A.

a, ii. 43; on; leyen hem a water, put
them on water, or, as we should
say, to sea, i.e., overthrow them.
a, i. 70; at, a half eb, at half ebb.
abate, i. 76; to reduce, put down.
abateth, i. 408; lowers, diminishes.
abated, ii. 14; diminished.
abeere, ii. 229; to their bier.
abide, ii. 281; to wait for.

abyde, ii. 191; to endure, to suffer.
abidyng, ii. 245; dwelling place.
abit, ii. 12; remains, endures.
abite, ii. 67; a habit.

aby, ii. 244; to be punished for, to
pay for.

a-cale, i. 305; cold.

achieved, ii. 5, 7; obtained, suc-
ceeded.

acombrede, i. 38, 415, 416; en-

cumbered, confused.

acountid, i. 399; reckoned, put to
account.

acresith, ii. 105; increaseth.
acustomaunce, ii. 242; habit, cus-
tom.

adoune, i. 378; down.

adrad, ii. 6; in fear, in alarm.
afefe, ii. 51; to enfeof, to give in
feof.

afferme, ii. 6; to strengthen, to con-
solidate.

afforse, i. 413; by force, by neces-
sity.

affraye, ii. 181; fright, alarm.
afore, ii. 241; before.
afraie, i. 329; to frighten.
agadred, i. 344; assembled.
against, i. 318; contrary to.
azenward, ii. 66; back.

agilte, i. 343; to offend against.
agoo, i. 404; gone.

agramed, i. 313; angered, displeased.
agrise, i. 314, 329; to be terrified.
aie, i. 330; an egg.

aielle, ii. 138; an ancestor.

ailed, i. 85; perhaps used in the
sense of diseased.
Ailed unsele,
in a bad or unfortunate condition
of health.

aken, ii. 11 ; ache.

alblast, i. 69; an arbalest, or cross-
bow.

apis, ii. 76; ape's.

alee, i. 416; to the lee-ward.
algate, ii. 11; nevertheless.
alie, i. 392; an ally.
aller, ii. 65; of all, plural.
alls, i. 60; also.
almesse, i. 319; alms.
alowe, ii. 281 ; to approve.
als, passim; as.
als, i. 337; also.
also, passim; as.

alsone, i. 251; as soon as.
altratyd, ii. 287; altered.
alumners, ii. 110; disciples.
alweldand, i. 75; all ruling.
amarride, i. 369; marred.
ambassiatours, ii, 202; ambassadors.
amenusith, ii. 105; diminishes.
amorwe, i. 414; on the next day.
amounteth, ii. 91; is, what it
amounteth to.

an, ii. 124; on; an hy, on high.
ancres, ii. 64; anachorites,

ane, passim; one.

anet, ii. 50; dill (the plant)

anewe, i. 392; to renew, to make

new.

angerliche, i. 323; in anger.
anhaunse, ii. 239; be raised up.
annuels, i. 267; payment for saying
anniversary masses for the dead.
annuellers, i. 80, 95; priests em-
ployed to sing anniversary masses
for the dead.

apaid, ii. 23; apaied, ii. 31; satisfied.
aparte, i. 316; openly.

apechyng, ii. 46; impeaching, ac-
cusing.

apeire, i. 372, 384; to impair.
apend, i. 323; belong.

aperid, i. 377; decayed, failed.
apertli, ii. 68; openly.

aplace, ii. 5; into place; is come
aplace, has taken the place of
heathenism.

appoysaylle, ii. 282; inquiry, ques-
tion.

appreffe, ii. 167; contrivance.
apprisist, ii. 113; settest value on.
araie, i. 326; array, dress.
are, i. 78; formerly, ere.
are, ii. 186; the hare.

areche, i. 412; to reach, to attain.
archebere, ii. 183; an archpirate.
aredy, i. 387; ready.

arere, i. 397; back.

aresoneth, ii. 40; argues against.
arith, i. 397; aright.

arouutid, i. 403; driven away ?
arowe, ii. 146; on a row.

arseworde, ii. 64; backwards.
astate, ii. 137; estate.

aschen, ii. 172; ashes.

aschonne, i. 390; to avoid.

ascry, i. 67; to proclaim or cry, to
report.

askapid, ii. 156; escaped.
aspie, ii. 58; a spy, a scout.
assaute, ii. 195; assault.
assay, ii. 196; trial, proof; of beste
assay, of the best description; at
assay, i. 215, when brought to
trial; of gode assayes, ii. 186,
proved to be good.
asseye, ii. 41; inquire.
assised, ii. 11; judged, regulated.
assoille, ii. 131; absolve, pardon;
assoiled, ii. 32; absolved.

assoiled, ii. 38, 113; answered or

solved a question.

astonye, ii. 51; to astonish, to con-
found.

for.

availe, ii. 140; to descend, to go down.

avayle, ii. 285; advantage, profit ; avaylys, 286; profits.

availed, ii.; profited, with advantage.

avant, ii. 124; forward. avaunt, ii. 156; a boast.

avys, avyse, i. 277, ii. 190; advice,

council, deliberation.

avysemente, ii. 187; counsel, deliberation.

avisifenesse, ii. 200; good counsel. avisy, ii. 137; advised, cautious. avow, ii. 11; to vow, to take a vow. avowries, ii. 35; patrons, protectors.

avutrie, ii. 247; adultery.
awgrym, i. 414; arithmetic.
awmeneer, ii. 220; an almoner.
awne, i. 331; own.
axe, i. 381; to ask.

axist, ii. 69; thou askest.
ay, i. 267; always.
ayenst, i. 325; against.

ban, i. 83, ii. 244; curse. band, i. 72, 73; a bond. bar, i. 216; bore. baratur, ii. 236; a

person.

contentious

bare, i. 74, 77 ; a boar. bargenyng, ii. 77; contending. baselarde, i. 331; a long dagger. basonet, ii. 125; a bassenet, or light helmet.

bastarde, ii. 160; a sort of wine

brought from Spain, mentioned not unfrequently in old writers. batail, i. 82; an army. batailed, ii. 9; warred upon. bated, i. 389; fluttered. baterid, i. 388; battered.

batyd, ii. 286; abated, diminished. battis, i. 409; bats, cudgels. baudrike, i. 331; the sword-belt. bawtid, i. 380; abated?

bay, ii. 90; brynge Zou til a bay, bring you to bay (as in hunting). bayed, i. 404; barked.

beawperes, ii. 229; companions. beddyn, ii. 280; remained.

bede, ii. 103; a prayer.