Brake, v. to beat, to crush, 6922.
Brake, s. that which breaks or
breaches, artillery engine, a balist,
"big bowes of brake"-Arcoballis-
tae, or huge crossbows mounted on
stand, with crank, 5728.
Bras, v. to embrace, 13810.
Brasier, s.
worker, 1589.
Brast, v. to burst, to break, 3711,

a brazier, a bronze-

8255; pret. Brast, 865, 2681, 3469.
Brathe. See Brethe.

Braunch, v. to spread, to shoot out,
8750.

Bre, s. water, the sea, 3697,
12516.

Brede, v. (A.S.) to spread over,

1172; part. p. Bred, spread, laid
out, 383; pret. Bret, 8794.
Brede, s. breadth, spreading,
4964; "upon brede "=extensively,
3022; "borly of brede" = of great
extent, very wide, 11874.
Bref, 8. a writing, a parchment,
791.

Breff, adj. (A.N.) brief, short, 74.
Bregh, 8. (A.S.) the eyebrow,
3780.

Breke, v. to crash, to rush, 5827,
13014.

Brem, Breme, adj. (A.S. brem)
great, wonderful, 1563, 3714;
vigorous, fierce, cruel, 860, 1314,
5872, 9632.

Bremnes, s. fierceness, fury, 1066,
4665.

Bren, Brenne, v. (A.S.) to burn,

171, 570, 889, 1379, 1989, 7113;
pret. & part. p. Brent, Brente.
Brent, adj. burnt, refined, bright,
3034.

Brest, s. the breast, 1361; the
front, 5930.

Breste, v. (A.S.) to burst, 1248,

9425.

Bret, adj. & part. from Brede,
spread out, crammed, 10254, 12561;
fixed, set, 4960.

Brether, 8400, 13167, 13599.
Brunston, 8. (A.S.) brimstone,
sulphur, 860.

Brush, Brussh, v. to rush, to dash,
1192, 1216, 10969.

Bude, v. impers. = must, to be
bound to, "bude wirke" = must
work, 172.

Bright, v. to illumine, to light
up, 815.

Brise, v. to bruise, to shatter,
7929, 10275.

Britten, Britton, Bretton, v. (A.S.)
to dash, to batter, to kill, 1210,
1971, 2234, 14034.

Broche, v. (Fr.) to pierce, to
transfix, 6503; to spur, to dash,
7690, 10033.

Broche, s. a thrust, 10872.
Brode, adj. broad, great, large,

362, 1299; on brod abroad,
over, through, 8780.

child, a man, a person, a soldier, a
noble, 90, 91, 170, 321, 324, 2887,
8143; pl. people, 321; Burnes,
486; Burnys, 6111.
Buffette, s. a blow, 9674.

Bult, pret. of Belt, tumbled head-
long, 7476, 9992.

Burbele, Burbull, v. to bubble, to

mingle, 3697; to choke, to be
choked, 5760.

Burd, Burde, s. (A.S.) a board, a
table, 211, 383, 486; the wood, or
wooden portion of a shield, 5827;
a shield, 5836.

Burd, Burde, s. (A.S. bryd) a
lady, 483, 683, 3298; Burdde,
3984, 12037, 12085, &c.
Burgh, Burghe, s. a town, a city,
815, 1112; buernes of the burgh
burghers, 9612; burgh-men, 8570.
Burion, v. (Fr. bourgeon) to bud,
1059; s. a bud, 2736.

Burly, adj.

=

See Borly; adv.
stoutly, furiously, 11059.
Burn, s. (A.S.) a streamlet, a ditch,
11472, 13454.

Burnys, pl. of Buern, 6111.
Bus, v. pres. t. behoves, must,
5168, 5643, 11722, 13549.
Buske, v. (Icel.) to busk, to go,
to array, to make ready, 683, 757,
1186, 1322, 2568, 12968; to hide,
to lie hid, 1168.
Busshement, s. (A.N.) an ambus-
cade, 13014.

Bustious, adj. See Boistous.

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But, conj. unless, 879, 927; so
that, 13730; but if if only,
8620, unless, 7369.
Buyldyng, s. a house, 1519.
By, prep. by, for, with, of; beside,
along with, 11569; adv. by the time
that, when, 814, 1074; by wisshyng
= flowing past, 1606.

By, Bye, v. to abide, 2230; to
pay for, 4865; to buy, 11513.
Byccer, v. See Biker.

Byde, v. See Bide.
Bydene. See Bedene.

Bydon, part. p. of Bid, directed,
ordered, 4534.

By-flamede, pret. blazed, burned,

888.

Byg, adj. See Big.
Byggyng, 8. See Biggyng.
Bykre, v. See Biker.

Byld, v. See Bild.
By neithe, By-nethe, adv. beneath,
downward, 1609, 5529.
Byronnen. See Beronnen.
Byse, v. (A.S.) to busy, to work
earnestly, 11333.
Bytell-browet, adj. beetle-browed,
with prominent brow, 3824.

Cable, s. a cable, a rope, 1944.
Cacchen, Cacche, Cache, v. (A.S.)
to catch, to attach, to take, 489,
1077, 2876; to press, to push,
2710; to capture, to seize, 1467,
9766; pret. Cacht, Caght, Kaght
= derived, obtained, 2155; Coght
= caught, 300.

iliary before verbs in the infinitive
to express a past tense), 374, 9916.
Cant, adj. strong, hearty, courage-
ous, 1191, 2267.

Caple, Capull, s. (A.N.) a horse,
5530, 7720, 9895, 10878.
Care, s. grief, vexation, 1306;
fear, 5997; concern, 427, 2464.
Caren, Karyn, s. carrion, a dead
body, 1972, 11185, 13027.
Carle, s. (A.S. ceorl) a low fellow,
a marauder, 9766.

Carpe, v. (Lat.) to talk, to tell,
to speak, to discourse, 829, 2450;
part. Carping.

Carpentour, s. a carpenter, 1597.
Carve, Karve, v. to carve, to cut,
to hack, to hew, 1268, 1650; pret.
Karve, 9468.

Case, s. (A.N.) chance, event,
2537, 2932; case, matter, purpose,
532, 11480.

Cast, adj. rank, vile, 10448.
Cast, Caste, s. reach, extent,
1447; reason, reasoning, 7951,
11241; a plan, a contrivance, a
plot, a stratagem, 714, 1184, 10488,
11241, 11213, 11328.

Cast, Caste, Kast, v. to contrive,
to plan, 144, 204, 1530; to con-
sider, to determine, 259, 4601; to
set one's self, to volunteer, 5953,
6223; part. p. cast, thrown, 11311.
Caupe, s. a blow, a stroke, 1237,
5264.

Caupe, Cawpe, v. (Fr. couper,
Ital. colpire) to exchange blows, to
strike, to fight, 1262, 6486, 7775,
10342. See Coup.

shaking, or warping, 3703.

Caire, v. See Kaire.

Caitif, s. (A.N.) a wretch, a
dastard, 1393; Caiteff, 10352.
Cald, part. p. called, 1490, 2844;
Calt, 388.

fight, 1265; part. tossing, tum-
bling, 13161.

Cause, s. a case, matter, 1004 ;
occasion, 1105; reason, 2896.
Cautel, s. (A.N.) a scheme, a
device, 11490.

Cayre, v. See Kaire.

Charbokill, s. (A.N.) a carbuncle,
3170.

Charge, s. (A.N.) a message,

1772; charge, command, 8952.
Charge, v. to value, to make ac-
count of, 1931, 2720; to select, to
entrust, 8944.

Chaseond, part. pres. rushing,
dashing, 10136.

Chateryng, 8. talking, 1967; silly
talk, 1931; in both cases the word
conveys the idea of boastful speech.
Chauffe, v. (A.N.) to warm, to
heat, 7996.

Chaunce, Chaunse, 8. chance,
accident; by chaunce = afterwards,

as it turned out, 108; an under-
taking, 1009, 1292; a mishap, 1751.
Chef, Chefe, v. See Cheve.
Chefe, Cheffe, adj. chief, choice,
main, 1663; the cheffe the upper

end, 1663.

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521

Chese, v. (A.S.) to choose, 1772,
2299, 8952; to recognize, 13509;
pret. Ches, 9627; part. p. Chosen,
Chosyn.

Cheve, Chef, Chefe, v. (A.N.
chevir) to accomplish, 16; to obtain,
395; to happen, to befall, 518, 708,
5985; to result, to turn, 525, 947,
1007; to go, to haste, to enter,
370, 6019, 8265, 9331.

Chevere, v. to shiver, to quiver,
9370.

Childer, Childre, Children, Chil-

dur, pl. of Child, 1356, 1383, 1418,
1499, 2099.

Chivaler, s. (Fr.) a horseman, a
knight, 6019.

Choise, adj. fine, 1356; elegant,
beautiful, 490.

Choisly, adv. completely, cer-
tainly, 894, 1621.

Chop, Choppe, s. (A.S.) a blow,

7701, 8265, 8643; v. to pierce,
1967; to rush, to drive, 7259.

Chosen, Chosyn, pret, and part.
p. of Chese, gone, entered, 490,
670; liked, esteemed, 1621; pre-
pared, fitted up, 1663.

Chricken, v. (A.S.) to shriek, to
crackle, 9511.

Chynyng, 8. shining, gleaming,

Clere, adj. resplendent, bright,
409; pure, 534; adv. clearly, pre-
cisely, 77.

Clergy, 8. (A.N.) science, learn-
ing, 8104.

Clerk, 8. (A.N.) a scholar, 53.
Clese, s. pl. clothes, 774.
Cleufe, Cleve, v. (A.S.) to cleave,
to pierce, 4034; pret. Clefe, clove,
5938, 7318.

Clip, Clippe, v. (A.S.) to clasp,
to embrace, 474, 552; to be
eclipsed, 426; part. Clippyng, em-
bracing, 2931.

Clippis, s. an eclipse, 409.
Clocher, s. a covering; a place
of shelter, 13502.

Close, s. the passage or enclosure

between the gate and the building,
301; an entrance, 11173, 12982.
Close, Cloise, adj. secure, secret,
privy, 781, 1949; walled, 12341;
Cloyse shut, 11152.
Close, v. to be situated within,
268; to surround, 1509, 1634; to
enclose, to bury, 4337, 7159, 9616,
9620.

=

Closet, s. an enclosure, the inside,
11929.

Cluster, Clustre, v. to set in

clusters or groups, 1634, 1647,
5476; to adorn, 8752.
Clynke, s. the sound of blows,

5853.

Cobb, v. to lay about one, to

fight, 8285; Kobb, 11025.
Cogge, 8. (A.S.) a boat, a vessel,
1077, 3242.

Coght, pret. of Cache, caught, 300.
Coint, Coynt, adj. (A.N.) cun-
ning, skilful, curious, 125, 187,
191, 7715.

Cointly, Coyntly, adv. cunningly,
skilfully, 164, 204, 11228.
Coke, s. a cook, 1596.

Cold, v. (A.S.) to grow cold, 1306.
Colde, pret. of Can, could, was
capable, 2529.

Cole, adj. cold, 1076, 9255.

Coler, s. the collar, the neck,
7318.

Color, Colour, s. colour, a banner,
the ground of a shield, 5462,
10970; v. to colour, to gloss, 523,
1063; Colowr, 7852.

Combir, Combur, Cumbre, v. to
trouble, to vex, 2065, 11331,
11759.

Combraunse, Cumbranse, 8.
trouble, misfortune, 2281, 9169,
12076.

Come, v. (A.S.) to go, to come,
to reach, to arrive at, 193, 1021,
1071, 1101, 1300; to become,
2181; pret. Come, Comen, Comyn;
part. p. Comyn = descended, 1847.
Come, s. coming, approach, ar-
rival, 375, 975, 1142, 1230, 2026.
Comely, Comly, Coumly, Cumly,

adj. beautiful, 474, 1395; as a s. a
lady, 552.

Comford, Comfford, v. pret. Com-
ferd, to comfort, to reassure, 532,
2011.