D.

Dab, v. a. == strike. Pol. S. 192

Dab, sb. == a blow. Alys. 2306

Dahet, sb. == a curse. O. and N. 99. See Datheit

Dainty, sb. 1202 B. Fr. dain. Cotgr. W. dantaeth

—— == daintiness [deynté], Alys. 7070

—— == fondness [deynté]. St Dunstan.

Dais, sb. == a raised seat. RG. 536. Alys. 1039

Daisy, sb. [dayes-eȝe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 43

Dale, sb. RG. 362

Damage, sb. Alys. 959

Dame, sb. RG. 560

Damn, v. a. == judge. Wright’s L. P. p. 100

Damsel, sb. RG. 432

Dance, v. n. Alys. 5213

—— sb. Alys. 6990

Danger, sb. RG. 78

Dangerous, adj. Rel. Ant. i. 115

Dank, v. a. == make wet [donke]. Wright’s L. P. p. 44. ‘Dank’ is probably another form of ‘damp.’ Cf. ‘dimple’ and ‘dingle’

Dar, vb. impers. == it needs. RG. 317. See Thar

Dare, v. n. ‘durre.’ O. and N. 1704. pret. ‘dorste.’ RG. 367

—— v. n. == stare, gaze. Wright’s L. P. pp. 50, 54. O. and N. 384. See note to Prompt. Parv. s. v. ‘daryn’

Dark, adj. RG. 560

Dark, v. a. == darken. part. ‘idurked.’ 1416 B.

Darkhood, sb. [derkhede] == darkness. RG. 560

Darling, sb. 56 β

Dash, v. a. RG. 51, 540. ON. daska

—— v. n. == burst in. Alys. 2837

Datheit, adj. == cursed. HD. 296. Fr. dehait (haïr)

Daughter, sb. RG. 368, 509

Dawn, sb. [dawing]. RG. 208

Dawn, v. n. [dawe]. Pol. S. 238. Wright’s L. P. p. 45; [dawen]. Ib. p. 96; [dagen]. Fragm. in Warton H. E. P. p. 21

Dawning, sb. == dawn. RG. 557

Day, sb. RG. 505, 368; ‘bi hys daye’ == ‘in his time.’ RG. 376; pl. ‘dawes.’ RG. 383; ‘to bring out of dawe,’ == put to death. 622 B.; ‘daies,’ gen. abs. == in the daytime. O. and N. 1588

Dayred, sb. == dawn. Rel. S. iv. 17

Dayrim, sb. == break of day. O. and N. 328

Dayspring, sb. Alys. 4290

Daystar, sb. O. and N. 328

Daystern, sb. == daystar. Ps. cix. 3

Dead, adj. 1826 B.

Deadly, adj. RG. 195. == dead. Ps. xliii. 2

Deaf, adj. RG. 352

Deal, sb. == part. RG. 368, 509

Deal, v. a. == ‘distribute to.’ RG. 383; ‘scatter,’ as to ‘deal words.’ O. and N. 952; ‘give.’ Pol. S. 204

Dealing, sb. == a part, Ps. cxxxv. 13

Dealtakand, sb. == participator. Ps. cxviii. 63

Dealtaking, sb. == participation. Ps. cxxi. 3

Dear, adj. == precious. RG. 390

Dearworth, adj. == precious. Wright’s L. P. p. 52

Dearworthly, adv. Wright’s L. P. p. 54

Dearth, sb. [dere]. RG. 416

Death, sb. RG. 375, 382; ‘deathes,’ gen. abs. == ‘dead,’ or ‘in death.’ O. and N. 1630

Debonair, adj. RG. 167, 374

Debruise, v. a. RG. 410, 529, 537. Fr. debriser

Debt, sb. RG. 473

Deceit, sb. Alys. 7705

Decline, sb. == decay. Pol. S. 154

Dedayn. See Disdain

Deduit, sb. == pleasure. RG. 564

Deed, sb. RG. 369, 501

Deem, v. a. == condemn. RG. 504

—— == judge. O. and N. 188

Deemer, sb. == a judge. Ps. vii. 12

Deep, adj. RG. 6, 233

Deeply, adv. HD. 1417

Deepness, sb. Ps. xxxv. 7

Deer, sb. == beast [deor, duer]. Wright’s L. P. pp. 44, 45; [dor]. O. and N. 1321, 493

—— == stags, &c. RG. 439

Default, sb. RG. 456, 457

Defence, sb. RG. 214

Defend, v. a. == guard, protect. RG. 536, 542

Defensible. RG. 549

Defiance, sb. Alys. 5545, written ‘defence’ in Alys. 7237

Defoul, v. a. RG. 536

Defy, v. a. Alys. 7014

Deign, v. n. RG. 557

Del. See Devil

Delay, sb. RG. 156, 421

Delay, v. a. RG. 495

Delice, sb. RG. 195

Delicious, adj. Alys. 38

Delight, v. a. Alys. 5802

Delightable, adj. 26 β

Deliver, v. a. RG. 430, 382, 524

Delve, v. n. == dig. pret. ‘dolve,’ RG. 395. AS. delfan

Demain, v. a. == manage. Alys. 603. Fr. démener

Demand, sb. RG. 500

Demay, v. a. == dismay. RG. 156

Demember, v. a. == dismember. RG. 559

Demere, v. n. == tarry. Alys. 7295. Fr. demeurer

Demorance, sb. == delay. Alys. 4123

Den, sb. Alys. 5400. AS. denn

Denchax, == Danish axe. RG. 299

Dene, sb. == valley. Ps. cvii. 8. AS. denu

Denkless, == poor? Body and Soul, 198

Depart, v. a. == separate. RG. 394, 466

—— v. n. == break up, separate (neut.). 483 B.

Departing, sb. == separation. Alys. 912

Deraign, v. a. == try, prove. RG. 285. Fr. desraigner

Deray, sb. == fight, quarrel. Alys. 1177; prowess. Alys. 2722. Fr. deroi

Derayne, sb. == battle. Alys. 7353. Fr. desraigner

Dere, sb. == dearth, q. v.

Dere, v. a. == injure. Alys. 6191. HD. 574; [derven], Marg. 38. part. ‘idorve.’ O. and N. 1156. AS. derian

Derenge, a mistake for ‘drynge.’ Alys. 2534

Dern, adj. == secret. RG. 114. AS. dearn

Derne, == dearly? K. Horn, 1385

Dernely, == secretly. 27 B.

Derven. See Dere

Desclander, v. a. == slander. 2050 B

Desclander, sb. 2061 B.

Describing, sb. == description. RG. 60

Deserie, v. a. == disinherit. RG. 85

Desert, sb. == merit. RG. 253

Deserve, v. a. Fragm. Sci. 371

Desire, v. a. 225 B.

Despeple, v. a. == publish. RG. 517, 568

Despise, v. a. RG. 31

Despite, sb. RG. 566

Destance, sb. == strife. RG. 511, 570

Dester, ‘in dester’ == on the right hand. A steed led by the squire ‘in dester’ was the ‘destrier’ or ‘dextrarius,’ or war-horse. Body and Soul, 18. See Roq. s. v. Destrier

Destining, sb. == destiny. Alys. 6867

Destroy, v. a. part, ‘destrud.’ RG. 372. pret. ‘destrude.’ RG. 376

Destroying, sb. == destruction. Alys. 2888

Destuted, == destitute, wanting. Alys. 2199

Deus! an interj. == O God! hence our ‘deuce.’ HD. 2096, 2114. Fr. deus

Deus, adj. == sweet. HD. 1312. Fr. doux

Deutyraun, sb. == some monstrous animal. Alys. 5416

Devil, sb. RG. 411; [del]. Wright’s L. P. p. 111

Devilness, sb. == demon. Ps. xcv. 5

Devise, v. a. == contrive. 876 B.

—— == describe. Alys. 7377

Devotion, sb. RG. 405, 456

Devout, adj. RG. 369

Dew, sb. Fragm. Sci. 232. Wright’s L. P. p. 72. [dewyng.] Alys. 914

Dewdrop, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 114

Dewing, sb. See Dew

Diadem, sb. 2161 B.

Diamond, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 25

Dicce, v. n. == shudder, tremble? Signa ante Jud. 24. Cf. ‘didder,’ in Halliwell, and Phil. Soc. Proc. vol. v. p. 39

Dice, sb. [deys]. Alys. 3297

Die, v. n. RG. 530

Dight, v. a. == set in order, govern. RG. 424; ‘compose,’ applied to the voice of a bird. O. and N. 1653; ‘attack.’ Pol. S. 223. part. ‘idiȝte.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217. AS. dihtan

Digne, adj. == worthy. RG. 132

Dignity, sb. 244 B.

Dike, sb. == ditch. Body and Soul, 120

Dim, v. a. Ps. lxviii. 24

—— v. n. Christ on the Cross, 7

Dim, adj. == dusky. O. and N. 577. AS. dim

Dimness, sb. Ps. xvii. 10

Din, v. a. [denie]. K. Horn, 606. Ps. xlv. 4. AS. dýnian

—— sb. Ps. xli. 5

Dine, v. n. RG. 558. AS. dýnan

Ding, v. a. == strike. HD. 215. part. ‘dungen.’ HD. 227. Sw. danga. ON. dángla

Dint, sb. == blow. 2138 B. AS. dýnt

Discharge, v. a. == deprive of a charge or office. Alys. 3868

Disciple, sb. RG. 232

Discipline, v. a. 2384 B.

—— v. n. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Discomfort, v. a. RG. 212

Discord, sb. RG. 195

Discording, sb. == discord. RG. 255

Discoverte, sb. == an unguarded part. Alys. 7418

Disdain, sb. [dedayn]. RG. 172

Disguise, v. a. Alys. 121

Dish, sb. HD. 919

Disherison, sb. [diserteison]. 1872 B.

Disherit, v. a. RG. 327, 375

Disherit, sb. [deseryte] == a disinherited person. RG. 452, 563

Dishonor, sb. Alys. 3867

Dismay, v. a. [demay]. RG. 156

Disordain, v. a. == deprive of holy orders, unfrock. RG. 473

Dispence, sb. == equipment. Alys. 2616

Disport, sb. Ritson’s AS. xviii. 15

Dispute, v. n. St Kath. 74

Disraying, sb. == irregular fighting. Alys. 673

Distance, sb. 1287 B.

Distinction, sb. == distinguished person. Alys. 112

Distrain, v. a. 742, 752 B.

Distress, sb. RG. 460, 442, 568

Disturb, v. a. RG. 396, 436

Disturbance, sb. RG. 429, 436

Disturber, sb. 1110 B.

Ditch, sb. RG. 408, 549

Ditched, adj. [ydyched] == surrounded by a ditch. Alys. 2658

Dite, v. a. == indite. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Ditement, sb. == indictment. Pol. S. 198

Ditty, sb. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Divers, adj. == several. RG. 378

Diȝele, adj. == secret. O. and N. 2. AS. digel

Do, vb. a. 19 B. part. ‘ydo’ == done. RG. 369. == finished (of winter). RG. 371

—— == place. pret. ‘dude.’ 259 B.

—— == cause. Wright’s L. P. pp. 69, 71

—— vb. abs. ‘do’ == act. RG. 501. [done]. RG. 377. 2 s. pres. ‘dost.’ RG. 428. 3 s. pret. ‘dude.’ RG. 369

—— vb. aux. RG. 429. ‘dost chese’

—— ‘doth’ used to represent a preceding verb. Wright’s L. P. p. 34

Dod, v. a. == chop, cut. Pol. S. 192. Probably another form of ‘dock’

Dog, sb. RG. 69

Dogged, adj. Pol. S. 199

Dole, sb. == portion. RG. 165

—— == grief [del]. RG. 392; [deol]. RG. 381

Doleful. [deolvol]. RG. 414; [delvol]. RG. 558

Dolefully, adv. 1448 B.

Dolphin, sb. Alys. 6576

Doom, sb. RG. 53

Doomsday, sb. HD. 748

Doomsman, sb. == judge. Rel. S. vi. 3

Door, sb. RG. 508, 495

Doorpin, sb. K. Horn, 1003

Doppe, sb. == a round ball, knob. Alys. 5776. ON. doppa

Dor. See Deer

Dorre, v. n. == need. RG. 457. Germ. bedürfen

Dosil, sb. == a spigot of a barrel. RG. 542. Fr. doisil. See the Prompt. Parv. s. v. dotelle, and note there

Dotance, sb. == doubt, fear. Alys. 582

Double, adj. 417 B.

Double, v. a. 598 β. part. ‘idoubled.’ 295 β

Doubt, sb. == fear. RG. 89, 402

Doubt, v. n. == be afraid. 395 B.; feel doubt. St Swithin, 105

Doubt, v. a. == fear. 289 β

Doughtily, adv. Alys. 7382

Doughty, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 27

Douthe, == ‘might,’ or ‘availed,’ perf. of ‘dow,’ to avail, prosper, be able. (See Phil. Soc. Proc. ii. 158.) HD. 833, 1184. part. ‘ydought.’ Alys. 5906. AS. dugan

Douzepairs, sb. == the twelve peers of France, [dosse pers], RG. 188. [dozzepers]. RG. 200

Dove, sb. Ps. liv. 7

Down, sb. == open heath. RG. 144; [dune]. O. and N. 830. AS. dún

Down, adv. HD. 2291

Downcast, v. a. == cast down. pret. ‘douncaste.’ Ps. lxxiii. 6

Downcome, v. n. Ps. cxliii. 5

Downer, == lower. Alys. 6619

Downfall, v. n. == fall down, in part. ‘downfalland.’ Ps. xvii. 9

Downfalling, sb. Ps. li. 6

Downgo, v. n. == go down. Ps. cvi. 26. part, ‘downgaand.’ Ps. cvi. 23

Downright, adv. Ps. cv. 18

Downshear, v. a. == cut down. pret. ‘douneschare.’ Ps. lxxiii. 6

Downward, adv. RG. 362

Dozen, sb. Pol. S. 229

Dragon, sb. == (animal). RG. 131

—— == a war standard. RG. 303, 216, 545

Dragonet, sb. == a small dragon. Alys. 602

Drake, sb. HD. 1241. Wright’s L. P. p. 44

—— == dragon. Alys. 553

Drapery, sb. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Draught, sb. == drawing. Body and Soul, 43

Draw, v. a. RG. 367

—— == cut down, ‘hang and draw.’ 724 B. part. ‘drawe’ (of a sword). RG. 536

Draw, v. n. == draw towards a thing, approximate to. RG. 369; [dreyȝe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 34

Drawbridge, sb. Alys. 1205

Dread, sb. RG. 401, 457

Dread, v. n. pret. ‘dradde.’ 127 B.

Dreadful, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 50

Dreadly, adj. Body and Soul, 6

Dream, sb. HD. 1284

—— v. n. HD. 1284, 1304. ON. dreyma

Drearied, == sorrowful. Ps. xxxvii. 7

Dreary, adj. RG. 351; [drury], Alys. 4389. Cf. Laȝ. ii. 184

Dreg, sb. Ps. xxxix. 3

Dreme, sb. == song, melody. Wright’s L. P. p. 57; [dreim]. O. and N. 21. AS. dreám

Drench, sb. == a potion. RG. 151. AS. drenc

Drench, v. a. == to drown. Wright’s L. P. p. 113. part. ‘dreynt.’ Ibid. p. 111

Dreng, sb. == chieftain, gentleman. HD. 31. AS. dreng

Drepen, v. a. == slay. HD. 1783. pret. ‘drape.’ Ps. xciii. 6. AS. drepan

Dribil, sb. == moisture, dribble. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210

Drie, v. a. == endure. Marg. 52; [dreeg]. Ritson’s AS. viii. 157. AS. dreógan

Drink, sb. RG. 289, 389

—— v. a. pret. ‘dronc.’ RG. 165. part. ‘ydronke.’ RG. 43

Drinker, sb. Fragm. Sci. 285

Drit, sb. == dung. Cok. 177. ON. drit. AS. gedritan; used as a term of abuse. HD. 682

Drive, v. a. RG. 367. part, ‘ydrive.’ RG. 97. pret. ‘drave.’ Ps. xlii. 2. ‘To drive a plea of law.’ RG. 471

—— v. n. == come or move rapidly. RG. 407. ‘a wel driving flod.’ RG. 20

Driȝte, sb. == the Lord Jesus Christ. K. Horn, 1354. Alys. 6139. AS. drihten

Drogman, sb. == dragoman, interpreter. Alys. 3401

Dromedary, sb. Alys. 3407

Dromoun, sb. == a swift ship. Alys. 90. ON. drómundr. Fr. dromon

Drop, sb. RG. 560

Drop, sb. == aloes. Ps. xliv. 9

Droukening, sb. == slumber. Body and Soul, 1. ON. druckna

Droupne, v. n. == droop, faint. Wright’s L. P. p. 54. ON. driúpa

Drove, v. a. == disturb. Ps. iii. 2; vi. 3. AS. drífan

Droving, sb. == persecution. Ps. ix. 22

Druery, Drury, sb. == gallantry, courtship. RG. 191

—— == love, delight. Alys. 2999. Fr. drue, a mistress

Drunke, sb. == drinking. M. Ode, 128

Drunken, v. a. == make drunk. Ps. lxiv. 10

Drunness, sb. == drunkenness? O. and N. 1397

Drury, adj. == dreary, q. v.

Dry, adj. RG. 531

—— v. a. part. ‘idriid.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 193

—— v. n. == become dry. Ps. xxxvi. 2; 3 s. pres. ‘druith.’ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210

Dryhed, sb. == dryness. Ps. lxv. 6

Dub, v. a. HD. 2038. AS. dubban

Dubbing, sb. K. Horn, 499

Duelsing, sb. == deceit. St Swithin, 105

Duke, sb. RG. 367

Dumb, adj. RG. 131

—— v. n. == become dumb. Ps. xxxviii. 3

Dung, sb. RG. 310; [ding]. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 191. Serm. 7

Dunge, sb. == dungeon. Body and Soul, 236

Dungheap, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 103

Dure, v. n. == endure. RG. 403; [duyre]. Alys. 3258

Durwe, sb. == dwarf. Alys. 6266. AS. dweorg

Dusi, adj. == foolish. O. and N. 1464. AS. dýsig

Dust, sb. RG. 137

Dute, sb. == pleasure. Cok. 9. Fr. deduit

Dutten, v. a. == close, dite. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. AS. dyttan

Duty, sb. [devyte]. RG. 316

Duȝethe, sb. == manhood. O. and N. 634. AS. duguð

Dwel, sb. == space of time. Rel. Ant, ii. p. 191

Dwele, v. a. == deceive. Ps. lvii. 4. AS. dwelian

Dwell, v. n. HD. 4. ON. dvelja

—— == delay. HD. 1351

Dwelle, sb. == folly. Serm. 13

Dwelling, sb. delay. Alys. 5208. HD. 1352

Dwole, sb. == error, trick. O. and N. 823, AS. dwola

—— adj. == false, deceitful. O and N. 924