GLOSSARY. (continued 2)
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Tooteth, 94/2, v. pr. t. looks or strives anxiously. "Tooting and prying."—Taylor's Workes, 1630, i. 119.
Toppingly, 49/1, adj. ?
Tost, 2/11, v. pt. t. agitated, harassed. Cf. tease.
Touch, 57/43, s. faith, honour, to keep touch, to keep faith, perform a promise. The phrase occurs in the Ballad of "George Barnwell," line 42.
Traie, 17/16, s. a mason's hod.
Traine, 32/2, s. draw. Fr. trainer, from L. Lat. trahinare, from Lat. trahere.
Transpose, 59/10, v. arrange, dispose of.
Trauell, page 2, s. labour, work. Fr. travail.
Trauerse, 59/2, v. start upon, proceed upon.
Treachery, 9/27, s. breach of faith, perfidy.
Treene, 85/10, adj. wooden.
Trew, 113/2, adj. true.
Trick, 15/35, adj. neat, clean, tidy.
Tricketh, 94/5, v. pr. t. dresses up, furnishes.
Trickly, 73/3, adj. neat, tidy.
Trim, 23/9, v. repair.
Trim, 3/2, adv. quickly, at once, easily. A.S. trum.
Trimlie, 57/34, adv. neatly, cleanly.
Trinkets, 17/5, s. pl. porringers (Halliwell), Ray gives: counterfeits and trinkets, s. pl. porringers and saucers. Cheshire. See note in Prompt. Parv.
Triue, 59/2, v. pr. t. (for contrive), attempt, try.
Troffe, 17/9, s. a trough.
Trope, 28/2, s. a phrase. From Greek τροπὸς [Greek: tropos], a turning, lit., the use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it.
Troth, 1/1, s. truth. See an article on the derivation of this word in "Leaves from a Word Hunter's Note Book," by Rev. A. S. Palmer, 1876, p. 73.
Trowleth, 59/6, v. pr. t. helps on, moves towards. Welsh troliaw, to troll or trundle.
Trudge, 73/20, v. go, be spent.
Trudgeth, 10/21, v. pr. t. labours, journey's far.
Trull, 36/4, s. girl, lass.
Trustilie, 9/22. adv. confidingly.
Tullie, 112/5, Cicero.
Tumb, 106/15, s. the tomb, grave.
Tumbrel, 16/7, s. a tumbril, a dung-cart.
Turfe, 52/12, s. turf, peat. "Turfe of flagge, swarde of the erthe, cespes."—Prompt. Parv. "A Turfe, cespes."—Cathol. Angl.
Turnebroch, 80/2, s. Before the introduction of jacks, spits were turned either by dogs trained for the purpose, or by lads kept in the family, or hired, as occasion arose, to turn the spit, or broach. These boys were the Turn-broaches. See Halliwell.
Turn up, 46/18, v. deck, ornament.
Twelftide, 90/2, s. Twelfth Day, i.e. January 6th, twelve days after Christmas. "At the city of New Sarum is a very great faire for cloath at Twelftyde called Twelfe Market."—Aubrey's Wilts. MS. Roy. Soc. p. 333.
Twifallow, 50/23, v. imp. till twice, plough twice. See Thry-fallowing.
Twiggers, 35/28, s. pl. first-class breeders. See Halliwell, s.v.
Twigging, 35/28, s. fast breeding.
Twinlings, 35/28, s. pl. twins (according to Dr. Mavor, but see note E177).
Twinning, 35/28, s. bearing twins.
Twise, 59/11, adv. twice.
Twitcher, 17/17, s. instruments used for clinching the hog-rings.—Mavor.
Twitchis, 53/2, s. pl. wounds, cuts.
U.
Undeskanted, 10/39, pp. untalked of.
Vndooeth, 10/46, v. ruins, destroys.
Vnfainedlie, 9/38, adv. unfeignedly, in truth.
Vnlustie, 19/24, adj. poor.
Vnmeete, 57/5, adj. unfit. A.S. unmæte.
Vnsauerie, 9/15, adj. wasteful, ruinous.
Vnshaken, 16/34, adj. perfect, in good order, free from shakes.
Vnspilt, 16/8, pp. not wasted.
Vntackle, 23/6, v. unyoke.
Vntangled, 57/50, pp. freed from the hop vines.
Vnthrift, 6/3, s. a prodigal, spendthrift.
Vnthriftely, 9/30*, adv. wastefully.
Vsher, 10/17, s. doorkeeper. O. Fr. ussier, huissier, from uis, huis, a door.
V.
Vaine, 18/8, s. liking, fancy.
Vainfull, 2/13, adj. vain, fickle.
Valerian, 45/24, s. Valerian. Valeriana officinalis, Linn.
Vance, 114/7, v. advance.
Vantage, 3/7, s. advantage, profit.
Vegetiue, 55/7, adj. belonging to the plant.
Vent, 19/27, s. sale, disposal. Fr. vente, from Lat. vendere, venditum, to sell. "There is no vent for any commoditie except wool."—Sir W. Temple.
Venter, 83/4, v. venture, risk.
Ventrest, 19/35, v. pr. t. risk, venture.
Vergis, 18/42, s. verjuice, the juice of crab-apples, or other unripe fruit. Fr. verjus, from vert, green and jus, juice.
Verie, 92/4, adj. true, real.
Verlets, 63/18, s. pl. rascals, scoundrels. O. Fr. varlet, vaslet, now valet.
Vermin, 33/7, v. destroy the vermin.
Vew, 114/24, s. view, sight.
Vewe, 75/7, v. view, examine.
Vice, 64/19, s. buffoon. The fool or punchinello of old shows. "Light and lascivious poems, uttered by these buffoons or vices in plays."—Puttenham, ii. 9, p. 69.
Villeny, 9/21, s. unfair or mean treatment.
Vitleth, 97/1, v. pr. t. eats, dines.
Vittels, 57/39, s. pl. provisions, food.
Voyd, 64*/4, v. avoid.
W.
Wadling, 35/45, s. wattling, wattled fence. "Wattles are wood slit."—T.R.
Wadmus (? Wadmul), page 37, note 1, a very thick, coarse kind of woollen cloth, made originally of Iceland wool. Icel. vadmâl. Halliwell, s.v. Wadmal.
Wag, 87/3, s. messenger.
Waid, 114/40, pp. considered, reflected on.
Waieth, 99/5, Waith, 101/5, v. pr. t. considers, reflects.
Waight, 56/24, v. pr. t. watch, wait about.
Waights, 10/44, s. weights, measures.
Waight, 99/1, v. attend or wait at table.
Waine, 48/22, v. imp. fetch, bring, lit. to convey in a wain or wagon.
Waine, 16/7, s. waggon. A.S. wæn, wägen.
Wake day, 90/5, s. a village festival, kept originally on the day of the dedication of the parish church. See note E455.
Walke, 48/17, s. pasturing.
Wallow, 102/2, v. pr. t. make dirty, cover.
Wand, 33/45, v. imp. inclose with poles.
Wanteth, 94/8, v. pr. t. is in want.
Wantey, 17/5, s. a rope or leathern girdle, by which burdens are tied to the back of a horse; wamb-tie, a belly-band.
Wanton, 90/5, s. merry girl. O. E. wantowen, from wan-, prefix signifying lack or want, and togen, pp. of teon, to educate.
Wardens, 34/26, s. pl. a large baking pear. "I would have him roasted like a warden."—Beau. and Flet.
Warely, 115/2, adv. carefully, warily.
Wares, 22/19, s. pl. productions.
Warily, 10/34, adv. discreetly, cautiously. A.S. wær.
Warrener, 33/7, s. the keeper of a warren.
Wart, 114/5, v. pr. t. wert, wast.
Waster, 79/1, s. wasteful.
Water furrow, 19/7, v. imp. draw furrows across the ridges in the lowest part of the ground to act as drains or water-courses. "A watir furre, elix."—Cathol. Anglicum.
Water-retting, 16/25, s. retting is the process of steeping flax in water to separate the fibres. "Rettyn tymber, hempe or other like, rigo, infundo."—Prompt. Parv.
Wayest, 10/4, v. considerest.
Weather, 57/5, v. imp. dry in the open air.
Weene, 67/12, v. pr. t. think. A S. wenan.
Webster, 15/17, s. a weaver. A.S. webbestre, a female weaver.
*Wedehoke, 79, s. a weeding tool.
Weeles, 36/31, s. pl. snares or traps for fish made of osiers or twigs. "A weele, a wicker net, wherewith fishes being once entred, there is no way for them to get out; a bow net."—Nomenclator.
"There plenty is of roches, bleakes, or eeles, Which fishermen catche in their nets and weeles." —Newe Metamorphosis, 1600.
Wefte, 84/1, s. a loss.
Well a fine, 114/19, to a good end or purpose.
Welthines, 10/36, s. plenty, wealth.
Wenches, 57/34, s. pl. girls.
Wennel, 20/28, s. a calf just weaned. "A lambe, or a kidde, or a weanell wast."—Spenser, Shep. Cal. September.
Wether, 90/7, s. weather.
Wheat plums, 34/27, s. pl. a large fleshy plum, sometimes called the bastard Orleans plum.
Wheele ladder, 17/6, s. "probably a frame on the side of a cart to support hay or corn when the load is to be increased."—Mavor.
Whelpe, 95/2, s. child.
Whereas, 21/25, adv. wherever.
Whight, 15/12, adj. white.
Whinnes, 53/12, s. pl. whin, furze.
Whipstock, 21/14, s. the handle of a whip.
"Bought you a whistle, and a whip-stalk too, To be revenged on their villainies." —Span. Tragedy, iii. 180.
Whist, 64*/10, v. be silent, be hushed. "Keepe the whisht, and thou shalt heare it the sooner."—Terence in Eng. 1641.
Whit, 2/4, s. a point, no whit, not in the slightest degree. A.S. wiht, a creature, thing. Gothic waiht.
Whitch, 35/6, which sort.
Whit leather, 17/4, s. leather dressed with alum, salt, etc., remarkable for its pliability and toughness. "I think I'm as hard as a nut, and as tough as whit-leather."—Howitt.
Whitemeat, Whitmeat, 47/20, s. eggs, milk, butter, cheese, etc.
Wicket, 77/9, s. mouth.
Wight, 3/6, s. person, man. A.S. wiht. Gothic waiht.
Wild otes fantasie, 9/30*, the fancies or excesses of youth. Cf. "sowing his wild oats."
Wiles, 114/18, s. pl. tricks, deceits.
Wilfull, 35/4, adj. ready, hasty.
Wimble, 17/6, s. auger. "An auger or wimble, wherwith holes are bored, terebra and terebrum."—Baret's Aluearie, 1580. Gimlet is the dimin. from wimble.
Wine, 51/21, v. imp. win, make to please.
Wit, 16/3, s. sense, good judgment. A.S. witt.
Wither, 57/20, v. dry.
Wonne, 75/3, pp. managed, made up.
Wood, 13/5, adj. mad. A.S. wod.
Woodrofe, 44/17, s. sweet woodruff, Asperula odorata. A.S. wudurôfe.
Woodsere, 51/6, s. the month or season for cutting wood; but see next word. "If wood be cut after the sunne decline from us till he come to the equinoctial (which time they call woodsere), it will never grow againe."—Heydon, Def. of Astrology, 1603.
Woodsere, 53/15, s. "By woodsere is meant decayed or hollow Pollards."—T.R.; but in his note to this passage he says, "Woodsere is the season of felling wood."—T.R.
Woorser, 10/32, Worser, 63/15, adv. worse, a double comparative. A.S. wyrsa.
Woorth, 113/7, s. in worth = for what I am worth, i.e. as I can, what I can get.
Wot, 94/4, v. pr. t. ye know not what, an indefinite expression.
Wote, 10/21, v. pr. t. know. A.S. witan; pt. t. Ic wat, I know.
Wounder, 2/2, s. wounder, slayer. A.S. wundian, to wound.
Wrall, 101/4, v. pr. t. quarrel.
Wraught, 114/35, pp. supplied, furnished.
Wrauling, 92/1, s. quarrelling.
Wrecke, 115/2, v. wreak, vent. A.S. wrecan.
Wrest, 11/1, v. turn, force away.
Wrest, 10/61, v. steal away, plunder.
Wresting, 89/13, s. struggling for, fighting for.
Wright, 68/1, v. write.
Wringer, 2/13, s. extortioner.
Write, 86/10, v. imp. mark, write the name on.
Wud, 33/16, s. wood. A.S. wudu.
Wull, 35/21, s. wool. A.S. wull. Gothic wulla.
Y.
Yarn, 21/13, v. pr. t. earn. A.S. gearnian.
Yeane, 33/21, v. bring forth young. A.S. eanian.
Yeerlie, 63/21, adv. ? = yarely, readily. A.S. gearu. O. L. Ger. garu.
Yerke, 64*/9, v. kick, wince. "They flirt, they yerk, they backward fling."—Drayton. "Tire, a kick, yark, jerk, jert."—Cotgrave.