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Ther, (pron.) that, this.

to Think lang, to be tired. Sc. Thinkand, (p.) thinking.

Thir, (pron.) these, or those.

to Thirl, (v. a.) to pierce through. (Sax.) hence our thrill and drill.

Tho, (adv.) sometimes then, never though.
Tholien, thole, tholl, (v.) to suffer. (Sax.)
Thore, (adv.) there.

to Thow, (v.) to thaw.
Through-girt, (p.) pierced through.

a Throw, for some time.
Thrye, (adv.) thrice.

Tide, (n.) time. (Sax.)

Till, (prep.) to, sometimes for.

to Till, (v. a.) to approach, to gain.

Tire, (n.) attire? tiara? Vide I. 417. note 2.
To-fore, toforrow, (adv. or prep.) before.
To-wyte, (p.) accused. (Sax.)

to Toten, (v. n.) to look.

Toute, (n.) Vide I. 92. n. 2.

Tre, (n.) tree frequently used for the cross. Treacle, (n.) properly any sovereign remedy. I. 89. note 8. (Perhaps a corruption from theriaque. Vide Tyrwhitt's Glossary, v. triacle.) Tremebund, (a.) timorous. Sc. (Lat.) Trewit, (v.) believed.

Trie, (a) choice. (Fr.)

Truantine, (n.) wandering. (Fr.)

Tryst, (n.) a place of meeting; a station in hunting. Vide Sibbald, and Leyd. Gloss. to C. of Sc.

Twa, (a.) two.

Twissell, (n.) double fruit. II. 183. Turbervile. to Twyn, (v. a.) to separate.

Tyled, (p.) raised.

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to Tyne, (v. a.) to lose. "Isl. tyne, perdo. Hence "tinsel, or tynsale, loss." Leyd. Gloss. C. of Sc. Tynt, (p.) lost.

U.

Uniune, (n.) pearl. (Lat. unio.)

Unkempt, (p.) uncombed.

Unneth, unnethes, (adv.) scarcely.
Unperfyt, (a.) imperfect.

Unschet, (v. a.) unshut, opened. Sc.
Up-ilend, (p.) laid up.

Up-warpis, (v.) draws up.

V.

Vecke, (n.) an old woman. (Ital.)

Veir, (n.) a variegated fur.

Verges? (n.) I. 293. note 2.

Vernage wine, wine of Vernon in Touraine. Verteth, (v. n.) goes to harbour among the fern: applied to deer.

Villany, (n.) meanness. (Fr.)

Vinettes? I. 293.

Wa, (n.) wo. Sc.

Waile, (n.) choice. Sc.

W.

to Wait, (v.) to wot, to know. Sc.

Waith, (n.) hunting, (Sax. wathan, to hunt.)
Waithman, (n.) hunter, outlaw. Sc.

Wak, (a.) moist. Sc. (Teut. See Sibbald's Gloss.)
Walkand, (p.) walking. Sc.

Wallowit, (p.) faded.

Wally, (a.) wavy.

Wanderand, (p.) wandering. Sc.

Wanweird, (n.) misfortune.

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Wariance, (n.) cursing.

to Warie, (v.) to curse. (wergian, or wirian, Sax.) Warpit, (v. a.) threw. Sc. “Teut. werpen, werffen, jacere, abjicere." Sibbald.

Warrand, (n.) place of security, warren. (waerande, Dutch; guerenne, Fr.)

Warrant, (n.) security. (Fr. garant.)

Waryit, (p.) cursed.

Wassaille, a term of salutation in health-drinking. Vide I. 115.

to Wear, (v. a.) to defend. (Sax. weardian.)
Wed, (n.) pledge. (Sax. wad.)

Weid, Sc. I. 360. note 4.
Weid, (n.) dress, clothing.
Weill, (a. or adv.) well. Sc.
Weis, Vide I. 417. note 3.
Weit, (a.) wet. Sc.

Wel, (n.) wealth, abundance. (Sax.)
Well-farand, (p.) very becoming.

to Went, (v. a.) to wend, to go. Sc.
Werd, (n.) destiny.

Werk, (n.) possession. Sc.

Wex, (v. n.) waxed, grew.
Wha, (pron.) who.

Whais, (pron.) whose.

Whalis-bane, (n.) whalebone; not what now goes by that name, but the tooth or horn of the nar wal, or unicorn-fish, which was employed for many of the purposes of ivory.

Where, (pron. or adv.) whether.
While, whilst, (c.) till.

Whyn-stane, (2.) moor-stone. Sc.
Wiss, (v.) know.

With, (prep.) sometimes used for against; as "With us he has envie." Vide I. 119. note 6. Wittand, (p.) knowing.

Wo-worth, an interjection of dislike, often used in

Scotland.

Wol, (v.) will.

Wolk, (v. n.) walked. Sc.
Wone, (n.) habitation. (Sax.)
Wonges, (n.) cheeks. (Sax.)
Wonith, (v. n.) dwelleth.
Wood-wale, (n.) a woodlark.
Woon? Vide I. 163. note 3.
Wore, (n.) a wear, pool.
Wortes, (n.) cabbage.
Wost, (v. n.) knewest.

Wow, (n.) care, misery.

Wox, (v. n.) waxed, grew.

Woy, (n.) weight. Vide I. 88. note 1. See also
Hickes's Thesaurus. I. 232. note a.

Wrak, (n.) merchandize, treasure. Sc.

to Wreak, (v. a.) to revenge.

Wypit, (p.) whipped, tied, inwoven, encircled. Sc.
"Goth. vippia, corona." Sibbald, voce wipp.
Wysure, (n.) wisdom. Sc.

to Wyt, (v.) to know.
to-Wyte, (p.) accused.
Wyter, (a.) wiser.

Y.

Y-bet, (p.) beaten, stamped, coined.

Y-crazed, (p.) broken. Chaucer.

Y-dight, (p.) dressed.

Y-fere, (adv.) in company together.

Y-heled, (p.) covered.

Y-hent, (p.) caught.

Y-greithed, (p.) prepared, adorned.

Y-meddled, (p.) mixed.

Y-soupit, (p.) soaked. Sc.

Y-tight, Qu. y-dight? Vide I, 162. note 9.

Y-witte, (v.) know.

Y-yearned, (p.) vexed, anxious.

Yamer, (n.) a shriek. Sc. " Vox a sono conficta." Rudd. Gloss.

Yard, (n.) garden. Vide I. 303. note 1. also 399. note 13.

Yare, (a.) ready.

Yare, (adv.) suddenly.

Yarked, (p.) prepared.

to Yearn, (v.) to desire eagerly:

Yede, yeid, (v.) went.

to Yelp, (v.)to cry, wail, boast, prate. Yern, (adv.) eagerly.

Yernid, (p.) desired.

Yet, (adv.) still farther.

Yewt, (n.) a scream. Sc. Vide Yamer.

Ying, (a.) young.

Ynglis, English.

Yode, (v. n.) went.

Yold, (v.) yielded.

Yore, (a.) far, long.

Ypocras, (n.) medicated wine, the materials of

which are to be found in many old recipe-books.

END OF VOLUME SECOND.

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