, _sb._ 1032 B.
Priestless, _adj._ RG. 544
Prime, _sb._ == the first hour of prayer, or 6 A. M. 219 B. Ritson’s AS.