S.

Sabeline, sb. == sable. M. Ode, st. 182

Sack, sb. HD. 2019. AS. sacc

Sacre, v. a. == consecrate. RG. 445, 522

Sacred, adj. Alys. 6777

Sacrificing, sb. Alys. 272

Sacring, sb. == consecration. RG. 446

Sad, adj. == sorrowful. Wright’s L. P. p. 29

—— == heavy. Alys. 5587. AS. sæd

Saddle, sb. RG. 401

Safe, adj. Pol. S. 198; [saufe]. Creed of St Athan. 102

Safely, adv. RG. 239

Sage, adj. == wise. RG. 198. Fr. sage. Ital. saggio. Lat. sapiens

Sage, sb. == a plant, the ‘Salvia pratensis’ of botanists. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. sauge

Saht, adj. == reconciled. Wright’s L. P. pp. 46, 47. AS. saht

Sail, sb. RG. 47

Saine, v. a. == bless. Ps. lxii. 5. AS. senian. Germ. segnen

Saint, as an appellative, ‘Seint Thomas.’ 1878 B. ‘Seyn Poule.’ RG. 378

—— sb. [sonte]. Wright’s L. P. p. 96; [seynte]. Alys. 6763

Sake, sb. == contention. O. and N. 1158. AS. sacu

Sake, sb. == matter, thing. Wright’s L. P. p. 23. Dut. zaak

—— == cause; ‘for thine sake.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 28

Saken, v. a. == fight against, kill. Alys. 1884. AS. sacan

Sale, sb. == hall. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. AS. sal

Salmon, sb. Alys. 5446

Salt, adj. RG. 1

Saltmarsh, sb. Ps. cvi. 34

Salve, sb. HD. 1835

Samded, adj. == half dead. RG. 163. AS. sám, Lat. semi, with ‘dead’

Samen, adv. == together. HD. 2251. ON. saman

—— v. a. == collect together; pret. ‘samened.’ Ps. xlvi. 10; part. ‘samenand.’ Ps. xxxii. 7; ‘samened.’ HD. 2890

Samfayle, == without fail. RG. 405. Fr. sans faille

Samyte, sb. == a kind of silk. Alys. 1027; a robe of silk. Alys. 2095. Fr. sami, samit

Sand, sb. HD. 708

Sanglic, adj. == fit for song. Ps. cxviii. 54

Sanne, sb. == sun? Wright’s L. P. p. 26

Sans, prep. == without. Pol. S. 215. Fr. sans

Sapphire, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 25

Saturday. 807 B.

Saturnight. RG. 557

Sauf, adv. == save. q. v.

Saufe. See Safe

Sauhting, sb. == peace, reconciliation? Wright’s L. P. p. 23

Saut, sb. == leap. RG. 564. Fr. sault, saillir

Savage, adj. Alys. 2088. Fr. sauvage. Ital. selvaggio. Lat. silva

Save, adv. [sauvé, sauf]. 434, 435 B.

—— v. a. RG. 449, 519, 550

Savour, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 87

Saw, sb. == saying, opinion. Wright’s L. P. pp. 31, 47; [saye]. O. and N. 1036

Sax, sb. == short sword. RG. 125. AS. seax

Say, sb. == silk. RG. 390. Fr. saie. Lat. sagum

Say, v. a. pres. ‘segge.’ RG. 501; plur. ‘segeth.’ RG. 502; pret. ‘seyde.’ RG. 390; ‘sede.’ RG. 418; part, ‘ysaid.’ RG. 11; ‘ysed.’ RG. 420

Saygyng, sb. == omens as to land, air, &c. Alys. 61

Saylyng, sb. == assailing. Alys. 7392, 676

Scab, sb. [shabbe]. Pol. S. 239. AS. sceabb

Scabbard, [scaubert]. RG. 273. ON. skálpr. Dut. schabbe, Kil. Connected with ‘sheath,’ and the AS. scǽð, scádan

Scabbed, adj. HD. 2449

Scald, v. a. Marg. 59. Ps. cxx. 6

Scaldand, sb. == a torrent. Ps. cxxv. 4; cxxiii. 5. Probably formed in imitation of ‘torrent,’ from ‘torreo,’ and AS. ‘byrna,’ a burn, or brook, from ‘byrnan’

Scalding, adj. == hot. Ps. lxxxii. 10

Scalp, sb. Ps. vii. 17. ON. skálpr, a sheath

Scape, v. n. == escape. Pol. S. 152

Scarce, adj. RG. 334. Fr. escars. Lat. excarpere

Scarcely, adv. == in small quantities. Alys. 1012

Scarcity, sb. Alys. 5495

Scarlet, sb. Alys. 6376

Scathe, sb. == harm. HD. 1352. AS. sceáðan

Scathing, sb. Ps. cv. 30

Scatter, v. a. Ps. xvii. 15; xxxiv. 16; part. ‘stakered,’ by a metathesis in Ps. cxl. 7. AS. scateran

Scenche, sb. == a cup. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. scenc

Sceptre, sb. Alys. 6716

Schamel, sb. == footstool. Ps. xcviii. 5. AS. scamel. Lat. scamnum

Schamil, == shambles, q. v.

Schare, sb. == penis. Fr. Sci. 322. AS. scaru. ‘Schere’ is given as the translation of ‘pubes’ in Wright’s Vocabb. p. 246

Schede, vb. == separate. O. and N. 197. AS. sceádan

Schef, sb. == creature. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 177

Schenche, v. a. == destroy. Alys. 4482. AS. scénan

Schenche, v. a. == pour out. Alys. 7581. Rel. Ant. i. 113. AS. scencan

Schenlon, sb. == rascal, vile person. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Probably a corruption of Dut. schelm

Schille. See Shrill

Schinde, sb. == shingle, rafter. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. Dutch schindel

Schoningnes, sb. == awe. Ps. xxxiv. 26. Formed from ‘shun’

School, sb. 152 B.

Schulle, sb. == some fish, resembling a sole in flavour, according to Sir T. Browne. See N. and Q., 2nd ser. vi. 382; vii. p. 79, 135. It may be derived from the Swed. skolla, a plaice, ON. skolli, a fox. Cf. Gr. ἀλωπεκίας, and Lat. vulpes marina, and Sylvester’s Sea-Fox, p. 97. In Wright’s Vocabb., p. 254, among the Nomina Piscium Marinorum we find the entries ‘Hec solia, a sole,’ and ‘Hec testa, a schylle;’ showing clearly that the ‘schylle’ was not the same as the sole, and that it was some sort of flatfish, probably the plaice

Scion, sb. == stem, stock. Cok. 72. Fr. cion

Sclavyne, sb. == a palmer’s robe. K. Horn, 1086. It is given as the translation of ‘Sarabarda’ in Wright’s Vocabb. p. 259

Scoff, sb. Alys. 667

Scomfit, sb. == discomfiture. Alys. 959

Scoppe, sb. == a leap, skip. Alys. 5777. Swed. skutta, to leap

Score, sb. RG. 20, 519

Scorn, v. a. Ps. ii. 4. 80 B. OHG. skernon. Fr. escharnir. SS. scarn, scare. Ital. scorno

Scornly, adv. 710 B.

Scorpion, sb. Alys. 5263

Scot, sb. == payment, contribution, shot. Pol. S. 71. AS. scot

Scour, v. n. == rush quickly. Alys. 3722. Ital. scorrere. Fr. escourre

—— sb. == haste, ‘good scour.’ Alys. 4276

Scourge, v. a. RG. 263; part. ‘iscourged.’ St Kath. 118

—— sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 84

Scrape, v. a. [shrape]. Pol. S. 239. AS. screopan

Scream, v. n. Pol. S. 157. AS. hreman

Screnche, v. a. == withdraw. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. screncan

Scrip, sb. K. Horn, 1093. ON. skreppa

Scrub, v. a. [scrobbe]. Alys. 4310. Swed. skrubba

Sculde, v. a. == defend. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. scyldan

Scythe, sb. HD. 2553. Alys. 5722. AS. siðe

Se, == the. HD. 534. This is, however, probably an error

—— == thee. O. and N. 62

Sea, sb. RG. 436, 443

Seal, sb. == the fish. HD. 755. AS. seol

Seal, sb. RG. 77. Fr. seau

—— v. a. part. ‘ysealed.’ RG. 446

Seam, sb. (of a garment). Rel. Ant. ii. 176. AS. seám

Season, sb. == time. Alys. 5251

Seat, sb. == sitting down. Ps. cxxxviii. 2

Second, adj. RG. 414

Secular, adj. 918 B.

Seculars, sb. == an order of monks. RG. 282

Sedewale, sb. == the herb valerian, or setwell. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. AS. sydewale

Sedge, sb. [segge]. O. and N. 18. AS. secg

See, sb. == throne. Pol. S. 215, 773 B. Fr. siége

—— == a bishop’s see. 567 B.

See, v. a. [ysey]. RG. 369; [iso]. O. and N. 327, 370; [iseo]. 125 B.; [so]. O. and N. 34; [y-seen]. Alys. 5524; pret. ‘sey.’ RG. 418; ‘ysey.’ RG. 367; ‘isey.’ 38 B.; ‘seye.’ 39 β; ‘iseye.’ 171 B.; ‘isay.’ 772 B.; ‘say.’ Alys. 4352; ‘sygh.’ Alys. 6913; part. ‘iseȝe.’ 281 B.; ‘isene.’ 1305 B.; ‘yseye.’ RG. 418

Seed, sb. Pol. S. 152. AS. séd

Seek, v. a. [siche]. 60 B.; [i-seche]. O. and N. 74; part. ‘isoȝt.’ 68 B. AS. sécan.

Seem, v. n. == appear. Wright’s L. P. p. 23. AS. seman

Seem, v. a. == become, beseem. Wright’s L. P. p. 44

Seemly, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 26; sup. ‘seemlokest,’ ibid. p. 27

Seeth, v. a. RG. 404, 408; part. ‘ysode.’ RG. 446. AS. seóðan

Segge, sb. == cuttlefish. HD. 896. Fr. seche

Seignours, sb. == lord, master. Alys. 1458

Seisin, sb. RG. 314, 382; [sesyng]. Alys. 8014

Seize, v. a. RG. 436

—— == (in law) to give a person possession of a thing. HD. 2513

Selcouth, adj. == strange. HD. 124. AS. seld-cuð

—— sb. == a marvel. HD. 1059

—— v. a. == show wonderfully. Ps. xv. 3

Selcouthly, adv. Ps. xliv. 5

Seldom, adv. [seld]. RG. 416. The dat. pl. of the AS. adj. ‘seld’

Sele, adj. == glad, content. Alys. 7430. AS. sǽl

Sele, sb. == a short time. O. and N. 951. AS. sǽl

Self [sulve], adj. == same. RG. 373, 263

Himself. RG. 377; [him silve]. 274 B.; [him sulfne]. M. Ode, st. 7

Myself [my sulf]. RG. 405

Thyself. Wright’s L. P. p. 26

Selfwilly, adv. == without a cause. Ps. cviii. 3; cxviii. 161

Selike, sb. == willow. Ps. cxxxvi. 2. Fr. saulx. Lat. salix

Sell, v. a. RG. 223, 397; pret, ‘solde.’ 530 β; part. ‘isold.’ St Lucy, 77

Selthe, sb. == advantage. HD. 1338. AS. sélð

Semblant, sb. == countenance, appearance. RG. 157

Semble, sb. == assembly. RG. 125

Seme, sb. == burden. O. and N. 773. AS. seam

Seme, v. a. == arbitrate, judge. O. and N. 187. AS. seman

Semee, adj. == seemly. 116 B.

Senator, sb. RG. 193, 219

Send, v. a. RG. 383; part. ‘ysend.’ RG. 398

Sendal, sb. == a fine silk stuff. Body and Soul, 15. Fr. cendal. See Roq. s. v.

Sene, sb. == sight, power of vision. O. and N. 368. AS. sýn

Sengellic, adj. == eternal. Creed of St Athan. 41. AS. singallíc

Sentence, sb. 924 B.

Seollic, adj. == marvellous. O. and N. 1297. AS. séllíc

Sepulture, sb. RG. 186

Seraph, sb. Marg. 75

Sere, v. a. == dry, burn. Alys. 796; [serie]. K. Horn, 1435. AS. searian

Serfborow, sb. == surety. HD. 1667

Sergeant, sb. HD. 1929. 681 B.

Serie. See Sere

Serk, sb. == a shirt. HD. 603. AS. syrce

Sermon, sb. Rel. S. vii. 4

Serne, sb. == equipment. Ps. xliv. 10. AS. searo

Serpent, sb. Cok. 31

Servage, sb. RG. 11, 284

Serve, v. a. RG. 390, 404

—— == worship. Ps. xxi. 31

—— == serve out, reward; part. ‘yserved.’ RG. 26

—— == observe. RG. 507

Service, sb. RG. 412, 501

Serving, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 69

Set, v. a. == place, appoint. RG. 501; pret. ‘sed.’ RG. 470; part. ‘yset.’ RG. 394; ‘set.’ 1084 B. AS. settan. ON. setja

—— v. n. == sink (of the sun). HD. 2671. ON. setja

Sete, adj. == pleasant, at ease. Body and Soul, 123. Wright’s L. P. pp. 89, 114. Probably from ON. sætr, dulcis, jucundus. AS. swét, our ‘sweet’

Setelgang, sb. == sunset. Ps. xlix. 1

Settle, v. n. (of a bird). Alys. 484

—— sb. == seat. O. and N. 594. AS. setl

Seu, sb. == suit or contention? KG. 470

Seven. KG. 440, 491

Sevenight, sb. 1149 B. Alys. 7045

Seventeen. RG. 515, 499

Seventh, adj. [senethe]. RG. 372

Seventy. RG. 373

Sew, v. a. [suve] == follow. RG. 42

Sew, v. a. == stitch. Lat. suere; part. ‘isowed.’ 1840 B.

Seyned ? Body and Soul, 101

Shade, sb. == shadow. RG. 108

Shadow, v. n. Ps. cxxxix. 8

—— sb. Alys. 2628

Shaft, sb. (of an arrow). RG. 419. AS. sceaft, from scafan

Shaft, sb. == a creature. O. and N. 786. AS. sceaft, from scapan

Shake, v. a. RG. 24, 218; pret. ‘ssoc.’ RG. 186

Shake, v. n. == tremble. Wright’s L. P. p. 110; pret. ‘ssok.’ RG. 208

—— == go hastily. Alys. 4255. AS. scacan

—— sb. == haste. Alys. 232

Shall, vb. RG. 3; 2 s. ‘schaltu’ == shalt thou. O. and N. 209; 3 pl. ‘schul.’ RG. 147; pret. ‘scholde.’ RG. 146; ‘icholde.’ RG. 539

Shambles [shamil], sb. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Shame, sb. RG. 376, 532 [same]. HD. 1941

—— == shameful deed. RG. 85

—— v. n. == be ashamed. Pol. S. 157

—— v. a. == fear. RG. 361

Shameless, adj. Cok. ult.

Shamely, adv. == shamefully. Rel. S. vii. 9. HD. 2462

Shank, sb. == legs. HD. 1903. AS. scanca

Shape, sb. == creature. Body and Soul, 222

—— v. a. part. ‘yshope.’ RG. 215

Shaping, sb. [shupping] == shape? Wright’s L. P. p. 38

Share. See Schare

Share, sb. == ploughshare. RG. 335

Sharp, adj. RG. 395

—— v. a. == sharpen. Ps. lxiii. 4

Shaw, sb. == wood. Alys. 6109. ON. skógr

Shawel, sb. == scarecrow. O. and N. 1646

Sheaf, sb. O. and N. 455. AS. sceaf

Shear, v. a. == cut. HD. 1413. AS. scéran

Shears, sb. HD. 857. AS. sceare

Sheath, sb. O. and N. 135. AS. scæð

Shed, v. a. RG. 57; pret. ‘schedde.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 58; ‘chadde.’ O. and N. 1614; part, ‘y-schad.’ Alys. 2772. AS. scedan

Shedding, sb. RG. 388

Sheen, adj. == bright. Wright’s L. P. p. 58; [scene]. M. Ode, st. 171. AS. scíne

Sheep. RG. 6, 458

Sheet, sb. RG. 435; [scete]. M. Ode, st. 174. AS. scyte

Shell, sb. Alys. 571

Shend, v. a. == injure. RG. 379, 506; part. ‘ischend’ == corrupt. Pol. S. 197; ‘yssend.’ RG. 212. AS. scendan

Shendfully, adv. RG. 310, Miracles, 84

Shendness, sb. RG. 342, 525; [shendisse]. 1304 B.

Shepe, sb. == skip; ‘at on shepe’ == at once. Alys. 3577

Shepherd, sb. RG. 351

Sheriff, sb. RG. 535, 536; [scirreve]. M. Ode, st. 25. AS. scír-geréfa

Shew, v. a. RG. 416, 563

Shewer, sb. == a mirror. Alys. 18

Shide, sb. == a piece of wood. HD. 917. Alys. 6421. AS. scíd

Shield, sb. RG. 435; [chelde]. O. and N. 1711

—— v. a. RG. 386, 525; [i-shilde]. O. and N. 779

Shielder, sb. Ps. xxx. 5

Shilling, sb. RG. 383. AS. scill, scylling

Shin, sb. O. and N. 1058. Ps. cxlvi. 10. AS. scina

Shine, v. n. 1411 B. AS. scínan

Shingle, sb. == a rafter, roof. Alys. 2210. Germ. schindel

Shining, sb. Ps. cix. 3

Ship, sb. RG. 466

—— v. a. == furnish, store. RG. 538

—— == cause to embark in a ship. Alys. 6062

—— v. n. == sail in a ship. Alys. 1495

Shipful, sb. RG. 265; ‘ssypvolmen’ == shipfuls of men. RG. 371

Shipping, sb. == ships. Alys. 990

Shipwright, sb. Alys. 3665

Shir, adj. == bright. HD. 587. AS. scír

Shire, sb. RG. 3. 374. AS. scíre

Shireness, sb. == purity. Ps. cxviii. 130

Shirt, sb. 260 B.

Shit, adj. == obscene. O. and N. 286

—— v. a. Alys. 5670. AS. scitan

Shiver, v. n. Rel. S. v. 142

Shoe, sb. HD. 860. AS. sceó

—— v. a. HD. 1138; pres. ‘shoyeth.’ Pol. S. 238; part. ‘ischud.’ O. and N. 1527

Shonde, sb. == injury. RG. 65. AS. sceond

Shoot, v. n. [ssete]. RG. 377; [scheote]. Alys. 6347; 3 s. pres. ‘schit.’ Fr. Sci. 138

—— v. a. pret. ‘sset.’ RG. 419; part. ‘yssote.’ RG. 419, 377. AS. scítan

Shooting, sb. [ssetinge]. RG. 543

Shop, sb. RG. 541. Fr. eschope

Shore, sb. HD. 321. AS. score, from ‘scéran,’ to divide

Shoren, for ‘sholen’ == shall. HD. 1640

Short, adj. RG. 412

Shortly, adv. RG. 181, 446

Shotship, sb. == a party paying scot and lot. HD. 2099. AS. scot

Shoulder, v. a. HD. 1056

Shoulderblade, sb. HD. 2644

Shouldered, adj. == having shoulders. Alys. 4968

Shoulders, sb. RG. 377, 401

Shove, v. n. RG. 148; pret. ‘schef.’ 408 β

—— v. a. Ps. lxi. 5. AS. scúfan

Shovel, sb. RG. 99. AS. scofl

Shoving, sb. RG. 212

Shower, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 89. AS. scúr

Shrede, sb. == clothing. HD. 99

Shrenke, v. a. == blast, wither, make to shrink up. Fr. Sci. 194. AS. screncan. Swed. skrynka

Shrew, adj. == wicked. RG. 383, 419

—— sb. == enemy. RG. 407

Shreward, sb. == shrew, used always of men. RG. 268

Shrewd, adj. [schrewede] == cursed, wicked. RG. 164

Shrewhede, sb. == wickedness. RG. 280

Shride, v. a. == shroud or clothe oneself. HD. 963; pret. ‘shred.’ K. Horn, 868. Ps. xcii. 1; part. ‘y-shred.’ Alys. 6819. AS. scrýdan

Shriek, v. n. Pol. S. 157; [schirche]. O. and N. 223. pret. ‘shrighte.’ Alys. 5738. ON. skríkja

Shrift, sb. RG. 419; [schifte]. HD. 1829. AS. scrift

Shriftfather, sb. == confessor. Miracles, 69

Shrill, adj. [schille]. O. and N. 142

—— v. n. == sound. Alys. 777

Shrine, sb. RG. 478, 518. AS. scrin

—— v. a. == enshrine. RG. 469

Shrink, v. n. [scrynke]. Pol. S. 157. AS. scrincan

Shrive, v. a. RG. 392, 544

—— == confess. Ps. vii. 18; lxxxviii. 6

Shroud, sb. == clothing. HD. 303. AS. scrúd

Shudder, v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 110

Shueles, adj. == soulless. O. and N. 1126. AS. sáwl-leas

Shun, v. a. == avoid. Body and Soul, 105. AS. scunian

—— == make to shun, repel. Ps. cxviii. 10; bring to nought, quash. Ps. xxxii. 10; xxxix. 15

Shunt, v. a. == shun. O. and N. 236

Shut, v. a. pret. ‘shytt.’ Alys. 5137. 3 pl. ‘schutten.’ Ibid. 2640. part. ‘y-scheot.’ Alys. 6185; ‘y-shote.’ Alys. 5953. AS. scittan

Sib, adj. == akin. RG. 346, 446; [ysyb]. RG. 315. AS. gesib

—— sb. == peace, concord. O. and N. 1003. AS. sib

Sibrede, sb. == kinship. RG. 492. AS. sibrǽden

Sick, adj. RG. 564

—— v. n. == sicken, become sick. 506 B.

Sickle, sb. Fr. Sci. 62. AS. sicel

Sickness, sb. RG. 378, 251

Side, sb. RG. 553

Side, sb. == time. v. Sithe

Side, adj. == wide, ample. RG. 117. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. síd

Siedh, sb. == sinks. Rel. S. iii. 5; 3 s. pres. síhð. AS. sígan

Siege, sb. == seat, RG. 132

—— v. a. == besiege. Alys. 2672

Sigh, sb. [syke]. Wright’s L. P. pp. 40, 90

—— v. n. [syke]. Wright’s L. P. p. 85; part. ‘sykynde.’ RG. 323. AS. sýcan

Sighing, sb. [siking]. 9 β. Wright’s L. P. p. 53

Sighingness, sb. Ps. ci. 6

Sight, sb. == appearance. RG. 6

—— == a spectacle. RG. 539

—— == view, prospect. Cok. 46

Sign, sb. RG. 180, 193

Signifiance, sb. == meaning. Alys. 583

Signify, v. a. RG. 345

Signiory, sb. RG. 440

Siker, adj. == secure. RG. 430, 503

Sikerhede, sb. O. and N. 1263

Sikerlich, adv. == certainly. O. and N. 1137. HD. 422

Sikerness, sb. RG. 434. HD. 2856

Silence, sb. 319 β

Silk, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. AS. seolc

Silken, adj. Alys. 278

Silly, adj. RG. 428. Literally, happy, then innocent, foolish, from AS. sǽlig

Silver, sb. RG. 379

—— adj. ‘silver ore.’ RG. 1

Simnel, sb. == a biscuit. HD. 779. Lat. ‘siminellus,’ from ‘simila.’ Sw. semla

Simple, adj. RG. 97

Simply, adv. RG. 125

Sin, sb. RG. 195, 405

Sinew, sb. 2429 B

Sinful, adj. RG. 173, 405

Sinfully, adv. RG. 445

Sing, v. a. RG. 508. Alys. 1044

—— v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 26

Singing, sb. Alys. 6745

Sink, v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS sincan

—— v. a. == make to sink. pret. ‘sanke.’ Ps. lxviii. 3. AS. sencan

Sir, as a title, ‘Syre Geffray.’ RG. 440. ‘Sir King.’ RG. 501

Sire, sb. == an appellative. RG. 500, 501

—— == a lord. RG. 321

Sise, sb. == assize. Body and Soul, 143

Sisour, sb. == a person deputed to hold assizes. Manuel d. Pecches, 2638

Sister, sb. RG. 453

Sit, v. n. RG. 535

—— == fit (as a dress). Body and Soul, 199

—— v. a. == oppose, for ‘at-sitte.’ HD. 2567

Sithe, sb. == time. ‘at the first sithe’ HD. 1052. RG. 264; [side]. O. and N. 299. AS. sið

Sithen, adv. == afterwards. HD. 2251

Siththe, adv. == since (of time). 1864 B.; afterwards. RG. 266; [suththe]. RG. 368, 378. AS. síðða

Six. RG. 428, 395

Sixteen. RG. 474

Sixth, adj. RG. 416

Sixty. RG. 368

Skeet, adj. == swift. Alys. 5637. ON. skjóttr

Skekking, sb. == battle. Alys. 3563. ON. skekja, to shake

Skente, v. a. == amuse, delight. O. and N. 449. ON. skemta

Skenting, sb. == a merry song. O. and N. 446

Skere, adj. == clear, pure. Pol. S. 155. AS. scír

—— v. a. == purify, justify. RG. 334, 335

Skere, adj. == divided from. Rel. S. iv. 78

Sket, adv. == quickly. HD. 1926. Alys. 974; [skit]. Alys. 6029. ON. skjótt

Skewe, == sky. q. v.

Skilful, adj. == reasonable. Creed of St Athan. 76

Skill, sb. == intelligence. Body and Soul, 25; reason. Pol. S. 198. Alys. 3372

—— == cause. Ps. xlii. 1. ON. skil, skilning

Skin, sb. Alys. 6807

Skinner, sb. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Skip, v. n. [schippe]. Alys. 1108

Skirm, v. n. == skirmish. Alys. 197, 1046. HD. 2323; ‘skirmen’ is used in Laȝamon in the sense of ‘skirmish.’ Dan. skjerm, a defence

Skit. See Sket

Skruke, v. n. == shrink, wither. Wright’s L. P. p. 87. Cf. ON. skrucka, ‘anus rugosa,’ skrucklegr, ‘deformis,’ and Eng. ‘shrug’

Skulk, v. n. Ps. xxxviii. 12; ‘skulded.’ Ps. cxviii. 158. Sw. skolka

Skulking, sb. RG. 256

Skull, sb. RG. 16

Sky, sb. Alys. 479, 561; [skewe]. Ps. xvii. 12. ON. ský, a cloud

Skyke, v. n. == fight. Alys. 6077. ON. skekja. See Skekking

Skymyng, probably for ‘skyrming’ == fighting. Alys. 1615

Slab, sb. Fr. Sci. 141. AS. slífan

Slack, adj. Alys. 1252. AS. sleac. Dan. slap

—— v. a. == slacken. Ps. lxxxviii. 10

—— v. n. == become slack, remiss, [slake]. Wright’s L. P. p. 54

Slade [slede], sb. == a green plain. RG. 447. AS. slǽd

Slake. See Slack

Slander [sclaundre], sb. RG. 333, 354

—— == fame, report. Alys. 4797

Slating, == slaying. Alys. 200

Slave, sb. Body and Soul, 100

Slay, v. a. [sle]. 1128 B.; pret. ‘slowe.’ RG. 528; ‘slou.’ RG. 376; ‘slouȝ.’ 2373 B.; 2. pl. imper. ‘sleth.’ RG. 236; part. ‘yslawe.’ RG. 9

Slaȝt, sb. == slaughter. RG. 493, 379

Sledde, sb. == an old blind person. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Dut. sladde. ON. slæfr, ‘hebes,’ ‘ignavus,’ slitti, ‘res flaccida’

Slede. See Slade

Sleech, adj. == sly. Ritson’s AS. viii. 147. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. ON. slægr

Sleep, sb. RG. 429

—— v. n. Pol. S. 152

Sleeper, sb. Fr. Sci. 278

Sleeping, sb. == sleep. 1576 B.

Sleet, sb. Cok. 39

Sleeve, sb. HD. 1957. AS. sléf

Sleight, sb. Ps. civ. 22

Sleme, sb. == weariness. Ps. cxviii. 28. AS. sluma. ON. slæmi

Sletten, vb. == slid, fell. See Slide

Slice, sb. Alys. 3833. AS. slican, to strike

Slide, v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. 3 pl. pret. ‘sletten.’ Alys. 2262; part. ‘islide.’ O. and N. 686

—— v. a. == make to slide. Ps. lxxxviii. 24. AS. slídan

Slider, adj. == slippery. O. and N. 954

Sliding, sb. Ps. cxiv. 8; lv. 13

Slike, v. a. == make smooth, comfortable. Rel. S. i. 43. part. ‘isliked.’ O. and N. 841. ON. slikja

Sling, sb. Alys. 3223. AS. slingan

—— v. a. pret. ‘slonge.’ RG. 362; pret. ‘slongen.’ Body and Soul, 233

—— v. n. == leap, fling oneself, pret. ‘slang.’ Alys. 5538

Slit, v. a. Ps. xxix. 12; part. ‘slat.’ Pol. S. 154

—— sb. == pocket. O. and N. 1116

Sloe, sb. HD. 849. Alys. 4983. AS. slá

Slot, sb. == bar. Ps. cvi. 16. Dut. slot

Sloth, sb. RG. 195. AS. slæwð

Slough, sb. == bog. Alys. 6075; [slo]. O. and N. 1392. AS. slog

Slow, adj. RG. 455. AS. sláw

Sly, adj. == cunning. Ps. viii. 4. RG. 350. ON. slægr. Dan. slu

Slyly, adv. Cok. 156. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Smack, sb. == scent. O. and N. 821. AS. smæc

Small, adj. 2218 B.

—— sb. == infant, Ps. xvi. 13

Smaragde, sb. == emerald. Alys. 5683. Lat. smaragdus

Smart, adj. == sharp, ‘a smart yard.’ Rel. Ant. i. 115; pert. Alys. 4160

—— v. a. == to give pain to, torment. Wright’s L. P. p. 70

—— v. n. == to ache, feel pain. pret. ‘smourte.’ RG. 322. 3 pl. ‘smerten.’ Alys. 5845. AS. smeortan

Smear, v. a. == anoint [smyrie]. St Kath. 183; part. ‘ysmered.’ RG. 457. AS. smérian

Smell, sb. == odour. RG. 43. Body and Soul, 219

—— == scent (of a dog). O. and N. 820

—— v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 88. Body and Soul, 22. The ON. smella, ‘crepere, tinnire,’ is probably the origin of our ‘smell;’ words relating to the senses are frequently shifted from one to the other in different languages

Smerle, sb. == ointment. Ps. cxxxii. 2. AS. smérels

Smile, sb. 80 β. Swed. smila

Smite, v. a. 1579 B.; pret. ‘smite.’ RG. 397; part. ‘ismyte.’ 2155 B.; ‘to smite a battle.’ RG. 55

—— v. n. == go, pass. St Dunst. 74

—— (with ‘out’) == to burst out of a place. RG. 564. Alys. 494

Smith, sb. HD. 1876

—— v. a. Ps. cxxviii. 3

Smithy, sb. St Dunstan, 60

Smock, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 40. AS. smoc

Smoke, sb. RG. 437, 493. AS. sméc

—— v. n. 485 β

Smoky, adj. 466 β

Smooth, adj. [smethe]. RG. 424. AS. sméðe

Smother, sb. == smoke, fumes. Body and Soul, 218. AS. smorian

Snache, v. a. == pierce? Alys. 6559. AS. snás, a spear, or spit

Snail, sb. O. and N. 87. AS. snægel

Snake, sb. Alys. 5972. AS. snácu

Snare, sb. Pol. S. 197. AS. sneáre

Sneer, v. n. Ps. ii. 4. Lat. ‘nares,’ the nostrils. Cf. Gr. μυκτηρίζειν, and Engl. ‘sneeze,’ from AS. næs. Lat. nasus

—— v. a. == scorn. Ps. lxxix. 7

Sneering, sb. Ps. lxxviii. 4

Sneipe, v. n. == blow the nose. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Cf. Snyte

Snell, adj. == swift. K. Horn, 1517. AS. snel

Snellich, adv. == quickly. Cok. 161

Snepe, adj. == foolish. O. and N. 225. ON. snápr

Snivelling, part. Fr. Sci. 279. AS. snofel

Snobbe, v. n. == sob? Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Dut. snof == singultus, Kil.

Snode, sb. == a morsel. Ps. cxlvii. 17. AS. snid

Snout, sb. K. Horn, 1114. Alys. 6534. ON. snúdr

Snow, sb. RG. 463

—— v. n. Alys. 6450. 3 s. pres. ‘snuith.’ O. and N. 620

Snub, v. a. [snibbe]. Ps. ix. 6. ON. snubba

Snubbing, sb. == rebuke. Ps. xvii. 16

Snurpe, v. n. == become shrivelled. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Sw. snörpa

Snyte, v. a. == blow the nose. St Dunstan, 85; part, ‘ysnyt.’ Ib. 91. ON. snýta

So, adv. with adj. ‘a so gret best.’ 674 β. ‘of so noble fame.’ RG. 367

with adv. ‘so that.’ 643 β. 651 β. ‘so soon’ == as soon as. 635 β

—— == as if. HD. 594

—— == in such manner. RG. 369

—— == as. Wright’s L. P. p. 28, ‘wery so water in wore’

—— == how [sa]. Ps. xxxiii. 9

So. See See

So, sb. == a pail. HD. 933. ON. sár. Dan. saa. Fr. seau

Soap, sb. RG. 6

Sobbing, sb. HD. 234

Socket, sb. == blade. Alys. 4415. Fr. soc, a ploughshare

Soffid, part. == sought? Ritson’s AS. viii. 209

Soft, adj. RG. 475, 557; merciful. Ps. xxxiii. 9

—— adv. == softly. 2128 B.

Soil, v. a. RG. 469. AS. sol

—— v. n. == become soiled. O. and N. 1274

Sojourn, sb. 1585 B.

—— v. n. RG. 469

Sojourning, sb. Alys. 5209

Solace, sb. RG. 442

—— v. a. RG. 552

Solacing, sb. Alys. 6746

Soldan, sb. Alys. 1781

Solement, adv. == solely. 197 β

Solemnity, sb. 2237 B. Ps. lxxiii. 4

Solsecle, sb. == the herb solsequium, or heliotrope. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 53

Somdele, adv. RG. 545

Some, adj. ‘sum holi childe.’ 104 B.; used absolutely, ‘somme’ == some persons. RG. 396, 459

Somer, sb. == bedstead. Body and Soul, 18. Fr. somier

Somer, sb. == sumpter horse. Alys. 827. Fr. sommier

Somer, sb. == burden, luggage. Alys. 5109. AS. seman. Fr. some

Something. RG. 368

Sometime. RG. 377

Somewanne, adv. == at some time. RG. 260

Son, sb. RG. 370

Sonde, sb. == a messenger. RG. 383. AS. sand, sond

—— == a message. Alys. 2893

Sondres. See Sunder

Song, sb. 1888 B.

Sonte, sb. == saint, q. v.

Soon, adv. RG. 367

Soot, sb. Pol. S. 195. Alys. 6636. AS. sót

Sooth, adj. == true. 1201 B. AS. sóð

—— sb. == truth, in the phrase ‘to sooth,’ i. e. ‘in truth.’ 1023, 2118 B.

Soothfastness, sb. Ps. xci. 3

Soothful, adj. Fragment in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21

Soothly, adv. Ps. xxxvi. 33

Soothness, sb. RG. 457

Sorcery, sb. Alys. 478. Fr. sort. Lat. sors

Sore, adj. RG. 435

—— sb. 130 B.

Sorefully, adv. Body and Soul, 6

Soreness, sb. RG. 131

Sorimod, adj. == sorrowful. O. and N. 1216

Soriness, sb. K. Horn, 950

Sorrow, sb. RG. 374, 378; [seorhe]. O. and N. 1597. AS. sorh

—— v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 50

Sorrowful, adj. HD. 1248

Sorrowing, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 53

Sorry, adj. == sorrowful. RG. 52

—— == bad or sad, ‘a sori chirchegon.’ RG. 379

Sortes, a misprint for ‘sottes.’ O. and N. 1469

Sot, adj. == sottish. O. and N. 1433. Rel. S. ii. 37. AS. sot

—— sb. O. and N. 297

Sothede, sb. O. and N. 1372

Sotoned, adj. == made like a long cassock. Alys. 5150. Fr. soutane

Sotter, sb. == a cobler. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. Lat. sutor

Soul, sb. RG. 383, 526

Soulneed, sb. Body and Soul, 49

Sound, sb. (sonus). RG. 283; [sone]. Alys. 1183

Sound, adj. RG. 402; [isunde]. O. and N. 1100

Soundeful, v. n. == prosper. Ps. i. 3. AS. sundfullian

—— adj. == prosperous. Ps. xliv. 5

Sour, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 114. AS. súr

—— v. n. == become sour. Alys. 7002

Sourmouncie, sb. == lordship. Alys. 595. Fr. surmonter

Sousprior, == subprior, q. v.

South. Wright’s L. P. p. 53

Southeast. Alys. 5225

Southern, adj. 463 β

Southward. 513 β

Southwest [southerwest]. Ritson’s AS. viii. 155

Sove, == seven. Fr. Sci. 29

Sovereign, sb. RG. 15

Sow, v. a. RG. 499; ‘to sow of one’s land.’ RG. 496; pret. ‘sewe.’ RG. 29; part. ‘isowe.’ O. and N. 1127

Sowel, sb. == anything eaten with bread; sauce, meat, &c. HD. 767. Dan. suul

Spade, sb. RG. 99. AS. spád

Spakely, adv. == surely, certainly. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. ON. spakligr. ‘spakky’ in Rel. Ant. ii. 212, is a mistake for ‘spakly’

Spale, sb. == rest? O. and N. 258. Sw. ‘spel,’ game or play

Span, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 35. AS. span

—— v. a. == allure. O. and N. 1488. AS. spanan

Spannew, adj. Alys. 4055. HD. 968; lit. ‘as new as a chip,’ from AS. spón, a chip; cf. Swed. ‘spillerny’ == span-new, with Sw. spiltra, a splinter, and Engl. ‘spill’

Sparc, sb. == park. RG. 439

Spare, v. a. RG. 428, 429

Spark, sb. HD. 91

—— v. n. == sparkle. HD. 2144

Sparkle, sb. Body and Soul, 208

Sparrow, sb. 1098 B.

Spatle, v. n. == slobber in speaking. Rel. Ant. ii. 211

Speak. RG. 497; pret. ‘speke.’ RG. 419; part. ‘ispeke.’ 936 B.

Spear, sb. RG. 48, 564. AS. spére

Spearman, sb. RG. 378

Special, adj. RG. 422

—— sb. == a particular friend. Alys. 3288. St Dunstan, 194

Specially, adv. RG. 497

Speech, sb. RG. 412, 419

Speed, v. n. == succeed. pret. ‘spedde.’ RG. 303, 396; part, ‘isped.’ 1487 B. AS. spédan

Spell, sb. == tale. HD. 338, 2530. AS. spell

—— v. n. == tell, relate. HD. 15

Spelling, sb. == tale. Ps. lxxii. 28

Spence, sb. == expenses. RG. 167; money to defray expenses. RG. 275; [spounse]. 1566 B.

Spend, v. a. RG. 528; pret. ‘spende.’ RG. 390

Spending, sb. [spenynge]. RG. 389

Sperd, part. == barred, locked up. HD. 448. ON. sperra

Sperver, sb. == sparrowhawk. Alys. 183. Fr. espervier

Spew, v. n. Pol. S. 240. AS. spíwan

Spice, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 34

Spicery, sb. RG. 151

Spill, sb. == a splinter of wood; ‘not worth a spill.’ 850 B. Ital. spillo. AS. speld

Spill, v. a. == destroy. 306 B.; part. ‘ispild.’ O. and N. 1025

—— v. n. == miscarry. Wright’s L. P. p. 84

Spin, v. a. Alys. 6806; part. ‘ysponne.’ Alys. 7251

Spinnandweb, sb. == spider. Ps. lxxxix. 9

Spire, sb. == a sprout, twig. O. and N. 18. ON. spira

Spire, v. a. == inquire, learn. HD. 2620. Alys. 2569. AS. spirian. Scotch, speer

Spit, sb. == kitchen spit. RG. 207. AS. spitu

—— v. a. == pierce with a spit, RG. 207

Spit, v. a. [spret]. Alys. 979

—— v. n. Rel. Ant. ii. 211

Spore, an error for ‘swore’ == neck? O. and N. 1123

Spouse, sb. == husband. RG. 431

—— == matrimonial fidelity. O. and N. 1332

—— v. a. RG. 368, 422; part. ‘yspoused.’ RG. 393

Spousebreach, sb. RG. 26

Spousehood, sb. RG. 26, 367

Spousing, sb. == marriage. RG. 431

—— == matrimonial fidelity. O. and N. 1553

Sprawl, v. n. HD. 475

Spray, sb. == twig of a tree. RG. 552. AS. spree

Spread, v. a. HD. 95.

—— == overspread. Sermon, 30; part. ‘ysprad.’ RG. 545

Spread, v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 70. AS. sprædan

Spret. See Spit

Spring, v. n. RG. 15; pret. ‘sprong.’ RG. 384; part. ‘isprung.’ O. and N. 300. AS. springan

Spring, sb. == fountain. Wright’s L. P. p. 70

Springe, sb. == snare. O. and N. 1064

Sprit [spreot], sb. == bowsprit. Alys. 858. AS. sprit

Sprout, sb. HD. 1142. Ps. lxxix. 12. AS. sprote

Spur, sb. RG. 544. AS. spor

—— v. a. RG. 376

Spurless, adj. Pol. S. 71

Spurn, v. a. Ps. xc. 12

Sputing, sb. == disputing. O. and N. 1572

Spy, sb. Body and Soul, 130. Alys. 3530

—— v. a. == look out, devise. Alys. 7013

Spyrie ? Alys. 2995. Possibly a mistake for ‘squyrie,’ i. e. the squires

Squat, v. a. == squash, crush. Ps. cix. 6. AS. cwatan, to shake

Squire, sb. RG. 536, 380

Stability, sb. Ritson’s AS. viii. 98

Stable, adj. RG. 551, 455

—— v. a. == stablish; part. ‘ystabled.’ Alys. 4690

Stably, adv. RG. 551, 123

Staff, sb. RG. 126. AS. stæf

Stage, sb. == platform. Alys. 5585

Stake, sb. RG. 51. AS. stáca

Stake, sb. == a blow. Alys. 2835. AS. stician, to stab, fix in

Stake, v. a. == hazard; part. ‘steke.’ Alys. 69

Stale, sb. == stealing. M. Ode, st. 128

Stall, sb. ‘stal ne stode’ == neither ox nor horse, i. e. in no capacity. O. and N. 1630

Stall, sb. == stable. Wright’s L. P. p. 48. AS. steal

Stallion, sb. [stalun]. Cok. 165

Stalward, adj. RG. 384, 538. AS. stæl-weorð, that which is worth taking

Stalwardhede, sb. RG. 213, 274

Stalwardly, adv. RG. 394, 399

Stalwardman, sb. RG. 400

Stalworthi, adj. == stalward. HD. 24

Stammer, v. n. Rel. Ant. ii. 211

Stamp, v. a. == pound, bruise. Alys. 332

Stamyn, sb. == a linsey garment. 2245 B. Fr. estamine

Stand [stonde], RG. 372. 3 s. pres. ‘stent.’ 1925 B.; ‘stont.’ RG. 1; pret. ‘stood.’ RG. 388

Standard, sb. RG. 303, 400. Fr. estendart, from tendre. The word originally meant the centre of an army, where a pole was fixed bearing a dragon, whose mouth was turned in the intended direction of march. Hence ‘dragon’ is sometimes used by RG. for a ‘standard’

Standard, == standardbearer. Alys. 1995

Star, sb. RG. 416, 548. AS. steorra

Star, sb. == sedge. HD. 939. Swed. starr. ON. stör

Stare, v. a. HD. 1037

Stare. ‘Aȝeyn stare,’ Pol. S. 217, is probably ‘gain-stayer,’ i. e. opponent

Stark, adj. == strong. HD. 341. Wright’s L. P. p. 87. AS. stearc

Start, v. n. == leap suddenly. RG. 460

Startle, v. n. == stumble along. Body and Soul, 60

Starve, v. n. == die. Alys. 579; die of hunger. Alys. 1234

Starving, sb. Ps. cvi. 20

Starwise, adj. O. and N. 1316

Stat, sb. == place, or ground? Alys. 2268. ON. stadr

State, sb. == condition. RG. 380, 433, 491

Stathel, v. a. == establish. Ps. xxi. 12. AS. staðolian

Stathelnes, sb. == substance. Ps. cxxxviii. 15. AS. staðolnes

—— == firm foundation. Ps. lxviii. 3

Statute, sb. Pol. S. 88

Stayelnes, sb. == substance. Creed of St Athan. 14

Stead, sb. == place. 5 B.; [stide]. F. and P. 17. AS. stede

Steal, v. a. RG. 564

—— v. n. == come secretly upon one. Alys. 4032

Stealingly, adv. [stelendelich] == secretly. Alys. 5080

Steam, sb. HD. 591

Stedde, part. == fixed. Ps. lxxxvii. 8

Stedfast, adj. RG. 529, 533

Stedfastly, adv. Ps. xliv. 5

Stedful, v. a. == make firm, prosperous. Ps. lxiv. 10

Steed, sb. RG. 544

Steel, sb. RG. 2

Steelen, adj. Alys. 2301

Stefne. See Steven

Steke, v. a. See Stick, v. a.

—— == shut up, enclose. Ps. xvi. 10; pret. ‘stake.’ ON. steckr, a fold

Stench, sb. RG. 405, 407

Steo, v. n. == step, or go. See Stie

Step, sb. RG. 338, 459

—— v. n. RG. 338

Stepmother, sb. RG. 122, 287

Stere, sb. == stern of a ship. K. Horn, 1421; the place where the ship is ‘steered’

—— == rudder. Cok. 152. AS. steóre

Stere, adj. == staunch, true to? K. Horn, 1390. Connected with AS. stearc. Germ. starr

Sterling, sb. == a coin of sterling money. RG. 563, 565. Germ. sterling

Stern, adj. RG. 377; [steorne]. Alys. 508, 511. AS. styrn

Sterne, sb. == star. HD. 1809. Ps. cxxxv. 9. ON. stjarna

Sternhede, sb. == sternness. RG. 369

Sternly, adv. RG. 369

Sterre, adj. == stiff, brittle. Alys. 4437. ON. starr

Stert, sb. == tail. HD. 2823. AS. steort

Stet, vb. == stops, delays. Alys. 4146

Steven, sb. [stefne] == voice. O. and N. 314. AS. stefen

Stevening, sb. == appointment, assignation. Wright’s L. P. p. 46

Stew, sb. Cok. 107. Dan. stuve

Steward, sb. HD. 667. SS. steowien. MG. staujan. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 471

Sthenche. Evidently an error for ‘schenche,’ to pour out. RG. 118

Sti, sb. == path. Wright’s L. P. p. 111. HD. 2619. AS. stíg

Stick, sb. HD. 914. AS. sticca

Stick, v. a. == pierce; part. ‘ystyked.’ Pol. S. 190

—— == fasten [steke]. 683 B.

—— == place. pret. ‘stok.’ RG. 367; part. ‘istekke.’ Pol. S. 203. AS. stician

Stie, v. n. == go [steo]. Rel. S. i. 38. 3 s. pres. ‘stiȝth.’ O. and N. 1403; pret. ‘stowe.’ Alys. 1209. AS. stígan

Stiff, adj. RG. 377

Stiffly, adv. RG. 251

Still, adj. == quiet. RG. 367. HD. 2309

Still, v. a. 467 B.

Stilly, adv. RG. 548, 564

Sting, v. a. == pierce; part. ‘ystonge.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 84; ‘isstunge.’ O. and N. 515. AS. stingan

Stinging, sb. Ps. lix. 5

Stink, v. n. 2422 B.

—— v. a. == make to stink. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176

Stint, v. a. == stop, or hinder. Ritson’s AS. viii. 63; imper. ‘stunt.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 50; pret. ‘stunte’? Ibid. p. 31

—— v. n. == stop, halt? 1126 B. AS. stintan, which is, however, always neuter

Stir, v. a. [sterin]. Body and Soul, 72; pret. ‘sturede.’ RG. 17, 22

Stirring, sb. Ps. lxxxviii. 10; cxx. 3

Stirrup, sb. 190 B. AS. stíg-ráp

Stith, sb. == anvil. HD. 1877. AS. stýð

Stithe, adj. == strong. Wright’s L. P. p. 99; [stithye]. Ibid. p. 31

Stithstream, sb. == deluge, flood. Ps. xxviii. 10

Stivour, sb. == a musical instrument, sort of trumpet. Alys. 2571. Fr. estive

Stock, sb. == stem of a tree. O. and N. 25

Stode. See Stud

Stoke, sb. == a thrust. Alys. 7096

Stonde, sb. == drinking vessel. Rel. S. v. 110. OHG. standa

Stole, sb. Alys. 4714

Stone, sb. RG. 394, 517

—— v. a. RG. 298

Stonedead, adj. HD. 1815

Stoop, v. n. Alys. 1103. AS. stúpian

Stop, v. a. == stop up. Alys. 6228. Ps. lxii. 12. Dut. stopfen

Stopple, sb. RG. 223

Stor. See Stour

Store, sb. RG. 395, 396

—— v. a. part. ‘ystored.’ RG. 18

Storm, sb. Ps. xlix. 3

Story, sb. == tale. HD. 1641

Stot, sb. == horse. O. and N. 495. AS. stotte

Stound, sb. == a space of time. RG. 388, 559. AS. stund

Stoup, sb. == cup. RG. 268. AS. stoppa

Stour, adj. == strong, great. Wright’s L. P. p. 87; [stor]. Ps. xxxvii. 15. AS. stór

Stout, adj. 512 B. Dut. stout

Stoute, v. a. == disturb, annoy. Manuel d. Pecches, 2951. AS. strútian

Stover, sb. == provision, fodder. Alys. 1866. Fr. estouvier

Stow, sb. == a place. Wright’s L. P. p. 98. AS. stow

Stowe, sb. == went, mounted. See Stie

Straile, sb. == a couch. Ps. xl. 4. AS. strǽl

Strain, v. a. == tighten, stretch; part. ‘istrained.’ 1479 B.

Strait, adj. 260 B.

Straitly, adj. == rigorously. RG. 373

Strand, sb. (of the sea). K. Horn, 39

Strange, adj. HD. 640

Strangeman, sb. RG. 254

Strangle, v. a. HD. 510

Straple, sb. == strap. 1479 B. AS. strapol

Straw, sb. [stro]. Pol. S. 152; [strie]. HD. 998. AS. streow

Stream, sb. HD. 2687

Stream, v. n. == flow. Ps. lxi. 11

Street, sb. RG. 7

Strench, sb. == strain, stretch. Rel. S. i. 14. AS. strec

Strene, sb. == progeny. Alys. 511; [strende]. Ps. ix. 27. AS. strýnd

—— v. a. == beget. HD. 2983; fornicate. Ps. lxxii. 27. AS. strýnan

Strength, sb. RG. 377, 490; [strenge]. RG. 302

—— == violence. Pilate, 101

—— v. a. == strengthen. Ps. lxviii. 5

Strenkil, v. a. == sprinkle. Ps. 1. 9. Cf. Swed. stänka

—— sb. == hyssop. Ps. 1. 9

Streon, sb. == the knot in the yolk of an egg, the point where generation commences. Fr. Sci. 6. AS. streon

Stride, v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 111

—— sb. Ritson’s AS. viii. 32

Strie. See Straw

Strife, sb. RG. 408, 567

Strike, v. n. == go on, flow. Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. strican. See Laȝamon, i. 171, 397, and the Legend of St Katherine (Abbotsford Club), vv. 2514, 733, for exx. of this sense in Semi-Saxon

—— v. a. == strike sail. K. Horn, 1043

String, v. a. == pierce. Cf. our phrase, ‘string papers together,’ i. e. pierce them, and then unite them by a string. Body and Soul, 207. Another form of ‘sting’

—— sb. RG. 456; == rope. Ps. civ. 11. AS. streng

—— == direction of going? Ps. cxxxviii. 3

Strip, v. a. 2242 B. Pilate, 185

Strive, v. n. RG. 26; [struen]. Marg. 25. Fr. estriver. Swed. sträfwa. Germ. streben. ON. strita. AS. stríð

Striving, sb. RG. 467

Stroke, sb. RG. 536, 401

Strong, adj. RG. 544, 546; comp. ‘stronger.’ RG. 266; sup. ‘strongest.’ RG. 111

—— == violent. RG. 84

Strongly, adv. HD. 135

Strout, sb. == contention. HD. 1039. AS. strúdan

—— v. n. == make a disturbance. HD. 1779

Stroy, v. a. [struye] == destroy. Marg. 52

Struen. See Strive

Strumpet, sb. Pol. S. 153. Span. estrupar. Lat. stuprum. The ‘m’ is inserted, as in ‘pamphlet,’ from Span. ‘papelete’

Strut, sb. == display, show. Manuel d. Pecches, 3350

Stubble, sb. [stubbe]. O. and N. 506. ON. stubbr

Stud, sb. == of horses, &c.; [stode]. Cok. 35. O. and N. 495. AS. stód

Stude, sb. == place. RG. 383, 473

Study, sb. 1199 B.

Stumble, v. n. Rel. Ant. ii. 211

Stump, v. n. == stumble. O. and N. 1392. Swed. stapla

Stunt. See Stint

Sturbing, sb. == disturbance. Marg. 48

Sturdy, adj. RG. 387. ON. styrdr

Sturgeon, sb. HD. 753. Fr. estourgeon. ON. starri. Swed. stör

Stuten, == started? HD. 599

Subprior, sb. [sousprior]. RG. 494

Subtle, adj. == bad. Wright’s L. P. p. 23

—— v. a. == make bad. Ibid. p. 23

Succour, sb. RG. 568

—— v. a. RG. 399

Such, adj. 10 B.; ‘a such.’ 1179 B.; [swiche]. O. and N. 1345; ‘such’ absol. == such thing. RG. 419

Suck, v. a. pret. ‘soken.’ Alys. 6119

—— v. n. part. ‘sucking’ (of children). 1496 B.

Suddenly, adv. Ritson’s AS. xviii. 42

Sue [sywe], v. a. == follow. RG. 396, 502

Suing [sywinge], sb. == following. RG. 502

Suere, sb. == neck. RG. 389. AS. sweora

Suffer, v. a. == permit. Wright’s L. P. p. 93. RG. 499; part. ‘isuffred.’ 1303 B.

—— v. n. == endure. 1242 B.

Sufferance, sb. Alys. 3192

Sugar, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 26

Suit, sb. == do suit? [suite]. RG. 539

Suite [sywete], sb. == company. RG. 191

Sulle, ‘ar sulle’ == their selves? Pol. S. 152

Sully, v. a. == soil. O. and N. 1238

Sum, sb. RG. 563

Summer, sb. RG. 514; [sume]. O. and N. 709

Summon, v. a. RG. 377, 504

Summoner, sb. Pol. S. 157

Sumpter, sb. == attendant on the baggage. Alys. 6023

Sun, sb. RG. 548, 549

Sunbeam, sb. HD. 592

Sunday. RG. 495

Sunder [sondres], adj. == sundry, different. Alys. 3303

Sunegi, v. n. == sin. O. and N. 926

Sunrising, sb. Alys. 2901

Sunspring, sb. Ps. xlix. 1

Suoddring, sb. == sleep. RG. 264. AS. swodrian

Sup, v. n. HD. 1766

Supper, sb. HD. 1762

Supple, adj. RG. 223. Fr. souple

Surance, sb. == assurance. 1910 B.

Suspend, v. a. RG. 563

Suspicion, sb. Alys. 452

Sustain, v. a. RG. 440, 442; part. ‘ysusteyned.’ RG. 375

Sustenance, sb. RG. 378

Sutheth, vb. == showeth. RG. 458

Suththe. See Siththe

Swage, v. a. == assuage; part. ‘swaged.’ Pilate, 175

Swain, sb. RG. 53. AS. swán

Swallow, v. a. 2209 B.; part. ‘i-suolȝe.’ O. and N. 146. AS. swelgan

Swallow, sb. == the bird so called. Alys. 3787. AS. swalewe

Swan, sb. HD. 1726. AS. swan

Swart, adj. RG. 490

Sway, sb. == noise. Alys. 2801. AS. swég

Swear, v. n. pret. ‘suore.’ RG. 445, 446; part. ‘swore.’ Pol. S. 150; ‘isworen.’ Rel. S. v. 60

Swearer, sb. RG. 429

Sweat, sb. [swot]. HD. 2662. AS. swát

—— v. n. Fragm. Sci. 202

—— v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 70

Sweep [swopen], v. a. Rel. S. v. 151

Sweet, adj. RG. 435

Sweeting, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 52

Sweetly, adj. == sweet. Wright’s L. P. p. 52

—— adv. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 193

Sweetness, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 68. St Swithin, 156

Swell, v. n. Body and Soul, 23; pret. ‘sval.’ O. and N. 7

Sweng, sb. == trick. O. and N. 795. Lit. ‘a blow.’ AS. sweng. Cf. our expression, ‘a stroke of policy’

Swepe, v. a. == strike, exercise. Ps. lxxvi. 7. AS. swip. ON. svipa

Sweping, sb. == a blow. Ps. xxxiv. 15; xxxvii. 18

Swere, v. a. == oppress. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22. OHG. swárjan.

Swice, v. n. == cease. O. and N. 336; [iswike]. O. and N. 927

—— == faint, fail. Wright’s L. P. p. 48. AS. swícan

Swich, adv. == as if. O. and N. 566

Swift, adj. Ps. xli. 5

Swiftly, adv. Ps. cxlii. 7

Swike, v. a. == deceive. RG. 115. AS. swícan, swícol

—— sb. == deceiver, traitor RG. 105

Swikedhede, sb. RG. 357

Swikedom. RG. 512, 569. AS. swícdom

Swikeldom, sb. O. and N. 163

Swikelhede, sb. O. and N. 162

Swile, v. a. == wash. HD. 919. AS. swilian

Swim, v. n. 410 and 164 β. AS. swimman

Swine, sb. RG. 376

Swing, v. a. == strike, beat. Wright’s L. P. p. 84. AS. swingan

Swink, v. n. == labour. RG. 41; [iswinc]. Moral Ode, st. 94

—— sb. == labour, toil. RG. 40, 234. AS. swincan

Swire, sb. == neck. Wright’s L. P. p. 35. AS. sweora

Swise. See Swithe

Swithe, adj. == vehement. 340 β. AS. swíð

—— adv. == quickly. HD. 140, 682

—— == very. HD. 111; [swise], O. and N. 1565. AS. swíðe

Swithe, v. a. == burn; pret. ‘swath.’ Ps. cv. 18; part. ‘swithand.’ Ps. lxxxii. 15. ON. svíða

Swiving, sb. == fornication. Pol. S. 69 Swed. besofva

Swo, adv. == so. Wright’s L. P. p. 49

—— == as if. O. and N. 76

Swoon, sb. RG. 13. AS. a-swunan

—— v. n. [swoghen]. Alys. 5857; part. ‘yswowe.’ RG. 290. Alys. 2262; ‘yswawe.’ Alys. 2379

Swooning, sb. K. Horn, 454

Swop, sb. == blow. Marg. 30. ON. svipa

Sword, sb. RG. 395

Swore, == sworn? Pol. S. 157

Swored, sb. == neck. Alys. 974

Sworre, sb. == war. RG. 413

Swost. Rel. S. v. 152. The rhyme requires ‘swoȝ,’ for which ‘swost’ is probably an error; ‘swoȝ’ may mean ‘throw.’ See Hall. s. v. Swot

Swynde, v. n. == waste away. Pol. S. 150. AS. swindan

Sygaldry, sb. == nonsense, trick. Alys. 7015. Fr. singe, singerie? In the Manuel des Pecches, v. 503, ‘sygaldry’ occurs as a verb, in the sense of ‘sing charms, or spells’

Syke, == sigh, q. v.

Synagogue, sb. Ps. lxxxi. 1

Sytoling, sb. == playing on the citole or guitar. Alys. 1043

Sywe, Sywinge. See Sue

Sywete. See Suite