sour, 2281.

Argh, adj. (A.S. earg) timid, | Astone, Astoyne, v. (A.N.) to
fearful, 2540.

consound, to stun, 1203, 2520.
Arghe, v. (A.S. eurgian) to wax Astony, v. (A.N.) to astonish,

timid, to be terrified, 1976, 3121; 1319, 5871, 9488.
to terrify, 5148.

Astoyne, v. to stun, to bruise, to
Arghly, adv. timidly, 1831.

shatter, 1203.
Arghnes, 8. (A.S.) timidity, 2203. At, prep. according to, 1633; in,

upon,

“ at sad wordes” = upon
Armurer, 8. (A.N.) an armourer,

oath, 1920; for, 2674; by, out by,
1588.

9300.
Armys, 8. pl. armour, 1304.

At, pron. that, 2617, 4734, 9881.
Arofe, Arove, pret. of Arive, Athel, 8.

. See Hathel.
arrived, 19:17, 3249.
Arowsmyth, 8. a maker of lance Atire, Atyre, v. (A.N.) to prepare,
and arrow heads; also, a maker of

to fit out, 2013; to dress, to deck,

3026 ; to repair, 13120.
arrows, 1588.
Art, pl. artes, artis, s. an art, a

Atle, Attell, v. to array, to ar-
branch of knowledge, 1485, 1497.

range, 855, 2376, 4301; to aim, to
As = as if, 138; like, like to, Atter, Attur, 8. (A.S. atter) poi,

attempt, 2965, 5727. See Ettle.
1818; so that, 2671.

son, dregs, 920, 926;

wan atter"
Asaye, 8. See Assay.

piss, 303.
Aske, v. (A.S.) to ask, to require, Atter, v. (A.S.) to embitter, to

420, 1583; to suit, 7067, 11622.
Askes, Askis, Askys, 8. Ashes, Attle, v. See Ettle.
570, 1428, 2616, 7150.

Atyre, v. See Atire.
Askewse, v. to excuse, to acquit, Aumber, Aumbur, 8. amber, 1666,
12114, 12639.

6203.
Aspie, v. (A.N.) to espie, to

Aun, Aune, Awne, adj. own, 276,
watch, 7945 ; to discover, to seek

6211, 6808, 13015.
out, 11635, 13650.
Assay, Asaye, 8. (A.N.) the pro-

Aunsetre, Aunsetry, 8. (A.N.) an

ancestor, 5; ancestry, 6319, 9362,
cess of drawing a knife along the

13062.
belly of a deer lo try how fat he is;
it was called, taking assay, 3903.

Aunter, Auntre, v. (A.N.) to
Assay, Assaie, v. (A.N.) to try,

venture, to hazard, 314, 724; 10

happen, 742, 2862.
to prove, to attempt, to set out,
332, 2489, 11793.

Aunter, 8. an adventure, a hap, a
Assele, v. to scal, 5358.

chance, 5, 67, 827, 1707; a marvel,

a wonder, 150, 153, 2856.
Assemely, 8. a gathering, a

Auntrus, Antrus, adj. bold, dar-
council, 57.

ing, adventurous, 537, 1121, 2186.
Assent, 8. (A.N.) consent, agree-Aurthewert, 6887, Aurthwart,

|

,
ment, 1880, 2103.

6796; Aurthwert, 7676; Aurth-
Assign, v. to assign, to allot, ward, 7325; Awrthwert, 1862 ;
1136, 1709.

Awterwart, 4892; adı, angrily, in
state, s. (A.N.) rank, position,

anger.
grar deur, 21, 251.

Auther, conj. either, 6528, 7761.

Authwart, Awthwert, adj. angry, Baillfully, adv. (A.S. beal) miser-
1960, 9801.

ably, 11983.
Avenaund, Avenond, adj. (A.N.) Bailusly, adv. (A.S.) sadly, lit-
beautiful, lovely, 3073, 3368.

terly, 9446.
Avente, v. (A.N.) to open the Bainly, alv. readily, at once, im-

aventaile for the purpose of breath- mediately, 135, 3370, 8082, 10857,
ing, to admit air to, 7090.

13220.
Aventur, s. chance, opportunity, Bak, Bake, s. the back, 1902 ;
4601.

“ turnyt the bake” = fled, 1348;
Averys, 8. avarice, 194.

"to gyffe bake” = to retreat,

9174.
Avowe, 8. (A.N.) a vow, an oath, Baldly, adv. boldly, fearlessly,
2973.

9742.
Avowe, v. (A.N.) to vow, to make Bale, 8. (A.S. beal) mischief, evil,
a vow, 261, 2002.

destruction, 497, 1433, 2136.
Aw, Awe, v. (A.S.) to be bound
by duty, 2179, 2937; to owe, 533;

Bale, adj. deadly, sad, miserable,
to claim, to have by right, 13622.

926, 1383, 2234, 2681.
Awblaster, s. an arbalest or cross-

Balefull, Balfull, adj. evil, bane-
bow-man, a crossbow; in l. 5707

ful, deadly, 169, 899, 915.
means, arrows from the crossbows, Ballit, ailj. bald, 3818.
the “wharles" of l. 4743.

See Balsamom, Balsaum, &. (Fr.) bal-
Note.

sam, 8777, 9119.
Awkewardly, adv. senselessly, Bame, 8. See Baume.

stupidly, 4379.
Axe, 8. (We. ax) an axe; but | Ban, v. (A.N.) to curse, 4935;
applied also to arrow-leads, spear- | Bane, s. (A.S. bana) a murderer,

Banne, 1389.
heads, and swords, 1588.
Ay, adv. always, ever, 48, 194, Banke, &. the shore, the coast,

7926.
1728, 1814.
Ayell, s. (A.N.) a grandfather, Barbur, 8. a barber, 1598.

1069, 1902.
, )
13604.

s,
Ayle, v. to shelter, to protect, Bare, adj. (A.S.) curt, short, 74 ;
1577; part. Aylyng.

mere, simple, 150, 828 ; purpose-
Ayre, v. to go, 173, 531; to rush

less, unproductive, 2502; com-
plete, 483 ; late, last, 10805; bare-

headed, 2018; unarmed, 5065 ;
Ayre, v. (A.S.) to plough, 175. adv. alone, deserted, 1320 ; s. the
Ayre, 8. an heir, 9088, 11745;

naked skin, 5821.
Aire, 11684.

Bare, pret. of Bore, pierced, bored,
Ayre, s. the air, 1639.

9132.
Ayther, pron. each, both, 7006.

Barely, Barly, adv. wholly, en-

tirely, 68, 2780, 12090.

Baret, 8. (A.N.) strife, contention,
Babery, s. an architectural orna- 5274,9336; trouble, sorrow, 4167,
ment, 1563.

5872.
Bachelor, 8. pl. Bacheler, 9718, Barge, s. a war-vessel, 90, 9720.
11483.

Bargen, 8. contention, strife, 2502.

upon, 7312.

more

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

515
Barly 3391.
Barly, alv. barely; “barly no | Bedaghe, v. (A.S.) to expose, to

barely so much, or cer- befool, 758 ; same as Bedaffe.
tainly not any more, 10132.

Bede, v. (A.S.) to profer, to offer ;
Barn, Barne, s. (A.S.) an infant, amendes to bede” = by way of
a child, 1361, 8143.

amends, 5027; to order, to bid,
Baronage, 8. (A.N.) barons, an

389.
assembly of barons, 211, 232. Bedene, By dene, adv. (A.S.) im-
Barr, 8. a bar, a bolt, 6018.

mediately, at once, suitably, be-
Barre, 8. the girdle (properly, the Begile, Begyle, v. to beguile, to
s

comingly, 429, 1656.
under petticoat), 13019.

,
Barre, v. to shut close, to bolt, Begonnen, part. p. begun, 1620.

deceive, 8153, 9279, 11197.
, ,
6018, 10 163.
Basnet, 8. a bassenet, 1248, 5255. Behode, pret. of Behove, behoved,
Basson, s. a basin, 3169.

required, 12679.
Bast, s. a mat, matting made of Behove, v. (A.S.) to require, to

behove, 900.
straw,
4773.

Beid, s. a bead, pl. a necklace,
Bastel, Bastell, s. (A.N.) a tower,
a fortification, 9490, 10569,

pearls, 7044.

13782.
The Bastel or Bastile was a movable Bein, part. being, 9717.
wooden tower used in warfare ; Beire, v. to bear, to bud, 412; to
latterly, any tower or fortification

bear, to carry, 1772.
was so named.

Beiryng, 8. bearing, manners,
Bate, 8. (A.S.) contention, debate, 4116.
strife, 5276, 5526.

Bekir, v. to skirmish, to battle,
Bate, v. to attack, to contend

7714.
with, to rush at, 5914.

Bekur, 8. a skirmish, a battle,
Batell, s. battle, 1216 ; v. to fight, 8363.
945, 1322.

Belde, v. (A.S.) to build, to
Batell, Batel, 8. a company, a build up, to strengthen, to en-
division, a host, 1151, 2131.

courage, 4541; to recover strength,
Baume, Bawme, Bame, s. balm, 5864.
8777, 8780, 8804, 9119.

Bele, v. to settle, to fester like a
Baxter, s. a baker, 1592.

boil, 1433.
Be, prep. (A.S.) by, 383, 1291, Belefe, v. (A.S. belifan) to remain,
8601; as be = through or by right
-

to be left; part. p. Beleft, forsaken,
of, 1841.

13456.
Be, pres. tense of the verb, 8906 ; Belefe, s. belief, 1686, 4287.
part. p. 8913.

Belirt, pret. of Belere, belied,
Beayell, 8. a grandfather, 13474. deceived, 715; part. p. Belirt, Be-
Beccyn, v. to beacon, to blaze,

lirten, 8134, 8447.
6037.

Belive, Belyve, adv. (A.S.) im-
Become, v. to become, to be be-

mediately, presently, quickly, by

and by, 1163, 1175, 2226, 13206.
coming (pret. become), 1712,
1714.

Belmaker, 8. a bellmaker, 1589.
Bed, pret. of Bidde, commanded, Belt-stid, s. that part of the body
6103.

at which the belt is fixed, 5940.

Be-mard, part. p. damaged, Bete, pret. of Bite, (A.S.) bit,
wounded, 10701.

12150.
Bemoth, 8. Behemoth, the great Bethink, v. (A.S.) to recollect, to
monster, the devil, 4427.

ponder, 143, 147
Bemourn, v. to bemourn, to Betide, Betyde, v. (A.S.) to
lament, 3279.

happen, to arise, to befal, 22 40,
Ben = Been, part. p. 891, 1439; 2722, 2729, 9949; pret. &. part. p.
have been, 9, 1728.

Betid.
Bend, v. (pret. Bend) to bend, to Betoke, pret. of Betake, gave,
fit a bow, 9475.

1391,
Bent, 8. a plain, a common, a

Betraut, v. to betray, 731, 11767;
field, a battle-field, 91, 913, 1192,

pret, betrat, 12026.
5864.

Bi, prep. by, 12097.
Bere, v. (A.S.) pret, bere, to bear, Bickre, Byccer. See Biker.

(.
to carry, to drive, 1279, 1333, Bide, Byde, v. (A.S. bilan) to

,
1361.

stop, to stay, to dwell, to abide, to
Bere, 8. (A.S.) a bier, 9084, endure, 362, 570, 2254, 3483, 5677,
11567.

7186, 8126; pret. Bode.
Berenes, Berynes, s. burial, sepul- Big, Byg, allj. great, noted, re-

ture, 4336, 9619, 10132, 12160. nowned, 1029, 1032. Comp. Bigger,
Berie, Bery, v. to bury, 7148,

stronger, 2121.
7174, 8399, 9690, 13786.

Bigge, v. (A.S.) to build, to set
Beronnen, Beronyn, Byronnen,

up, 1598, 5216.
part. pres. & p. running, flowing, Bigger, adv. better, 2199.
swimming, covered, overrun, 1328, Biggyng, 8. (A.S.) a building,
7033, 9052, 9635, 11141; blody
beronyn, covered with blood.

13452; Byggyng, 1379.
Berslet, 8. a slender bough, a

Bigli, Bigly, Bygly, adv. boldly,
wand, 2196.

strongly, manfully, 691, 6018,

6035; in force, 10105.
Bes, Bese, pres. t. of Be, 870, Biker, Bikere, Bikre, Bicker,

3389, 3487; imper. of Be, 619,
6265, 6947, 13553. See Note, l.

Bycker, Byccer, Bickre, Bykre, o.

(A.S.) to battle, to batter, 2944,
870.

5728, 7271, 7294, 7400.
Besenes, 8. eagerness, 10337.

Biker, 8. a battle, a fight, 4722.
Beside, Besyde, adv. around, Bild, Byld, v. (A S.) to build,
1221.

282, 321, 1535, 1569, 1603; part.
Best, Beste, s. (A.N.) a beast, an

p. bild, bilde.
animal, 4428, 11788.

Bioustious, adj. See Boistous.
Bestad, part. p. beset, circum-
stanced, surrounded, 5849.

Bir, Birr, Birre, s. (A.S. or 0.F.

birer) force, impetus, 171, 570;
Bet, pret. of Beat, 12664.

wind, a strong wind, 1982, 12490;
Betaght, pret. & part. of Beteche,

a thrust, a blow, 1244; a struggle,

a battle, 11141.
gave to, assigned, entrusted to,
6100, 7310, 11741.

Birie, v. to bury, 13674, 13963.
Betake, v. (A.S. betecan) to as- Birle, v. (A.S.) to strike, to thrust

sign, to hand over, to deliver, 5371. with force, 9061.

Birthe, 8. a child, a babe, 10826. | Bode, pret. of Bide, stopped,
Bisè, Bisi, adj. busy, 6047; with stayed, 5940, 5954, 6939.
difliculty, 10388.

Bodeword, 8. (A.S.) a message,
Blab, v. to lie, to deceive.

6262, 8315.
Blackon, v. to become black, Bodyn, pret. of Bide, stopped,
8038.

stayed, 12658.
Bladsmyth, 8. a maker of swords, Bogh, 8. a bough, a branch, 2371.
1592.

Bogh, v. to wend, to steal away,
Blake, adj. (A.S.) black, 3780. 12608.
Blase, v. to blaze, to flame, 1989. Boght, pret. of Buy, bought,

1882.
Blasound, part, blazing, flaming,
860.

Boistous, adj. Bioustious, rough,
Blawe, v. to blow, 1308, 4622.

boisterous, 4116.

Bokebynder, 8.
Ble, 8. (A.S. bleo) colour, com-

a bookbinder,

1589.
plexion, countenance, 7888, 9134.
Blenke, v. to deceive, 2483.

Bold, Bolde, adj. used as a s. in

1210, 1405, 7679, 9464, a bold or
Blent, pret. & part. p. of Blend,

brave man.
mingled, 1695, 3193.

Bolde, v. (A.S.) to embolden ;
Bleryng, 8. blearing, defiling, part. Boldyng, emboldening, 14,
9134.

1182
Blisse, 8. (A.S.) happiness, com- Boldly, adv. boldly, fearlessly,
fort, 1695, 2483.

978; unquestionably, 840.
Blissful, adj. happy, 2256. Bole, s. the body or trunk of a
Blithe, adj. kind, affectionate, tree, 4960.
2312.

Bolne, v. (A.S.) to swell, 5052.
Blithe, 8. face, favour, 2196. Bolnet, adj. swollen, 3839.
Blithe, v. to gladden, to please, Bolnyng, 8. swelling, 5066.
2554.

Bond, pret. of Bind, 7527.
Blithely, adv. properly, honour-
ably, 9109.

Bone, 8. (A.S.) a request, a com-
Bloberond, part. bubbling, gurg-Bone, s. arrest, seizure, 11964.

mand, 505, 4795, 7895.
ling, 9642.
Blodly, adv. with blood, 1328, Bonke, 8. a bank, a shore, 2807.
7033, 10424, 11141.

Borde, s. (A.S.) a table, 1657,
Blonke, 8. (A.S.) a steed, a war-

2562. See Burd.
horse, 2371.

Borly, adj. large, great, burly,
Blusshe, v. to look, 1316; to gaze, 3769, 4964.

2428; to shine forth, 4665. Born, part. p. of Bere, brought,
Blym, v. for Blynn, to cease, 10805.
5075.

Borne, part. p. of Bere, born,
Bobb, v. (A.S.) to strike, to beat, 10826.
7316.

Boss, v. to carve, 1564.
Bocher, 8. a butcher, 1592.

Bossh, v. to gush, to flow, 11120;
Bode, 8. (A.S.) delay, 2568.

pret. Bost, spread, 3022.