which is most exposed in running away. Holinfhed has expreffed the fame idea more delicately, vol. iii. p. 842; "The prentifes were caught by the backs, and "had to prifon." And fo it is expreffed in Ancient Scottish Poems, p. 182, ver. 15-Yet Deid [Death] fal tak him be the bak. Coye, v. Fr. to quiet, to footh, T. ii. 801. Crake, crakel, v. Sax. to quaver hoarsely in finging, 9724; C. N. 119. Crampi, v. Fr. to contract violently, as the cramp does, An. 170. Cratching, n. Sax. fcratching, 2836. Crofed, part. pa. Fr. ecrafé, broken, 16402. Creance, n. Fr. faith, belief, 5335. Creance, v. Fr. to borrow money, 13219, 33, 96. Create, part. pa. Lat. created, P. 157. Crencled, part. pa. crincled, circularly formed, L. W. 2010; perhaps from the Ifland. kringe, circino, gyro. Crepil, n. Sax. a cripple, T. iv. 1458. Crevalje, n. Fr. a chink or crevice, F. iii. 996. Crifippus,pr.n.6259. I find the title of a work in Montfaucon, Bibl. Bibl. p. 513, to which Chaucer may poffibly allude; Chryfippi, difcipuli Euthymii, in Joannem encomium and again, p. 1314, Chryfippi Prefbyteri laudatio S. Joannis Baptifta. It is not unlikely that a panegyrift on the Baptift might be led by his rage against Herodias to fay fome harth things of women in general. Crifpe, adj. Lat. curled, 5886. Crois, n. Fr. a crofs, 12885. 2 Cromes, n. pl. Sax. crumbs, 15528. Crommed, part. pa. Sax. ftuffed, crammed, F. iii. 1039. Crone, n. Sax. an old woman, 4852; kronie, ovis vetula. Kilian. Crope, cropen, part. pa. of crepe, v. Sax. crept, 4257, 11918. Groppes, n. pl. Sax. the extremities of the fhoots of ve getables, 7; now in the crop, 1534, now at the top; crope and rote, T. ii. 348, root and branch; the whole of a thing. Croffelet, n. Fr. a crucible, 16585. Crouche, v. Sax. to fign with the cross, 9581. Croude, v. Sax. to fhove together, 4716. Crouke, n. Sax. an earthen pitcher, 4156. Groun, n. Fr. fignifies head, 4039, 4097. Croupe, n. Fr. the ridge of the back, 7141. Crozves feet, T. ii. 404, the wrinkles which spread from the outer corners of the eyes; Spenfer defcribes this mark of old age in the fame manner, ecl. 12; And by mine ele the crow his claw doth wright. Crowned, part. pa. wearing a crown; crowned malice, 10840, fovereign malice. Crull, adj. Sax. curled, 81, 3314. Cucurbite, n. Lat. a gourd, a veffel fhaped like a gourd, ufed in diftillation, 16262. Culpons, n. pl. Fr. fhreds, 681; logs, 2869. Cuppe, n. Fr. a cup; withouten cuppe he drank all his penance, 11254, he took large draughts of grief; he made no ufe of a cup, but drank out of the poť. Curacion, n. Fr. cure, healing, T. i. 792; Bo. i. pr. 6. Cure, n. Fr. care; I do no cure, L. W. 152, I take no care Curfew-time, 3645, according to the Conqueror's edict, is faid to have been 8 h. p. m. Wallingham, fpeaking of an event on the 2d of September 1311, mentions 9 h. as the bora ignitegii. It probably varied with the feafons of the year. Curious, adj. Fr. careful, 13156; R. 6578. Cutte, cut,837,847, 12727. feq. See the n. on ver. 837- Daffe, n. Sax. a fool, 4206; thou dotest, daffe, quod the, dull are thy wittes, P. P. 6, b. Dagge, n. a flip or shred, R. 7212. Damafcene, pr. n. the country about Damafcus, 14013. Dame, n. Fr. Lat, domina, mittrefs, lady, 7387, 7451 -mother, 3260. Dampne, v. Fr. to condemn, 5530, 5652. Dan, n. Fr. Lat. dominus, lord, was a title commonly given to monks, 12973, 13935, 6. See the n. on ver. 9684. It is also prefixed by Chaucer to the names of other perfons of all forts; Dan Arcite, 2893; Dan Burnell, 15318; Den Caton, 14977. Dance, n. Fr. the olde dance, 478, 12013, the old game. Dapple-gray, 13813, the colour which is called in Fr. pommelé. See ver. 618. Dare, v. Sax. to ftare, 13033. Dares, pr. n. of a fuppofed hiftorian of the Trojan war, F. iii. 379; Du. 1070, Darreine, v. Fr. defrener, Lat. derationare, to contest, 1611, 1633. Dart, n. Sax. a fpear or javelin; the dart is fette up for virginitee, 5657. There is an allufion to the fame custom in Lydg. Tra. 26; And oft it happeneth he that hath beft ron Doth not the fpere like his defert poffede. Dafen, pr. t. pl. of dafe, v. Sax. grow dim-fighted, 16980. Daunt, v. Fr. to conquer, P. 163; R. 4764; that ne with love may daunted be, orig. 4444; qui par amours ne foit domptez. Dawe, v. Sax. to dawn, 1678, 9716. Dawening, n. Sax. daybreak, 14888; L. W. 2183. Dawes, n. pl. for dayes, 11492. The Saxon 3 is frequently expreffed by w as well as by y. Daye, n. Sax. day, time, 9012; at my day, 16495, at the day appointed to me; to graunt him dayes of the remenant, 11879, to permit him to pay the remainder at certain days by inftalments. Deaurat, part. pa. Lat. gilded, B. K. 598. Debonaire, adj. Fr. courteous, M. 308; gentle, Bo. i. m. 5. Decoped, part. pa. Fr. cut down, R. 843. Decorate, pr. n. Decoratus, Bo. iii. pr. 4. Dede, v. Sax. to grow dead, F. ii. 44-part. pa. dead, 7090. Dedly, adj. Sax. devoted to death, 11352; Bo. v. pr. 6. Deduit, n. Fr. pleasure, 2179. Defait, defaited, part. pa. Fr. wafled, T. v. 618. Defame, v. Fr. to make infamous, 3149. Defaute, n. Fr. want, Bo. iii. pr. 3; defautes, pl. de→ fects, 7392. Defende, v. Fr. to forbid, 7416, 16933-to ransom, R. 7088. Defence, n. Fr. prohibition, T. iii. 138. Definifhe, v. Fr. to define, to make a definition of, Bo. v. pr. I. Degree, n. Fr. a stair, or set of steps, R. 45-rank in life, 9901. Deiden, pa. t. pl. of deye, v. Sax, died, 7483. Deine, for deien, inf. m. of deye, v. Sax. to die, L. W.II79. Deinous, adj. Fr. difdainful, 3930. Deintee, n. Fr. value, a thing of value; hath deintee, 4559, values highly; told nò deintce of, 5790, fet no value upon; it was deintee, 8938, it was a valuable thing. See alfo T. ii. 164. Deinteous, adj. choice, valuable, 8141. Deis, n. Fr. See the n. on ver. 372. Del, n. Sax. a part; never a del, 3066, not a bit; every del, 3369, every part. Dele, v. Sax. to divide, 7831. Delibere, v. Fr. to deliberate, M. 307; T. iv. 169. Delicacie, n. Fr. pleafure, 14597. Delices, n. pl. Fr. delights, 15471. Délie, adj. Fr. delié, thin, flender, Bo. i. pr. I. Delit, n. Fr. delight, 7457. Delitable, adj. Fr. delectable, 7938, 8075. Deliver, adj. Fr. nimble, 84; Conf. Am. 177, b. Delivernefs, n. Fr. agility, M. 262. Delve, v. Sax. to dig, 538. |