Part 19

Bachleris, bachelors; a name given to novices in arms or arts, 1689. See _bacheler_ in R. Banaris, banners, 770. { Bartes, 2897. Bartiis, 3041. } _See_ Bertes. Barnag, baronage, nobility, 2492. See _barniez_ in R. Batell, a battalion, division of an army, 784, 808, etc. Be, by. A.S. _be_. Behest, promise, 2766. A.S. _behæs_. Behufis, behoves, 579. A.S. _behófan_, often used impersonally. { Behuß, Behwß, } it behoves, it is necessary (to do), 944, 2342; apparently contracted from _behufis_. Beleif, _in phr._ ore belief = beyond belief, 112. Bent, a grassy plain (properly a coarse grass; in German, _binse_), 2670. J. Bertes, a parapet, a tower, 1007, 1118, 2815. R. _bretesche_, from Low Latin _brestachia_. Betak til, to confer upon, 1724. A.S. _be-tǽcan_, in the sense, to assign. Betakyne, betoken, 2014. A.S. _be-tǽcan_, in the sense, to shew. Bewis, boughs, 338. A.S. _boh_. Billis, letters, 142. Fr. _billet_. Blindis, blindness (?), 1903. Borde, to meet in a hostile manner, encounter, 809. We find in R. _border_, to joust, fight with lances. Compare Fr. _aborder_, and Spenser’s use of _bord_. See _horde_ in Burguy. Bot, (1) but; (2) without. In general, _without_ is expressed by _but_, and the conjunction by _bot_; but this distinction is occasionally violated. Bown, ready, prepared, 1036. O.N. _búinn_, past part. of _búa_, to prepare. Su.-G. _boa_, to prepare. J. Bretis, fortifications, forts, 874; “properly wooden towers or castles: _Bretachiæ_, castella lignea, quibus castra et oppida muniebantur, Gallis _Bretesque_. Du Cange.” Jamieson. See _Bertes_. Bukis, books, 434, 1862. Burdis, boards, i.e. tables, 2198. A.S. _bórd_, which means--1. a plank; 2. a table, etc. Bur, bore, 733, 778. But, without; common in the phrase _but were_, without doubt. But if, unless, except, 958. { Byhecht, Byhicht, } promised, 1485, 2791. A.S. _be-hǽtan_. Byknow, notorious for, known to be guilty of, 1627. Compare “I _know_ nothing _by_ myself” (1 Cor. iv. 4). Compare also Dan. _bekiende_, to make known. By, near at hand, 1535, 2916.

{ Cag, Cage, } cage, prison, 997, 2770. Can, an auxiliary verb, used nearly as we now use _did_. Careldis, plural of Careld, a merry-making, revel (?), 1318. “_Caraude_, réjouissance;” and “_Caroler_, danser, se divertir, mener une vie joyeuse.” Roquefort. Catifis, wretches, 2102. R. _caitif, captif_. Compare Ital. _cattivo_. Chalmer, chamber, 2281, 2308, 2427, 2808. J. { Chare, Cher, } chariot, 4, 735. R. _cher_. Charge, load, 693. Fr. _charge_; see _discharge_ in the line following (694), meaning to shake off a load. Chargit, gave attention to, 710, 2454. Fr. _se charger de_. Chen, chain, 2375. Cher, car, chariot, 735. See _Chare_. Chere, cheer, demeanour, 83, 341, 695; sad demeanour, outward grief, 2718. Fr. _chère_; compare Ital. _ciera_, the face, look. “_Wepinge_ was hyr mosté _chere_.” (Le Morte Arthur, l. 726.) Cheß, choose, 1611, 1636, 2368. A.S. _ceósan_; Ger. _kiesen_; Dutch _kiezen_. Clariouns, clarions, 771, 789. Clepe, to call, 90, 99. A.S. _clepan_. Clepit, callest, 93; called, 781. Clepith, is called, 1919. Clergy, science, knowledge, 504, 511, 2041. R. _clergie_. Closine, closed, concluded, 316. Closith, enclosed, shut up, 427. Cold, called, 753, 1579. Commandit, commended, 2802. Comprochit, approached, 2472, 2509. Conpilour, compiler, poet, 319. Conquest, conquered, 574; Fyrst-conquest, first conquered, 1545, etc. Conseruyt, preserved, 332. Conten (used as a reflective verb), to demean oneself valorously, to maintain one’s ground, 823, 1107, 1130. See R. “_contenement_, contenance, conduite, maintien, posture.” Contenit hyme, behaved himself, 3219; Contenit them, 2634. Contenyt, endured, 3190. Contretioun, contrition, 1415, 1426. Contynans, demeanour, 1693, 1747. Counter, encounter, attack, charge, 3239. Couth, could, 793. A.S. _cunnan_; past tense, _ic cúðe_. Cowardy, cowardice, 1023, 3287. Cownterit, encountered, 2609, 2621. J. Crownel, coronal, corolla of a flower, 59. J. { Cummyne, Comyne, } came, 807, 907. { Cumyne, 650, 1136, Cumyng, 447, Cummyng, 2498, } come (past part.). Cunyng, knowledge, 1455. { Cusynace, 1270, Cusynece, 2802, Cusynes, 2287, Cwsynes, 1185, } kinswoman. Cwre, care, 98, 266, 643. Lat. _cura_. (N.B. Though _Cwre_ = _cura_, yet _cura_ should be distinguished from A.S. _cearu_.)

Danger, power to punish; “the power of a feudal lord over his vassals,” (Wright), 444. Also, power to injure, 3006. See R. _dangier_. Dans, (dance), in the phrase “wrechit dans,” evil mode of life, 1321. See Chaucer’s use of _daunce_; and compare-- “I sai ȝow lely how thai lye Dongen doun alle in a _daunce_.” Lawrence Minot; quoted in Specimens of Early English, by R. Morris; p. 194. { Dede, 90, Ded, 3304, } death. Dan. _död_. A.S. _deáð_. O.N. _dauði_. Deden, deign, 949. J. Dedenyt, deigned, 240. Deid, died, 215. Deith, dead (past part.), 3160. Delitable, delightful, 1738. R. _delitable_. Deliuer, nimble, clever, 3134. Deliuerly, (cleverly), nimbly, lightly, 3089, 3131. R. _delivre_. Demande, demur, 191, 397, 3052, 3354. See R. “_demander_, contremander, changer, revoquer l’ordre donné.” Depart, to part, 3421. R. _departir_. Departit, parted, 3403. Depaynt, painted, 46, 1703. Fr. _dépeint_. Ch. _depeint_. Depend me, waste or consume (my powers), 214; possibly miswritten for _despend_. Cf. _Dispendit_. Depend to, to concern, appertain to, 466. Deren, to speak out, tell, 2376. R. _derainier_. Dereyne, a plea, 2313; “haith o dereyne ydoo,” hath appealed to trial by combat. R. _derainier_. Des, daïs, high table, 2762. R. _deis_; Lat. _discus_. Deuit, availed, 18. See note. { Devith, Dewith, } deafen, 92, 94. “Su.-G. _deofwa_; Icel. _deyfa_,” J. Compare Dan. _döve_. Burns has _deave_. Dewod the, devoid thyself, 1022. Deuoydit was = departed, 1031. Compare _Awodith_. Dewyß, to tell, narrate, 373. Discharg, to put aside one’s liability, 163, 1665. Diseß, lack of ease, misery, 707. Disiont (Disioint?), disjointed, out of joint; hence uncertain, hazardous, 2907. “Disjoint, A difficult situation.” Halliwell. Dispendit, spent, 1808. R. _despendre_. Dispens, expenditure, 1746. Fr. _dépense_. Dispolȝeith, despoileth, 1879. Dispone, to dispose, provide; or, as a reflective verb, to be disposed to do, to intend, 54, 446, 980, 1590, 2428, 2462. Disponit, declines (?); but much more probably, intends; and we must read “disponit not,” 2984. Dout, fear, 2599, 3404, 3438; (as a verb), to fear, 740, 1827. Ch. _doute_. R. _doubtance_. Drent, drowned, 1319. A.S. _drencan_. Dreß (as a reflective verb), to direct oneself, proceed, go, 1975, 2288, 2486. Lat. _dirigere_. Drywith, drives; “he drywith to the end,” i.e. concludes, 2470. Duclar, declare, 3022. Dulay, delay, 681, 788, 2925.

Effere, shew, pomp, 2360. Compare _Affere_. Efter, after, 217. A.S. _efter_. Eld, old age, 3225, 3242. A.S. _yldo_. Gothic _alds_. Elyk, Eliche, alike, 182, 2452. Eme, uncle, 2572. A.S. _eám_. Empit, emptied, empty, 180. A.S. _æmtian_. Empleß, to please, 2455. J. Empriß, worth, honour, 129, 269, 3458; _cf._ Romans of Partenay, l. 2013. Anxiety, oppression, 393. R. _emprindre_. Enarmyt, fully armed, 285, 751, 2499. J. Endit, indited, 138; indite, 206; inditing, poem (?), 334. If the meaning were, “this ends,” the form “endis” would be required; besides which, the rime shews that the _i_ is long; cf. ll. 138, 206. Endlong, along, 2893. A.S. _andlang_; Ger. _entlang_. Entent, intention, will, meaning, thoughts, 448, 1451, 1499, 2938. R. _entente_. Used by Chaucer. Entermet, to intermeddle with, to have do with, 2914. R. _entremetre_. Enweronyt, environed, 53. Erde, earth, 1072, 1540, 2601. Compare Ger. _erde_. Erdly, earthly, 498. Erith, earth, 128. A.S. _eorð_. Eschef (1. eschew), to shun, withdraw himself, 3475. R. _eschever_; (2. achieve), to accomplish, 2212, 2513. R. _eschavir_. Eschef deith, to die, 2732. Escheuit, achieved, 258. Eschevit, is achieved, 2998. { Eß, 174, Eeß, 706, } ease. Essenȝeis (ensigns), warcries, 3349, J. See also R. _enseigne_. Euerilkon, every one, 1039, etc. Exasy, extasy, 76. (Possibly miswritten.) Exortith, beseecheth, 3026. Extend, attain, 3281.

Failȝeis, fail, (3 pers. plu. indicative), 1151. Fairhed (fairhood), beauty, 577. In A.S. _fægernes_, but in Dan. _förhed_. Fall, to happen, befall, 493, 2139. A.S. _feallan_; Dan. _falde_. Fallyng, fallen, 1217, 1322. Falowschip, used as we now use company, 1105, 2687, etc. Falȝeing, failing, 1499. Falȝet, Falȝheit, failed, 1460, 1469, 1498, 1503. Farhed, beauty, 2440. See _Fairhed_. Fayndit (feigned), dissembled, 2397. Fays, foes, 3006. A.S. _fáh_. Fechtand, fighting, 2691, 3127, 3407. Ger. _fechten_. Fechteris, fighters, 686. Feill, knowledge, skill, 2854. J. A.S. _félian_. Fek (effect), sum, amount, result, drift, 2938. Fr. _effet_. Fell, to feel, 820, 2131. Fellith, feeleth, 3368. Fell, many; als fell, as many, 768. A.S. _féala_; Gothic _filu_. Fell, horrible, 260. A.S. _fell_, cruel, fierce. Ferde, fourth, 815, 973, 2285. Compare Dan. _fierde_. Ferleit, wondered, 3117. A.S. _fǽr-líc_, sudden, fearful. Burns has _ferlie_. Fet, fetched, 433, 1154. A.S. _feccan_, past tense, _ic feahte_. Fongith, catcheth, seizeth, 1922. A.S. _fangan_; Goth. _fahan_. Forfare, to fare amiss, to perish, 1348. A.S. _for-faran_. Forlorn, lost, 3305. A.S. _forloren_; cf. Goth. _fra-liusan_. For-quhy; see _For-why_. { For-thi, For-thy, } (there-fore), on that account, 332, 2261, 2731. A.S. _forthý_; where _thý_ (Gothic _thê_) is the instrumental case of _se_, that. For-wrocht (for-wrought), over-worked, wearied out, 888. A.S. _forwyrcan_. { For-why, 798, 925, 2209, For-quhy, 2171, 2342, 2290, } for the reason that, because that. Found, to advance, go, 2612. J. A.S. _fundian_, to try to find, go forward. Franchis, generosity, 230. R. _franchise_. Fremmytneß, strangeness, alienation, 1508. A.S. _fremdnes_. Froit, enjoyment, 1644; fruit, 2088, 2109. R. _fruit_. Frome, from the time that, 17, 1432. Goth. _frums_, a beginning. Fruschit, broken, dashed in pieces, 1201. R. _frois_, broken; from the verb _froier_. { Fundyne, 497, Fundyng, 465, } found (past part.). Fyne, faithful, true, 519. See R. “_fine_, fidéle;” and “_fine_, foi.” Fyne, end, 1388, 2081. Fr. _fin_.

Ganith, is suitable for, 991. Icel. _gegna_. J. Compare Dan. _gavne_. Ganyth, it; it profits; _used impersonally_, 121. R. _gaagner_. Gare, to cause, 910, 2416. Dan. _giöre_; Icel. _göra_. Gart, caused, 267, 2777. Gentilleß, 917, 1847. See _Gentrice_. { Gentrice, 130, 2757, Gentriß, 2790. } courtesy, nobleness. R. _gentilesse_. Gere, gear, equipment, armour, 2777. A.S. _gearwa_. Gert, 384. See _Gart_. Giffis, give thou, (lit. give _ye_, the plural being used in addressing the king), 463. A.S. _gifan_. Gifyne, given, 1752. Gilt, offended, done wrong, 699, 3015. A.S. _gyltan_. Grewhundis, greyhounds, 533, 537. “O.N. _grey_, _grey-hundr_, a bitch.” Wedgwood. Gowerne the, conduct thyself, 1598. Grawis, groves, 2481. Ch. _greves_. Gyrß, grass, 10. A.S. _gærs_. Gyß, guise, fashion, custom, 545. Ch. _gise_.

Haade, had, 2150. Habariowne, habergeon, 2889. From _haubergeon_, the French form of Ger. _halsberge_. See _Hawbrek_. Habirioune, habergeon, 3380. Haill, whole, 3246. A.S. _hæl_. Haknay, an ambling horse for a lady, 1730. R. _hacquenée_. Half; _in the phrase_ on arthuris _half_, i.e. on Arthur’s _side_, 883. Compare use of Germ. _halb_. Halk, a hawk, 1736, 2482. A.S. _hafoc_. { Hall, Hoil, Holl, Hail, } various spellings of Haill, whole. Hals, neck, 1054. A.S. _hals_. Goth. _hals_. Hant, to exercise, practise, 2191. Fr. _hanter_, lit. to frequent. { Hardement, 801, 2669, Hardyment, 900, 3362, } hardihood, boldness. R. _hardement_. Harrold, herald, 1047. Hate, hot, 2552. Havith, hath, 1940; have, 3404. { Hawbrek, 1070, 1200, Hawbryk, 3112, } hauberk, neck-defence; Ger. _hals-berge_, armour for the neck. Hawnt, to use, 3418. See _Hant_. Hawntis, exercise, 2772. He, high, 1969, 2552. A.S. _háh_. Hecht, hight, is called, 2140; was called, 2290. Hecht, to promise, 3101; promised (_past part._), 1142. A.S. _hátan_. Hedis, heads, 538, 869. { Hewy, 442, Heuy, 459, } heavy. A.S. _hefig_. { Hie, 550, Hye, 297, } high. See _He_. Hienes, highness, 126. Ho, pause, stop, cessation, 2970. According to J. radically the same with the verb _Houe_, or _How_ (see _Houit_). The Dutch, however, use _hou_, hold! from _houden_, to hold. Holl, whole, 106, 745. Hore, hair, 365. “Holȝe were his yȝen and vnder campe hores.” (Early English Alliterative Poems; _ed._ Morris. See Poem B. l. 1695.) The meaning of the line quoted is, “Hollow were his eyes, and under bent hairs.” Hot, hight, was called, 754, 806; is called, 1950. A.S. _hátan_ (neuter). Houit, delayed, tarried, halted, 996. “W. _hofian, hofio_, to fluctuate, hover, suspend,” Morris. Hovith, stays, halts, 2829. Howit, halted, 2814, 2842. Howyns, halts, tarries, 2821. Probably miswritten for “howyng.” Hufyng, halting, delaying, 1046. Hundyre, a hundred, 756, 1554.

I, in, 332. Dan. _i_; Icel. _í_. Iclosit, y-closed; i.e. enclosed, shut in, 53. If, to give, 554. In lines 1718-1910 the word occurs repeatedly in several forms; as _iffis_, _iffith_, giveth; _iffis_, give ye (put for give thou); _ifyne_, given, etc. Ifyne, to give, 3454. Iftis, gifts, 1741. In the line preceding we have _giftis_. Ilk; the ilk (= thilk) that, 629, 1601. Literally, the ilk = the same. A.S. _ylc_. See 1367. Ilk, each, 2211, etc. A.S. _ælc_. Illumynare, luminary, 3. { Incontinent, Incontynent, } immediately, 253, 1215, 2647, 2834. Still used in French. In-to-contynent (= Incontinent), 3020. In to, used for “in;” _passim_. Iornaye, journey, 680. Irk, to become slothful, grow weary, tire, 2709. A.S. _eargian_. Iuperty, combat, 2547. Fr. _jeu parti_, a thing left undecided; hence the meanings, 1. strife, conflict; 2. jeopardy, as in Ch. See J.; and Tyrwhitt’s note to C. T. 16211. { Iwond, 245, Iwondit, 226, } wounded. We find in A.S. both _wúnd_ and _wúnded_. I-wyß, certainly, of a surety, 1709, 1925, 1938. A.S. _gewís_; Ger. _gewiss_. Often _wrongly_ interpreted to mean, _I know_. See _Wit_.

Kend, known, 548, 906.

Laif, the remainder (lit. what is _left_), 1802, 3472. A.S. _láf_. Burns has “the _lave_.” Lametable, lamentable, 3265. The omission of the _n_ occurs again in l. 2718, where we have _lemytable_. Larges, liberality, 608, 1681, 1750. Fr. _largesse_. Larg, prodigal, profuse, 2434. Lat, impediment, 958. A.S. _lǽtan_, means (1) to suffer, (2) to hinder. Lat, to let, permit (used as an auxiliary verb), 803. Latith, preventeth, 1927. Lawrare, a laurel, 82. Ch. _laurer_. Learis, liars, 493. Led, put down, beat down, depressed, overpowered, 2663. It is the past tense of A.S. _lecgan_, to lay, to cause to submit, to kill. Lef, to live, 564, 3230. Leful, lawful, 1427. Legis, lieges, subjects, 1957. R. _lige_; Lat. _ligatus_. Leich, leech, physician, 106. A.S. _lǽce_; Dan. _læge_. See 520, 2056. Leif, to live, 952, 1392. A.S. _lybban_; Goth. _liban_. Leir, to learn, 1993. Comp. D. _leeren_. Lest, to list, to please, 555, 621. A.S. _lystan_. Lest, to last out against, sustain, 811. A.S. _lǽstan_. Lest, least, 1628. Let, hindrance, 2495. Leuch, laughed, 3240. A.S. _hlihan_, past tense _ic hloh_. Lewis, liveth, 1209. Lewith, left, deserted, 1854. Liging, 376. The sense requires _lay_, i.e. the _3rd p. s. pt. t. indic._, but properly the word is the present participle, _lying_. Longith, belongeth, 738, 1921, 2429, 2778. Compare Dan. _lange_, to reach. Longith, belonged, 3242. Longyne, belonging, 433. Lorn, lost, 2092; destroyed, 2740. See _For-lorn_. Loß, praise, 1777. Lat. _laus_. Ch. has _losed_, praised. { Low, Lowe, } (1) law, 1602, 1628, 1636, etc. (2) love, 29, 1620. It is sometimes hard to say which is meant. Compare Dan. _lov_, law; A.S. _luf_, love. Luges, tents, 874, 881, 2500, 2680. Fr. _loge_, _logis_; Ger. _laube_, a bower, from _laub_, foliage; Gothic _laúf_, a leaf. Lugyne, a lodging, tent, 891. Lyt, a little, 1233. At lyte, in little, used as an expletive, 143.

Ma, short form of Make, 953. Maad, made, 697. Magre of, in spite of, 500, 960, 2679, 2702, 2711. Sometimes “magre” is found without “of.” Fr. _mal gré_. { Matalent, Matelent, } displeasure, anger, 2169, 2660. In both cases Mr Stevenson wrongly has _maltalent_. R. _maltalent, mautalent_. Mayne, 1026. See _Men_. Medyre, mediator (?), 1624. I am not at all sure of this word, but we find in R. many strange forms of “mediator,” such as _méener, méeisneres_, etc. In the Supplement to the “Dictionnaire de l’Academie” we find _mediaire_, qui occupe le milieu, from Low Lat. _mediarius_. N.B. In the MS. the “d” is indistinct. See _mediare_ in Ducange. Meit, to dream, 363. A.S. _mætan_. Mekill, much, 876, 1236. Mokil, 1265. Melle, contest, battle, 2619. Fr. _melée_, J. Memoratyve, mindful, bearing in remembrance, 1430. Fr. _mémoratif_. Men, mean, way; “be ony men” = by any means, 2366; so, too, “be ony mayne,” 1026. Fr. _moyen_. Men, to tell, declare, 510. A.S. _mænan_. Menye, a company, multitude (without special reference to number); whence “a few menye,” a small company, 751. Apparently from A.S. _menigu_; Ger. _menge_; but it may have nothing to do with the modern word _many_, and is more probably from the O.F. _maisnée_, a household. Met, dreamt, 440. See _Meit_. Meyne, 41. See _Men_. Misgyit, misguided, 1663. R. _guier_. Mo, more, 3187, etc. A.S. _má_. Mon, man, 96. Moneth, month, 569. A.S. _mónáð_; Goth. _menoth_. Morow, morning, 1, 30, 64, 341. Goth. _maúrgins_. Mot, must, 195. A.S. _ic mót_. Mys, a fault, 1888, 1937, 3230. A.S. _mis_. Do o myß, to commit a fault, 1926. Mysour, measure, 1830. Myster, need, 1877, 2322. Ch. _mistere_; R. _mester_; Lat. _ministerium_. Cf. Ital. _mestiere_.

Nat, naught, 703. Shortened from A.S. _ná wuht_, i.e. _no whit_. Nece, nephew, 2200, 2245, 2720. R. _niez_. Nedlyngis, of necessity, 2337, J. A.S. _neádinga_. Nemmyt, considered, estimated, 649, 2852. A.S. _nemnan_, to name, call. Ner, near, 441. Neulyngis, newly, again, 36, J. A.S. _níwe-líce_ (?). Newis, for Nevis, nieves, fists, 1222. Icel. _hnefi_. Dan. _næve_. Burns has _nieve_; Shakspeare _neif_. Noght, not, 1182. Noiß, nose, 2714. R. _néis_. Nome, name, 226, 320, 1546, 3341. Fr. _nomme_. Nome, took, 591, 1048. A.S. _niman_, past tense, _ic nám_. Northest, north-east, 677. Not (shortened from Ne wot), know not, 522, 3144. A.S. _nát_, from _nitan_ = _ne witan_. Not, naught, 720. See _Nat_. Noyith, annoyeth, 904. Fr. _nuire_. Lat. _nocere_. Noyt, annoyed, offended, 471. { Nys, Nyce, } (nice), foolish, 127, 1946. Fr. _niais_.

O, a, an, _passim_; one, a single, 2998, 3003, 3393, etc. Obeisand, obedient, 641. Obeß, obey, 2134. Oblist, obliged, 969. Occupye, to use, employ, 3457; to dwell, 75. Lat. _occupare_. Of, with, 66. Oft-syß, oft-times, 2304, 2594, 2789, 2885, 2929. See _Syß_. On, and, 519. Possibly a mistake. One, on, often used for In; One to = unto. { Onan, Onone, Onon, } anon, 158, 1466, 2602, etc. The form “onan,” l. 3086, suggests the derivation of _anon_; viz. from A.S. _on-án_, in one; hence, forthwith, immediately. Onys, once, at some time or other, 3013; at onys, at once, 3187. { Opin, 1286, Opine, 13, } open. Or, ere, before, 77, 1887, 2545. A.S. _ǽr_. Ordand, to set in array, 784; to prepare, procure, 1713. R. _ordener_; Lat. _ordinare_. Ordan, to provide, 2416, 2777. Ordynat, ordained, 490. See l. 507. Orest (= Arest), to arrest, stop, 3186. Orient, east, 5. Oucht, it; it is the duty of (= Lat. _debet_), 2995. Strictly, we should here have had “it owes” (_debet_), not “it ought” (_debuit_). See _Aw_. Ourfret, over-adorned, decked out, 71, 2480. A.S. _frætwian_, to trim, adorn. Out-throng (= Lat. _expressit_), expressed, uttered, 65. A.S. _út_, out, and _þringan_, to press. Owtrag, outrage, 3454. R. _outrage_; Ital. _oltraggio_, from Lat. _ultra_. The MS. has _outray_, probably owing to confusion with _affray_ in the same line. We find “owtrag” in l. 2578. Oyß, to use, 1701, J.

Paid, pleased; ill paid, displeased, 908. Low Lat. _pagare_, to pay, satisfy. Palȝonis, pavilions, tents, 734; _plural of_ Palȝoune, a pavilion, a tent, 1305. R. gives _pavillon_, a tent; cf. Low Lat. _papilio_, a tent. Pan, pain, 1273. Pas hyme, to pace, go, 362. Paß, to go, 1213. Pasing, pacing, departing, 371; surpassing, 303, 346, 689, etc. Pens, to think of, 1431. Fr. _penser_. Planly, at once, 3319. J. gives “Playn, out of hand, like Fr. _de plain_.” In the same line “of” = off. Plant, plaint, complaint, 137. Fr. _plainte_. Plesance, Plesans, pleasure, 941, 1939. Plessith, pleases, 68. Possede, to possess, 578. Fr. _posseder_. Poware, a power, a strong band of men, 2647. We now say _force_. Powert, poverty, 1330, 1744. Pref, to prove, 2229, 3476. Prekand, pricking, spurring, 3089. See the very first l. of Spenser’s _Faerie Queene_. Prekyne, 2890, showy(?), gaudy(?). J. gives “Preek, to be spruce; to crest; as ‘A bit _preekin_ bodie,’ one attached to dress; _to prick_, to dress oneself.” Compare D. _prijcken_. Pretend, to attempt, aspire to, 3282, 3465. Fr. _prétendre_. So, too, in lines 559, 583. Pretendit, endeavour, attempt, 3442. Process, narration, 316. Wright gives “Proces, a story or relation, a process.” The writer is referring to his prologue or introduction. Promyt, to promise, 965. Proponit, proposed, 361, 445. Pupil, people, 285. Puple, people, 1367, 1498, 1520. { Pur, 1648, Pure, 1697, Pwre, 1655, } poor.

Quh-. Words beginning thus begin in modern English with Wh. Thus, Quhen = when, etc. Quhilk (whilk), which, 184. A.S. _hwylc_ = Lat. _qualis_ rather than _qui_. Quhill, while, _used as a noun_, 1229, 1293. A.S. _hwíl_, a period of time. Quhill, until, 24, 198. See _Whill_. Quhy; the quhy = the why, the reason, 123, 1497. Qwhelis, wheels, 736. A.S. _hweol_. Qwheyar, whether, 1187. { Quhois, Qwhois, } whose, 171, 1297.