abeigh, adv., aloof, off.
aboon, prep., above.
abrayde, pt. s., started (from
sleep).

abread, adv., abroad.
abye, v., to pay for.
accompted, pp., accounted.
achat, n., purchase.
adoun, adv., downwards.
ae, adj., one.

affyle, v., to file, i.e., to render smooth.

afray, n., alarm, terror, fright. agast, pp., scared, frightened. agayn, adv., again. agley, adv., askew. agraste, v., to favor.

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agree. to, v., accord with. aiblins, adv., maybe, perhaps. ain, adj., own.

airts, n., the directions. al, adj., all.

al be, conj., although. alday, adv., always. alderbest, adv., best of all. ale-stake, n., ale-stake, a horizontal pole projecting from an alehouse to support a sign or brush. algate, adv., always. allye, v., to ally.

allyed, pp., allied. als, also.

als ... as, so... as.

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als and, both... and. amate, v., to dishearten, dismay, subdue.

amblere, n., an ambling nag. amis, adv., wrongly. amis, n., a hood, or cape with a hood.

ance, adv., once.

anlas, n., a short two-edged knife, broad at the hilt and tapering to the point, formerly worn at the girdle. antiphoner, n., anthem-book. apyked, pp., trimmed, adorned.

areedes, v., to declare, tell, counsel.

areste, n., arrest.

arras, n., tapestry, rich figured fabric.

arrerage, n. pl., arrears.

GLOSSARY

aryve, v., to arrive. ascendent, n., ascendant. aspye, n., spy.

assaid, pp., assailed. assente, v., to assent. assoille, v., pardon, absolve. assoilling, n., absolution. asterte, v., to escape. astored, pp., stored, provided. attamed, pp., broached. atte best, in the best way. Atte Bowe, At Bow. auctours, n. pl., authors. Augustyn, St. Augustine. auld, adj., old. ava, at all, of all. availle, v., to avail. avale, v., to descend, subside, droop.

avantour, n., boaster. avisoun, n., vision. awayt, in wait.

axeth, seekest (v. 2d sing.).

Ay, adv., aye, ever.

bace, adj., low. baite, v., to bate. band, i.e., tie.

pers.

banes, n., bones. bar, pp., bare, carried. bare, carried (v. preterit). barkit, pp., barked. barley-bree, n., ale, whisky. barres, n. pl., stripes across a girdle.

batailed, pp., crenelated. bauldricke, n., a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm, to support the sword, the bugle, etc. bawdrik, n., baldric. See bauldricke.

bawk, n., a field path. bawsnt, pp., white-streaked. beggestere, n., beggar,

beth war, beware.
bett, pp., beat, beaten.
beuks, n., books.

bever, n., drink, drinking, a light repast between meals. beye, v., to buy.

bicched bones, dice (n. plural). bield, n., a shelter, a sheltered spot.

bifel, befell (v. preterit).
bifore, adv., before.
biforn, prep., before.
big, v., to build..

bigonne, begun (v. preterit).
biknewe, pp., confessed.
bile, n., beak.
bill, n., a bull.

billies, n. pl., fellows, com

rades, brothers.

binethe, prep., beneath, within. binne, n., bin, hutch, chest. birkie, n., a fellow (usually implies conceit).

birks, n., birches.

bisette, employed (v. preterit). bismotered, pp., besmuttered, dirtied.

bisyde, prep., from the neighborhood of.

erly a female beggar. behight, v., to vow, promise; to deliver, grant, adjudge. ben, n., parlour. bene, n., bean. bere, n., bier.

berne, n., barn.

beryis, n. pl., berries. bet, v., to go quickly. bet, adv., better.

planted much of old in hedges in barnyards.

bord, n., table.

bost, n., boast.

bote, n., salvation.

botes, n. pl., boots.

boughtes, n. pl., coils.

bour, n., inner room.

bourde, jest (v. present 1 pers sing.).

bracer, n., bracer, a guard for ceruce, n., white lead.

the arm in archery.
Bradwardyn, n., Bishop.
braes, n. pl., small hills.
brast, burst out (v. preterit).
brattle, n., a spurt, a scamper.
braw, adj., gaily dressed, fine,
handsome.

breares, n. pl., briars.
breech, n. pl., breeches.
breem, n., breem, a fish.
brenninge, burning (v. present
partc.).
brent, pp. burnt.
brent, adj., straight.
bretful, adj., brimful.
briddes, n. pl., birds.
brinstane, n., brimstone.
brock, n., a badger.
brode, adj., broad.

brouke, v., to enjoy, use.
buirdly, adj., stout, stalwart.
bulles, n. pl., papal bulls.
bulte, v., to sift.
bum-clock, n.,

a humming

beetle. burdies, n. pl., maidens. burdoun, n., burden of a song, bass accompaniment. Burgeys, n., burgess, citizen. burn, n., rivulet. but-if, conj., unless. butt, n., kitchen.

butty, adj., rooty.
by-cause, because.
byke, n., bees nest, hive.
byre, n., cowhouse.
byte, v., to bite, burn.

caas, n. pl., cases of law. ca'd, pp., called.

caller, adj., cool, refreshing. cam, pr. s. of come; came. cannilie, adv., quietly, prudently, cautiously. Canon, n., the "Canon," title of a book by Avicenna. canstow, for canst thou. cantie, adj., cheerful, lively, jolly.

cantraip, adj., magic, witching. canty, see cantie. cappe, n., сар.

carf, v., to cut, carve. carke, n., load, charge, burden. carl or carle, n., a rustic, countryman. carpe, v., to talk, discourse. cas, n., case, affair, circumstance, condition. castel-wal, n., castle wall. catapuce, n., caper, spurge. catel, n., property, wealth, possession.

centaure, n., centaury. centonell, n., sentinel.

change-house, n., tavern. chaunterie, n., an endowment for a priest to sing mass. chear, n., chair, cheer. chere, n., behavior; also entertainment.

cherles, n. pl., churls.

expedition.

cink, five.

claes, n. pl., clothes.

cleped, pp., called.

clepen, v., to call, name. clergeon, n., chorister boy.

clerkis, n. pl., writers, scholars. clokke, n., clock. clout, n., bit of cloth. cloutes, n. pl., rags. clyme, v., to climb. coche, n., coach. coft, pp., bought. coillons, n. pl., testicles. cokes, n. pl., cooks. cokewold, v., to deceive, play false.

col-fox, n., coal-fox, black fox. colpons, n. pl., shreds, bundles. complecciouns, n. pl., complexions.

conne, v., to con, learn.
conning, n., experience.
consent, n., harmony.
contek, n., strife, contest.
contrarie, n., opposite, foe,
opponent.
cood, n., cud.

coost, v., to throw off.
cootie, n., a wooden dish.
cop, n., top.
cope, n., cope.

coppe, n., cup.
corages, n.,
natures.

heart,

spirit,

coronall, a circlet for the head, a crown; also, a garland. corse, n., corpse. coste, n., coast. cote, n., skirt, petticoat or gown (for a woman). counterfesaunce, n., counterfeiting, imposture. countour, n., auditor. countrefete, v., to counterfeit, imitate.

cours, n., course, path, orbit. courtepy, n., an upper short coat of coarse material. couthe, pp., pl. well-known. covent, n., convent, conventual body.

cropt, pp., bitten, pulled or snipped off.

croud, n., crowd, an ancient Celtic instrument with a rectangular body and six strings; fiddle.

crouse, adv., cheerfully, lively, jolly.

crowdie-time, n., porridgetime.

crulte, adj., curly.

crummockcudgel, n., crooked staff.

crump, adj., crisp.

cuif, n., a dull fellow, a dolt. curchie, n., curtsey.

cure, n., attention. cushat, n., wood pigeon. cut, n., lot.

cutty-sark, n., short skirt.

daffin, n., larking fun. dails, n., deals, planks. daimen-icker, n., an Occasional ear of corn. daliaunce, n., gossip. Dan, Sir, Lord, title of respect. darg, n., labor, task, a day's labor.

darrayne, v., to order, manage; to wage (battle); to prove by wager or battle. Daun, n., (for Dominus), Lord, Sir, title of respect. daunce (the olde), the old game of love.

dawds, n. pl., lumps and large portions.

dawening, n., dawning. dawtit, pp., fondled, petted. deas, n. pl., dice. defeasance, n., defeat. defended, v., forbidden. defouled, pp., defiled. Deil-haet, nothing (tho the devil have it). Deils, Devils.

del (a greet), n., a great deal, largely, to a large extent. delen ger, to have dealing with.

deliverly, adv., nimbly.
demen, v., to ask.
depe, adj., deep.
depeint, pp., stained.
dere, adj., deer.

descant, n., the melody or

counterpoint sung to cantus or plain song, desolaat, adj., shunned. despitous, adj., merciless. desport, n., sport, diversion, merriment, amusement. despyt, in contempt of you. detteless, adj., free from debt. deye, n., dairy woman. deyntee, adj., good.

deys, n., dais, platform, the high table in the dining

eke, adv., also, moreover. eldritch, adj., horrible, unearthly.

Ellebor, n., Hellebore, a kind of poison.

elles, adv., else, otherwise. embard, pp., confined, imprisoned.

embayd, pp., enclosed.

feck, n., the bulk, the most part.

felicitee, n., happiness. fell, adj.. keen, cruel, dreadful, pungent.

felly, adv.. fiercely, cruelly, barbarously.

donsie, adj., unlucky.

doon, v., to do.

permanent side table.

dorste, durst.

doun, adv., down.

nate.

everich, every.

everichon, every one.

every-deel, adv., every whit.

excheat, n., escheat. expect, v., to await. ey, n., egg.

eyes (of hawks), adj., newly fledged.

eydent, adj., diligent. eyen, n. pl., eyes. eyled, pp., ailed.

eyleth, aileth (v. present).

fa', n.. a fall, lot, portion. fadres, n. pl., ancestors. faille, v., to fail.

fair, n., a good one.

fest, n., fist.

festne, v., to fasten. fet, pp., brought. fethered, pp., feathered. fetishly, adv., elegantly. fient-a, nothing of a. fient haet o', not one of them. fiere, n., comrade.

fil, fell (preterit of fall). filch, v., to steal, pilfer. finch, n.. finch (bird), "pulle a finch," pluck a dupe. fithele, n., fiddle.

flainen or flannen, adj., flannel. flasket, n.,

cloth.

eek, adv., also, moreover.

een, n. pl., eyes.

eerie, adj., weird, inspiring ghostly fear. eet, pp., ate. eftsoones, adv., soon after, presently, forthwith.

faren, pp., gone.

forlete, v., to abandon, forsake. forn-cast, pp., premeditated. forneys, n.. furnace.

cakes.

farsed, pp., stuffed. faste, v., to fast. fause, adj., false.

fawsont, adj., seemly, decent, honest.

faytor, n., an impostor.

fors, n., force.

for-sleuthen, v., to waste in