beódan
Bid, _sb._ == asking, demand. Pol. S. 149
Bidding, _sb._ == demand, request. Pol. S. 150
Bide, _v. n._ == remain. Pol. S. 204
Bidene, _adv._ == presently. Ps. l. 4; ciii. 30
Bidelve, _v. a._ == bury. Rel. Ant. i. 116
Bidone, _part._ == ‘bidun in grave.’ Body and Soul, 97
Bier, _sb._ 128 B.
Bieren, _sb._ == a man. Ps. cxxvi. 5; cxxxix. 2. AS. beorn
Biflette, _v. n._ == flow past. K. Horn, 1457
Bifluen, _v. a._ == flee from. M. Ode, 77
Big, _v. a._ == build. Ps. xxvii. 5. AS. byggen. ON. byggja
Bigabbed, _part._ == deceived. Lit. ‘talked over.’ RG. 458. AS. gabban
Bigate, _sb._ == booty. Alys. 2138
Biggand, _sb._ == a builder. Ps. cxvii. 22
Biglide, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 87
Bigrede, _v. a._ == lament. Alys. 5175. AS. grædan.
---- == call to. O. and N. 279
Bihaite, _v. a._ == behold? O. and N. 1320. AS. behawian. Or, possibly, ==
observe, regard. AS. hedan. Germ, behüten. See Gloss. Rem. on Laȝ. iii.
457
Bihalves, _adv._ == aside. St Kath. 13
Bihede, _v. a._ == regard. O. and N. 635
Bihemmen, _v. a._ == cover, cloak. O. and N. 672
Bihepe, _part._ == heaped up. O. and N. 360
Bihete, _v. a._ == promise, pret. ‘bihet.’ RG. 381. ‘byheyghte.’ Alys.
3926
Bihoting, _sb._ == promise. Alys. 4000
Bike, _sb._ == cassia. Ps. xliv. 9. Literally ‘pitch.’ ON. bik
Bilace, _part._ == beset. Alys. 3357
Bilaue. See Bileve
Bilaucte. See Bilou
Bilede, _v. a._ == lead about. Pol. S. 155. O. and N. 68
Bilegge, _v. a._ == assert, allege. O. and N. 672
Bileve, _v. a._ == leave. RG. 421
---- _v. n._ == remain. RG. 372, 374. [bilaue]. Alys. 3541
Biliked, _part._ == rendered likely or probable. O. and N. 840
Bilime, _v. a._ == to mutilate. RG. 471, 560
Bilimp, _v. n._ == happen. M. Ode, st. 59 AS. belimpan
Bill, _sb._ (of a bird). O. and N. 79
---- == hatchet. Pol. S. 151
Bilou, _pret._ == laughed at. RG. 328. [bylaucte]. K. Horn, 681. [by
lowe], RG. 299. [by lowȝ]. RG. 64
Bimong, _prep._ == among. Wright’s L. P. p. 35
Bind, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 45. part. ‘ibounde.’ RG. 487
Binder, _sb._ HD. 2050
Binding, _sb._ == chain. Ps. cxxiv. 5
Bink, _sb._ See Bench
Bipahte, _pret._ == deceived. Rel. S. v. 128. AS. be-pæcan
Birade, _v. a._ == counsel. Alys. 3732
Birch, _sb._ == the tree. Alys. 5242
Bird, _sb._ RG. 177
Birde, _sb._ == lady. HD. 2760. A metathesis of ‘bride’
Birst, == bruised. Body and Soul, 86. AS. berstan.
Birth, _sb._ == nation. Ps. lxxviii. 10
Birthman, _sb._ == man of good birth. HD. 2101
Birthtime, _sb._ [burtyme]. RG. 9, 443
Birue, _v. a._ == rue, repent. Fragm. Sci. 325
Bis, _sb._ == purple. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. bis. Lat. byssus
Bisay, _v. a._ == recommend, say. RG. 422
Bisayen, == treated. See Besee.
Bischriche, _v. a._ == shriek at. O. and N. 67
Biscunien, _v. a._ == shun. M. Ode, 77
Bise, _sb._ == north wind. HD. 724. OHG. bísa
Bisend, _v. a._ == send after. RG. 491
Bishop, _sb._ RG. 376
Bishopric. RG. 414, 417
Bismere, _sb._ == blasphemy. Body and Soul, 110. [busemere]. RG. 12, 379.
AS. bismér
Bisne, _adj._ == blind. O. and N. 78. AS. bisen
Bisoht, == sought out, got ready for. Pol. S. 220
Bisokne, _sb._ == beseeching. RG. 495
Bispel, _sb._ == proverb. O. and N. 127. AS. bispel
Bistad, _sb._ == a dwelling. Wright’s L. P. p. 38
Bistand, _v. a._ == stand by a person; hence, to press or urge them. O.
and N. 1436
Bistolen, _part._ == stolen, crept onwards. M. Ode, 9
Bisyhed, == the state of being busy. Alys. 3
Bit, _sb._ == a morsel. RG. 207
Bit, _sb._ == bottle. Ps. lxxvii. 13. [bite]. Body and Soul, 34. AS. bitte
Bitch, _sb._ Alys. 5394
Bite, _v. a._ Alys. 5435
Bite, _sb._ Alys. 5436
Bite, _v. a._ == drink. HD. 1731. Cf. bohem. ‘piti,’ potus; ‘pitka,’
potatio, &c. Gr. πίνω
Bitell, _v. a._ == excuse. O. and N. 263
Bitiȝt, == arrayed. O. and N. 1011. AS. biþæht. See Gloss. to Laȝ. s. v.
Bitoȝe, == employed. O. and N. 702. AS. biteon. See Gloss. to Laȝ. s. v.
Bitter, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 87
Biturn, _v. a._ == turn. RG. 210
Bituxen. See Betwixt.
Biwene, _v. a._ == discover, recognize. O. and N. 1507
Biwente, _vb._--‘hire bi-wente.’ == turned her about. K. Horn, 329. In
pass. ‘þai bewent’ == let them be turned back. Ps. vi. 11. AS. wendan
Biwere, _v. a._ == protect. O. and N. 1124. AS. bewerian
Biweved, == covered. RG. 338.
---- == woven? Alys. 1085
Biwin, _v. a._ == win. RG. 75, 420
Biwit, _adv._ == out of one’s wits. RG. 528
Biwite, _v. a._ == defend. Rel. S. v. 252. AS. bewitan
---- == know? Alys. 5203
Biwrye, _v. a._ == cover. Alys. 6453. AS. wreon.
Black, _adj._ RG. 433, 522
Blacken, _v. n._ == become angry. HD. 2165
Blame, _v. a._ RG. 163
---- _sb._ RG 272, 432
Blandishing, _sb._ == blandishments. St Kath. 164
Blanis ? Alys. 6292
Blanket, _sb._ 1167 B. Fr. blanchet
Blast, _v. n._ == blow, puff. Alys. 5349
Blast, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 190. Ps. cxlviii. 8
Blaze, _sb._ 1254 HD. AS. blǽse, blýsan
Blear, _v. n._ == become bleareyed. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211
Bleat, _v. n._ Ps. lxiv. 14
Bled, blete, _sb._ == foliage. O. and N. 1040, 57. AS. blæd
Bleed, _v. n._ RG. 560
Bleike, _adj._ == pale. HD. 470. AS. blác. ON. bleikr
Blench, _sb._ == a trick? O. and N. 378. ON. blekkja
Blench, _v. n._ == avoid (a thing). O. and N. 170
---- == flinch from [blinche]. 2184 B.
---- == deceive. Ritson’s AS. viii. 23
---- == give way? (of a ship) K. Horn, 1461. Another form of ‘flinch.’ AS.
blinnan
Bleo, _sb._ == hue, complexion. O. and N. 152. Wright’s L. P. p. 35. AS.
bleo
Bless, _v. a._ RG. 406
Blessing, _sb._ RG. 421
Blete, _adj._ == bleak? O. and N. 616
Blete, _sb._ See Bled
Blike, _v. n._ == shine. Wright’s L. P. p. 52 AS. blícan
Blinch. See Blench
Blind, _adj._ RG. 376, 407
---- _v. n._ == become blind. Rel. Ant, ii. p. 211
Blink, _sb._ ‘to make blinks,’ == deride a person. HD. 307. See Blench,
sb.
Blin, _v. n._ == cease. RG. 566. pret. ‘blenyte.’ RG. 338. AS. blinnan
Bliss, _sb._ RG. 469
Blissful, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 52
Blissfully, _adv._ Ps. xcvi. 1
Blithe, _adj._ RG. 15
Blithely, _adv._ 89 β
Blitheful. Ps. cxi. 5
Blive, _adv._ == quickly. RG. 544. See Belive
Blode, _adj._ == pale, dried up. Rel. Ant ii. p. 210. Germ. blöde
Blood, _sb._ RG. 388, 416
Bloody, _adj._ RG. 304, 311
Bloom, _sb._ HD 63
Bloom, _v. n._ Ps. xxvii. 7
Blote, _adj._ == dried. Rel. Ant. ii. p 176
Bloute, _v. n._ == swell out? HD. 1910. ON. blautr. Eng. bloat
Blow, _v. a._ == as ‘blow the fire.’ HD. 385. Alys. 5030
---- _v. n._ pret. ‘blew.’ 524 β
Blow, _vb. n._ part. ‘blowe,’ == blown, in blossom. O. and N. 1634
Blowing, _sb._ 467 β
Blue, _adj._ [blo]. Wright’s L. P. p. 86
Bo, == be. O. and N. 166, et passim. See Be
Bo, == both. _q. v._
Boar, _sb._ RG. 133
Board, _sb._ == table. 122 β.; plank. Alys. 6415
Boast, _sb._ RG. 258. pomp. St Swithin, 43
Boast, _v. n._ Alys. 2597
Boasty, _adj._ == boastful. Fragm. Sci. 283
Bobance, _sb._ == boasting. Pol. S. 189 Fr. bobance
Bochevampe, (sic in MS.). == botched vamps or fronts of shoes. Rel. Ant.
ii. p. 176
Bode, _sb._ == commandment. Ps. cxviii. 134, 128, et passim
Bode, _v. a._ == foretell. O. and N. 530
Boded ? Pol. S. 152
Boding, _sb._ RG. 416, 428
Bodeword, _sb._ == message. Ps. ii. 6
Body, _sb._ RG. 395, 547
Boffing, == swelling or puffing. RG. 414. Fr. buffer, to puff the cheeks
Boistous, _adj._ == coarse, rude. Alys. 5660. [boustes] Fragm. Sci. 273
Bold, _sb._ == a building. RG. 44. AS. bold
Bold, _v. a._ == embolden. Alys. 2468. [bald]. Ritson’s AS. viii. 128
---- _adj._ RG. 383. ‘bolder.’ RG. 465
Boldhede, == boldness. O. and N. 514
Boldly, _adv._ RG. 500, 19
Boleax, _sb._ == large axe. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. ON. bolöxi
Bolken, _v. n._ == belch. Ps. cxliii. 13
Bollen, == swollen. Body and Soul, 31. ‘ibolȝe.’ O. and N. 145
Bolster, _sb._ Rel. S. v. 90
Bolt, _sb._ ‘ȝoure bolt is sone ischote.’ St Kath. 54
Bonde, _sb._ == bondman. Pol. S. 150
Bondman. RG. 370. HD. 32
Bone, _sb._ == os. RG. 446
Bone, _sb._ == prayer. RG. 14. AS. bén. SS. bone
Boned, [y-boned] == having bones. RG. 414
Bonére, _adj._ == debonair, graceful. Alys. 6732
Bonny, _adj._ Alys. 3903
Book, _sb._ RG. 374, 420
Boot, _sb._ == use, avail. Body and Soul, 92
---- == remedy, means (bote). RG. 277, 408. Pilate, 139
Booth, _sb._ Alys. 3457
Booze, _sb._ [bous] == drink. Wright’s L. P. p. 111. Dutch, buysen
Booze, _v. n._ == drink. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175
Bord, _sb._ == border. Alys. 1270
Borough, _sb._ [boru]. RG. 72
Borow, _v. a._ == defend. Wright’s L. P. pp. 24, 25. part. ‘iborȝe,’ O.
and N. 881
Borow, _sb._ == surety. RG. 472, 497
Borrow, _v. a._ RG. 393
Borstax, _sb._ == pick-axe. Pol. S. 151
Bosk, _sb._ == wood. RG. 547. Fr. bos, bosche
Boss, _sb._ == an ornament of dress. Pol. S. 154. Fr. bosse
Bote, _sb._ See Boot
Botemay, _sb._ == bitumen. Alys. 4763
Botfork, _sb._ == a crooked stick. Wright’s L. P. p. 110
Both, _adj._ RG. 376, 445. ‘both two.’ Body and Soul, 120. [bo]. Wright’s
L. P. p. 58
Both, == are. See Be
In O. and N. 630, 633, the meaning of ‘both’ is uncertain; perhaps a
mistake for ‘doth’
Botheler, _sb._ == peasant, shepherd. Body and Soul, 144; from ‘booth’?
Boting, _sb._ == recompense. Alys. 5711
Bough, _sb._ [bowe]. RG. 283. [boye], O. and N. 15
Bouk, _sb._ == body. Alys. 3946. [buc], O. and N. 1130. AS. búce. Germ.
bauch
Bouked, _adj._ == protuberant. Alys. 6265
Boulder, _sb._ == a large stone. HD. 1790
Boun, _adj._ == ready. Wright’s L. P. p. 100. Ritson’s AS. viii. 149. ON.
búinn.
Bound, _sb._ == boundary. Alys. 5593
Bouning, == making ready. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Bout, _sb._ == apparently some female ornament for the face. Pol. S. 154
Bow, _sb._ RG. 377, 541
Bow, _v. a._ == bend. pret. ‘buyede.’ RG. 475. ‘beh.’ Wright’s L. P. p.
54. ‘bed,’ 2127 B.
---- _v. n._ == bow or bend. Wright’s L. P. p. 70. AS. búgan.
Bowels, _sb._ Pol. S. 213. Alys. 4668. For the etymology of this word, see
Phil. Soc. Trans. for 1856, p. 36
Bower, _sb._ HD. 2072. Wright’s L. P. p. 114. AS. búr.
Bowermaiden, _sb._ == Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175
Bowiar, _sb._ == bow-maker. RG. 541
Bowl, _sb._ K. Horn, 1155
Bowman, _sb._ RG. 378
Bowshot, _sb._ Alys. 3491
Box, _sb._ RG. 456
Boy, _sb._ Pol. S. 237
Boy, == man. HD. 1899
Brag, _adj._ == boastful, bold. Wright’s L. P. p. 24
Braid, _vb._ The following analysis of this difficult verb is taken from
Egilson’s Lex. Poet. Septent. s. v. bregða. All the senses here given are
found in the O. Norse, while the AS. ‘bredan’ apparently is only used in
those marked with an asterisk.
* I. _act._ to weave, part. ‘broiden.’ O. and N. 645
II. _act._ to move a thing from its place. Hence,
α. to draw out, as a sword. HD. 1825. part. ‘ybrad’ == drawn,
caught. Wright’s L. P. p. 39
β. to brandish, as a sword or spear. Alys. 7373
γ. to pull down. RG. 22. [breide], Alys. 5856
* δ. to seize, or perhaps tear. Rel. S. v. 200. [brede]
III. _neut._ to change, as--
α. to awake out of sleep. HD. 1282
β. of any violent motion of body, as to leap. Body and Soul, 46
Braid, _sb._ ==
1. a quick motion, from III. β.; hence, ‘at a breid’ == in an instant.
Body and Soul, 182. ON. bragð.
2. a violent struggle or wrench. RG. 22
Brain, _sb._ RG. 49, 446
Branch, _sb._ RG. 152
Brand, _sb._ == a burning mass. Body and Soul, 208
---- == torch. Alys. 5295. [brond]. AS. brand
---- == fire. Alys. 1856. [wilde bround]
Brased, _adj._ == of brass. Ps. cvi. 16
Brass, _sb._ RG. 2, 251
Bray, _sb._ == noise. Alys. 2175
Breach, _sb._ [bruch]. Wright’s L. P. p. 30
Bread, _sb._ RG. 238
Breadth, _sb._ [brede]. RG. 385
Break, _v. a._ 47 B. part. ‘i-broke’ 1005 B.
---- _v. n._ pret. ‘brake.’ 2154 B.
---- == to break out (of flesh). 2421 B.
Breaking, _sb._ == breach, gap. Ps. cv. 23
Breast, _sb._ RG. 419
Breath, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 203
Breathe, _v. n._ Fragm. Sci. 202
Breche, == beech? q. v.
Breech, _sb._ == rump. RG. 322
---- == breeches. 260 B.
Breed, _v. a._ (of a bird). 2 s. pres. ‘breist.’ O. and N. 1631. RG. 177.
part. ‘ibred’ == brought up, educated. O. and N. 1722. Body and Soul, 81
Breed, _v. n._ == spring forth. Wright’s L. P. p. 45
Breist, == breedest. See Breed
Breme, _adj._ == glorious, renowned. Wright’s L. P. pp. 52, 32. AS. breme
---- == eager, lustful. O. and N. 202
Brenne, _sb._ == burning. HD. 1239
Breth, _sb._ == wrath. Ps. ii. 5; vi. 2. ON. brædi == anger
Breven, _v. a._ == write down. Pol. S. 156.
Brew, _v. a._ [browe]. RG. 26
Brewer, _sb._ Rel. S. vii. 35
Brewster, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Breȝe, _sb._ See Brow.
Breze, _sb._ == gadfly. Ps. civ. 34. AS. brimse
Briar, _sb._ RG. 331
Bridal, _sb._ Alys. 1071. K. Horn, 1064
Bride, _sb._ HD. 2131
Bridegroom, _sb._ [bridegome]. Ps. xviii. 6
Bride, _sb._ == bridle. Alys. 7626
Bridge, _sb._ RG. 399
Bridle, _sb._ RG. 396
Bright, _adj._ HD. 2131. Wright’s L. P. p. 33
Brim, _sb._ == brink. 476 β
Brimstone, _sb._ Body and Soul, 219
Bring, _v. a._ RG. 379. pret. ‘brought.’ RG. 309. part. ‘ybroȝt,’
‘ibrouȝt.’ RG. 376, 491
Brinie, _sb._ == cuirass. HD. 1775. Fr. brugne, brugnie. The root is
‘brun’ from ‘brinnan,’ to burn or shine; Cf. OHG. brunna
Brink, _sb._ Alys. 3491. K. Horn, 147
Brise, _v. a._ == bruise. HD. 1835
Bristle, _sb._ Alys. 6621
Bristled, _adj._ == having bristles. Alys. 5722
Britheling, == worthless, a rascal. Rel. S. vi. 11. Cf. O. Eng. ‘brothell’
Brittene, == cut in pieces? HD. 2700. Cf. ‘brittned,’ in Gloss. to
Ormulum. AS. bryttian
Broach, _sb._ (an ornament). RG. 489. Alys. 6842
Broad, _adj._ RG. 1. [brede], O. and N. 963
---- _v. a._ == make broad, part. ‘ibroded.’ O. and N. 1310
Broerh, _adj._ == brittle? Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Brood, _sb._ RG. 70
Broodful, _adj._ Ps. cxliii. 13
Brook, _sb._ RG. 80
Broom, _sb._ (genista). Alys. 2492
Brost, _sb._ O. and N. 976, a mistake for ‘prost,’ i.e. ‘priest.’ The
Jesus Coll. MS. reads ‘preost’
Broth, _sb._ RG. 528
Brother, _sb._ RG. 371, 478
Brouke, _v. a._ == use, enjoy. HD. 311 AS. brúcan. Germ. brauchen
Brow, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 28. [breȝe]. Ib. p. 34
Brown, _adj._ RG. 429
---- _v. n._ == become brown. Alys. 3293
Brun, _sb._ == a brown jar. K. Horn, 1134
Brune, _sb._ == a burning. O. and N. 1153
Brust, _adj._ == rough, brusque. Pol. S. 151
Brut, _adj._ == rough? RG. 536
---- == bright. Body and Soul, 57
Bruthen, _adj._ == fierce, fiercely boiling, ‘a bruthen led.’ Rel. S. v.
242. Connected with ‘breth,’ and AS. brédan, to warm
Bu, _sb._ == buffalo. Alys. 5957
Bu, _vb._ See Buy
Buck, _sb._ Ritson’s AS. iii. 8
---- == he-goat. Ps. xlix. 13
Buckle, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 35
Buckler, _sb._ Alys. 1190
Budel, _sb._ == messenger. O. and N. 1167. Wright’s L. P. p. 22. AS. bydel
Bugging, _sb._ == a building, or lodging. Pol. S. 151. AS. byggan. ON.
byggja
Bugle, _sb._ == buffalo. Alys. 5112
Buglehorn, _sb._ Alys. 5282
Build, _v. a._ RG. 439
Bulge, _sb._ == a lump, hump. Body and Soul, 185
Bulies, == bellows, q. v.
Bull, _sb._ (animal). RG. 116
Bull, (Pope’s bull). RG. 473, 494
Bullock, _sb._ Ritson’s AS. iii. 8
Bunting, _sb._ (the bird). Wright’s L. P. p. 40
Burde, _sb._ == beard. Alys. 1164
Burdon, _sb._ == a pilgrim’s staff. K. Horn, 1093. Fr. bourdon
Burel, _sb._ == sackcloth. Alys. 5475. Pol. S. 221. Fr. bure, burel. See
Roq.
Burgess, _sb._ RG. 540, 541
Burial, _sb._ See Buryel
Burn, _v. a._ pret. ‘barnde.’ RG. 380, 511. ‘brende.’ RG. 536. part. pres.
‘berninde.’ RG. 534
Burn, _sb._ == rivulet. O. and N. 916. AS. byrnan, to burn. Cf. Lat.
torrens, from torreo
Burst, _v. n._ pret. ‘barst.’ RG. 437
Burst, _sb._ == injury. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. AS. byrst
Burthen, _sb._ HD. 807
Bury, _v. a._ RG. 123. part. ‘y-bured.’ RG. 382. AS. byrgan
Burying, _sb._ RG. 382. [beryng]. Alys. 4624
Buryels, _sb._ == a tomb, grave. RG. 204. AS. byrgels
Busemere, == blasphemy. See Bismere
Busily, _adv._ Ps. cxlii. 7
Busk, _v. a._ == array. Pol. S. 239
Busy, _adj._ Alys. 3906
But, _adv._ 43 B.
But, _prep._ == except [bote]. RG. 382. [butent]. Rel. S. ii. 25
---- == without [bute]. O. and N. 184. AS. bútan
But, _sb._ == a put, i.e. cast or throw, HD. 1040
But, _part._ == contended. HD. 1916. Fr. bouter
Butcher, _sb._ Pol. S. 192
Bute, _prep._ See But
Butler, _sb._ RG. 187, 438
Butte, _sb._ == a fish, probably a turbot. HD. 759. The Prompt. Parv.
translates it by ‘pecten;’ the Pictorial Vocab., published by Mr Wright,
p. 254, has ‘hic turbo’ == ‘a but.’ See N. and Q. 2d S. vi. 382. Sw. butta
Butter, _sb._ HD. 643
Button, _sb._ Pol. S. 239
---- _v. n._ == break out. St Swithin, 151. Fr. boutonner. Cotgr.
Buxomness, _sb._ == obedience. RG. 234, 318. AS. buhsomnes, from ‘bugan,’
to bow
Buy, _v. a._ [biggen]. Moral Ode, st. 33. [buggen]. O. and N. 1366. pret.
‘bouȝte.’ RG. 379, 496. ‘bu,’ imper. RG. 390
---- == to exact atonement for. K. Horn, 912
---- == redeem. Ps. xxv. 11
Buyer, _sb._ == redeemer. Ps. xviii. 15
Buzzard, _sb._ Alys. 3049
By, _prep._ == beside (of place). 1213 B. ‘Nolde God that ich bi thé sete’
---- == according to. 169 B. ‘bi his rede.’
---- == during (of time). 649 B. ‘bi myn ancestors daye.’ 2498 B. ‘bi a
Tuesdai’
---- == against. 871 B. ‘bi the Bischop of L. thulke word he sede.’ Cf. 1
Cor. iv. 4
---- == concerning, of. O. and N. 46
By. For verbs compounded with ‘By,’ see under ‘Bi’
Bycase, _adv._ == by chance. RG. 490
Byefþe. See Behoof
Byquide. See Bequest
Byȝyte. See Beget
C.
Cable, _sb._ RG. 148
Cacherel, _sb._ == catch poll. Pol. S. 151
Cage, _sb._ Alys. 5011
Caitiff, _sb._ Body and Soul, 229
Cake, _sb._ Cok. 55
Cales, _sb._ == a kind of serpent. Alys. 7094
Calf, _sb._ (the animal). Alys. 6351
Call, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 59
Call, _sb._ == cap worn on the head. Pol. S. 158. Fr. cale
Caluȝ, _adj._ == bald. Alys. 5950. AS. calo, caluw
Camel, _sb._ Alys. 854
Can, _vb._ == am able [con]. Wright’s L. P. p. 82. [cunne]. 2 s. pres.
‘cost.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 91. O. and N. 47. pret. ‘cowþe.’ RG. 29
---- == know [con]. RG. 443. [cunne]. O. and N. 48. 2 s. pres. ‘canst.’ O.
and N. 560
Candle, _sb._ RG. 290, 561
Candlemas, _sb._ St Dunstan, 3
Canel, _sb._ == cinnamon. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Fr canelle. Lat. canna
Cankerfret, _adj._ RG. 299
Canon, _sb._ RG. 510
Capel, _sb._ == horse, nag. Cok. 32. Lat. caballus
Capelclawer, _sb._ == horse-scrubber. Pol. S. 239
Capital, _sb._ (of a column). Cok. 67
Carbuncle, _sb._ Alys. 5252. HD. 2145
Cardinal, _sb._ 1280 B.
Care, _sb._ RG. 457
Care, _v. n._ == be anxious. RG. 71. Wright’s L. P. p. 54
Careful, _adj._ == full of care. 639 B.
Carie, _sb._ == carat. Alys. 6695
Carke, _v. n._ == pine away. Wright’s L. P. p. 54
Carol, _sb._ RG. 53
Carol, _v. n._ Alys. 196, 1045
Caronye, _sb._ == carcass. RG. 265
Carp, _v. n._ == complain. Pol. S. 149
Carpenter, _sb._ RG. 537
Carrion, _sb._ (caraing). Pol. S. 203
Cart, _sb._ RG. 189
Cartload, _sb._ HD. 895
Cartstave, _sb._ RG. 99
Carve, _v. a._ RG. 560. == cut, flay. part. ‘corven.’ Wright’s L. P. p.
35. ‘curven.’ HD. 189
Case, _sb._ == chance, event. RG. 528
---- == condition. Alys. 4428
Cast, _v. a._ RG. 511, 375
Castle, _sb._ RG. 371, 510; pl. ‘kasteles’ == tents. Ps. lxxvii. 28
Cat, _sb._ Alys. 5275
Catathleba (κατώβλεπας), == a noxious monster, mentioned in Alys. 6564.
See Pliny, H. N. viii. 32
Catch, _v. a._ RG. 28. pret. ‘caught.’ RG. 375. part. ‘cacchynge.’ RG. 265
Cathedral, _adj._ RG. 282
Caudle, _sb._ RG. 561
Cauldron, _sb._ 158 β
Caution, _sb._ == surety. RG. 506
---- == quarter in battle. Alys. 2811
Cavenard, _sb._ == villain. HD. 2389. The form ‘caynard’ is found in
Wright’s L. P. p. 110. Fr. caignard. Cotgr.
Cayre, _v. a._ == turn. part. ‘ycayred.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. cerran.
Germ. kehren
Caynard. See Cavenard
Cayser, _sb._ == emperor. HD. 1317. Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Cayvar, _adj._ == hollow? Alys. 6062
Cedar, _sb._ Ps. ciii. 16
Cel, _sb._ == seal. RG. 77
Celadoyne, _sb._ See Celandine
Celandine, _sb._ == the flower. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Lat. chelidonium. It
is the ‘ranunculus ficaria’ of botanists
Cell, _sb._ RG. 233
Cellar, _sb._ 287 B.
Cement, _sb._ Alys. 6177
Censer, _sb._ Marg. 75
Cerge, _sb._ == a taper. HD. 594. ON. kérti. Germ. kerze
Cert, _adv._ == certainly. Alys. 5803
Certain, _adj._ == fixed, ascertained. RG. 378, 552
Certés, _adv._ 898 B.
Cestred, == lodged, concealed. Ps. lxxiii. 20; cxxxviii. 12. AS. ceaster
Chaffare, _sb._ == merchandise. RG. 539. AS. ceápian
Chair, _sb._ RG. 321
Chaisel, _sb._ == a woman’s upper garment. Alys. 279. ‘espéce de
vétement.’ Roq. _s. v._ SS. cheisil. Fr. cheinsil, _v._ Roq. _s. v._
chainse, and Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 502
Chalandre, _sb._ == goldfinch. Cok. 95
Chalcedony, _sb._ Cok. 92
Chalen, _sb._ == chill, cold. Alys. 4834
Chalice, _sb._ RG. 489. HD. 187
Chalktrap, _sb._ == pit or snare. Alys. 6070
Challenge, _v. a._ RG. 279, 451
Chamber, _sb._ 452 B.
Chamberlain. RG. 390, 490
Champion, _sb._ HD. 1015
Chance, _sb._ == condition, fortune. RG. 465
---- == chance [cheance]. RG. 210
Chancellor, _sb._ RG. 540, 468
Chancellory, _sb._ == office of chancellor. 452 B.
Chane, _vb. pret._ == cleft. Alys. 2228. AS. cínan. perf. cán. The ‘ch’
appears in ‘tochan,’ the pret. of ‘tocínan,’ in Laȝamon, ii. 468. Weber
wrongly derives the word from Fr. choir, and makes it mean ‘fell’
Change, _sb._ RG. 493
Change, _vb. a._ RG. 548
Chantment, _sb._ == enchantment. RG. 28, 149
Chapel, _sb._ RG. 472, 473
Chapitle, _sb._ == chapter of a cathedral RG. 473
Chaplain, _sb._ 961 B.
Chapman, _sb._ RG. 539
Chapter, _sb._ (of a cathedral). 601 B.
Char, _sb._ == turn, movement. Body and Soul, 79. Hence ‘ȝeynchar’ ==
repentance. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. SS. charren. AS. cérran, cérre. Germ.
kehren
Charge, _v. a._ == load. RG. 13. part. ‘icharged.’ Pol. S. 195
---- _sb._ == load, weight. RG. 416
---- == expense. RG. 189
Charity, _sb._ Pol. S. 202. ‘par charité.’ 1811 B.
Charm, _sb._ == spell. Alys. 81
Charming, _sb._ == spell. Alys. 404
Charreye, _sb._ == car. Alys. 5097
Charter, _sb._ RG. 477, 498
Chase, _sb._ == hunting. RG. 6
Chaste, _adj._ 154 B.; [cheste]. Alys. 7050. ‘chaster.’ RG. 191
Chaste, _v. a._ == chastise. RG. 134
Chastise, _v. a._ RG. 420
Chasuble, _sb._ == priest’s robe. 953 B. Fr. casule. Ital. casupola
Chasur, _sb._ == horse for hunting. Signa ante Jud. 110. Fr. chaceor
Chaterestre, _sb._ == a female chatterer. O. and N. 655
Chattels, _sb._ [chateus]. RG. 471, 569. Another form of ‘cattle’
Chattering, _sb._ O. and N. 744
Chaumpebataile, _sb._ == battle-field. Alys. 5553
Chavling, _sb._ == jawing. O. and N. 284, 296
Chawl, _sb._ == jaw. Body and Soul, 189. Pol. S. 154. AS. ceafl. SS.
chevele. pl. chæfles
Chawl, _v. n._ == to chide, jaw. Pol. S. 240
Cheap, _sb._ == haggling? Wright’s L. P. p. 39
Cheap, _v. a._ == buy. Pol. S. 159. AS. ceápian
Cheaping, _sb._ == market. Pol. S. 151
Cheek, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 34
Cheer, _sb._ == comfort. 473 B.
---- == countenance. RG. 332
Cheese, _sb._ HD. 643
Chelde, _sb._ == chill, cold. Alys. 5501
Cheole, _sb._ == hair. M. Ode, 182. Fr. chevol
Chepe, Cheping. See Cheap, Cheaping
Chequer, _sb._ == chess. RG. 192; or perhaps ‘the chessboard’
Cherde, _vb. pret._ == turned, came. O. and N. 1656. AS. cyrran, cérran
Chere, _adj._ == high? ‘the chere men of the land.’ RG. 166.
Cheson, _sb._ == occasion. Alys. 3930
Chess, _sb._ Alys. 2096
Chest, _sb._ == coffin. RG. 50
Cheste, _sb._ == strife. Alys. 29. AS. ceást
Chete, == a chewet, or pie. Wright’s L. P. p. 31
Cheui, an error for ‘cheve.’ RG. 94
Cheve, _v. n._ == succeed in a thing. 856 B. Fr. chevir
Chide, _v. a._ 2 s. pres. ‘chist.’ O. and N. 1329. AS. cídan
---- _v. n._ RG. 390
---- == dispute. O. and N. 287
Chief, _sb._ == chieftain. 1003 B.
Chief, _adj._ == ‘to hold in chief,’ a law term, applied to those tenants
who held their fiefs direct from the king; ‘tenants in capite.’ RG. 472
---- == principal. St Swithin, 22
Chieftain, _sb._ [cheventeyn]. RG. 386, 400
Chilce, _sb._ == childishness? M. Ode, 4. Formed from ‘child,’ as ‘milce’
from ‘mild’
Child, _sb._ RG. 392, 441; [chil]. O. and N. 1438
Child, _v. n._ == bring forth a child. Alys. 604
Childbed, _sb._ RG. 379
Childering, _sb._ == bringing forth a child. Rel. S. ii. 7
Chill, _sb._ RG. 7
Chimbe, _sb._ == cymbal. Ps. cl. 5
Chime, _sb._ (of bells). Alys. 1852. Dan. kime
Chin, _sb._ 522 β
Chinche, _adj._ == niggardly. HD. 1763. Fr. chice == avarice
Chirchegong, == churchgoing. RG. 380. Cf. ‘idelgong’
Chirm, _sb._ == chirping and screaming of birds. O. and N. 305. AS. cyrm
Chirurgeon, _sb._ RG. 566
Chivalry, _sb._ == prowess. RG. 413
Chivauché, _sb._ == an expedition, a body of men. Ritson’s AS. viii. 141.
Fr. chevauchée, from cheval.
Choice, _sb._ RG. 111
Chokering, _sb._ == a low chattering. O. and N. 504
Cholle, == shall. RG. 379, in the compound form ‘ycholle’
Choose, _v. a._ RG. 400. pret. ‘ches.’ Marg. 2. part, ‘chis.’ Alys. 3294.
‘ichose.’ RG. 472
---- _v. n._ == have a choice. RG. 384
Christ, _sb._ == anointed person. Ps. civ. 15
Christen, _v. a._ part, ‘icristened.’ St Kath. 136
Christendom, _sb._ == sacraments belonging to Christianity. RG. 496
Christian, _adj._ 7 B.