2972. _rovm_, room.
2978. _socht_, made his way.
2984. _disponit_, intends; but we must insert “not,” to complete the
sense and the metre.
P. 88, l. 2998. _eschevit_ (used passively), is achieved.
3003. _o knycht_, a single knight.
3005. _tais_, takes.
3006. _fays_, foes.
3013. _onys or the nycht_, once ere the night.
3015. _that ȝhe have gilt to mend_, to amend that in which ye have
trespassed.
P. 89, l. 3052. _Do at I may_, Do that which I can.
P. 90, l. 3065. This line is printed by Mr Stevenson,
“Curag can [ ] encresing in[N2] his hart”;
but it is not clear that a word is wanting, for the metre is as complete
as in many other lines; whilst, as regards the sense, “the knycht” is
probably a nominative without a verb, and l. 3065 means, “Courage did
increase in his heart.” Or the reader may, if he pleases, insert “fele.”
Compare l. 3058.
3066. _lap_, leaped.
3079. Observe the omission of the word “neither” in this line.
3080. _persit_, pierced.
3086. _onan_, anon. A.S. _on-án_.
[Footnote N2: MS. has “to.”]
P. 91, l. 3093. _In samyne will_, with like intent.
3100. _bet axampil_, better example.
3104. _bot_, unless; _me fall_, befall me.
3108. _one vthir_, another.
3120. _send_, sent.
3121. _lewit one_, left one.
3122. _but mercy_, without mercy.
P. 92, l. 3134. _deliuer besynes_, clever readiness.
3136. _aray_, livery.
3140. _Ee_, eye.
3146. _the morow new_, the early morning.
3160. _deith_, dead.
3162. _Suppos_, although.
P. 93, l. 3178. _Nor_; we now use _but_.
3184. _ward_; see Glossary. _tho_, then.
P. 94, l. 3200. _relewit_, relieved.
3201. _diuerss placis sere_; as _sere_ = _diuerss_, one of these words
is redundant. So in l. 3266.
3207. _ewil awysit_, ill advised.
3217. “And if it so happen, that they be discomfited.”
P. 95, l. 3240. _leuch_, laughed; _sarues_, service.
3246. _al haill_, all whole.
3248. _x thousand mo_, ten thousand, and more.
3259. _abaid_, delay.
3263. _aucht_, eight.
3265. _petws for til her_, piteous to hear.
P. 96, l. 3297. _dreuch_, drew.
3299. _fellit_, fallen.
3304. _levyng_, leave.
P. 97, l. 3307. _sest_, ceased.
3321. _askit at_, asked of.
3331. _Wencussith_, vanquisheth.
3340. _in to one_, continually; which is sometimes the sense of A.S.
_on-án_.
P. 98, l. 3353. _to fillyng_, to fulfil.
3357. _soght_, came on; see Glossary.
3359. _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the
better men.”
3364. _ralef_, relieve.
3368. _fellith_, feeleth.
P. 99, l. 3384. _virslyng_, wrestling, _i.e._ entangled with; a strong
expression!
3385. _assalȝeing_, assail.
3390. _rowmyth_, roometh, emptieth.
3403. _departit_, parted.
3404. _dout_, fear.
P. 100, l. 3412. _left_, failed.
3423. _The lord_, i.e. Galiot, as I suppose; Mr Stevenson has, “The
Lord.”
3430. _stere_, to stir, move, come.
P. 101, l. 3450. _pretendit_, endeavour.
3457. _occupye_, employ.
3461. _For one hour_, etc., “On account of suffering distress for one
hour.”
3470. _the well less_, much less; see l. 1791.
3471. _berd_, beard.
3473. _o woyss_, one voice.
3475. _eschef frome yhow_, not, _win_ from you; but, _withdraw_ himself
from you. See Glossary.
P. 102, l. 3481. _wend thai var no mo_, thought they were no more.
3487. _And sich enconter_, and such encounter. These three words are
written at the bottom of the page as a catchword. The rest of the MS. is
wanting.
GLOSSARIAL INDEX.
[As many of the words occurring in “Lancelot” are well explained either
in Jamieson’s Scottish Dictionary or in Roquefort’s “Glossaire de la
langue Romane,” I have frequently referred to these works by means of
the letters J. and R. Other abbreviations, as O.N. for Old Norse; Goth.
for Mœso-Gothic; Su.-G. for Suio-Gothic, etc., will be readily
understood. Ch. has also been used as an abbreviation for Chaucer. The
various French, Danish, German, and other words referred to in the
Glossary are merely added by way of illustration, to indicate in what
direction a word may be most easily traced up. To ensure accuracy as far
as possible, I have verified every foreign word by the aid of
dictionaries, referring for Gothic words to my own Glossary, edited for
the Philological Society; for Suio-Gothic words, to Ihre’s Glossarium;
for Icelandic words, to Egilsson; and for Old French words, to Roquefort
and Burguy. Whatever errors occur below may thus, I hope, be readily
traced.]
{ Abaid, Abyde, } delay, tarrying, 1882, 2147, 3069, 3308.
A.S. _abídan_, J.
{ Abasit, Abasyt, Abaysit, } abashed, humbled, dispirited,
cast down, 378, 1452, 2664.
Abasit of, dispirited by, 3301.
R. _abaiser_.
Abasit of (used passively), were dispirited by, 2243.
Abraid, awoke, 1231;
(Ch.) A.S. _on-bredan_.
Abwsyt (abused), made an ill use of, 1207.
Access, a fever; or better, a fit of the ague; Lat. _accessus
febris_, (Wright’s Glossary), 31.
Accorde, to agree with, 1526.
Fr. _s’accorder_.
Accordith, is suitable for, becomes, 1679, 1951;
agree therewith, 605;
is useful for, is fit for, 1204.
According for, suitable for, 1512.
R. _accordant_.
Adred, terrified, 378, 2664.
A.S. _on-drǽdan_, to dread.
Affek, effect, 382.
Cf. _Fek_.
Afferd, afraid, 3472.
A.S. _afered_, _afǽran_.
Affere, warlike preparation, 985;
aspect, bearing, 3043, 3334, 3394.
See J., who makes it of Teutonic origin; but it may be no more than
the O.Fr. _afeire, afaire_ = state, condition; as explained by
Burguy.
Afferith, belongs to, suits, 1550.
Afferis, is suitable, 1690, 1961.
R. _aferer_.
Affrait, terrified, from the verb _Affray_ (Ch.), 2462, 3469.
R. _effraer_.
Affray, terror, fright, 636, 3454.
Fr. _effroi_.
Affy in till, trust to, rely upon, 499, 1394.
R. _affier_.
Afyre, on fire, 30, 251;
hence, used allegorically, in love, 2436.
{ Agrewit, Aggrewit, } aggrieved, vexed, 1308, 1538;
angry, enraged, 2618.
R. _agrever_.
Ago, gone, 159.
A.S. _of-gán_.
Aire, are, 1732.
Algait, Algat, always, 1996, 1792.
Gothic _gatwô_, a street, way.
Al magre thine, in spite of thee, 115.
An expression compounded of A.S. _al_, wholly; _maugre_ (Fr. _mal
grè_), ill-will, and _thine_ (A.S. _thín_, the gen. case of _thú_,
thou).
Al-out, altogether, 1676, 1791, etc.
Alowit, approved, 1754.
Fr. _allouer_.
Als, (1) as; (2) also.
{ Amen, Ameyne, } pleasant, 64, 999.
Lat. _amœnus_.
Anarmyt, fully armed, 545, 620, 2219, 2771.
See _Enarmyt_.
And, if, 1024, 1591;
and if (= an if), if, 2376.
Anerly, only, 1476, 1696.
A.S. _ǽn-líc_.
{ Anoit, Anoyt, } annoyed, vexed, 351, 2244.
Anoyt, annoyeth, 1407.
Anterous, (for Aunterous, the shortened form of Aventurous),
adventurous, 2618.
Fr. _aventure_.
Aparalit, apparelled, 338.
Aperans, an appearance, a vision, 364.
_So also_ Apperans, 1284.
Apone, upon, 765, etc.
Appetit, desire, 2722.
Ch. has _appetite_ as a verb, to desire.
Aqwynt, acquainted, 1295.
Burns uses _acquent_.
Aras, to pluck out, 240.
Fr. _arracher_.
Araid, disordered, afflicted, 3270.
See _Araye_ in Halliwell. The examples there given shew that to
_araye_ sometimes actually signifies to _disorder_.
Arest, stop, delay, 678, 3072, 3308.
Fr. _arrêt_.
Arly, early, 4, 384, 975.
A.S. _árlíce_.
Artilȝery, implements of warfare, 2538.
See R. _artillerie_. Compare 1 Samuel, xx. 40.
Assay, (1) assault, trial, 11, 35, 112, 712;
attack, 537, 2662.
As a verb, to assault, attack, assail, 570, 1044.
Fr. _assaillir_.
(2) to essay, attempt, 2936;
to test, 478, 982.
Fr. _essaier_.
{ Assaid, Assayt, } assaulted, 1224, 2641.
Assall, assault, attack, 842.
We should perhaps read “assaill,” as in l. 855.
Assalȝeing, assail (_3 pers. plural_), 3385.
Assemblay, an assembling of knights for a combat, a tournament, 267.
Assemble, a hostile meeting, combat, battle, 978, 3336.
See J.
Assemblyng, encountering, 2588.
Assemblyng on, attacking, 2956.
Assey, to test, 478.
_See_ Assay.
Astart, to start away from; hence to escape from, avoid, 228, 3296.
Ch. has _asterte_.
At, that, 1019, etc.
Compare Dan. _at_; O.N. _at_.
Atour, at over, i.e. across, 841, 849, 873;
in excess, in addition, besides, 1775.
Ather, either, 2629, 2819, 3264.
A.S. _ǽgther_.
Atte, at the, 627, 1055.
Aucht, eight, 3263.
Compare Ger. _acht_.
Auentur, adventure, 601.
Auer, ever, 273, etc.
Auerding to, belonging to (?), 345.
The sense seems to point to the A.S. _and-weardian_, to be present,
Goth. _and-wairths_, present.
Aventur, Auentoure, adventure, 80, 222.
Aw, owe, deserve; the present tense of the verb of which _ought_
is the past tense; 3447.
A.S. _áh_, _áhte_.
Awalk, awake, 1049.
Goth. _wakan_. The form _awalk_ occurs in Dunbar,
“_Awalk_, luvaris, out of your slomering.”
(The Thistle and the Rose.)
Awant, boast, 2136.
As a verb, 1588;
and as a reflective verb, 2196, 2386.
Fr. _se vanter_. Ch. has _avante_.
Awin, own, 89.
A.S. _ágen_.
Awodith, maketh to depart, 2474.
See _Avoid_ in Nares’ Glossary, edited by Halliwell and Wright.
{ Awow, Awoue, } vow, 234, 242, 246.
Ch. has _avowe_.
Awys, consideration, advisement, 558.
Awyß the, advise thee, consider, 1913.
{ Awyß, Awyſing, } to consider, 424, 429.
Fr. _s’aviser_.
Awysment, advisement, consideration, 360, 680.
Ay, ever, continually, 1135, 1486.
A.S. _á_.
Ayar (_written instead of_ Athar), either, 2712.
Ayre, are, 2011.
{ Ayanis, 744, Aȝanis, 1164, 2283, } against.
A.S. _ongean_.
Aȝane, Aȝeine, again, 3253, 380.
Bachleris, bachelors; a name given to novices in arms or arts, 1689.
See _bacheler_ in R.
Banaris, banners, 770.
{ Bartes, 2897. Bartiis, 3041. } _See_ Bertes.
Barnag, baronage, nobility, 2492.
See _barniez_ in R.
Batell, a battalion, division of an army, 784, 808, etc.
Be, by.
A.S. _be_.
Behest, promise, 2766.
A.S. _behæs_.
Behufis, behoves, 579.
A.S. _behófan_, often used impersonally.
{ Behuß, Behwß, } it behoves, it is necessary (to do), 944, 2342;
apparently contracted from _behufis_.
Beleif, _in phr._ ore belief = beyond belief, 112.
Bent, a grassy plain (properly a coarse grass; in German, _binse_),
2670. J.
Bertes, a parapet, a tower, 1007, 1118, 2815.
R. _bretesche_, from Low Latin _brestachia_.
Betak til, to confer upon, 1724.
A.S. _be-tǽcan_, in the sense, to assign.
Betakyne, betoken, 2014.
A.S. _be-tǽcan_, in the sense, to shew.
Bewis, boughs, 338.
A.S. _boh_.
Billis, letters, 142.
Fr. _billet_.
Blindis, blindness (?), 1903.
Borde, to meet in a hostile manner, encounter, 809.
We find in R. _border_, to joust, fight with lances.
Compare Fr. _aborder_, and Spenser’s use of _bord_. See _horde_
in Burguy.
Bot, (1) but; (2) without. In general, _without_ is expressed by
_but_, and the conjunction by _bot_; but this distinction is
occasionally violated.
Bown, ready, prepared, 1036.
O.N. _búinn_, past part. of _búa_, to prepare. Su.-G. _boa_,
to prepare. J.
Bretis, fortifications, forts, 874; “properly wooden towers or
castles: _Bretachiæ_, castella lignea, quibus castra et oppida
muniebantur, Gallis _Bretesque_. Du Cange.” Jamieson.
See _Bertes_.
Bukis, books, 434, 1862.
Burdis, boards, i.e. tables, 2198.
A.S. _bórd_, which means--1. a plank; 2. a table, etc.
Bur, bore, 733, 778.
But, without; common in the phrase _but were_, without doubt.
But if, unless, except, 958.
{ Byhecht, Byhicht, } promised, 1485, 2791.
A.S. _be-hǽtan_.
Byknow, notorious for, known to be guilty of, 1627.
Compare “I _know_ nothing _by_ myself” (1 Cor. iv. 4). Compare
also Dan. _bekiende_, to make known.
By, near at hand, 1535, 2916.
{ Cag, Cage, } cage, prison, 997, 2770.
Can, an auxiliary verb, used nearly as we now use _did_.
Careldis, plural of Careld, a merry-making, revel (?), 1318.
“_Caraude_, réjouissance;” and “_Caroler_, danser, se divertir,
mener une vie joyeuse.” Roquefort.
Catifis, wretches, 2102.
R. _caitif, captif_. Compare Ital. _cattivo_.
Chalmer, chamber, 2281, 2308, 2427, 2808. J.
{ Chare, Cher, } chariot, 4, 735.
R. _cher_.
Charge, load, 693.
Fr. _charge_; see _discharge_ in the line following (694),
meaning to shake off a load.
Chargit, gave attention to, 710, 2454.
Fr. _se charger de_.
Chen, chain, 2375.
Cher, car, chariot, 735. See _Chare_.
Chere, cheer, demeanour, 83, 341, 695;
sad demeanour, outward grief, 2718.
Fr. _chère_; compare Ital. _ciera_, the face, look.
“_Wepinge_ was hyr mosté _chere_.”
(Le Morte Arthur, l. 726.)
Cheß, choose, 1611, 1636, 2368.
A.S. _ceósan_; Ger. _kiesen_; Dutch _kiezen_.
Clariouns, clarions, 771, 789.
Clepe, to call, 90, 99.
A.S. _clepan_.
Clepit, callest, 93;
called, 781.
Clepith, is called, 1919.
Clergy, science, knowledge, 504, 511, 2041.
R. _clergie_.
Closine, closed, concluded, 316.
Closith, enclosed, shut up, 427.
Cold, called, 753, 1579.
Commandit, commended, 2802.
Comprochit, approached, 2472, 2509.
Conpilour, compiler, poet, 319.
Conquest, conquered, 574;
Fyrst-conquest, first conquered, 1545, etc.
Conseruyt, preserved, 332.
Conten (used as a reflective verb), to demean oneself valorously,
to maintain one’s ground, 823, 1107, 1130.
See R. “_contenement_, contenance, conduite, maintien, posture.”
Contenit hyme, behaved himself, 3219;
Contenit them, 2634.
Contenyt, endured, 3190.
Contretioun, contrition, 1415, 1426.
Contynans, demeanour, 1693, 1747.
Counter, encounter, attack, charge, 3239.
Couth, could, 793.
A.S. _cunnan_; past tense, _ic cúðe_.
Cowardy, cowardice, 1023, 3287.
Cownterit, encountered, 2609, 2621. J.
Crownel, coronal, corolla of a flower, 59. J.
{ Cummyne, Comyne, } came, 807, 907.
{ Cumyne, 650, 1136, Cumyng, 447, Cummyng, 2498, } come (past part.).
Cunyng, knowledge, 1455.
{ Cusynace, 1270, Cusynece, 2802, Cusynes, 2287, Cwsynes, 1185, }
kinswoman.
Cwre, care, 98, 266, 643.
Lat. _cura_. (N.B. Though _Cwre_ = _cura_, yet _cura_ should be
distinguished from A.S. _cearu_.)
Danger, power to punish; “the power of a feudal lord over his
vassals,” (Wright), 444.
Also, power to injure, 3006.
See R. _dangier_.
Dans, (dance), in the phrase “wrechit dans,” evil mode of life, 1321.
See Chaucer’s use of _daunce_; and compare--
“I sai ȝow lely how thai lye
Dongen doun alle in a _daunce_.”
Lawrence Minot; quoted in Specimens of Early English, by
R. Morris; p. 194.
{ Dede, 90, Ded, 3304, } death.
Dan. _död_. A.S. _deáð_. O.N. _dauði_.
Deden, deign, 949. J.
Dedenyt, deigned, 240.
Deid, died, 215.
Deith, dead (past part.), 3160.
Delitable, delightful, 1738.
R. _delitable_.
Deliuer, nimble, clever, 3134.
Deliuerly, (cleverly), nimbly, lightly, 3089, 3131.
R. _delivre_.
Demande, demur, 191, 397, 3052, 3354.
See R. “_demander_, contremander, changer, revoquer l’ordre donné.”
Depart, to part, 3421.
R. _departir_.
Departit, parted, 3403.
Depaynt, painted, 46, 1703.
Fr. _dépeint_. Ch. _depeint_.
Depend me, waste or consume (my powers), 214;
possibly miswritten for _despend_.
Cf. _Dispendit_.
Depend to, to concern, appertain to, 466.
Deren, to speak out, tell, 2376.
R. _derainier_.
Dereyne, a plea, 2313;
“haith o dereyne ydoo,” hath appealed to trial by combat.
R. _derainier_.
Des, daïs, high table, 2762.
R. _deis_; Lat. _discus_.
Deuit, availed, 18. See note.
{ Devith, Dewith, } deafen, 92, 94.
“Su.-G. _deofwa_; Icel. _deyfa_,” J.
Compare Dan. _döve_. Burns has _deave_.
Dewod the, devoid thyself, 1022.
Deuoydit was = departed, 1031.
Compare _Awodith_.
Dewyß, to tell, narrate, 373.
Discharg, to put aside one’s liability, 163, 1665.
Diseß, lack of ease, misery, 707.
Disiont (Disioint?), disjointed, out of joint; hence uncertain,
hazardous, 2907.
“Disjoint, A difficult situation.” Halliwell.
Dispendit, spent, 1808.
R. _despendre_.
Dispens, expenditure, 1746.
Fr. _dépense_.
Dispolȝeith, despoileth, 1879.
Dispone, to dispose, provide; or, as a reflective verb, to be
disposed to do, to intend, 54, 446, 980, 1590, 2428, 2462.
Disponit, declines (?); but much more probably, intends; and we
must read “disponit not,” 2984.
Dout, fear, 2599, 3404, 3438;
(as a verb), to fear, 740, 1827.
Ch. _doute_. R. _doubtance_.
Drent, drowned, 1319.
A.S. _drencan_.
Dreß (as a reflective verb), to direct oneself, proceed, go, 1975,
2288, 2486.
Lat. _dirigere_.
Drywith, drives; “he drywith to the end,” i.e. concludes, 2470.
Duclar, declare, 3022.
Dulay, delay, 681, 788, 2925.
Effere, shew, pomp, 2360.
Compare _Affere_.
Efter, after, 217.
A.S. _efter_.
Eld, old age, 3225, 3242.
A.S. _yldo_. Gothic _alds_.
Elyk, Eliche, alike, 182, 2452.
Eme, uncle, 2572.
A.S. _eám_.
Empit, emptied, empty, 180.
A.S. _æmtian_.
Empleß, to please, 2455. J.
Empriß, worth, honour, 129, 269, 3458;
_cf._ Romans of Partenay, l. 2013.
Anxiety, oppression, 393.
R. _emprindre_.
Enarmyt, fully armed, 285, 751, 2499. J.
Endit, indited, 138;
indite, 206;
inditing, poem (?), 334.
If the meaning were, “this ends,” the form “endis” would be
required; besides which, the rime shews that the _i_ is long;
cf. ll. 138, 206.
Endlong, along, 2893.
A.S. _andlang_; Ger. _entlang_.
Entent, intention, will, meaning, thoughts, 448, 1451, 1499, 2938.
R. _entente_. Used by Chaucer.
Entermet, to intermeddle with, to have do with, 2914.
R. _entremetre_.
Enweronyt, environed, 53.
Erde, earth, 1072, 1540, 2601.
Compare Ger. _erde_.
Erdly, earthly, 498.
Erith, earth, 128.
A.S. _eorð_.
Eschef (1. eschew), to shun, withdraw himself, 3475.
R. _eschever_;
(2. achieve), to accomplish, 2212, 2513.
R. _eschavir_.
Eschef deith, to die, 2732.
Escheuit, achieved, 258.
Eschevit, is achieved, 2998.
{ Eß, 174, Eeß, 706, } ease.
Essenȝeis (ensigns), warcries, 3349, J.
See also R. _enseigne_.
Euerilkon, every one, 1039, etc.
Exasy, extasy, 76. (Possibly miswritten.)
Exortith, beseecheth, 3026.
Extend, attain, 3281.
Failȝeis, fail, (3 pers. plu. indicative), 1151.
Fairhed (fairhood), beauty, 577.
In A.S. _fægernes_, but in Dan. _förhed_.
Fall, to happen, befall, 493, 2139.
A.S. _feallan_; Dan. _falde_.
Fallyng, fallen, 1217, 1322.
Falowschip, used as we now use company, 1105, 2687, etc.
Falȝeing, failing, 1499.
Falȝet, Falȝheit, failed, 1460, 1469, 1498, 1503.
Farhed, beauty, 2440.
See _Fairhed_.
Fayndit (feigned), dissembled, 2397.
Fays, foes, 3006.
A.S. _fáh_.
Fechtand, fighting, 2691, 3127, 3407.
Ger. _fechten_.
Fechteris, fighters, 686.
Feill, knowledge, skill, 2854. J.
A.S. _félian_.
Fek (effect), sum, amount, result, drift, 2938.
Fr. _effet_.
Fell, to feel, 820, 2131.
Fellith, feeleth, 3368.
Fell, many; als fell, as many, 768.
A.S. _féala_; Gothic _filu_.
Fell, horrible, 260.
A.S. _fell_, cruel, fierce.
Ferde, fourth, 815, 973, 2285.
Compare Dan. _fierde_.
Ferleit, wondered, 3117.
A.S. _fǽr-líc_, sudden, fearful. Burns has _ferlie_.
Fet, fetched, 433, 1154.
A.S. _feccan_, past tense, _ic feahte_.
Fongith, catcheth, seizeth, 1922.
A.S. _fangan_; Goth. _fahan_.
Forfare, to fare amiss, to perish, 1348.
A.S. _for-faran_.
Forlorn, lost, 3305.
A.S. _forloren_; cf. Goth. _fra-liusan_.
For-quhy; see _For-why_.
{ For-thi, For-thy, } (there-fore), on that account, 332, 2261, 2731.
A.S. _forthý_; where _thý_ (Gothic _thê_) is the instrumental case
of _se_, that.
For-wrocht (for-wrought), over-worked, wearied out, 888.
A.S. _forwyrcan_.
{ For-why, 798, 925, 2209, For-quhy, 2171, 2342, 2290, } for the
reason that, because that.
Found, to advance, go, 2612. J.
A.S. _fundian_, to try to find, go forward.
Franchis, generosity, 230.
R. _franchise_.
Fremmytneß, strangeness, alienation, 1508.
A.S. _fremdnes_.
Froit, enjoyment, 1644;
fruit, 2088, 2109.
R. _fruit_.
Frome, from the time that, 17, 1432.
Goth. _frums_, a beginning.
Fruschit, broken, dashed in pieces, 1201.
R. _frois_, broken; from the verb _froier_.
{ Fundyne, 497, Fundyng, 465, } found (past part.).
Fyne, faithful, true, 519.
See R. “_fine_, fidéle;” and “_fine_, foi.”
Fyne, end, 1388, 2081.
Fr. _fin_.
Ganith, is suitable for, 991.
Icel. _gegna_. J. Compare Dan. _gavne_.
Ganyth, it; it profits; _used impersonally_, 121.
R. _gaagner_.
Gare, to cause, 910, 2416.
Dan. _giöre_; Icel. _göra_.
Gart, caused, 267, 2777.
Gentilleß, 917, 1847.
See _Gentrice_.
{ Gentrice, 130, 2757, Gentriß, 2790. } courtesy, nobleness.
R. _gentilesse_.
Gere, gear, equipment, armour, 2777.
A.S. _gearwa_.
Gert, 384.
See _Gart_.
Giffis, give thou, (lit. give _ye_, the plural being used in
addressing the king), 463.
A.S. _gifan_.
Gifyne, given, 1752.
Gilt, offended, done wrong, 699, 3015.
A.S. _gyltan_.
Grewhundis, greyhounds, 533, 537.
“O.N. _grey_, _grey-hundr_, a bitch.” Wedgwood.
Gowerne the, conduct thyself, 1598.
Grawis, groves, 2481.
Ch. _greves_.
Gyrß, grass, 10.
A.S. _gærs_.
Gyß, guise, fashion, custom, 545.
Ch. _gise_.
Haade, had, 2150.
Habariowne, habergeon, 2889.
From _haubergeon_, the French form of Ger. _halsberge_.
See _Hawbrek_.
Habirioune, habergeon, 3380.
Haill, whole, 3246.
A.S. _hæl_.
Haknay, an ambling horse for a lady, 1730.
R. _hacquenée_.
Half; _in the phrase_ on arthuris _half_, i.e. on Arthur’s _side_,
883.
Compare use of Germ. _halb_.
Halk, a hawk, 1736, 2482.
A.S. _hafoc_.
{ Hall, Hoil, Holl, Hail, } various spellings of Haill, whole.
Hals, neck, 1054.
A.S. _hals_. Goth. _hals_.
Hant, to exercise, practise, 2191.
Fr. _hanter_, lit. to frequent.
{ Hardement, 801, 2669, Hardyment, 900, 3362, } hardihood, boldness.
R. _hardement_.
Harrold, herald, 1047.
Hate, hot, 2552.
Havith, hath, 1940;
have, 3404.
{ Hawbrek, 1070, 1200, Hawbryk, 3112, } hauberk, neck-defence;
Ger. _hals-berge_, armour for the neck.
Hawnt, to use, 3418.
See _Hant_.
Hawntis, exercise, 2772.
He, high, 1969, 2552.
A.S. _háh_.
Hecht, hight, is called, 2140;
was called, 2290.
Hecht, to promise, 3101;
promised (_past part._), 1142.
A.S. _hátan_.
Hedis, heads, 538, 869.
{ Hewy, 442, Heuy, 459, } heavy.
A.S. _hefig_.
{ Hie, 550, Hye, 297, } high.
See _He_.
Hienes, highness, 126.
Ho, pause, stop, cessation, 2970.
According to J. radically the same with the verb _Houe_, or
_How_ (see _Houit_). The Dutch, however, use _hou_, hold! from
_houden_, to hold.
Holl, whole, 106, 745.
Hore, hair, 365.
“Holȝe were his yȝen and vnder campe hores.”
(Early English Alliterative Poems; _ed._ Morris. See Poem B.
l. 1695.) The meaning of the line quoted is, “Hollow were his
eyes, and under bent hairs.”
Hot, hight, was called, 754, 806;
is called, 1950.
A.S. _hátan_ (neuter).
Houit, delayed, tarried, halted, 996.
“W. _hofian, hofio_, to fluctuate, hover, suspend,” Morris.
Hovith, stays, halts, 2829.
Howit, halted, 2814, 2842.
Howyns, halts, tarries, 2821.
Probably miswritten for “howyng.”
Hufyng, halting, delaying, 1046.
Hundyre, a hundred, 756, 1554.
I, in, 332.
Dan. _i_; Icel. _í_.
Iclosit, y-closed; i.e. enclosed, shut in, 53.
If, to give, 554.
In lines 1718-1910 the word occurs repeatedly in several forms;
as _iffis_, _iffith_, giveth; _iffis_, give ye (put for give
thou); _ifyne_, given, etc.
Ifyne, to give, 3454.
Iftis, gifts, 1741.
In the line preceding we have _giftis_.
Ilk; the ilk (= thilk) that, 629, 1601.
Literally, the ilk = the same.
A.S. _ylc_. See 1367.
Ilk, each, 2211, etc.
A.S. _ælc_.
Illumynare, luminary, 3.
{ Incontinent, Incontynent, } immediately, 253, 1215, 2647, 2834.
Still used in French.
In-to-contynent (= Incontinent), 3020.
In to, used for “in;” _passim_.
Iornaye, journey, 680.
Irk, to become slothful, grow weary, tire, 2709.
A.S. _eargian_.
Iuperty, combat, 2547.
Fr. _jeu parti_, a thing left undecided;
hence the meanings, 1. strife, conflict; 2. jeopardy, as in Ch.
See J.; and Tyrwhitt’s note to C. T. 16211.
{ Iwond, 245, Iwondit, 226, } wounded.
We find in A.S. both _wúnd_ and _wúnded_.
I-wyß, certainly, of a surety, 1709, 1925, 1938.
A.S. _gewís_; Ger. _gewiss_. Often _wrongly_ interpreted to mean,
_I know_.
See _Wit_.
Kend, known, 548, 906.