A GLOSSARY.

Abaist, part. pa. Fr. Abashed, ashamed.
Abawed, part. pa. Fr. Esbahi. Astonished.
Abegge, Abeye, Abie, v. Sax. To suffer for.
Abit, for Abideth.

Abote, part. pa. of Abate.

Abought, part. pa. of Abegge.

Abraide, v. Sax. To awake; to start. See Braide. Abrede, adv. Sax. Abroad.

Abroche, v. Fr. To tap, to set abroach; spoken of a vessel of liquor.

Accesse, n. Fr. Properly, the approach of a fever; a fever.

Accidie, n. Fr. from Anndia, Gr. Negligence.

Achate, n. Fr. Purchase.

Achatour, n. Fr. A purchaser; a caterer.

Acheked, part. pa. Sax. Choaked.

Ackele, (Akele) v. Sax. To cool.

Acloye, v. may perhaps mean-To cloy; to embarrass with superfluity.

Acoie, v. Fr. To make quiet.

Adawe, v. Sax. To awake.

Adrad, Adradde, part. pa. of Adrede, v. Sax. Afraid.

Advocacies, n. pl. Fr. Law-suits.

Advocas, n. pl. Fr. Lawyers, advocates.

Agilt, v. Sax. To offend, to sin against.

Agilte, for agilted, pa. t. Sinned.

Agrise, v. Sax. To shudder.

Agrose, pa. t. Shuddered, trembled.

Agroted, part. pa. Cloyed, surfeited. Agrotone with mete or drinke.

Aguiler, n. Fr. A needle-case.

Alder, Aller, gen. ca. pl. Of all. It is frequently joined in composition with adjectives of the su perl. deg. Alderfirst, Alderlast, Alderlevest. First, last, dearest of all.

Alarged, part. pa. Fr. Eslargi. Given largely.
Aldrian, pr. n. A star on the neck of the lion.
Alege, v. Fr. To alleviate.

Alegeance, n. Fr. Alleviation.

Aleis, n. Fr. Alise. The lote-tree.

Ale-stake, n. Sax. A stake set up before an alehouse, by way of sign.

Algates, Algate, adv. Sax. Always. Toutesfois, Fr. Almandres, n. pl. Fr. Almond-trees.

Alnath, pr. n. The first star in the horns of Aries, whence the first mansion of the moon takes its

name.

Alonde, (A'londe). On land.

Alosed, part. pa. Fr. Praised.

Ambes as. Two aces, at dice, Fr.

Amenuse, v. Fr. To lessen

Ameved, part, pa. Fr. Moved.

Amorette, n. Fr. An amorous woman. And eke as well by (r. be.) amorettes.-Car aussi bien sont

amourettes.

Amorily, is perhaps put by mistake for merrily.
Amortised, part. pa. Fr. Killed.

Anelace, n. A falchion, or wood-knife.

Anientissed, part. pa. Fr. Reduced to nothing.

Annueller, n. Secular.

Antilegius, pr. n. Antilochus.

Anvelt, n. Sax. An anvil.

Apeire, v. Fr. To impair, to detract from. Our state

it apeires: To be impaired, to go to ruin.

Apies for Opies, n. pl. Fr. Opiates.

Arace, v. Fr. To draw away by force.
Arande, n. Sax. A message.

Arblasters, n. pl. Fr. Arbalestres. Engines to cast

darts, &c.

Ardure, n. Fr. Burning.

Arede, v. Sax. To interpret. See Rede.

Aresone, v. Fr. Arraisoner. To reason with.

Arette, v. Fr. To impute to.

Argoil, n. Fr. Potter's clay.

Arn, pl. n. of am. v. Sax.

Are.

Arnolde of the newe town, pr. n. of a physician and chemist of the thirteenth century.

Aroume, seems to signify At large.

A'rowe, in a row; probably from the Fr. Rue. Successively.

Arsmetrike, n. Lat. Arithmetic.

Arte, v. Lat. To constrain.
Ascaunce, as though.

Asseth. Sufficient, enough. Assez. Orig.

Assise, n. Fr. Situation.

Assoile, v. Fr. To absolve, to answer.

Asterte, v. Sax. To escape, to release.

Asweved, part. pa. Sax. Stupified, as in a dream. Atake, v. Sax. To overtake.

A'thre. In three parts.

Attry, Atterly, adj. Sax. Poisonous, pernicious.

A'twinne, A'two. In two, asunder.

Avale, v. Fr. To lower, to let down, to fall down.
Avenaunt, adj. Fr. Becoming.

Aught-where, adv. Sax. Any where.
Avis, n. Fr. Advice.

Avisand, part. pr. Observing.

Aumener, n. Fr. Aumoniere. A purse.

Aumere, n. Aumere of silke. Bourse de soy. Orig. It seems to be a corruption of Aumener.

Auntre, v. Fr. Corruption of Aventure. To adven

ture.

Avouterer, Avoutrer, n. Fr. An adulterer.

Auter, n. Fr.

Altar.

Awaped, part. pa. Sax. Confounded, stupified.
Awayward, adv, Sax. Away.

Ayel, n. Fr. Grandfather.
Ayen, adv. and prep. as again.
Ayenward, adv. Sax. Back.

B

Ba, seems to be formed from Basse, v. Fr. To kiss.
Bagge, v.
To swell, to disdain. Sk. Rather, per-
haps, to squint.

Baggingly, adv. seems to be the translation of en lorgnoyant, squintingly.

Baillie, n. Fr. Custody, government.
Bale, n. Sax. Mischief, sorrow.

Bales, r. Balais, pr. n. Fr. A sort of bastard ruby.
Balkes, n. pl. Sax. The timbers of the roof.

Bandon, n. Fr. See Du Cange, in v. Abandons. To her bandon: To her disposal. A son bandon. Orig.

Barbe, n. A hood, or muffler, which covered the lower part of the face, and the shoulders. Bargaret, n. Fr. Bergerette. A sort of song. Barme, n. Sax. The lap.

Barme-cloth. An apron.

Basilicok, n. A basilisk.

Basse, n. Fr. A kiss.
Baude, adj. Fr. Joyous.

Be, prep. Sax. By.

Beau semblant, Fr. Fair appearance.

Bebledde, part. pa. Sax. Covered with blood.
Beblotte, v. Sax. To stain.

Bedaffed, part. pa. Sax. Made a fool of. See Daffe.
Bede, v. Sax. To order, to bid; to offer; to pray.
Bedreinte, part. pa. Drenched, thoroughly wetted.
Been, n. pl. Sax. Bees.

Beheste, n. Sax. Promise.

Behighte, v. Sax. To promise.

Bejaped, part. pa. Sax. Tricked, laughed at,
Bel amy, Fr. Good friend.

Belle chere, Fr. Good cheer.

Belle, v. Sax. To roar.

Bende, n. Fr. A band; or horizontal stripe.
Benime, v. Sax. To take away.

Benison, n. Fr. Benediction.

Benomen, part. pa. of benime. Taken away.

Brede, n. Sax. Beard. To make any one's berde; to

cheat him.

Bering, n. Sax. Behaviour.

Besey, part. pa. of besee, v. Sax. Beseen.

Evil

besey: Ill-beseen; of a bad appearance. Richely besey: Of a rich appearance.

Besmotred, part. pa. Sax. Smutted.

Bestadde, bestad, part. pa. Sax. Situated. It is sometimes used in an ill sense, for distressed.

Bet, Bette, adv. comp. for better.

Betake, v. Sax. To give, to recommend to.
Betaught, pa. t. Recommended to.

Bete, v. Sax. To prepare, make ready.
Beth, imp. m. 2 pers. pl. Sax. Be ye.
Betoke, pa. t. of betake. Rccommended.

Betraised, part. pa. Fr. Betrayed. Thei have be traised thee.

Bewrey, bewrie, v. Sax. To discover.

Beyete, part. pa. Sax. Begotten.

Bibbed, part. pa. Lat. Drunk.

Bible, n. Fr. Any great book.

Bicchel bones, or dice.

Bidde, v. as Bede.

Bie, v. Sax. To suffer. See Abeye.

Bimene, v. Sax. To bemoan.

Birde, for Bride, n. Sax.

Bitrent, part. pa. Twisted; carried round.

Biwopen, part. pa. of Bewepe. Drowned in tears. Blancmanger, n. Fr. 389. seems to have been a very different dish, in the time of Chaucer, from that which is now called by the same name. There is a receipt for making it in Ms. Harl. n. 4016. One of the ingredients is, "the brawne of a capon, tesed small."