E.

Each, adj. RG. 369

Eachone. RG. 374

Eager, adj. RG. 80

Ear, sb. (of corn). RG. 490. AS. eár

Ear, sb. (of the body). RG. 492. AS. eáre

Eardingstowe, sb. == dwelling-place. O. and N. 28. AS. eardungstow

Earl, sb. RG. 370

Earldom, sb. RG. 523

Early, adj. 905 B.

Earn, v. a. == gain, realize. O. and N. 1202. AS. earnian

Earnest, sb. == earnestness. RG. 121, 401

Earth, sb. == the world. Wright’s L. P. p. 68.

—— == the ground. HD. 2657

—— == mould. HD. 740

—— v. n. == to dwell. HD. 739. AS. eardian

Earthgrine, == earthquake. RG. 530. AS. grynd, an abyss

Earthgrythe, sb. == earthquake. RG. 414. ON. gríð == vehemence, violent motion

Earthly, adj. 440 B.

Ease, sb. 1473 B.

Easily, adv. 395 B.

East, sb. 35 β

Easter, sb. 546 B.

Eastward, adv. RG. 41

Easy, adj. == slack. Body and Soul, 115

Eat, v. a. 143 β. pret. ‘at.’ 274 B. ‘ete.’ RG 408. part. ‘y-ete.’ 311 β

Ebb, v. n. Fragm. Sci. 253

Ech, adj. == eternal. O. and N. 742. AS. éce.

Eche, v. a. == increase. Rel. S. v. 126. AS. eácan

Eche, sb. == aches. M. Ode, st. 100

Ederlyng, sb. == ancestor? Alys. 1711

Edged, adj. [i-egged] (of a sword). RG. 274

Edict, sb. RG. 568

Edissehen, sb. == quail. Ps. civ. 40. AS. edisc-hen, from ‘edisc,’ a park

Edmod, adj. == mild, humble. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21. AS. eádmod

Edneth. Rel. Ant. i. 114; possibly a mistake for ‘endeth,’ i.e. comes to an end

Edwyt, sb. == scorn. RG. 379. AS. edwíte

—— v. a. == reproach. Ten. Comm. 8

Eel, sb. HD. 897. Alys. 5792

Effte, vb. a. == gave. RG. 367

Efne, == in the evening. O. and N. 313

Eft, adv. == after. RG. 367

Eft, sb. pl. ‘evetis.’ Alys. 6126; ‘eveten.’ M. Ode, 138. AS. efete

Eftsoon, adv. RG. 397

Egging, sb. == incitement. Wright’s L. P. p. 106. AS. eggian

Ehte, sb. == goods, property. Alys. 1507; [eiȝte]. O. and N. 1151; [eyghtis]. Alys. 1573. AS. ǽht

Eight. RG. 1, 385

Eighth, adj. RG. 473

Eighteen. RG. 407

Eighteenth, adj. RG. 436

Eighty. RG. 478

Eirmonger, sb. == eggseller. St Swithin, 69

Eisliche, adj. == fearful. M. Ode, 142. AS. egeslíc

Either, adj. [eithe]. RG. 62; [aither]. 434 β

Eke, adv. == also. RG. 374, 378; [ekyn]. RG. 165

Eke, v. a. == increase. See Eche.

Eker, sb. == watercress, weed. Alys. 6175. AS. eácerse

Eke, v. a. == to avenge? RG. 474. Probably an error for ‘wreke.’ See the parallel passage in the Life of Beket, 1948 B., where the reading is ‘wreke’

El, == else. q. v.

Elbow, sb. Fragm. Sci. 322

Elde, sb. == age. RG. 379, 421

—— v. n. == become old [ealdi]. M. Ode, st. 1

Elder, adj. RG. 367

Elders, sb. [elderne]. RG. 11

Eldest, adj. RG. 370, 381

Eldrynges, sb. == elders. Alys. 4948

Element, sb. Fragm. Sci. 124

Elephant, sb. == the animal. Alys. 854

—— == a horn of ivory. Alys. 1182

Eleven, [enlene]. RG. 441

Eleventh, adj. [endlefte]. RG. 414, 408

Elf, sb. pl. ‘elvene.’ RG. 130

Elidelik, adj. (‘eldelike’ in MS.) == elderly. Ritson’s AS. viii. 39

Eling, adj. == wretched. 637 β. Dan. elendig. ON. eligr

Ell, sb. RG. 429

Else, adv. [elles]. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. [el]. RG. 451. ‘El’ is the old nominative, of which ‘else’ or ‘elles’ is the genitive used absolutely. Cf. the old Lat. gen. ‘alias’

Elsewhere, adv. RG. 395

Ely, sb. == oil. Marg. 60

Embe, prep. == concerning, for; ‘embe noȝt’ == in vain. St Kath. 214

Emcristen, sb. == equal or even Christian. M. Ode, st. 148

Eme, sb. == uncle. HD. 1326. AS. eám.

Emerald, sb. Alys. 7030. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 35

Emperor, sb. RG. 440

Empery, sb. == empire. RG. 85

Empoison, v. a. RG. 463

Empress, sb. RG. 440, 442

Emprise, sb. == attempt. Body and Soul, 144

Enchanter, sb. RG. 28

Enchantment. RG. 10

Enchantry, sb. RG. 10, 148

Encheson, sb. == occasion. RG. 452, 454. Fr. enchaison

Encounter, v. a. 411 β

—— sb. RG. 391

End, sb. RG. 377

—— v. n. RG. 370

—— v. a. part. ‘y-ended’ 1770 B.

Endday, sb. == last day of life. 1574 B AS. endedæg

Enderday, sb. ‘this enderday,’ == this past day, the day which has now come to an end. Wright’s L. P. p. 94

Endelong, adv. == along, in length. HD. 2822

Ending, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 59

Endless, adj. RG. 152

Ene, adv. == only? 882 B.

Enes, adv. == once. RG. 376, 411

Enferm, v. a. == fortify. RG. 552

Engine, sb. == device, plot. Body and Soul, 125. Wright’s L. P. p. 58

Engineful, == ingenious. Alys. 4869

Enhance, v. a. RG. 458

Enherit, v. a. == give as an inheritance. Alys. 7153

Enjoin, v. a. RG. 234

Enke, sb. == ink. q. v.

Enlegiance, sb. == allegiance. RG. 85

Enliance, sb. == alliance. RG. 12

Ennesure, sb. == game, play. Alys. 5543. Fr. enveysure, enveyser—to be joyous

Enough, adv. [inou]. RG. 519. [ynou]. RG. 83

Enquest, sb. 348 B. Pilate, 196

Enqueyntance, sb. RG. 330

Enquire, v. n. RG. 508

—— v. a. Pilate, 52

Enquiry, sb. RG. 373

Enreson, v. a. == to reason with. RG. 321

Ensample, sb. RG. 446

Ensent, v. n. == RG. 171, 446. part, ‘ensentan’ == assenting. RG. 239

Entail, sb. == sculpture. Alys. 4762

Entempri, v. a. == to temper. Fragm. Sci. 290

Entent, v. n. == attend to. Alys. 2834

—— sb. == intent. RG. 140

Ententively, adv. == attentively. 460 B.

Enter, v. n. 640 B.

Entrail, sb. Alys. 3628. Fr. entrailles. Lat. internalia

Envenom, v. a. Alys. 5436, 5611

Envy, sb. Body and Soul, 129

Eode, vb. == went. RG. 417

Epetite, sb. == bloodstone, apatite. Cok. 92. The hepatitis of Pliny, HN. xxxvii. 71; from Gr. ἧπαρ, the liver

Epiphany, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 96

Er, adv. == early. Wright’s L. P. p. 99

Erde, v. n. == dwell. Ps. xxi. 4; xxiv. 13. AS. eardian

Ere, adv. == before than. 52 B.

—— v. a. == plough. RG. 21. AS. erian

Eremig, sb. == pitiful creature. O. and N. 1109. AS. earm

Eri, sb. == tillage. Pol. S. 196. AS. erian

Ermine, sb. RG. 191. M. Ode, 182

Erming, sb. == grieving. Alys. 1525. AS. earming, yrmian

Ern, sb. == eagle. RG. 177, 215. AS. earn

Ernde, v. a. == intercede, gain for another by intercession. Wright’s L. P. p. 62. AS. ærendian

Ernding, sb. == intercession. Wright’s L. P. p. 58; [herendinge]. Rel. S. iv. 86

Erne, dat. of adj. ‘er,’ == early; ‘on erne morowe.’ Alys. 5458

Erne, v. n. == run. Wright’s L. P. p. 81. AS. yrnan

Erre, sb. == a wound, scar. Ps. xxxvii. 6. ON. ör. Dan. ar

Errand, sb. RG. 501. AS. ærend

Erst, == first. Wright’s L. P. p. 32

Erur, adv. == before. O. and N. 1736. AS. æror, from ær

Esle, v. a. == ask. RG. 453

Esmyte, v. n. == smite, ‘to gader esmyte,’ (of two armies). RG. 215

Esse, v. a. == ask. RG. 374, 498

Este, sb. == ford, provisions. O. and N. 358. AS. ést

Este, adj. == mild, kindly. O. and N. 997.

—— == dear. Rel. Ant. i. 111. AS. este. ON. ást

Estellation, sb. == astrology. Alys. 589

Estre, sb. == condition. Alys. 5467

Ete, sb. == eating. M. Ode, 130

Eth, adj. == easy. M. Ode, 188. RG. 327; [ythe]. K. Horn, 61. AS. eáð

Eðlete, adj. == what is lightly thrown away, worthless. M. Ode, 75, 78. AS. eáð, lǽtan

Evangelist, sb. RG. 67, 348

Eve, sb. RG. 415, 532

Even, adv. with ‘as,’ == just as, or when. RG. 535

—— adj. == equal. Creed, 77

—— == straight, level. Wright’s L. P. p. 35

—— sb. == peer, equal. Pol. S. 157

—— v. a. == compare. 1631 B.

Evenforth, adv. == forward. 2186 B.

Evening, sb. == equal, peer. Alys. 3008

Evenmette, adj. == coëqual. Creed, 58. Ps. xlviii. 13

Evenness, sb. == equity. Ps. ix. 8

Evensong, sb. RG. 369

Ever, adv. RG. 535, 370; [everne]. RG. 74

Evereft, adv. 54 B

Evermore, adv. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. Ritson’s AS. viii. 160

Every, adj. [everyche]. RG. 374

Everyldele, sb. == every part. RG. 408

Evil, sb. == sickness. HD. 114; misfortune. Ps. lxxxix. 15; [uvel], RG. 472

—— adj. [uvele]. 413 B.

—— adv. O. and N. 1204. 404 B.

Evilness, sb. Ps. xxxv. 5; li. 5

Ewt, sb. See Eft

Executor, sb. Fragm. on Seven Sins, 42

Ey, sb. == egg. RG. 404. pl. ‘eiren.’ St Swithin, 57. Germ. ei. AS. æg. ON. egg

Eye, sb. == awe. RG. 469, 507. AS. ége

Eye, sb. == organ of sight. RG. 376. AS. eáge

Eyebrow. Pol. S. 239

Eyful, adj. == proud. [heyvol]. RG. 377

Eyre, sb. == journey, circuit. RG. 517. Lat. iter