Bot-forke. It was suggested
to the editor, by an inge-
nious friend, that Bot-forke
may signify the fork on
which the tenant carried
home his fire-bote, or cus-
tomary allowance of wood
for firing.
Botones. [buttons.]
Bots. A bots. ii. 181. .
Boure. a ladys chamber.
Bous. i. 70.

Bowen. Bowyn. Bowynd.
ready, prepared.
Bowndyn. bound. obliged.
Bowne. Busk and bowne.
make ready and go.
Bowyn. i. 95. [went.]
Brade. Brede. [broad.]
Brave. ii. 180.

Brawl. a French dance. Brayd. At a brayd. at once, on a sudden, in the instant.

Bred. bread.

Brede. breadth. O brede and

o leynthe. i. 32. far and wide.

Brede. i. 142.

Breme. i. 58. 64. [sweet,

clear.]

Brennand drake. i. 89. [says

Dr. Percy, may perhaps be

the same as fire-drake, or fiery serpent, a meteor or fire-work so called: Here it seems to signify burning embers, or fire brands.] Brenne. burn. Brennynge. burning. Brest. [burst.]

Bäether. [brethren.]
Brid. Bridde. Bryd. bird.
Broche. [a kind of buckle,

broad, round, and worn on the breast, or on the hat with a tongue; a breastpin. FR. A brooch.] Brode-henne. [brood hen.] Brohte. [brought.] Bronde. [A sword. (brand.)] Brok. [brook.]

Brook. Brouke. [enjoy
brucan, SAX.]
Brotyll. brittle.
Brouth. [brought.]
Browd. i. 106. [broad.]
Browen, brows.

Brues. i. 41.

Brugge. bridge.
Bryk. breeches.

Bryttlynge. [cutting up, quartering, carving, Percy.]

Bue. be.

Buen. been. Bueth. be.

Buirdes. birds: a term of endearment or politeness in

addressing the fair sex.

Burde. bird, maiden, young

woman.

Bytake. i. 33.

Bythenche. bethink.

C.

Calve. calf.

colour.

Burnes (or Bernes). sirș or

masters.

Cannes. [wooden or tin bowls

or vessels for carrying milk or water. canne, sax.]

SAX.]

make ready.]

or skirmished.]

Byd. abides. suffers.

Carke. [To feel care or

anxiety.]

Byddyn. ask, invite.

Byddys. [abides.]
Byde. [abide, await.]
Bydene. presently, by and
by.

Byhet. promised.
Byleyn. i. 67.
Byn. [be, been.]
Byreved." that him wes by-
reved," i. 33. that he was
bereaved or deprived of;
that was taken away from
him.
Bysoht. i. 170.
Byste. [beest, art.]
Byswyken. [betrayed, be-
guiled, deceived. berpycan,
SAX.]

Carpe. [to talk.]

Carpyng. talking, speech, composition recited or repeated.

Cas. [case. FR.]

Cawte. [cautious.]

Cawthe. i. 139.
Caym. Cain.

Caynard. knave, scoundrel,
&c. [Cagnard or Caignard.
FR.] "Sire olde Kaynard.”
Chaucer.

Cen. [ken. know.]
Certyl. kirtle, waistcoat.
Chanoun. [canon. FR.]
Char. i. 67.

Chele. [chilliness, cold.]
Chere. [countenance, face.]

Cherld. churl.

Chese. [choose.]

Continaunce. countenance, be

haviour.

to cut.]

Clef. [cleft.]

Clepe. [call.]
Clepyn. called.

Clerk. scholar.

Clogs. i. 117.

Closeden. [inclosed.]
Cloude. clod.

Cokenay. ["Every fyve and
fyve had a cokenay," Chau.;
that is (as Mr. Tyrwhitt
with great probability sup-
poses) a cook or scullion, to
attend them.]
Collayne. [Cologne. “ Cologn
steel." Percy.]

Crowne. [head.]

Crustlik. i. 41.

Cu. cow.

Cuccu. cuckow.

Curtel. i. 36. kirtle, a short

garment; it sometimes means a waistcoat, but here, perhaps, a sort of frock.

D. Dabbeth. knock[eth.] Dampned. [condemned.] Dar. [dare.]

Dare. [For hire love y droupne ant dare. i. 61. 'hurt or dis tress myself.' dere, sax.] Desse. ii. 34.

Compas. [design.]

Con. [Conne.] can.

Dawe. dawn.