GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

or part.
Comonyng, verbal s.
Communing, assembling, mingling,
2939, 2964.

Compas, Cumpas, 8. form, ap-
pearance, 523; plan, determina-
tion, 2710; v. to surround, to get
hold of, 10292.

Comyn, pret. and part. p. of
Come, 1847.

Comyn, v. to commune, to take

counsel, to consult, 502, 1003,
11318; part. &s. Comyng, Comyn,
Comynyng, 4023, 11711, 12046,

12245.

Comyn, Komyn, adj. (A.N.)
common, 2075, 9320; as a s. pl.
the commons, the people, 2268,
11415.

Comyng, part. of Come, becom-

ing, seemly, 3032.

Comynly, adv. commonly, con-
tinually, 3293.

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Con, v. (A.S.) can, is able, 5128;
pret. Con began, 11258, 13705.
Conceyve, Consayve, v. to per-
ceive, to observe, to understand,
1230, 1256, 1918.

Condler, s. a candlemaker, 1596.
Coning, Conyng, adj. learned,

1885, 8101; s. skill, knowledge,
wit, 399, 2412.
Conjuracioun, s. (A.N.) conjura-
tion, 13216.

Connse, for Comse, 8. (A.N.) an

undertaking, a beginning, 2065.
Core, s. the centre, the heart;
the core hete the centre of the
flame, 892.

-

Core
9686.
Coriour, 8. (Fr. corroyeur, bas
Bret. correour) a currier, 1596.
Corious, Corius, adj. curious, in-
genious, skilled, 1885, 3921, 11677.
Cornell, Cornol, 8. crenelle, a
battlement, 1647; an embrasure
on the walls of a castle, 4752.

Care, v. to vex, to annoy,

Coron, s. a crown, 1028.
Cors, Corse, 8. (A.N.) a body, a
dead body, 3082, 5530, 9686; the
person, 1865; force, impetus, 9895.
See Course.

Corve, pret. of Carve, 6674 ; part.
p. Corvyn, carved, cut, 3052.
Cosyn, 8. (A.N.) a cousin, or
kinsman, 1285, 13508.
Coste, s. (A.N. from L. costa) a
country, a region, a territory, 157,
1012.

Costius, adj. costly, 3777.

Coteler, s. (Fr.) a cutler, 1597.
Coucheour, s. (Fr.) a jeweller, or

stone setter, 1597. See The Preface.
Coucheour, s. perhaps a couch-
maker or upholsterer, 1597.
Coup, v. to tilt, to fight, 7231.
See Caupe.

Couple, v. to have carnal inter-
course, futuere, 13820.

Coupull, v. to join, to settle, 8013.
Cours, Course, Coursse, s. plan,

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purpose, scheme, 144, 1105; kind,
1583; a body, a dead body, 415,
874, 896, 12289; expanse, 269; a
course, a rush, impetus, 1266,
10878, 11016; be course, by course
properly, naturally, 892, 1343,
1498; in course in order, 1644.
Couth, Couthe, Kouthe, v. pret.
of Con, could, knew, possessed,
125, 1251, 1529, 3093, 8036.
Covenable, adj. suitable, reason-
able, 7951.
Covenaund, s. a promise, a pledge,
999.
Covert,
13652.
Covetous, s. covetousness, 193,
259, 1808; Covytise, 11328.
Covetus, v. 2 sing. pres. Ind. of
Covet, 13820.
See Coint,
Coynt, Coyntly.
Cointly.

8. security, defence,

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Crakkyng, part. cracking, snap-
ping, shattering, 5852, 8720,
13419; crakkyng of fyngurs
wringing of hands, 8720.
Criste, s. a crest, a helmet, 5852.
Cristenmen, s. pl. Christians, 4327.
Crowne, s. the head, the crown
of the head, 10299.

tainly, abidingly, for ever, 728,
870, 13822; slowly, 9595; lately,
11534; full dauly frequently,
everywhere, 9522.

Dawhly, adv. slowly, surely,

5359.

Dayre, v. to vex, to try, 13550.
Ded, Dede, adj. (A.S.) deadly,
1339, 2066, 11017; adv. 6528.
Dede, s. result, conclusion, 577;
work, 274.

Dedly, adj. mortal, deadly, 4013.

Crusshyng, part. crashing, clash- Dedmen, dead men, 7659.

ing, 4752, 5852.
Cumbranse, s. See Combraunce.
Cumbre, v. to trouble, to harass,
to entangle, 4214, 11759.
Cumly, adj. See Comely.
Cundeth, s. a safe conduct, 11437.
Cuntre, s. a country, 1437, 9766.
Cure, s. (A.N.) duty, office, 9161.
Curre, s. a dog, 1972, 10553,
11175.

Currour, s. (L.) a runner, a mes-
sager, 3648.

Curtasly, adv. courteously, 829.
Curtes, adj. (A.N.) courteous; as
a s. a noble, 5306.

Defaute, s. (A.N.) want, scarcity,
9376.

Defense, 8. (A.N.) prohibition,
4715; for the purpose of guarding,
or defending, 1740; ability to de-
fend, means of defence, 2128;
offence, defiance, 2692.

Degh, v. pret. Deghit, part. p.
Degh, to die, 427, 921, 1523, 3212,
10250.

Deghit, part. p. of Dig, 11363.
Deghter, s. pl. See Doghter.
Degrate, v. to degrade, 12576.
Deie, v. (A.S.) to die, 4723; pret.
Deid.

Deinté, s. See Dainté.
Deintithe, s. liking, desire, 463
Deire. See Dere.

Dele, s. a part, a portion; ilke-a-
dele every particular, 3656.
Dele, v. (A.S.) to bestow, 6547 ;
to fight, i. e. to deal blows, 11027;
futuere, 13815; pret. and part. p.
Delt; pret. Dulte, gave forth,
uttered, 5646.

Dell, v. to dally, to delay; part.
Delling, dallying, 7068.
Delt, Delte. See Dele.

Delve, v. (A.S.) to dig, to bury,

11179.

Delyver, adj. (A.N.) active,
nimble, 3958.

GLOSSARIAL IN EX.

Deme, v. (A.S.) pret. Demyt, |
part. p. Dem, to judge, to think,
528, 606, 12243; to adjudge, to
doom, 583, 3141, 14041.
Demyng, s. judgment, 2419.
Dene, by dene, be dene. See
Bedene.

Dent, s. a blow, a stab, a thrust,
10428.

Deny, v. to refuse, to reject,

8009.

Depe, adj. deep, 1876; s. the
deep, the sea, 1781; the mysterious
one, 13809.

Depely, Deply, adv. greatly, much,
3982, 13809.

Depert, v. (A.N.) to divide, to
distribute, to part, 1181, 3025.

Depnes, s. depth, 4441.

525

Derkon, . to sink, to slip, 13285.
Derlynge, s. a darling, 3277.
Derne, adj. (A.S.) secret, 478,
8816, 12740; small, 3060; a form
of Darren, noble, daring, 3653,
13625; super. Dernist, Dernyst.
See Derrest.

Derrest, Derrist, Dernyst, adj.
super. of Dere, dearest, noblest, 39,
5407, 13625.

Des, Dese, s. the chief table in a
hall, or the raised part of the floor
on which it stood; properly, the
canopy over the high table, 385,
501, 1656, 4966.

Desteyne, v. (A.N.) to appoint, to
ordain, 2673.

Destyne, 8. (A.S.) destiny, 2522.
Det, s. debt, duty, 534.

Derayne, v. (Med. Lat.) to try by Deuly. See Duly.
combat, 13084.

Dere, Deire, Deyre, v. (A.S.) to
injure, to avenge, 808, 1185, 1260,
1293; to fell, to wound, 10991.
Dere, Deire, s. harm, suffering,
injury, 146, 227, 4254; poison,
920; hatred, 967.

Dere, s. pl. (A.S.) wild animals,
deer, 331; a deer, 2361.
Dere, adj. (A.S.) dear, precious,
385, 1683; dire, deadly, 920; adv.
solemnly, assuredly, very, 583, 761,
2391; as pe dere thinke as you
solemnly believe, or, as you think
best, 2391.

Derely, adv. regardless of expense,
3463.

Derfe, Derffe, adj. fierce, daring,
noble, 84, 528, 1336; angry, ter-
rible, deadly, 166, 183, 580, 1005;

as a s. a monster, 176.
Derfenes, s. hardihood, impud-
ence, 5110.

Derffly, Derfly, adv. fiercely, 1339.
Derk, Derke, adj. (A.S.) dark,
secret, 1448; s. darkness, 673
1054, 1079, 1137.

Dever, s. (A.N.) duty, endeavour,
234, 590.

Devinour, s. a deviner of dreams,
&c., 13831.

Devyse, s. (A.N.) device, design,
1576, 3053; v. to observe, to espy,
1678.

Dew, adj. related, bound, allied,

61.

Dewly. See Duly.
s.
Deynté, 8. liking, desire, good-

will, 967.

Deyre, v. See Dere.

Diche, s. (A.S.) a ditch, a moat,
4776; Dyche, 8155.

Didyn, pret. of Do, 1413, 11960;
Dydden, 1381.

Diffens. See Defense.

Dight, v. (A.S.) to adapt, to suit,
to put, to set one's self, 3313, 8636,
14005; to ordain, 3495; pret. &
part. p. mounted, 3415; supplied,
3560; done, 9558; handled, 10087.
Dike, Dyke, s. (A.S.) a ditch,

1566, 11363; an old wall, 1533,
8328, 13588.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Doutid, adj. dreaded, to be | Drogh, Drughe, pret. of Draghe,

terrific

dreaded; doulid in fild
in battle, 6350.
Dowly, adv. overcome, in despair,
13937.

Dowtyn, pret. of Doute, 11686.

Draghe, v. to draw, to lead, 2945,
11160.

Draght, s. a space, a distance,
1224; pl. the game of draughts,

1622.

Drapred, adj. decked, draped,

1656. Mistake for Diapred.
Draw, v. to stretch, to hang by
the neck, 1970; to follow, to
press on, 1448.

Drecche, v. (A.S.) to vex, to op-
press, 13801.

Drede, v. (A.S.) pret. Dred,
Drede, to fear, 1185, 10801; s.
fear, terror, 1359; adj. dreadful,

166.

Dregh, s. the length, the fore
part, 678; adj. long, tedious,
1622; great, 11890; manifold,
935, 9314; on dregh = to a dist-
ance, or further and further, 10043,
11647; why draghes pou on dregh?
why dost thou delay?
Dregh, v. to endure, 3513, 3583;
pret. Dregh, 10777, Dreghit, 14034.
Dreghly, adv. slowly, 2379, 9210.
Dreight, 8. length; the dreight=
the greatest length; the day of pe
dreight the longest day, 10633.
See Note.

Drem, Dreme, 8. a dream, 8425,

8429.

Drepe, v. (A.S.) to drop, to sink,
to fall, to overcome; to kill, 9,
929, 2290, 9854, 10795, 10851.
Dresse, Dres, v. (A.N.) to set, to
prepare, to apply, 274, 441, 1128,
13076; to stretch, to lay out,
5835; to address, 7659.
Dreve, v. to drive, to tend, 7123.
Dro, pret. of Draghe, 5290.

drew, approached, 88, 2361, 3115,
8075, 8090; Droghen, 10043,
droghen up durs = broke open
doors, 11936; Drough, burst,
5054.

Dromoudary, S. a dromedary,

6207.

Drope, v. to droop, to abate,

921.

Droun, v. to drown, 5866.
Droup, Drowp, v. to droop, to
sink under, to pine, 122, 1523,
4392; part. pres. Drouping, pining,
3291; part. p. Droupyaite, worn
out, sunk, 122.

Droup, s. a drop; pl. perspiration,
7997.

Drow, Drowe, pret. of Draghe,
drew, approached, 797, 906; fell,
2379; dragged, 6207.
Drughe. See Drogh.

Drure, contraction for Druery,
8. (O.Fr. drurie) love, gallantry,
illicit love, 3350.

Du, contr. for Dule, adj. deadly,
poisonous, bitter, 3299. Or,
Du sopis Dew or water drops.
Du, Due, adj. due, right, proper,

=

correct, true, mean, present, cer-
tain, 2673, 2723, 6584, 9089, 9095,
11612, 12867; for due = for
certain, what must be.

Dubbed, Dubbit, part. p. decked,
ornamented, 1683, 6205.
Duche, s. a duchy, 9757.
Dughter. See Doughter.
Dughty. See Doughty.
Dule, s. the devil, 921, 4392.
Dulfull, adj. sorrowful, doleful,
2170.

Dull, Dulle, adj. (A.S.) stupid,
foolish, 50, 7868; v. to stupify,
11314; to soften, 5131.
Dulte, pret. of Dele, 5646.
Duly, Deuly, Dewly, adv. truly,