Part 25
Meny, 270, company, followers. “Meny of howsholde, familia,” Prompt. Parv. This word, says Sir F. Madden, is to be found in every English writer from the time of Layamon to Shakespeare.
Menyht, meaneth.
Mere, 171, 355, place, boundary. “Meer-marke betwene ij. londys, meta,” Prompt. Parv.
Meryer, merrier.
Merthis, mirths.
Merveylyd, marvelled.
Mete, 101, measure.
Methe, 157, mouth.
Myre, 169, myrrh.
Myrkenes, 230, darkness. “Myrkenesse, or derkenesse, tenebrositas,” Prompt. Parv.
Myschevyd, 107, wicked.
Mysse, 43, wrong.
Myth, might.
Mokador, 190, a bib. “Baverette, a bib, mocket, or mocketer, to put before the bosome of a (slavering) child,” Cotgrave.
Molde, earth.
Mone, moon.
Moote, 4, contention.
Morny, 104, mourning.
Mornyng, mourning.
Morwy, morning.
Mot, must.
Mot-halle, 298, court, judgement-hall. “Moote halle, prætorium,” Prompt. Parv.
Mowe, 325, mouth.
Mullynge, 160, pretty boy.
Muste, 382, new wine. See Wickliffe, Acts ii. 13, ap. Collier’s Hist. Dram. Poet. vol. ii. p. 221.
Nale, 61, ale-house. See Tyrwhitt’s Gloss. to Cant. Tales, in voc. This author supposes “at the nale,” in the few passages in which it is found, to be a corruption which has arisen from the mispronunciation and consequent miswriting of atte nale for atten ale.
Negremauncye, 189, necromancy. This does not exactly imply the modern term. “He is all sette to nygrymancy and conjurynge, addictus est mathematicæ,” Hormanni Vulgaria.
Neyhand, 172, approach, nigh at hand.
Nempe, 53, name.
Nesche, 32, tender.
Nevene, 173, name.
Ny, nigh.
Nome, 96, taken.
Norche, 208, nourish.
Norchych, nourisheth.
Noth, nought.
Nowthty, naughty.
Num, 158, took. See Nome.
O, one.
Oblocucyon, 70, interruption, Lat.
Oyn, 14, eyes.
Olyff, 196, in life, alive.
On, in, as “on sondyr,” 45, and other places.
Onbokylle, 200, unbuckle.
Onethys, 147, &c., scarcely, with difficulty.
Onhangyd, 305, unhanged.
Ony, 103, honey.
Onys, once.
Onyth, 242, in night, at night time.
Oo, one.
Or, before.
Ordenaryes, 87, ordinances.
Ore, 78, mercy, grace, favour. “Thyn ore,” a common expression, signifying “with thy favour.” See Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, ed. Tyrwhitt, v. 3724, and notes.
Ortografye, 189, orthography.
Ostage, 147, hostage, lodging.
Over, 385, too.
Overest, 307, uppermost.
Over-throwyht, 74, overthrows.
Ovyr-lede, 262, over-reach, overbear. “Do not the people oppresse, nor overlede,” Lydgate’s translation of Boccace, v. 104.
Ovyrsen, oversee.
Ovyth, 52, behoveth.
Owe, 28, own.
Owyn, own.
Owtrage, 62, outrageous.
Oyn, eyn, eyes.
Pace, 14, 120, pass.
Pad, 164, toad.
Padde, 185, _vide_ pad.
Paddok, 164, a large toad. A distinction is here drawn between the “paddok” and the “pad,” the meaning of which is obvious. “Vana, paddoke,” Reliquiæ Antiquæ, vol. i. p. 8.
Paphawkes, 179, parrots. I give this interpretation on the conjecture of a gentleman well skilled in the language, but I cannot find any authority for it.
Parayl, 246, 269, apparel.
Par-dé, 122, by God! verily. A common French oath.
Paramowre, love. See Reliquiæ Antiquæ, vol. i. p. 27.
Parfyte, 115, perfect.
Parochoners, 71, parishioners.
Partabyl, 275, partaker.
Pay, 49, pleasure.
Pawsacion, 89, pause.
Peyr, pair.
Peys, 236, weight.
Pelle, 167, fur. “Wurth pelle” is a tautology.
Pellys, 246, furs. The notice in this place of “pellys after the old gyse” is curious.
Perchyn, 238, pierce.
Perdure, 254, endure.
Pere, equal.
Pere, 131, appear.
Pertly, 1, openly, promptly.
Peté, pity.
Pete, 29, 165, query to pitch or throw.
Peusawns, 261, power.
Phasmacion, 191, formation.
Pyan, 22, “Pyony herbe, pionia,” Prompt. Parv. “Pionia, pentorobinam, pioyné,” MS. Sloan. 2478, fol. 210.
Pychyn, 179, pick.
Pygth, _vide_ Pyth.
Pylle, 297, rob. “Pyll, or make bare,” Palsgrave.
Pillid, 384, bald. So Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, v. 3933, says “As pilled as an ape was his skull.”
Pyne, 151, pain.
Pynne, 28, pine.
Pyth, 2, 6, pight, arrayed, fixed.
Pleand, 70, playing.
Pleyn, 14, playing.
Pleyn place, 14, playing place, theatre. “Pleyyng place, diludium,” Prompt. Parv.
Pleyn, plain.
Plesawns, pleasing.
Plesynge, 73, pleasure.
Plete, 185, plead.
Plyth, 2, plight, pledge.
Popetys, 179, puppets.
Portature, 34, likeness.
Possede, 56, possess.
Pousté, power.
Prate, talk.
Pray, 216, prey.
Prendyd, 185, pricked.
Prent, 18, 60, imprint.
Prese, 1, crowd, throng.
Presonde, 312, confined.
Prest, 13, ready.
Pretende, 82, put forward.
Preyn, 320, pray.
Prevyn, 179, prove.
Pryk, sting.
Prynspal, 377, principal.
Prise, 41, price, value.
Promyssyon, promise.
Prophete, 261, profit.
Prow, 119, 333, profit.
Prune, 164, cut.
Punchyth, 75, punish.
Purpure, purple.
Purveyd, 123, provided.
Qwalle, 67, whale.
Qwarte, qwerte, 202, 225, 372, good spirits, joy. Sometimes, as at p. 372, used as an adjective.
Qwed, 15, wicked.
Qwedyr, 122, shiver.
Qweke, quake.
Qwelle, 13, destroy.
Qwelp, 51, whelp.
Qwen, 80, queen.
Qweme, 109, please.
Qwerte, _vide_ Qwarte.
Qwethe, bequeath.
Qwyght, 44, reward, pay off.
Qwyl, while.
Qwypps, 315, whips.
Qwyte, 22, white.
Qwyte, 18, requite.
Race, 136, break.
Raftys, 180, rafts.
Rake, 183, rack (?) This word is here dragged in to preserve the alliteration, a practice very common with the writer of these mysteries.
Rakyl, 24, rash.
Rakynge, 180, violent. “Rasco, rakny,” Ortus Vocabulorum.
Rape, 179, 231, haste.
Reast, 124, rest.
Rebate, 76, abate.
Rebawdys, 183, ribalds.
Recke, 182, care. I ne recke, _i. e._, I don’t care.
Reclyne, 141, return.
Recorde, witness.
Recure, 93, recover, obtain.
Rede, counsel.
Redrure, 254.
Regne, 161, kingdom.
Reynenge, reigning.
Reynes, 241, 273.
Releves, 89, remnants.
Rem, 156, realm.
Rennyn, 16, ran.
Renogat, 384, renegade.
Repreff, reproof.
Resche, 170, rush.
Restyth, remaineth.
Reve, 175, bereave.
Revyfe, revive.
Rewe, 11, row.
Rewly, 8, rueful.
Rewlyd, ruled.
Ryal, 161, royal.
Ryalté, 161, royalty.
Ryff, 4, 6, 7, 13, speedily. _Vide_ Ihre, and Sir F. Madden’s gloss. to William and the Werwolf, in voc.
Rynggyng, 308, noisy.
Rys, 22, twig, bough. See Lydgate’s Minor Poems, pp. 105, 269.
Ryte, right.
Ryth, right.
Rythful, 13, righteous.
Roberych, 277, rubric. This of course refers to the directions given immediately previously.
Rochand, 308, ruler.
Rosche, 32, rush.
Rote, root.
Rought, 183, rout.
Rowel, 179, point of a spur. “Rowel of a spere, stimulus,” Prompt. Parv.
Rowncys, 180, steeds.
Rowte, 40, assembly.
Rowth, 177, suffer.
Ruly, 14, 67, _vide_ Rewly.
Rustynes, 47, long continuance.
Sadelys, 353, saddles.
Sadly, 145, gravely.
Saff, save.
Say, 356, saw.
Saylle, 45, assail.
Same, 22, together.
Savyn, save.
Sawe, 301, 352, speech, discourse. It is employed by more recent writers in the sense of a proverb.
Sawys, 88, sights.
Sawtere, Psalter.
Schadu, shadow.
Schafftys, 180, shafts.
Schape, 141, escape.
Schapman, 268, merchant.
Scharlys, 181, _vide_ Cherlys.
Scharpe, sharp.
Schelchowthys, 180, wonders.
Schep, 148.
Schep, sheep.
Schet, shut.
Schon, 59, shoes.
Schonde, 342, destruction, ruin.
Schryve, 86, confess.
Schrowde, 28, shroud.
Sclawndryd, slandered.
Scle, 52, slay.
Sclepyr, 100, slippery.
Scleppe, sleep.
Sclow, slew.
Scowte, 136, 217, 218, 219, scout. A term of reproach and contempt.
Se, 20, throne.
Se, 3, 57, sea.
Sefne, seven.
Sefnt, seventh.
Seyd, said.
Seyd, 133, seed.
Sekyrly, securely.
Sel, 284, 295, time. “Seel, tyme, tempus,” Prompt. Parv.
Semely, comely.
Semlant, 163, similar.
Sene, 4, see.
Senstere, 385, sempster.
Senues, 319, sinews.
Serge, 292, search.
Seryattly, 273, separately, one by one, in order.
Serteyn, certain.
Sertys, 91, &c., certainly.
Ses, cease.
Sesare, Cæsar.
Sese, 1, seeth.
Sesyd, 121, received.
Sett, 242, abide.
Sew, 15, 244, follow.
Sewyng, following.
Sewre, sure.
Sewte, 193, suit.
Shende, 19, 38, &c., ruin, destroy.
Shenshipp, 50, 104, ruin.
Shent, 26, ruined.
Shert, 310, shift.
Shynand, 177, shining.
Shyrlyng, 180.
Shytt, shut.
Sho, 28, shoe.
Short, 234, shorten.
Shray, 180.
Shrewe, 206, curse.
Shrewyd, 309, cursed.
Sybb, 54, relation.
Sybbest, 226, nearest in relationship.
Syeng, sighing.
Signifure, 367, signification.
Syndony, 336, cloth.
Synfolest, 75, most sinful.
Syse, 13, 233, assises.
Syte, sight.
Syth, sight.
Sythe, since.
Sythe, 249, sayeth.
Syttenge, 209, seemly, becoming.
Skafhald, skaffold.
Skaypst, escapest.
Skylle, 36, 55, &c., reason.
Skore, 128, scour.
Slawe, slain.
Sle, _vide_ scle.
Sleytys, 211, sleights, deceits. “Sleythe, astucia,” Prompt. Parv.
Smertly, 51, quickly.
Smyght, smite.
Smyth, 269, deliver. “Smyth up” would here be equivalent to “pay up.”
Smytyht, 81, smiteth, pierceth.
Snelle, 121, quickly, suddenly.
Socowre, succour.
Socurraunce, 220, salvation.
Soferauns, sufferance.
Sokyn, 28, sucked.
Solas, 87, solace.
Somowne, summon.
Sond, 95, messenger.
Sonde, 32, 52, providence.
Sonde, 42, sand, _i. e._, earth.
Sondys, 170, messengers.
Sone, soon.
Sone, son.
Sorwatorie, 333, place of sorrow.
Sorwe, sorrow.
Soserye, 304, sorcery.
Sote, sweet.
Sothe, truth.
Sotylly, 270, slily.
Sotylté, subtilly.
Sotyl, subtle.
Sottys, 163, fools.
South, sought.
Sowe, 269, saw.
Sowyht, 74, soweth.
Sownd, sound.
Spedful, 93, expeditious.
Sperd, 66, 309, bolted.
Spylle, 13, destroy.
Sprad, spread.
Sprytt, 68, spirit.
Starkly, 124, stoutly.
Stavys, 271, staves. The old form is still retained in the English version of the gospels.
Sted, 27, moment.
Stey, 361, rise up.
Stelyn, 179, steal. Stelyn awey, _i. e._ “go away privily,” as in our translation of the Bible.
Steracle, 208, sight. A poem in the Appendix to Walter Mapes, ed. Wright, p. 297, says of women,
“They hem rejoise to see and to be sayne, And to seke sondry pilgremages; At grete gaderynges to walken upon the playne, And at _staracles_ to sitte on high stages.”
Sterre, star.
Stevene, noise. A time of performing any action, previously fixed by message, order, or summons. See Tyrwhitt’s Chaucer.
Stye, 17, mount.
Styed, 16, mounted.
Styk, stick.
Styward, 8, steward.
Stomele, stumble.
Stondynge, 190, notwithstanding.
Stotte, 217, stop.
Stow, 217, stop.
Stownde, 14, 36, time.
Sudary, 358, napkin. “The sudarie that was on his heed not leid with the shetis, but by itself wrappid into a place,” Joh. cap. xx. Wickliffe’s translation.
Suerd, sword.
Sumdele, 149, somewhat.
Supportacion, 130, support.
Sustentacion, 87, support.
Suture, 201, suitor.
Swap, 8, blow.
Swappynge, 182, striking.
Swem, 72, sorrow.
Swemful, 72, sorrowful.
Swemynge, 81, sorrowing.
Swetyng, 160, 196, darling.
Swiche, such.
Swynk, 30, 36, labour.
Swythe, 43, immediately.
Swonge, 321, swoon.
Swoot, sweat.
Swowne, 14, swoon.
Tabbard, 244, coat. “Tabbard, collobium,” Prompt. Parv.
Take, 22, give.
Talkyn, 69, conversation.
Tan, taken.
Tast, 152, try, feel.
Tee, 33, go, draw towards. Sax.
Tekyl, 134.
Teyl, 30, reckon.
Tene, 7, 9, 18, injury.
Tent, 93, heed.
Teryeng, 80, tarrying.
Testyficacion, 69, testimony.
Tharalle, 209, thrall, slave.
The, thrive. The phrase “so mot I the,” meaning “so may I thrive,” an expression of confidence, is of very frequent occurrence.
The, 152, that.
Thedom, 139, prosperity. So also in the Sevyn Sages, 587, “That hit mai have no thedom.” See my note on this line, p. 415.
Therkenesse, darkness.
Therlys, 181.
Thyrknes, darkness.
Thyrlyd, 287, pierced.
Thyrlyng, 17, piercing.
Tho, those.
Tholyd, 183, suffered.
Thore, there.
Thorw, through.
Thralle, 351, space of time. Used generally as “thrawe.”
Thrawe, 247, thrust.
Threste, 190, thirst.
Thretty, thirty.
Throwys, throes.
Thrust, 325, thirst.
Tyde, 1, 50, 201, time.
Tyl, to.
Tylle, to.
Tyth, 18, quickly.
Tythynges, 3, tithes.
To, too.
To-breke, 157, break to pieces.
Tolle, 180, toll.
To-pynde, 32, 179, pined away, tormented to death.
Tormentry, 195, tormenting.
To-torn, 30, torn to pieces.
To-tundyr, 45.
Towaly, 277, towel (bis).
Trace, 56, trace.
Tray, 345, betray.
Trayn, 350, artifice.
Trey, 7, 18, trouble.
Trepett, 185, stroke. “Trypet, tripula,” Prompt. Parv.
Tretable, 214, tractable.
Tretowre, 241, traitor.
Trone, throne.
Trowyste, 385, thinkest.
Turtelys, 72, turtle doves.
Tway, 373, two.
Tweyn, two.
Tweyners, 125, gen. pl. of tweyn, q.v.
Twynne, 208, twayne.
Un-ete, 272, eaten.
Undyrlyng, 30, servant, dependant.
Unhede, 27, 195, unfold, bring to light.
Unkende, 8, 27, unnatural.
Unknowlage, 121, ignorance.
Unqwyt, 308, unrequited, unrevenged.
Unterest, 176, uttermost.
Unthende, 36.
Upryth, 293, straight. This word does not here imply a perpendicular position, it being applied indifferently to persons lying as well as standing. See Tyrwhitt’s glos. to Chaucer. “Yf thou be wyse, slepe nat bolte upright,” Hormanni Vulgaria, fol. 39.
Vath, 321, a word of exclamation.
Veyn, vain.
Velony, villany.
Vengeable, revengeful.
Verament, truly.
Verray, true.
Vervent, fervent.
Vervently, fervently.
Vesytation, visitation.
Vest, 114, covered.
Voydnes, 127, emptiness.
Vowchesaff, vouchsafe.
Wace, 284, was.
Wayle, 257, bewail.
Wayten, 340, watch.
Walkyn, 21, sky. This word is used by Shakespeare and a few later writers.
Wantruste, 225, want of confidence.
War, 5, aware.
Ware, 197, work, business.
Warly, 334, slily. “Warely or slyly,” Prompt. Parv.
Wast, 31, wasted.
Watt, 294, fellow.
Wawys, waves.
Weche, which.
Weche, 338, watch.
Wede, 28, clothing.
Wele, 24, wealth.
Weleaway. Probably the burden of an old song: see The Geste of Kyng Horn, 1499,
“He made Rymenild a lay, Ant hue seide Weylaway.”
Welsom, 31, sorrowful.
Wem, 5, blot, blemish.
Wen, wene, 5, doubt.
Wenche, a young woman. It is sometimes used in an opprobrious sense.
Wende, go.
Wene, 1, ween, think.
Wenyth, thinketh.
Werche, work.
Werd, world.
Werdly, worldly.
Weré, 147, weary.
Werme, worm.
Wete, know.
Wethys, ways.
Weylle, well.
Whanhope, 13, despair.
Whele, wheel.
Why, 46, cause.
Whight, _vide_ wight.
Whylys, wiles.
Whyll, whilst.
Whylsum, 203, doubtful. “Wylsome or dowtefulle,” Prompt. Parv.
Whyt, 298, quick. “As whyt as thought,” a proverb common at the present day.
Whoys, whose.
Whonde, 123.
Whoo, woe.
Wight, person.
Wyghtly, 161.
Wyk, wicked.
Wylys, wiles.
Wynde, 50.
Wyst, known.
With-sett, 212, withstand.
Wytys, creatures.
Woke, 4.
Wolde, 16, dominion.
Wone, dwelling.
Wood, 3, wide.
Wood, mad.
Wost, knowest.
Woundyn, wound.
Woundyr, 214, wonderful.
Wrake, 94, 137, 200, mischief.
Wrecche, wretch.
Wreke, 163, 181, revenged.
Wrokyn, 29, avenged.
Wrowth, wrought.
Wundyrfoille, wonderful.
Wurchepyd, worshipped.
Wurchepp, 218, good reputation.
Wurdys, words.
Xad, 275, shed. See notes, p. 416.
Xal, shall.
Xulde, should.
ȝatys, gates.
ȝemanry, 1, yeomanry. See Tyrwhitt’s note on v. 101 of the Canterbury Tales, for an account of this class of persons.
ȝerdys, rods, wands.
ȝeven, given.
ȝeven, even.
ȝevyth, givith.
ȝitt, yet.
ȝonge, youth.
THE END.
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