Glossary
- Abashed
-
Abased, lowered.
- Abate
-
Depress, calm.
- Abraid
-
Started.
- Accompt
-
Counted.
- Accord
-
Agreed.
- Acquit
-
Repay.
- Advision
-
Vision.
- Afeard
-
Afraid.
- Allow
-
Approve.
- Alther
-
gen. pl., Of all.
- Anon
-
At once.
- Apparelled
-
Fitted up.
- Appeach
-
Impeach.
- Appeal
-
Challenged, accused.
- Arage
-
Enraged; confused.
- Araised
-
Raised.
- Array
-
Plight, state of affairs.
- Arrayed
-
Situated.
- Arson
-
Saddle-bow.
- Assoil
-
Absolve.
- Assotted
-
Infatuated.
- Assummon
-
Summon.
- Astonied
-
Amazed, stunned.
- At
-
Of, by.
- At-after
-
After.
- Avail (at)
-
At an advantage.
- Avaunt
-
Boast.
- Aventred
-
Couched.
- Avised
-
Be advised, take thought.
- Avision
-
Vision.
- Avoid
-
Quit.
- Avoided
-
Got clear of.
- Avow
-
Vow.
- Awk
-
Sideways.
- Bachelors
-
Probationers for knighthood.
- Bain
-
Bath.
- Barbican
-
Gate-tower.
- Barget
-
Little ship.
- Battle
-
Division of an army.
- Bawdy
-
Dirty.
- Beams
-
Trumpets.
- Become
-
pp., Befallen, gone to.
- Behest
-
Promise.
- Behight
-
Promised.
- Beholden to
-
Obliged to.
- Behote
-
Promised.
- Benome
-
Deprived, taken away.
- Besants
-
Gold coins.
- Beseen
-
Appointed, arrayed.
- Betaught
-
Entrusted, recommended.
- Betid
-
Happened.
- Betook
-
Committed, entrusted.
- Board
-
sb., Deck.
- Bobaunce
-
Boasting, pride.
- Boistous
-
Rough.
- Boot
-
Remedy.
- Bote
-
Remedy.
- Bound
-
Ready.
- Bourder
-
Jester.
- Brachet
-
Little hound.
- Brast
-
Burst, break.
- Breaths
-
Breathing holes.
- Brised
-
Broke.
- Broached
-
Pierced.
- Broaches
-
Spits.
- Bushment
-
Ambush.
- Cantel
-
Slice, strip.
- Careful
-
Sorrowful, full of troubles.
- Cast
-
ref. v., Propose.
- Cedle
-
Schedule, note.
- Cere
-
Wax over, embalm.
- Certes
-
Certainly.
- Chafe
-
Heat, decompose.
- Chafed
-
Heated.
- Champaign
-
Open country.
- Chariot (Fr. charette)
-
Cart.
- Cheer
-
Countenance, entertainment.
- Chierté
-
Dearness.
- Clatter
-
Talk confusedly.
- Cleped
-
Called.
- Clipping
-
Embracing.
- Cognisance
-
Badge, mark of distinction.
- Coif
-
Head-piece.
- Comfort
-
Strengthen, help.
- Conversant
-
Abiding in.
- Coronal
-
Circlet.
- Cost
-
Side.
- Couched
-
Lay.
- Courage
-
Encourage.
- Courtelage
-
Courtyard.
- Covert
-
Sheltered.
- Croup
-
Crupper.
- Danger (in)
-
Under obligation to, in the power of.
- Deadly
-
Mortal, human.
- Deal
-
Part, portion.
- Debate
-
Quarrel, strife.
- Default
-
Fault.
- Defend
-
Forbid.
- Defended
-
Forbidden.
- Defoil
-
Trod down, foul, deflower.
- Degree (win the)
-
Rank, superiority.
- Departed
-
Divided.
- Departition
-
Departure.
- Dere
-
Harm.
- Despoil
-
Strip.
- Devoir
-
Duty, service.
- Did off
-
Doffed.
- Dight
-
Prepared.
- Discover
-
Reveal.
- Disherit
-
Disinherit.
- Disperpled
-
Scattered.
- Dispoiled
-
Stripped.
- Disworship
-
Shame.
- Dole
-
Sorrow.
- Domineth
-
Dominates, rules.
- Doubted
-
Redoubtable.
- Dress
-
Make ready.
- Dressed up
-
Raised.
- Dretched
-
Troubled in sleep.
- Dure
-
Endure, last; dured; during.
- Duresse
-
Bondage, hardship.
- Eased
-
Entertained.
- Eft
-
After, again.
- Eme
-
Uncle.
- Enbushed
-
Concealed in the woods.
- Enchafe
-
Heat.
- Enchieve
-
Achieve.
- Endlong
-
Alongside of.
- Enforce
-
Constrain.
- Engine
-
Device.
- Enow
-
Enough.
- Enpoison
-
Poison.
- Enprised
-
Undertook.
- Enquest
-
Enterprise.
- Ensure
-
Assure.
- Entermete
-
Intermeddle, interpose.
- Errant
-
Wandering.
- Estates
-
Ranks.
- Even hand
-
At an equality.
- Evenlong
-
Along.
- Everych
-
Each, every one.
- Fare
-
sb., ado, commotion.
- Faren
-
pp., Treated.
- Faute
-
Lack.
- Fealty
-
Oath of fidelity.
- Fear
-
Frighten.
- Feute
-
Trace, track.
- Feutred
-
Set in socket.
- Flang
-
Flung; rushed.
- Flatling
-
Prostrate.
- Flemed
-
Put to flight.
- Foin
-
Thrust.
- Foot-hot
-
Hastily.
- For-bled
-
Spent with bleeding.
- Force (no)
-
No concern.
- Fordo
-
Destroy; fordid.
- Forecast
-
Preconcerted plot.
- Forfoughten
-
Weary with fighting.
- Forjousted
-
Tired with jousting.
- Forthink
-
Repent.
- Fortuned
-
Happened.
- Free
-
Noble.
- Froward
-
Away from.
- Gart
-
Compelled.
- Gerfalcon
-
A fine hawk.
- Germain
-
Closely allied.
- Gisarm
-
Halberd, battle-axe.
- Glaive
-
Sword.
- Gree
-
Degree, superiority.
- Grimly
-
Ugly.
- Grovelling
-
On his face.
- Guise
-
Fashion.
- Hair
-
A hair-shirt.
- Halp
-
Helped.
- Halsed
-
Embraced.
- Harness
-
Armour.
- Hauberk
-
Coat of mail.
- Haut
-
High, noble.
- Heavy
-
Sad.
- Hie
-
Hurry.
- High (on)
-
Aloud.
- Hight
-
Called.
- Hilled
-
Covered, concealed.
- Holden
-
Held.
- Holp
-
Helped.
- Holts
-
Woods.
- Houseled
-
To be given the Eucharist.
- Hoved
-
Hovered, waited about.
- Hurled
-
Dashed, staggered; hurling.
- Hurtled
-
Dashed.
- Inde
-
Dark blue.
- In like
-
Alike.
- Japer
-
Jester.
- Japes
-
Jests.
- Keep
-
sb., Care.
v., Care, reck.
- Kind
-
Nature.
- Kindly
-
Natural.
- Knights parters
-
Marshals.
- Know
-
Acknowledge.
- Knowledging
-
Acknowledgment, confession.
- Lain
-
Conceal.
- Lapped
-
Took in her lap.
- Large
-
Generous.
- Latten
-
Brass.
- Laund
-
Waste plain.
- Layne
-
Conceal.
- Learn
-
Teach.
- Leaved
-
Leafy.
- Leech
-
Physician.
- Let
-
Caused to; hinder.
- Lief
-
Dear.
- Liefer
-
More gladly.
- List
-
Desire, pleasure.
- Loos
-
Praise.
- Loving
-
Praising.
- Lusts
-
Inclinations.
- Maim
-
Wound.
- Makeless
-
Matchless.
- March
-
Border.
- Maugre
-
Sb., despite.
- Medled
-
Mingled.
- Medley
-
Melee, general encounter.
- Meiny
-
Retinue.
- Mickle
-
Much.
- Mischieved
-
Hurt.
- Mischievous
-
Painful.
- Missay
-
Revile.
- Mo
-
More.
- Mote
-
Must.
- Mountenance
-
Amount of, extent.
- Much
-
Great.
- Naked
-
Unarmed.
- Namely
-
Especially.
- Ne
-
Nor.
- Near-hand
-
Nearly; near.
- Nill
-
Will not.
- Nis
-
Ne is, is not.
- Nist
-
Ne wist, knew not.
- Noblesse
-
Nobleness.
- Nobley
-
Nobility, splendour.
- Noised
-
Reported.
- Nold
-
Would not.
- Not for then
-
Nevertheless.
-
Hurtful.
- Obeissance
-
Obedience.
- Or
-
Before.
- Orgulité
-
Pride, arrogance.
- Orgulous
-
Proud.
- Ought
-
Owned.
- Outher
-
Or.
- Overlong
-
The length of.
- Overthwart
-
adj., Cross.
sb., Mischance.
- Overthwart and endlong
-
By the breadth and length.
- Passing
-
Surpassingly.
- Paynim
-
Pagan.
- Perdy
-
Par Dieu.
- Perish
-
Destroy.
- Peron
-
Tombstone.
- Pight
-
Pitched.
- Pillers
-
Plunderers.
- Pleasaunce
-
Pleasure.
- Pont
-
Bridge.
- Port
-
Gate.
- Press
-
Throng.
- Prime
-
6:00 a.m.
- Puissance
-
Power.
- Purvey
-
Provide.
- Questing
-
Barking.
- Quick
-
Alive.
- Quit
-
Repaid; acquitted, behaved.
- Raced (rased)
-
Tore.
- Rack (of bulls)
-
Herd.
- Range
-
Rank, station.
- Ransacked
-
Searched.
- Rashed
-
Fell headlong.
- Rashing
-
Rushing.
- Rasing
-
Rushing.
- Raundon
-
Impetuosity.
- Rear
-
Raise.
- Recounter
-
Rencontre, encounter.
- Recover
-
Rescue.
- Rede
-
Advise; sb., Counsel.
- Religion
-
Religious order.
- Report
-
Refer.
- Rove
-
Cleft.
- Sacring
-
Consecrating.
- Sad
-
Serious.
- Sadly
-
Heartily, earnestly.
- Samite
-
Silk stuff with gold or silver threads.
- Sangreal
-
Holy Grail.
- Saw
-
Proverb.
- Scathe
-
Harm, hurt.
- Scripture
-
Writing.
- Search
-
Probe wounds.
- Semblant
-
Semblance.
- Sendal
-
Fine cloth.
- Servage
-
Slavery.
- Shaw
-
Thicket.
- Shenship
-
Disgrace.
- Shent
-
Undone, blamed.
- Shrew
-
Rascal.
- Shrewd
-
Knavish.
- Siege
-
Seat.
- Signified
-
Likened.
- Siker
-
Sure.
- Sith
-
Since.
- Sithen
-
Afterwards, since.
- Slade
-
Valley.
- Spere
-
Ask, inquire.
- Stale
-
Station.
- Stark
-
Thoroughly.
- Stead
-
Place.
- Stert
-
Started, rose quickly.
- Steven
-
Appointment.
- Stilly
-
Silently.
- Stonied
-
Astonished; became confused.
- Stour
-
Battle.
- Strain
-
Race, descent.
- Strait
-
Narrow.
- Straked
-
Blew a horn.
- Sued
-
Pursued.
- Sweven
-
Dream.
- Tamed
-
Crushed.
- Tatches
-
Qualities.
- Term
-
Period of time.
- Tho
-
Then.
- Thrang
-
Pushed.
- Till
-
To.
- To-brast
-
Burst.
- To-fore
-
Before.
- To-morn
-
Tomorrow.
- Took
-
Gave.
- To-shivered
-
Broken to pieces.
- Traced
-
Advanced and retreated.
- Traversed
-
Moved sideways.
- Trenchant
-
Cutting, sharp.
- Truage
-
Tribute.
- Trussed
-
Packed.
- Umbre
-
Shade.
- Underne
-
9–12 a.m.
- Ungoodly
-
Rudely.
- Unhappy
-
Unlucky.
- Unhilled
-
Uncovered.
- Unnethe
-
Scarcely.
- Upright
-
Flat on the back.
- Up-so-down
-
Upside down.
- Utterance
-
Uttermost.
- Varlet
-
Servant.
- Venery
-
Hunting.
- Villain
-
Man of low birth.
- Visor
-
The perforated parts of helmets.
- Voided
-
Slipped away from.
- Wagging
-
Shaking.
- Waited
-
Watched.
- Wallop
-
Gallop.
- Wanhope
-
Despair.
- Ware
-
Aware.
- Warn
-
Forbid, refuse.
- Weltered
-
Rolled about.
- Ween
-
Thought.
- Where
-
Whereas.
- Wield
-
Possess, have power over.
- Wield himself
-
Come to himself.
- Wight
-
Brave, strong.
- Wightly
-
Swiftly.
- Wite
-
v., Blame.
- Without-forth
-
On the outside.
- Witting
-
Knowledge.
- Wold or nold
-
Would or would not.
- Wonder
-
adj., Wondrous.
adv., Wondrously.
- Wonderly
-
Wonderfully.
- Wood
-
Mad.
- Woodness
-
Madness.
- Worship
-
Honour.
- Worshipped
-
Cause to be honoured.
- Wot
-
Know.
- Wrack
-
Destruction.
- Yede
-
Ran.
- Yode
-
Went.
- Yolden
-
Yielded.