7348. _batels_, battalions, squadrons; see Gloss. to Barbour's Bruce.
7363. _in tapinage_, in secret. Cotgrave has: '_Tapinois_, _en tapinois_,
Crooching, lurking ... also, covertly, secretly.' Also: '_Tapineux_,
lurking, secret'; '_Tapi_, hidden'; '_Tapir_, to hide; _se tapir_, to
lurk.'
7367. _camelyne_, a stuff made of camel's hair, or resembling it.
7372. _peire of bedis_, set of beads, rosary; see Prol. A 159.
7374. _bede_, might bid; pt. s. subjunctive.
7388. I. e. they often kissed each other.
7392. _that salowe horse_, that pale horse; Rev. vi. 8.
7403. _burdoun_, staff; F. 'bordon'; see ll. 3401, 4092.
7406. _elengeness_, cheerlessness; F. 'soussi,' i. e. _souci_, care,
anxiety. See Wyf of B. Ta. D 1199.
7408. _saynt_, probably 'girt,' i. e. with a girdle on him like that of a
Cordelier (Franciscan). The F. has 'qui bien se ratorne,' who attires
himself well. (The epithet 'saint' is weak.) A better spelling would be
_ceint_, but no other example of the word occurs. We find, however, the sb.
_ceint_, a girdle, in the Prol. A 329, spelt _seint_ in MS. Ln., and
_seynt_ in MSS. Cm. and Hl. _ie vous dy_, I tell you, occurs in the Somn.
Ta. D 1832.