3 recche, interpret, expound (v. present). recure, v., to repair. reft, took away (v. preterit). remenant, n., remainder, rest. reule, n., rule. reve, n., reeve, steward, bailiff. revers, n., reverse, contrary. reweth, makes me sorry, I am sorry (v. present). reyn, n., rain. reysed, pp., gone on a military expedition. rigwoodie, adj., ancient, lean. rin, v., to run. rives, splits, cleaves, rends, tears (v. present). robuckes, the male or any roe deer. roghte, recked, cared, re garded (v. preterit). rood, rode (v. preterit). pimples (due to an excess of humour called salsa phlegma). say, n., proof, quality. sayle, v., to sail. scalled, pp., scaly, scabby. scathe, n., scathe, harm, pity." a slaps, n., a breach in the fence. an opening. scaul, v., to scold. scaur, adj., scary, timid. scole, n., school. scoleye, v., (Ger.) to attend school, to study. scowre, v., to scour. screed, n., a rip, rent. secree, adj., secret. seely, adj., simple, harmless, helpless, poor. seigh, saw (v. preterit). seith, says (v. present). seke, v., to search, seek. seke, adj., sick, ill. sely, adj., good, happy. sheugh, n., a ditch, furrow. shog, n., a shake. n., slee or sleen, v., to slay. sleekit, adj., sleek. sleeth, slays (v. present). sleighte, n., cunning. slough, n., slough, mire. smeddum, n., powder. smerte, adv., smartly, sharply. smiddie, n., smithy. smoored, pp., smothered. smyrtie, n., litter. snash, n., abuse. sneeshin-mill, n., snuffbox. snell, adj., bitter, biting. snewed, abounded (v. preterit). snibben, pp., snubbed, reproved. snowkit, pp., snuffed. snubbes, n., snags. solas, n., amusement. som-del, adv., somewhat. somer, n., summer. Somers-heat, Somerset. somnour, n., summoner, an officer who summoned delin quents before the ecclesiastical courts. sond, n., sand. sonsie, adj., pleasant, goodnatured, jolly. sooth, n., truth, adj., true, as adr., truly. soothly, adv., truly. sooty, adj., begrimed with soot. sop, n., sop (of toasted bread), sop in wyn. shoulder pushed (v. sothe, n., truth. shoon, n. pl., shoes. shoures, n. pl., showers. shrewe, beshrew, curse. shriech, n., screech. shrighte, pp., shrieked. shul, shall. saffron with, to tinge with shund, v., to avoid, escape sae, adv., So. souce, souse. souded, pp., confirmed. soukinge, sucking (v. pres. partc.). soule, n., soul. souninge in, tending to. sowne, v., to sound. sowther, v., to solder. spairges, n. pl., splashes. sparwe, n., sparrow. spean, v., to wean (by disgust). sped, v., to prosper. spiers, asks (v. present). splore, n., frolic, a carousal. spones, n. pl., spoons. spores, n. pl., spurs. sporne, v., to spurn. sprattle, v., to scramble. sprawl, spright, n., the mind, breath, spirit. spunkies, n. pl., spirits, will o' wisps. spyced, pp., scrupulous. stacher, v., to stagger, totter. stal, pp., secretly retreated; also stole, stolen. stampe, stamp, bray in a mortar (v. present). stane, n., stone. swowning, swooning (v. pres. tipet, n., tippet, cape. partc.). swythe, adv., quickly. syne, adv. and conj., since, then, ago. sythes, n. pl., times. tabard, n., stechin, cramming, filling (v. talants, n. pl., talons. staw, stole (v. preterit). pres. partc.). steeks, n. pl., stitches. stemed, shone, glowed preterit). (v. stents, n. pl., assessments, dues, taxes. stepe, adj., glittering, bright. sterlinges, n. pl., sterling coins. sterres, n., stars. sterve, v., to die. talen, v. (Ger.) to tell tales. tapicer, n., upholsterer, maker of carpets. tappestere, n., female tapster, barmaid. targe, n., target, shield. tassoille, for, to assoille, i.c. to absolve. tawted, pp, matted hair. matted, with stevene, n., voice, sound, tead, n., a torch. language. stibble, n., stubble. stiked (swyn), a stuck pig. stones, n. pl., precious stones. stoor, n., store stock (of a farm). stope, pp., advanced. stot, n., stallion, horse, cob. stoure, n., dust, conflict, strife. stownd, pp., stunned. stowre, n., turmoil, strife; a combat; distress, misfor tune. streit, adj., narrow. streyneth, constrains (v. present). strike, n., hank (of flax), a handful that may be heckled at once. strondes, n. pl., shores. strowd, pp., strewn. sturre, v., to steer, guide. siurt, n., worry, trouble. substilly, adv., craftily. suffisaunce, n., sufficiency. sugh, n., a sigh; a moan of the wind. superfluitee, n., superfluity, excess. surcote, n., topcoat, overcoat. sustres, n. pl., sisters. swal, was puffed up with anger. swankies, n. pl., strapping fellows. swatch, n., a sample. swats, n., new ale. swevene, n., dream. swich, adj., such. swinken, v., (Ger.) to toil, labour. swote, adj., sweet. tempest thee noght, do not violently distress thyself. tentie, adj., watchful, careful, heedful. terciane, adj., tertian. texpounden, v., to expound, explain. thack, n., thatch. thack and rape, the covering of a house; hence, the home necessities." thae, pron., those. thalighte, for thee alighte (in thee alighte) alighted in thee. thanne, adv., then. tharray, for, the array. theech (so), for, so thee ich, as I may thrive, as I hope to prosper. thegither, adv., together. thencrees, for, the increase. thestat, for, the state (or condition). thewes, n. pl., manners, behavior, mental and moral qualities. thole, v., to endure, suffer. thrang, n., throng. thrave, 24 sheaves of corn. thilke, that. tho, pron., those. thowes, n. pl., thaws. thrall, n., slave, slavery. thridle, n., third. thrillant, adj., piercing, keen. thritty, adj., thirty. thryes, adv., thrice. thurgh, prep., by means of. tikelnesse, n., instability, lack of steadiness. timmer, n., timber. tint, adj., lost. tiptoon, n. pl. tiptoes. tirlin, adj., stripping, uncover ing, unroofing. tither, the other. Tithones, son of Laomedon. the king of Troy, morta favorite of Aurora. togidre, adv., together. tombesteres, n. pl., female dancers, literally female tumblers. toon, n. pl., toes. tord, n., piece of dung. torn, n., turn. toste, n., toast. to-tere, v., to rend in pieces. totten, v., to take toll. tousie, adj., shaggy. tow, n., flax, rope. towmond, n., a twelvemonth. towre, a term of falconry; to soar in a spiral; here applied to deer far up on the mountain. towres (those bricky towres), trompe, n., trumpet. twa or tweye, adj., two. tythes, n. pl., tithes. 907 unweeting, adj., ignorant, un- weneth, imagines (v. present). woodnesse, n., madness, rage. conscious, by accident. usquabae, n., whisky. vache, n., cow, beast. variable, adj., various. vavasour, n., a subvassal (next in dignity to a baron). vernicle, n., vernicle. veyl, n., veil. vigilgës, n., vigils, evening meetings. vitaille, n., victuals. voys, n., voice. wabster, n., weaver. wad, would, would have (v. present). 1 wae, adj., woeful, sorrowful (sometimes used sarcastically). Waesucks, interj., Alas! wal, n., wall. walet, n., wallet. wan, won, gained (v. preterit). war or ware, adj., prudent, discreet. wark, n., work. wark-lume, n., a tool, a loom. warlocks, n. pl., wizards. waryce, v., to heal, cure. wa's, n. pl., walls. wast, n., waste. wastel-breed, n., cake, bread, bread of the best quality. waught, n., deep draught. wawlie, adj., ample, large, robust. wayk, adj., weak. wayne, a., vain; n., vein. wele, n., happiness, fortune. welke, v., to fade. welked, pp., withered. welle, n., well, source, spring. wende, would have thought. wenen, v., to ween, suppose. werre, n., war. werte, n., wart. weyeden, pp., weighed. weyes, n. pl., ways. Weylaway, interj., Alas!' wha, pron., who. woot, (I), I know (v. present). wortes, n. pl., herbs. wrack, n., violence; v., wreck. wreke, v., to wreak, avenge. wyf, n., wife. whally, adj., discolored (as in wyliecoat, n., undervest. wall eyes). whang, n., a large slice. whalpit, pp., whelped. wheep, n., small beer. whelkes, blotches. n. pl., pimples, whelpe, n., puppy, cub. or whyleare, sometime ago whyt, adj., white. gathered wimpel, n., wimpel, covering widwe, n., widow. wyn, n., wine. to yaf, gavest (v. present). y-boren, pp., born. y-bore, pp., borne, carried. y-chaped, pp., furnished with chapes or metal caps (placed at the end of the sheath). y-corven, pp., cut. ydel, adj., idle. ydrad, pp., dreaded. yeddinges, n. pl., songs. y-drawe, pp., drawn. yede, v., to go. yell's, adj., dry, milkless. yeldhalle, n., guild-hall. yeman, n., yeoman. yelwe, adj., yellow. yemanly, adv., in a yeomanlike manner. wight, n., person, creature, yën, n. pl., eyes. man. wike, n., week. ance. wize, adj., wise, way. wlatsom, adj., disgusting, heinous. wo, adj., sad, grieved. wol, will (v. present). wolden, would wish (v. present). woll, a., well, n., wool. woldestow, for, would'st you. wolle, n., wool. wone, n., custom, usage. woning, dwelling (v. pres. wonner, partc.). a wonder, marvel (sometimes used contemptuously). yerde, n., switch. yerne, error for erme, v., to feel sad, grieve. yfed, pp., fed. yill-caup, n., a wooden drinking vessel. y-knowe, pp., known. y-led, pp., guided, conducted. y-logged, pp., lodged. y-nogh, enough. yod, pp., gone. yplaste, pp., placed. yont, adv., beyond. y-preved, pp., proved (to be) y-sprad, pp., spread. yts, pron., its. yvel, adj., evil. yve, n., ivy. y-wis, adv., certainly, truly y-write, pp., written. verily. INDEX OF FIRST LINES A barking sound the Shepherd hears, 338. A gentle knight was pricking on the plaine, 22. All human things are subject to decay, 180. A simple Child, 303. As Julia once a-slumbering lay, 120. A slumber did my spirit seal, 309. As one who hangs down-bending from the side, As thro' the land at eve we went, 627. A sweet disorder in the dress, 119. As when a ship, that flyes fayre under sayle, A thing of beauty is a joy for ever, 546. Ave Maria! o'er the earth and sea, 498. A wanderer is man from his birth, 602. Bards of Passion and of Mirth, 560. Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, 385. Bright tulips, we do know, 123. Bury the Great Duke, 666. But anxious cares the pensive nymph opprest, But do not let us quarrel any more, 787. Calme was the day, and through the trem- Close by those meads, for ever crown'd with Clouds, lingering yet, extend in solid bars, 340. Come, dear children, let us away, 596. Come down, O maid, from yonder mountain Come into the garden, Maud, 664. Creep into thy narrow bed, 599. Cromwell, our chief of men, who through a Cupid, as he lay among, 119. Cyriack, this three years' day these eyes, Daughter of Jove, relentless Power, 247. Duncan Gray cam here to woo, 299. Earth has not anything to show more fair. 332. Fair as the earliest beam of eastern light, 400. |