GLOSSARY.

116a, have, 16, 78, 111

abaundonede, devoted, 38

a ben, been, 41

abusyon (abusion, H.), abuse, 50

accused (accusee, H.), told, reported, 52

achaunge, exchange, 91

acome, come, 50

acorde, agree, 34

acorde, agreement, 52

acordyng (couuenable, H.), fitting, proper, 15, 25

afore or, before that, 70

affrayed, terrified, 41

agre, favourably, in good part, 113

all gates, anyhow, by any means, 72, 89

all only but, except, 9

aloved (louez, H.), praised, 112

alyche (allegue, H.), allege, 12

anamely, anamly, namely, 7, 12, 17, 27, 70, 78, etc.

anggwyssous (angoisseuse, H.), full of anguish, 89

applique, apply, 8

arayed (aournez, H.), equipped, adorned, 7, 8, 23

arayeth (arroie, H.), equippeth, 6

armure, armour, 24

arwe, arrow, 56

assay (essay, H.), trial, test, 6

assot, assote, besot, make foolish, 36, 74, 106

assotted, besotted, 75

117assottede of, besotted with, doting on, 28, 36

aturnyd, turned, 72

auctorised, authenticated, vouched for, 2, 4

availe, avayle, advantage, profit, 5, 12, 26, 37

aventerous, adventurous, 9

aventure, adventure, 12

avisement, reflection, counsel, 19

avowed, vowed, 109

avysyons, visions, dreams, 75, 76, 88

ayen, against, 2

ayen, ayene, again, 7, 48, 79

ayens, against, 12, 29, 32, etc.

ayens say, gainsay, 47

bachelere, bachelor, 28

bateilled, battled, fought, 22

bayle (baillif, H.), bailiff, 13

be, been, 41

beerys (ours, H.), bears, 12

befolowe, follow, 60

begone (sc. evylle b.), affected, beset, 41

behouely (couuenable, H.), proper, befitting, 8, 12, 23, 82

bellue (belue, H.), monster, 15

ben, be, 70

besy, busy, 5

boche (boce, H.), hump (of a camel), 54

bolnynges (lenfleure, H.), swellings, pride, 76

borde, table, 67

118bosche (buisson, H.), bush, 53

bostus, boastful, threatening, 51

boores, boars, 12

bounte (bonte, bernage, sc. barnage, H.), goodness, nobility, 8, 11, 27, 60

brayeng, braying (de brayre, H.), croaking (of frogs), 34

brennyng, burning, 62

brent, burnt, 69, 110

brokyth (retient, H.), digests, retains (on the stomach), 55

brond (brandon, H.), brand, torch, 36

brothe, broththe (palu, H.), muddy water, 33, 34

broute, browte, brought, 12, 56, 110

bruled, broiled, burnt, 69

bryboure (lierres, sc. larron, H.), thief, robber, 41

busshmentes (embusches, H.), ambushes, 63

b[u]tyrflye (papillon, H.), butterfly, 109

carles (villains, H.), churls, rustics, 33, 34

cesse (cesser, H.), make to cease, 9

chaiere (chayere, H.), chair (of a professor), 6

chamel, chamelle, camel, 54

chelde, shield, 54, 60

chepe, sheep, 58

ches, choose, 85

chesse, the (esches, H.), game of chess, 95

chevalroures (vaillance cheualereuse, H.), chivalry, 9

cheualerous, cheualerours, chivalrous, 14, 16

cheuetayne, cheueten (cheuetaine, H.), chieftain, leader, 2, 85

chippe, ship, 56

chynnes, chains, 41

clyme (monter, H.), climb, 6, 44

communes (paysans, H.), common people, 34

communiall (communicaire, H.), sharing with others, 27

119condicionned (condicionne, H.), accustomed, 85

conditoures (conduissaresse, H.), conductress, guide, 8

condittes (conduis, H.), conduits, 28

connestabil, constable, 85

connyng (sauoir, H.), knowledge, 24

contrarie, contrary, adverse, 11

contrariousnes (les contrarietez, H.), adversity, 12

contrarius, contrary, adverse, 9

conveyed (conuoye, H.), conducted, guided (of the spirit), 8

conveyng (congeement, H.), removal, expulsion, 5

copyr, copper, 17

corage, spirit, mind, 31, 84, 96

coromped, corrupted, 29

corrompeth, corrumpyth, corrupteth, 30

corumpe, to corrupt, 62

cosyn germayne, cousin german, 9, 10

coude, cowde, could, 85, 86

couertly, secretly, disguisedly, 13

couerture, disguise, concealment, 13, 19, 43, 93

couetise, covetyse, covetousness, 34, 54, 60

cowde, knew, 58

crassed (creuee, H.), cracked, 52

creues, crevesse (creueure, H.), crevice, 52, 65

cuirboyle, cuir-bouilli, boiled leather, 24

debatoure (discordant, H.), debater, quarreller, 67

deded (amortie, H.), deadened, 27

deele, dele, part, whit, 9, 35

defavtes, faults, defects, 13

defendyth, forbiddeth, 32

deme, judgment, 56

departed (departis, H.), allotted, 83

desceyvable (faillible, H.), deceitful, untrustworthy, 8

dictis, dicts, sayings, 4

120diffendyth, forbidden, 28

discomfyte, discomfited, 15

discouered, uncovered, unprotected, 97, 104

discouerte, uncovered, 105

discute, discuss, 20, 62

disheryte, disinherit, 29, 30

dispite, despise, 10, 100

disportis, amusements, 34

disporveide (despourveu, H.), unprovided, 68

disprayes (despris, H.), contempt, 28

disprayse (desprisier, H.), contemn, despise, 54, 84, 87

dispraysyng (despercion, H.), contemning, despising, 59

dispreisyd, dispreysed, contemned, despised, 35, 36

dispreysyng, contemning, despising, 36

dissalowed (desloua, H.), disapproved, dissuaded, 56

dissauable, deceitful (of riches), 53

disseruede (desserui, H.), served, performed (sc. of penance), 14

dittee (dictie, H.), treatise, 8

do armes (armes ... faire, H.), perform exploits, 12

dobylnesse, doubleness, duplicity, 95

doghter, daughter, 16, 31

doited (affoles, H.), doting, 69

dome, judgment, 16, 48, 68

doo, done, 14

doongon (dongion, H.), keep, castle, 110

doute (dompter, H.), conquer, 42

doutyd (doubtoit, H.), doubted, feared, 97

douted, dowted (dompta, H.), conquered, 42

doutously, doubtfully, 19

dowter, daughter, 11

dres (adrece, H.), dress, direct, apply, 5

dressyd hyr (se ficha, H.), betook herself, 66

drwe, drew, 30

drwe avay (chaca, H.), drove away, 20

dryst, durst, 44

121dured, endured, lasted, 52

duryng (sc. euer d.), lasting, 6

dyffendyth, forbiddeth, 32

dyght, disposed, placed, 80

dynne, dinner, 66

dysheryted (desherita, H.), disinherited, 20

dysparbuled (se espart, H.), disparpled, divided, 57

dyspiteth (despite, H.), despiseth, 16

dyspyte (despit, H.), contempt, scorn, 40

dystres (destrece, H.), distress, 12

ell, elles, ellis, else, 12, 13, 14

embaundoned, devoted, 2

empeched (empesche, H.), hindered, injured, 90

empechest (empesches, H.), impeach, find fault with, 87

emprise, undertaking, 75, 76

enbushed, ambushed, 73

encres, increase, 38

endyte (escripre, H.), write, 6

engins (engins, H.), snares, 84

ennorted, exhorted, 64

enorte (ennorter, H.), exhort, 5

enortyng (enditement, H.), exhortation, 58

ensorgyng, grieving, 31

entent, mind, understanding, 19

eres, erys, ears, 40

errant (sc. e. knyghte), wandering, 15, 111

erryed (aree, H.), ploughed, 38

erye (arer, H.), to plough, 38

exauced, heard, granted, 18, 79

exavced (of a person praying), heard, gratified, 79

exaussyng (exaussement, H.), exalting, 12

excusacion, excuse, 87, 113

exempled, exemplified, justified, 2, 4

eyne, eyes, 44, 45

eyre, ear, 44

122fardell (faissel, H.), burden, 32

fauchon (fauchon, H.), falchion, sword, 15

favth, fought, 13

fawty, faulty, 40

fayre, fayree, fayreis (nymphes, H.), fairies, 77, 81, 93

felachep, felachipe, fellowship, 16, 92

felawe, fellow, 14

feleshyp, fellowship, company, 33

felle, savage, cruel, 12

feythyt, fighteth, 65

flawe, flew, 15

fleeth (vole, H.), flyeth, 16

flotereth (flote, H.), flutters, hesitates, 22

flowrid, flourished, 3

flowte, flute, 40, 44

folely, follely, foolishly, 83, 107, 108

folwe (ensuiuir, H.), follow, 11

folwyth (sensuit, H.), followeth, 10

foly, foolish, 64, 79

fond, foonde, found, invented, 24, 25, 38, 43

fordone (amortis, H.), destroyed, done away with, 13

foryate, forgot, 68, 69, 74, 96

foryeten, forgotten, 68

froward, perverse, 93

fraudelous, deceitful, 92, 112

frele, frail, 28

frelnes, frailty, 20, 70

frosses (renoulles, H.), frogs, 33, 34

ful, fulle, very, 2, 3, 7, 12, 15

fullefyllyd (remplie, H.), filled, 9

fumerelle (sueil, H., sc. threshold), smoke-hole (in the roof), hearth, 30

fundement, foundation, 64

gaineyers, husbandmen, 38

gate, got, 11

gebet (gibet, H.), gibbet, 41

geyneseyyng (contredisans, H.), gainsaying, 21

glayve (faulx, H.), sword, 15

glewe (gluyon, H.), glue, 109

gosh, go, 47

123gostly, ghostly, spiritual, 2, 3, 8, 85

grenner, greener, 31

greuaunces, evils, harm, 27

gryffes (cultiuemens, H.), grafts, shoots, 39

guerdon (subst.), reward, 58

guerdon (v.), reward, estimate properly, 50, 59

gyf, give, 19

gyrte, girded, 105

gyse, guise, 46

habaundonede, devoted, 38

halse (accoller, H.), embrace, 69

haunt, follow, devote oneself to, 70, 75, 80

hauntyng (frequentise, H.), intercourse, 52

hawteyn, haughty, proud, 27

helly (infernaulx, H.), hellish, of hell, 78

heppid (amassez, H.), heaped, 34

herdly (enterine, H.), earthly (?), 95 For “enterin,” or, as sometimes spelt, “enterrin,” see p. 95, note 2. Scrope seems to have mistaken its meaning, connecting it with “terre.”

heris, ears, 55

herres, hairs, 30

hire (loyer, H.), reward, 81

holde (sc. h. counsell), take, follow, 91

holden, held, considered, 3

holdyn, taken, followed, 91

hole and some, whole and sum, entirely, 6

holpyn, helped, 99

homely (sc. h. spyes, priuees, H.), domestic, 23

homlynes, (priuete, H.), intimacy, 92

hooges, huge, 32

hy, hye, high, 5, 7, 8, 23

hyly, highly, 6

hynes, highness, greatness, 12

iangeler (iengleur, gengleresse, H.), chatterer, prater, 57, 98

124iangyllyng (gengle, H.), chattering, prating, 98

iauelot, iaueloth (glavellot, H.), dart, javelin, 86

ich, iche, each, 7, 80, 83

inewgh, enough, 25

inougth, enough, 12

inowe, enough, 34

inowgh, enough, 52, 63

inowght, enough, 84

inowthe, enough, 63

iolines, iolynesse (ioliuete, H.), gaiety, mirth, 18, 83

ioly (cointe, H.), gay, sprightly, 72

iorneyer (voyager, H.), traveller, 13

iowgolowre (iugleur, H.), buffoon, 104

ioyeux, joyous, 84

iren, iron, 22

iusticer, judge, 13, 14

iustifie (iusticier, H.), to judge, 13

I wys, sc. iwis, assuredly, 9

kest, cast, threw, 30, 89

keuercheffes, kerchiefs, 80

konyng, koonyng, knowledge, 83, 87

kunnyng, knowledge, 6, 25, 83

kynde, nature, 1

lachesse, negligence, remissness, 32

lavde (subst.), praise, 12

lawyng, laughing, 61

lech, leche, like, 8, 26, 31, 34, 36, etc.

lede, lead (the metal), 19

lefull, lawful, 95

leke, leek, 10

lekend, likened, 31

lekerousnes (alechemens, H.), appetite, greediness, 62

lemyte, limit, 10

lenage, lineage, 11

lerned, taught, 113

lessyng, lessening, 59

lest, leste (talent, H.), desire, 93

lesyng (menconge, H.), lying, 46

lete (empescher, H.), hinder, 82

125letted, lettyd, hindered, 8, 31, 82

letteryd, lettyrd (letrez, H.), lettered, 42

lettynges (empeschemens, H.), hindrances, 67

lettyth, hinder, 10

leuer, rather, 48, 107

lewde (fol, sotte, H.), foolish, 40, 46, 51, 102

leyser, leisure, 40

lich, like, 41

longeth, longyth, belongeth, 20, 25, 71

longgyng, belonging, 20, 37

lorier (laurier, H.), laurel, 99, 100

lyeines, lyenis (liens, H.), bonds, 61, 66

lymbo (limbe, H.), limbo, the outskirts of hell, 41

lyst, desired, 98

lyst, lyste (courage, talent, H.), will, desire, 44, 49, 77

ma, may, 70

malencolius, melancholy, 21

malice, artfulness, 80

malicius, artful, 45, 111

manace, menace, 51

manisynges, menacings, 51

mankyndely, mankyndly (humaine, H.), human, 8, 18, 70, 72, 103

manyce, menace, 51

marches (marches, H.), borders, 60

masseyngeres, messengers, 23

maystry, mastery, 35

maystyr (mestier, H.), office, business, 11

meche, much, 49

mechell, much, 72

mene, means, 20

menye (mesgnee, maignee, H.), company, pack (of hounds), 77

merowre, mirror, 95

mervelious, meruelyous, marvellous, 12, 13, 14, 20

miche, much, 45

molle (tauppe, H.), mole, 40

mote, must, 33

mowe, more, 77

126muse, take amusement, 71, 74

mych, myche, much, 11, 12

mychyll, much, 70

mydwes, meadows, 104 Scrope’s Fr. MS. probably read “aux piez” (cf. 104, note 1), and he confused it with “aux préz”

mysbeleve, misbelief, 45

myschefe (meschief, H.), misfortune, 33

myssedone (meffait, H.), misdone, done amiss, 45

ne, not, 41

nedelle (aguille, H.), needle, 54

nedis, needs, 54

neyburwe, neighbour, 16

nerehand (a pou, H.), nearly, 11

noblyth, ennobleth, 114

noye (nuit, H.), annoy, harm, 61

noyens (nuisible, H.), harm, nuisance, 105

noyens, harmful, 111

nwefanggyllnesse, newfangledness, inconstancy, 95

nygromancye (arquemie, sc. alchemy, H.), necromancy, 94

nyse (nyce, H.), stupid, foolish, 51

o, one, 18, 22, 25, 97

obeissance (obeyssance, H.), deference, respect, 14

onsesyde of, unseised of, without, 74

oo, one, 105

or that, before that, 19, 20, 51

ordure, filth, vileness, 20

oste (ost, H.), host, 26

ouctrecuidez, proud, overweening, 28

ouer all (par tout, H.), everywhere, 80, 93, 114

ouergoo (surmonter, H.), master, conquer, 96

ouerhoope (oultrecuidance, H.), presumption, 51

ouerlede, ouerleyde (surpris, H.), surprised, 61, 65

127ouerwenyng (oultrecuidez, H.), inordinately proud, 27, 28

owthe (doit, H.), ought, 6

paase (passer, H.), surpass, 83

paramours (adv.), passionately, 69, 72

parde, par dieu, 12, 68, 105

passede (pesee, H.), weighed, considered, 51

paynemes (payens, H.), pagans, heathen, 47

peise, peyse (peser, H.), weigh, consider, 20

pendavnde, pendant, 52

penowrye, penuery (misere, H.), penury, 99

perchith (perce, H.), pierceth, 56

perfite, perfect, 8

perlious, perlyous, perilous, 82, 89

perlyouser, more perilous, 110

pes, peace, 30

pewter (peaultre, H.), pewter, 18

peyne hym, trouble himself, 87

pistil, pistile, pistylle, epistle, 5, 18, 22

plangeth (plunge, H.), plunges, 22

plenere, full, 5

plesauns, plesawnce, pleasure, 75, 81

plongeden, plunged, 28

plyte, plight, 61

Pocalipse, Apocalypse, 73

pontificall (pontifical, H.) dignified, 23

prayed, invited, 66

prerogatyue (prerogatiue, H.), privilege, exclusive possession, 7

presound, imprisoned, 31

prime temps, spring, 27

pris (pris, H.), prize, 20, 23

prouoste (preuost, H.), provost, 13

purchase (sc. p. armes, pourchacier, H.), pursue, follow, 12

purchassed (sc. p. trayson, pourchace, H.), contrived, 108

purches (sc. p. harme, pourchacier, H.), contrive, 86

128purveide off (pourueu, H.), provided with, 102

pyll, pillage, 60

pystyl, pystylle, epistle, 7, 10

qwan, when, 35

qwaynte (cointe, H.), clever, ingenious, 95

qweke (vifs, H.), quick, living, 45

qwen, qwenne, when, 26, 30, 35

qwere, where, 39

qwhan, when, 44

qwhen, queen, 63

qwome, whom, 36

qwythe thorne (morier blank, H.), white thorn, 35

raffe, split, was riven, 65

rampyng (rampans, H.), rampant, raging (of bears), 12

rauenous (traueilleux, H.), vexatious, painful, 18

reaume, realm, 7, 13, 15, 111

reconforte, comfort, 94

refeccion (reffeccion, H.), food, 55

renomme, renown, 2

renommeed, renowned, 1

repuignand, resisting, repelling, 3

revede (tolue, H.), tore away, rescued, 15

reyne, rain, 27

rothir, rudder, 56

rotters, gallants, 62

rowe (renc, H.), rank, class, 13

royalme, royaulme, realm, kingdom, 3

ryght, very, 12, 15, 18, 29, 106

ryghtwyse, righteous, 13

ryghtwysly, righteously, 14, 20

rytewyse (droicturiere, H.), righteous, 13

sadde, discreet, careful, 59

sadely, carefully, 51

sadenes (sc. s. of speche, lente de parler, H.), discretion, 56

129salwes, sallows, willows, 93

saue, except, 23

say, assay, test, 80

schawnegeable, changeable, 22

schawneged, schawnged, changed, 60, 71

schawngyth, changeth, 22

schette, shut, included, 39, 52

schewyth (suiue, H.), sueth, followeth, 22

schorte, shorten, 62

sclaunderus, slanderous, 56

se, sea, 11, 47

sede on syde, set aside, 10

seege, siege (sc. the camp), 96

sege, siege (sc. the besieging force), 106

seege (sc. of counsell, siege de conseil, H.), seat, 57

segge, siege, 26

seghens, sighings, 101

sekyr, sure, 89

semblable, similar, 108

serpently (serpentins, H.), serpent-like, 30

sesid with (saisi de, H.), seised, possessed of, 74

sewyng, sewynge, following, 7, 111

seyntens, saints, 47

seysyd hym in (sc. esleua en, H.), arrogated to himself, 28

seytis, sexes, 93

sheded, shed, 63

shrewdenes (mauuaistie, H.), wickedness, 110

shrewes (des mauuais, H.), the wicked, vicious, 108

skye (nue, H.), cloud, 44

slake, fail, grow slack, 73

slewthe, slowthe, sloth, 32, 33

smerte, painful, 103

socourable, helpful, 27, 50

socovre, succour, 16

soffted (amoli, H.), softened, 94

softeth (adoulcist, H.), softeneth, easeth, 26

soget (subget, H.), subject, 14, 65

soggettes (subges, H.), subjects, 24

130soioryng (seiour, H.), resting place, abode, 112

soioure, sojourn, 95

sonne, sun, 20

soothel, sootyl, sotell, sothell, subtle, 92, 93, 94

sorwe, sorrow, 103

sotely, subtly, 36, 61

soth, truth, sooth, 89

sothyn (cuit, H.), sodden, 29, 112

sotle, subtle, 25

sotted (assottent, H.) besotted, made foolish, 74

sottyl, subtle, 95

sotyl, subtle, 35

sotylte, subtlety, 95

soundir, sunder, 41

sowlehele, salvation, 2

sowpled (se adoulcist, H.), softened, mollified, 92

sowte, sought, 80

spotte (tache, H.), blemish, taint, 37, 41

stabilnes (constance, H.), stability, constancy, 12

stale, stole, 32

standing, standyng, stondyng, considering that, 8, 51, 53, 81, 82, 89, 106

stanke (estanc, H.), a pool, 93

stawnched, quenched (of fire), 105

stawnsh, staunch, quench, 33

stepechildire (fillastres, H.), step-children, 29, 30

stepmodir, steppemodir (marrastre, H.), stepmother, 30, 48

stirte, styrte (sailli, se gita, H.), hurried, 89, 103

stodier (lestudiant, H.), studyer, student, 42

strate, strait, narrow, 63

streche (tendre, H.), stretch, tend, 8

streche to, reach to, rival, 82

strecheth, stretch, are directed, 32

streged, stretched, 30

streyned, strained, stretched, 40

streyte, strait (of a prison), 60

strof, strove, 57

131strong (fort, H.), difficult, 58

suremounted, raised, 3

suspeccion, suspicion, 70

swe, sowed, 38

swiche, such, 45

swolve, swallow, 34

synguler, special, 46, 47

sythyn, sithen, since, 34

tachys (condicions, H.), manners, 34

targes (targes, H.), target, shield, 54

tendyng (tendans, H.), having regard, 17

tendyyng, regard, attention, 93

teremys, terms, 17

terrement (obseques, H.), interment, burial, 106

teschyng, teaching, 14

teynt (attaint, H.), tainted, affected, 30

tharledom, thraldom, thralledom (seruitude, H.), servitude, 51, 65, 91

thefende, defend, forbid, 29

thredde, third, 3

thresshefolde (sueil, H.), threshold, 31

tobbe (tine, H.), tub, 63

tocheth to (touche, H.), regards, concerns, 12

to regard of, in regard to, 8

trauell, labour, travail, 42

trauellyth, labour, travail, 26

trowght, truth, 80

trwes (treues, H.), truce, 106

turnementes (tourment, H.), torments, 37

tweyne, twain, 29

tynne, tin, 18

tysyng (enditement, H.), enticing, 108

vagaunt (vague, H.), vagrant, 104

vailable, vaylable (valable, H.), useful, 12, 43

vailet, vayleth (est proufitable, vault, H.), availeth, 54, 57

valure (valeur, H.), valour, 27

vauntoure (vanteur, H.), boaster, 71

132vaylie, valley, 14

veleyns, velyens, vile, abject, 51, 59, 111

venegre, vinegar, 30

veray, very (vraye, Fr.), true, 7, 81, 98

viagis, voyages, 13

vilens, vileyns, vile, abject, 34, 37

vmbethynke the, consider, 6, 57, 63, 69, 76, 111

vnbehouely (inpartinent, H.), unbecoming, 35

vncunnyng (ingrat, H.), unmindful, 59

vndirstondynges (entendemens, H.), meanings, 25

vngracious (sc. v. games, mal gracieux, H.), discourteous, 58

vniuersyte, university, 3, 42

vnknowyn (descongnoissant, H.), unmindful, ungrateful, 59

vnkunnyng (ingratitude, H.), unmindfulness, ingratitude, 59

vnnethes (a peine, H.), scarcely, hardly, 62

voide, voyde, woyde, remove, expel, 30, 51, 68, 98

voyded (vuidoient, H.), removed, departed, 51

voyeddid (vuida, H.), removed, expelled, 19

wacches (agais, H.), watches, plots, 8

wassh (gue, H.), lake, pool, 33

wchid (gaitoit, H.), watched, 44

wellwyllyng (bien vueillant, H.), benevolent, 27

wend, wende (cuiderent, cuida, H.), weaned, thought, 30, 106

weneth (cuident, H.), wean, think, 111

were (guerre faire, H.), make war, 11, 23

weri, very, real, true, 67

werre, war, 2, 12, 23

wery, truly, 3

wete (sauoir, H.), wit, know, learn, 91, 111

133wexe (deuiengnent, H.), wax, become, 32

wexe, waxed, grew, 30, 31, 52

weyne, vein, 19

whan, whanne, won, 15, 42, 59

whedir, whither, 41

whit (sc. with) the dede (ou fait, H.), in the act, 44

wombe (ventre, H.), belly, 111

wombe of mynde (ventre de la memoire, H.), inmost mind, 55

wood, woode (forsennee, enragez, H.), mad, furious, 30, 65, 72

woodnes (forcennage, enragerie, H.), madness, fury, 29, 30, 67

worthynesses (proueces, H.), worthy deeds, 27

wote (scay, scez, H.), know, 12, 98

wreke (ateines, H.), vengeance, 11

wylne (v.), will, 16

wymple (guimple, H.), wimple, 53

wynnors (gaignons, H.), 11. According to Godefroy, Dict. de l’ancienne langue Française, s.v., “gaignon” means a “mâtin, chien de basse-cour,” and then a “homme vil et mechant,” or, as we say, a “cur.” Scrope seems to have confounded it with “gaigneur,” from “gagner,” to win.

wyse, manner, 16, 20, 40

wytte (sens, H.), wit, sense, 12

yaf, yafe, gave, 17, 19, 38

yate, gate, 30

yche, each, 67

ye, eye, 32

yef, if, 9

yefe, give, 20

yefer, giver, 38

yeffeth, yeffyth, giveth, 82, 84

yeffve, give, 83

yeftis, gifts, 2

yen, eyes, 44

yeris meynde (luniversaire, H.), anniversary, 106

134yete, get (imper.), 11. The line should probably be read, “And wyth vs strey[n]gth be (sc. by) honesty þe yete,” cf. “Et auec nous te couuient force,” H.

yeveth, yevyth, giveth, 18, 23, 39

yevyng, giving, 3

yif, yife, give (imper.), 14, 19

yiff, give, 83

yiffeth, giveth, 18, 21

135yite, yet, 71

yode, went, 73

yofe, given, 21

yolden, yielded, given up, 87

youen, youyn, yoven, yovyn, given, 2, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, etc.

yraigne (yraigne, H.), spider, 71

ȝate, gate, 7

ȝates, gates, 11

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