viii. 196
Primerole, _sb._ == primrose. Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Prince, _sb._ RG. 367, 402. In Alys. 4727 Weber suggests that ‘prynces’ is a mistake for ‘traitors,’ but may it not be another form of ‘prenches’ == stratagems, tricks? see ‘at-prenche,’ supra
Principal, _adj._ RG. 446
Prior, _sb._ == head of a priory. 2462 B.
Priory, _sb._ RG. 369, 370
Pris, _sb._ == a note of a horn blown on the death of the deer. Body and Soul, 214. Fr. pris, from prendre
Prison, _sb._ RG. 376
---- == prisoner. RG. 550
Privilege, _sb._ Pol. S. 157
Privily, _adv._ RG. 518. Alys. 3765
Privity, _sb._ RG. 468
Privy, _adj._ RG. 435
Procession, _sb._ (of friars). RG. 405, 530
Procurator, _sb._ 352 β
Procure, _v. a._ RG. 551
Professe, _sb._ == a professed person. RG. 434
Profession, _sb._ == a professing. 1407 B.
Proffer, _v. a._ Alys. 3539
Proper, _adj._ == suitable, fit. 934 B.
Prophecy, _sb._ RG. 132
Prophet, _sb._ RG. 38
Prou, _sb._ == advantage. Ritson’s AS. viii. 88. Fr. prod
Proud, _adj._ RG. 377, 465
Proudly, _adv._ Alys. 3413
Prove, _v. n._ == turn out, result. 2400 B.
---- _v. a._ == try; part, ‘yproved.’ RG. 457
---- == confirm, prove. Ritson’s AS. xviii. 30
Provender, _sb._ Pol. S. 239
Prow, _sb._ == prowess. RG. 65
Prowess, _sb._ RG. 462, 453
Psalm, _sb._ Ps. lxv. 4
---- _v. n._ == sing psalms. Ps. vii. 18
Psaltery, _sb._ Ps. xxxii. 2
Pudding, _sb._ Cok. 57. Dan. budding. Fr. boudin
Puff, _v. n._ [pofte]. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Pulte, _v. a._ == push. RG. 376; put. RG. 459. 1316 B.
Pulting, _sb._ == pushing. RG. 212
Punge, _sb._ == purse. Alys. 1728. AS. pung. ON. pung, our Engl. ‘bung’
Puppet, _sb._ == small figure. Alys. 77
Purblind, _adj._ RG. 376, written divisim == entirely blind; not as in the modern sense == one whose sight is impaired. Probably therefore from ‘pure’ == entire, and blind. Cf. ‘purewhite.’ RG. 8. In Wiclif, Ex. xxi. 26, it means, ‘blind of one eye,’ and is still written divisim; the later version gives ‘oon iȝed’
Purchase, _v. a._ == procure. RG. 472, 499; to procure food. Alys. 5197. Fr. pourchacer. Ital. procacciare
Purchase, _sb._ RG. 381, 516
Pure, _adj._ == entire, complete. RG. 546
---- == rightful, legitimate. RG. 106
---- _adv._ == entirely, very. RG. 397
Purely, _adv._ == entirely, completely. RG. 66, 173
Purewhite, _adj._ RG. 8
Purgatory, _sb._ 622 β
Purge, _v. a._ 371 B.
Purpose, _sb._ RG. 558
Purse, _sb._ Alys. 1798. AS. púse
Pursue, _v. a._ 937 B.
Purvey, _v. a._ RG. 289; part. ‘ypurveyed.’ Alys. 6212
Purveyance, _sb._ RG. 533, 535
Puste, _vb._ == pushed? St Andrew, 70
Put, _v. a._ == throw (a stone). HD. 1023, 1044
---- _sb._ == a cast or throw. HD. 1055
---- _v. a._ place, lay before. Wright’s L. P. p. 53. See Pulte. Dan. putte
Putting, _sb._ == throwing. HD. 1042
Pykeys, _sb._ == pick-axe. Manuel d. Pecches, 940
Pyne, _sb._ == pain, _q. v._
---- _v. a._ == trouble. Alys. 5914
Pypyn, _sb._ == windpipe. Alys. 3256
Q.
Quaint, _adj._ RG. 408, 412, 566; [koweynte]. Body and Soul, 10. Fr. coint
Quaintance, _sb._ == acquaintance. Alys. 6173
Quaintise, _sb._ == device. RG. 19
Quaintly, _adv._ RG. 28
Quake, _v. n._ RG. 132, 336; pret. ‘qwoke.’ Ps. xiii. 5
Quaking, _sb._ == fear. RG. 336. Ps. ii. 11
Qual, == whale, _q. v._
Qualm, _sb._ == destruction. RG. 378. AS. cwealm
---- _v. a._ == annoy. Ps. xxxvi. 14
Quarrel, _sb._ == arrow. RG. 491, 537. Fr. quarel
Quarry, _adj._ == square. RG. 412. Fr. carré
Quarry, _sb._ == a place whence stone is excavated. RG. 412. Fr. carriere
Quart, _sb._ == a measure. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Quarter, _sb._ (of a man’s body). Pol. S. 213
Quash, _v. a._ [cwesse]. O. and N. 1386. Fr. quasser. AS. cwysan
Queche, _v. n._ == make a disturbance. Alys. 4747. See the Prompt. Parv. _s. v._ Qvycchyn. AS. cwecian
Qued, _adj._ == wicked. Alys. 5619. Dut. kwaad
---- _sb._ == the devil. RG. 314. Rel. S. v. 225
---- == evil. Alys. 4237. Body and Soul, 243
Quede, _sb._ == bequest. Alys. 8020
Quednes, _sb._ == wickedness. Ps. c. 7
Queen, _sb._ RG. 368
Quell, _v. a._ RG. 38, 499. AS. cwellan
Queller, _sb._ St Kath. 247
Quelling, _sb._ == destruction. RG. 296
Queme, _adj._ == agreeable. HD. 130. AS. cweman
---- _v. a._ == please. Wright’s L. P. p. 25. O. and N. 209
---- _v. n._ [icweme] == be pleased, satisfied. K. Horn, 497
Queming, _sb._ == pleasure. Ps. cxlvi. 10
Quenching, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 164.
Quern, _sb._ == a mill. Pilate, 5. AS. cwéorn
Quert, _adj._ == joyful. Ps. vii. 11. Fr. cœur, queor. Cf. our own ‘hearty’ and ‘in good heart’
---- _sb._ == joy. Ps. lxiii. 11; lxxxviii. 27
Quethe, _v. n._ == speak, say. [iquethe]. O. and N. 502. 3 s. pres. ‘quath.’ RG. 435; part. ‘icwede.’ O. and N. 1651. AS. cwéðan
Quibibe, _sb._ == cubeb. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Alys. 6796
Quick, _adj._ == swift. RG. 369, 387. AS. cwic
---- == alive. RG. 289
Quicken, _v. a._ Ps. lxxxiv. 7
Quickly, _adv._ RG. 383
Quide, _sb._ == a saying. O. and N. 685. AS. cwide
Quilt, _sb._ [cowlte]. Body and Soul, 15
Quinre, _sb._ == an unknown animal. Alys. 5609
Quire, _sb._ (of a church). RG. 534
Quiste, _sb._ == bequest. HD. 219
Quistron, _sb._ == scullion. Alys. 2511. Fr. questron, quistoun
Quit, _adj._ == free from, released. RG. 392, 522
---- _v. a._ == leave. Rel. S. vii. 75
Quite, _v. a._ == pay, requite. Pol. S. 71
Quithe, _v. a._ == promise, grant? Marg. 72. AS. cwéðan?
Quiture, _sb._ == care, release. RG. 435
R.
Rabbe, _sb._ == turnip. Alys. 4983. Dut. raap.
Race, _sb._ == course. Wright’s L. P. p. 100. AS. ræs
---- == speed, hence a short time [res]. Pol. S. 200; [ras]. Alys. 7830
Rache, _sb._ == hound, brach. Body and Soul, 214. AS. ræcc
Rack, _sb._ == torture. Body and Soul, 66. Swed. räcka, to stretch
Rade, _adj._ == ready. O. and N. 423; [rath]. HD. 75. AS. rád
Radely, _adv._ == readily, swiftly. Ps. vi. 11
Radness, _sb._ == terror, horror. Ps. liv. 5. AS. hréð
Rag, _sb._ Pol. S. 150. AS. hrac? implied in ‘hracod’
Rage, _sb._ == haste? Alys. 980; rashness. Alys. 4336
Ragged, _adj._ Body and Soul, 185. AS. hracod
Ragged, _adj._ == raged, raging. Alys. 4471
Rail, _v. a._ == put on as a garment. Wright’s L. P. p. 43. AS. hrægl.
Rain, _sb._ RG. 416, 560
---- _v. n._ [ryne]. Fr. Sci. 212. Alys. 6450
---- _v. a._ Ps. lxxvii. 27
Rainbow, _sb._ Signa ante Jud. 170
Raise, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 100. Ps. cxii. 7
Rake, _v. n._ == depart, go away from. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 193. ON. reka
Rake, _v. n._ == hawk, spit. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. AS. hracan
Rake, _sb._ == the common instrument so called. Rel. S. v. 214. AS. ráce
Raisin, _sb._ Alys. 5193
Raketyne, _sb._ == chain. RG. 142. AS. raccenta
Ram, _sb._ == the animal. Alys. 388
Randon, _sb._ == haste, eagerness. Alys. 2484; ‘into randon.’ Cok. 130. AS. randún. Probably from the ON. rönd. Germ. rant, the border or edge of a thing. In Provençal we have the phrase ‘a randa,’ on the edge or border, hence close or pressing. From this comes the Fr. verb, ‘randir,’ to approach, rush towards a thing, and ‘randon,’ lit. rushing, and generally ‘haste, violence.’ See Burguy’s Grammaire, vol. ii. p. 323, whence the above is derived
Rank, _adj._ Ps. lxxvii. 44. AS. ranc
Ransack, _v. a._ Ps. vii. 10; lxiii. 7. ON. ransaka
Ransacking, _sb._ Ps. lxiii. 7
Ransom, _sb._ RG. 374, 433. Fr. rançon
Rap, _sb._ == blow? Body and Soul, 66. Sw. rapp
Rape, _sb._ == haste. K. Horn, 566; [rap]. Rel. Ant. i. 115. ON. rápa, cursitare
Rath, _adj._ soon, early. HD. 2391. Pol. S. 195. comp. ‘rather’ == sooner. O. and N. 1240; former. RG. 285. AS. hræð
Rather, _adv._ RG. 459, 397
Raught. See Reek
Raven, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 63. AS. hræfen
Ravish, _v. a._ == rob, despoil a person of. RG. 194. Fr. ravir
Raw, _adj._ Pol. S. 237. AS. hreáw
Ray, _sb._ == striped cloth. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 192
Rayme, _v. n._ == rule, lord it. Pol. S. 150
Razor, _sb._ Ps. li. 4
Reach, _v. a._ == tell. O. and N. 1447; part. ‘raht.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. AS. recan
Reach, _v. a._ == hold out to a person, as we say, ‘to reach one a thing.’ Pol. S. 157. AS. rǽcan
Read, _v. a._ HD. 2327. AS. rǽdan
Reader, _sb._ 1068 B.
Readily, _adv._ O. and N. 1279
Ready, _adj._ [iredi]. 766 B.
Realm, _sb._ 948 B.
Reap, _v. a._ Pol. S. 152
Rear, _v. a._ == raise up. RG. 369; part. ‘yrerd.’ RG. 214
Rearmain, _sb._ == a backhanded blow. Alys. 7395
Rearward, _sb._ == the rear. Alys. 7787
Reason, _sb._ RG. 459
Reave, _v. a._ == carry away, despoil of. HD. 2590; pret. ‘rafte.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 31. ‘rewede.’ RG. 171, AS. reáfian
Rebel, _adj._ RG. 72
Recet, _sb._ == place of refuge. RG. 98, 406; [resset]. Alys. 603
---- _v. a._ == receive into a refuge. RG. 214
Reck, _v. n._ == care. O. and N. 533, 3 s. pres. ‘rehth.’ O. and N. 1401, pret. ‘rauȝte.’ RG. 390; ‘roȝte.’ RG. 216. AS. récan
Reckless, _adj._ RG. 287
Reckon, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 68. AS. recnan
Reckoning, _sb._ == account. Sermon 23
Red, _adj._ RG. 383. AS. read
---- _v. n._ == become red. Wright’s L. P. p. 34
Red, _sb._ == counsel. RG. 556, 566; [rade]. Alys. 6165. AS. réd
Rede, _v. a._ == counsel. RG. 98, 214. AS. rǽdan
Redless, _adj._ == without counsel. O. and N. 691
Reed, _sb._ RG. 540. Alys. 5064; [reod]. Alys. 6433
Reedpipe, _sb._ == pen. Ps. xliv. 2
Reek, _sb._ == smoke. Ps. xvii. 9. AS. reác
---- _v. n._ == to smoke. Ps. cxliii. 5
Reeve, _sb._ See Reve
Refuse, _v. a._ Ritson’s AS. xvii. v. 122
Rehearse, _v. a._ == tell. Alys. 1664
Reign, _v. n._ RG. 29
Reinable, _adj._ == reasonable. RG. 414. Fr. raisnable.
Reioshe, _v. a._ == enjoy? Manuel d. Pecches, 2036. Fr. réjoyer
Rekles, _sb._ == incense. Ps. cxl. 2. AS. recels
Reken, _adj._ == wise, prudent, excellent. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Ritson’s AS. viii. 156. AS. recan, to order or direct; part. ‘recen’
Reken, _adv._ == quickly. 2103 B. AS. recene
Release, _v. a._ RG. 500
Relics, _sb._ == remains. Ps. xxxvi. 37; in the ecclesiastical sense, as the ‘relics of saints.’ RG. 177, 255
Relieve, _v. a._ Ritson’s AS. xviii. 38
Rem, _sb._ == cream. Marg. 32. AS. ream. Germ. rahm
Rem, _sb._ == sorrow, injury. O. and N. 1214. Cf. AS. reomig, sad
Reme, _v. n._ == call out, cry. Rel. S. iv. 22. AS. hreman. Another form of ‘scream’
Reme, _v. a._ == leave, evacuate. K. Horn, 1312. AS. rúmian
---- == make room, clear a passage. Alys. 3347. AS. rýman
Remnant, _sb._ Alys. 5707
Remove, _v. a._ RG. 533; part. ‘iremewed.’ RG. 550
---- _v. n._ Alys. 7238
Removing, _sb._ Alys. 7821
Rent, _sb._ RG. 370. Fr. rente. Lat. reditus
Rent, _sb._ == stream, course. Cok. 83, AS. rent
Repent, _v. n._ 101 β. RG. 350
Repentant, _adj._ RG. 291
Reprove, _v. a._ Ritson’s AS. xviii. 46
Respite, _sb._ 637 B. Fr. respit. Lat. respectare
Response, _sb._ 825 B.
Resset. See Recet
Rest, _sb._ 1130 B.
---- _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Resting, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 29. Alys. 2807
Restore, _v. a._ RG. 319, 500
Resurrection, _sb._ 363 β
Rette, _v. a._ == impute, reckon. Alys. 7247. ON. retta
Reume, _v. a._ == speak. Alys. 4237. See Reme, _vb._
Reure, _sb._ == a robber, reaver. HD. 2104
Reve, _v. n._ == swear? K. Horn. 1368. ON. rifja, recitare?
Reve, _sb._ == sheriff or reeve. HD. 1627. M. Ode, st. 129. AS. geréfa
Reve, _sb._ == depredation, spoiling. O. and N. 458. AS. reáf
Rever, _sb._ == robber. AS. reáfere
Reverence, _sb._ 115 B. Alys. 793
Reverye, _sb._ == robbery. RG. 193
Revest, _v. a._ == put on. RG. 537; part. ‘irevested.’ St Swithin, 139
Reving, _sb._ == robbery. Ps. xvi. 12. M. Ode, st. 128
Rewe, _sb._ == streak. 2218 B. Probably the same as ‘row’
---- _v. n._ == show a streak? ‘Ere the dai _rewe_.’ Pol. S. 239
Reynes, _sb._ == realms. Wright’s L. P. p. 31
Reȝel, _sb._ == dress. O. and N. 562. AS. hrægl. Cf. O. Eng. ‘night-rail,’ for a night-dress
Rhinoceros, [rinocertis]. Alys. 6529
Rhyme, _sb._ HD. 21
Rib, _sb._ RG. 22
Ribald, _sb._ Pol. S. 155, 237. Fr. ribald; from OHG. hrûpa, a prostitute. See Burguy on this word
Ribaldry, _sb._ [ribaudye] == a ribald story. Alys. 21
Rich, _adj._ RG. 377; [ruche]. RG. 13
Riche, _sb._ == kingdom. Wright’s L. P. p. 94. O. and N. 357
Richesse, _sb._ RG. 433
Richly, _adv._ RG. 377
Ride, _v. n._ RG. 463; pret. ‘rode.’ RG. 375; part. ‘riding.’ RG. 377
Rife, _adj._ == frequent. RG. 4, 252; comp. ‘rifer.’ RG. 260. AS. ryf
Right, _sb._ == redress for an injury. RG. 374
---- == in plur. ‘rights,’ ‘to maintain their rights.’ 171 B.
Right, _adj._ == dexter. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
---- == good, excellent. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Right, _adv._ == just, exactly. RG. 8
---- == rightly. Wright’s L. P. p. 30
---- _v. a._ == to set right. Ps. xvii. 36
Righteous, _adj._ [ryhtwise]. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Righteousness, _sb._ Ps. iv. 2
Rightful, _adj._ RG. 501; comp. ‘rightfuller.’ RG. 266
Rightfulness, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 53
Righting, _sb._ == a setting right. Ps. xcvi. 2
Rightness, _sb._ 1629 B.
Rightwished, _sb._ Ps. xviii. 10
Rimefrost, [ren-forst]. _sb._ Fr. Sci. 232. AS. hrím
Rind, _sb._ Alys. 6187. AS. rind
Rine, _sb._ == a course, hence a course of years, life; ‘for to rine’ == for ever? Ps. xliv. 11. AS. ryne
Ring, _v. a._ RG. 509
---- _v. n._ == resound. Wright’s L. P. p. 43
Ring, _sb._ RG. 489
Ringing, _sb._ St Swithin, 45
Ripe, _adj._ == applied to young birds. RG. 177. AS. ríp, harvest. _adj._ rípe
Ripeness, _sb._ == the ripeness of the day, i. e. full day. Ps. cxviii. 147
Rippe, _sb._ == a fish-basket. HD. 893. ON. hrip
Ris, _sb._ == a branch. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 30. Pol. S. 149. Dan. riis
Rise, _v. n._ == arise. Pol. S. 149
---- _v. a._ == raise. 1082 B.
Ritte, _v. a._ == rip. HD. 2495. ON. rista
Rivage, _sb._ == river bank. Alys. 6079
Rive, _v. n._ == arrive. RG. 14, 16
Rive, _v. a._ == split, snap. Rel. S. i. 14
Rive, _sb._ == bank. Alys. 4090
Rivel, _v. n._ == become wrinkled. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
River, _sb._ RG. 1
Rivering, _sb._ == hawking by a river’s side. Alys. 678
Rixe, _v. a._ == rule. Moral Ode, st. 190. AS. ricsian
Ro, _sb._ == rest. Wright’s L. P. p. 37; [roo]. Ibid. p. 32. AS. row. ON. ró
Road, _sb._ Body and Soul, 209; [rude]. Wright’s L. P. p. 32. AS. rád
Roam, _v. a._ HD. 64
---- _v. n._ == dwell. Alys. 7207, 7625. The older and newer senses of this word are analogous to the double meaning of the Lat. ‘versor’
Roar, _v. n._ HD. 2438; part. ‘rorand.’ Ps. xxi. 14
Roast, _v. a._ RG. 207; part, ‘yrosted.’ RG. 244
Rob, _v. a._ RG. 377, 385
Robber, _sb._ RG. 389
Robbery, _sb._ RG. 16, 550
Robe, _sb._ RG. 180
Rocher, _sb._ == rocks, rocky place. Alys. 7090
Rock, _sb._ RG. 22. Fr. roche, connected with ‘crag,’ and W. rhwg
Rode, _sb._ == complexion. Wright’s L. P. p. 30; [rody]. Alys. 164; [rude]. O. and N. 443. ON. rodi
Roe, _sb._ == the animal. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. AS. rá
Roil, _v. a._ == rove about. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. ON. hrolla
Rokke, _v. a._ == drive. RG. 98. ON. reka
Roll, _sb._ (of parchment). Pol. S. 157
Romance, _sb._ RG. 487
Rome, _v. n._ == roar. Ps. ciii. 21. AS. hreman
Rone, _v. a._ == comfort. Ps. lxx. 21; cxviii. 76, 82; part. ‘roned.’ Ps. lxxvi. 3. Perhaps from ON. rúni, amicus, colloquiorum socius
Roning, _sb._ == comfort. Ps. xciii. 19
Rood, _sb._ == cross. RG. 532. AS. ród
Roof, _sb._ RG. 404, 416; [rove]. Alys. 513. AS. hróf
Rook, _sb._ O. and N. 1128. AS. róc
Rooles, _adj._ == restless. Wright’s L. P. p. 42
Room, _v. a._ == clear (a way). RG. 536. AS. rýman. See Reme
Room, _adj._ == empty. RG. 303
---- == broad, spacious. O. and N. 643. Ps. ciii. 25
Roomhouse, _sb._ == privy. O. and N. 592
Roomlyke, _adv._ == abundantly. Ps. xxx. 24
Root, _sb._ RG. 404
Rope, _sb._ RG. 448, 509; ‘in his rope’ == in his noose, or power. Alys. 6298. AS. rǽp
Rorde, _sb._ == voice. O. and N. 311. AS. reord
Rose, _sb._ RG. 331
Roser, _sb._ == rosebush. HD. 2919
Rot, _v. n._ RG. 411. AS. rotian
Roter, _sb._ == rooter, eradicator. RG. 297
Rothe, _v. a._ == rathe or advise. HD. 2817
Rother, _sb._ == cattle. RG. 52. Pol. S. 220. AS. hryðer
Rotle, _v. b._ == rustle, _q. v._
Rotted, _adj._ == rotten. Pol. S. 152
Rotten, _adj._ Body and Soul, 37
Rough, _adj._ comp. ‘rughher.’ Alys. 5956
Roun, _sb._ == a song; [ron]. Wright’s L. P. p. 43
Roun, _v. n._ == whisper, round. 1200 B. AS. rúnian
Round, _adj._ Fr. Sci. 121. Alys. 594
Rout, _sb._ == company. RG. 371, 428, 546
Rout, _v. a._ == disturb, confound. Serm. 30
Route, _v. n._ == roar. HD. 1911. Fr. router. ON. rauta
Rovertid, _part._ == recovered from, i. e. left off (crying). Alys. 7895
Row, _sb._ == array, order. Wright’s L. P. pp. 25, 35. AS. rawa. See Rewe
Row, _v. n._ pret. ‘rewe.’ 1159 B.
Rowe, _adj._ == rough. RG. 25, 507; [ruȝe]. O. and N. 104
Roxle, _v. n._ == grunt. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Dut. rotelen
Ruby, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Rudder, _sb._ [rother]. K. Horn, 194. AS. róðer
Rude. See Road
Rue, _v. a._ == pity. Wright’s L. P. p. 29
---- _v. n._ == have compassion on. RG. 449
Rue, _v. n._ == grieve for, repent of; ‘that was to rewe sore.’ RG. 493. AS. reówan
---- _sb._ == pity. 1051 B; [reowe]. O. and N. 1443
Rueful, _adj._ == sad. RG. 327
Ruely, _adj._ == sad. Body and Soul, 171
---- _adv._ == ruefully. RG. 126, 263
Rueness, _sb._ == compassion. HD. 2227
Ruer, _sb._ == a compassionate person. Ps. lxxxv. 15
Rugge, _sb._ == back. RG. 525, 460. AS. hrycg
Rule, _sb._ == regulation. St Dunstan, 46
Ruls, _adj._ == overripe, said of corn. Pol. S. 152. See Halliwell, _s. v._ Rule. ON. rusill, qui effundit--rusla, prodigere
Run, _v. n._ pret. ‘ronne.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 68; part. ‘rennyng’ (of water). RG. 80. See Urne
Runci, _sb._ == a nag. HD. 2569. Fr. roncin
Rundel, _sb._ == circle. Fragm. Sci. 62
Rune, _sb._ == conversation. O. and N. 1154. AS. rún
Rure, _sb._ == full. O. and N. 1152. AS. hrýre
Russin, _sb._ == meal between dinner and supper. Cok. 20. ON. rúss, temulentia
Rustle, _v. n._ [rotle]. Alys. 930. ON. rosta, a tumult
Ruwet, _sb._ == bugle-horn. Alys. 3699. Fr. ruet, rouette. Lat. rota. See Wright’s Vocab. p. 104, where ‘litui’ is translated by ‘ruez.’ The name is derived from the circular flexures of the instrument
Rye, _sb._ [ruȝe]. Pol. S. 152. AS. rige
Ryme, _v. a._ == cry out, tell; Ritson’s AS. viii. 99, 137. AS. hryman
S.
Sabeline, _sb._ == sable. M. Ode, st. 182
Sack, _sb._ HD. 2019. AS. sacc
Sacre, _v. a._ == consecrate. RG. 445, 522
Sacred, _adj._ Alys. 6777
Sacrificing, _sb._ Alys. 272
Sacring, _sb._ == consecration. RG. 446
Sad, _adj._ == sorrowful. Wright’s L. P. p. 29
---- == heavy. Alys. 5587. AS. sæd
Saddle, _sb._ RG. 401
Safe, _adj._ Pol. S. 198; [saufe]. Creed of St Athan. 102
Safely, _adv._ RG. 239
Sage, _adj._ == wise. RG. 198. Fr. sage. Ital. saggio. Lat. sapiens
Sage, _sb._ == a plant, the ‘Salvia pratensis’ of botanists. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. sauge
Saht, _adj._ == reconciled. Wright’s L. P. pp. 46, 47. AS. saht
Sail, _sb._ RG. 47
Saine, _v. a._ == bless. Ps. lxii. 5. AS. senian. Germ. segnen
Saint, as an appellative, ‘Seint Thomas.’ 1878 B. ‘Seyn Poule.’ RG. 378
---- _sb._ [sonte]. Wright’s L. P. p. 96; [seynte]. Alys. 6763
Sake, _sb._ == contention. O. and N. 1158. AS. sacu
Sake, _sb._ == matter, thing. Wright’s L. P. p. 23. Dut. zaak
---- == cause; ‘for thine sake.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 28
Saken, _v. a._ == fight against, kill. Alys. 1884. AS. sacan
Sale, _sb._ == hall. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. AS. sal
Salmon, _sb._ Alys. 5446
Salt, _adj._ RG. 1
Saltmarsh, _sb._ Ps. cvi. 34
Salve, _sb._ HD. 1835
Samded, _adj._ == half dead. RG. 163. AS. sám, Lat. semi, with ‘dead’
Samen, _adv._ == together. HD. 2251. ON. saman
---- _v. a._ == collect together; pret. ‘samened.’ Ps. xlvi. 10; part. ‘samenand.’ Ps. xxxii. 7; ‘samened.’ HD. 2890
Samfayle, == without fail. RG. 405. Fr. sans faille
Samyte, _sb._ == a kind of silk. Alys. 1027; a robe of silk. Alys. 2095. Fr. sami, samit
Sand, _sb._ HD. 708
Sanglic, _adj._ == fit for song. Ps. cxviii. 54
Sanne, _sb._ == sun? Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Sans, _prep._ == without. Pol. S. 215. Fr. sans
Sapphire, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Saturday. 807 B.
Saturnight. RG. 557
Sauf, _adv._ == save. _q. v._
Saufe. See Safe
Sauhting, _sb._ == peace, reconciliation? Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Saut, _sb._ == leap. RG. 564. Fr. sault, saillir
Savage, _adj._ Alys. 2088. Fr. sauvage. Ital. selvaggio. Lat. silva
Save, _adv._ [sauvé, sauf]. 434, 435 B.
---- _v. a._ RG. 449, 519, 550
Savour, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 87
Saw, _sb._ == saying, opinion. Wright’s L. P. pp. 31, 47; [saye]. O. and N. 1036
Sax, _sb._ == short sword. RG. 125. AS. seax
Say, _sb._ == silk. RG. 390. Fr. saie. Lat. sagum
Say, _v. a._ pres. ‘segge.’ RG. 501; plur. ‘segeth.’ RG. 502; pret. ‘seyde.’ RG. 390; ‘sede.’ RG. 418; part, ‘ysaid.’ RG. 11; ‘ysed.’ RG. 420
Saygyng, _sb._ == omens as to land, air, &c. Alys. 61
Saylyng, _sb._ == assailing. Alys. 7392, 676
Scab, _sb._ [shabbe]. Pol. S. 239. AS. sceabb
Scabbard, [scaubert]. RG. 273. ON. skálpr. Dut. schabbe, Kil. Connected with ‘sheath,’ and the AS. scǽð, scádan
Scabbed, _adj._ HD. 2449
Scald, _v. a._ Marg. 59. Ps. cxx. 6
Scaldand, _sb._ == a torrent. Ps. cxxv. 4; cxxiii. 5. Probably formed in imitation of ‘torrent,’ from ‘torreo,’ and AS. ‘byrna,’ a burn, or brook, from ‘byrnan’
Scalding, _adj._ == hot. Ps. lxxxii. 10
Scalp, _sb._ Ps. vii. 17. ON. skálpr, a sheath
Scape, _v. n._ == escape. Pol. S. 152
Scarce, _adj._ RG. 334. Fr. escars. Lat. excarpere
Scarcely, _adv._ == in small quantities. Alys. 1012
Scarcity, _sb._ Alys. 5495
Scarlet, _sb._ Alys. 6376
Scathe, _sb._ == harm. HD. 1352. AS. sceáðan
Scathing, _sb._ Ps. cv. 30
Scatter, _v. a._ Ps. xvii. 15; xxxiv. 16; part. ‘stakered,’ by a metathesis in Ps. cxl. 7. AS. scateran
Scenche, _sb._ == a cup. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. scenc
Sceptre, _sb._ Alys. 6716
Schamel, _sb._ == footstool. Ps. xcviii. 5. AS. scamel. Lat. scamnum
Schamil, == shambles, _q. v._
Schare, _sb._ == penis. Fr. Sci. 322. AS. scaru. ‘Schere’ is given as the translation of ‘pubes’ in Wright’s Vocabb. p. 246
Schede, _vb._ == separate. O. and N. 197. AS. sceádan
Schef, _sb._ == creature. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 177
Schenche, _v. a._ == destroy. Alys. 4482. AS. scénan
Schenche, _v. a._ == pour out. Alys. 7581. Rel. Ant. i. 113. AS. scencan
Schenlon, _sb._ == rascal, vile person. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Probably a corruption of Dut. schelm
Schille. See Shrill
Schinde, _sb._ == shingle, rafter. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. Dutch schindel
Schoningnes, _sb._ == awe. Ps. xxxiv. 26. Formed from ‘shun’
School, _sb._ 152 B.
Schulle, _sb._ == some fish, resembling a sole in flavour, according to Sir T. Browne. See N. and Q., 2nd ser. vi. 382; vii. p. 79, 135. It may be derived from the Swed. skolla, a plaice, ON. skolli, a fox. Cf. Gr. ἀλωπεκίας, and Lat. vulpes marina, and Sylvester’s Sea-Fox, p. 97. In Wright’s Vocabb., p. 254, among the Nomina Piscium Marinorum we find the entries ‘Hec solia, a sole,’ and ‘Hec testa, a schylle;’ showing clearly that the ‘schylle’ was not the same as the sole, and that it was some sort of flatfish, probably the plaice
Scion, _sb._ == stem, stock. Cok. 72. Fr. cion
Sclavyne, _sb._ == a palmer’s robe. K. Horn, 1086. It is given as the translation of ‘Sarabarda’ in Wright’s Vocabb. p. 259
Scoff, _sb._ Alys. 667
Scomfit, _sb._ == discomfiture. Alys. 959
Scoppe, _sb._ == a leap, skip. Alys. 5777. Swed. skutta, to leap
Score, _sb._ RG. 20, 519
Scorn, _v. a._ Ps. ii. 4. 80 B. OHG. skernon. Fr. escharnir. SS. scarn, scare. Ital. scorno
Scornly, _adv._ 710 B.
Scorpion, _sb._ Alys. 5263
Scot, _sb._ == payment, contribution, shot. Pol. S. 71. AS. scot
Scour, _v. n._ == rush quickly. Alys. 3722. Ital. scorrere. Fr. escourre
---- _sb._ == haste, ‘good scour.’ Alys. 4276
Scourge, _v. a._ RG. 263; part. ‘iscourged.’ St Kath. 118
---- _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 84
Scrape, _v. a._ [shrape]. Pol. S. 239. AS. screopan
Scream, _v. n._ Pol. S. 157. AS. hreman
Screnche, _v. a._ == withdraw. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. screncan
Scrip, _sb._ K. Horn, 1093. ON. skreppa
Scrub, _v. a._ [scrobbe]. Alys. 4310. Swed. skrubba
Sculde, _v. a._ == defend. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. scyldan
Scythe, _sb._ HD. 2553. Alys. 5722. AS. siðe
Se, == the. HD. 534. This is, however, probably an error
---- == thee. O. and N. 62
Sea, _sb._ RG. 436, 443
Seal, _sb._ == the fish. HD. 755. AS. seol
Seal, _sb._ RG. 77. Fr. seau
---- _v. a._ part. ‘ysealed.’ RG. 446
Seam, _sb._ (of a garment). Rel. Ant. ii. 176. AS. seám
Season, _sb._ == time. Alys. 5251
Seat, _sb._ == sitting down. Ps. cxxxviii. 2
Second, _adj._ RG. 414
Secular, _adj._ 918 B.
Seculars, _sb._ == an order of monks. RG. 282
Sedewale, _sb._ == the herb valerian, or setwell. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. AS. sydewale
Sedge, _sb._ [segge]. O. and N. 18. AS. secg
See, _sb._ == throne. Pol. S. 215, 773 B. Fr. siége
---- == a bishop’s see. 567 B.
See, _v. a._ [ysey]. RG. 369; [iso]. O. and N. 327, 370; [iseo]. 125 B.; [so]. O. and N. 34; [y-seen]. Alys. 5524; pret. ‘sey.’ RG. 418; ‘ysey.’ RG. 367; ‘isey.’ 38 B.; ‘seye.’ 39 β; ‘iseye.’ 171 B.; ‘isay.’ 772 B.; ‘say.’ Alys. 4352; ‘sygh.’ Alys. 6913; part. ‘iseȝe.’ 281 B.; ‘isene.’ 1305 B.; ‘yseye.’ RG. 418
Seed, _sb._ Pol. S. 152. AS. séd
Seek, _v. a._ [siche]. 60 B.; [i-seche]. O. and N. 74; part. ‘isoȝt.’ 68 B. AS. sécan.
Seem, _v. n._ == appear. Wright’s L. P. p. 23. AS. seman
Seem, _v. a._ == become, beseem. Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Seemly, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 26; sup. ‘seemlokest,’ ibid. p. 27
Seeth, _v. a._ RG. 404, 408; part. ‘ysode.’ RG. 446. AS. seóðan
Segge, _sb._ == cuttlefish. HD. 896. Fr. seche
Seignours, _sb._ == lord, master. Alys. 1458
Seisin, _sb._ RG. 314, 382; [sesyng]. Alys. 8014
Seize, _v. a._ RG. 436
---- == (in law) to give a person possession of a thing. HD. 2513
Selcouth, _adj._ == strange. HD. 124. AS. seld-cuð
---- _sb._ == a marvel. HD. 1059
---- _v. a._ == show wonderfully. Ps. xv. 3
Selcouthly, _adv._ Ps. xliv. 5
Seldom, _adv._ [seld]. RG. 416. The dat. pl. of the AS. adj. ‘seld’
Sele, _adj._ == glad, content. Alys. 7430. AS. sǽl
Sele, _sb._ == a short time. O. and N. 951. AS. sǽl
Self [sulve], _adj._ == same. RG. 373, 263
_Himself._ RG. 377; [him silve]. 274 B.; [him sulfne]. M. Ode, st. 7
_Myself_ [my sulf]. RG. 405
_Thyself._ Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Selfwilly, _adv._ == without a cause. Ps. cviii. 3; cxviii. 161
Selike, _sb._ == willow. Ps. cxxxvi. 2. Fr. saulx. Lat. salix
Sell, _v. a._ RG. 223, 397; pret, ‘solde.’ 530 β; part. ‘isold.’ St Lucy, 77
Selthe, _sb._ == advantage. HD. 1338. AS. sélð
Semblant, _sb._ == countenance, appearance. RG. 157
Semble, _sb._ == assembly. RG. 125
Seme, _sb._ == burden. O. and N. 773. AS. seam
Seme, _v. a._ == arbitrate, judge. O. and N. 187. AS. seman
Semee, _adj._ == seemly. 116 B.
Senator, _sb._ RG. 193, 219
Send, _v. a._ RG. 383; part. ‘ysend.’ RG. 398
Sendal, _sb._ == a fine silk stuff. Body and Soul, 15. Fr. cendal. See Roq. _s. v._
Sene, _sb._ == sight, power of vision. O. and N. 368. AS. sýn
Sengellic, _adj._ == eternal. Creed of St Athan. 41. AS. singallíc
Sentence, _sb._ 924 B.
Seollic, _adj._ == marvellous. O. and N. 1297. AS. séllíc
Sepulture, _sb._ RG. 186
Seraph, _sb._ Marg. 75
Sere, _v. a._ == dry, burn. Alys. 796; [serie]. K. Horn, 1435. AS. searian
Serfborow, _sb._ == surety. HD. 1667
Sergeant, _sb._ HD. 1929. 681 B.
Serie. See Sere
Serk, _sb._ == a shirt. HD. 603. AS. syrce
Sermon, _sb._ Rel. S. vii. 4
Serne, _sb._ == equipment. Ps. xliv. 10. AS. searo
Serpent, _sb._ Cok. 31
Servage, _sb._ RG. 11, 284
Serve, _v. a._ RG. 390, 404
---- == worship. Ps. xxi. 31
---- == serve out, reward; part. ‘yserved.’ RG. 26
---- == observe. RG. 507
Service, _sb._ RG. 412, 501
Serving, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 69
Set, _v. a._ == place, appoint. RG. 501; pret. ‘sed.’ RG. 470; part. ‘yset.’ RG. 394; ‘set.’ 1084 B. AS. settan. ON. setja
---- _v. n._ == sink (of the sun). HD. 2671. ON. setja
Sete, _adj._ == pleasant, at ease. Body and Soul, 123. Wright’s L. P. pp. 89, 114. Probably from ON. sætr, dulcis, jucundus. AS. swét, our ‘sweet’
Setelgang, _sb._ == sunset. Ps. xlix. 1
Settle, _v. n._ (of a bird). Alys. 484
---- _sb._ == seat. O. and N. 594. AS. setl
Seu, _sb._ == suit or contention? KG. 470
Seven. KG. 440, 491
Sevenight, _sb._ 1149 B. Alys. 7045
Seventeen. RG. 515, 499
Seventh, _adj._ [senethe]. RG. 372
Seventy. RG. 373
Sew, _v. a._ [suve] == follow. RG. 42
Sew, _v. a._ == stitch. Lat. suere; part. ‘isowed.’ 1840 B.
Seyned ? Body and Soul, 101
Shade, _sb._ == shadow. RG. 108
Shadow, _v. n._ Ps. cxxxix. 8
---- _sb._ Alys. 2628
Shaft, _sb._ (of an arrow). RG. 419. AS. sceaft, from scafan
Shaft, _sb._ == a creature. O. and N. 786. AS. sceaft, from scapan
Shake, _v. a._ RG. 24, 218; pret. ‘ssoc.’ RG. 186
Shake, _v. n._ == tremble. Wright’s L. P. p. 110; pret. ‘ssok.’ RG. 208
---- == go hastily. Alys. 4255. AS. scacan
---- _sb._ == haste. Alys. 232
Shall, _vb._ RG. 3; 2 s. ‘schaltu’ == shalt thou. O. and N. 209; 3 pl. ‘schul.’ RG. 147; pret. ‘scholde.’ RG. 146; ‘icholde.’ RG. 539
Shambles [shamil], _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Shame, _sb._ RG. 376, 532 [same]. HD. 1941
---- == shameful deed. RG. 85
---- _v. n._ == be ashamed. Pol. S. 157
---- _v. a._ == fear. RG. 361
Shameless, _adj._ Cok. ult.
Shamely, _adv._ == shamefully. Rel. S. vii. 9. HD. 2462
Shank, _sb._ == legs. HD. 1903. AS. scanca
Shape, _sb._ == creature. Body and Soul, 222
---- _v. a._ part. ‘yshope.’ RG. 215
Shaping, _sb._ [shupping] == shape? Wright’s L. P. p. 38
Share. See Schare
Share, _sb._ == ploughshare. RG. 335
Sharp, _adj._ RG. 395
---- _v. a._ == sharpen. Ps. lxiii. 4
Shaw, _sb._ == wood. Alys. 6109. ON. skógr
Shawel, _sb._ == scarecrow. O. and N. 1646
Sheaf, _sb._ O. and N. 455. AS. sceaf
Shear, _v. a._ == cut. HD. 1413. AS. scéran
Shears, _sb._ HD. 857. AS. sceare
Sheath, _sb._ O. and N. 135. AS. scæð
Shed, _v. a._ RG. 57; pret. ‘schedde.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 58; ‘chadde.’ O. and N. 1614; part, ‘y-schad.’ Alys. 2772. AS. scedan
Shedding, _sb._ RG. 388
Sheen, _adj._ == bright. Wright’s L. P. p. 58; [scene]. M. Ode, st. 171. AS. scíne
Sheep. RG. 6, 458
Sheet, _sb._ RG. 435; [scete]. M. Ode, st. 174. AS. scyte
Shell, _sb._ Alys. 571
Shend, _v. a._ == injure. RG. 379, 506; part. ‘ischend’ == corrupt. Pol. S. 197; ‘yssend.’ RG. 212. AS. scendan
Shendfully, _adv._ RG. 310, Miracles, 84
Shendness, _sb._ RG. 342, 525; [shendisse]. 1304 B.
Shepe, _sb._ == skip; ‘at on shepe’ == at once. Alys. 3577
Shepherd, _sb._ RG. 351
Sheriff, _sb._ RG. 535, 536; [scirreve]. M. Ode, st. 25. AS. scír-geréfa
Shew, _v. a._ RG. 416, 563
Shewer, _sb._ == a mirror. Alys. 18
Shide, _sb._ == a piece of wood. HD. 917. Alys. 6421. AS. scíd
Shield, _sb._ RG. 435; [chelde]. O. and N. 1711
---- _v. a._ RG. 386, 525; [i-shilde]. O. and N. 779
Shielder, _sb._ Ps. xxx. 5
Shilling, _sb._ RG. 383. AS. scill, scylling
Shin, _sb._ O. and N. 1058. Ps. cxlvi. 10. AS. scina
Shine, _v. n._ 1411 B. AS. scínan
Shingle, _sb._ == a rafter, roof. Alys. 2210. Germ. schindel
Shining, _sb._ Ps. cix. 3
Ship, _sb._ RG. 466
---- _v. a._ == furnish, store. RG. 538
---- == cause to embark in a ship. Alys. 6062
---- _v. n._ == sail in a ship. Alys. 1495
Shipful, _sb._ RG. 265; ‘ssypvolmen’ == shipfuls of men. RG. 371
Shipping, _sb._ == ships. Alys. 990
Shipwright, _sb._ Alys. 3665
Shir, _adj._ == bright. HD. 587. AS. scír
Shire, _sb._ RG. 3. 374. AS. scíre
Shireness, _sb._ == purity. Ps. cxviii. 130
Shirt, _sb._ 260 B.
Shit, _adj._ == obscene. O. and N. 286
---- _v. a._ Alys. 5670. AS. scitan
Shiver, _v. n._ Rel. S. v. 142
Shoe, _sb._ HD. 860. AS. sceó
---- _v. a._ HD. 1138; pres. ‘shoyeth.’ Pol. S. 238; part. ‘ischud.’ O. and N. 1527
Shonde, _sb._ == injury. RG. 65. AS. sceond
Shoot, _v. n._ [ssete]. RG. 377; [scheote]. Alys. 6347; 3 s. pres. ‘schit.’ Fr. Sci. 138
---- _v. a._ pret. ‘sset.’ RG. 419; part. ‘yssote.’ RG. 419, 377. AS. scítan
Shooting, _sb._ [ssetinge]. RG. 543
Shop, _sb._ RG. 541. Fr. eschope
Shore, _sb._ HD. 321. AS. score, from ‘scéran,’ to divide
Shoren, for ‘sholen’ == shall. HD. 1640
Short, _adj._ RG. 412
Shortly, _adv._ RG. 181, 446
Shotship, _sb._ == a party paying scot and lot. HD. 2099. AS. scot
Shoulder, _v. a._ HD. 1056
Shoulderblade, _sb._ HD. 2644
Shouldered, _adj._ == having shoulders. Alys. 4968
Shoulders, _sb._ RG. 377, 401
Shove, _v. n._ RG. 148; pret. ‘schef.’ 408 β
---- _v. a._ Ps. lxi. 5. AS. scúfan
Shovel, _sb._ RG. 99. AS. scofl
Shoving, _sb._ RG. 212
Shower, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 89. AS. scúr
Shrede, _sb._ == clothing. HD. 99
Shrenke, _v. a._ == blast, wither, make to shrink up. Fr. Sci. 194. AS. screncan. Swed. skrynka
Shrew, _adj._ == wicked. RG. 383, 419
---- _sb._ == enemy. RG. 407
Shreward, _sb._ == shrew, used always of men. RG. 268
Shrewd, _adj._ [schrewede] == cursed, wicked. RG. 164
Shrewhede, _sb._ == wickedness. RG. 280
Shride, _v. a._ == shroud or clothe oneself. HD. 963; pret. ‘shred.’ K. Horn, 868. Ps. xcii. 1; part. ‘y-shred.’ Alys. 6819. AS. scrýdan
Shriek, _v. n._ Pol. S. 157; [schirche]. O. and N. 223. pret. ‘shrighte.’ Alys. 5738. ON. skríkja
Shrift, _sb._ RG. 419; [schifte]. HD. 1829. AS. scrift
Shriftfather, _sb._ == confessor. Miracles, 69
Shrill, _adj._ [schille]. O. and N. 142
---- _v. n._ == sound. Alys. 777
Shrine, _sb._ RG. 478, 518. AS. scrin
---- _v. a._ == enshrine. RG. 469
Shrink, _v. n._ [scrynke]. Pol. S. 157. AS. scrincan
Shrive, _v. a._ RG. 392, 544
---- == confess. Ps. vii. 18; lxxxviii. 6
Shroud, _sb._ == clothing. HD. 303. AS. scrúd
Shudder, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 110
Shueles, _adj._ == soulless. O. and N. 1126. AS. sáwl-leas
Shun, _v. a._ == avoid. Body and Soul, 105. AS. scunian
---- == make to shun, repel. Ps. cxviii. 10; bring to nought, quash. Ps. xxxii. 10; xxxix. 15
Shunt, _v. a._ == shun. O. and N. 236
Shut, _v. a._ pret. ‘shytt.’ Alys. 5137. 3 pl. ‘schutten.’ Ibid. 2640. part. ‘y-scheot.’ Alys. 6185; ‘y-shote.’ Alys. 5953. AS. scittan
Sib, _adj._ == akin. RG. 346, 446; [ysyb]. RG. 315. AS. gesib
---- _sb._ == peace, concord. O. and N. 1003. AS. sib
Sibrede, _sb._ == kinship. RG. 492. AS. sibrǽden
Sick, _adj._ RG. 564
---- _v. n._ == sicken, become sick. 506 B.
Sickle, _sb._ Fr. Sci. 62. AS. sicel
Sickness, _sb._ RG. 378, 251
Side, _sb._ RG. 553
Side, _sb._ == time. _v._ Sithe
Side, _adj._ == wide, ample. RG. 117. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. síd
Siedh, _sb._ == sinks. Rel. S. iii. 5; 3 s. pres. síhð. AS. sígan
Siege, _sb._ == seat, RG. 132
---- _v. a._ == besiege. Alys. 2672
Sigh, _sb._ [syke]. Wright’s L. P. pp. 40, 90
---- _v. n._ [syke]. Wright’s L. P. p. 85; part. ‘sykynde.’ RG. 323. AS. sýcan
Sighing, _sb._ [siking]. 9 β. Wright’s L. P. p. 53
Sighingness, _sb._ Ps. ci. 6
Sight, _sb._ == appearance. RG. 6
---- == a spectacle. RG. 539
---- == view, prospect. Cok. 46
Sign, _sb._ RG. 180, 193
Signifiance, _sb._ == meaning. Alys. 583
Signify, _v. a._ RG. 345
Signiory, _sb._ RG. 440
Siker, _adj._ == secure. RG. 430, 503
Sikerhede, _sb._ O. and N. 1263
Sikerlich, _adv._ == certainly. O. and N. 1137. HD. 422
Sikerness, _sb._ RG. 434. HD. 2856
Silence, _sb._ 319 β
Silk, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 36. AS. seolc
Silken, _adj._ Alys. 278
Silly, _adj._ RG. 428. Literally, happy, then innocent, foolish, from AS. sǽlig
Silver, _sb._ RG. 379
---- _adj._ ‘silver ore.’ RG. 1
Simnel, _sb._ == a biscuit. HD. 779. Lat. ‘siminellus,’ from ‘simila.’ Sw. semla
Simple, _adj._ RG. 97
Simply, _adv._ RG. 125
Sin, _sb._ RG. 195, 405
Sinew, _sb._ 2429 B
Sinful, _adj._ RG. 173, 405
Sinfully, _adv._ RG. 445
Sing, _v. a._ RG. 508. Alys. 1044
---- _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 26
Singing, _sb._ Alys. 6745
Sink, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS sincan
---- _v. a._ == make to sink. pret. ‘sanke.’ Ps. lxviii. 3. AS. sencan
Sir, as a title, ‘Syre Geffray.’ RG. 440. ‘Sir King.’ RG. 501
Sire, _sb._ == an appellative. RG. 500, 501
---- == a lord. RG. 321
Sise, _sb._ == assize. Body and Soul, 143
Sisour, _sb._ == a person deputed to hold assizes. Manuel d. Pecches, 2638
Sister, _sb._ RG. 453
Sit, _v. n._ RG. 535
---- == fit (as a dress). Body and Soul, 199
---- _v. a._ == oppose, for ‘at-sitte.’ HD. 2567
Sithe, _sb._ == time. ‘at the first sithe’ HD. 1052. RG. 264; [side]. O. and N. 299. AS. sið
Sithen, _adv._ == afterwards. HD. 2251
Siththe, _adv._ == since (of time). 1864 B.; afterwards. RG. 266; [suththe]. RG. 368, 378. AS. síðða
Six. RG. 428, 395
Sixteen. RG. 474
Sixth, _adj._ RG. 416
Sixty. RG. 368
Skeet, _adj._ == swift. Alys. 5637. ON. skjóttr
Skekking, _sb._ == battle. Alys. 3563. ON. skekja, to shake
Skente, _v. a._ == amuse, delight. O. and N. 449. ON. skemta
Skenting, _sb._ == a merry song. O. and N. 446
Skere, _adj._ == clear, pure. Pol. S. 155. AS. scír
---- _v. a._ == purify, justify. RG. 334, 335
Skere, _adj._ == divided from. Rel. S. iv. 78
Sket, _adv._ == quickly. HD. 1926. Alys. 974; [skit]. Alys. 6029. ON. skjótt
Skewe, == sky. _q. v._
Skilful, _adj._ == reasonable. Creed of St Athan. 76
Skill, _sb._ == intelligence. Body and Soul, 25; reason. Pol. S. 198. Alys. 3372
---- == cause. Ps. xlii. 1. ON. skil, skilning
Skin, _sb._ Alys. 6807
Skinner, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Skip, _v. n._ [schippe]. Alys. 1108
Skirm, _v. n._ == skirmish. Alys. 197, 1046. HD. 2323; ‘skirmen’ is used in Laȝamon in the sense of ‘skirmish.’ Dan. skjerm, a defence
Skit. See Sket
Skruke, _v. n._ == shrink, wither. Wright’s L. P. p. 87. Cf. ON. skrucka, ‘anus rugosa,’ skrucklegr, ‘deformis,’ and Eng. ‘shrug’
Skulk, _v. n._ Ps. xxxviii. 12; ‘skulded.’ Ps. cxviii. 158. Sw. skolka
Skulking, _sb._ RG. 256
Skull, _sb._ RG. 16
Sky, _sb._ Alys. 479, 561; [skewe]. Ps. xvii. 12. ON. ský, a cloud
Skyke, _v. n._ == fight. Alys. 6077. ON. skekja. See Skekking
Skymyng, probably for ‘skyrming’ == fighting. Alys. 1615
Slab, _sb._ Fr. Sci. 141. AS. slífan
Slack, _adj._ Alys. 1252. AS. sleac. Dan. slap
---- _v. a._ == slacken. Ps. lxxxviii. 10
---- _v. n._ == become slack, remiss, [slake]. Wright’s L. P. p. 54
Slade [slede], _sb._ == a green plain. RG. 447. AS. slǽd
Slake. See Slack
Slander [sclaundre], _sb._ RG. 333, 354
---- == fame, report. Alys. 4797
Slating, == slaying. Alys. 200
Slave, _sb._ Body and Soul, 100
Slay, _v. a._ [sle]. 1128 B.; pret. ‘slowe.’ RG. 528; ‘slou.’ RG. 376; ‘slouȝ.’ 2373 B.; 2. pl. imper. ‘sleth.’ RG. 236; part. ‘yslawe.’ RG. 9
Slaȝt, _sb._ == slaughter. RG. 493, 379
Sledde, _sb._ == an old blind person. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Dut. sladde. ON. slæfr, ‘hebes,’ ‘ignavus,’ slitti, ‘res flaccida’
Slede. See Slade
Sleech, _adj._ == sly. Ritson’s AS. viii. 147. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. ON. slægr
Sleep, _sb._ RG. 429
---- _v. n._ Pol. S. 152
Sleeper, _sb._ Fr. Sci. 278
Sleeping, _sb._ == sleep. 1576 B.
Sleet, _sb._ Cok. 39
Sleeve, _sb._ HD. 1957. AS. sléf
Sleight, _sb._ Ps. civ. 22
Sleme, _sb._ == weariness. Ps. cxviii. 28. AS. sluma. ON. slæmi
Sletten, _vb._ == slid, fell. See Slide
Slice, _sb._ Alys. 3833. AS. slican, to strike
Slide, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 110. 3 pl. pret. ‘sletten.’ Alys. 2262; part. ‘islide.’ O. and N. 686
---- _v. a._ == make to slide. Ps. lxxxviii. 24. AS. slídan
Slider, _adj._ == slippery. O. and N. 954
Sliding, _sb._ Ps. cxiv. 8; lv. 13
Slike, _v. a._ == make smooth, comfortable. Rel. S. i. 43. part. ‘isliked.’ O. and N. 841. ON. slikja
Sling, _sb._ Alys. 3223. AS. slingan
---- _v. a._ pret. ‘slonge.’ RG. 362; pret. ‘slongen.’ Body and Soul, 233
---- _v. n._ == leap, fling oneself, pret. ‘slang.’ Alys. 5538
Slit, _v. a._ Ps. xxix. 12; part. ‘slat.’ Pol. S. 154
---- _sb._ == pocket. O. and N. 1116
Sloe, _sb._ HD. 849. Alys. 4983. AS. slá
Slot, _sb._ == bar. Ps. cvi. 16. Dut. slot
Sloth, _sb._ RG. 195. AS. slæwð
Slough, _sb._ == bog. Alys. 6075; [slo]. O. and N. 1392. AS. slog
Slow, _adj._ RG. 455. AS. sláw
Sly, _adj._ == cunning. Ps. viii. 4. RG. 350. ON. slægr. Dan. slu
Slyly, _adv._ Cok. 156. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Smack, _sb._ == scent. O. and N. 821. AS. smæc
Small, _adj._ 2218 B.
---- _sb._ == infant, Ps. xvi. 13
Smaragde, _sb._ == emerald. Alys. 5683. Lat. smaragdus
Smart, _adj._ == sharp, ‘a smart yard.’ Rel. Ant. i. 115; pert. Alys. 4160
---- _v. a._ == to give pain to, torment. Wright’s L. P. p. 70
---- _v. n._ == to ache, feel pain. pret. ‘smourte.’ RG. 322. 3 pl. ‘smerten.’ Alys. 5845. AS. smeortan
Smear, _v. a._ == anoint [smyrie]. St Kath. 183; part. ‘ysmered.’ RG. 457. AS. smérian
Smell, _sb._ == odour. RG. 43. Body and Soul, 219
---- == scent (of a dog). O. and N. 820
---- _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 88. Body and Soul, 22. The ON. smella, ‘crepere, tinnire,’ is probably the origin of our ‘smell;’ words relating to the senses are frequently shifted from one to the other in different languages
Smerle, _sb._ == ointment. Ps. cxxxii. 2. AS. smérels
Smile, _sb._ 80 β. Swed. smila
Smite, _v. a._ 1579 B.; pret. ‘smite.’ RG. 397; part. ‘ismyte.’ 2155 B.; ‘to smite a battle.’ RG. 55
---- _v. n._ == go, pass. St Dunst. 74
---- (with ‘out’) == to burst out of a place. RG. 564. Alys. 494
Smith, _sb._ HD. 1876
---- _v. a._ Ps. cxxviii. 3
Smithy, _sb._ St Dunstan, 60
Smock, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 40. AS. smoc
Smoke, _sb._ RG. 437, 493. AS. sméc
---- _v. n._ 485 β
Smoky, _adj._ 466 β
Smooth, _adj._ [smethe]. RG. 424. AS. sméðe
Smother, _sb._ == smoke, fumes. Body and Soul, 218. AS. smorian
Snache, _v. a._ == pierce? Alys. 6559. AS. snás, a spear, or spit
Snail, _sb._ O. and N. 87. AS. snægel
Snake, _sb._ Alys. 5972. AS. snácu
Snare, _sb._ Pol. S. 197. AS. sneáre
Sneer, _v. n._ Ps. ii. 4. Lat. ‘nares,’ the nostrils. Cf. Gr. μυκτηρίζειν, and Engl. ‘sneeze,’ from AS. næs. Lat. nasus
---- _v. a._ == scorn. Ps. lxxix. 7
Sneering, _sb._ Ps. lxxviii. 4
Sneipe, _v. n._ == blow the nose. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Cf. Snyte
Snell, _adj._ == swift. K. Horn, 1517. AS. snel
Snellich, _adv._ == quickly. Cok. 161
Snepe, _adj._ == foolish. O. and N. 225. ON. snápr
Snivelling, _part._ Fr. Sci. 279. AS. snofel
Snobbe, _v. n._ == sob? Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Dut. snof == singultus, Kil.
Snode, _sb._ == a morsel. Ps. cxlvii. 17. AS. snid
Snout, _sb._ K. Horn, 1114. Alys. 6534. ON. snúdr
Snow, _sb._ RG. 463
---- _v. n._ Alys. 6450. 3 s. pres. ‘snuith.’ O. and N. 620
Snub, _v. a._ [snibbe]. Ps. ix. 6. ON. snubba
Snubbing, _sb._ == rebuke. Ps. xvii. 16
Snurpe, _v. n._ == become shrivelled. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Sw. snörpa
Snyte, _v. a._ == blow the nose. St Dunstan, 85; part, ‘ysnyt.’ Ib. 91. ON. snýta
So, _adv._ with adj. ‘a so gret best.’ 674 β. ‘of so noble fame.’ RG. 367
with adv. ‘so that.’ 643 β. 651 β. ‘so soon’ == as soon as. 635 β
---- == as if. HD. 594
---- == in such manner. RG. 369
---- == as. Wright’s L. P. p. 28, ‘wery so water in wore’
---- == how [sa]. Ps. xxxiii. 9
So. See See
So, _sb._ == a pail. HD. 933. ON. sár. Dan. saa. Fr. seau
Soap, _sb._ RG. 6
Sobbing, _sb._ HD. 234
Socket, _sb._ == blade. Alys. 4415. Fr. soc, a ploughshare
Soffid, _part._ == sought? Ritson’s AS. viii. 209
Soft, _adj._ RG. 475, 557; merciful. Ps. xxxiii. 9
---- _adv._ == softly. 2128 B.
Soil, _v. a._ RG. 469. AS. sol
---- _v. n._ == become soiled. O. and N. 1274
Sojourn, _sb._ 1585 B.
---- _v. n._ RG. 469
Sojourning, _sb._ Alys. 5209
Solace, _sb._ RG. 442
---- _v. a._ RG. 552
Solacing, _sb._ Alys. 6746
Soldan, _sb._ Alys. 1781
Solement, _adv._ == solely. 197 β
Solemnity, _sb._ 2237 B. Ps. lxxiii. 4
Solsecle, _sb._ == the herb solsequium, or heliotrope. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 53
Somdele, _adv._ RG. 545
Some, _adj._ ‘sum holi childe.’ 104 B.; used absolutely, ‘somme’ == some persons. RG. 396, 459
Somer, _sb._ == bedstead. Body and Soul, 18. Fr. somier
Somer, _sb._ == sumpter horse. Alys. 827. Fr. sommier
Somer, _sb._ == burden, luggage. Alys. 5109. AS. seman. Fr. some
Something. RG. 368
Sometime. RG. 377
Somewanne, _adv._ == at some time. RG. 260
Son, _sb._ RG. 370
Sonde, _sb._ == a messenger. RG. 383. AS. sand, sond
---- == a message. Alys. 2893
Sondres. See Sunder
Song, _sb._ 1888 B.
Sonte, _sb._ == saint, _q. v._
Soon, _adv._ RG. 367
Soot, _sb._ Pol. S. 195. Alys. 6636. AS. sót
Sooth, _adj._ == true. 1201 B. AS. sóð
---- _sb._ == truth, in the phrase ‘to sooth,’ i. e. ‘in truth.’ 1023, 2118 B.
Soothfastness, _sb._ Ps. xci. 3
Soothful, _adj._ Fragment in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21
Soothly, _adv._ Ps. xxxvi. 33
Soothness, _sb._ RG. 457
Sorcery, _sb._ Alys. 478. Fr. sort. Lat. sors
Sore, _adj._ RG. 435
---- _sb._ 130 B.
Sorefully, _adv._ Body and Soul, 6
Soreness, _sb._ RG. 131
Sorimod, _adj._ == sorrowful. O. and N. 1216
Soriness, _sb._ K. Horn, 950
Sorrow, _sb._ RG. 374, 378; [seorhe]. O. and N. 1597. AS. sorh
---- _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 50
Sorrowful, _adj._ HD. 1248
Sorrowing, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 53
Sorry, _adj._ == sorrowful. RG. 52
---- == bad or sad, ‘a sori chirchegon.’ RG. 379
Sortes, a misprint for ‘sottes.’ O. and N. 1469
Sot, _adj._ == sottish. O. and N. 1433. Rel. S. ii. 37. AS. sot
---- _sb._ O. and N. 297
Sothede, _sb._ O. and N. 1372
Sotoned, _adj._ == made like a long cassock. Alys. 5150. Fr. soutane
Sotter, _sb._ == a cobler. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. Lat. sutor
Soul, _sb._ RG. 383, 526
Soulneed, _sb._ Body and Soul, 49
Sound, _sb._ (sonus). RG. 283; [sone]. Alys. 1183
Sound, _adj._ RG. 402; [isunde]. O. and N. 1100
Soundeful, _v. n._ == prosper. Ps. i. 3. AS. sundfullian
---- _adj._ == prosperous. Ps. xliv. 5
Sour, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 114. AS. súr
---- _v. n._ == become sour. Alys. 7002
Sourmouncie, _sb._ == lordship. Alys. 595. Fr. surmonter
Sousprior, == subprior, _q. v._
South. Wright’s L. P. p. 53
Southeast. Alys. 5225
Southern, _adj._ 463 β
Southward. 513 β
Southwest [southerwest]. Ritson’s AS. viii. 155
Sove, == seven. Fr. Sci. 29
Sovereign, _sb._ RG. 15
Sow, _v. a._ RG. 499; ‘to sow of one’s land.’ RG. 496; pret. ‘sewe.’ RG. 29; part. ‘isowe.’ O. and N. 1127
Sowel, _sb._ == anything eaten with bread; sauce, meat, &c. HD. 767. Dan. suul
Spade, _sb._ RG. 99. AS. spád
Spakely, _adv._ == surely, certainly. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. ON. spakligr. ‘spakky’ in Rel. Ant. ii. 212, is a mistake for ‘spakly’
Spale, _sb._ == rest? O. and N. 258. Sw. ‘spel,’ game or play
Span, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 35. AS. span
---- _v. a._ == allure. O. and N. 1488. AS. spanan
Spannew, _adj._ Alys. 4055. HD. 968; lit. ‘as new as a chip,’ from AS. spón, a chip; cf. Swed. ‘spillerny’ == span-new, with Sw. spiltra, a splinter, and Engl. ‘spill’
Sparc, _sb._ == park. RG. 439
Spare, _v. a._ RG. 428, 429
Spark, _sb._ HD. 91
---- _v. n._ == sparkle. HD. 2144
Sparkle, _sb._ Body and Soul, 208
Sparrow, _sb._ 1098 B.
Spatle, _v. n._ == slobber in speaking. Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Speak. RG. 497; pret. ‘speke.’ RG. 419; part. ‘ispeke.’ 936 B.
Spear, _sb._ RG. 48, 564. AS. spére
Spearman, _sb._ RG. 378
Special, _adj._ RG. 422
---- _sb._ == a particular friend. Alys. 3288. St Dunstan, 194
Specially, _adv._ RG. 497
Speech, _sb._ RG. 412, 419
Speed, _v. n._ == succeed. pret. ‘spedde.’ RG. 303, 396; part, ‘isped.’ 1487 B. AS. spédan
Spell, _sb._ == tale. HD. 338, 2530. AS. spell
---- _v. n._ == tell, relate. HD. 15
Spelling, _sb._ == tale. Ps. lxxii. 28
Spence, _sb._ == expenses. RG. 167; money to defray expenses. RG. 275; [spounse]. 1566 B.
Spend, _v. a._ RG. 528; pret. ‘spende.’ RG. 390
Spending, _sb._ [spenynge]. RG. 389
Sperd, _part._ == barred, locked up. HD. 448. ON. sperra
Sperver, _sb._ == sparrowhawk. Alys. 183. Fr. espervier
Spew, _v. n._ Pol. S. 240. AS. spíwan
Spice, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 34
Spicery, _sb._ RG. 151
Spill, _sb._ == a splinter of wood; ‘not worth a spill.’ 850 B. Ital. spillo. AS. speld
Spill, _v. a._ == destroy. 306 B.; part. ‘ispild.’ O. and N. 1025
---- _v. n._ == miscarry. Wright’s L. P. p. 84
Spin, _v. a._ Alys. 6806; part. ‘ysponne.’ Alys. 7251
Spinnandweb, _sb._ == spider. Ps. lxxxix. 9
Spire, _sb._ == a sprout, twig. O. and N. 18. ON. spira
Spire, _v. a._ == inquire, learn. HD. 2620. Alys. 2569. AS. spirian. Scotch, speer
Spit, _sb._ == kitchen spit. RG. 207. AS. spitu
---- _v. a._ == pierce with a spit, RG. 207
Spit, _v. a._ [spret]. Alys. 979
---- _v. n._ Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Spore, an error for ‘swore’ == neck? O. and N. 1123
Spouse, _sb._ == husband. RG. 431
---- == matrimonial fidelity. O. and N. 1332
---- _v. a._ RG. 368, 422; part. ‘yspoused.’ RG. 393
Spousebreach, _sb._ RG. 26
Spousehood, _sb._ RG. 26, 367
Spousing, _sb._ == marriage. RG. 431
---- == matrimonial fidelity. O. and N. 1553
Sprawl, _v. n._ HD. 475
Spray, _sb._ == twig of a tree. RG. 552. AS. spree
Spread, _v. a._ HD. 95.
---- == overspread. Sermon, 30; part. ‘ysprad.’ RG. 545
Spread, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 70. AS. sprædan
Spret. See Spit
Spring, _v. n._ RG. 15; pret. ‘sprong.’ RG. 384; part. ‘isprung.’ O. and N. 300. AS. springan
Spring, _sb._ == fountain. Wright’s L. P. p. 70
Springe, _sb._ == snare. O. and N. 1064
Sprit [spreot], _sb._ == bowsprit. Alys. 858. AS. sprit
Sprout, _sb._ HD. 1142. Ps. lxxix. 12. AS. sprote
Spur, _sb._ RG. 544. AS. spor
---- _v. a._ RG. 376
Spurless, _adj._ Pol. S. 71
Spurn, _v. a._ Ps. xc. 12
Sputing, _sb._ == disputing. O. and N. 1572
Spy, _sb._ Body and Soul, 130. Alys. 3530
---- _v. a._ == look out, devise. Alys. 7013
Spyrie ? Alys. 2995. Possibly a mistake for ‘squyrie,’ i. e. the squires
Squat, _v. a._ == squash, crush. Ps. cix. 6. AS. cwatan, to shake
Squire, _sb._ RG. 536, 380
Stability, _sb._ Ritson’s AS. viii. 98
Stable, _adj._ RG. 551, 455
---- _v. a._ == stablish; part. ‘ystabled.’ Alys. 4690
Stably, _adv._ RG. 551, 123
Staff, _sb._ RG. 126. AS. stæf
Stage, _sb._ == platform. Alys. 5585
Stake, _sb._ RG. 51. AS. stáca
Stake, _sb._ == a blow. Alys. 2835. AS. stician, to stab, fix in
Stake, _v. a._ == hazard; part. ‘steke.’ Alys. 69
Stale, _sb._ == stealing. M. Ode, st. 128
Stall, _sb._ ‘stal ne stode’ == neither ox nor horse, i. e. in no capacity. O. and N. 1630
Stall, _sb._ == stable. Wright’s L. P. p. 48. AS. steal
Stallion, _sb._ [stalun]. Cok. 165
Stalward, _adj._ RG. 384, 538. AS. stæl-weorð, that which is worth taking
Stalwardhede, _sb._ RG. 213, 274
Stalwardly, _adv._ RG. 394, 399
Stalwardman, _sb._ RG. 400
Stalworthi, _adj._ == stalward. HD. 24
Stammer, _v. n._ Rel. Ant. ii. 211
Stamp, _v. a._ == pound, bruise. Alys. 332
Stamyn, _sb._ == a linsey garment. 2245 B. Fr. estamine
Stand [stonde], RG. 372. 3 s. pres. ‘stent.’ 1925 B.; ‘stont.’ RG. 1; pret. ‘stood.’ RG. 388
Standard, _sb._ RG. 303, 400. Fr. estendart, from tendre. The word originally meant the centre of an army, where a pole was fixed bearing a dragon, whose mouth was turned in the intended direction of march. Hence ‘dragon’ is sometimes used by RG. for a ‘standard’
Standard, == standardbearer. Alys. 1995
Star, _sb._ RG. 416, 548. AS. steorra
Star, _sb._ == sedge. HD. 939. Swed. starr. ON. stör
Stare, _v. a._ HD. 1037
Stare. ‘Aȝeyn stare,’ Pol. S. 217, is probably ‘gain-stayer,’ i. e. opponent
Stark, _adj._ == strong. HD. 341. Wright’s L. P. p. 87. AS. stearc
Start, _v. n._ == leap suddenly. RG. 460
Startle, _v. n._ == stumble along. Body and Soul, 60
Starve, _v. n._ == die. Alys. 579; die of hunger. Alys. 1234
Starving, _sb._ Ps. cvi. 20
Starwise, _adj._ O. and N. 1316
Stat, _sb._ == place, or ground? Alys. 2268. ON. stadr
State, _sb._ == condition. RG. 380, 433, 491
Stathel, _v. a._ == establish. Ps. xxi. 12. AS. staðolian
Stathelnes, _sb._ == substance. Ps. cxxxviii. 15. AS. staðolnes
---- == firm foundation. Ps. lxviii. 3
Statute, _sb._ Pol. S. 88
Stayelnes, _sb._ == substance. Creed of St Athan. 14
Stead, _sb._ == place. 5 B.; [stide]. F. and P. 17. AS. stede
Steal, _v. a._ RG. 564
---- _v. n._ == come secretly upon one. Alys. 4032
Stealingly, _adv._ [stelendelich] == secretly. Alys. 5080
Steam, _sb._ HD. 591
Stedde, _part._ == fixed. Ps. lxxxvii. 8
Stedfast, _adj._ RG. 529, 533
Stedfastly, _adv._ Ps. xliv. 5
Stedful, _v. a._ == make firm, prosperous. Ps. lxiv. 10
Steed, _sb._ RG. 544
Steel, _sb._ RG. 2
Steelen, _adj._ Alys. 2301
Stefne. See Steven
Steke, _v. a._ See Stick, _v. a._
---- == shut up, enclose. Ps. xvi. 10; pret. ‘stake.’ ON. steckr, a fold
Stench, _sb._ RG. 405, 407
Steo, _v. n._ == step, or go. See Stie
Step, _sb._ RG. 338, 459
---- _v. n._ RG. 338
Stepmother, _sb._ RG. 122, 287
Stere, _sb._ == stern of a ship. K. Horn, 1421; the place where the ship is ‘steered’
---- == rudder. Cok. 152. AS. steóre
Stere, _adj._ == staunch, true to? K. Horn, 1390. Connected with AS. stearc. Germ. starr
Sterling, _sb._ == a coin of sterling money. RG. 563, 565. Germ. sterling
Stern, _adj._ RG. 377; [steorne]. Alys. 508, 511. AS. styrn
Sterne, _sb._ == star. HD. 1809. Ps. cxxxv. 9. ON. stjarna
Sternhede, _sb._ == sternness. RG. 369
Sternly, _adv._ RG. 369
Sterre, _adj._ == stiff, brittle. Alys. 4437. ON. starr
Stert, _sb._ == tail. HD. 2823. AS. steort
Stet, _vb._ == stops, delays. Alys. 4146
Steven, _sb._ [stefne] == voice. O. and N. 314. AS. stefen
Stevening, _sb._ == appointment, assignation. Wright’s L. P. p. 46
Stew, _sb._ Cok. 107. Dan. stuve
Steward, _sb._ HD. 667. SS. steowien. MG. staujan. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ.