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Vigile, n. Fr. the eve of a feftival, 379-the wake or watching of a dead body, T. v. 305. See the n. on ver. 2960.

Vigilie, n. Lat. as Vigile, 6138.

Vilanie, n. Fr. any thing unbecoming a gentleman, 70, 6733.

Vinolent, adj. Lat. full of wine, 6029, 7513.

Virelaye, n. Fr. 11260, a round freeman's fong, Cotgrave. There is a particular defcription of a virlai in the Jardin de Plaifance, fol. 12, where it makes the decima fexta fpecies rhetorice Gallicane. Virgile, pr. n. 7101, L. W. 924; F. i. 449. Vifage, v. Fr. to front, to face a thing, 10147. Vife, n. 1987; in mf. A. veze; perhaps we fhould read refe, a Saxon word signifying violence, impetuosity. See T. iv. 350, where (according to Gloff. Ur.) inftead of rage fome mff. have rees, and The Prol. to the Contin. of The Cant. Tales, ver. 498, 548. If this correction be admitted we muft alfo read in the next line refe for rife, with mf. A.

Vitaille, n. Fr. victuals, 3551, 7935

Vitellon, pr. n. 10546. See the note.

Unbetide, v. Sax. to fail to happen, Bo. v. pr. 6.

Unbodie, v. Sax. to leave the body, T. v. 1549.
Unbokel, v. Fr. to unbuckle, to open, 17337.
Unce, n. Fr. Lat. ounce, 16722, 16734.
Uncommitted, part. pa. A. F. 518; office uncommitted

oft anoyeth. Compare ver. 16534,5.

Unconning, part. pr. ignorant, 2395

Unconning, n. ignorance, B. K. 608.

Uncovenable, adj. inconvenient, Bo. iv. pr. 6.

Uncouple,v. to go loofe, metaphor from hounds, 14420, Uncouplinge, n. letting loofe, Du. 377.

Uncouth, part. pa. unknown. See Couth-uncommon, Volume XIV.

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not vulgar, elegant, 10598; T. iii.1803; F. L. 276; C. D. 93.

Uncouthly, adv. uncommonly, R. 584.

Undepartable,adj. not capable of departing, Bo. iv. pr. 3-
Underfong, v. Sax. to undertake, R. 5709,
Undergrowe,part.pa.undergrown, of a low ftature, 156.
Underling, ne Sax. an inferiour, P, 230.

Undermele, n. Sax. 645.7. See the note. Upon further confideration I am rather inclined to believe that undermele fignifies the time after the meal of dinner, the afternoon; undermele, poflmeridies, Prompt. Parv. Undern, n. Sax. the third hour of the artificial day, nine of the clock, A. M. 15228. See the n. on ver. 8136; till it was underne hygh and more, Conf. Am. 103, b.

Undernome, pa. t. of undernime, v. Sax. took up, received, 15711.

Underpight, pa. t. See Pight; he dranke and wel his girdel underpight, 5209, he drank and stuffed his girdle well.

Underpore, v. Sax. to raise a thing by putting a spear or pole under it, 3465.

Underflonde, part. pa. understood, 4940, 9559.
Undo, v. Sax. to unfold, R. 9.

Undoubtous, adj. undoubted, Bo. v. pr. I; indubitata, orig. See Doutous.

Unefchuable, adj. Sax. unavoidable, Bo. v. pr. 1; inevi tabili, orig.

Unefe, n. uneafiness, C. D. 867.

Un-eth, un-ethes, adv. Sax. scarcely, not easily, 3123, 7685.

Unfamous, adj. unknown, F. iii. 56.

Unfeftliche, adj. not fuitable to a feast, 10680. Ungodely, adj. uncivil,ungenteel, R.3741; that I n'olds holde hire ungodely; orig. que je ne teñisse à vilaine.

Ungreable, adj. unpleasant, difagreeable, Bo. i. m. 1;

ingratas, orig.

Unbele, n. Sax. misfortune, 12050.

Unhide, v. to discover, R. 2168.

Unjoine, v. to separate, to disjoin, B. iii. pr. 12.

Unkindely, adv. unnaturally, 12419.

Unknowable, adj. incapable of being known, Bo. ii. m. 73 ignorabiles, orig.

Unletted, part. pa. undisturbed, C, D. 1829.
Unloven, v. to cease loving, T. v. 1597.

Unluft, n. diflike, P. 219, 1. ro.

Unmanbode, n. cowardice, 'F. i. 825.

Unmighty, adj unable, T. ii. 858.

Unperegal, adj. unequal, Bo. iii. pr. 1; impar, orig.

Unpin, . Sax. to unlock, T. ii. 699.

Unpitous, adj. cruel, Bo. i. m. 1; impia.

Unplite, v. to unfold, Bo. ii. pr. 8.

Unrest, n. want of rest, 6686—uneafinefs, trouble, 8595.

Unrefty, adj. unquiet, T. v. 1354.

Unright, n. wrong, 6675.

Unfad, adj. unfteady, 8871.

Unfcience, n. not-feïence, Bo. v. pr. 3.

Unfely, adj. unhappy, 4208, 15936.

Unfet, part. pa. not appeinted, 1526.

Unfbette, pa. t. opened, 9921.

Unskilfully, adv. Sax. without reafon, Bo. iii. pr. 6; injuria, orig.

Unflekked, part. pa. unflacked, 16274.

Unflept, part. pa. having had no fleep, C. D. 1834. Unfoft, adj. hard, 9698.

Unfolempne, adj. uncelebrated, Bo. i. pr. 3; incelebris, orig.

Unfperde, part. pa. unbolted, R. 2654.

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Unftancheable, adj. inexhaustible, Bo. ii. pr.7; inexhaufta, orig.

Unftanched, part. pa. unfatisfied, Bo. ii. pr. 6; inexpletam, orig.

Unfufficient, adj. infufficient, 10351.

Unfwell, v. to fall after fwelling, T. iv. 1146.
Unthank, n. no thanks, ill will, 4080; T. v. 699.
Until, prep. Sax. to, unto, 214.

Untime, n. an unfeasonable time, P. 272.

Unto, adv. Sax. until, A. F. 647.

Untretable, adj. not admitting any treaty, Bo. ii. pr. 8; bellum inexorabile, orig. Πολεμος ακήρυκτος.

Untreffed, part. pa. not tied in a trefs or treffes, 2291, 8255.

Untrife, for untrufte, v. to mistruft, T. iii. 841.

Untrust, n. diftrust, 10080.

Unufage, n. want of usage, Bo. ii. pr. 7 ; infolentia, orig.
Unware, part. pa. unforeseen, 4847, 11668.
Unweld, adj. unwieldy, 3884; R. 359.

Unwemmed, part. pa. unfpotted, 5344, 15605.
Unweting, part. pr. not knowing; unweting of this Do-
rigen, 11248, Dorigen not knowing of this.
Unwetingly, adv. ignorantly, 12420.

Unwift, part. pa. unknown, T. ii. 1294; unwift of him, 2979, it being unknown to him-not knowing, T. i

1400.

Unrvit, n. want of wit, 16553.

Unwote, v. Sax. to be ignorant, Bo. v. pr. 6.
Unwrie, v. to uncover, T. i. 859.

Unyolden, part. pa. not having yielded, 2644, 2726. Voide, v. Fr. to remove, 8786, 10502—to quit, to make empty, 8682, 9689.

- v. neut. to depart, to go away, 11462; T. ii. 912. Voided, part. pa. removed, 11507, 11613. Volage, adj. Fr. light, giddy, 17188; R. 1284. Volatile, n. Fr. wild fowls, game, 13002.

Voluntee, n. Fr. will, R. 5276.

Volupere, n. a woman's cap, 3241, a nightcap, 4301; volypere, kercher, teriftrum, Prompt. Pary, but theriftrum fignifies, properly, a veil. See Du Cange in v. Vouche, v. Fr. vouchen fauf, 11885, to vouchfafe; voucheth fauf, 11355, vonchfafeye; as ye have made prefent the king vouches it fave, P. L. 260.

Up, prep. Sax. upon; ther lith on up my wombe and up myn hed, 4288, there heth one upon my belly and upon my head; "p peine, 1709, 2545, upon pain; up peril, 6727, upor peril.

Up, adv. Sax. up on lond, 704, up in the country; up fo doun,1379,16093, P.162, upside down; the londe was tourned up fo doun, Conf. Am. 37, 159.-But Pandare up, T. iii. 549, an elliptical expreffion, of which it is not eafy to give the precife meaning. Upper, comp. d. higher, F. ii. 376.

Uphaf, pa. t. of upheve, v. Sax. heaved up, 2430. Upheping, n. Sax. accumulation, Bo. ii. pr. 3; cumulum,

orig.

Upon, adv. 6964; he had upon a courtepy of grene, he had on a courtepy, &c.; or perhaps it is an elliptical expreffion for he had upon him. See ver. 6141. Uppereft, adj. fuperl. higheft, Bo. i. pr. 1.

Upright, adj. Sax. ftraight; upright as a bolt, 3264, ftraight as an arrow: it is applied indifferently to perfons lying as well as standing, 4264,6350,13246, 13541, 14489, 15048.

Urchon, n. a hedgehog, R. 3135.

Ure, n. Fr. fortune, deftiny, B. K. 152; C. L. 634,
Ured, adj. fortunate; well ared, C. D. 144.
Ufage, n. Fr. experience, practise, 2450.

Ufant, part. pr. Fr. ufing, accustomed, 3938; P. 239. Utter, comp. d. of out, adv. Sax. outward, more out, 15966; T. iii. 665.

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