Book 4 — GLOSSARY
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GLOSSARY
Aas; ace.
Aduocacions; Latin
advocationis
, assembly of advocates, the bar.
Agaynesaynge; gain-saying.
Alphyns. The alphin, or elephant, was the piece answering to the bishop
in the modern game of chess.
Ameruaylled; astonished.
Ample, ampole; Latin
ampulla
, vessel for holding liquids.
Ancellys; Latin
ancilla
, handmaids, concubines.
Appertly; openly.
Appetissid; satisfied, satiated.
Ardautly [ardantly]; ardently.
Arrache; French
arracher
, to pull, to pluck.
Auenture; adventure. Axe; ask.
Barate; trouble, suffering. Beaulte; beauty. Benerous; French bénir, blessed. Besaunt; besant, a Byzantine gold coin. Beneurte; French bonheur, good fortune. Bole; bull. Bourdellys; brothels, stews. Butters; freebooters. Butyn; French butin, plunder, spoils.
Chamberyer; Chambrere; woman servant, concubine. Chequer; chefs-board. Chauffed; French échauffer, to warm. Compaignon; French compagnon, companion. Connynge; cunning, knowledge. Corrompith; French corrompre, to corrupt. Couenable; French convenable, proper, fit. Courrours; French coureurs, runners, messengers. Curatours; guardians, trustees.
Dampned; condemned. Debonairly; debonairte, French de ban air, in a good manner, with good will. Depesshed; French depecher, defpatched. Deporte; deport. Devour; French devoir, duty. Dismes; Latin decimal, tenths, or tithes. Disobeyfance; disobedience. Difpendynge; spending. Distemprance; intemperance. Dolabre; Latin dolabra, axe, pick-axe. Doubted; redoubted, of doughty. Drawhtes; draughts, movements. Drof; drove. Dronkelewe; drunkenness. Dronkenshyp; drunkenness. Dyse; dice.
Enbrasid; embraced. Enpessheth; French empécher, to forbid. Enpoigne; French empoigner, to take in hand. Enfeygned; French enfeigner, to teach. Eschauffed; French échauffer, to warm. Esmoued; French émouvoir, to move. Espicers; French epicier. Espryfed; French epris, taken. Ewrous, in; French heureuse, happy.
Feet; French fait, act, feat. Ferremens. See Serremens. Flessly; fleshily. Folelarge; prodigal, extravagant. Fumee; French fumee, smoke, vapour. Garnyfche; garnish, adorn, set off. Genere; general. Goddes man; godsman, saint or religious person. Gossibs; gossyb; gossips, gossip. Gree; French gré, liking. Grucche; grudge. Guarisshors; French guèrir, to cure.
Hauoyr; French avoir, possessions. Herberowe; harbour. Historiagraph; historian. Hoos; hoarse.
Iape; jape, trick.
Jolye, lvii; fine (French joli).
Keruars; carvers.
Langed; belonged. Latrocynye; Latin latrocinium. Lecherye; lechery. Letted; prevented.
Male; mail, trunk. Maleheurte; French malheur, misfortune, sorrow. Maronners; mariners. Martel; hammer. Meure; French moeurs, manners. Mordent; biting. Mortifyed; mortified, deadened. Mufyque; mufic.
Nonne; nun. Noye; annoyance.
Oeuurages; French outrages, works. Oftencion; show. Olefauntes; elephants. Oughwer; over. Oultrage; outrage.
Pardurable; everlasting. Parfyt; French parfait, perfeft. Pawon; pawn. Payringe; "without a pareing," i.e. undiminished. Peages; peagers; French péage, péager. A local tax on merchandise in paflage for the maintenance of roads and bridges. A gatherer of the péage. Pensee; French pensée, thought. Pourueance; providence. Rawe; rough. Renomee; renown. Roynyous; ruinous. Rybauldes; ribalds.
Saciat; satiated. Sawlter; þsalter. Scawage; scavage, toll or tax. Semblant; French sembler, to appear, to seem. Serremens; cerements. Siege; feat. Slear; slayer. Spores; spurs. Spyncoppis; spiders. Stracched; stretched. Supplye; French supplier, to supplicate. Syfe; fix.
Tacches; gifts, bequests. A. S. tacan, having the double meaning of giving and taking. Tapyte; carpet. Tencyons; temptations. Trycheur; tricker. Tryste; sad. Tutours; tutors, guardians.
Vignours; vine-dresser.
Wetyngly; knowingly.
Yates; gates. Yre; ire.
