GLOSSARY.

A, in or on. “A morwe,” in the morning; adrad, afered, in great fear.

Achate, ability to buy. Achatour, caterer. Fr. acheter, Lat. acceptare.

Affyle, to render pleasant, to polish. Lat. filum, a thread.
Agaste, used both as adj. and vb.

Agayn, ageyn, again, against, towards. A.S. on-géan.

Al, although, as in "al have I," "al be it."

Ale-stake, a stake set up as a sign for an inn, the inn itself.

The stake had often a bush on the top of it.

Alther, aller, of all. Alther-lievest, dearest of all.

Anlas, a knife or dagger carried in the girdle.

Apert, open, in public. Lat. aperio.

Apiked, trimmed. A.S. pycan, to trim.

Arive, disembarkation of troops. Lat. ripa, the bank.
As, expressing a desire. "As send me him," " as have mercy."
As nouthe, at the present time.

Assize, a court held on a set day. Lat. sedeo, to sit.

Atte, at the.

Auter, altar.

"Atté best,'

""atté ful," "atté laste."

Avaunce, be profitable, advantageous. Lat. ab ante, Fr. avant. Aventure, a freak of fortune, adventure.

Awreak, to take revenge on. A.S. wrecan, to punish.

Bailli, baillife, an agent, one who has charge of

Balled, bald, shining. O.E. bal, a blaze.

Barme, bosom, lap. A.S. beran, to bear.

Barres, ornaments of a girdle.

Bawdrik, a belt worn across the shoulder.

Bede, "a peire of bedes," a rosary. A.S. bedon, to pray. Begger, beggere, a bag-bearer, as he received his dole in kind, and had to carry it. Beggestere, lit. a female beggar.

Bet, better. O. E. betan, to make good. Boot, remedy, bootless,

&c.

Bi-bled, covered with blood.

Blankmanger, a dish composed of minced fowl, cream, sugar, flour, &c.

Blesse, to make happy; bliss, happiness. A.S. blithe, joyful.
Bokeler, bocler, a shield with a boss. Fr. bouclé, swollen.

Bord, table, tournament.

Borel, adj., unlearned, rude; sb. a kind of rough homespun cloth.

Bracer, the archer's guard for the left arm, the brassart. Lat.

brachium, the arm.

Brawn, muscle, the flesh of a boar.

Breres, briers.

Brest, to burst, to break violently.

Bretful, brimful. A.S. brerd, edge, margin.

Breyde, drew. A.S. bregdan, to pull.
Brond, a firebrand. Brennyng, burning.
Bugle-horn, lit. the horn of the wild ox.
Burdoun, a bass accompaniment.

A.S. byrnan, to burn. Lat. buculus, a bullock.

But, but if, unless. A.S. be or by, and ut, out.

Buxomly, obediently, loyally. A.S. bugan, to bend.
Bynne, a bin, a chest. Scot. bing, a heap.

Bysmotered, dirtied, smutted.

Bystad, placed in circumstances of great difficulty.
Bytake, to deliver over.

Bywreye, to disclose what is secret. A.S. wregan, to discover.

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Caityf, a wretch; a resteless caityf," a discontented wretch. Lat. captivus.

Can, to know, to know how, to be able. Cp. "Knowledge is power."

Cardiacle, a pain about the heart. Gr. kardias.

Caroigne, a dead body, carrion.

Carpe, to converse in a lively manner; later on, to cavil at.

Cas, case, occasion, chance.

Catel, wealth, property, chattels. L. Lat. capitale.

Chanoun, a dignitary of the Church and subject to its rules.

Gr. kanon, a rule. Chaunterie, money left to pay for singing Mass in accordance with the will of the donor. There were thirty-five of these chaunteries connected with Old St Paul's, affording easy livings to fifty-four priests.

Chere, countenance, manner, entertainment. L. Lat. cara, the face; Fr. chère.

Chevisaunce, profit, skill in borrowing. Fr. achever, to accomplish; chef, the head.

Chirking, horrible grating sounds, shrieking.

Chivachie, military expedition, raid. Lat. caballus, Fr. cheval, a horse.

Clepen, to call. Yclept, called. A.S. cleopian.

Clerk, a learned man, one of the chosen. Gr. kleros, a lot.
Cockle, the weed corn-cockle. Gael. cochull, husk, shell.
Col-fox, a crafty fox. Cp. Col-prophet, a false prophet.
Coloures, figures of speech, rhetorical expressions.
Comper, intimate friend, crony.

Composicioun, arrangement, what has been agreed on.
Construe, to explain, translate.

Contek, strife, discord. O. Fr. contencer, to strive.

Corage, spirit, disposition, will.

Corny, strong of the malt, "moist and corny ale."

Cosyn, related to, the child of a mother's sister. Lat. consobrinus, soror, a sister.

Countour, one skilled in money matters. Lat. computare.

Courtepy, a short jacket. Dutch kort, short, and pi, pij, a coarse woollen coat.

Couthe, coude, knew, could; past of A.S. cunnan, to know. Coveytise, covetousness. Lat. cupiditas, cupio, to wish for. Covyne, deceit practised by several in company. Lat. con, and venio.

Coy, demure, quiet. Lat. quietus.

Croppes, top-shoots.

crop of a bird.

Croppe, the top. A.S. crop, the top, the

Crulle, curled, curly. Dutch krul, a curl.

Cryke, a creek, a brook, a corner. Icel. kriki, a nook.

Culpons, shreds, detached parts. Fr. couper, to cut off.

Dais, a raised platform. Originally the canopy over a chair of state, then the chair itself, then the platform.

Daliaunce, banter, persiflage, playful demeanour. M.E. dalien, to trifle.

Dan, a title of respect. Dan Chaucer, Dan Arcite, Dan Burnel. Lat. dominus.

Daunger, power to harm, jurisdiction. Daungerous, tyrannical. Lat. damnum, loss; L. Lat. dominium.

Delyvere, active, agile. Lat. liber, free.

Depart, to split asunder, to part.

Dereyne, to fight. L. Lat. derationare, to arrange a controversy. Despite, malicious anger, vindictiveness. Lat. de, and specio, to look.

Despitous, severe, merciless.

Deyde, died.

Dome, judgment, sentence. A.S. deman, to judge.

Drasty, worthless. A.S. dresten, dregs.

Dreadful, full of fear. Cp. "With dredful herte."

Eek, also. A.S. ecan, to increase.

Eft, again.

Eggement, influence, incitement. A.S. eggian, to excite.

Elvish, absent-minded, abstracted, reserved. Icel. alfr, a silly

person.

Embrace, to take hold of, to succeed.

Endelong, lengthways, from top to bottom.

Endite, narrate, converse. Lat. dico.
Enfecte, under suspicion of corrupt dealing.
Envyned, supplied with wine. Lat. vinum.
Eyen, eyes; eyghen, eyhen, eyes.

Faireness, uprightness of life.

Faldyng, coarse woollen cloth.

A.S. eáge.

Farsed, stuffed, crammed. Lat. farcio.

Fayne, glad. A.S. fægen, joyful.

Fer, comp. ferre, sup. ferrest, far.

Ferforth, far forward, to such an extent.

Ferne, either distant, from far; or ancient, from A.S. fyrn.

Ferthing, any trifling worthless thing; lit. the fourth part.

Fet, fetched, brought. A.S. fettan.

Fetysly, prettily, in a comely manner.

Flotery, long, flowing.

Flotynge, playing on the flute.

Fontful-water, a font full of water.

O.Fr. faictis, neatly done.