defense, recetted, conseyly, dureynede (214), pece-mele (217), byclosede (218), passy, cheance, spousbreche (220), anguysous (222), traytor, coler, souple, scapye, yperysed (226), cell (233), entyced, ermytes (235), yconfermed (237), norysynge, norysede, masse (238), sauflyche, ensenten (239), susteyny (240), chantement, porchacy, veneson, best (243), yrosted (244), playnte (252), deserte (253), poueral, avysyon, prophecye, regnede (254), dyscordyng, penance (255), conteked (259), scourged, crounement (263), cacchynge (265), spousy, fol, delyt, encheson (268), blamede (272), scaubert, preste (273), noblyliche, tresorye (274), relygion, spence (275), prioryes, eys (276), chartre, confermyng, pytoslyche, arysed (277), mescheance (278), apeyrede, kalangede (279), tempest (281), cathedral, ferce, ssryne (282), terme, envye (284), ysaved, bycas (288), porveyde (289), sacring, crouny (290), repentant, bastard (295), raymson, debrusede (298), cancrefrete (299), partede (302), yordeyned, soffry (303), coveyteth (306), partyner, desyry (309), gyle, foundement, ypoynted (310), avanced, avancement (312), scarlet, taylor, tour (313), assygned, glosyng (314), alyance, tendre, norysy (315), restorede (319), caroyne (320), enresonede, chaere (321), almesse, peryl, rose, acording (331), sclaundre, contenance (333), vengeance, desyre (334), orysons, feynede (336), trone, apoysony, perysy (337), wympel, myracle (338), delyvery (340), mossel, poudre, jugged (345), baronye, conferment (349), conseyly, peraventer (358), conseylede, corageus (359), glotonye (360), targe (361), vantward, valeye (362), keverynge, vysyon (363), largelyche, canons (364), streytlyche (373), tyrant, raunson (374), apertelyche, myscheving, mysauntre (375), arblaste (377), dyverse (378), largylyche (383), omage (387), spenynge, follarge (389), say, belamy (390), sauf, quyt, creyserye, creysede (393), magnales (394), armure (397), potage (404), devocyon, revested (406), amyrayl, garyson, besans (409), renable, hastyf, secund (414), conseylers (417), forest (419), clergye (420), hardyssede (426), destourbaunce, chasty (428), assyses, mesures (429), waryson (431), damasele (432), gentryse (434), dystourbed (436), emperesse, lampreye (442), pryncypal (446), meseyse (450), calangy, conseyly (451), ordeyne, hardy (452), percy, resun (453), taper, offrynge, sygne (456), lyge, fol-hardy, porueance, leon (457), anhansyeth (458), socour (462), emprisonede, despyt, asoyly (464), improued (466), chaunceler (468), ordeinour (469), custome, costome (470), playdinge, patron, voweson (471), purchasy, bailifs, vacauns, prelat, chapele (472), ercedekne, plaininge, amendi, citacion, felon, bulle, desordeini (473), crouni (474), marbreston, paviment, cardinals (476), patriarc (480), presauns, presant (485), croyserye, delivery (487), annyd, trossi, romance (487), broche, calis (489), palefrey, chamberlein (490), mareshal, pitous, quarel (491), contesse (492), seisede, chaunge, isacred, covent (493), suusprior, arivi (494), general, passion, pitosliche (495), jus A A tizes, principals (496), specialliche, graunti, paiden, defendi, sosteini (498), forester (499), demande, relesi, entredit, commune (500), apert, chasti (501), avauncieth (503), sentence (504), gywel (598), unstable (510), destance (511), delaied (513), legat (514), sinkpors, scarseliche (515), meschaunce (516), priueliche (518), sacri (522), acused, prise, faile (523), prechors, concentede (528), freres (530), pleinede, porveance (533), hauntede, torremiens (534), borgeis, portreven (541), viniterie, dosils (542), unarmed, attired, conteini (547), defensables, mangenel (549), procurede, banerets (551), solaci (552), reverence (553), remuede (555), demembred (559), sodeinliche (560), diner, grevede, suspendede (563), saut, gout (564), constable (565), closi, cope, cirurgian (566), deserited (567), somenie, despepled, feblede (568), assumption (570). XII. Harl. MS. 2253. (1) Proverbs of Hendyng, 1272-1307 (in "Specimens of Early English").-Servys, warysoun, fule, tempred, sot, male, gyleth. (2) Lyric Poetry (ed. Wright, for Percy Society).—Soteleth, sote!, poure (23), siwith (24), flour, feynt, beryl, saphyr, jasper, gernet, ruby, onycle, diamaunde, coral (25), emeraude, margarite, charbocle, chere, rose, lilye-white, primerols, passeth, parvenke, pris, Alisaundre, ache, anys, coynte, columbine, bis, celydoyne, sauge, solsicle, papejai, tortle, tour, faucoun, mondrake, treacle, trone, licoris, sucre, saveth (26), gromyl, quibibe, comyn, crone, court, canel, cofre, gyngyvre, sedewale, gylofre, merci, resoun, gentel, joyeth, baundoun (27), bounte (29), richesse, reynes (31), croune, serven (32) noon, spices, romaunz (34), parays, broche (35), gyle, grein (38), chaunge (40), non, pees (42), doute, bref, notes (43), mandeth [mendeth] (44), tricherie, trichour (46), asoyle, folies, 'wayte glede' (watch-ember), goute (48), glotonie, lecherie, lavendere, coveytise, latymer (49), frount, face, launterne, fyn, graciouse, gay, gentil, jolyf, jay (52), fi(th)ele, rubie, baner, bealte, largesse, lilie, lealté, poer, pleyntes, siwed, maistry (53), engyn, preye, fourme (59), fyne, joie (60), peyne (62), duel (dole), lykerusere, alumere (68), servyng, preie (69), grace (72), graunte (73), soffrede (83), compagnie, scourges (84), blame, virgyne, medicyn, tresor, piete, jolyfte, floures, honoures (89), par-amours (91), flur, crie, soffre, cler, false (93), solas, counseileth, presente, encenz, sontes (96), ycrouned (98), vilore, dempned (100), feble, porest, eyse (102), maister, precious (103), counsail (104), palefrey, par, charité, tressour (105), champioun (106), trous, forke, frere, caynard (110), maystry, bayly (111), preide For the list of words from the "Saxon Chronicle" and La3amon's "Brut" I am indebted to Mr. Joseph Payne. See his list of Norman-French words used by Lagamon, in Notes and Queries, No. 80, Fourth Series, July 10, 1869. For Norman-French loans after 1300, see Marsh's "The Origin and History of the English Language," and Dr. Latham's “English Language.' A A |