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Fete, s. work, deed, practice, skill, | Flagh, Flaghe, pret. of Fle, fled,

533, 1529, 6186, 10813, 13075.
Fetis, adj. (A.N.) neat, elegant,
3068, 3075.

Fetur, v. to fetter, to bind,

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6001, 7746, 11144.

Flamme, v. to flame, to gleam,
to glitter, 156, 1958; part. pres.
Flamond, 225; Flaumond, 168;
Flammyng, 970.

Flang, Flange, pret. of Fling, cast,

thrust, cut, struck, 1241, 5253,
11112.

Flapp, v. to strike, to slash, 7674;

to flap, to be blown, 11795.
Flatt, s. a hollow in a field, 10004.
Flaumond, part. See Flamme.
Flay, v. to frighten, 4593; to
weaken, 13294.

Fle, v. pret. Flagh, Flogh, Floghen,

Fleddon, to flee, to fly, 1349, 4732,
6850, 8602, 11969.

Flecchour, s. (A.N.) an arrow-

maker; properly, one who makes
and sets the feathers on arrows,
1593.

Fleme, v. (A.N.) to flow, 10004;
to drive away, to exile, 12377,
12379, 12435, 13604.

Flese, s. a fleece, 156, 225, 970.
Flete, v. to flow, to float, 278,

1609; to sail, 13154; pret. and
part. p. Flet; part. p. = over-
flowed, covered, 12560.

Flit, v. to remove, to change

one's residence, 425, 11835.
Flode, s. flood, water, the sea,
278, 1990.

Flogh, Floghen, pret. of Fle,
4732, 8602, 11969.
Flore, s. a floor, 1660.
Florence, s. florins, money, 1367.
Flote, pret. of Flyte, scolded,
taunted, 7324.

Flowen, pret. of Fle, 10077.
Flype, v. to pull off, as the skin
is pulled off a rabbit, 954.
Flyte, v. (A.S.) to scold, to taunt,
to upbraid; pret. Flote, 7324;
part. Flytyng, 7658.

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Fnast, v. (A.S.) to breathe hard, |
to rush, to roar, 168, 878.
Foale, Fol, Fole, Foole, Fowle, s.
a horse, 1245, 6400, 6451, 8341,
9469, 13560, 13563.

Fode, 8. food, victuals, 5170,
7854.

Foghle, s. a fowl, a bird, 10553,
11805.

Foght, Foghtyn, pret. of Feght,
fought, 6859, 7785.

Folde, v. to surround, 11263.
Fole, s. a fowl, a bird, 13027.
See Foale.

Fole, s. a fool, 1817, 4931, 13279.
Folily, adv. foolishly, rashly, 574,
5101, 7613.

Folle, 8. folly, rage, anger, 1957;
Foly, 1425.

Folut, pret. followed, 6854.
Fome, s. the sea, the waves, 985.
Fomen, s. enemies, 11263.

Fond, v. (A.S.) to try, to strive,
6659.

Fonde, pret. of Find, found, dis-
covered, 1386.

Fonge, v. (A.S.) to take, to seize,
to accost, to meet, 366, 956, 962,
1367, 10017; to undertake, to aid,
599; Fonnge, to batter, to beat,

14023.

Fonnet, adj. (A.S.) foolish, 3473,
4207, 7127; bewildered, helpless,

4691.

Fonnge, v. See Fonge.
Foole, adj. foolish, 13841.
Foole, 8.
Foale.
For, as a prefix to verbs, adds in-
tensity to the signification, some-
times completion, sometimes op-
position, as for-blede, to bleed
copiously; for-faryn, completely
gone, killed; for-shape, to trans-
form; for-bode, to forbid.
For, Fore, prep. for, 1737, 1854;

a horse, 1245. See

through, because, 193, 1444, 6604,
11847; against, 1528; in spite of,
890, 6439.

Forbede, v. to forbid, 5681; to

prohibit, 5725, 6428; pret. For-
bode; imperat. Forbode.

For-bled, part. p. covered with
blood, 12270.

For-do, v. to undo, to ruin, to
destroy, 2940.

Fore, pret. of Fare, went, fared,
rushed, 93, 853, 887, 898, 1209,
9554; dealt, wrought, 44, 1213,
8519, 10896.

Fore, adj. front, 884; prep. See
For.

For-faren, For-faryn, part. p.
perished, killed, 1438, 12118.
For-ferd, part. p. terrified, 10276,

10699.

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Forne, Fourme, adv. direct,
straight, right, 6784, 7759.
Forray, 8. plunder, 6426.
Fors, v. to force, to urge, 1929.
Forsec, pret. of For-seón, despised,
forsook, 721.

Forset, v. to beset, to surround,
to besiege, 1924, 7671.
Forshape, v. to transform, 13221.
Forslet, s. a stronghold, 11779.
Forthe, adv. forwards, onwards,
till now, 1628.

Forther, adv. forth, 680, 11174.
Forther, v. to further, to aid, to

assist, to benefit, to honour, 5743,
8884, 11138, 11170, 11708, 11716

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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

part. Forthoryng, assisting, of
benefit, aiding, 4576.
Forthi, conj. (A.S.) because, 1085.
For-thinke, v. (A.S.) to repent, to
rue, 9312.

Fortune, s. chance, 1464.

Forward, 8. (A.S.) a promise, a
pledge, 548, 602, 2440, 3123,
9312; an agreement, a covenant,
2727; the front, the van, the
attack, 1148, 5860.

Forwise, adj. prescient, far-seeing,
2539, 3950.
For-wroght, part. p. over-worked,
worn out, exhausted, 5861.
For-yete, v. to forget, 869; pret.
For-yet, 882; part. p. For-yeten,
2291; For-yeton, 2068, 9959.
Fose, 8. pl. of Foe, 5169.
Fot, v. to fetch; pret. Fot,

12610.

Fote, s. a foot, 356, 1824.

Fotyng, 8. footing, position, secu-
rity, 2077.

Fouchon, 8. a falchion, a sword,
5260, 11110.

Found, v. to intend, to design,

13812; to invent, to originate,
1628; to accomplish, to succeed,
1154.

Fourme, v. to form, to build,

1540; s. manner, 1954.
Fourme, adv. See Forne.
Fourt, adj. fourth, 5446.
Foutly, adv. foolishly, 5079.
Fowle, s. a horse, 13560.

Foale.

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Foyne, v. to push, to thrust, to

fence with a spear, 10081, 10287.
Fraght, s. freight, cargo, 1118,

5384, 9388, 12855; a fleet, 13301.
Fraist, v. to try, to prove, 261,
6533, 6947; to inquire, to examine,
to seek out, to consult, 97, 1119.
Fraite, v. to inquire, to seek out,
10714.

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Frayne, v. (A.S.) to ask, to in-

quire, 97, 358, 1794, 2893, 12019.
Fre, adj. (A.S.) liberal, noble,
358, 525, 11234; s. a familiar term
in narrative or conversation applied
to both sexes a person, a man, a
woman, 533, 1386.

Freeltie, s. (A.N.) frailty, weak-
ness, 8723.

Frek, adj. (A.S.) quick, eager,
hasty; comp. Frekir, 9862.
Freke, s. (A.S.) a man, a fellow,

145.

Frele, adj. (A.N.) frail, 831.
Frenship, s. friendship, good-will,
1777.

Freshe, Fresshe, adj. bright, 225,

997.

Fresshe, s. the flood, or overflow
of a river; a press of men, an on-
set, 4730.

Fret, v. (A.S.) to adorn, to deck,

434, 3409; part. p. adorned,
spread, 1660.

Frete, v. (A.S.) to consume, to
destroy, 9691; part. p. Fret, con-
sumed, decayed, 13029; imperat.
Fret, deal, dally, 12846.

Frickly, adv. eagerly, heartily,
8994, 9880.

Frigie, adj. as s. Phrygian, a
Phrygian, 2918, 2981.

Frike, adj. (A.S.) another form
of Freke (both forms are still in
use in the West of Scotland; Frike
is generally applied to qualities and
moods of the affections, and the
mind; Freke, to the manner and
conduct, but they are often used
in the same sense); hearty, glad,
1189, 2918; keen, eager, 2055,
6949; frike age = courageous
times, the age when one is ready
for any undertaking, 2204.

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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Friknes, 8. readiness, eagerness, | Furst, adj. first, 1557, 4330.

rashness, 6120.

Frith, s. (A.S.) a wood, a coppice,
13552.

Froch, v. to rush, to dash, to
push, 1278. See Frush.
Frothe, v. to froth, or foam at the
mouth, 1957.

Frunt, s. the front, the breast, the
fore-part, 9150, 10814; a mass,
one body, 10869.

Frunt, v. to strike, to wound, 6923,
6984; to rush, to drive, to tumble,
to fall, 6887, 6890, 8327, 8551.
Frush, Frusshe, v. to bruise, to
crush, to break, to tear, 1196, 8335,

13940; to push violently, to dash,

3225, 5931; a rush, a crash, an
onset, 5830, 8998.
Frut, s. fruit, 4972.
Fryke, adj. hearty, 1050. See
Frike.

Frynde, s. a friend, a relative,

1039.
Fuerse, Furse, adj. fierce, strong,
brave, 216, 569, 785; great, 1617;
immense, 2271; as a s. 888.
Fuersly, Fursly, adv. fiercely,
eagerly, quickly, 261, 1245.
Fughtyn, pret. of Feght, fought,
7087, 10431.

Fulfaire, adj. handsome, 3155.
Full, adj. satisfied, 466.
Full swice should be Fulls-wice,

Fool's wise, like a fool, 5071.

Fulsom, adj. very large, very full,

3068.

Fulthe, 8. abundance, plenty,
5414.

Fur, Furre, adv. further, 1107,
7103. See Firre.

Furde, s. a band, a company,
4164, 7217.

Furder, adv. further, 2982.
Fursnes, 8. fierceness, bravery,
9771.

Furth, Furthe, adv. forth, onward,

s.

onwards, 2242, 2744, 6904, 13105;
Furthe, adj. the fourth, 2007.
at once, 2984.
Fyfte, adj. fifth, 1486, 6338.
Fyche, 8. See Fiche.
Fyge, s. a fig, 12206.
Fyld, Fylde, s.

See Feld.
Fylyng, 8. (part. of Fyle) defile-
Fylsy, Fylsyn, v.
ment, 4850. See File.
See Filsyn.
Fyn, Fyne, adj. good, great,
clever, learned, keen, 400, 5824,
Fynde, s. a fiend, 597, 4290,
8375; adv. completely, 7168.

8125.

Fyndyng, s. the founding, the
origin, 4296.

Fyne, v. to finish, to cease, to
end, 8810.

Fyst, s. the fist; in fyst

= in his
grasp, a hold of, 10995.
Fyt, s. a measure, a section of a

story, 8420.

Gab, Gabbe, v. (A.N.) to jest, to
lie, 4303, 10604.

Gaf, Gafe, Gaffe, pret. of Give,
804, 1250, 6102, 6491.
Gaid, pret. of Ga, went, 369.
Galos, Galous, Galowes, 8. the
gallows, 12885, 12890, 13033,
13116.

Gamen, Gamyn, s. frolic, inter-

course, 107, 1506, 11056.
Gan, pret. began.

Gar, Ger, v. (Icel.) to make, to
cause, to compel, 197, 1937, 2928;
pret. Gart, 9394; Gert, 1616, 1629,
4347, 6657, 8399. Both forms
are still used in Scotland.

Gat, Gate, pret. of Get, got, ob-
tained, 1529, 3553; begat, 107,
1506, 13944.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Gate, part. p. of Geet, guarded, | Gert, pret. of Ger. See Gar.
superintended, 566.

Gate, s. (A.S.) a street, way, road,
351, 1334, 5946; manner, conduct,
undertaking, 612, 2239, 5207,
6138; gird of his gate = fled of his
gate = fled out of his way; so gat

in the same way, similarly, 5207;
in our gate furthe= in our conduct
from this day forth, 6138; all agreit
to be gate all agreed to the plan,

3649.

Gaude, Gawde, s. a jest, a trick,
a pretence, 603, 9279, 10749; pl.
Gawdyn, 11468.

Gaume, s. a game, a merry-

making, 1620, 1622, 2937.
Gawlyng, s. (part. of Gawl, Gowl)
shouting, wailing, 8677.
Gay, s. a gay person, a lady, 2679.
Gayn, Gayne, adv. near, over
against, 2813, 4226, 8004, 8089.
Gayne-come, s. return, i. e. com-
ing back again, 2026.
Gaynist, super. of Gayn, fore-
most, first, 2996.
Gayre, s. 905, 13360. See Geire.
Gedre, Gedir, v. to gather, to col-
lect, 1174, 1225, 10133; pret. &
part. p. Gedret, Gedrit.

Geet, v. (Fr. guet, a ward) to

guard, to keep, 11746; part. p.
Gate, 566.

Geeter, Geter, s. a keeper, a
guardian, 972, 11739.

Geire, Gere, Geyre, Gayre, s.
goods, weapons, instruments, dress,
armour, 905, 1081, 6051, 6547,
6565, 8477, 13360.

Gem, s. a gem, a precious thing,
1368.

Gematry, 8. geometry, 8394.
Gentill, s. a noble, a knight, 128;
a lady, 437.

Gentris, 8. gentility, manners,
conduct, 131.

Ger, v. 1937. See Gar.

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Ges, 2 sing. pres. ind. of Gie,

givest, 2089; imperat. give, 13553.
Gest, Geste, Gyste, s. (A.N.) an
event, 2026; an adventure, 620;
a deed, 3286; a history, or tale,
286, 12772.

Get, v. to keep, to preserve, 2113.
See Geeter.
Geter, s.
Getton, Getyn, part. p. gotten,
begotten, 290, 1017.
Gevyn, pret. of Give, gave, in-

flicted, 944, 1214, 5946.
Gewell, s. a jewel, 1368.
Geynde, part. p. join, adjoining,

5223.

Geyre, 8. See Geire.
Giaund, s. a giant, 5503.
Gide, Gyde, s. a guide, a chief, a
ruler, 4053, 8881.
Gif, Gyf, conj. (A.S.) if.
Gilde, adj. golden, yellow, 3989.
Gile, s. deceit, surprise, stratagem,

10749.

Gille, s. a narrow rocky valley, or
glen, 13529.

Gilt, s. guilt, crime, 1814, 11581.
Gird, Girde, Gyrd, v. to strike, to

pierce, to thrust, to dash, to pull,
177, 938, 940, 1332, 1377; to
spring, to rush, to dash, to fall, 169,
854, 880, 1232, 1317, 2072, 2322,
8072, 9017; to cut, 12143; pret.
Girdyn; part. Girdand, Girdond,
Girdiller, s. a maker of girdles,
1584. The girdillers, or girdlers,
formed a section of the "hammer-
men." The girdle is a round iron
plate used in baking cakes; and
the sauce-pan used in cooking fish
is still often called a girdle, or
gridle, as in 1. 13826, "A grydell
full gay gret-full of fiche."
Girdyn, pret. of Gird, 4740.
Glade, v. (A.S.) to make glad,
6126.

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