English Glossary
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A
- abhompnacyon n abomination
- adnychilated adj annihilated
- aboade v inf to presage, foretell; typically used to denote an ominous foretelling, but here used in a positive sense [OEDO abode v]
- aboef prep above
- aboughtes prep about
- a bridgis adj phr of a type made in Bruges [OEDO a prep.2 8; Bruges n 1.b,c]
- accavnt n account
- ackte n act; here possibly an entertainment of some kind
- acteon n action
- adossyne n a dozen
- affecon n affection
- aftorwardes adv afterwards
- agayn prep against, in anticipation of
- aggratuitie n a gratuity(?)
- aldren adj aldern, (made) of alder; aldren pole n phr a pole made of wood from an alder tree; aldrenpolle
- alhollauday n All Hallows' Day; alhollausday; all hallodaye; allhollauday; allhollauueday; all holloday
- alle n ale; aylle; hayle
- allegennce n allegiance
- almannde n almond
- altogaether adv all together
- amarous adj amorous
- a moungst prep amongst
- andever n Andover; andeuer
- anenst prep anent, before, in the sight of [OEDO anent prep II]
- anilye adv only
- anshente n ensign, standard, flag
- antecke n antic, clown
- anuyttie n annuity; anyitie
- apelles n pl apples
- apirithe v pr 1 sg appears
- apperell n April; apryell
- armoricall adj Armorical; an inhabitant of Armorica, here likely a Breton
- arraysed v pa t raised or levied (money, troops, etc) [OEDO araise v 3]; aresed, arreised, arreysed
- ascustemyd adj accustomed
- aseure v asure; assuer
- asselar n hastler, one who roasts meat on a spit, one who turns a spit; asselares pl
- assertance n assurance, certainty
- assice n assize
- atoretie n authority
- attaynte adj attainted, convicted, infected
- aucthoritei n authority
- audict howse n audit house; auditehouse, audithouse
- authorishe v inf, pr authorize; authorished pa
- averstone n Alverstone(?)
- awntient adj ancient
- awntyke n antic, fantastic tracery or sculpture(?) [OEDO antic adj and n B.n.1.a], or possibly antique, a relic of ancient art, or of bygone days(?) [OEDO antique adj and n B.n.2]
- axid v pa t asked
B
- babell n bauble, a baton used as a fool's mock emblem of office
- baene n ban, a public proclamation [OEDO n.1]; bayne
- bancate n banquet
- bancketeth v pr 3 pl banquet
- baner n in phr baner polys banner poles, here poles meant to hold ensigns or flags borne in processions [OEDO banner n 1.2.a]
- banke n bank; possibly a bench, or a set or array of similar items [OEDO bank n.2 1, 6.a]
- bankitt n banquet
- barberously adv barbarously
- bartylmastyde n Bartlemastide, festivities associated with St Bartholomew’s Day
- barward n bearward; barod(?), bererd, berewood, berherd, berode, berrerd
- bason n basin
- bauble n in phr coat and bauble part of a fool's attire, a baton used as a mock emblem of office [OEDO bauble n 4]
- baudnes n bawdiness
- bawderyck n baldric, a belt worn across the breast and used to support items such as swords or musical instruments
- baylie n bailiff; baalife, baylef, baylief, bayly; baylyespl
- baysse n base, here likely flooring
- byin v pfp been
- beate v inf to bait; beated pass
- beating vb n bear baiting
- beedde n bed
- bele n bell, here to be tied around a Morris dancer’s knees; bel
- bear n beer; beare; ber; berman n beerman, a man who serves beer
- berde n beard, here a false beard
- bereafe v pr bereave
- berryes n pl bears, here understood to be accompanied by bearwards
- beshrow v inf, pr to beshrew, to invoke evil upon, to wish (one) all that is bad; an imprecatory expression [OEDO beshrew v 3.b]
- bettenge vb n in phr bulle bettenge bull baiting
- beyard n bayard [OEDO bayard n 2.c]
- beyt v inf bait beytid pa
- blacke garde n phr scullion or kitchen servant, or a servant who holds a similar position in an army(?) [OEDO blackguards n A.I.2.a, b]; blacke gardspl
- blast n in phr staie a faire blast to remain somewhere for a long period of time (?)
- blubbord adj blubbered; flooded with tears [OEDO blubbered adj]
- boatehier n boat hire; funds paid to hire a boat
- bocke n book
- bockerham n buckram, a linen or cotton fabric
- boetour n bittern
- bough n branch, here likely a branch used to construct a bower for a king play; bogh; boughe; bow; see also king
- bokenard n soup,here possibly broth or stock [OEDO bukenade]
- bol n bull; boole; boles, boulles pl
- boothes n pl boats
- boothier n boat-hire
- bose n pl bows
- bot adv but
- bounce n possibly dogfish
- bourden n in phr bourden case carrying case[OEDO burden | burthenn.]
- bovrde n in phr an c bovrde a(n) hundred boards
- bowe n bough
- bowrye n bower, here a space artificially enclosed with branches; bowerrye; bowrie; in phr Robin Hoodes bower a bower constructed during Robin Hood games from which Robin Hood presided
- bowlde adj bold
- brache n broach; a spit used to cook meat [OEDO broach n.1 2.a]; broatche
- brake v inf, pa to break
- bredyrn n pl brethren
- breme n bream
- briche n breech; here, the buttocks
- brig n Brigg, Lincolnshire
- bring v pr bring; brott pa
- broade eye n the Broad Eye, a windmill in Stafford; broadey
- broderd adj embroidered
- bruar n brewer; bruer
- bruge n bridge
- buesy n activity, business [OEDO busy n.1 1]
- burd n board, here used to construct a stage
- bushoppe n bishop
- bushshinge vb n bushing, the act of constructing a bower; bussheyng
- butte n a target for archery practice
- bwyld v inf build; bwylt pa
- byinde adv behind
- bying vb n buying
C
- cade n in phr cade of sprottes a cask of smelt
- callis n Calais
- cam n calm
- camparison n caparison; dress and ornaments, equipment; capharisons pl
- canapie n in phr canapie of estate a canopy in a design or colour representative of a particular household, title, etc [OEDO estate n 4.c]
- candall n candle
- capping vb n cap-making, the cap maker's trade [OEDO capping n 2]; cappinge
- capytayn n captain
- cardes n pl in phr pair of cardes a set of playing cards [OEDO pair n.1 II.6]; geven to the cardes lost in a game (or games) of cards(?)
- carege vb n carriage; the act of carrying; caridge, carrege
- cariing vb n carrying carriing prp ; see also carege, caryour
- carkasies n pl carcasses
- carnowll n cardinal (?)
- caryour n carrier
- cased v pap (of an article of clothing) faced or lined
- castalian adj castilian
- cauderm n cauldron
- cayme n Cain in the Genesis story of Cain and Abel; kayme
- chaing v tr change
- chakt v tr pa chacked, snapped at with the teeth
- chaplyn n chaplain
- charete n chariot
- charle n churl
- chawden n chaudon, a kind of sauce containing chopped entrails
- cheyfe adj chief
- chrispiane day n phr St Crispin's Day; chryspany day; chryspian day; chryspiane day; crispiany daie; cryspyany day
- chyrstei n in phr corpus chyrstei day Corpus Christi Day
- cittei n city
- clavicordes n pl in phr paire of clavicordes clavichord
- clere adj and adv clear, without encumbrance, liability, debt, etc; net profit [OEDO clear adj, adv, and n 16.a]; cleare; clearely; clearlie; clearly; cleere; cleerelye; cleerlye; cler; clerely; clerelye; clerly; clerlye
- cliringe vb n clearing
- clobes n pl clubs
- clocke n cloak; clock
- cofor n coffer
- cognizaunce n cognizance, a badge or device of recognition [OEDO cognizance | cognisance n III.5.a]; cognizance
- colen n in phr kynges of colen the kings of Cologne, or wise men of the East from the Christmas story, so called because a shrine in Cologne Cathedral purportedly contained their relics [OEDO cologne n b]
- collayne n in phr collayne lute Cologne lute; a lute made or acquired in Cologne
- collerde adj coloured
- cominaltie n commonality; used here in the sense of community, commonwealth, and likely also common people [OEDO commonality n 1.a, 2]
- commen n in phr commen of pasture the legal right to pasture livestock [OEDO common n.1 6]
- commidiment n commandment
- compest n composition, combination, compound [OEDO compost n.1 1.a]
- complett adv completely(?)
- compted v pasp counted, accounted
- come v inf to come; comyn, comynn pp
- condicon n condition
- connyvauncie n connivency, connivance, action of conniving
- cont n count, action or process of counting
- conteray n country
- conuaiaunce n conveyance
- convenaunt n covenant
- conyngges n pl coneys
- cooles n pl coals
- coorse n course, the pursuit of game [OEDO course n 7.a]; coorsse
- copell n couple
- corlle n curl
- corlled adj curled
- coson n cousin
- cottes n pl coats; cootes
- coulestaffe n cowl-staff; cowlestaffe
- countei n county
- countrefaict adj counterfeit; here, someone pretending to travel as a jester with a noble patron or possibly someone with a physical disability or deformity [OEDO counterfeit adj and n A.8, B.4]
- course adj coarse
- coursse adj of little or no account, ordinary; in phr coursse money petty cash (?) [OEDO coarse adj 1.a, b], [MED cours adj (a)]; course money
- cowde v pa could, was not able
- coyte n coat; coytt; coytte
- crescloth n a kind of linen cloth [OEDO crest | cress n 3]
- crose howse n cross house, ie, church house; crosse howse
- crosers n pl crosiers
- crossant n and adj a nonce word, punning on 'crescent' (as a heraldic device, and possibly as an adjective meaning 'growing') and 'cross' [OEDO, crescent n. 3; crescent, adj.]
- cullar n colour; outward appearance, show, semblance
- cullumes n pl columns
- cund v pr conduct, steer; here used intransitively to refer to a ship's capacity to be steered rightly [OEDO cond | cund v]
- curle n curl; here, possibly a wig (?) [OEDO curle v.1 2]
- curtisie n courtesy
- cyone n Alcyone
- cytheron n cittern; cytherin
D
- dallinge v prp dallying
- danes adj Danish (?)
- dawnsor n dancer
- dawnssyng vb n in phr dawnssyng siluer dancing silver; money paid for dancing; dawnsyng siluer
- dedis n pl deeds, things done
- dees n dais
- demeaynyng n demeaning, behaviour
- deryst adj dearest
- descyfer v inf decipher
- despose v inf, pr to depose, testify
- disceipte n deceit; disceyte
- distreyne, distreane, distreine v inf, pr distrain, to constrain or punish a person by seizing their goods [OEDO distrain v II.7.a]
- diours adj divers
- dodges n pl dogs
- dogge n in phr make his dogge to hunt with a dog
- donnes n pl poss dunces' (?)
- dotter n a decayed piece of timber [OEDO doddered adj 1.a]
- dowcke n duck
- dowellyng vb ndwelling (?) in phr dowellyng money dwelling money, payment for temporary lodging (?)
- drierie adj dreary
- drome n drum; here used to refer to a drummer
- droncnes n drunkness, drunkenness
- dwe adj due
- dysarde n dizzard; a jester or foolish person
- dyall n dial, ie, sundial or clock
E
- eale n eel
- eand n end
- eande v end, conclude
- easlier adv comparative of easily, more easily [cp OEDO, easierly]
- eccerise n exercise
- encreys n increase, profit [OEDO increase n 7.c]; encrays; incrays; see also thencrease
- enseng adj ensuing
- equyer n esquire
- erringes n pl earrings
- ers n in phr newe ers euen New Year's Eve
- erys n in phr new erys daye New Year's Day
- esmoche adv in conj phr for esmoche as forasmuch as
- esoined v pasp essoined; excused for absence[OEDO essoin v 2];
- exequution n execution
- extery adj in phr extery ordinary extraordinary
- extreated v pasp estreated, (of a fine, forfeiture) exacted, enforced [OEDO estreat v2]
- eyde n aid
- eyorn adj iron, made of iron
F
- fache v fetch
- falchon n falchion, a single-edged sword; fawchones pl
- falkner n falconer
- familliarte n familiarity
- fares n pl poss fairies'
- fe n fee
- fead v inf, pr feed
- fedelere n fiddler
- feferme n fee-farm; here likely used to denote document(s) establishing the perpetual fixed rent of an estate for an owner and his heirs [OEDO fee-farm n, fee-simple n]
- felenes n feleness, greatness of number or quantity [OEDO fele adv (and n.) and adj.2]
- ferdingalles n pl farthingales
- fermour n farmer
- ferpelowes n pl furbelows, flounces, pleated borders on gowns or petticoats; serpelowes in error
- fett v pasp fetched
- feuerell n February
- fewell n fuel
- fewellyng vb n fuelling, feeding with fuel
- feyght v fight
- feyse v inf, pr feeze, frighten [OEDO feeze v.1 2]
- fierdrackes n poss firedrake's
- flatt cappe n phr flat-cap, one who wears a flat cap; perhaps here an apprentice (?) [OEDO flat-cap n 2]
- flex n a cloth made of flax, a coarse fibred plant [OEDO flax n]
- flonge v pa flung
- foloythe v pr 3 s follows
- forfeict n inf to forfeit; forfect
- forran adj foreign
- forseyd adj foresaid
- fostyan n fustian
- fothe prep phr contraction of for the
- fouttmen n pl footmen
- foyles n pl foils
- foynes n pl fines, fine clothing
- freature n fritter; fritour
- freyghtes n pl frights
- frindg n fringe
- frise n frieze
- fyld n in phr fyld peece cannon
- fylle adv in phr on the fylle in full
G
- gacket n jacket
- galand n gallon
- galeis n pl galleys
- gane n gain, a quantity (?) [OEDO gain n.2 2.a]
- garnement n garment
- gather v inf to collect, here used to refer specifically to the act of collecting money for the parish; gathered, gatherid, gatheryd pass; see also gatheryng
- gatheryng vb n collection, here used to refer specifically to the act of collecting money for the parish; gaderyng gathering; gatheringe; gatherynge; see also gather
- gernynge vb n girning
- gorgons n pl gurgeons, coarse refuse from flour, pollards; goriones
- gyrcken n jerkin; gearcken, gearken, gercken, gerkenes pl
- geddre v inf to gather; geddred, gedyryd pa
- genesareyes n poss pl janissaries
- geve v inf give; gevonpass
- geyre n gear, here likely apparel used in the performance of a play
- ghoahst n ghost
- gingelinge vb n jingling
- gitthorne n gittern; gyttorne
- glase v inf glaze, to furnish with glass; glasinge, glasyng vb n
- gleve n glaive, spear
- greiuiuous adj grievous
- gretbell n great bell, the largest bell in a church tower
- grete adj in phr in grete in total [OEDO great adj P2.b.(a)]; of greate of the sum total (?)
- grisly adj grizzly, grey
- gyeld n guild
- gyless n Wimborne St Giles
- gylltinge vb n gilding
- gyrketruses n pl jerkin trusses; jerken ties
- gysse n pl geese
H
- hable adj able
- hadomee vb phr contraction of had of me
- haey n hay
- hale n in phr toke hale took hold
- halewyn n pl hallows, saints; in phrall halewyn parish All Hallows parish
- hallow adj hollow, empty
- halpens n halfpenny, halfpence (?); a coin worth half the value of a penny, or a collection of these coins [OEDO halfpenny n]; halpennsse
- hampton n likely a shortening of Wolverhampton; hamptonn
- harcoller adj hoar-colour, grey, greyish white
- harnes n harness, gear, equipment, especially military equipment or accoutrement [OEDO harness n 2.a]; harnese; harnesse; harneys
- harvenger n in phr knight harvenger knight harbinger, a title given to one responsible for purveying lodgings for an army, royal procession, etc, or for setting up a campground
- haryed v pa hurried
- hatfull adj hateful
- hawkesbell n hawk's bell; a bell fastened on the leg of a hunting hawk [OEDOhawk's bell | hawk-bell n]
- hayle n hall
- haynes n pl or adj mean wretches(?) [OEDO hayne n], or heinous(?)
- haynous adj heinous
- head-tiers n pl headdresses (?)
- hecfor n heifer
- hedde n head, here a wig
- heeremeles adj harmless
- hellmat n helmet
- here n hair, here a wig attached to a cap as part of a costume
- herwodes n pl poss heralds'
- hethnicall adj ethnical, ethnic, here (loosely) pagan, heathen, not Christian
- heuynge n heaving, the Easter custom of lifting members of the opposite sex into the air; heyveng; heywyng; heywynge
- hevyd v pa heaved
- hey adv high, highly
- heynse adv hence
- hobby horse n hobby horse, a figure of a horse made of wicker or other light material worn about the waist by a performer, typically at a morris dance; hobbe horsse; hobbey horse; hobbie horse; hobbiehorse; hobbihorse; hobbyhorse; hobby horsse; hobbyhorsse; hoby horse; hobyhorse
- hoketewisday n Hock Tuesday
- hope n hoop
- hopmandaye n Hock Monday
- hosse n hose
- houlden v pasp holden, held
- hower adj our
- howhold stuffe n phr household-stuff, the moveable contents of a house; howhould stuffe
- hussher n usher; husshire
I
- ianevere n January; ianyuery; ianyver; ianyvery
- iayle n in phr iayle deliverie jail delivery, the release of prisoners from jail
- ield v yield
- ielosie n jealousy
- ierland n Ireland
- iestor n jester
- ihons n poss in phr s ihons day St John's Day, possibly in error for 'Iohns'
- imbrodered adj embroidered
- incontagion n contagion, possibly with a play on 'incantation'
- indorcement n endorsement
- ingrowen members n phr pl residents, as of a town
- inpannill n empanel, a list of members of a jury [OEDO empanel n]
- insomutch adv insomuch
- intresse n entress, the entering into possession of land or property
- interst ninterest
- ioggeler n juggler
- ioyaunt n giant
- ioynct adj joint, made up of parts [OEDO, joint, adj. 4]
- iulj n July
- iuridiccion n jurisdiction; iuridiction
- iurkes v pr 3 s jerks; thrusts, pushes, pulls, or twists with sudden movements [OEDO jerk v.1 2.a]
J
K
- karak n carrack
- kaulf n calf
- kinge n in phr kinge ale, kingal, kingale, kingalle, kingeale, kyng ale, kyngale, kyngalle, kynge ale, kyngeale king ale, an inversion of order event in which a king — typically a local young man or farmer — was appointed to preside over the festival; kyng game, kynges game, king play, kynges play, kyng play synonymous with king ale; in phr king halle, kyng halle king hall, likely a bower built for the king of the king ale
- kyltherkyn n kilderkin, a cask
L
- lache n lack
- lachey n and attr lackey; lacheies poss
- lame n lamb; lanb; lanbe
- lantch'd v pfp launched
- larges n largesse
- lat adv late, recently, of late
- lavolto n lavolta, a popular dance
- leades n pl leads; sheets or strips of metal used to cover a roof [OEDO lead n.1 7.a]
- leefull adj lawful
- leeke v inf, pr like(?)
- leese v inf, pr lose
- letes v imp phr let's, let us
- lyverey n livery, here a badge used as proof of payment for entry to a fair; lever; liuerrei; lyueray; lyuerei; lyuerey; lyvere; lyverie; lyverye
- levyng vb n leaving
- liberall sciences n pl liberal arts, the branches of learning forming the trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric) and quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy) in medieval education [OEDO science n 3.a]
- likewaye adv likeways
- limmatt v inf, pr limit
- linck n link, torch(?) [OEDO link n.3 1.a]; linke
- longyng adj belonging, here used in the sense of 'attached' to refer to caps with wigs
- loode n load; loodes, loudes pl
- lope v lop, to cut off branches, leaves, etc, to trim
- loughty adj lofty
- lowted v intr pa louted; stooped, bowed [OEDO lout v.1]
- lyneinge n lining, used here for a doublet
- lyffee n life
- lyme n limb
- lynd adj lined, used here to indicate that a rudder is equipped with new lines(?)
- lynyng n linen
- lyth adv lithe, readily, quickly [MED lithe adv]
- lyvied v pasp levied
M
- made maryon n phr Maid Marian
- maiar n mayor
- mald v inf mauled, knocked, struck (down)
- marde v intr pa marred; erred
- mariolty n mayoralty
- marresdaunce n comp morris dance
- martij n March
- mase n mace; masse
- mawe adj mallow colour, mauve
- mawkin n in phr atyred mawkin in malkin attire, dressed untidily; used here quasi-adverbially
- mayes gowne n phr May's gown, a gown belonging to a character in a May game(?)
- mease n mese, messuage
- medswett n meadowsweet
- mensterl n minstrel; mennystrelle; mensterell; mensterlle; menstreel; mentrelle; minestrell; mynesryle; mystrelle
- miesre n misery
- moer n mower
- mone n in phr pascall mone pascal money, ie, Easter money
- monssall n mensal, monthly payment
- moo adj more
- mores n morris; morec; morece; moreys; morreyce
- morysplayer n comp morris player
- mose adj moss, of moss
- movth n mouth, here, a mouthpiece for a trumpet
- mows coller n phr mouse-colour
- museck n music; here used to refer to a musician or group of musicians
- musesen n musician; mosition; muscon; musitan; musithian; mussisione; mussissien; musycan; musycon; musysion; mutitian; mysysion
- musitioner n musician
- mychlmas n Michaelmas
- myscountance n miscontent, used here to refer to an instance of discontent, dissatisfaction, or annoyance [OEDO miscontent n]
- mysdemeanannte n an act of misdemeanour, an actionable offense of misconduct committed by a misdemeanant [OEDO misdemeanant n 1]
- myserewell n misrule; mysrewell
N
- namptwich n Nantwich
- nevor adv never
- nichil n nil; nichill
- nimp n nymph
- note n in phr by note according to a bill
- nwe adj new
- ny adv nigh; in adv phr ny vppon near or close to
- nyʒth n night
O
- obbett n obit, a gift made to pay for a commemorative service for a deceased person [OEDO obit, n.1 2.b, 2.c]
- obbye v inf, pr obey
- obeysians n obeisance
- obsteynacye n obstinacy
- occpyed v pasp occupied
- occupienges n pl occupyings, used here in the sense of (habitual) practice, carrying on [OEDO occupy v 2.a; occupying n 1]
- olso adv also
- one prep on
- onor n honour, here, a manorial estate, the manor itself
- onsee adv once
- onze n ounce
- orlates n poss harlot's
- otemele n oatmeal; otmele
- oues n pl eaves, the edge of a forest; oveis; oves
- ower n hour
- oye yees interj oh yes
- oynone n onion(?)
P
- pallace n Pallas, ie, Athena
- pande adj paned, made up of panes, here, of cloth
- parachiall adj parochial, of a parish
- par'd v pa paired, damaged [OEDO pair v.1]
- parsevaunte n pursuivant; purcyuaunte
- paste n pastry; pastes
- pavyn n pavane, a kind of stately court dance; here music written for this dance [OEDO pavane n 2]
- pawsinge v prp pausing
- pead v pasp paid
- pearell n pearl
- pece n piece, used here to indicate a quantity of fruit(?)[OEDO piece n etymology]
- pechcoller adj comp peach-colour; pechcoler
- peiown n pigeon
- peirc'd v pa pierced
- pennystone n penistone, coarse woollen cloth
- pernicouse adj pernicious
- persuacon n persuasion
- pesable adj peaceable; peysable; peysabull
- pesablie adv peaceably
- pesehalme n pease-haulm
- pesse n piece
- pettygree n pedigree
- pickard vb n picking, used here to refer to wood that people have picked up(?)
- picter n picture
- pide adj pied, piebald
- piramen n pirament, pediment
- plad v pa played
- plahar n playerplaher
- plange vb n playing
- plaiare n player
- plasant adj pleasant
- plesuer n pleasure
- pointe n point, tagged ribbon or cord used to attach hose to a doublet, lace a garment, fasten a shoe, etc [OEDO point n.1 II.23.a]; poynte
- poke n pocket; bag or wallet
- polron n pauldren, shoulder armour
- poole n pole
- porpul adj purple
- portinaunce n viscera, the interior organs of an animal
- porttare n porter
- potal n pottle; as a unit of capacity, equal to half a gallon
- potsugures n pl pot sugars; a form of sugar suitable for dissolving in a pot of liquid(?)
- pretened v pa pretended; [cp OEDO, pretend v. forms]
- prymust adv in primis; a Latinism signifying first, in the first place
- pyde coote n phr pied coat, a fool's coat, typically a coat with variegated colour [OEDO pied adj A.1.b and S2]
- pynckte adj pinked, of cloth, ornamented with eyelets or other perforations; pyncket
- pynn n pin, here likely used to fasten badges to clothing as proof of admission
Q
- quartarne n quartern, a quarter of a pound [OEDO quartern n.2 3.b]; quartren
- quayt n quoit, a ring thrown at a target for sport [OEDO quoit n 1, 2.a, 2.b]
- querry n quarry, hunt; querrye
- qwette n wheat
- qweyr n quire
R
- rac'd v pfp razed, erased
- rackets n pl nets (?)
- rampeirs n pl rampires, ie, ramparts
- rasons n poss reason's
- recrese n profit [OEDO recrese v]
- reddere n comp red deer
- redding n Reading, Berkshire
- redelede n comp red lead
- reposseede v tr repossede, to regain possession of
- reseued v pasp received; reseuid, resseuyd
- resinges n pl raisins
- resseve v inf receive; resseved, ressyuydpa
- reuuenuewes n pl revenues; reuenuews, reuenuewes
- rewytinge vb n routing; shouting, bellowing, crying out [OEDO rout v.4 1]
- riall adj royal
- ridleis n pl in phr ridleis booke riddle book, a book of riddles(?)
- riflinge vb n rifling, the act of offering a prize in a raffle [OEDO rifle v.2]
- rigglinge adj wriggling
- rime n in phr rime of the ... bellie the peritoneum [OEDO rim n.2 1.b]
- romthe n roomth, physical space, chamber
- roo n roe, a species of small deer
- rosyn n rosin, a kind of powder, used here for fire-making
- rotuntious adj rotundious, round, rotund
- rouge n rogue
- roule v pr, inf roll; rowle
- rowghte adj rough
- rowne adj round
- rybonding vb n ribboning, decoration with ribbons
- rydware n likely one of several hamlets known as Ridware: Pipe Ridware, Mavesyn Ridware, or Hamstall Ridware
- rymbyll n possibly rim (of a wheel)
S
- saboath n sabbath; sabith; sabithe
- saffetei n safety
- safurne n saffron; saferane
- salfly adv safely
- salopia n Salisbury salopia n in phr countie of salopia Shropshire
- salysbere n Salisbury
- sarris n pl sars, fish of the sparoid genus Sargus [OEDO]
- sasnett n sarsenet, fine silk material
- saught pa sought
- savynge vb n sawing
- sayke v inf to seek
- scantelouse adj scandalous
- schaphold n scaffold
- schepskyn n sheepskin
- schochone of armes n phr escutcheon of arms
- scite n sight
- scituacion n situation
- scuttchin n scutcheon; skochon
- seasinge vb n ceasing
- seavenight n sennight
- seet v pr, inf set
- selyng vb n sealing
- semeca n sambocade, a fritter flavoured with elder flowers [OEDO]
- Serberosse n Cerberus, the mythological multi-headed guard dog of Hades, here a prop or costume used in a play
- sette n seat
- sewte n suit; seute, sewt, sewtte
- seventyn adj seventeenth
- shachell n shackle(?)
- shareshull n Shareshill; sharesull
- sheapardes n poss shepherds'
- sherefwyke n sheriffwick
- shewer of the chamber n phr attendant responsible for guiding or conducting people to the Great Chamber, Presence Chamber, or other chamber for audience [OEDO show v 16]
- shroshere n Shropshire
- shuch adj such
- shuete rooll n sheet roll (?), a record or list [OEDO roll n.1 I.1.a, b]
- shuing vb n shoeing; shuinge
- sises n pl assizessisaz
- smirted v intr pa precise meaning unclear; possibly an imitative or onomatopoeic nonce word or portmanteau of 'smirked' and 'snorted'
- smothed adj smoothed
- sogers n pl poss soldiers'
- soiper n supper
- somergame n comp summer game; a festival, sport, or entertainment held in the summer
- sonderey adj sundry
- soppis n pl sops, pieces of soaked bread
- sownes n pl sounds
- Spanes adj Spanish (?); Sponnes
- stall adj in phr stall all stale ale; old and strong ale [OEDO stale adj.1 1]
- statebodye n comp state body, the collective population of a town, city, state, etc; especially that portion of the population involved in its government [OEDO body n 13.a]
- stayers n pl stairs, in n ph payer of stayers a flight of stairs or a portable set of steps [OEDO stair, pair n.1., 9.]
- stidde n stead
- stier v inf stir [OEDO stir v 7, 8]; stierspr
- stirrippe n stirrup
- stockens n pl stockings
- stande v inf to stand; stonde pp
- stondyng n standing, a stage
- stoopes n pl stoops, pillars or posts used by performers (?) [OEDO stoop n.1 1.a]
- stottfold n Statfold; stottefeld
- stoved v pfp stuffed (?)
- straight adj strait, tight
- straked adj streaked
- strasers n pl trousers [OEDO strosser, n.]; strocers
- strickly adv strictly
- strocke n stroke
- strout v inf, pr strut OEDO strut v.1 2.a]
- stuberennesse n stubbornness
- stuffyff n possibly an error for, or variant of stuff
- styke n stick, a length of fabric [OEDO stick n.3 1]
- suerly adv surely; surly
- suertis n pl sureties
- sulphurious adj sulfurous
- summer sawt n phr somersault
- sumptyous adj sumptuous
- suppriz v inf, pr overcome, surprise [OEDO supprise v]
- surplasse n surplice
- sute n in phr whyȝte sute a white suit worn by a player to appear naked
- syluyr n silver
- sytann n satin(?)
T
- tabberinge vb n taboring, performing on the tabor
- tabyrat n a performer on a tabret [OEDO tabret n 2]; taberat
- tacken v pasp taken
- taney adj tawny colour
- Tantelouse n Tantalus, the Greek mythological figure, here a play character
- tapenette n tapnet, a basket made of rushes in which figs are imported; also used as a measure of quantity [OEDO tapnet | topnet n A.a]
- teynt n tent, a Spanish wine [OEDO tent n.4]
- thearbie adv thereby
- theier adj their
- thencrease n comp the increase, the profit; thencreys see also encrays
- thridd n thread
- throughale prep phr through all
- thuse n phr contraction of the use
- tome n tomb
- to gedyr adv together
- toe adv too
- toe prep to
- totalys n total; possibly from ML; totalis
- transpersinge vb n transpiercing
- tree n maypole; tre
- trimbd v pfp trimmed
- trobull n trouble
- trowith n truth
- trunk n a tree trunk, likely used for a maypole
- trunkes n pl trunks, a game resembling bagatelle; tronkes[OEDOtrunkn 16]
- trusser n trouser (?)
- tuelfytyde n Twelfthtide
- twize adv in phr at twize at twice
U
- unbaighted adj unbaited, used here to describe the flesh of a bull that has not been baited
V
- Vartemar n Vortimer, son of Vortigern, here a play character
- valure n value
- vantapyr n font-taper
- vaponn prep upon
- vardyne n warden
- vellet n velvet
- Venesyans n pl Venetian hose; Venesons, Venesyones, Venesyons, Venysiones
- veniger n vinegar
- veriows n verjuice; vegews; vergeous; vergeows; verious; veriouse; verius
- virginalles n usually a keyed musical instrument with plural form refering to one instrument, but here possibly the keyboard(s) to an organ (?); virginalls; virginialls
- vnkells n poss uncle's
- vylter n philtre (?)
W
- waring vb n wearing, used here in the sense of use, wear and tear
- warthrope n wardrobe
- wassell n wassail
- wasseller n wassailer; wasellor
- wating vb n waiting
- wayters n pl wages (?)
- wear't contraction of were it
- weddesbury n Wednesbury; wedesbury; widdesbur
- weele contraction of we will, we'll
- weightes n pl waits
- welt n wealth
- wenisday n Wednesday
- wete v inf wit, to know; in phr to wete to wit, that is to say
- wetnes n witness
- weyne n wine
- whearebie adv whereby
- whell n wheel
- whetesonetyde n Whitsuntide; whisontide; wyssontyde
- whight sondaye n Whitsunday
- whitsonhayll n comp Whitsun ale
- whom n home
- whytlethur n whitleather
- wicke n week; wycke
- willenhale n Willenhall; wilnale; wilnall; wilnehale; wylnehale
- woollkember n comp wool comber [OEDO kember n]
- wytuall n victual
X
Y
- yate n gate
- yatt conj that
- yeald v inf to yield; yealdinge prp
- yelde n in phr yelde hall guild hall; yeld hawle
- yelle adv ill
- yemane of the malle n pl household officials, servants, or attendants; specific duties are unknown [OEDO yeoman n C3.a]; yemen of the mayell
- yemen watires n phr pl yeoman waits; household officials, servants, or attendants charged with keeping watch [OEDO yeoman n C3.a]
- yeoman of the feilde n a household official, servant, or attendant; specific duties are unknown
- yerell n earl
- yes adj poss his
- yeue, yeve v inf, pr, pass give; yeuen, yeven, yevynpa
- yewor n ewer
- ynto prep into, unto [OEDO into prep and adj 16]
- yomen of the bottells n pl household officials, servants, or attendants charged with procuring drink [OEDO yeoman n C3.a]; yemen of the bottells; yemen of the flagenes
- yomen of the mouthe n pl household officials, servants, or attendants charged with maintaining a pantry, or with providing or serving food and drink [OEDO yeoman n C3.a]
Z
- Glossary Notes
Words have been included in the English Glossary if they are not found with the required sense in the Oxford English Dictionary Online (OEDO) or cannot be easily found there in the spelling in which they appear in the text. Other works consulted can be found in the General Bibliography. Words with unusual spellings have not been included if they have been treated in the text as scribal errors and footnoted, or if they are the result of the following common spelling variations alone:
doubling of single consonants and vice versa
a/ai/ay
a/au
ar/er
c/s
ea/e/ei
e/i
ie/e(e)
i/j
i/y
oa/o/oo
o/ou
o/u
s/z
sch/sh
u/v
u/w
w for u as a vowel
y- in initial position for th or þ
presence or absence of final -e
medial d for th (eg, fader for father)
plurals ending in -n (eg, shoon for shoes)
3/y
elision of the with words beginning with a vowel or h (thandes for the hands)
fusion of indefinite article with following noun or adjective (eg, aboke for a book)
interchangeable vowels in unstressed syllables (eg, aftor or aftyr for after)
past tense verbs ending in -t (eg, rackt for racked)
Obsolete or nonce compounds are not glossed unless they are particulary obscure or difficult.
The capitalization of headwords conforms to modern usage. A word appearing in several noteworthy spellings is normally entered under the one most often found in the text or else – when two spellings are equally or nearly equally common – under the one nearer modern usage, but a marginally less common spelling may be preferred to keep related forms together in the entry order of the glossary. Other spellings are entered in their alphabetical places and cross-referenced to the main entry. In the alphabetical order of the glossary 'þ' follows 't' and 'ȝ' follows 'y.' Where the definition repeats the headword in a different spelling, the latter is normally the entry spelling in OEDO and further information can be found there. When that form is itself an archaism or ambiguous, a further brief definition usually follows. Any further citation of an authority or other succinct account of the glossarian's reasoning appears within square brackets at the end of the entry.
- Glossary Abbreviations
1 first person 2 second person 3 third person abbr abbreviation abl ablative abs absolute adj adjective adv adverb(ial) AL Anglo-Latin AND Anglo-Norman Dictionary Online art article attr attributive CL Classical Latin coll collective comp compound compar comparative conj conjunction cp compare dat dative def definite DML Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources DuCange Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis E English EG English Glossary exclam exclamation F French f feminine fut future tense gen genitive Gk Greek imper imperative indecl indeclinable inf infinitive interj interjection intr intransitive L Latin LL Late Latin Latham Revised Medieval Latin Word-List m masculine MED Middle English Dictionary ML Medieval Latin mod modal n noun nom nominative nt neuter obj objective OE Old English OEDO Oxford English Dictionary Online OLD Oxford Latin Dictionary OT Old Testament pa past tense pasp passive participle pass passive per person pfp perfect participle phr phrase pl plural poss possessive pp past participle ppl participial pr present tense prep preposition pron pronoun prp present participle rel relative sbst substantive sg singular subj subjunctive superl superlative tr transitive v verb var variant vb verbal