GLOSSARY.
- a, have, 16, 78, 111
- abaundonede, devoted, 38
- a ben, been, 41
- abusyon (abusion, H.), abuse, 50
- accused (accusee, H.), told, reported, 52
- achaunge, exchange, 91
- acome, come, 50
- acorde, agree, 34
- acorde, agreement, 52
- acordyng (couuenable, H.), fitting, proper, 15, 25
- afore or, before that, 70
- affrayed, terrified, 41
- agre, favourably, in good part, 113
- all gates, anyhow, by any means, 72, 89
- all only but, except, 9
- aloved (louez, H.), praised, 112
- alyche (allegue, H.), allege, 12
- anamely, anamly, namely, 7, 12, 17, 27, 70, 78, etc.
- anggwyssous (angoisseuse, H.), full of anguish, 89
- applique, apply, 8
- arayed (aournez, H.), equipped, adorned, 7, 8, 23
- arayeth (arroie, H.), equippeth, 6
- armure, armour, 24
- arwe, arrow, 56
- assay (essay, H.), trial, test, 6
- assot, assote, besot, make foolish, 36, 74, 106
- assotted, besotted, 75
- assottede of, besotted with, doting on, 28, 36
- aturnyd, turned, 72
- auctorised, authenticated, vouched for, 2, 4
- availe, avayle, advantage, profit, 5, 12, 26, 37
- aventerous, adventurous, 9
- aventure, adventure, 12
- avisement, reflection, counsel, 19
- avowed, vowed, 109
- avysyons, visions, dreams, 75, 76, 88
- ayen, against, 2
- ayen, ayene, again, 7, 48, 79
- ayens, against, 12, 29, 32, etc.
- ayens say, gainsay, 47
- bachelere, bachelor, 28
- bateilled, battled, fought, 22
- bayle (baillif, H.), bailiff, 13
- be, been, 41
- beerys (ours, H.), bears, 12
- befolowe, follow, 60
- begone (sc. evylle b.), affected, beset, 41
- behouely (couuenable, H.), proper, befitting, 8, 12, 23, 82
- bellue (belue, H.), monster, 15
- ben, be, 70
- besy, busy, 5
- boche (boce, H.), hump (of a camel), 54
- bolnynges (lenfleure, H.), swellings, pride, 76
- borde, table, 67
- bosche (buisson, H.), bush, 53
- bostus, boastful, threatening, 51
- boores, boars, 12
- bounte (bonte, bernage, sc. barnage, H.), goodness, nobility, 8, 11, 27, 60
- brayeng, braying (de brayre, H.), croaking (of frogs), 34
- brennyng, burning, 62
- brent, burnt, 69, 110
- brokyth (retient, H.), digests, retains (on the stomach), 55
- brond (brandon, H.), brand, torch, 36
- brothe, broththe (palu, H.), muddy water, 33, 34
- broute, browte, brought, 12, 56, 110
- bruled, broiled, burnt, 69
- bryboure (lierres, sc. larron, H.), thief, robber, 41
- busshmentes (embusches, H.), ambushes, 63
- b[u]tyrflye (papillon, H.), butterfly, 109
- carles (villains, H.), churls, rustics, 33, 34
- cesse (cesser, H.), make to cease, 9
- chaiere (chayere, H.), chair (of a professor), 6
- chamel, chamelle, camel, 54
- chelde, shield, 54, 60
- chepe, sheep, 58
- ches, choose, 85
- chesse, the (esches, H.), game of chess, 95
- chevalroures (vaillance cheualereuse, H.), chivalry, 9
- cheualerous, cheualerours, chivalrous, 14, 16
- cheuetayne, cheueten (cheuetaine, H.), chieftain, leader, 2, 85
- chippe, ship, 56
- chynnes, chains, 41
- clyme (monter, H.), climb, 6, 44
- communes (paysans, H.), common people, 34
- communiall (communicaire, H.), sharing with others, 27
- condicionned (condicionne, H.), accustomed, 85
- conditoures (conduissaresse, H.), conductress, guide, 8
- condittes (conduis, H.), conduits, 28
- connestabil, constable, 85
- connyng (sauoir, H.), knowledge, 24
- contrarie, contrary, adverse, 11
- contrariousnes (les contrarietez, H.), adversity, 12
- contrarius, contrary, adverse, 9
- conveyed (conuoye, H.), conducted, guided (of the spirit), 8
- conveyng (congeement, H.), removal, expulsion, 5
- copyr, copper, 17
- corage, spirit, mind, 31, 84, 96
- coromped, corrupted, 29
- corrompeth, corrumpyth, corrupteth, 30
- corumpe, to corrupt, 62
- cosyn germayne, cousin german, 9, 10
- coude, cowde, could, 85, 86
- couertly, secretly, disguisedly, 13
- couerture, disguise, concealment, 13, 19, 43, 93
- couetise, covetyse, covetousness, 34, 54, 60
- cowde, knew, 58
- crassed (creuee, H.), cracked, 52
- creues, crevesse (creueure, H.), crevice, 52, 65
- cuirboyle, cuir-bouilli, boiled leather, 24
- debatoure (discordant, H.), debater, quarreller, 67
- deded (amortie, H.), deadened, 27
- deele, dele, part, whit, 9, 35
- defavtes, faults, defects, 13
- defendyth, forbiddeth, 32
- deme, judgment, 56
- departed (departis, H.), allotted, 83
- desceyvable (faillible, H.), deceitful, untrustworthy, 8
- dictis, dicts, sayings, 4
- diffendyth, forbidden, 28
- discomfyte, discomfited, 15
- discouered, uncovered, unprotected, 97, 104
- discouerte, uncovered, 105
- discute, discuss, 20, 62
- disheryte, disinherit, 29, 30
- dispite, despise, 10, 100
- disportis, amusements, 34
- disporveide (despourveu, H.), unprovided, 68
- disprayes (despris, H.), contempt, 28
- disprayse (desprisier, H.), contemn, despise, 54, 84, 87
- dispraysyng (despercion, H.), contemning, despising, 59
- dispreisyd, dispreysed, contemned, despised, 35, 36
- dispreysyng, contemning, despising, 36
- dissalowed (desloua, H.), disapproved, dissuaded, 56
- dissauable, deceitful (of riches), 53
- disseruede (desserui, H.), served, performed (sc. of penance), 14
- dittee (dictie, H.), treatise, 8
- do armes (armes ... faire, H.), perform exploits, 12
- dobylnesse, doubleness, duplicity, 95
- doghter, daughter, 16, 31
- doited (affoles, H.), doting, 69
- dome, judgment, 16, 48, 68
- doo, done, 14
- doongon (dongion, H.), keep, castle, 110
- doute (dompter, H.), conquer, 42
- doutyd (doubtoit, H.), doubted, feared, 97
- douted, dowted (dompta, H.), conquered, 42
- doutously, doubtfully, 19
- dowter, daughter, 11
- dres (adrece, H.), dress, direct, apply, 5
- dressyd hyr (se ficha, H.), betook herself, 66
- drwe, drew, 30
- drwe avay (chaca, H.), drove away, 20
- dryst, durst, 44
- dured, endured, lasted, 52
- duryng (sc. euer d.), lasting, 6
- dyffendyth, forbiddeth, 32
- dyght, disposed, placed, 80
- dynne, dinner, 66
- dysheryted (desherita, H.), disinherited, 20
- dysparbuled (se espart, H.), disparpled, divided, 57
- dyspiteth (despite, H.), despiseth, 16
- dyspyte (despit, H.), contempt, scorn, 40
- dystres (destrece, H.), distress, 12
- ell, elles, ellis, else, 12, 13, 14
- embaundoned, devoted, 2
- empeched (empesche, H.), hindered, injured, 90
- empechest (empesches, H.), impeach, find fault with, 87
- emprise, undertaking, 75, 76
- enbushed, ambushed, 73
- encres, increase, 38
- endyte (escripre, H.), write, 6
- engins (engins, H.), snares, 84
- ennorted, exhorted, 64
- enorte (ennorter, H.), exhort, 5
- enortyng (enditement, H.), exhortation, 58
- ensorgyng, grieving, 31
- entent, mind, understanding, 19
- eres, erys, ears, 40
- errant (sc. e. knyghte), wandering, 15, 111
- erryed (aree, H.), ploughed, 38
- erye (arer, H.), to plough, 38
- exauced, heard, granted, 18, 79
- exavced (of a person praying), heard, gratified, 79
- exaussyng (exaussement, H.), exalting, 12
- excusacion, excuse, 87, 113
- exempled, exemplified, justified, 2, 4
- eyne, eyes, 44, 45
- eyre, ear, 44
- fardell (faissel, H.), burden, 32
- fauchon (fauchon, H.), falchion, sword, 15
- favth, fought, 13
- fawty, faulty, 40
- fayre, fayree, fayreis (nymphes, H.), fairies, 77, 81, 93
- felachep, felachipe, fellowship, 16, 92
- felawe, fellow, 14
- feleshyp, fellowship, company, 33
- felle, savage, cruel, 12
- feythyt, fighteth, 65
- flawe, flew, 15
- fleeth (vole, H.), flyeth, 16
- flotereth (flote, H.), flutters, hesitates, 22
- flowrid, flourished, 3
- flowte, flute, 40, 44
- folely, follely, foolishly, 83, 107, 108
- folwe (ensuiuir, H.), follow, 11
- folwyth (sensuit, H.), followeth, 10
- foly, foolish, 64, 79
- fond, foonde, found, invented, 24, 25, 38, 43
- fordone (amortis, H.), destroyed, done away with, 13
- foryate, forgot, 68, 69, 74, 96
- foryeten, forgotten, 68
- froward, perverse, 93
- fraudelous, deceitful, 92, 112
- frele, frail, 28
- frelnes, frailty, 20, 70
- frosses (renoulles, H.), frogs, 33, 34
- ful, fulle, very, 2, 3, 7, 12, 15
- fullefyllyd (remplie, H.), filled, 9
- fumerelle (sueil, H., sc. threshold), smoke-hole (in the roof), hearth, 30
- fundement, foundation, 64
- gaineyers, husbandmen, 38
- gate, got, 11
- gebet (gibet, H.), gibbet, 41
- geyneseyyng (contredisans, H.), gainsaying, 21
- glayve (faulx, H.), sword, 15
- glewe (gluyon, H.), glue, 109
- gosh, go, 47
- gostly, ghostly, spiritual, 2, 3, 8, 85
- grenner, greener, 31
- greuaunces, evils, harm, 27
- gryffes (cultiuemens, H.), grafts, shoots, 39
- guerdon (subst.), reward, 58
- guerdon (v.), reward, estimate properly, 50, 59
- gyf, give, 19
- gyrte, girded, 105
- gyse, guise, 46
- habaundonede, devoted, 38
- halse (accoller, H.), embrace, 69
- haunt, follow, devote oneself to, 70, 75, 80
- hauntyng (frequentise, H.), intercourse, 52
- hawteyn, haughty, proud, 27
- helly (infernaulx, H.), hellish, of hell, 78
- heppid (amassez, H.), heaped, 34
- herdly (enterine, H.), earthly (?), 95
- For “enterin,” or, as sometimes spelt, “enterrin,” see p. 95, note 2. Scrope seems to have mistaken its meaning, connecting it with “terre.”
- heris, ears, 55
- herres, hairs, 30
- hire (loyer, H.), reward, 81
- holde (sc. h. counsell), take, follow, 91
- holden, held, considered, 3
- holdyn, taken, followed, 91
- hole and some, whole and sum, entirely, 6
- holpyn, helped, 99
- homely (sc. h. spyes, priuees, H.), domestic, 23
- homlynes, (priuete, H.), intimacy, 92
- hooges, huge, 32
- hy, hye, high, 5, 7, 8, 23
- hyly, highly, 6
- hynes, highness, greatness, 12
- iangeler (iengleur, gengleresse, H.), chatterer, prater, 57, 98
- iangyllyng (gengle, H.), chattering, prating, 98
- iauelot, iaueloth (glavellot, H.), dart, javelin, 86
- ich, iche, each, 7, 80, 83
- inewgh, enough, 25
- inougth, enough, 12
- inowe, enough, 34
- inowgh, enough, 52, 63
- inowght, enough, 84
- inowthe, enough, 63
- iolines, iolynesse (ioliuete, H.), gaiety, mirth, 18, 83
- ioly (cointe, H.), gay, sprightly, 72
- iorneyer (voyager, H.), traveller, 13
- iowgolowre (iugleur, H.), buffoon, 104
- ioyeux, joyous, 84
- iren, iron, 22
- iusticer, judge, 13, 14
- iustifie (iusticier, H.), to judge, 13
- I wys, sc. iwis, assuredly, 9
- kest, cast, threw, 30, 89
- keuercheffes, kerchiefs, 80
- konyng, koonyng, knowledge, 83, 87
- kunnyng, knowledge, 6, 25, 83
- kynde, nature, 1
- lachesse, negligence, remissness, 32
- lavde (subst.), praise, 12
- lawyng, laughing, 61
- lech, leche, like, 8, 26, 31, 34, 36, etc.
- lede, lead (the metal), 19
- lefull, lawful, 95
- leke, leek, 10
- lekend, likened, 31
- lekerousnes (alechemens, H.), appetite, greediness, 62
- lemyte, limit, 10
- lenage, lineage, 11
- lerned, taught, 113
- lessyng, lessening, 59
- lest, leste (talent, H.), desire, 93
- lesyng (menconge, H.), lying, 46
- lete (empescher, H.), hinder, 82
- letted, lettyd, hindered, 8, 31, 82
- letteryd, lettyrd (letrez, H.), lettered, 42
- lettynges (empeschemens, H.), hindrances, 67
- lettyth, hinder, 10
- leuer, rather, 48, 107
- lewde (fol, sotte, H.), foolish, 40, 46, 51, 102
- leyser, leisure, 40
- lich, like, 41
- longeth, longyth, belongeth, 20, 25, 71
- longgyng, belonging, 20, 37
- lorier (laurier, H.), laurel, 99, 100
- lyeines, lyenis (liens, H.), bonds, 61, 66
- lymbo (limbe, H.), limbo, the outskirts of hell, 41
- lyst, desired, 98
- lyst, lyste (courage, talent, H.), will, desire, 44, 49, 77
- ma, may, 70
- malencolius, melancholy, 21
- malice, artfulness, 80
- malicius, artful, 45, 111
- manace, menace, 51
- manisynges, menacings, 51
- mankyndely, mankyndly (humaine, H.), human, 8, 18, 70, 72, 103
- manyce, menace, 51
- marches (marches, H.), borders, 60
- masseyngeres, messengers, 23
- maystry, mastery, 35
- maystyr (mestier, H.), office, business, 11
- meche, much, 49
- mechell, much, 72
- mene, means, 20
- menye (mesgnee, maignee, H.), company, pack (of hounds), 77
- merowre, mirror, 95
- mervelious, meruelyous, marvellous, 12, 13, 14, 20
- miche, much, 45
- molle (tauppe, H.), mole, 40
- mote, must, 33
- mowe, more, 77
- muse, take amusement, 71, 74
- mych, myche, much, 11, 12
- mychyll, much, 70
- mydwes, meadows, 104
- Scrope’s Fr. MS. probably read “aux piez” (cf. 104, note 1), and he confused it with “aux préz”
- mysbeleve, misbelief, 45
- myschefe (meschief, H.), misfortune, 33
- myssedone (meffait, H.), misdone, done amiss, 45
- ne, not, 41
- nedelle (aguille, H.), needle, 54
- nedis, needs, 54
- neyburwe, neighbour, 16
- nerehand (a pou, H.), nearly, 11
- noblyth, ennobleth, 114
- noye (nuit, H.), annoy, harm, 61
- noyens (nuisible, H.), harm, nuisance, 105
- noyens, harmful, 111
- nwefanggyllnesse, newfangledness, inconstancy, 95
- nygromancye (arquemie, sc. alchemy, H.), necromancy, 94
- nyse (nyce, H.), stupid, foolish, 51
- o, one, 18, 22, 25, 97
- obeissance (obeyssance, H.), deference, respect, 14
- onsesyde of, unseised of, without, 74
- oo, one, 105
- or that, before that, 19, 20, 51
- ordure, filth, vileness, 20
- oste (ost, H.), host, 26
- ouctrecuidez, proud, overweening, 28
- ouer all (par tout, H.), everywhere, 80, 93, 114
- ouergoo (surmonter, H.), master, conquer, 96
- ouerhoope (oultrecuidance, H.), presumption, 51
- ouerlede, ouerleyde (surpris, H.), surprised, 61, 65
- ouerwenyng (oultrecuidez, H.), inordinately proud, 27, 28
- owthe (doit, H.), ought, 6
- paase (passer, H.), surpass, 83
- paramours (adv.), passionately, 69, 72
- parde, par dieu, 12, 68, 105
- passede (pesee, H.), weighed, considered, 51
- paynemes (payens, H.), pagans, heathen, 47
- peise, peyse (peser, H.), weigh, consider, 20
- pendavnde, pendant, 52
- penowrye, penuery (misere, H.), penury, 99
- perchith (perce, H.), pierceth, 56
- perfite, perfect, 8
- perlious, perlyous, perilous, 82, 89
- perlyouser, more perilous, 110
- pes, peace, 30
- pewter (peaultre, H.), pewter, 18
- peyne hym, trouble himself, 87
- pistil, pistile, pistylle, epistle, 5, 18, 22
- plangeth (plunge, H.), plunges, 22
- plenere, full, 5
- plesauns, plesawnce, pleasure, 75, 81
- plongeden, plunged, 28
- plyte, plight, 61
- Pocalipse, Apocalypse, 73
- pontificall (pontifical, H.) dignified, 23
- prayed, invited, 66
- prerogatyue (prerogatiue, H.), privilege, exclusive possession, 7
- presound, imprisoned, 31
- prime temps, spring, 27
- pris (pris, H.), prize, 20, 23
- prouoste (preuost, H.), provost, 13
- purchase (sc. p. armes, pourchacier, H.), pursue, follow, 12
- purchassed (sc. p. trayson, pourchace, H.), contrived, 108
- purches (sc. p. harme, pourchacier, H.), contrive, 86
- purveide off (pourueu, H.), provided with, 102
- pyll, pillage, 60
- pystyl, pystylle, epistle, 7, 10
- qwan, when, 35
- qwaynte (cointe, H.), clever, ingenious, 95
- qweke (vifs, H.), quick, living, 45
- qwen, qwenne, when, 26, 30, 35
- qwere, where, 39
- qwhan, when, 44
- qwhen, queen, 63
- qwome, whom, 36
- qwythe thorne (morier blank, H.), white thorn, 35
- raffe, split, was riven, 65
- rampyng (rampans, H.), rampant, raging (of bears), 12
- rauenous (traueilleux, H.), vexatious, painful, 18
- reaume, realm, 7, 13, 15, 111
- reconforte, comfort, 94
- refeccion (reffeccion, H.), food, 55
- renomme, renown, 2
- renommeed, renowned, 1
- repuignand, resisting, repelling, 3
- revede (tolue, H.), tore away, rescued, 15
- reyne, rain, 27
- rothir, rudder, 56
- rotters, gallants, 62
- rowe (renc, H.), rank, class, 13
- royalme, royaulme, realm, kingdom, 3
- ryght, very, 12, 15, 18, 29, 106
- ryghtwyse, righteous, 13
- ryghtwysly, righteously, 14, 20
- rytewyse (droicturiere, H.), righteous, 13
- sadde, discreet, careful, 59
- sadely, carefully, 51
- sadenes (sc. s. of speche, lente de parler, H.), discretion, 56
- salwes, sallows, willows, 93
- saue, except, 23
- say, assay, test, 80
- schawnegeable, changeable, 22
- schawneged, schawnged, changed, 60, 71
- schawngyth, changeth, 22
- schette, shut, included, 39, 52
- schewyth (suiue, H.), sueth, followeth, 22
- schorte, shorten, 62
- sclaunderus, slanderous, 56
- se, sea, 11, 47
- sede on syde, set aside, 10
- seege, siege (sc. the camp), 96
- sege, siege (sc. the besieging force), 106
- seege (sc. of counsell, siege de conseil, H.), seat, 57
- segge, siege, 26
- seghens, sighings, 101
- sekyr, sure, 89
- semblable, similar, 108
- serpently (serpentins, H.), serpent-like, 30
- sesid with (saisi de, H.), seised, possessed of, 74
- sewyng, sewynge, following, 7, 111
- seyntens, saints, 47
- seysyd hym in (sc. esleua en, H.), arrogated to himself, 28
- seytis, sexes, 93
- sheded, shed, 63
- shrewdenes (mauuaistie, H.), wickedness, 110
- shrewes (des mauuais, H.), the wicked, vicious, 108
- skye (nue, H.), cloud, 44
- slake, fail, grow slack, 73
- slewthe, slowthe, sloth, 32, 33
- smerte, painful, 103
- socourable, helpful, 27, 50
- socovre, succour, 16
- soffted (amoli, H.), softened, 94
- softeth (adoulcist, H.), softeneth, easeth, 26
- soget (subget, H.), subject, 14, 65
- soggettes (subges, H.), subjects, 24
- soioryng (seiour, H.), resting place, abode, 112
- soioure, sojourn, 95
- sonne, sun, 20
- soothel, sootyl, sotell, sothell, subtle, 92, 93, 94
- sorwe, sorrow, 103
- sotely, subtly, 36, 61
- soth, truth, sooth, 89
- sothyn (cuit, H.), sodden, 29, 112
- sotle, subtle, 25
- sotted (assottent, H.) besotted, made foolish, 74
- sottyl, subtle, 95
- sotyl, subtle, 35
- sotylte, subtlety, 95
- soundir, sunder, 41
- sowlehele, salvation, 2
- sowpled (se adoulcist, H.), softened, mollified, 92
- sowte, sought, 80
- spotte (tache, H.), blemish, taint, 37, 41
- stabilnes (constance, H.), stability, constancy, 12
- stale, stole, 32
- standing, standyng, stondyng, considering that, 8, 51, 53, 81, 82, 89, 106
- stanke (estanc, H.), a pool, 93
- stawnched, quenched (of fire), 105
- stawnsh, staunch, quench, 33
- stepechildire (fillastres, H.), step-children, 29, 30
- stepmodir, steppemodir (marrastre, H.), stepmother, 30, 48
- stirte, styrte (sailli, se gita, H.), hurried, 89, 103
- stodier (lestudiant, H.), studyer, student, 42
- strate, strait, narrow, 63
- streche (tendre, H.), stretch, tend, 8
- streche to, reach to, rival, 82
- strecheth, stretch, are directed, 32
- streged, stretched, 30
- streyned, strained, stretched, 40
- streyte, strait (of a prison), 60
- strof, strove, 57
- strong (fort, H.), difficult, 58
- suremounted, raised, 3
- suspeccion, suspicion, 70
- swe, sowed, 38
- swiche, such, 45
- swolve, swallow, 34
- synguler, special, 46, 47
- sythyn, sithen, since, 34
- tachys (condicions, H.), manners, 34
- targes (targes, H.), target, shield, 54
- tendyng (tendans, H.), having regard, 17
- tendyyng, regard, attention, 93
- teremys, terms, 17
- terrement (obseques, H.), interment, burial, 106
- teschyng, teaching, 14
- teynt (attaint, H.), tainted, affected, 30
- tharledom, thraldom, thralledom (seruitude, H.), servitude, 51, 65, 91
- thefende, defend, forbid, 29
- thredde, third, 3
- thresshefolde (sueil, H.), threshold, 31
- tobbe (tine, H.), tub, 63
- tocheth to (touche, H.), regards, concerns, 12
- to regard of, in regard to, 8
- trauell, labour, travail, 42
- trauellyth, labour, travail, 26
- trowght, truth, 80
- trwes (treues, H.), truce, 106
- turnementes (tourment, H.), torments, 37
- tweyne, twain, 29
- tynne, tin, 18
- tysyng (enditement, H.), enticing, 108
- vagaunt (vague, H.), vagrant, 104
- vailable, vaylable (valable, H.), useful, 12, 43
- vailet, vayleth (est proufitable, vault, H.), availeth, 54, 57
- valure (valeur, H.), valour, 27
- vauntoure (vanteur, H.), boaster, 71
- vaylie, valley, 14
- veleyns, velyens, vile, abject, 51, 59, 111
- venegre, vinegar, 30
- veray, very (vraye, Fr.), true, 7, 81, 98
- viagis, voyages, 13
- vilens, vileyns, vile, abject, 34, 37
- vmbethynke the, consider, 6, 57, 63, 69, 76, 111
- vnbehouely (inpartinent, H.), unbecoming, 35
- vncunnyng (ingrat, H.), unmindful, 59
- vndirstondynges (entendemens, H.), meanings, 25
- vngracious (sc. v. games, mal gracieux, H.), discourteous, 58
- vniuersyte, university, 3, 42
- vnknowyn (descongnoissant, H.), unmindful, ungrateful, 59
- vnkunnyng (ingratitude, H.), unmindfulness, ingratitude, 59
- vnnethes (a peine, H.), scarcely, hardly, 62
- voide, voyde, woyde, remove, expel, 30, 51, 68, 98
- voyded (vuidoient, H.), removed, departed, 51
- voyeddid (vuida, H.), removed, expelled, 19
- wacches (agais, H.), watches, plots, 8
- wassh (gue, H.), lake, pool, 33
- wchid (gaitoit, H.), watched, 44
- wellwyllyng (bien vueillant, H.), benevolent, 27
- wend, wende (cuiderent, cuida, H.), weaned, thought, 30, 106
- weneth (cuident, H.), wean, think, 111
- were (guerre faire, H.), make war, 11, 23
- weri, very, real, true, 67
- werre, war, 2, 12, 23
- wery, truly, 3
- wete (sauoir, H.), wit, know, learn, 91, 111
- wexe (deuiengnent, H.), wax, become, 32
- wexe, waxed, grew, 30, 31, 52
- weyne, vein, 19
- whan, whanne, won, 15, 42, 59
- whedir, whither, 41
- whit (sc. with) the dede (ou fait, H.), in the act, 44
- wombe (ventre, H.), belly, 111
- wombe of mynde (ventre de la memoire, H.), inmost mind, 55
- wood, woode (forsennee, enragez, H.), mad, furious, 30, 65, 72
- woodnes (forcennage, enragerie, H.), madness, fury, 29, 30, 67
- worthynesses (proueces, H.), worthy deeds, 27
- wote (scay, scez, H.), know, 12, 98
- wreke (ateines, H.), vengeance, 11
- wylne (v.), will, 16
- wymple (guimple, H.), wimple, 53
- wynnors (gaignons, H.), 11. According to Godefroy, Dict. de l’ancienne langue Française, s.v., “gaignon” means a “mâtin, chien de basse-cour,” and then a “homme vil et mechant,” or, as we say, a “cur.” Scrope seems to have confounded it with “gaigneur,” from “gagner,” to win.
- wyse, manner, 16, 20, 40
- wytte (sens, H.), wit, sense, 12
- yaf, yafe, gave, 17, 19, 38
- yate, gate, 30
- yche, each, 67
- ye, eye, 32
- yef, if, 9
- yefe, give, 20
- yefer, giver, 38
- yeffeth, yeffyth, giveth, 82, 84
- yeffve, give, 83
- yeftis, gifts, 2
- yen, eyes, 44
- yeris meynde (luniversaire, H.), anniversary, 106
- yete, get (imper.), 11. The line should probably be read, “And wyth vs strey[n]gth be (sc. by) honesty þe yete,” cf. “Et auec nous te couuient force,” H.
- yeveth, yevyth, giveth, 18, 23, 39
- yevyng, giving, 3
- yif, yife, give (imper.), 14, 19
- yiff, give, 83
- yiffeth, giveth, 18, 21
- yite, yet, 71
- yode, went, 73
- yofe, given, 21
- yolden, yielded, given up, 87
- youen, youyn, yoven, yovyn, given, 2, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, etc.
- yraigne (yraigne, H.), spider, 71
- ȝate, gate, 7
- ȝates, gates, 11