Organis, harpe, and other gleu, He drou thaim ut of music neu.' Cursor Mundi, ed. Morris, G 1519. Glood, pt. s. glided, went quickly,
B 2094, F 393. A. S. glidan, to glide; pt. t. ic glád. Glose, s. glosing, comment, F 166. F. glose, a gloss, from Lat. glossa, Gk. yλwooa, the tongue; also a language; also, a word needing explanation; hence, an explana- tion.
Glose, v. to flatter, B 3330;
Glosen, to comment upon, I180. Glyde, v. to glide; vp glyde = to rise up gradually, F 373; pt. s. Glood, q. v.
Gnow, pt. s. gnawed, B 3638. A. S. gnagan, to gnaw; pt. t. ic gnóh.
Goddes, gen. sing. God's, B 1166, 1169, 1175.
Gold-thred, s. gold thread, golden twine, B 3665.
Gon, v. to go, proceed, F 200,327;
Goon, E 847; 2 p. s. pr. Goost, goest, walkest about, B 3123; pr. pl. Goon, go, proceed, E 898; pp. Goon, gone, B 17, E 774; goon is many a yere many a year ago, B 132. A. S. gán, also gangan; G. gehen, Moso-Goth. gaggan (pronounced gangan). Gonne, pt. pl. did; gonne arace=
did tear away, removed, E 1103. See Gan.
Goode, adj. voc. good, E 852; nom. def. B 3084. A. S. gód, Icel. góðr, G. gut.
Goodly, adj. good, proper, pleas- ing, right, B 3969; good-looking, portly, 4010. A. S. gódlíc. Goon, Goost. See Gon. Goost, s. a ghost, B 3124; spirit, E 926, 972; the Holy Ghost, B 1660; yaf vp the goost = died, 1862. A. S. gást, G. geist, the breath, a spirit. Goshauk, s. goshawk, B 1928.
A. S. gós, a goose; góshafoc, a goosehawk, a hawk used to chase wild geese; cf. gos-ling. Gospel, s. gospel; here, a text from a gospel, B 1180. A. S. gódspell, from gód, good, spell, a story; a translation of the Gk. εὐαγγέλ Lov; afterwards corrupted to god- spell, i. e. the story of God, and in this form it gave rise to Icel. guðspjall.
Gossomer, s. gossamer, F 259. Goth, pr. s. goes, B 1698, F 392; imp. pl. Goth, E 568; Gooth, B 3384. See Gon. Gouernaille, s. management, mas- tery, E 1192. Properly it means the steering, management of the helm; from F. gouvernail, Lat. gubernaculum, the helm of a ship. Gouernance, s. providence, E 1161; arrangement, plan, 994; Gouernaunce, control, E 23; sovereignty, B 3541; his gouern- aunce the way to manage him, F 311.
Gouerne, v. govern, control, B 3587; imp. pl. Gouerneth, ar- range, E 322. F. gouverner, Lat. gubernare. Gouernour, s. governor, master, principal, B 3130. F. gouverneur, Lat. gubernatorem. Grace, s. favour, kindness, F 458; Gras, grace, B 2021; of grace, out of favour, in kindness, F 161. F. grâce, Lat. gratia. Grammere, s. grammar, B 1726. F. grammaire, Low Lat. gram- maria; from Low Lat. gramma, Gk. γράμμα, a letter; γράφειν, to write.
Gras, s. grace, B 202I. See Grace.
Gras, s. grass, F 153. A. S. gærs, græs, Icel. gras, G. gras.
Graue, v. to bury, E 681. A. S. grafan, to dig; Icel. grafa, G. graben.
Graunt mercy, interj. many thanks, E 1089. F. grand merci. Graunten, v. to grant, fix, name, E 179; pt. s. Graunted, 183; imp. s. 3 p. Graunte, may he grant, 842. O. F. granter, to grant, confused with O. F. cranter, to caution; the latter is from the Lat. credere, through a form credentare; the former seems to retain the g of the Lat. gratus, pleasing. See Wedg- wood.
Grayn, s. dye; in grayn = in dye,
i. e. dyed of a fast colour, B 1917. See Greyn.
Gree, s. gratitude, good part, E
1151. F. gré, inclination, from Lat. gratus, pleasing.
Greet, adj. great, B 3403. See Grete.
Grene, adj. def. green, E 120; of a green colour, F 646; as sb. greenery, greenness, F 54. A. S. grene, Icel. grænn. Gret, adj. great, F 463; def. Grete, B 1181; voc. Grete, B 1797; pl. Grete, E 382. See Greet.
Grette, pt. s. greeted, E 952. A. S. grétan, pt. t. ic grette. Gretter, adj. comp. greater, E
1126. Greuaunce, s. grievance, hardship,
B 3703. O. F. grevance, pain, hardship, grever, to grieve, weigh down, from Lat. grauis, heavy. Greue, v. to grieve, vex, B 1638; pr. s. impers. Greueth, it vexes, it grieves, E 647. F. grever, Lat. gravare, to weigh down. Greyn, s. a grain, B 1852, 1855; in greynin grain, i. e. of a fast colour, F 511. F. graine, Low Lat. grana, Lat. granum. Grisly, adj. terrible, B 3299. A. S. grislic, grisly, horrible; agrísan, to shudder at; cf. G. grässlich, terrible, grausen, to
Gruf, adv. grovellingly, all along, flat down, B 1865. Cf. Icel. phrase á grúfu, said of one who lies grovelling, or who lies face downwards; from grúfa, to cower, crouch down.
Gyde, v. to guide, lead, E 776. Gyden, to guide, B 1670; imp. pl. Gydeth, guide, direct, 1677. O. F. guider, another form of guier. See Gye.
Gye, v. to guide, rule, B 3587, E 75. O. F. guier, to guide, Ital. guidare; Old Saxon witan, to observe, O. H. G. wizan, to ob-
Gyse, s. guise, wise, way, manner, F 332, 540. F. guise, from O. H. G. wise, G. weise, a manner, cognate with E. wise, from A. S. wis.
Habergeoun, s. a habergeon, hau- berk, B 2051. O. F. haubergon, hauberjon, a small hauberk; dimin. of hauberc or halberc, from 0. H. G. halsberc, the same as A. S. healsbeorga, lit. a neck-defence, from heals (G. hals), the neck, and beorgan (G. bergen), to hide, protect. The ending on should rather signify augmentation, as in the Ital. -one, which is seen in E. balloon, an augmentative of ball.
Habounde, v. to abound, B 3938. F. abonder, O. F. habonder, Low Lat. habundare, written for abun- dare.
Habundance, s. abundance, plenty, E 203.
Habundant, adj. abundant, E 59. Hadde, pt. s. had, possessed, E 438, 29, 32; took, E 303; pt.
pl. Hadden, had, kept, E 201; I hadde leuer I would rather, B 3083.
Halle, gen. sing. of the hall; halle dore door of the hall, F 80; dat. Halle, 86. A. S. heall, a hall, a fem. sb.; gen. healle. Halp, pt. s. helped, B 3236. A. S. helpan, pt. t. ic healp, pp. holpen. Hals, s. neck, B 73. A. S. heals, G. hals, Icel. háls.
Halse, I p. s. pr. I conjure, B 1835. See note. The proper meaning of A. S. healsian is to clasp round the neck (A. S. heals), and thence to beseech, supplicate; but the word seems to have been influenced by the Icel. heill, omen, good luck, heilla, to enchant. Halt, pr. s. holdeth, F 61. Han, v. to have, B 1176, F 56; pr. pl. Han, have, E 188, 381. Handle, v. to handle, touch, E 376. A. S. handlian. Hap, s. good fortune, luck, B 3928. Welsh hap, luck, Icel. happ, luck,
Happeth, pr. s. chances, F 592. See above.
Harde, adj. def. hard, cruel, F 499. A. S. heard, Icel. harðr, G. hart. Hardily, adv. boldly, without doubting, without question, E 25.
Hardinesse, s. boldness, B 3210, 3440, E 93.
Harding, s. hardening, tempering,
F 243. A. S. heardian, to hard. Hardy, adj. bold, sturdy, F 19. F. hardi, from M. H. G. hert- en, O. H. G. hartjan, to make strong, from adj. hart, strong = E. hard.
Hare, sb. a hare, B 1886, 1946. A. S. hara, G. hase. Harme, s. harm, injury, suffering (dative), F 632. A. S. hearm, Icel. harmr.
Harpe, s. harp (dat.), B 2005. Icel. harpa.
Hastif, adj. hasty, E 349. O. F. hastif, from haste, F. hâte; of Germ. origin; cf. G. hast, haste. Hastily, adv. soon, F 471; Hasti- lich, quickly, E 911.
Hatede, pt. s. hated, E 731. A. S. hatian, Icel. hata, G. hassen. Hauberk, s. a hauberk, B 2053. See Habergeoun.
Haue, v. to have, B 114; imp. s.
Haue, hold, consider, F 7; receive, E 567; 3 p. Haue, let him have, B 3915; 2 p. pl. Haue ye, may ye have, B 33; imp. pl. Haueth, hold, F 700.
Hauk, s. a hawk, F 446; gen. Haukes, 631. A. S. hafoc, Icel. haukr, G. habicht, Welsh hebog. Hauke, v. to hawk, E 81. Haukyng, s. hawking; an haukyng, a-hawking; lit. on hawking, B
Haunt, s. abode, B 2001. F. hanter, to haunt.
Hawe, s. a haw; with hawe bake, with baked haws, with coarse fare, See note. A. S. haga, a
B 95. haw, a hedge. Hede, s. care, heed, B 3577, F 612. A. S. hédan, to take care of. Heed, s. a head, B 2060, 2073, F 411, 643; pl. Heedes, F 203, 358; Heuedes, B 2032; maugre thyn heed in spite of thy head, in spite of all thou canst do, B 104, contracted from E. E. heued, A. S. heafod; cf. Icel. höfuð, Moso-Goth. haubith, O. H. G. houbit, G. haupt, Lat. caput, Gk. Kepaλn; cf. Sanskr. kapâla, a skull (Curtius).
Heeld, I ps. pt. held, considered,
E 818; pt. s. Heeld, held, B 1760, 3374; possessed, 3518; pl. Helde, held, B 3506; considered, E 426: A. S. healdan, pt. t. ic heold.
Heep, s. a heap, i. e. a great num- ber, quantity, B 1687, E 2429. A. S. heáp; note the use of the G. haufe, a heap, a great number, a throng.
Heer, adv. here, B 1177, 1180, E 36. A. S. hér.
Heer-vp-on, adv. hereupon, here- on, E 190.
Heigh, adj. high, lofty, B 3192. See Hy.
Heir, s. heir, B 3833; pl. Heires, O. F. heir, hoir, Lat.
3534. hæres. Hele, v. to heal, F 240, 471; Helen (gerund), 641. A.S. hælan, to make whole; from hál, whole; cf. Icel. heill, hale. Helde. See Heeld. Helle, s. (dative), hell, B 3292.
A. S. hell, gen. and dat. helle. Helmed, pp. provided with a helmet, B 3560. A.S. helm, a helmet; lit. a covering, from hélan, to cover.
Help, s. help, F 459. A. S. help, Icel. hjálp, G. hülfe.
Hem, pron. pl. acc. them, B 51, 52, 56, &c.; dat. E 614, &c. A. S. him, acc. and dat. of he. Heng, pt. s. (transitive), hung, B
1824. A. S. hón, to hang; pt. t. ic heng, pp. hangen. Hennes forth, adv. henceforth, F 658. The A. S. form is heonan- forð. Hente, pt. s. seized, caught, B 1760,
3895; seized, took forcibly, 534; took in hunting, B 3449; pp. Hent, seized, E 676. A.S. hentan, to seize; the Mœso- Goth. has the compound verb fra-hinthan, to take captive; cf. E. hand, hunt.
Her, pron. poss. their, B 3284, 3390, 3536, E 185. A. S. heora, gen. pl. of he. Herbergage, s. lodging, abode, E 201. O. F. herberage, herbergage, lodging (Roquefort); from her- berge (F. auberge), a lodging; O. H. G. heriberga, cognate with A. S. herebeorga, a station where an army rests on its march; A. S. here, an army, beorga, a shelter; the modern spelling of herebeorga is harbour.
Herbes, s. pl. herbs, E 226, F
470, 640. F. herbe, Lat. herba. Here, v. to hear, B 98, 133, 1642; Heren, 3963; pt. s. Herde, heard, 1708; pp. Herd, 2146, 3823. A. S. héran. Heres, s. pl. hair, B 3248, E 379, 1085. A. S. hær. Herieth, pr. s. praises, B 1808; 2 p. Heriest, praisest, worshippest, 3419; pr. pl. Herie, E 616; Herien, B 1868. A. S. hérian, to praise, from hére, fame. Herkne, v. to hearken, listen to, B 3159; imp. s. Herkne, B 113; imp. pl. Herkneth, B 1174, 2083, 2155, 3173, E1141, 1163; Herk- eneth, B 1164; pt. s. Herkned, B 1711; pres. part. Herkning, listening to, F 78; pp. Herkned after =listened for, expected, F 403. A. S. heorcnian, to listen
Furnivall, p. 165. The term heronsew for a heron is still known in Swaledale, Yorkshire, and in other parts of England is found as hernshaw or harnsa. The sense is quite certain, though the etymology is less clear. It has been said to be from O. F. heronçeau, but there is no such form in Roquefort or Littré. Herying, s. praise, B 1649. See Herieth.
Herte, s. heart, B 101, 1661, 1745, E 412; sing. or pl. gen. Hertes, hearts, E 112. A. S. heorte, Moso-Goth. hairto, G. herz.
Hertely, adv. heartily, B 3983. Hertes, s. gen. hart's, B 3447. A. S. heorot, heort, G. hirsch. Hertly, adj. hearty, lit. heart-like,
Heste, s. command, B 3754, E 128, 568, F 114; pl. Hestes, E 529. A. S. hés, a command; the addition of t after s is com- mon in English, as in amongst, amidst.
Heuedes, s. pl. heads, B 2032.
Heuen, s. heaven, the celestial sphere, B 3300; a heaven, a supreme delight, F 558; gen. Heuen, of heaven, B 3986; dat. Heuene, F 149. A. S. heofon. Heuinesse, s. heaviness, grief, sorrow, B 3959, E 432, 678. A. S. hefignes, from hefig, heavy. Hewe, s. hue, appearance, mien, E 377, F 508, 587, 640. A. S. hiw, hue, colour, form. Hey, s. hay, grass, B 3407. A. S. hig, Moso-Goth. hawi, G. heu. The word in this passage probably means green growing grass uncut. Cf. A. S. Gospels, S. Mark vi. 39, where on the green grass' is expressed by 'ofer that gréne hig!'
Hey, adj. high, 545. See Hy. Hidde, I p. s. pt. hid, F 595. A. S. hýdan, pt. t. ic hidde. Hider, adv. hither, nearer, B 4000. A. S. hider. Hiderward, adv. hither, in this direction, B 3159. A. S. hider- ward.
Highte, pt. s. was called, was named, B 3310, F 30, 33; is called, B 3651. See Hyghte. Him, dat. pl. to them; him semed, it seemed to them, they supposed, F 56; dat. sing. to him; him semed, it seemed to him, he appeared, B 3361. A. S. him, dat. sing. and pl. of he. Him-seluen, pron. himself, B 44. Hir, pron. poss. their, B 112 (better spelt Her); her, B 65, 3438. A. S. híra, of them, gen. pl.; hire, of her, to her, gen. and dat. sing.; often used instead of the acc. hi.
Hir-selue, pron. herself, F 384. His, poss. pron. neut. its, E 263, F 405. A. S. his, gen. sing.
Hit, pr. s. hides, F 512. Hit is a contracted form, equivalent to hideth. It also appears as hut; as in 'yef me hut ant heled it,' if one hides and conceals it; St. Marharete, p. 15.
Ho, interj. halt! B 3957. Cf. Du. hou, hold! from houden, to hold.
Hode, s. dat. a hood, B 1630; Hoode, 210I. A. S. hód. Hold, s. hold, grasp, F 167. Holde, v. to hold, keep, B 41; to keep to, F 658 (see Proces); pr. s. subj. keep, take, E 287; pp. Holde, held, kept, E 273; con- sidered to be, F 70; Holden, considered, E 205, 828; imp. pt. Holdeth, B 37. A. S. healdan, Icel. halda, Moso-Goth. haldan. Holpen, pp. helped, aided, F 666.
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