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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Argh, adj. (A.S. earg) timid,
fearful, 2540.

Arghe, v. (A.S. eargian) to wax
timid, to be terrified, 1976, 3121;
to terrify, 5148.
Arghly, adv. timidly, 1831.
Arghnes, s. (A.S.) timidity, 2203.

Armurer, s. (A.N.) an armourer,

1588.

Armys, s. pl. armour, 1304.
Arofe, Arove, pret. of Arive,
arrived, 1947, 3249.
Arowsmyth, s. a maker of lance
and arrow heads; also, a maker of
arrows, 1588.

Art, pl. artes, artis, s. an art, a
branch of knowledge, 1485, 1497.

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Astone, Astoyne, v. (A.N.) to
confound, to stun, 1203, 2520.
Astony, v. (A.N.) to astonish,
1319, 5871, 9488.

Astoyne, v. to stun, to bruise, to
shatter, 1203.

At, prep. according to, 1633; in,
upon, "at sad wordes" = upon
oath, 1920; for, 2674; by, out by,
9300.

At, pron. that, 2617, 4734, 9881.
Athel, s. See Hathel.

Atire, Atyre, v. (A.N.) to prepare,
to fit out, 2013; to dress, to deck,
3026; to repair, 13420.

Atle, Attell, v. to array, to ar-
range, 855, 2376, 4304; to aim, to
attempt, 2965, 5727. See Ettle.

= as if, 138; like, like to, Atter, Attur, s. (A.S.

1818; so that, 2671.

Asaye, s. See Assay.

Aske, v. (A.S.) to ask, to require,

420, 1583; to suit, 7067, 11622.
Askes, Askis, Askys, s. Ashes,
570, 1428, 2646, 7150.

Askewse, v. to excuse, to acquit,

12114, 12639.

Aspie, v. (A.N.) to espie, to
watch, 7945; to discover, to seek
out, 11635, 13680.

Assay, Asaye, 8. (A.N.) the pro-
cess of drawing a knife along the
belly of a deer to try how fat he is;
it was called, taking assay, 3903.
Assay, Assaie, v. (A.N.) to try,
to prove, to attempt, to set out,
382, 2489, 11793.
Assele, v. to seal, 5358.
Assemely, s. a gathering, a
council, 57.

Assent, s. (A.N.) consent, agree-
ment, 1880, 2103.

Assign, v. to assign, to allot,
1136, 1709.

Astate, s. (A.N.) rank, position,
grandeur, 21, 251.

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son, dregs, 920, 926;
= piss, 303.
Atter, v. (A.S.) to embitter, to

sour, 2281.

Attle, v. See Ettle.
Atyre, v. See Atire.
Aumber, Aumbur, s. amber, 1666,

6203.

Aun, Aune, Awne, adj. own, 276,

6211, 6808, 13045.

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

ancestor, 5; ancestry, 6319, 9362,
13062.

Aunter, Auntre, v. (A.N.) to

venture, to hazard, 314, 724; to
happen, 742, 2862.

Aunter, s. an adventure, a hap, a

chance, 5, 67, 827, 1707; a marvel,
a wonder, 150, 153, 2856.
Auntrus, Antrus, adj. bold, dar-
ing, adventurous, 537, 1121, 2186.
Aurthewert, 6887, Aurthwart,
6796; Aurthwert, 7676; Aurth-
ward, 7325; Awrthwert, 1862;
Awterwart, 4892; adv. angrily, in

anger.

Auther, conj. either, 6528, 7761.

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Bale, 8. (A.S. beal) mischief, evil,

s.

destruction, 497, 1433, 2136.
Bale, adj. deadly, sad, miserable,

926, 1388, 2234, 2681.
Balefull, Balfull, adj. evil, bane-
ful, deadly, 169, 899, 945.
Ballit, adj. bald, 3848.
Balsamom, Balsaum, s. (Fr.) bal-
sam, 8777, 9119.
Bame, 8.

See Baume.
Ban, v. (A.N.) to curse, 4935;
Banne, 1388.

Bane, s. (A.S. bana) a murderer,

7926.

Banke, s. the shore, the coast,

1069, 1902.

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Barely, Barly, adv. wholly, en-
tirely, 68, 2780, 12090.
Baret, s. (A.N.) strife, contention,
5274, 9336; trouble, sorrow, 4167,
5872.

Barge, s. a war-vessel, 90, 9720.
Bargen, s. contention, strife, 2502.

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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Barly, adv. barely; "barly no
barely so much, or cer-
tainly not any more, 10132.
Barn, Barne, s. (A.S.) an infant,
a child, 1361, 8143.
Baronage, s. (A.N.) barons, an
assembly of barons, 211, 232.
Barr, s. a bar, a bolt, 6018.
Barre, s. the girdle (properly, the

under petticoat), 13019.

Barre, v. to shut close, to bolt,

6018, 10463.

Basnet, s. a bassenet, 1248, 5255.
Basson, s. a basin, 3169.
Bast, s. a mat, matting made of

straw, 4773.

Bastel, Bastell, s. (A.N.) a tower,

a fortification, 9490, 10569, 13782.
The Bastel or Bastile was a movable
wooden tower used in warfare;
latterly, any tower or fortification
was so named.

Bate, s. (A.S.) contention, debate,
strife, 5276, 5526.

Bate, v. to attack, to contend

with, to rush at, 5914.

Batell, s. battle, 1216; v. to fight,
945, 1322.

Batell, Batel, s. a company, a
division, a host, 1151, 2131.
Baume, Bawme, Bame, s. balm,
8777, 8780, 8804, 9119.
Baxter, s. a baker, 1592.
Be, prep. (A.S.) by, 383, 1291,
8601; as be= through or by right
of, 1841.

Be, pres. tense of the verb, 8906;
part. p. 8913.

Beayell, s. a grandfather, 13474.
Beccyn, v. to beacon, to blaze,
6037.

Become, v. to become, to be be-
coming (pret. become), 1712,
1714.

Bed, pret. of Bidde, commanded,
6103.

515

Bedaghe, v. (A.S.) to expose, to

befool, 758; same as Bedaffe.
Bede, v. (A.S.) to profer, to offer;
"amendes to bede" = by way of
amends, 5027; to order, to bid,
389.

Bedene, By dene, adv. (A.S.) im-
mediately, at once, suitably, be-
comingly, 429, 1656.

Begile, Begyle, v. to beguile, to

deceive, 8153, 9279, 11197.

Begonnen, part. p. begun, 1620.

Behode, pret. of Behove, behoved,
required, 12679.

Behove, v. (A.S.) to require, to

behove, 900.

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Bekir, v. to skirmish, to battle,
7714.

Bekur, s. a skirmish, a battle,
8363.

Belde, v. (A.S.) to build, to

build up, to strengthen, to en-
courage, 4541; to recover strength,
5864.

Bele, v. to settle, to fester like a
boil, 1433.

Belefe, v. (A.S. belifan) to remain,
to be left; part. p. Beleft, forsaken,
13456.

Belefe, s. belief, 1686, 4287.
Belirt, pret. of Belere, belied,
deceived, 715; part. p. Belirt, Be-
lirten, 8134, 8447.

Belive, Belyve, adv. (A.S.) im-

mediately, presently, quickly, by
and by, 1163, 1175, 2226, 13206.
Belmaker, s. a bellmaker, 1589.
Belt-stid, s. that part of the body
at which the belt is fixed, 5940.

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Berenes, Berynes, s. burial, sepul-

ture, 4336, 9619, 10132, 12160.
Berie, Bery, v. to bury, 7148,
7174, 8399, 9690, 13786.
Beronnen, Beronyn, Byronnen,
part. pres. & p. running, flowing,
swimming, covered, overrun, 1328,
7033, 9052, 9635, 11141; blody
beronyn, covered with blood.
Berslet, 8. a slender bough, a
wand, 2196.

Bes, Bese, pres. t. of Be, 870,
3389, 3487; imper. of Be, 649,
6265, 6947, 13553. See Note, 1.
870.

Besenes, 8. eagerness, 10337.
Beside, Besyde, adv. around,

1221.

Best, Beste, s. (A.N.) a beast, an
animal, 4428, 11788.
Bestad, part. p. beset, circum-
stanced, surrounded, 5849.
Bet, pret. of Beat, 12664.
Betaght, pret. & part. of Beteche,
gave to, assigned, entrusted to,
6100, 7310, 11741.
Betake, v. (A.S. betecan) to as-

sign, to hand over, to deliver, 5371.

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Betraut, v. to betray, 731, 11767;
pret. betrat, 12026.
Bi, prep. by, 12097.
Bickre, Byccer. See Biker.
Bide, Byde, v. (A.S. bilan) to
stop, to stay, to dwell, to abide, to
endure, 362, 570, 2254, 3483, 5677,
7186, 8126; pret. Bode.
Big, Byg, adj. great, noted, re-
nowned, 1029, 1032. Comp. Bigger,
stronger, 2121.

Bigge, v. (A.S.) to build, to set
up, 1598, 5216.

Bigger, adv. better, 2199.
Biggyng, s. (A.S.) a building,

13452; Byggyng, 1379.
Bigli, Bigly, Bygly, adv. boldly,
strongly, manfully, 691, 6018,
6035; in force, 10405.
Biker, Bikere, Bikre, Bicker,
Bycker, Byccer, Bickre, Bykre, .
(A.S.) to battle, to batter, 2944,
5728, 7271, 7294, 7400.
Biker, s. a battle, a fight, 4722.
Bild, Byld, v. (A.S.) to build,
282, 321, 1535, 1569, 1603; part.
p. bild, bilde.
Bioustious, adj. See Boistous.
Bir, Birr, Birre, s.
(A.S. or O.F.
birer) force, impetus, 171, 570;
wind, a strong wind, 1982, 12490;
a thrust, a blow, 1244; a struggle,
a battle, 11141.
Birie, v. to bury, 13674, 13963.
Birle, v. (A.S.) to strike, to thrust
with force, 9061.

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Blawe, v. to blow, 1308, 4622.
Ble, 8. (A.S. bleo) colour, com-
plexion, countenance, 7888, 9134.
Blenke, v. to deceive, 2483.
Blent, pret. & part. p. of Blend,

mingled, 1695, 3493.

Bleryng, 8. blearing, defiling,
9134.

Blisse, 8. (A.S.) happiness, com-
fort, 1695, 2483.

Blissful, adj. happy, 2256.
Blithe, adj. kind, affectionate,
2342.

Blithe, s. face, favour, 2196.
Blithe, v. to gladden, to please,

2554.

Blithely, adv. properly, honour-
ably, 9109.

Bloberond, part. bubbling, gurg-
ling, 9642.

Blody, adv. with blood, 1328,

7033, 10424, 11141.

Blonke, s. (A.S.) a steed, a war-
horse, 2371.

Blusshe, v. to look, 1316; to gaze,

2428; to shine forth, 4665.
Blym, v. for Blynn, to cease,

5075.

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Bode, pret. of Bide, stopped,
stayed, 5940, 5954, 6939.
Bodeword, s. (A.S.) a message,
6262, 8315.

Bodyn, pret. of Bide, stopped,
stayed, 12658.

Bogh, s. a bough, a branch, 2371.
Bogh, v. to wend, to steal away,
12608.

Boght, pret. of Buy, bought,

1882.

Boistous, adj. Bioustious, rough,

boisterous, 4116.

Bokebynder, 8. a bookbinder,

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Boldly, adv. boldly, fearlessly,
978; unquestionably, 840.
Bole, s. the body or trunk of a
tree, 4960.

Bolne, v. (A.S.) to swell, 5052.
Bolnet, adj. swollen, 3839.
Bolnyng, s. swelling, 5066.
Bond, pret. of Bind, 7527.
Bone, s. (A.S.) a request, a com-
mand, 505, 4795, 7895.
Bone, s. arrest, seizure, 11964.
Bonke, s. a bank, a shore, 2807.
Borde, 8. (A.S.) a table, 1657,
2562. See Burd.

Borly, adj. large, great, burly,
3769, 4964.

Born, part. p. of Bere, brought,

10805.

Borne, part. p. of Bere, born,
10826.

Boss, v. to carve, 1564.
Bossh, v. to gush, to flow, 11120;
pret. Bost, spread, 3022.

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