Glossary

abode	v. pret.	withstood
abought	v. pret.	paid for
abrayed	v. pret.	started up
accord	n.	reconciliation
adoubted	p. p.	afraid
adventure	n.	fortune, chance, hazard
affiance	n.	trust
afterdeal	n.	disadvantage
against	prep.	in the presence of
aknown	ppl. adj.	aware
allow	v.	to commend
almeries	n. pl.	libraries
alther	adj. gen. pl.	of all
and	conj.	if
apayed	ppl. adj.	pleased
apel	v.	to impeach, accuse
appeach	v.	to accuse
appertices	n. pl.	feats
aretted	p. p.	reckoned
arson	n.	saddle bow
assoil	v.	to absolve
astonied	p. p.	stunned
attaint	ppl. adj.	exhausted
avail	n.	advantage
avaled	v. pret.	lowered
aventred	v. pret.	set (spear) in position for a charge
avoid	v.	to leave, send away
avow	v.	to admit, promise
awke	adj.	back-handed
awroke	p. p.	avenged
bachelor	n.	young knight
bain	n.	bath
bated	v. pret.	abated
battle	n.	battalion
bawdy	adj.	dirty
beams	n. pl.	bugles
bee	n.	ring, bracelet
be	v. pres. pl.	are
behest	n.	promise
behight	v. pret.	see behote
behote	v.	to promise
behove	v.	to be necessary
benome	p. p.	taken away
beseem	v.	to befit, appear
beseen	adj.	looking, having an appearance
beskift	v.	to thrust off
bestad	p. p.	biset
bestial	n.	cattle
betake	v.	to entrust
betaught	v. pret.	commended
bevered	v. pret.	trembled
bewared	p. p.	bestowed
bezant	n.	gold coin
blee	n.	complexion
bless	v. reflex.	to cross oneself
bobaunce	n.	boasting
boistous	adj.	unsophisticated, rough
boot	n.	remedy
borow	n.	pledge
bounty	n.	goodness, favour
bourd	v.	to jest
brachet	n.	bitch-hound
braid	n.	attack
brain-pan	n.	skull
brast	v. pret. and p. p.	burst
brim	adj.	fierce
broached	v. pret.	pierced
brose	n.	a kind of broth
bruise	v.	to shatter, hurt
bur	n.	broad ring on a spear to protect the hand
burgh	n.	town
bushment	n.	ambush
by	prep.	about
caitiff	n. as adj.	miserable
cantel	n.	piece
cast	v.	to intend, imagine
cedle	n.	letter
cere	n.	wax
chaflet	n.	platform
champaign	n.	plain, field
charge	n. and v.	command
cheer	n.	entertainment, appearance
clean	adj.	excellent, pure
cleped	v. pret.	called
cleyght	v. pret.	seized
clip	v.	to embrace
cog	n.	broadly built ship
coif	n.	close fitting cap
complished	p. p.	filled
conceit	n.	judgement
conjour	v.	to urge
conversant	adj.	living
cording	n.	agreement
cost	n.	side
costed	v. pret.	followed
couch	v.	to lower spear for attack
courage	n.	desire
courtelage	n.	court-yard
covin	n.	conspiracy
cream	n.	chrism
credence	n.	message
cunning	n.	ability
daffish	adj.	stupid
damage	n.	grief, injury
damosel	n.	maiden
danger	n.	power
dawe	v.	to revive
deal	n.	part
debonair	adj.	gracious
deem	v.	to judge
defend	v.	to forbid
defendant	n.	defence
defile	v.	to afflict, put to shame
degree	n.	prize at a tournament honour, rank, condition
delibered	p. p.	considered
deliverly	adv.	neatly
depart	v.	to divide
dere	v.	to harm
decrive	v.	to interpret
device	n.	arrangement, conversation
devise	v.	to think about
devoided	v. pret.	dismounted
devoir	n.	endeavour
devour	v.	to make away with, destroy
dight	v. pret and p. p.	furnished, prepared
dindled	v. pret.	trembled
dint	n.	blow
diseased	adj.	weary
disperpled	p. p.	dispersed
dispoil	v.	to undress
dissever	v.	to distinguish
distained	p. p.	dishonoured
dole	n.	lamentation, sorrow
domineth	v. pres. 3 sg.	holds sway
doubt	n.	fearful thing
	v.	to fear
drenched	p. p.	drowned
dress	v.	to set in position, prepare, step forward
dretch	v.	to harrass, disturb
dromond	v.	large ship
duress	n.	affliction
dwell	v.	to delay
dwined	v. pret.	wasted
eagerness	n.	violence
eft	adv.	again
ell	n.	a measure of length: 45 inches
eme	n.	uncle
enchafe	v.	to make warm
endlong	adv. and prep.	along
eneled	p. p.	anointed
enewed	ppl. adj.	coloured
engine	n.	evil device
enow	adj.	enough
enprise	v.	to undertake
entreat	v.	to negotiate
erst	adv.	before
estures	n. pl.	rooms
eure	n.	fortune
evenlong	adv. and prep.	along
fain	adv.	gladly
	adj.	glad
faiter	n.	imposter
fare	v.	to act, behave
fault	v.	to lack
feute	n.	track
fewter	n.	rest for spear
	v.	to fix a spear in its rest
fiance	n.	promise
flacket	n.	flask
flemed	v. pret. and p. p.	put to flight
foin	n.	thrust
force no force	n.	strength, might that does not matter
fordeal	n.	advantage
fordo	v.	to render powerless
forfend	v.	to forbid
forfoughten	ppl. adj.	weary with fighting
forthink	v. reflex and impers.	to regret
gad	n.	rod
gainest	adj. superl.	quickest
gar	v.	to cause
gat	v. pret.	got, begot
gisarme	n.	battle-axe
glasting, glatisant	adj.	barking
graithed	v. pret.	prepared
grame	n.	harm
gramercy		many thanks
greces	n. pl.	stairs
gree	n.	victory
guardrobe	n.	wardrobe
guise	n.	custom
gules	adj.	(heraldic) red
habergeon	n.	coat of mail
halp	v. pret	helped
halse	v.	to embrace
handsel	n.	gift
hete	n.	reproach
hie	v. reflex.	to hasten
hight	v. pres. and pret.	to be called
hill	v.	to cover
holden	p. p.	held
holpen	p. p.	helped
hough	n.	back part of the knee Joint
houselled	p. p.	given the sacrament
hove	v.	to remain, wait
intermit	v.	to concern oneself
item	adv.	likewise, also
iwis	adv.	indeed
jesseraunte	n.	coat of armour
keep	v.	to care, guard
kemp	n.	warrior
kind	n.	nature
kindly	adj.	natural
large	adj.	generous
laund	n.	glade
layne	v.	to conceal
lazar-cote	n.	hut for lepers
lears	n. pl.	cheeks
leech	n.	physician
let	v.	to cease, prevent
leve	v.	to believe
leve	adj.	pleasing, dear
lever	adv. comp.	more gladly, rather
lewd	adj.	ignorant, boorish
licours	adj.	lecherous
lightly	adv.	quickly, easily
like	adv.	equally
limb-meal	adv.	limb from limb
list	v.	to wish
lith	n.	joint
long	v.	to belong
loth	adj.	unwilling, hateful
loos	n.	renown
lotless	adj.	without harm
lune	n.	leash for a hawk
lusk	n.	idle lout
lust	n.	wish
lygement	n.	alleviation
maims	n. pl.	wounds
mainten	n.	manner of life
makeless	adj.	matchless
maugre	n.	ill-will
	prep.	in spite of
measure	n.	moderation
medley	n.	conflict
meet	adj.	suitable, useful
mesel	n.	sickness
mette	v. pret.	dreamed
meyne	n.	retinue
mickle	adv. and adj.	much
minever	n.	fur trimming
mishaply	adv.	by misfortune
mister	n.	need
morte	n.	death
mote	n.	note on a horn or trumpet
	v. pres. 3 sg.	might
mountenance	n.	amount, space
ne	adv. and conj.	not, nor
nesh	adj.	soft
nis	v. pres. 3 sg.	is not
nobley	n.	pomp
notforthan	adv.	nevertheless
	conj.	although
noyous	adj.	troublesome
oftsides	adv.	often
or	conj. and prep.	before
ordain	v.	to arrange, appoint, command
ordinance	n.	command
orgulity	n.	pride
orgulous	adj.	proud
other	conj.	either, or
ouch	n.	clasp
ought	v. pret.	owed, possessed
outcept	v.	to except
out-take	v.	to except
overthwart	adj., adv. and prep.	slanting, askew, perverse, crosswise, across
paltock	n.	doublet
parage	n.	lineage
paramours(s)	adv.	as a lover
pareil	adj.	equal
passing	adv.	exceedingly
paynim	n.	pagan
paytrels	n. pl.	breast armour for a horse
pensel	n.	small pennon
perclose	n.	enclosure
perdy	adv.	indeed
peron	n.	large block of stone
pick	v. reflex.	to go away secretly
piller	n.	plunderer
plain	adj.	open, regular
plenour	adv.	with the full number
plumb	n.	block
point	v.	to lace
pounte	n.	bridge
press	n.	crowd
pretend	v.	to pertain
prize	n.	capture
puissance	n.	power
purfle	n.	trimming
purfled	p. p.	trimmed
pursuivant	n.	herald
purvey	v.	to provide
	reflex.	to prepare oneself
quarrel	n.	short arrow
quest	n.	judgement
quit	adj.	free
	v.	to repay, avenge
	reflex.	to acquit oneself
range	n.	line of battle
rase	v.	to tear, slash
rash	v.	to dash, slash, drag violently
rasure	n.	destruction
raught	v. pret.	reached
raundon	n.	force
rechate	n.	calling back the hounds
reck	v.	to care
recreant	adj.	surrendering, cowardly
rede	n.	advice
	v.	to advise
reney	v.	to deny
retray	v. reflex.	to draw back
rivage	n.	shore
roted	p. p.	practised
rush	v. trans.	to drag, smash
sacring	n.	consecration
sadly	adv.	soundly
sale	n.	hall
samite	n.	a rich silk material, often interwoven with gold or silver threads
sarpe	n.	chain
scathe	n. and v.	harm
scomfit	v.	to defeat
selar	n.	canopy
semblable	adj.	comparable
sendal	n.	fine cloth
seneschal	n.	steward
senship	n.	censure
sewer	n.	serving-man
shaftmon	n.	hand-breadth
shaw	n.	thicket
shend	v.	to disgrace
	[p. p. shent.]
shenship	n.	disgrace
shower	n.	misfortune
shrewd	adj.	mischievous, wicked
sib	adj.	related
siege	n.	seat
siker	adj.	sure
sikerness	n.	assurance
sith, sithen	adv.	then
	conj.	since
skift	n.	fate
	adj.	rid
	v.	to manage
slade	n.	valley
slake	n.	ravine
	v.	to abate
sodden	p. p.	boiled
sond	n.	messenger
sooth	adj.	true
	n.	truth
speed	v.	to succeed
	[p. p. sped]
spere	v.	to ask
sperhawk	n.	sparrow-hawk
sprent	v. pret.	sprinkled
stale	n.	position
stalled	p. p.	put, installed
stead	n.	place
steven	n.	occasion, assignation, voice
stigh	n.	path
stint	v.	to cease, put an end to
stonied	p. p.	see astonied
stour	n.	battle
strait	adj.	narrow, confined
straitly	adv.	severely
strake	n.	signal with hunting horn
	v.	to sound a note on a horn
strong	adj.	severe
sue	v.	to follow
surcingle	n.	girth for a horse
swallow	n.	whirlpool
swapped	v. pret.	struck
sweven	n.	dream
swough	n.	swoop
tailles	n. pl.	taxes
take	v.	to give
tale	n.	reckoning
tame	v.	to pierce
tatch	n.	quality, habit
tene	n.	grief
thilk	demons. adj.	that
thrang	v. pret.	thrust
thrulled	v. pret.	pierced
till	prep.	to
tofore	adv., conj. and prep.	before
trace	v.	to go, pass, pursue
trains	n. pl.	enticements
trapper	n.	trapping
traverse	adv.	crossways
tray	n.	sorrow
trist	n.	hunting station
trow	v.	to think, believe
truss	v.	to bundle, equip
ubblye	n.	oblation
umbecast	v. pret.	cast around
umberere	n.	visor
umbre	n.	shadow
unadvised	adv.	rashly
undern	n.	about 9.0 a.m. or later
unnethe(s)	adv.	scarcely
up	prep.	on
utas	n.	octave; eighth day after festival
ventail	n.	vent
wag	v.	to shake, totter
wage	v.	to pay
wait	n.	watchman
	v.	to watch, be careful
wallop	v.	to gallop
wan	v.	to grow dark
wanhope	n.	despair
wap	v.	to lap
warison	n.	reward
warn	v.	to prevent
ween	v.	to think
whether	pron.	which of two, whichever
wide-where	adv.	far and wide
wield	v.	to possess, control
wight	adj.	stalwart
wist	v. pret.	see wit v. (1)
wit	v. (1)	to know
	v. (2)	to blame
wite	n.	blame
wittily	adj.	cleverly
witting	n.	knowledge
witty	adj.	wise
wood	adv.	madly, fiercely
	adj.	mad
woodness	n.	madness
worship	n.	worth, honour
	v.	to honour
wot	v. pres.	see wit v. (1)
wrack	n.	strife
wrast	v. pret.	wrenched
wrath	v.	to anger
wroken	p.p.	see awroke
wrothe	v. pret.	twisted
yard	n.	branch
yede, yode	v. pret.	went