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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

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The volume is a concise alphabetical dictionary of Middle English vocabulary (c.1150–1580), compiled for students and readers. Entries present principal spellings and variants, brief definitions, etymologies, and abundant citations drawn from representative specimen texts and glossaries; references point readers to full contexts in the referenced editions. The editors prioritize forms typical of the Chaucer–Piers Plowman period and note French influence, with cross-references and additions enabling expansion of entries. Preface and explanatory notes outline sources, editorial principles, and conventions for abbreviations and underlining.

U, V (vowel).

Uggen, v. to dread, to shudder at, HD; ug, H; huge, H; uggis, pr. s., H; uggid, pt. s., H.—Icel. ugga.

Uggynge, sb. shuddering, horror, H.

Ugly, adv. dreadful, horrible, H, SkD; uglike, SkD.—Icel. uggligr.

Ugsom, adj. frightful, SkD (s.v. ugly).

Uhte, sb. the part of the night before daybreak; uȝten, dat., S, SD.—AS. úhte: OS. uhta: Goth. uhtwo; cp. OHG. uohta, Icel. ótta, see Weigand (s.v. ucht), and Fick, 7. 9.

Uhten-tid, sb. early morning-time, SD.

Uht-song, sb. morning-chant, matins, SD.—AS. uht-sang.

Ulke, adj. the same, S; see Ilke.

Umbe, prep. about, around, WA, S; ummbenn, S; embe, S.—AS. ymbe (embe): OHG. umbi (Otfrid), OS. umbi.

Vmbe-cast, v. to cast about, consider, ponder, B; umbekestez, pr. s., S2.

Umbe-grouen, pp. grown all round, S2.

Umbelappe, v. to surround, WA. See Umlap.

Vmbe-set, v. to beset, B; umbeset, pt. s., B; vmset, S2; umbeset, pp., B; umsett, H, HD; vmset, S2.—AS. ymb-sittan.

Vmbe-stount, adv. sometimes, B; umstunt, H.—AS. ymbe + stund.

Umbe-þenken, v. to bethink, meditate, S; umthink, H; vmbethinkis ȝow, imp. pl. refl., B; umbithoghte, pt. s., HD; vmbethoucht, B.—AS. ymb-þencan.

Umbe-weround, pp. environed, B.

Umbe-while, adv. sometime, at times, S; umwhile, H, HD; umwile, S; vm-quhile, B; umquile, WA.

Um-ga, v. to go about, H.

Um-gang, sb. circuit, S2, H.—AS. ymb-gang.

Um-gifen, v. to surround, H; vmgaf, pt. pl., S2, H.

Um-gripen, v. to surround; vm-griped, pt. pl., S2.

Um-hilen, v. to cover up; umhild, pt. s., H.

Um-lap, v. to wrap around, comprehendere, to embrace, WA, S2; umlappe, H, HD; vmlapped, pp., S2. See Umbelappe.

Um-louke, v. to lock in, H.

Um-sege, v. to besiege, H.

Um-set, pp. beset all round, S2; see Vmbe-set.

Um-shadow, v. to shadow round, protect, H.

Um-stride, v. to bestride, S2; umstrode, pt. s., HD.

Um-writhen, v. to wind round, H; umwrithyn, pp., H.

Um-ȝede, pt. s. went about, H.

Un-, prefix (1), has a negative force and is used before substantives, adjectives, and past participles; on-, B.—Goth. un-; cp. Gr. ἀν-.

Un-, prefix (2), expresses the reversal of an action, and is used before verbs; on-, S3.—Goth. and-; cp. Gr. ἀντι-.

Un-, prefix (3), until.—OS. und-. Cf. Oth.

Un-aneomned, pp. unnamed, innumerable, S. Cf. A-nemnen.

The word Anemnen does not occur in the Dictionary. The simple form is Nemnen.

Un-auanced, pp. unpromoted, S2.

Un-bermed, pp. unleavened; unberrmedd, S.

Un-bicumlich, adj. unbecoming, S; unbicomelich, S.

Un-biheue, adj. unprofitable; unbihefre, comp., S.

Un-bileue, sb. unbelief, W.

Un-bileueful, adj. unbelieving, W; unbileful, S.

Un-binden, v. to unbind, S2; unbind, pr. s., S; unbint, S; unbond, pt. s., S; unbounden, pl., S; pp., C2.—Cp. OHG. in-bintan (Otfrid). (Un- 2.)

Un-bischoped, pp. unconfirmed; unbishped, S.

Un-bisorȝeliche, adv. piteously, S.

Un-bliðe, adj. joyless; unblyþe, S2.

Un-boht, pp. unatoned for, S; unbouht, S.

Un-bokelen, v. to unbuckle, C2, C3. (Un- 2.)

Un-brosten, pp. unburst, S2.

Un-buhsum, adj. disobedient, S; vnboxome, P.

Un-buxsumnes, sb. disobedience, H.

Unce, sb. ounce, SkD, C; ounces, pl., C2.—OF. unce; Lat. uncia. Cf. Inche.

Un-chargid, pp. unladen, W. (Un- 2.)

Un-cofre, v. to take out of a coffer, S3. (Un- 2.)

Un-conabil, adj. unsuitable; unkonnabil, H; vncunable, H.—Cp. OF. covenable (BH. 153. 43).

Un-conabilly, adv. unsuitably, H.

Un-conabilnes, sb. misbehaviour, H.

Un-conabiltes, sb. pl. incongruities, H.

Vn-conand, adj. ignorant, HD, H; vnkunand, H.

Vn-conandly, adv. ignorantly, H.

Un-corrupcioun, sb. incorruption, W.

Uncuð, adj. strange, unknown, S2; see Un-kouth.

Un-cweme, adj. displeasing, SD: unncweme, S. See Un-yqueme.

Undampned, pp. uncondemned, W.

Un-deedli, adj. immortal, W; vndedly, H.

Un-deedlynesse, sb. immortality, W; undedlynes, WA.

Un-defoulid, pp. undefiled (= impollutus, immaculatus), W, WA.

Un-dep, adj. not deep, S.

Under, prep., adv. during, between, under, underneath, S; onder, SD; undur, W; undir, B. Phr.: vnder þan, during these things, interea, meanwhile, S.—AS. under: Goth. undar; cp. OHG. untar.

Under, sb. afternoon, CM; see Undern.

Under, v. to subject, S2.

Under-crien, v. to cry out; undurcrieden, pt. pl. (= succlamabant), W.

Under-fangen, v. to receive, S; underfonge, S; onderuonge, S2; underuongen, S; onderfang, imp. s., S; undurfong, pt. s., S2; underueng, S2; underfangen, pp., S; underuonge, S; underfongen, P; undurfongun, W.

Under-fon, v. to receive, S; underfo, S; under-uon, S; underfon, pp., S.—AS. under-fón.

Under-giten, v. to perceive, understand; underȝiten, SD; underȝeite, S; undergæton, pt. pl., S.—AS. under-gitan.

Under-leggen, v. to subject; under-laide, 2 pt. s., S2.

Under-ling, sb. a subject, inferior, S, PP.

Under-lout, adj. subject, H.

Under-master, sb. usher; undurmaistir (= paedagogus), W.

Under-mel, sb. the afternoon-meal, SD, CM. See Undern.

Undern, sb. the time between, the time between sunrise and noon, between noon and sunset, a mealtime, S2, C, C2, CM, Voc.; undorne, WA; vndren, S, HD, SD; under, S2; undur, HD; aunder, HD.—AS. undern, OS. undorn, Icel. undorn; cp. OHG. untorn (G. untern).

Undern-time, sb. SD; undrentime, S; undirtime, SD.

Under-nymen, v. to receive, perceive, reprove, PP; undirnyme, W2; undernimen, S; underneme, reprehendo, Prompt.; undernom, pt. s., C3; undernumen, pp., S; undirnommen, W; undernome, PP.

Under-picchen, v. to fix underneath; underpyghte, pt. s., C3.

Under-preost, sb. under-priest; unnderr-preost, S.

Under-sette, v. to place beneath, support, prop up; undursette, W2.

Under-standen, v. to understand, S; onderstanden, S2; understonden, S, S2; undyrstonde, S2; understant, pr. s., S; understont, S; undyrstode, pt. s., S2 understoden, pt. pl., S; undurstoden, stood under, W2; understande, pp., S; understonde, S2; onderstonde, S2.

Under-stondingnesse, sb. faculty of understanding, S.

Under-take, v. to undertake, agree, SD; undertoc, pt. s., S2; undertok, S.

Under-þeod, sb. subject, S; underþeoden, pl., S; underþiede, S.—AS. under-þéod.

Under-uon, v. to receive, S; see Under-fon.

Under-ȝeite, v. to learn, discover, S; see Under-giten.

Un-digne, adj. unworthy, C2.—OF. undigne.

Un-discreet, adj. undiscerning, C2.—OF. undiscret.

Un-don, v. to undo, open, disclose, SD, W; undo, WA; undede, pt. s., S2; undude, S, PP; undone, pp., S.—AS. un-dón. (Un- 2.)

Undon, v. to undo, destroy, PP.

Undoubtabili, adv. without doubt, S3.

Un-dreh, adj. impatient, out of patience, S2.

Un-duhtiȝ, adj. unworthy; unduhti, S.

Un-eað, adj. uneasy; uneaðe, S.

Un-eaðe, adv. scarcely, S; unneðe, S, S2, C2, C3, W; onneaþe, S2; oneþe, S3; uneth, S3, P, WA; unneth, S3.

Un-eðes, adv. scarcely, WA, S; unnethes, S2, C2, W, H; vnneths, H; vnees, PP.

Un-faȝen, adj. displeased; unfeyn, S2.

Un-fest, adj. unstable, S2.

Un-festlich, adj. unfestive, C2.

Un-fete, adj. ill-made, bad, S2. (Un- 1.)

Un-filabil, adj. insatiable, H. (Un- 1.)

Un-filed, pp. undefiled, S2.

Un-flichand, pp. unflinching, H. (Un- 1.)

Un-forȝolden, pp. unrequited, S; unvorgulde, S.

Un-freme, sb. disadvantage, S.—AS. unnfremu.

Un-fruytouse, adj. unfruitful, W.

Un-gert, pp. ungirt, G.

Un-glad, adj. unhappy, S2.

Un-happe, sb. ill-luck, WA.

Un-happy, adj. unlucky, S2.

Un-hardy, adj. not bold, PP.

Un-hele, sb. sickness, S; misfortune, CM.

Un-heled, pp. uncovered, WA, PP.—AS. helian: OHG. haljan. (Un- 2).

Un-helðe, sb. sickness, S; unhalðe, S.

Un-hersumnesse, sb. disobedience, S.—AS. unhýrsumnis.

Un-hillen, v. to disclose, S; unhilen, S2, W; onhillin, Prompt.; unhulien, SD, MD; unhiled, pp., CM, G, SD, PP; unhuled, S2.—Cp. Goth. huljan, OHG. huljan, hullan. (Un- 2.)

Un-hol, adj. sick, S.—AS. un-hál.

Un-hold, adj. ungracious, S.

Un-ifoȝ, adj. innumerable; unnifoȝe, pl., S.—AS. un-gefóg.

Un-imeað, sb. want of moderation, S (8 b. 12).

Un-imet, adj. immense, immeasurable, S; onimete, S.—AS. un-gemet.

Un-imete, adv. immensely, S.—AS. ungemete.

Un-imeteliche, adv. infinitely, S.—AS. ungemetlice.

Un-iredlice, adv. sharply, roughly, S; unrideli, S.—AS. un-gerýdelice.

Un-isalðe, sb. unhappiness, S.—AS. un-gesǽlð.

Un-iseli, adj. unhappy, S.—AS. un-gesǽlig.

Un-itald, pp. unnumbered, S.—AS. un-geteald.

Universite, sb. universe, world, W.—OF. universite; Lat. universitatem (Vulg.)

Un-iwasse, pp. unwashen, S.

Unk, pron. dual. us both, S; unker, of us both, S.—AS. unc, dat. and acc., uncer, gen.: Goth. ugk, acc., ugkis, dat., ugkara, gen.

Un-kempt, pp. uncombed, rough, S3.

Un-keuelen, v. to ungag, S. (Un- 2.)

Un-kouth, adj. unknown, strange, PP; unkuð, S; uncuð, S2; uncouthe, pl., S2, C2; uncuðe, S; uncoðe, S.—AS. un-cúð.

Vn-kunnyng, sb. ignorance, W; vnkunnyngis, pl., W2.

Vn-kunnynge, adj. unskilful, ignorant, S2, W, W2; unkonnyng, C; vnkonnynge, PP.

Un-kunnyngenesse, sb. ignorance, W.

Un-kynde, adj. unnatural, unkind, C2, PP; uncunde, SD.

Un-kyndenesse, sb. unkindness, C3, PP.

Un-kyth, v. to hide, S2. (Un- 2).

Un-lace, v. to unbind, W. (Un- 2.)

Un-lappe, v. to unfold; onlappyt, pt. s., S3. (Un- 2.)

Un-lede, adj. miserable, wretched, S, SD.—AS. un-lǽd: Goth. un-léds.

Un-leueful, adj. not permissible, W; onleefful, illicitus, Prompt.

Un-leuesum, adj. not permissible; onlesum, S3.

Un-liche, adj. unlike, S.

Un-louken, v. to unlock, PP; vnloke, pp., G. (Un- 2.)

Un-lust, sb. lack of pleasure, displeasure, SD.

Un-lusti, adj. unlusty, idle, SD; onlosti, S2.

Un-lykynge, adj. unfit, improper, scandalous, PP.

Un-mayte, adj. unmeet, H. Phr.: in unmayte, unfittingly, H.

Un-meoð, sb. want of moderation, S; unmeð, S (8 a. 10). See Meth.

Un-meuable, adj. immovable, W.

Un-moebles, sb. pl. immovable property, PP.—Cp. OF. muebles (BH); pl. of mueble; Late Lat. mŏbilem.

Un-mylde, adj. cruel, W; unmyld, H.

Un-nait, adj. useless, S2, H.

Unnen, v. to grant, S; hunne, S; an, 1 pr. s., S; on, pr. s., S; i-unne, pp., S.—AS. unnan, 1 and 3 pr. s. ann, opt. unne, pt. úðe, pp. ge-unnen. Cp. Icel. unna, OS. gi-unnan, OHG. gi-unnan, pt. onda (Otfrid), G. gönnen.

Unneðe, adv. scarcely, S, S2, C2, C3, W; unneth, S3; see Un-eaðe.

Unnethes, adv. scarcely, S2, C2, W, H; vnneths, H; see Un-eðes.

Un-nit, adj. useless, S; unnet, S; unnut, S.—AS. un-nytt.

Un-noble, adj. ignoble, W2.

Un-noblei, sb. ignobleness, W.

Un-noyandnes, sb. harmlessness, H.

Un-obedience, sb. disobedience, W.

Un-onest, adj. dishonourable, W.

Un-orne, adj. old, worn out, S; unorn, S; unourne, HD.—AS. un-orne (Grein).

Un-perfit, adj. imperfect, W2; unparfit, PP.

Un-pesible, adj. unquiet, W.

Un-pined, pp. untouched by pain, S.

Un-pitè, sb. want of feeling, W, W2.

Un-profit, sb. unprofitableness, W.

Un-quaynt, adj. imprudent, unwise, H.

Un-rede, sb. bad counsel, folly, mischief, S.—AS. un-rǽd.

Un-redi, adj. not prepared, W; unredy, improvident, PP.

Un-repreuable, adj. not to be reproved, W.

Un-rest, sb. restlessness, S3; vnreste, dat., C2.

Un-resty, adj. restless, H; unristy, H.

Un-ride, adj. harsh, cruel, WA, HD, SD.—AS. un-(ge)ryde (Luke, 3. 5).

Un-rideli, adv. sharply, vehemently, roughly, S; unridly, fiercely, WA; see Uniredlice.

Un-riȝt, adj. sb. injustice, wrong, S2; unryht, S; vnright, PP, S2; unriht, S.—AS. un-riht.

Un-riȝtfulnesse, sb. unrighteousness, unlawfulness, W2; unrihtfulnesse, S.

Un-riȝtwisnesse, sb. unrighteousness, W.

Un-sad, adj. unsteady, C2.

Un-sadnesse, sb. instability, W.

Un-saht, adj. unreconciled, discontented, S2.

Un-schape, pp. unshapen, outlandish, S2.

Un-schutten, v. to open, SD; unschette, pt. s., SD; onschet, S3; vnshette, pp., S3. (Un- 2.)

Un-scilwis, adj. unwise, H.

Un-scilwisly, adv. unwisely, H.

Un-sehelich, adj. invisible, S.

Un-seill, sb. misfortune, B.—AS. unsǽl.

Un-sele, adj. unhappy, S, S2.

Un-selð, sb. unhappiness; unselðe, S; unnsellðe, S; unnseolðe, S.—AS. un-sǽlð.

Un-sely, adj. unhappy, C2; vnceli, W.

Un-sete, sb. unsettledness, S2.

Un-skaþeful, adj. harmless; unnskaþefull, S.

Un-skaþiȝnesse, sb. harmlessness, S.

Un-skilful, adj. unreasonable, outrageous, unprofitable, PP; unschilful, S2.

Un-slekked, pp. unslacked, C3.

Un-soote, adj. unsweet, bitter, S3.

Un-sounded, pp. unhealed, S3.

Un-souerable, adj. insufferable, S3.

Un-sowen, v. to slit open what has been sewn, PP; unsouwen, PP. (Un- 2.)

Un-spedful, adj. unsuccessful, H; onschet, S3.

Un-sperren, v. to unfasten, unbar, PP. (Un- 2.)

Un-spurne, v. to kick open, S. (Un- 2.)

Un-staðeluest, adj. without a firm foundation, S.

Un-stedefast, adj. not firm in one’s place, unsteady, S, PP; unstudeueste, S.—AS. unstedefæst.

Un-stirabil, adj. immovable, H.

Un-strong, adj. feeble, S.—AS. un-strang.

Un-suget, pp. not subject, W.

Un-tellendlic, adj. indescribable, S.

Un-þanc, sb. dislike; unþonkes, gen., S. Phr.: hares unþances, against their will, S.—AS. un-þanc.

Un-thende, small, out of season, PP, HD. Cf. Theen.

Un-thewe, sb. immorality, S; un-þeu, S; unþewe, dat., S; unþewes, pl., S2.—AS. un-þéaw.

Un-tholemodnes, sb. impatience, H.

Un-þrift, sb. unprofitableness; unþryfte, S2.

Un-thryftyly, adv. unprofitably, improperly, S2, C3.

Un-tiffed, pp. unadorned, S.

Until, conj., prep. until, unto, S2, PP, SkD; ontill, B. (Un- 3.)

Un-tiled, pp. untilled, PP; untuled, S2.

Un-to, prep. unto, SkD.—OS. untó for undt + ó; cp. OS. unte, until, Goth. unte, for, OHG. unz (Tatian). (Un- 3.)

Un-todealet, pp. undivided, S. (Un- 1.)

Un-toheliche, adv. unrestrainedly, S.

Un-tohen, pp. undisciplined, S; untowun, SkD (p. 695), untohe, S.—Cf. AS. téon. See Ten.

Un-trewe, adj. untrue, not straight, S, PP, C2.—AS. un-tréowe.

Un-trewnesse, sb. untruth, S.

Un-trewthe, sb. untruth, C3.

Un-trist, sb. disbelief, W.

Un-vysible, adj. invisible, W.

Un-war, adj. unexpected, unexpecting, SD, S2, C2, C3.

Un-ware, adv. unwarily, S2.

Un-warly, adv. at unawares, S3.

Un-way, sb. wrong path, H.

Un-weawed, pp. unveiled, S.—Cp. AS. wǽfels, a covering, veil.

Un-welde, adj. impotent, weak, SD, S; vnweldy, S3, C3.

Un-wemmed, pp. unstained, unspotted, S, S2, C3, W2; unwemmyd, W, H; unwemmet, S; unweommet, S.—AS. un(ge)wemmed.

Un-werȝed, pp. unwearied; unwerget, S.—AS. un(ge)wériged.

Un-wiht, sb. monster, an uncanny creature, evil spirit, S; unwiȝt, S; adj., S; unwiȝtes, pl., S.

Un-wille, sb. unwillingness, displeasure, S. Phr.: hire unwilles, against her will, S.—AS. un-willa.

Un-willich, adj. unwilling, S.

Un-wine, sb. enemy, S; unwines, pl., S.

Un-wis, adj. unwise, S2.—AS. un-wís.

Un-wisdom, sb. folly, W.

Un-wist, pp. unknown, C.

Un-wit, sb. want of wit, C3, H.

Un-witti, adj. unwise, W.

Un-wityng, pr. p. unknowing, C3.

Un-wityng, sb. ignorance, W.

Un-wiȝt, adj. uncanny, S. See Un-wiht.

Un-worschip, v. to dishonour, W.

Un-wrappen, v. to disclose, C2. (Un- 2.)

Un-wrast, adj. infirm, weak, base, bad, S, PP; unwreast, S; unwraste, pl., S; unwreste, dat. s., S.—AS. un-wrǽst.

Un-wrenc, sb. evil design; unwrenche, dat., S.—AS. unwrenc.

Un-wréon, v. to discover, to reveal, SD; unwreo, S; unwroȝen, S; unwroȝe, S.—AS. un-wréon. (Un- 2.)

Un-wrien, v. to uncover, SD; pp., S.—From AS. wríhan. (Un- 2.)

Un-wunne, sb. sadness, S, SD; unwinne, S; unwenne, S.

Un-wurð, adj. unworthy, S; unwurðe, pl., S; unwurðere, comp., S; unwurðeste, superl., S.—AS. un-wurð.

Un-wurði, adj. unworthy, S, SD; onwurþi, Prompt.

Un-wurðlich, adj. unworthy, base; unworþelych, S2; unwurðliche, adv., S.—AS. un-wurðlic, -lice.

Un-yliche, adj. unlike, S; unilich, S.—AS. un-gelíc.

Un-yqueme, adj. displeasing, S. See Un-cweme, Icweme.

Up, adv. and prep. up, S2, S3, G; op, S, S2. Phr.: up so doun, upside down, C, C3, W, PP; up se doun, W, W2; up soo doune, S3.—AS. up, upp; cp. OHG. úf (Otfrid).

Up-braiding, sb. reproach, S2.

Up-breiden, v. to reproach, S, W.

Up-breyd, sb. reproach, S2.

Up-cumen, v. to ascend; uppcumenn, S.

Up-heuen, v. to raise, S2; uphaf, pt. s., C; uphouen, pp., S2; upe-houen, S2.

Up-holdere, sb. seller of second-hand things, P.

Up-londisch, adj. rustic, countrified, S2; oplondysch, S2.

Vppe, adv. up, PP, S; upe, S, S2; ope, S2.

Vppon, prep. upon, PP; uppen, S; apon, S2. Phr.: vpon lofte, above, S2.

Up-right, adv. on one’s back, C, C2; upryghte, C2.

Up-risen, v. to rise up; up-rist, pr. s. CM.

Up-risinge, sb. resurrection, S2.

Up-rist, sb. rising, SD, S3; upriste, dat., S, C.

Up-set, pp. set up, S2.

Up-sterten, v. to start up; upsterte, pt. s., S2, C.

Up-stiȝe, sb. ascension, S.

Up-stiȝen, v. to ascend, SD; upsteghes, pr. pl., S2; upstegh, pt. s., S2.

Up-stowr, v. to be stirred up, S3.

Up-take, v. to take up, receive; uptoke, pt. s., S2.

Up-ward, adv. upward; uppard, S.

Up-warp, v. to throw up, S3.

Up-wauen, v. to move upward with an undulating motion; up-wafte, pt. pl., S2.

Up-ȝelden, v. to deliver up, S2.

Vrchun, sb. hedghog, H; see Irchon.

Ure, sb. practice, work, operation, ND, Manip., SkD.—OF. eure, uevre; Lat. ŏpera.

Ure, sb. fate, luck, good luck, B, CM.—OF. eur, eür: Prov. agur; Late Lat. *agurium for Lat. augurium; see BH, § 27.

Urnen, v. to run, S; see Rennen.

Urre, sb. anger, S; see Eorre.

Urþe (written Vrþe), sb. earth, S2; see Erthe.

Usage, sb. custom, C2, C3.—AF. usage.

Usaunce, sb. custom, HD, CM.—OF. usance (Cotg.).

Use, sb. use, usury, HD; us, S2, SD; vce, S3; oyss, B.—AF. us; Lat. usum.

Usen, v. to use, to be accustomed, PP, S3, C2; usede, pt. s., SD, PP; usiden, pl., dealt with, W; yvsed, pp., S2; uset, customary, PP; used, C3; vsyt, S3; oysit, B; wsyt, S3.—AF. user.

Ussher, sb. usher, door-keeper, C2, SkD; uschere, Prompt.; usshere, PP.—AF. ussher, usser, OF. ussier; Lat. ostiarium, door-keeper, from ostium, door.

Usure, sb. usury, C2, P; vsuris, pl., W.—AF. usure; Lat. usura.

Utas, sb. the octave of a festival, HD, ND, SkD, Palsg.—AF. utaves; Lat. octavas. For the s = v’s cp. in Old French vis = vivus (BH).

Ute, adv. out, S.—AS. úte.

Uten, prep. away from, S.—AS. útan; cp. Goth. utana.

Uthe, sb. wave, S; yþez, pl., S2, HD.—AS. ýð: Lat. unda.

Ut-laȝe, sb. outlaw, S.—Icel. útlaga, outlawed, útlagi, an outlaw. See Out-lawe.

Uttring, sb. circulating, S3. See Outren.

Uȝten, sb. early morning, S; see Uhte.