9088.

Mon, s. a man, 595.
Mon, v. must, 2635; Mone, 8499.
Mone, s. the moon, 3195.
Mone, s. a month, 1064, 10243.
Mone, s. lamentation, 3562.
Moneth, s. a month, 1625, 8403.
Monfull, adj. manly, able, 2202.
Monger, s. a seller, a dealer, 1590.
Mony, adj. many, 251, 284.
Monymaker, s. a coiner, a lender,

or exchanger of money, 1590.
Moo, adj. more, 1162. See Mo.
More, adj. (A.S.) greater, of
higher rank, 1849.

More-halfe, s. greater portion,
larger number, 13303.
More-Ynde, s. India, 8631.
Mornyng, Mournyng, s. mourning,
1363, 9079.

Moron, s. morn, morning, 9141.
Most, adj. greatest, largest, 275;
ado. chiefly, 1477, 1548.
Most, v. must, 1691, 12683.

Mote, v. to discuss, to reason, to
reply, 609.

Mote, s. a command, an order,

11005.

Mowmette, s. 2021. See Mau-

ment.

Mowthe, v. (A.S.) to speak, to
whisper, 686; s. speech, by mowthe
= orally, 1917.

Mowthly, adv. by report, orally,
3538.

Mun, v. must, 3477, 12720.
Murthe, 8. murder, slaughter,

5983, 6008, 8406, 9055, 13063.
Musycke, adj. mosaic; after
musycke in mosaic style, 1662.

Mydward, adv. towards the mid-
dle, 7325.

Myghtifull, adj. almighty, 12136.
Mykill. See Mekil.

Mylde, adj. gentle, lady-like,
510.

Mylne, s. a mill, 1604.
Myn, Mynne, v. to recollect, to
remember, 30, 37; to speak of, to
mention, to recall, 431, 669, 1434,
6463, 11574; pret. & part. p. Myut,
431, 669.

Mynd, Mynde, s. thought, memo-
ry, recollection, 769, 1434, 1477,
3528; mention, notice, 9074; in-
tention, 736; reason, mental
faculty, 1363.

Mynd, v. to muse on, to think
upon, 9305.

Mynt, pret. & part. p. of Myn,
431, 669.

Mynt, s. an aim, a blow, 8268.
Myrtle, Myrtil, v. to crumble, to
be shattered, 4301, 4312.
Mys, Myse, Mysse, s. (Goth.
missa) fault, wrong, crime, mis-
fortune, loss, 1750, 2219, 3371,
6707, 10593, 11815.

Mys, Mysse, v. to miss, to fail,

6915; to lose, 10575. See Note.
Mysdo, v. to spoil, to hurt, to in-
jure, 5088.

Myslyke, v. to dislike, to be vexed

for having done, to regret, 1698.
Myst, Myste, s. mist, 1985,
12495, 13159.

Nagge, s. a horse, 7727.

Nait, Naite, adj. fine, superior,
3878, 8212; super. Naitest, most
noted, 1038.

Naite, Nait, v. (Icel. njota, to en-
joy) to use, to employ, 776, 6031;
to exert, to ply, 7491, 10940.
Naitly, adv. quickly, at once,

2427; Naytely, 2746.

Nakid, s. the skin, the bare body,
6403.

Name, pret. of Nime, took, 792.
Namet, part. p. named, 104.
Nase, s. the nose, 911, 7031.
Naturell, Naturill, adj. illegiti-

mate, foster, 6770, 6844, 6932,
7786.

Nauther, Nawther, adj. neither,
2837, 4326, 4923.
Naytely, adv. See Naitly.
Ne, conj. (A.S.) nor, 420, 1865;

adv. nay, 1866.

Nede, v. (A.S.) to need; most

nede must needs, 1691.
Negh, adj. near, 929, 1553.
Negh, v. (A.S.) to approach, to
come near, 672, 1964; pret.
Neghit, 13813; Neght, 672; part.
Neghyng, 885.

Neght, pret. of Negh, 672.
Neght, s. night, 3194.
Nelue, or Nelne, s. 170.
Elue, or Elne.

See

Nem, v. to tell, to relate, to name,
153, 1115, 2746; Nemme, 11497.
Nemly, adv. nimbly, 1226; skil-
fully, 10940.
Nene, adj. nine, 2638.
Nepe, s. a turnip, 3076.
Netherward, ade. under, below,

7717.

Nethur, adj. lower, 3076.

Neve, s. (Icel. nefi) the fist, 13889.
Neven, Nevyn, v. (Icel. nafn) to

name, to call, 5444, 6792, 6844;
part. p. Nevenyt, Nevynt.
Newe, v. (A.S.) to renew, 12973.
Newly, adv. anew, once more,
1842.

Neye, v. to neigh, 7727.
Nightwacche, s. a night-watch, a
sentinel, 7352.

No, adj. no, 1365, 1367; ne no
= nor any, 1367, 1368.
Nobill, Noble, adj. noble, grand,
of the first rank, 49, 340, 317,
1584; powerful, 782, 883; Noble
= noblemen, 284.

Nobilte, s. nobility, 1842; honour,

1965.

Noblay, Nobley, s. nobility, rank,
splendour, 3372, 3450.

Noblely, adv. nobly, famously,
10318.

Noght, 8. nothing, 8374, 9212;

adv. not, 934, 1823, 8485.

Noie, v. to trouble, to annoy, to

injure, 2653, 11297; Noye, 1439,
1701, 2591, 7578.

Noie, Noye, Noy, s. (A.N.)
trouble, annoyance, injury, grief,
1075, 1257, 1965, 3537, 3564;
noye for to here=fearful to be
heard, 3701.

Noise, v. to report, 1173.
Nold, contr. for ne wolde, would
not, 7585; pret. of Nil.
Nolpe, v. to strike quickly, or
fiercely, 7475, 13889; to strike
down, to fell, 1257, 6580, 6613.
Nolpe, s. a blow, 6753, 14037.
Nomber, 8. number, 1147.
Nome, s. a name, 37, 291, 1097;
v. to name, part. p. Nomet, 7305.
Nomekowthe, adj. (A.S.) famous,

2630.

Nonest, s. the occasion, 104, 284,
6195; Nonyst, 1502. The phrase
for the nonest is a corruption of the
A.S. for pan anes for the occasion.

Noqwere, adv. nowhere, 12083.
Not, s. naught, 2594.
Note, v. a form of Naite, to help,
to aid, 402; s. undertaking, event,
284, 2461, 7305; esteem, 792.
Nowther, conj. neither, 1930,
6213. See Nauther.

Noy, Noye. See Noie.
Noyes, adj. See Noyous.
Noyous, Noyus, adj. great, fear-
ful, difficult, 4731, 8212, 9026,
13462, 13894; Noyes, 10184.
Nurtur, 8. rearing, upbringing,

1885.

O, prep. of, 6623, 12427; on,
2401, 3145, 13489; out of, 1282.
O, adj. one, 2236.

O-backe, adv. backward, 5796.

Obit, s. funeral ceremonies, burial,
5357, 9089.

Obreade, adv. on each side, 11877.
Obrege, Obrygge, v. to lessen, to
shorten, 1811, 5030.
Occian, s. the ocean; adj. wide,
great, 13254. See Note.
Od, adj. chief, great, 4097, 6404;
famous, renowned, 4165, 4401; as
an adv. specially, uncommonly,
7466, 10839; certainly, 9597.
Oder, adj. other, 11012.
Odir, s. odour, smell, 8732.

Odly, adv. nobly, bravely, 6859.
Of, prep. by, 290, 1692; out of,
1254, 5913, 12727; from, 1245,
1820, 12689; on account of, 5788;
for, 11038; adv. off, 938, 7065.
O-fer, adv. afar, 280, 1642.
Offence, Offens, 8. resisting, op-
posing, 9700, 13911.
Offerond, Offrond, s. an offering,
2021, 4468, 11790.
Oftsithe, Oftsythes, adv. often,
2144, 10797.

Ogh, v. to be due, 5357.

555

Olofte, adv. aloft, standing, in
existence, 349.

On, adj. one, 2, 13889; prep. on,
upon, over, 336, 342, 1156, 1312;
during, for, 1827.

One, similar to the affix self, as
in hym one himself; hir one =
herself, 685; adv. alone, particu-
larly, 1389, 2888; one best = the
best, 11255.

Onest, adj. honest, truthful, re-
liable, 48, 1471; decent, respect-
able, 2858.

Onesté, 8. respect, 2861; Onesty,
good name, 2965.

Onestly, adv. suitably, respect-
ably, 281, 1600.

Onsware, v. to answer, to reply,
1121.

Oon, adj. one, 8590.

Openly, adv. openly, clearly,
boldly, 1646; Opunly, 3657.
Opon, Opun, Opyn, adj. open,
1575, 3759, 4268.

Oppon, prep. upon, 1679.

Opponon, adv. thereupon, there-
after, 9809.
Opynond, part. opening, reveal-
ing, 553.

Or, prep. before, 114; conj. (oper)

else, 1821; adv. (der) ere, before,
1475, 8938; or it were knowen =
rather than it should be reported,
584.

Ordand, Ordant, pret. of Ordain,
ordered, appointed, 281, 8139;
ordant alyue = brought to life
again, 9831.

Orible, adj. horrible, fearful,
151, 8732; Oribull, 165.
Orient, s. (A.N.) the east, 151.
Ornyng, Ournyng, s. shrinking,

Ost, s. a host, an army, 2056.
Other, Othir, pron. sing. & pl.
other, others, 4767, 10749, 11245,
11257, 11483.

Ought, pret. of Ough, or Ow,

owned, possessed, 103. See Ow.
Ourn, v. to droop, to sink, to
shrink, 2203, 2540; to wince, to
cause to wince, 4857, 6404; part.
Ournand, 2203; Owrnond, 13399.
Ournyng, s. See Ornyng.

to injure, to fade, 7992, 9128,
9227; part. p. Pairet, Peire,
3588.

Pal, Pale, s. a fort, a fortress,
322, 5610, 9870; pl. Pals, Pales,
1378.

Palais, Pales, Palys, s. (A.N.) a

palace, 322, 1385, 1629, 13878.
Pale, s. a boundary, a country,

13874.

Pale, adj. white, foaming, 2004,
13874.

the world, alive, 2175.
Outlawhe, v. to outlaw, 12373.
Outrage, adv. very, exceedingly,
3774.

Over, prep. away from, from off,
280, 1640; beyond, above, 265,

2965.

Overdrogh,

Overdroghe, pret.
passed, was done, ended, 673,
4664, 7630, 9932.
Over-hild, pret. of Over-hele,
overspread, 2374.

Over-loke, v. to look over, to ex-
amine, 2241.
Over-passe, v. to pass by, to be
overlooked, 1424.
Overput, part. p. glossed over,
subdued, 160.

Overraght, pret. of Overreche, or
Overrax, overhauled, re-examined,
69; overcame, 13898.
Overthwert, adv. in secret, at the
same time, 8059.

Overtyrn, v. to overthrow, 1406.
Overwalt, part. p. overturned,
8155. See Walt.

Ow, v. to possess, to own, 4914.
Owkewardly, adv. contrariwise,
falsely, 8139.
Owre, s. an hour, 707.

Owther, conj. or, either, 924,
6798.

hangings, to drape, 8385.

Pall, v. to cut, to thrust, to

crash, 10022, 11132.

Pall, s. a kind of fine cloth, 435.
Palladian, s. palladium, 11852.
Panys, s. (A.N.) the panache, or
plume on the top of a helmet,
5722.

Pappe, s. the breast, the teat,
8485.

Parnter, s. (Parmentier or per-

mentier, parator) a decorator or
embroiderer. See Note.

Part, v. to divide, 1130.
Part-taker, s. a partaker, a sharer,

2183.

Partie, s. (A.N.) a part; pl.
regions, countries, 2162.
Pas, Pase, s. (A.N.) a section, a
division, 663, 8970; a step of a
stair, 1677; a pass, 13013; to the
pase = in step, 10647.

Pass, Pas, v. (A.N.) to excel, to
exceed, to surpass, 626, 2384; to
leave, to pass from, 1409, 1710;
to succeed, 8295.

Payeme, s. pagandom, 2162.
Payment, s. a pavement, a side-
walk, 352. Chauc. pament.
Payne, s. pain, agony, suffering,
1364.

Payne, v. to busy, to urge, 10336.

Pepull, Peopull, Pupull, s. people,
multitude, 1034, 1159, 1184, 2025.
Peradis, s. Paradise, the Garden

of Eden, 5496.

Pere, s. (A.N.) a peer, a brother,
a companion, 3673, 7154.
Perel, s. peril, danger, 184.
Perfourme, v. to complete, to
finish, 2022.

Perisshe, Periche, Perysshe, v. to
perish, to lose, to destroy, 7614,
11278, 11360.

Perlament, Perlement, s. a par-
liament, a council, 2095, 9379.
Perll, s. a pearl, 1674.
Perlouse, adj. perilous, 564.

Perrieris, s. pl. (A.N.) jewels,
precious stones, 1670.
Persayve, v. to perceive, to under-
stand, 1815.

Perse, v. to pierce, 1286, 10768.
Pert, adj. subtle, cunning, clever,
113, 812, 977; of good appear-
ance, lovely, 542, 1462.

Pert, v. to part, to separate,
2156.

Perte, Pertie, s. a part, a district,
217, 305; the fore perte = the
breast, 884.

557

Pese, s. peace, 1713; v. to appease,

3809.

Petie, s. pity, 8686.

Pight, pret. placed, fixed, fastened
or yoked, 310, 903; part. p. set,
fixed, held, 1578, 1670, 2079,
4056; pight on the prinse = aimed
at the prince, 8258.

Pike, Pyke, v. to plunder, to rob,
1371, 3199, 12862.
Pilde, pret. of Pill, 903.

Pile, s. (Lat.) a javelin, 6976.
Piler, Pyller, 8. a pillar, 310,

1578.

Pill, Pil, Pyll, v. to pillage, 2282,
5000; to turn up, to plough, 903;
pret. Pilde.

Pilour, s. a robber, a plunderer,
12862.

Pisshes, 8. the sign Pisces,
4039.

Plain, Plaine, Playn, Playne,
adj. clear, smooth, level, fixed,
423, 1578, 2079; s. play, satis-
faction, 1331.
Plaint, Playnt, v. to complain, to
bewail, 3554, 8095; s. wailing,
8686.

Plaintiose, Plaintiouse, Plaintius,
adj. plentiful, abundant, 3153,
3314, 11492; plaintius money =
very abundant.

Playne, v. to complain, to bewail,
3471, 8871, 11545; part. Play-
nond.

Playnt. See Plaint.

1130.

Pertnes, s. neatness, trigness,

9205.

Perysshe, v. See Perisshe.
Pes, s. a piece, a point, a place,
181, 943, 1164; pl. Pesys, pieces
of money, coins; Peces, points,
1164.

Pes, v. to place, to seat, 1096.

fertile, 341, 12412; Plentious,
12400.

Ples, v. to appease, to pleasure,
11849, 13325.

Plesaund, adj. pleasing, joyous,

gladsome, 2885, 12412; Pleasaund,
12400.

Plesauns, 8. (A.N.) pleasure, 2311.
Plete, v. (A.N.) to plead, 9596.