Momlyng, 8. mumbling, foolish
speech, 1864.
Momurdotes, s. pl. the
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,
Moron, s. morn, morning, 9141.
Most, adj. greatest, largest, 275;
adv. chiefly, 1477, 1548.
Most, v. must, 1691, 12683.
Mote, v. to discuss, to reason, to
reply, 609.
Mote, s. a command, an order,
Mowmette, s. 2021. See Mau-
| Mut, v. must, might, 4865.
Myddelerthe, s. the world, 4301.
See Middis.
Myddes, Myddis, s.
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. Mynt,
431, 669.
Mynd, Mynde, s. thought, memo-
ry, recollection, 769, 1434, 1477,
3528; mention, notice, 9074; in-
mental
tention, 736; reason,
faculty, 1363.
Mynd, v. to muse on, to think
upon, 9305.
Myne my folks, or relatives,
Mynge, v. to mix, to mingle, to
deck, 1062, 6546, 12472.
Mynour, s. a miner, a quarrier,
Mynt, pret. & part. p. of Myn,
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,
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.
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.
Nakid, s. the skin, the bare body, No, adj. no, 1365, 1367; ne no
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. See
Elue, or Elne.
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, adv. under, below,
Nethur, adj. lower, 3076.
Neve, s. (Icel. nefi) the fist, 13889.
Neven, Nevyn, v. (Icel. nafn) to
nor any, 1367, 1368.
Nobill, Noble, adj. noble, grand,
of the first rank, 49, 340, 347,
1584; powerful, 782, 883; Noble
= noblemen, 284.
Nobilte, s. nobility, 1842; honour,
Noblay, Nobley, s. nobility, rank,
splendour, 3372, 3450.
Noblely, adv. nobly, famously,
10318.
Noght, s. 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, 8. (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, s. number, 1147.
Nome, s. a name, 37, 291, 1097;
v. to name, part. p. Nomet, 7305.
Nomekowthe, adj. (A.S.) famous,
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, s. rearing, upbringing,
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, s. resisting, op-
posing, 9700, 13911.
Offerond, Offrond, 8. an offering,
2021, 4468, 11790.
Oftsithe, Oftsythes, adv. often,
2144, 10797.
Ogh, v. to be due, 5357.
Oght, s. aught, anything, 2786,
8036, 10590.
Oghter, adv. in the least, at all,
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-
the
larly, 1389, 2888; one best =
best, 11255.
Onest, adj. honest, truthful, re-
liable, 48, 1471; decent, respect-
able, 2858.
Onesté, s. respect, 2861; Onesty,
good name, 2965.
Onestly, adv. suitably, respect-
ably, 281, 1600.
Onsware, v. to answer, to reply,
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, 8. (A.N.) the east, 151.
Ornyng, Ournyng, 8. shrinking,
wincing, chagrin, terror, 1919, | Paire, Payre, v. (A.N.) to impair,
4767, 12711.
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, 8. 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,
Pale, adj. white, foaming, 2004,
13874.
Oute, adv. out, away, 1707; in Pale, v. to pall, to deck with
the world, alive, 2175.
Outlawhe, v. to outlaw, 12373.
Outrage, adv. very, exceedingly,
3774.
Over, prep. away from, from off,
280, 1610; beyond, above, 265,
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,
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,
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,
Payne, v. to busy, to urge, 10336.
Pelow, s. a pillow, 12613.
Pelur, s. a fur, 435.
Pepull, Peopull, Pupull, s. people,
multitude, 1034, 1159, 1184, 2025.
Peradis, s. Paradise, the Garden
of Eden, 5496.
Pere, 8. (A.N.) a peer, a brother,
a companion, 3673, 7154.
Perel, 8. 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,
Perte, Pertie, s. a part, a district,
217, 305; the fore perte = the
breast, 884.
Pertly, adv. (A.N.) quickly, 1033,
Pertnes, s. neatness, trigness,
Perysshe, v. See Perisshe.
Pese, s. peace, 1713; v. to appease,
Petie, s. pity, 8686.
Pight, pret. placed, fixed, fastened
or yoked, 310, 903; part. p. set,
fixed, held, 1578, 1670, 2079,
= aimed
4056; pight on the prinse
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.
4039.
Plain, Plaine, Playn, Playne,
adj. clear, smooth, level, fixed,
423, 1578, 2079; s. play, satis-
faction, 1331.
the sign Pisces,
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.
Plentius, adj. copious, abundant,
fertile, 341, 12412; Plentious,
12400.
Ples, v. to appease, to pleasure,
11849, 13325.
Pes, s. a piece, a point, a place, Plesaund, adj. pleasing, joyous,
181, 943, 1164; pl. Pesys, pieces
of money, coins; Peces, points,
Pes, v. to place, to seat, 1096.
gladsome, 2885, 12412; Pleasaund,
12400.
Plesauns, s. (A.N.) pleasure, 2311.
Plete, v. (A.N.) to plead, 9596.
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