Boste, s. a menace, a threat, 7962.
Bot, Bote, s. a boat, 958, 1299,
1942.

Bote, s. (A.S.) gain, profit, ad-

vantage, 448, 12334.
Bote, v. to help, to profit, 3391,

8854. bowman 3901.
Boumon, s. an archer, 5536.
"Boun, Boune, Bowne, v. (A.S.)

to make ready, to prepare, to dress,
827, 2756; to rush, to dash, 6899,

bouny, bonnet, 6905, 6997; ad ready, going,
2136, 2745, 2816, 6920.6077
Boun = bound, compelled, 9474.
Boundyn = abounding, great,

13718.

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. a brazier, a bronze-

worker, 1589.
to-Gast
Brast, v. to burst, to break, 3711,
pret. Brast, 865, 2681, 3469.

pl. conversation, 3112.

Bourder, 8. edge, border, 329,

sourdurs 1652 1248; a corner, 1598. bourders w
Bourdfull, adj. (A.N.) sportive,
free, 3952.

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

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

cover

8449.

Bove, v. to behove, 5115.

Bow, Bowe, v. to bend, to bow,
bowet to submit, 507, 2511, 8147, 13220
to go, to come, to wend, 362, 775,
851978 to retreat, 9490.
Bowande, part. of Bow, bending,

to bow.

-ame

obedient, submissive, 901.

Bowe, s. a yoke for oxen, 901.
Bowe, s. a bough, a branch, 412,
1059.

Bowerdur, s. a border, a district,
12861.

Boyste, 8. (A.N.) an ointment,
883; properly, "boyste" means
"box," and is here used in the

same sense as when we say a cup,
a glass, and mean the contents of
the vessel.

Brade, adj. (A.S.) broad, large,

383.

Braid, Braide, v. (A.S.) to turn

up, 904; to pull, to pull up, to

1172; part. p. Bred, spread, laid
out, 383; pret. Bret, 8794.

s.

Brede, 8. breadth, spreading,
4964; "upon brede "=extensively,
3022; "borly of brede"
= of great
extent, very wide, 11874.
Bref, s. a writing, a parchment,
794.

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

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

Brem, Breme, adj. (A.S. brem) 11874
great, wonderful, 1563, 3714; wild tem
vigorous, fierce, cruel, 860, 1314, pestuous
5872, 9632.413 [bry 6905.
Bremnes, s. fierceness, fury, 1066, ags
brent op impf 10104
Bren, Brenne, v(A.S.) to burn,
171, 570, 889,-1379, 1989, 7113;
pret. & part. p. Brent, Brente.
Brent, adj. burnt, refined, bright,
3034.

4665.4

high, 3030.

Brig, Brigge, s. a bridge, a draw-
bridge, 7130, 10464, 13880, 13886,
13897. gi-ger

Bright, adj. beautiful, lovely,
1657.

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

Brise, v. to bruise, to shatter,
7929, 10275. te britton 5073
Britten, Britton, Bretton, v. (A.S.)
to dash, to batter, to killed
1210
2234, 14034 from Tionnf.
Broche, (Fr.) to pierce, to
transfix, 6503; to spur, to dash,
timp 7690, 10033. spear, lance

in

Broche, s. a thrust, 10872.

Brode, adj. broad, great, large,

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

Broght, pret. & part. p. of Bring,
brought, hurried; of lyue broght =
killed, 1443, 8633.
Brond, s. (A.S.) a sword, 10275.
6407,

bround 10073.

Brether, 8400, 13167, 13599.
Brunston, s. (A.S.) brimstone,

sulphur, 860.

(Brush) Brussh, v. to rush, to dash, brusset

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371

=

1192, 1216, 10969 behoved
Bude, v. impers. must, to be
bound to, "bude wirke" = must
work, 172.

dat

brusshit i

Buern, Buerne, Barne, s. (A.S.) a
+child, a man, a person, a soldier, a
noble, 90, 91, 170, 321, 324, 2887, - buerrill
8143; pl. people, 321; Burnes,
486; Burnys, 6111.
Buffette, s. a blow, 9674.

Bult, pret. of Belt, tumbled head-
long, .7,476, 9992.

Burbele, Burbull, v. to bubble, to
mingle, 3697; to choke, to be
choked, 5760,
day.

ST

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

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Burd, Burde, s. (A.S. bryd) a verdic
lady, 483 683, 3298; Burdde,
3984; 12037, 12085, &c. *11178
Burgh, Burghe, s. a town, a city,
815, 1112; buernes of the burgh
burghers, 9612; burgh-men, 8570.
t.impl
Burion,"
Burion, v. (Fr. bourgeon) to bud,
1059; s. a bud, 2736. (rusions juk •
Burly, adj. See Borly; adv.
stoutly, furiously, 11059.

Burn, s. (A.S.) a streamlet, a ditch,
11472, 13454. 1347 4 burne syde
Burnys, pl. of Buern, 6111.

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kag1+

520

cantly 6504, 11480, 10349
Recently $285
carpyng v. 47609.

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
suly

Bytell-browet, adj. beetle-browed,
with prominent brow, 3824.
cables 2848.

X

Cable, s. a cable, a rope, 1944.
Cacchen, Cacche, Cache, v. (A.S.)
to catch, to attach, to take, 189,
1077, 2876 to press, to push,
2710; to capture, to seize 1467,
(9766; pret. Cacht, Caght, Kaght-

derived, obtained, 2155; Coght
= caught, 300.

Cage, v. to catch, to entangle by
sigedur
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.

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

ous, 1191, 2267. 5429
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.
carus pr. crven
Karve, 9468.

9686.

it
carmi'l pip'
'4610,"

karpes carpit (:)

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

Cast, adj. rank, vile, 10448.
Cast, Caste, s. reach, extent,
dat 1447; reason, reasoning, 7951,
11241; a plan, a contrivance, a
plot, a stratagem, 714, 1184, 10488,
11241, 11243, 11328.

cast

Cast, Caste, Kast,. v, to contrive, as impl.
to plan, 144, 204,71530; to con-
sider, to determine, 259, 4601; to
set one's self, to volunteer, 5953, kast
6223; part. p. cast, thrown, 11311.
Caupe, s. a blow, a stroke, 1237,
kaupe

5264.

Caupe, Cawpe, v. (Fr. couper,
Ital. colpire) to exchange blows, to
strike, to fight, 1262, 6486;7775,
10342. See Coup.
Cauping, Caupyng, s. fighting,
79411
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. (Apl.)
Cayre, v. See Kaire.

it

Cleane, adj. See Clene; s.

adv.

Clene, Cleane, Kleane, adj. pure,"
clean, 164, 399, 1395, 9468; in-
most, secret, 467; distinct, separ-
ate, 1634; whole, 10835; polished,
finished, 77; super. Clennest, 1496.
Clenly, adv. properly, 774.
Clennes, Klennes, s. purity,
modesty, 523, 13041; clearness of

skin, 1503.

Sensi

erah Clense, v. to cleanse, 1608.
Clent, adj. steep, high, rocky,

46031

1995.

Clepe, v. (A.S. clypian) to call,

292.

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

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

Clerk, s. (A.N.) a scholar, 53.
Clese, s. pl. clothes, 774.

Cleufe, Cleve, v. (A.S.) to cleave,
ckupiter/15935, 7318.
to pierce, 4034; pret. Clefe clove,

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

6.11264

Clippis, s. an eclipse, 409.

Clocher, 8. a covering; a place
of shelter, 13502.

Close, s. the passage or enclosure

a xoise heit

between the gate and the building,
301; an entrance, 11173, 12982.
Close, Cloise, adj. secure, secret,
privy, 781, 1949; walled, 12341;
3939 Cloyse shut, 11152.
Close, v. to be situated within,
close 268; to surround, 1509, 1634; to
enclose, to bury, 4337, 7159, 9616,
9620.

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bp-378452
Clynke, s. the sound of blows,

5853.

Cobb, v. to lay about one, to

fight, 8285; Kobb, 11025. To spar
Cogge, s. (A.S.) a boat, a vessel,
1077, 3242. cosges pl.
Coght, pret. of Cache, caught, 300.
Coint, Coynt, adj. (A.N.) cun-
ning, skilful, curious, 125, 187,
191, 7715. vintt 11243;

Cointly, Coyntly, adv. cunningly,
Coke, s. a cook, 1596.
skilfully, 164, 204, 11228. 8779.

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

capable, 2529. conv. t. knew
Cole, adj. cold, 1076, 9255. coc

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

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.