GLOSSARY. ◊
Reading edition
GLOSSARY. ◊
O.E. = Old English or Anglo Saxon.
O.Fr. = Old French.
32/1094 = page 32, line 1094.
Abye, 32/1094, vb. to pay for, expiate. O.E. âbycgan.
adaunte, 28/957, vb. to subdue. Fr. danter, donter, dompter.
aferde, 39/1337, pp. afraid. O.E. âfrde.

affrayned, 43/1495, pt. s. asked. O.E. frignan.
afraye, 26/896, sb. disturbance, fight.
agreved, 29/992, pp. aggrieved. Fr. aggrever.
alayned, 43/1497, pt. s. concealed, dissembled. Icel. leyna.
alle and some, 22/749, altogether, every one.
almiht, 38/1329, adj. See note.
ameved, 29/994, pp. moved.
amonge, 57/1994, adv. in the mean time, now and then, sometimes. See note to l. 1974.
aplight, 17/573, adv. certainly, indeed. See note.
areeste, 34/1166, sb. rest, support. O.Fr. arrest.
arson, 41/1410, sb. pommel. Fr. arçon.
aspied, 10/314, pp. espied. Fr. espier.
assaye, 83/2889, sb. value. Fr. essai.
assorte, 57/1997, sb. assembly, company. See note.
assoyled, 70/2455, pt. pl. absolved.
astraye, 16/532, adv. out of the right way, roving about without guidance.
astyte, 42/1456, adv. immediately.
asure, 5/134, sb. azure.
atame, 27/935, vb. to tame, subdue. O.E. âtamian.
atone, 32/1103, agree.
attones, 31/1067, at once.
avente, 36/1237, vb. to take breath. Fr. venter.
avoure, 69/2390, sb. protection, protectress.
avyse, 49/1716, vb. to consider, advise with one’s self. Fr. aviser.
awapide, 59/2057, pp. astounded, bewildered. See note.
ayene, 85/2981, adv. back.
Bandon, 19/636, sb. disposal.
bassatours (?), 29/995, sb. vavassors.
bawson, 2/52, sb. badger.
baye, 27/940, sb. recess, niche. See note.
beckyn, 3/64, vb. beckon. O.E. bêacnian.
bedight, 88/3070, vb. to dispose, to surrender, to send forth.
behight, 25/859, pt. s. promised. O.E. heht.
bende, 13/420, vb. to direct.
bente, 20/665, adj. bent, crooked. ‹p134›
benysone, 9/289, sb. blessing. Fr. benoison.
bette, 49/1716, adv. better.
bikure, 78/2732, sb. skirmish.
bispake, 5/165, pt. s. spoke with.
bistadde, 75/2616, pp. placed in peril, hardly bestead. Cf. O.E. stæððan. Dan. bestede.
biwry, 46/1580, vb. betray. O.E. biwrêgan.
bloo, 29/1005, adj. blue. Icel. blâr.
blynne, 70/2442, vb. to cease, stop. O.E. belinnan.
bobaunce, 7/211, sb. boasting.
boure, 54/1870, sb. a lady’s apartment, boudoir. O.E. bûr.
bowe, 53/1853, sb. bough, branch. O.E. bôg.
braide, 32/1098, pt. s. drew. O.E. brægd.
brayde, 8/247, sb. craft, deceit, artifice. See note.
breddes, 5/131, sb. birds. O.E. bridas.
broke, 57/1965, vb. to break.
bronte, 91/3166, sb. blow.
buskede, 31/1055, pt. s. prepared, arrayed. Icel. bûask.
by, 3/87, vb. buy, pay. O.E. bycgan.
bydene, 84/2942, immediately. Originally mid ene. See note.
bygone, 3/79, pp. afflicted. See note.
bykeringe, 74/2595, sb. skirmish.
by than, 10/344. See note.
Camalyon, 29/1008, sb. camel-leopard. See note.
carrikes, 4/118, a kind of large ship. See note.
caste, 12/394, sb. plan, stratagem; 60/2091, the throwing; 71/2471, missile. See note to l. 394.
ceased, 89/3109, pt. s. seized.
chaffer, 83/2885, sb. merchandise. O.E. cêap, faru.
charke, 51/1778, vb. to creak, crack. See note.
chek, 8/189, sb. a checkered cloth.
chere, 6/201, sb. demeanour, behaviour, humour.
chere, 80/2781, sb. friendliness, willingness.
chere, 87/3030, adj. pleased, merry.
chese, 49/1698, vb. to be free to choose. O.E. cêosan.
clepeth, 24/809, pr. s. calls.
clipped, 56/1935, pt. pl. embraced, hugged. O.E. clyppan.
clog, 46/1603, sb. “truncus,” block.
cloute, 58/2014, sb. blow.
combrest, 83/2909, pr. s. encumberest. Fr. combrer.
coost, 50/1721, sb. regard, account. See note.
cornell, 64/2238, sb. shaft of a pinnacle or battlement. O.Fr. carnell. See note to l. 2238, and compare Du Cange, s. v. quarnellus: “pinna muri per quam milites jaculantur.”
coude, 16/541, pt. s. knew.
counsail, 46/1590, secret.
Defouled, 7/233, pp. polluted. Cf. O.E. fŷlan, fûlian.
delte, 16/526, pp. dealt.
dere, 92/3202, vb. to harm, injure. O.E. derian.
derke, 73/2541, adj. dark.
dewe, 70/2452, adj. due.
dight, 79/2763, pp. dressed, prepared. O.E. dihtan.
dinge, 26/880, vb. to dash, beat. Cf. Icel. dengja.
dirke, 44/1539. See note.
dobbet, 33/1136, pp. dubbed. O.E. dubban. Fr. dober.
dome, 14/478, sb. glory.
don, 88/3078, vb. cause, order O.E. dôn.
donne, 11/347, adj. dun.
dowte, 9/297, sb. fear.
dradde, 36/1232, pt. s. feared. Cf. O.E. on-drdan. ‹p135›

dresse, 49/1702, vb. to direct one’s self, go, start. Fr. dresser.
dromonde, 3/63, sb. vessel of war.
dute, 30/1024, sb. duty. Deriv. of due, dewe. Fr. deu.
Egre, 29/1009, vb. to excite, to urge.
eke, 20/662, adv. also. O.E. êac.
engyn, 28/948, sb. a skilful contrivance. Fr. engin.
ensample, 27/931, sb. example.
entente, 16/550, vb. to turn one’s attention to, to try to get, to attempt.
entente, 28/945, sb. meaning, will, mind.
erille, 11/368, sb. earl.
erraunte, 5/139, quick, immediately.
eye, 80/2793, sb. egg. O.E. æg.
Fade, 20/678, vb. to dispose, to arrange, to set up (?).
fade, 30/1033, adj. weak, faint.
faste, 32/1086, adv. much, greatly.
fat, 90/3152, sb. Vat, tub. O.E. fæt.
fauchon, 76/2650, sb. a sword or falchion.
faye, 26/900, vb. truth, faith.
fele, 47/1619, adj. many.
felle, 29/1004, adj. fierce, furious.
felte, 41/1405, pt. s. made fall, killed.
fende, 92/3231, pp. defended, protected, granted.
fere, 36/1248, sb. fear. O.E. fr.

fere, 44/1505, sb. companion. In fere, 31/1071, together.
fere, 2/59, vb. to terrify.
ferre, 4/103, adv. far.
fet, 91/3188, pp. fetched.
fille, 35/1210, pt. s. fell.
fleen, 88/3065, to flay. O.E. flêan.
folde, 71/1427, pp. felled, knocked down.
forcere, 66/2303, sb. chest, coffer. O.Fr. forcier.
for-famelid, 66/2282, pp. entirely famished.
foule, 77/2686, vb. foul luck, mischance.
fowarde, 15/502, 22/732, sb. vanguard.
frankensense, 20/679, sb. an odorous resin, pure incense.
fraye, 15/514, vb. to frighten, attack.
frike, 4/104, adj. quick, bold, active.
frith, 2/43, sb. enclosed wood.
froo, 79/760, prep. from.
fyne, 9/306, sb. end.
Game, 90/3141, sb. affair; 92/3199, pleasure. O.E. gamen.
gan, 16/549, pt. s. began.
gavylok, 41/1426, sb. a spear or javelin. O.E. gafoluc.
geaunesse, 84/2943 (?), sb. giantess.
geder, 45/1553, vb. to gather. O.E. gædrian.
glased, 35/1208, pt. s. glided. O.Fr. glacier. See Zupitza’s note to Guy, l. 5067.
glede, 7/205, sb. a glowing coal, ember. O.E. glêd.
god, 3/67, adj. versed in, master of.
gome, 5/144, sb. man. O.E. guma.
gonge, 84/2934, vb. to go. O.E. gongan.
goulis, 6/189, sb. gules, a red colour. Fr. geules.
gray, 83/2887, sb. the fur of a gray, or badger. O.E. grg.

gree, 82/2850, sb. grace, favour. Fr. gré. Lat. gratum.
grenned, 84/2948, pt. s. grinned, roared. O.E. grennian.
grevaunce, 29/993, sb. grievance.
greved, 45/1543, pt. s. grieved, molested, troubled.
grith, 82/2850, sb. peace, agreement. O.E. grið.
gryse, 83/2887, sb. a kind of fur. Fr. gris. ‹p136›
guttis, 39/1351, sb. guts. O.E. gut.
gydoure, 5/163, sb. leader, guide.
gynne, 67/2326, sb. enginne, contrivance.
Harde, 59/2056, pt. s. heard.
hat, 90/3154, vb. to be called. O.E. hâtan.
he, 77/2698, pron. nominat. thay. O.E. hî.
heede, 62/2158, sb. head. O.E. hêafod.
hende, 73/2536, adj. gentle, polite. O.E. hendig.
hennys, 55/1922, adv. hence. O.E. heonan.
hente, 40/1370, vb. hold, take. O.E. hentan.
hie, 14/455, sb. haste.
hight, 18/613, pt. s. promised; 36/1242, art called. O.E. heht.
honde of honde, 12/394, in close fight.
hoole, 32/1119, adj. whole, sound. O.E. hâl.
hurle, 27/929, vb. to jostle, to strike. A contraction of hurtle.
hurteled, 24/831, pt. pl. clashed against, jostled. Frequentative of hurt. Fr. hurter, heurter.
hye, 32/1092, sb. haste.
I-fast, 58/2000, fixed.
ilkadele, 58/2016, every part. O.E. lc, dl.


ilke, 9/281, adj. same. O.E. ylca.
inowe, 25/854, adv. enough. O.E. genôh.
ishente, 66/2286, pp. destroyed. O.E. ge-scended.
istoke, 56/1963, pp. shut up, fastened. From steken. O.L.G. stecan.
istonge, 16/533, pp. stung, pierced. O.E. stungen.
it, 25/845, vb. to hit. Icel. hitta.
iwis, 3/71, adv. certainly, indeed. O.E. gewiss.
iwone, 11/358, adj. accustomed.
Japed, 75/2617, pp. mocked, laughed at. O.Icel. gabba.
jouste, 57/1991, vb. to joust, fight. Fr. jouster.
Kele, 93/3258, vb. to keel, cool. O.E. cêlan.
kind, 63/2196, sb. race, family.
kithe, 28/971, vb. to show, manifest. O.E. cŷðan.
kon, 66/2297, prs. pl. can.
kynde, 28/968, sb. nature, temper.
kynde, 2/42, adj. natural, inborn.
Lan, 15/516, pt. s. ceased, stopped. O.E. lan.
late, 71/2460, pt. pl. let, caused, ordered. O.E. lêt, lton.

launde, 2/59, sb. park, lawn.
laye, 77/2694, sb. lea, field. O.E. lêah. Cf. Water-loo.
laye, 28/951, sb. law. O.E. lagu.
layne, 16/538, pt. pl. lay. O.E. lgon.

lefe, 23/763, vb. leave, abandon, forsake. O.E. lfan.

lefe-long, 24/832, adj. long, tedious.
legeeȝ, 23/775, leagues. Fr. lieue. O.Fr. legue. Lat. leuca.
leke, 50/1726, sb. leek. O.E. lêac.
lele, 33/1129, adj. leal, loyal. Fr. leal.
lenger, 72/2500, compar. longer.
lere, 66/2289, sb. countenance, complexion. O.E. hlêor.
lere, 74/2569, vb. to teach.
lered, 58/2005, pp. learned.
lerne, 33/1141, vb. to teach.
lese, 49/1683, vb. to loose. O.E. lêosan.
lette, 17/585, vb. leave off; 74/2610, to put a stop to, hinder, tarry. O.E. lettan.
leve, 23/794, vb. leave. O.E. lfan; 30/1045, omit, neglect.

leve, 19/651, vb. live, remain. O.E. gelŷfan.
leven, 31/1050, vb. believe. O.E. lêfan. ‹p137›
lewde, 75/2601, sb. laymen, unlearned. O.E. lwed.

light, 26/905, adj. active, nimble.
light, 33/1125, pp. alighted. O.E. lîhtan.
lithe, 81/1778, sb. limb, member. O.E. lið.
logges, 69/2399, sb. huts. Fr. loge.
longith, 28/951, prs. s. belongeth, becomes.
loute, 72/2513, vb. to stoop, bow down. O.E. lûtan.
lowly, 70/2454, adv. low, not loud.
lurdeynes, 76/2651, sb. lurdan, lout. Fr. lourdin.
lym, 59/2045, sb. limb.
lyued, 66/1261, pt. pl. lived.
Magre, 42/1442, prep. in spite of.
maistryes, 89/3117, sb. pl. mastery, proof of skill, combat.
manly, 29/989, adj. brave.
mayne, 16/528, sb. main, strength.
me, 9/287, sb. men, people, one.
meche, 6/179, adj. much. O.E. mycel.
mede, 31/1054, sb. meadow. O.E. md.

mede, 37/1289, sb. meed, pay. O.E. mêd.
medel, 73/2540, vb. meddle. O.Fr. mesler, mestler.
men, 4/115, sb. men, people, one.
menske, 28/972, sb. manliness, honour. O.E. mennisc.
mente, 51/1784, vb. to aim at, to intend to go. O.E. myntan. See note to l. 1604.
mervaylyth, 88/3066, prs. s. marvels, wonders. Cf. Fr. merveille.
mete, 47/1633, sb. food, repast.
meyne, 7/219, sb. host, company, retinue. O.Fr. maisniee.
mikille, 30/1016, adj. many. O.E. mycel.
moche, 15/505, adj. much.
mode, 29/1009, sb. mind, temper, courage. O.E. môd.
moolde, 5/136, sb. earth, worth. O.E. molde.
moone, 28/944, sb. moan, complaint. Cf. O.E. mnan.

more, 23/777, delay. See note to l. 1110.
more, 29/1005, sb. moor, Maurian.
mot, 19/650, vb. may.
myghty, 56/1927, adj. See the note.
myrke, 45/1541, adj. dark. O.E. myrce.
Natheless, 15/506, adv. nevertheless.
nather, 36/1232, adj. nother.
ner, 13/416, conj. nor.
nere, 22/756, adv. near.
nerehond, 86/2998, adv. almost.
noght, 43/1497, adv. not.
noght, 78/2712, sb. nothing.
none, 32/1114, sb. noon.
nones, 3/74, sb. nonce, occasion.
nothinge, 6/175, not at all.
nothir, 8/267, conj. neither.
nought for than, 43/1483, nevertheless.
nyl, 17/585, prs. s. will not. O.E. nyle.
Of, 32/1088, prp. on account of.
oght, 78/2713, sb. aught.
onarmede, 14/464, unarmed.
onneþe, 89/3105, adv. scarcely.
onworthily, 49/1634, adv. unusefully.
orders, 59/2036. See the note.
ore, 72/2512, sb. mercy, favour. O.E. âr.
orfrays, 83/2888, sb. gold embroidery. Lat. Aurifrisum.
overlede, 72/2502, vb. to domineer over, to oppress.
Parelles, 55/1917, sb. pl. perils. Fr. péril.
paynym, 16/539, sb. pagan.
pellure, 83/2887, sb. fur. O.Fr. pelure. ‹p138›
pight, 34/1158, pp. pitched, fixed.
pinne, 88/3077, vb. to torment. O.E. pînan.
playn, 6/177, vb. to complain.
plete, 33/1151, vb. plead, prattle. From Fr. plet, plaid.
plight, 26/889, prs. s. promise, assure.
poleyne, 6/176, sb. pully-pieces, knee-armour.
praye, 16/550, sb. press, crowd.
prees, 40/1399, sb. crowd, struggle. Fr. presse.
preest, 34/1169, adj. ready. Fr. prest.
prik, 81/2831, vb. to spur a horse, to ride.
prikke, 65/2260, sb. a piece of wood in the centre of the target. See Halliwell’s Diction. s. v. preke.
prove, 6/183, vb. to try.
prowe, 51/1766, sb. profit, advantage, honour. Fr. prou.
prymsauns, 28/965 (?). See the note.
Quod, 32/1095, prt. s. quoth.
qwelle, 75/2614, vb. to kill. O.E. cwellan.
qwere, 17/566, sb. quire, choir-service.
qweynte, 3/74, adj. excellent, elegant. O.Fr. coint. Lat. cognitus.
qwike, 58/2001, adj. alive, burning. O.E. cwic.
qwite, 16/520, vb. to requite, to reward.
Racches, 2/56, sb. setting dogs, pointers.
rafe, 25/866, vb. to rave. O.Fr. raver. Span. rabiar. Lat. rabiare.
ras, 39/1349, sb. instant, occasion. See the note. 19/645, hurry, haste.
rase, 23/774, sb. rush, channel of the sea.
raught, 46/1605, prt. s. reached, aimed at, struck. O.E. rhte.

rede, 85/2980, sb. counsel, advice. O.E. rd.

rees, 49/1693, sb. time, occasion.
rehete, 59/2035, vb. to cheer.
rekyneth, 57/1982, prs. s. reckons, deduces.
releve, 7/219, vb. to rally.
renew, 33/1126, vb. to tie. Fr. renouer.
renew, 63/2200, vb. to renovate, to recommence. Renew.
resyn, 16/534, prs. pl. rise.
rew, 89/3105, sb. row, order. O.E. rw.

roght, 54/1878, pt. pl. recked, cared. O.E. rôhton.
roial, 20/686, 51/1765, adj. exquisite, distinguished; 71/2483, delightful. Cf. l. 2247.
rome, 14/484, vb. to walk about. See Stratmann, s. v. râmen, p. 452.
romme, 26/876, sb. room, space. O.E. rûm.
rowte, 2/54, sb. company, host.
rowte, 60/2073, vb. to assemble in a company, to throng, to rally.
ruly, 47/1624, adj. rueful. O.E. hrêowlîc.
ryme, 10/339, vb. to cry out, to moan.
Saile, 12/385, vb. to assail.
same, all in s., 56/1938, altogether.
sare, 21/706, adv. sorely, sadly.
saule, 66/2310. See the note.
saute, 18/619, sb. assault.
saye, 58/1998, pt. pl. saw. O.E. sgon.

scole, 33/1141, vb. style, manner.
sede, 7/235, sb. seed.
seke, 32/1116, adj. sick.
semely, 2/39, adj. seemly, comely, beautiful.
sendelle, 4/129, sb. a kind of rich thin silk. ‹p139›
set, 49/1717, vb. to consider, estimate.
sete, 3/62, sb. a seat.
sewes, 76/2654, sb. juices, delicacies. O.E. seaw.
seyne, 14/472, vb. to speak.
shente, 1/23, pp. destroyed.
shifte, 78/2704, vb. to divide, to share. O.E. sciftan.
shonde, 64/2222, sb. disgrace, ignominy. O.E. sceand.
shoon, 40/1381, sb. shoes. O.E. scêon, scêos.
shope him, 2/50, pt. s. got himself ready to, arrayed himself.
shoure, 15/509, sb. fight.
shrew, 72/2518, vb. to curse.
shrewes, 76/2652, sb. wicked beings.
sikerlye, 62/2172, adv. surely.
sith, 47/1632, conj. since.
sithe, 47/1619, sb. pl. times. O.E. sîð.
skaped, 59/2043, pt. s. escaped.
skath, 47/1645, sb. loss, damage, ruin. Cf. O.E. sceaðan.
skomfited, 38/1320, pp. discomfited. O.Fr. desconfire.
skulkyng, 76/2651, prs. p. lurking, breaking forth from a hiding place.
smerte, 38/1309, adj. smart, pungent.
smertly, 41/1419, adv. smartly, at once.
socoure, 15/507, sb. succour, assistant.
soghten, 40/1372, pt. pl. moved on, rode. See the note.
solas, 20/675, sb. relief, recreation, pleasure. O.Fr. solaz. Lat. solatium.
somer, 77/2702, sb. a sumpter horse. Fr. sommier. Cf. Diez, Etym. Dict. I., p. 364, s. v. salma.
sonde, 61/2134, sb. message, order.
sore, 2/47, adv. very much, eagerly.
sore, 33/1138, adv. sadly.
sowdeoures, 21/727, sb. soldiers, hirelings. Lat. solidarius. Cf. Fr. soudard, soudoyé.
spede, 70/2433, vb. thrive.
spille, 36/1226, vb. to destroy. O.E. spillan.
stenyed, 24/825, pt. s. shook, astounded.
steven, 65/2258, sb. voice. O.E. stefn.
stondart, 78/2717, sb. standard-bearer. Fr. étendard.
store, 23/768, sb. provision.
store, 92/3210, sb. stock, preservation, keeping.
stoure, 7/212, sb. battle, tumult.
stoute, 53/1825, adj. proud, boasting.
stronde, 2/53, sb. strand, shore.
stroyeth, 5/159, prs. s. destroyeth.
stynte, 52/1804, pt. pl. stopped.
sue, 46/1601, vb. to follow. Fr. suivre.
sware, 13/428, adj. heavy.
swyth, 47/1621, adv. quick, fast. O.E. swîðe.
Tan, 74/2581, pp. taken.
tene, 30/1032, sb. grief, anger, insult, injury. O.E. têona.
tene, 83/2902, vb. to vex, to wax wroth. O.E. tŷnan.
teyde, 48/1648, pp. tied.
tha, 76/2639. See the note.
thane, 51/1756, than that.
then, 46/1593, vb. to prosper. O.E. Þêon.
thikke, 30/1027, adj. numerous, plentiful, plenty.
threste, 34/1170, vb. to thrust, shake, totter.
thrifte, 78/2706, sb. thriving, prosperity, success. O.Icel. Þrift.
tho, 59/2052, pron. those, them.
tho, 59/2063, art. the, those.
tho, 2/53, adv. then. O.E. ðâ.
thronge, 41/1401, sb. thrusts, throwing of arrows. ‹p140›
tobraste, 34/1168, pt. pl. burst, or broke in pieces. O.E. (tôbærst) tôburston.
tohewe, 89/3103, pp. hewn to pieces. O.E. tô-hêawen.
tokenyng, 8/242, sb. news, intelligence.
totreden, 40/1382, pp. crushed, trodden down.
trappe, 52/1802, vb. to go. Cf. Ger. trippeln, E. trip, O.Fr. treper.
tredde, 58/1999, sb. thread. O.E. Þrd.

trende, 27/940, pp. turned, vaulted.
treted, 55/1923, pt. pl. treated, pressed. Fr. traiter.
trewe, 3/67, adj. a thorough master of, a trustworthy interpreter of.
treyumple, 27/913 (?)
trowe, 8/246, vb. to believe.
trusse, 49/1707, vb. to pack off, to be off.
trwes, 31/1060, sb. truce.
tyte, 6/181, adj. soon, quickly, fast.
Unneth, 5/160, adv. scarcely.
Vere, 28/965, sb. spring.
vertue, 66/2312, sb. magic, power.
viage, 82/2846, sb. voyage, journey.
victory, 92/3227, sb. booty.
voydance, 32/1106, sb. relinquishment, deliverance.
voyde, 51/1768, vb. to give up, abandon, leave.
Wage, 18/590, vb. to hire, pay.
ware, 7/204, adj. aware.
waste, 8/246, in = in vain.
wende, 92/3214, vb. to turn, go. O.E. wendan.
wende, 85/2958, pt. s. thought, O.E. wênde.
wene, 31/1061, vb. to think.
were, 7/210, vb. to defend, to protect, to fight. O.E. werian.
werre, 16/541, sb. war.
wery, 3/60, adj. weary, fatigued.
wessh, 54/1871, pt. pl. washed.
wete, 94/3270, vb. to know.
what, 47/1623, pron. = who.
wifle, 76/2650, sb. a kind of axe. O.E. wífel, “bipennis.”
wight, 27/933, adj. nimble, active. Sw. vig, active.
wirch, 5/148, vb. to work, to do. O.E. wyrcan.
wiste, 48/1662, pt. s. knew.
wode, 9/276, adj. mad, furious.
wode-wroth, 90/3130, adj. madly angry. O.E. wôd and wrâð.
wone, 60/2093, sb. lot, quantity. Icel. wân.
worche, 59/2046, vb. to work, to do. O.E. wyrcan.
worthed up, 34/1163, pt. s. got up, mounted.
wote, 2/36, prs. s. know. O.E. wât.
wotist, 61/2123, prs. s. knowest. O.E. wâst.
wrake, 70/2446, sb. persecution, mischief, destruction. O.E. wracu.
wreke, 88/3058, pp. wreaked, revenged.
wrong, 73/2557, pt. s. pressed, forced his way, hurried off. O.E. wringan.
wyne, 9/275, vb. get, attain. O.E. winnan.
Yare, 19/639, adj. ready. O.E. gearu.
yates, 66/2285, sb. gates. O.E. gatu.
yede, 66/2311, pt. s. went. O.E. ge-eode.
yolde, 12/403, vb. yield. O.E. gieldan, pp. golden.
yolowe, 29/1005, adj. yellow. O.E. geolo.
Þilke, 76/2644, pron. such, yon. O.E. þylc.
þon, 4/108, art. the. O.E. þone.