word occurs in the glossaries under
the form of cowk, couk, or coke,
goke or gowk.
Colknyfes, 85. See colfox in Chau-
cer.
Com, 52, 81, coming or arrival. A.S.
cyme.
Conandly, 160, knowingly, wisely.
Conceytate, 75, conception.
Conning, 168, knowledge.
Co|), 91. 118, a cup.
Copyn Kyng, 194. A coppin is a cer-
tain quantity of worstetl yarn wound
on a spindle, and the spindle then
extracted.
Coth, 51. ^^ Coth, morbu.s, valeludo,
pcstilentia." Lye.
Covandvs, 185, covenants.
GLOSSARY.
335
Oourt-roUar, 310, the writer or keeper
of the rolls of a court of law.
Couth, 225, aflfable, kind-
Cowth, 32,56, the imp. tense of can, to
know, to be able.
Coyle, 18, 30, broth, so called because
originally cole or cabbage was a prin-
cipal ingredient.
Coylle, 4, a coal.
Crak, 85, to boast.
Crate old, 201, alluding perhaps to a
ci"ate or wicker case for packing pots.
Creme, 167, 169, chrism.
Crisp, 513, fine linen or cobweb lawn.
Croft, 1 1 9, the yard or homestead of a
house. Hell crofte (314) is an ex-
pression frequently occurring in the
Mysteries or Miracle-plays.
Crop, 96, the upper branch (S.)
Croyne, 111, 116, to crone, to utter a
low murmuring sound.
Crump, 308, the cramp.
Cryb, 89, a crib for provender.
Cuker, 312, part of a woman's head
dress.
Cutt, to draw, 228 ; slips of paper,
straws, &c., of unequal lengths, are
held in the hand of one party with
the ends peeping out ; each of the
others draws out a cutt, he who
draws the longest is the winner.
D.
Dalle, 118, &c., the hand.
Dang, the past tense of ding.
Dase, 28, to be stupified.
Dai*e, 137,223, to be afraid, to quake.
Darfe, 305, hard, unbending, cruel.
Daunche, ^ 153, Fastidiousness, see
Hunter.
Daw, 26, a sluggard or slattern.
Dawnce, 60, dance.
Dawngere, 59, 9 Lordship ordiminion ;
Dangere,60,&c. 5 the power wlaich the
feudal Lord possessed over his vas-
sals. Norman French, dangler. It
occurs in the speech of the rebellious
serfs, in the Roman de Rou ;
Metum nus fors de dangier ;
Nus sumes horns cum ils sunt,
Tiex members avom cum il unt.
It occurs also in Brunne, p. 213. It
is derived from dominium gerere, ab-
breviated in like manner as dominus
to dan.
Day, 49, imp. dayde, 194, to dawn.
Dayntethe, 245, a dainty thing.
De, 183, to die.
Dede, 25, 36, death.
Dedir, 23, to dither or tremble.
Defawte, 60, fault, default.
Defend, 72, to forbid, or deny. It was,
until very lately, used in this sense
in some legal proceedings j see Blackst.
Com. III. 297.
Defly, 100, for deftly "fitly, in a pro-
per manner, handsomely."
Deille, 13, a piece or portion, A. S.
d£el.
Delf, 57, to dig.
Delfe, 230, a grave.
Deme, to judge, hence doom, &c.
Depart, 228, to part in sunder, to di-
vide. " Till death us depart, " in
the marriage service, is now corruptly
printed " do part."
Dere, hurt or damage.
Derfe, 317, see Darfe.
Derling, 52, darling.
Dern, 310, hid, concealed, secret.
Dernly, 141 ?
Des, 4, 20, 204 ; whatever may be the
original meaning of this word, it is
always used in the volume to signify
the seat of honour.
Descry, 203, describe.
Devere, 28, devoir, duty.
Dight, prepared, furnished.
Diseasse, HI, uneasiness, disturbance.
Distance, 21, dispute (S.)
Dil, 14, to stop, or close up. A. S. dyt-
tan, occludere.
Ditizance dontance, 1'14, probably for
dite sans doutance ; see Fraunche.
Docket, 315, a shred or piece.
Dold, 27, 96, stupid, confused.
Dom, 59, dumb.
Don, 113; Mr Collier explains it, "have
done."
Don is in the mire, 510, a Chaucerian
proverb applied to sticking fast.
Donning, 8, a horse's name ; see Don
and Down.
Donyon, 185, a dungeon, which an-
ciently was in the lowest story of
the Donyon, or keep of the Norman
Castles.
Doth, 105, the southern plural of do.
Dotty -pels, 1 45, i. e. clipped heads, a
name given to the Priests, and other
ecclesiastics.
Dowfes, 52, doves.
Down, 8, a horse's name, see Don and
Donning.
Dowse, 104, a slut ? q. Sax, dwaes ?
Doylle, 50, a dole or portion of alms ;
S3C)
GLOSSARY
sec (leille. Penny doylle, in the fu-
neral expenses of John Saver, Esq., of
Worsall (Wills and Inventories, I.
110,) the first item is "for penny
daill, Gl. Ijs. 4(1." This sum was
doubtless doled out in pennies to the
poor who attended the funeral.
Doylle, 62, grief, dolor.
Doyse, 3, dost.
Drake, 259, A. S. draca, a dragon. Can
this "burnand drake" be the self-
same drake whose slaughter was the
last exploit of our noble friend
Beowulf? See the account of this
fiery monster in Conybeare's Illus-
trations of A. S. poetry.
Dray, 49, to draw.
Dre, 156, to endure ;— to continue in
life.
Dreche, 270, to afflict. A. S. drecan or
dreccean.
Drede, withouten, 76, &c., without
doubt, absque dnbio ; see Hickes,
Thes. I. 223.
Drely, 90, perseveringly, (slowly ? S.)
Drery, 1 84, sorrowful. A. S. dreorig.
Drife, 25, to drive. A. S. drifan.
Drogh, 5, the past tense of to draw.
Dry, 315, dryness, or drought.
Duch Ax, 51 1.
Dug, 513, to cut?
Dustards, 216, dastards ? (S)
Dwere, 302, doubt.
Dwyrd, 289.
Dyice, 57, to make ditches.
Dylle, 136, 138, to sooth, or allay.
Dylly downe, 115.
Dyng, 141, to cast down.
Dyntand, 23 i, riding.
Dyscryve, 286, see, descry.
Dytt,'l94 ; seedit.
E.
Edder, 72, an adder: "all snakes are
so designated in Craven." (Cr. Gl.)
Eene the plural of eye.
EH, again; eft whyte, requite; see
quite.
Ei, 47, an interrogative exclamation.
Eld, 53, age, old age : an eld, 1 1 , should
be a neld ; see neld.
Elyke, 57, alike.
Emang, 1()2, among.
Erne, 44, an ucle by the motlier's side.
EmcUe, among, Dan. i nicllem ; IccL
i milium.
Emprise, 171, empress.
Enccnse, 144, to inform or iuhtrucl.
Encheson, 38, occasion or cause, N. V.
chaison.
Endlang, 85, straightforward, continu-
ously.
Endorde, 90, a term used in cookery ;
said to mean gilt over.
Endoost, 1 66, endowed ; F. dost, dos.
En fray, 179, affray.
Enys,'l87, once?'
Ernes, 126, (in earnest? S.) perhaps
the same as the Scottish eryness;
fear, see J.
Eschelle, 47, O. F. eschielle, a squad-
ron. The word occurs both in
Brunne and Barbour.
Ethe, 1 93, easily.
Everichon, every one.
F.
Faed, 225, faded.
Fageing, alle in, 239, all in the lump,
altogether ; from A. S. fegan, jun-
gere.
Fand, the past tense of to find.
Fane, glad.
Fang, to take.
Far, 75, to fare or go.
Far, 276, farther (as nar, nearer).
Fard, 1 16, afraid.
Fare, to go, to fare.
Fare, 120, v. a. to cause to go.
Faren, 48, past participle of to fare.
Farly, 49, strange.
Fature, 60, a lazy, idle fellow ; F. fait-
ard, faiteor.
Fax, 311, the hair of the head. A. S.
Feax.
Fayn, 96, joy.
Fee, cattle ; also moveable property in
general, as distinguished from land
and money.
Feere, a mate, comrade, or wife; In
fere, in company, together.
Fele, 67, to hide. '
Felle, to knock down.
Felle, 131, a rocky hill.
Felle, 56, many; A. S. fela; Germ.
viel.
Felle, the skin.
Felter, 85, 313, to ent«ngle.
Ferd, fear.
Fere, 58, to put in fear.
Fere, see feere.
Ferly, 1 1 , wonder, see farly.
Fermes, 84, firnut, rents.
Ferray, of, 310, on a foray.
Fest,'»l, to fix, to make sure or fast.
I'cst, see liOrd ; and oonc.
GLOSSARY.
337
Fetvkl, 309, fettled, prepared, made
ready for use.
Feynd, 10, fiend.
Flay, 30, 40, 121, to frighten, Y.D.
Fleet, 51, past participle of to float.
Fleme, 70, to drive otit, to put to
flight.
Flelcyt, Sll, spotted, streaked, Isl.
flecka, discolor. (Brockett.)
Flett, 26, a scolding, or fly ting; see
flyte. (Is it not ' dejiart from this
place''? S.)
Flone, thoner, 92, flash of lightning.
Flume, 166, /lumen, a river.
Flyt, 20, 62, to fly, or flee from.
Flytars, 308, scolders, ) v^ -p.
Flyte, 14, to scold, ^ ^•^â–
Foche, 60, to fetch.
Fold, 245, the earth, the world, A.S.
folde.
Fon., 40, found.
Fon., 80, a fond or foolish person.
Fon., 94, to be foolish or fond.
Fon., 199, to make foolish.
Fond, 201, foolish.
Fonden, found.
Food, 76, Sic, offspring. The A.S.
fddan, signifies both to feed, and to
bring forth. Hence the double
meaning of the noun.
For, 218, &c., for fear of.
Forbot, 12, &c., a forbidding.
Fordo, 56, &c., to destroy : (vulgo, he
is done for.)
Force, no force, 16, it matters not.
Fore-think, 112, to suspect or antici-
pate : see, forthink.
For- fare, 2 1 2, same as fordo.
Forfeit, 189, transgressed, done what
was forbidden.
Forgangere, 165, a precursor or fore-
goer.
For-rakyd, 105, overdone with walk-
ing.
Forshapyn, 115, transformed.
Forspoken, 1 15, bewitchwl, enchanted
For-taxed, 98, wrongly taxed.
Forthe, 45, to forward or bring for-
ward.
Forthink, 76, to repent or grieve.
Forthy, therefore, for this cause ; thy
is the ablative case of the demonstra-
tive thset : — and for-thy, demonstra-
tive, corresponds to for-why ? interro-
gative.
Forward, 179, a compact or covenant,
properly spelt fore-word.
Fostre, 320, nourishment.
Fote hole, 150, foot-hot, with great"
sjjeed.
Fott, same as felt, take, fetch.
Found, to try or attempt, to tempt.
A.S. fdndian : also, to go.
Founding, temptation.
Fowre, 62, the past tense of fivre.
Foyne, a heap, abundance : also p. 223,
the plural of foe.
Franche, 153, I can no more francho,
i. e. I know no more French. The
piece seems from some words left un-
translated to have been originally
written in that language ; see jour-
monting, ditizance. Or, it may per-
haps be taken from "fmiicier, to
speake fine and eloquent French
(ironically)." Cotgrave.
Frast, 25, 56, 58, to enquire, to tempt.
' M.G. fraisan. A.S. frasigan.
Fray, 25, 56, a disturbance.
Frayn, 76, to ask or enquire. A.S. freg-
nan.
Fre, free : this adjective, in the sense
of noble, is often used substantively,
like bright, &c.
Frely, 42, ingenuous, beautiful. " Free-
ly foode, a common phrase in ancient
poetry denoting a person, and espe-
cially a female, of high birth." J.
see foode.
Frerys, 91, friars.
Fres, 291, 5 no fres, without question
Frese, 50, S or doubt.
Fro, 524, from the time that : see to
Frog, 241, a frock or upper garment.
Fron, 106, from. Swedish^ fran.
Froskes, 62, frogs ; still used in the
W. and N.R.Y.
Fry, 21, 24, seed. M.G. fraiw. Luc.
I., 55. An Abraham gah fraiw is.
To Abraham and his seed. The very
person. Icel. frio.
Frya;ges, 315, the word occurs in
Christ's kk. st. 14. With forks and
flales they lait grit flaps, and flang
togiddsr lyk frigyis. Dr. J. thinks
it is the same as freik or frick, a
strong intrepid man ; in which sense
it occurs in P. Plowman.
Fulle, 159, same as felle, many.
Fun, 56, found.
Fwalcon, 130.
Fwle.s, 5, fowls- *
Fyle, 275, to defile, to calumniate or
accuse.
Fyiyd, 75, defiled.
Fyrthe, 151, a cultivated shellercd
3.SS
GLOSSARY.
spot: 'a Ik'l.l iiikcii from a wood."
cr c;i.
I-'vlt, 51, a divibion ot a poem.
G
Gab., 288-9, 298, to lie, to deceive :
paber, in the language of the old
'French romances, signifies to tell
rhodoniontade stories and long-bow
brags of a knighl's own prowess.
Gadh ng, an idle vagabond.
(iftf, gave.
Ciam, 5, jocundity, active enjoyment.
The word is now used in a ludicrous
sense, but not so formerly. Thus in
the ancient alliterative couplet given
by Giraldus Canibrensis, as a speci-
men of English poetry,
•• God is topctliir
Gammen and wisdom."
Garrav, 64, 1 13. array, troops.
(iarthynere, 267, gardener.
Gate, a wav. Isl. gata.
Gate, 45, 7,' a person's going or progress.
Gawde, 56, 61, trick.
Gayng, 62, go.
Gaytt door, 107, the street door, or
outer door : see hek.
(;edlvng i see gadlyng.
Geld', 75, barren. Y.D. Germ, geltc.
(ientlerv men, 98, gentry.
Gere, 26, 8, all sorts of instruments or
tools ; also household goods. 194, not
right in his gere, out of his wits(?)
Get., 39, 4 8, 73, that which is begot-
ten, a child, posterity. It is also used
to signify procreation, 74.
(iett, the new, 312, the new fashion.
Gevn, given.
C;ille, 25, a general name for women :
the short of (Jilliaii.
Gille, knave, 313.
Glad, 282, the imp. of glide.
(;iase, 106, 201 : see glose.
Glope, 146, a surprise, something start-
ling.
Glose, 2(>9, 1
(Jnast, I 4 5, 307, giiashed. ;
Goderhaylle, 89, an exclamation oj)-
posed to ill-a-hayle. I
Gog, 9, a perversion of tied.
(;omc, 1 7 I, a man, A.S. gtima. ;
GoRsypys, 113, sp(msors, Ciod-sib is
God-kin. ;
Govse, 1.1, goes.
Goyth, ia-5, the South. Knglish impe-
rative plural of the verb logo. It
OA'cur.s Ircquently in Chancer.
(;radf, 21 I, grailhed or luepaied.
CJrale, 145, the graduate, containing
anthem.s, &c sung in processions.
Grame, 2'J, I, wrath, anger. II, sor-
row, vexation.
Gramercy, 80, grand-mercie, many
thanks.
Gramery, 90, 94, 311, I>atin learning;
prope'rlv, the am grammalica, an inti-
mate knowledge whereof was sup-
posed to lead the student to an ac-
quaintance with those hidden jwwers
of words by which he might com-
niand the aid of evil spirits.
Grank, 155, to murmur.
Granser, 1 72, grandsire.
Grath, 32, swiftness.
Grathly, swiftly.
Gravyhg, 132, "burial.
Gray the, 47, to prepare, to make read/
for a journey.
Greme, 47 ; see grame.
Greses, 7. grasses.
Grete, 44, weeping: 262, 4, dust, A.S.
greot.
Grew, 229, the Greek language; used
1 by Marie de France (del Gnu en
I liatin), and by several Scottish writ-
! ers : thus Lyudsay, " Had he done
I write in Latin or in Grew," &c. It is
â– also found in Temb. Arcad. ii. 224 :
" Fool that I am, that with my
dogges speak Grew !" to which Dr.
Nares gives tliis singular explana-
tion, " Grew seems to be put for the
Greek term ypu , i. e. any trifling
or verv worthless matter." This
mav remind us of the old lady
wh'o sought ililigcntly for her spec-
tacles, and foun<l at last she was looU
ing through them.
Grewvs, 314, grieves.
Greyn-horne, 8, the name of an ox.
Greyn-wax, 312; see the Law Gloe-
saries.
Grithe, 140; see gyrth.
Grofen,H3 7 jiasl jjarticiple of to gruft
Groved, I 2 S or grow ; hence the ' Grwrn
or Growlhs' at Hull.
C;roflynges^ 40, with the face dowB
wards ; a genitive of the manner, •
we now speak of" walking .sulnmys.
Gtonvs, 89, the ' ro»7r»/m,' or uppe
jaw of a swine.
Grow no, •:.■;. snout,
tlnuh, \<i~, 8, to repine, to be obstt
GLOSSARY.
339
Grvme, 8, a horse's name; probably a
black one. Grime is the blackness
occasioned by soot smeared over any
thing.
Gryle, 157, horribly.
Grvse, 41, 53, to shudder, to trem-
ble.
Gryssed, 88, grassed.
Gyn, 'j3, 7, a contraction of engine ; a
contrivance.
Gyrd, 115, to strike ofF.
Gyrtli, 67, protection, as in a sanctuary,
])eace. See the common form of
])roclainaing the king's peace, lly-
iner, i., p. 497, edit. 1816.
H.
IIad-I-wist, 100, had I known the
consequences. See numerous exam-
ples of its proverbial use in Nares's
Glossary.
Hades, 152, wanting.
Haghe, 63, an interjection of astonish-
ment.
Haghe, 27S, appears, from the rhyme,
to be the same word as awthe.
Hak, applied to singing, 111,116.
Halle, 33, a dwelling.
Hamyd, 98, hemmen, impcdire f (S).
Hand-band, 43, q. habband ? posses-
sion ; or compounded on the same
principle as Sax. handgang, deditio ;
Germ, handfest, custodia, (S).
Hand-while, 109, a moment, a short
time.
Happy d, 98, wrapped up, covered.
Har, 247, to harry ?
Hardely, certainly.
Harlle, 213, to drag.
Harlot, a scamp, a rascal.
Harnes, (one syllable) the brains.
Harnes, (two syllables), implements of
all kinds.
Haro, 14, &c. (spelt various ways.)
[j The ancient Norman Hue and Cry.
It is laid down in the Grand Cous-
toumier, c. 54, that when a person
sees his life, limbs, or property in
evident peril, lie may utter this cry ;
and such of his neighbours as neglect
to assist him are subject to j)unish-
ment ; if, however, he cry Haro
without due cause, he is also liable
to be punished.
Harrer, 9, an exclamation in driving ;
it means " quicker."
Harslow, 17, 192, hearest thou ? Va-
rious examples of similar interroga-
tives are given in the Craven Glos-
sary, and Hunter, i"ic.
Harti 274, heard.
Harry Ruskyne, 319, tiie game of
blind- man's-butf? " Capifou,n]Azy,
which is not much unlike our Harry-
racket, or Hidman-blind." Cotgrave.
Hat, to bear the name of — ; s'appel-
ler.
Hathennes, dQ, a collective term for
heathendom, corresjjonding to Chiist-
endom.
Hatters, 1 13, spiders
Hawvelle and jawvelle, ."^H, havers
and jabbering, idle talk.
Hayls, 73, to hail, to salute; M.G.,
hails. Icel. heilsa.
He, hee, high.
Hed mas peny, 104, a jieimy offered at
the mass said for a person's soul at
his funeral. "Geven in pense to
offer at the mass at his berynge £1
2s." appears among the funeral ex-
penses of Sir John lludstone in 1531.
Strutt's Horda III. 169.
Hek, 106, the inner door between the
entry or lobby and the house or
kitchen.
Hekes, 9, racks for cattle to feed at.
Hend, 7, hand ; 83, hence ; 322, near
at hand.
Hent, 59, to catch, to take hold of
Her, 45, here. A. S.
Herfor, 1 60, for this reason ; corres-
ponding to therefore, for that reason.
Hes, has.
Het, 39, 46, 48, promised.
Hete, 145, named. See Hat.
Heting, 1 1 8, a promise.
Hethyng, 174, 235, 6, scornj derision.
Heyle, 75, health.
Heynd, courteous, kind ; applied to in-
animate objects, commodious.
Heytt, 62, see het.
Hidus, 31, hideous.
Hight, 2, bearing the name of: sec
hat.
Hight, 21, 72, promised : sec het.
Ho, 31, to stop.
Hob-over-the-walle, 15.
Hog, 1 10, a slieep one year old.
Ho'ghe, 262, iiollow. Cr. Gl. and Hv.
Hoket, 51 1, 313, scorn.
Holard, 149, a wiiore-moriger.
Holgh, 15, hollow, em))ty.
Homer mentioned, 144.
Hone, 1 1, 28, 56. to delay.
Hoore, 148, a whore.
:iiu
GLOSSARY.
Ho J)*, 109, to fear, expect. | vex himself, (an old and ru»ticke
llorc, 87, 90, 148, ij88, bair, " huer, i word.)" It is here used actively.
hair." Cr. Gl. j Jowke, 313, a dissembler? v. J.
Hoi re, 314, a whore. I "jouker."
Ilorcll, or holour, fornicator. Prom. 1st, 1G6, is it.
Faro. ! I uis, certainly. AS. ge-wis.
Ho^c, 109, hoarse ? j
Hostvld, aS9, "put up" at an inn or , ^"
liostelrv.
Ilote, 46", a promise : see hete.
Hon- ! 87.
Hoylle, 30, whole.
Hoyne: see hone.
llu, 'J8S, hue or complexion.
Hiife, 3-', to heave.
llullars, 242, same as holards ?
llurlyd,313, "Hur^, staring, rude, un-
kenid, bristlie, horrid, like a wild
lioares iiead." Cotgr. and see "Hure ;
s." in the same.
Hus, 21, us.
Hy, in, in haste.
Ilyne, 46, 48, a servant.
Hyne, I J6, hence.
Ilyte, 9, 87, an exclamation in driving)
by which the driver commands the
beast to turn to the left. Cr. Gl.
J.
''or compoiMuKs, see icb.
19:>, ill luck to vou !
ill
Jak Cope. 84.
Icii, 103, the Southern English for I ;
it is frequently useil by Cliaucer,
and is still heard in Gloucester-
shire.
Ill), Icii-a, each.
liii-a-deylle, 27, every part, every bit.
See deille.
Iclion, each one.
Jelian, 313.
Ilk, each.
lll-a-haylle.
luck on it !
Iiidoost, 201, 254 : see cndoost.
Induyr, 24, endure^
Infude, 83, infundo.
Intrast, 248, en trace, entraced (?)
Inwytt, 254, within : woldes inwytt,
seems to mean, wield or behave your-
selves within this place; (does not
it mean 'command your thouurhls'
S.)?
10, 9, 190, an exclamation in driving;
perhaps an obsolete imperative of go,
which makes iodc or yode in the im-
perfect.
Joun.MONTiNC, 140, Cotgrave has a
similar word in a rcHtcti-ve form :
"se guormenler— lo iVet. iifllict, or
Kakvls. 99 When a hen has laid an
egg, she utters a joyful long story
termed aickliny ; but when she has
ceased to lay, and is desirous of sit-
ting upon her eggs, she emits a very
different cry, termed clocking. Mr.
Hunter has confounded the two de-
scriptions of maternal language.
Kama's kyn, 187, the kindred of Cain.
Kasar, 124, Cafsar or emperor.
Kiiser, 187, addressed to knights.
Kele, see keyle.
Ke'le, 312, a caul, part of a woman's
head dress.
Kely, 90, read Hely, i. e. Ely.
Kemptown, (141), or Kempen, a small
town between the Maas and Khine,
not far from Dusseldorf
Ken, 9, 10, &c. to cause to know, to
teach.
Kepe, 322, takys kepe, take heed.
Kepe, 323, to meet, as in Gawan and
Gol., i. 14, « The knight kepit the
king."
Keyle, 23, Keille, 27, to cool, to as-
suage.
Knave, 18, 24, a boy. A.S. cnaj a.
Koket, 311, cocked,' pert, apish.
Kon, 3, to learn, or know.
I Kun thank, 12, 55, to thank : savoir
I gre.
1 Kyd, the past participle of kythe.
' Kyn, 46, 48, kindred.
t Kyn, 23, no-kyn, no kind of
j Kynde, 145, begotten. A.S. acenned.
Kyndly skille, 132, the contrivance of
beings of thy own kind.
I Kynke, 309, to draw the breath auilibly.
i "like a child in the kink-cough or
whooping cough.
Kyppis, 90, 112, bckcns, or belches.
1 " Gip, when the breath is stopt on a
1 man's being ready to vomit. Hn/
has wrote this word kep." â– \Vi'*.son.
Hal. Cil.
Kythe, 47, \c. to make c idcnt, to
show.
Kyihe, 46, 48, one's own country, p<i-
trill, proniiuncc<l -.iiort, kith. It is
usetl bv lirunnc in this sciiso, " W#
GLOSSARY
3il
he comen alle of ley tide of Germenie,
That chaced has the Bretons here of
ther kythe." See also P. Plough-
man, f. 14, b. Lye and Jamieson.
Lade hir, 1 12, was delivered.
Lagh, 77, law.
Lakan, 104, a play thing, a toy.
Lake, 96, 102, to play. " And if him
lust for to layke." P. Ploughman.
Lake, 141, play. O. Germ, leih, ludus.
Langett, 26, q. a dimin., from lingua.
Lare, 59, lore, learning.
Late, 262, to seek : see layt.
Lawd, 52, see lewd.
Lawdys, 102, the laudes or lauds, the
concluding part of the Matins ser-
vice sung between 3 and 4 A.M.
Lawvelle, 3 1 4, the romance of Launfal
or Sir Launfel.
Lav, 60. law. A.S. lag.
Layii, 56, 52, to tarry, also to conceal,
187, 258.
Layn, secrecy, 143.
Layse, 56, the plural of lay, which see.
Layt, 162, to seek. The occurrence
of this North-English word in Sir
Tristrem is noticed by a writer on
the English Dialects in the Quarter-
ly Review, (March, 1836,) as a proof
that it is a Northumbrian and not a
Scottish production. Sir W. Scott
and Dr. J., were both puzzled with
the word, and have given eiToneous
interpretations of it.
Laytt, 238, a search, or seeking.
Layth, 73, loathsome, ugly.
Leche, 10, a physician.
Lede, 245. A.S. leod., a people or na-
tion : in lede, inter gentes.
Leder, 27, 101, lazy, sluggish.
Lee, 92, shelter.
Lefe, 98, to believe.
Lege, 162, 174, 190, to alledge or cite ?
Legeance, 191, allegiance.
I^eghe, 4G, a lie.
Lele, 31, true.
l..eme, 92, to shine, to glitter : see Le-
myng.
Lemman, 73, 83, 292, formed from
leyf, (dear) and man, in like manner
as woman from wif-man. It argues
strongly for the antiquity of this
work, that whilst Chaucer invariably
uses this word in its secondary or op-
probrious sense (like the French chere
amie) it always bears in these Mys-
teries its primary and simple mean-
ing — a dear or beloved person.
Lemyng, 9, the name of an ox. It
signifies beaming, like the sun.
Comets were formerly called ' leem-
ing starres.'
Lend, 85, to tarry.
Lep, 329, a small basket.
Lepe, 95, to strike out, begin ?
Lere, 38, to cause to learn, to teach.
Les, 4, lese, 5, leasse, 5, a lye.
Letht, 193, perhaps quietness, tran-
quility : see Lye. Hlithe, quietus,
trunquUlus.
Lever, the comparative degree of leyf.
I were lever, I had rather.
Levering, 89, a pudding made with
liver ?
Leverd, 239, delivered. Y.D.
Levyn, 39, 116, lightning.
Levyr, 30, lives.
Lew, lew, 33, look, look, the courser's
loo, loo !
Lewd, 117, unlettered, one of the leod,
or common people.
Lewte, 36, truth, loyalty ; from lele.
Leyde, 21, 173, a man. A.S leod, the
people.
Leyde, 37, lead.
Leyf, 4, (lefe, leif,) dear, beloved ; be-
leyf 164, farewell.
Leyfe, 3, leave.
Ley-land, 101, unploughed land.
Leyn, 10. A.S. Isenan, to grant the
use. of a thing to another; hence the
two derivative meanings, I., to give
the thing itself, II., to lend it only.
Leynd, 58, 61, same as layn, to tarry.
Lig, 1 5, 30, to lie down.
Lighes, 12, lies.
List, pleasure.
Lite, 7 1 , strife.
Lith., 1, light.
Lithe, 327, a joint, or limb. In th©
M.G. it signifies a limb or member.
See Rom. xii., 4. Lye's Supp.
Litster, a dyer. Icel. lit. color.
Lofe, 75, praise.
Lofyng, 10, praising. A.S. lof. praise.
Louhe, 235, laughed.
Lokyn, locked.