Hom, adv. home, homewards, F
435. A. S. hám, a home, house,
village; G. heim, Gk. к@μos.
Homicyde, s. homicide, assassin,
B 1757. Lat. homicida, a man-
slayer.
Homlinesse, s. homeliness, domes-
Homward, adv. homeward, B
1739. A. S. hamweard, ham-
weardes.
Hond, s. hand, B 3393, 3506;
pl. Hondes, 3214, 3542. A. S.
hond, hand; cf. hentan, to grasp.
Honest, adj. honourable, worthy,
B1751, E 333. F. honnête, O. F.
honeste, Lat. honestus.
Honestee, s. honour, dignity, B
3157.
Honestetee,
S. honourableness,
honour, E 422.
Honoureth, imp. pl. honour ye,
E 370; pp. Honoured, wor-
shipped, B 3753. O. F. honourer,
Lat. honorare.
Honurable, adj. honourable, E
767.
Hony, s. honey, B 3537, F 614.
A. S. hunig.
Hoo, interj. ho! B 1174.
Ho.
Hoode, s. dat. a hood, B 2101.
See Hode.
Hool, adj. whole, E 861; well, F
161. A. S. hál, cognate with
Gk. kaλós, good, excellent.
Hoom, adv. homewards, B 3548.
Hope, s. hope, F 487. A. S. hopa.
Hors, s. a horse, B 15, E 388; pl.
Hors, horses, B 1823, 3294. A.S.
hors, a neuter noun, with pl. hors;
Icel. hross, pl. hross, sometimes
spelt hors; O.H.G. hros; whence
G. ross. Hors occurs as a plu-
ral in Trevisa, Spec. of English,
xviii a. 108. Cf. Sanskr. hresh,
to neigh.
Horsly, adj. horselike, like all that
a horse should be, F 194.
Hosen, s. pl. hose, B 1923. A. S.
hose, a stocking; pl. hosan.
Hoste, s. host, B 1, 39, 1625, 3970,
E 1. F. hôte, O.F. hoste, Portu-
guese hospede, Lat. hospidem.
Hote, adj. hot, an epithet of Aries,
as supposed to induce anger and
heat of blood, F 51. A. S. hát,
G. heiss.
Hous, s. a house,' or 'mansion,'
in astrology, F 672; a house-
hold, 24. A. S. hús.
Housbond, s. a husband, E 698;
Housbonde, B 3502. A. S. hús-
bonda; Icel. húsbondi, which is
a pres. part. contracted from hús-
bóandi, or hús-buandi, the inhabi-
tant or occupier of a house; from
búa, to inhabit. The sense is there-
fore that of the possessor of a
farm or master of a house. No
connection with bond or bind.
Houndes, s. pl. dogs, E 1095.
A. S. hund, Icel. hundr, Lat.
canem, Gk. κύνα.
Humanitee, s. kindness, E 92.
From Lat. humanus, kind.
Humblesse, s. humility, B 1660,
F 544. Cotgrave gives this form,
which he says has the same sense
as F. humilité.
Humilitee, s. humility, E 1143.
O.F. humiliteit, Lat. humilitatem.
Hunte, v. to hunt, E 81. A. S.
huntian, to hunt; cf. hentan,
to catch.
Huntyng, Hunting, s. hunting,
B 3496, 3995; on huntyng=a-
hunting, for the purpose of the
chase, E 234. A. S. huntung, a
hunting, sb.; quite distinct from
huntiende, pres. part. of huntian.
Hurtes, s. pl. hurts, F 471. O. F.
hurt, a stroke, hit, from hurter, F.
heurter, to strike, hit; whence E.
hurtle.
Hy, adj. high, learned. E 18; dat.
Hye, great, 135; def. Hye, F 85,
98; pl. Hye, high, E 45; comp.
Hyer, F 387. A. S. heáh, Icel.
hár, G. hoch.
Hyde, v. to hide, used intransitively,
i. e. lie concealed, F 141; gerund,
to hide, B 3732. A. S. hýdan,
cognate with Gk. κεύθειν.
Hye, adv. high, aloft, B 3592, F
411,671. A.S. heage, high, adv.;
heáh, high, adj.
Hye, v. or gerund, to hasten, to
bring hastily, F 291. A. S. higan,
higian, to haste; cf. Lat. citus,
quick, Gk. Kívvμaι, I go.
Hyghte, s. height, B 12.
heado.
Hyghte, pt. pl. 2 p. promised, E
496. A. S. hátan, to promise;
pt. t. ic héht, pl. héton.
Hyghte, pt. s. was called, was
named, B 3373, E 32, 210.
See Highte. A. S. hátan, to
be named, pt. t. ic hatte. This
verb and the preceding
Hyred, pp. hired, B 1757.
hýrian, to hire; pt. t. hýrode,
pp. hýrod.
Iade, s. a jade, i. e. a miserable
hack, B 4002.
Ialouse, adj. pl. jealous, F 286.
F. jaloux, O. F. jalous, Lat. zelo-
sus. Thus jealous is a doublet of
zealous.
Ialousye, s. jealousy, E 1205.
Iambeux, S. pl. leggings, leg-
armour, B 2065. From F.jambe,
the leg.
Iane, s. a small coin, properly of
Genoa, B 1925, E 999. Lat.
Janua, Genoa.
Iangle, pr. pl. talk, prate, F 220,
261. O. F. jangler, from a Teu-
tonic source; cf. Du. janken, to
howl.
Iangling, s. prating, idle talking,
disputing, F 257.
Iape, s. a jape, a jest, a trick,B 1629.
Iapen, v. to jest, B 1883.
Ich, pers. pron. I, B 39. A. S. ic.
Idus, s. pl. ides, F 47. The ides'
is a name given to the fifteenth
day of the months of March, May,
July, and October, and the thir-
teenth of other months.
Iewerye, s. Jewry, jew's quarter,
B 1679, 1741, 1782. See the
note, p. 145.
Ilke, adj. same; that ilke, that
same, B 3663.
Impertinent, adj. not pertinent,
irrelevant, E 53.
Importable, adj. intolerable, in-
sufferable, E 1144. Lat. impor-
tabilis, that cannot be carried;
from portare, to carry.
Impression, s. impression, re-
membrance, 371.
In, s. inn, lodging, B 1632. A. S.
in, inne, an inn, house, chamber.
In, prep. into, B 119. A. S. in, G.
in, Lat. in, Gk. év.
Infortune, s. misfortune, B 3591.
F. infortune, Lat. infortunium.
Inne, adv. in, B 3193; as prep. in,
F 578. A. S. innan, adv. within,
inwardly.
Instrumentz, s. pl. instruments of
music, 270.
Inwith, prep. within, B 1794, E
870.
Iogelours, s. pl. jugglers, men who
exhibit feats of legerdemain and
pretended magic, F 219. F.
jongleur, O. F. jogleor, Lat. acc.
ioculatorem, one who makes sport;
from iocus.
Ioie, s. joy, B 3964; Ioye, F 368.
F. joie; from Lat. gaudium.
Iolitee, s. amusement, B 2033;
enjoyment, F 344; joviality, 278.
Ioly, adj. pleasant, F 48; festive,
B 1185. F. joli, from a Scandi-
navian source; Icel. jól, Yule, a
great feast held in midwinter.
Iolynesse, s. festivity, F 289.
Iourney, s. journey, F 783. F.
Kembde, pt. s. combed, F 560;
pp. Kembd, E 379. A.S. cemb-
an, to comb; pt. t. ic cembde.
Kene, adj. keen, bold, B 3439, F
57. A. S. céne, G. kühn.
Kepe, s. heed, E 1058; taken
kepe take heed, F 348.
Kepeth, pr. s. keeps, E 1133;
observes, F 516; pt. s. Kepte,
kept, E 223; pres. part. Keping,
keeping, tending, F 651; pp.
Kept, E 1098. A. S. cépan, pt.
t. ic cepte.
Kerue, v. to carve, cut, F 158.
Kesse, v. to kiss, E 1057; pt. s.
Keste, kissed, F 350; Kiste, B
3632, 3746, E 679. A. S. cyssan,
pt. t. ic cyste; Icel. kyssa, G.
küssen.
Kin, s. kin, kindred, B 3121. A. S.
Icel. kynni, Moso-Goth.
kuni, Lat. genus.
Kinges, s. pl. kings, B 3558.
A. S. cing, cyning, Icel. konungr,
G. könig.
Kitte, pt. s. cut, B 1761. M. E.
cutten, to cut; not in A. S. Cf.
Welsh cuta, short; cwtau, cytio,
to shorten; Gael. cutaich, to
curtail, cutach, docked, bobtailed;
cut, a bob-tail.
Knaue, s. boy, male, E 444, 447;
Knaue child, man-child, boy,
612; pl. Knaues, boys, lads, B
3087. A.S. cnápa, cnáfa, a boy,
youth; G. knabe.
Knewe, I p. s. pt. subj. could know,
F 466; pt. s. Knew, 131; pp.
Knowe, known, 215; Knowen,
E 689. A. S. cnáwan; pt. t. ic
cneów, pp. cnáwen; cf. Lat. gnos-
cere, Gk. γιγνώσκειν.
Knit, pp. knit, B 3224. A. S.
cnyttan, to knit.
Knokked, pt. s. knocked, B 3721.
A. S. cnocian, to knock.
Knotte, s. knot, principal point of
a story, gist of a tale, F 401, 407.
A. S. cnott, Lat. nodus.
Knowe, pp. known, F
215;
Knowen, E 689; 2 p. pl. pr.
Knowen, ye know, B 128.
Knowes, s. pl. knees, B 1719.
A. S. cneow, pl. cneowas, Lat.
genu.
Knowing, s. knowledge, F 301.
Knyghthode, s. dat. knighthood,
B 3832. A. S. cnihthád.
Konnen, 2 p. s. pr. ye know, F
3. See Can.
Konning, s. cunning, skill, F 251.
See Conning, sb.
Kynde, s. dat. nature, B 1840;
the natural world, creation, F
469; nature, natural bent, 608,
619. A. S. cynd, nature.
Kyte, s.
a kite, F 624. A. S.
cýta.
Kytheth, pr. s. makes known, dis-
closes, shews, F 483. A. S.
cýdan, to make known, whence
cúð, known (cf. E. un-couth); cýð,
knowledge; cunnan, to know.
Labbing, pres. part. blabbing, bab-
bling, E 2427. Cf. Du. labben,
to tell tales, labbei, gossip.
Ladde, pt. s. led, carried, B 3338;
conducted, 3747; pt. pl. Ladde,
led, 3920, E 390; pp. Lad, B
3552, 3570, F 172. A. S. lædan,
pt. t. ic. lædde; Icel. leida, G.
leiten.
Lady, s. lady, B 1637. A. S.
hlafdige, Icel. lafdi.
Lafte, pt. s. ceased, B 3496; pt.
pl. Lafte, left, 3388; pp. Laft, F
186, 263. A. S. láfan, pt. t. ic
lafde; Icel. leifa.
Lake, s. a kind of fine white linen
Langour, s. languishment, slow
starvation, B 3597. F. langueur,
Lat. languorem.
Lappe, s. lap, fold of the dress, F
441; a wrapper, E 585: dat.
Lappe, B 3644, F 475. A. S.
lappa, a lap, border, hem; Du.
lap, a remnant, shred, rag.
Lasse, adj. pl. smaller, of less rank;
lasse and more, smaller and
greater, i. e. all, E 67; cf. F 300.
A. S. læssa, less.
Last, s. pl. lasts, i. e. burdens, loads,
B 1628. See the note. A. S.
hlæst, a burden, load, a ship's
freight, from hládan, to lade; cf.
Icel. hlass, a cartload, from hlaða,
to lade.
Last, pr. s. lasteth, extends, E
266; pt. s. Laste, lasted, B 1826;
pt. pl. Laste, 3390, 3508. A. S.
Lat, imp. s. let, B 1633, É 163;
imp. pl. B 2156. See Lete.
Latitude, s. latitude (in an astro-
nomical sense), B 13.
Laton, s. latten, or latoun, a mixed
metal, closely resembling brass,
B 2067. See Halliwell. F.
laiton, O. F. laton, Low Lat.
lato.
Laude, s. praise, honour, B 1645,
3286. Lat. laudem, from laus.
Laughe, v. to laugh, E 353. A. S.
hleahan, hlihan, Icel. hlæja, Goth.
hlahjan, G. lachen.
Launcegay, s. a kind of lance, B
1942, 2011. See note to l. 1942.
Laureat, adj. laureate, crowned
with laurel, B 3886, E 31. From
Lat. laureatus; from laurus, a
laurel.
Lawe, s. law, B 1189, 3870.
A. S. lagu, Icel. lag, lög; cf. Lat.
legem. See below.
Lay, s. religious belief, creed, F 18.
From O. F. lei, F. loi, law; cog-
nate with A. S. lagu, whence
M. E. lawe, E. law.
Lay, s. a song, lay, B 1959. O. F.
lai, of Celtic origin; cf. W. llais,
voice, sound (Brachet). We find
also A. S. leo, G. lied, a song.
Lay, pt. s. lay, B 3630, F 467.
Ledene, s. (dat.) language, talk, F
435, 478. A. S. leden, a corrup-
tion of the word Latinus, meaning
(1) Latin; (2) any language or
speech. Not to be confused with
G. lied, which=A. S. leod.
Leef, adv. dear; comp. Leuer.
dearer, liefer, F 572. See Lief,
Leue.
Leef, s. a leaf, E 1211.
Icel. lauf, G. laub.
Leet, pt. s. let, E 82; caused, as in
leet don cryen caused to be pro-
Lefte, I p. s. pt. I left off, F 670.
Legiouns, s. pl. legions, B 3544. Lemman, s. sweetheart, B 3253. A. S. leof man, lit. a dear person, man being of either gender; as in wifman, a woman. Cf. Lammas for loaf-mass. Lene, adj. lean, B 4003. A. S. hlæne, lean, meagre, thin. Lenger, adj. longer, E 300; adv. B 2122, 3709, F 381; lenger the more the longer, the more, E 687, F 404. A. S. len
gra, comp. of lang. Lente, s. Lent, E 12. A. S. lencten, the springtime.
Lenuoy, s. l'envoy, i. e. the epilogue or postscript addressed to the hearers or readers, E 1177 (rubric). F. l'envoi, lit. a sending, from envoyer, to send. Leonyn, adj. lionlike, B 3836. F. léonin, Lat. leoninus. Leoun, s. a lion, B 3106, 3215, 3288, F 491; pl. Leouns, B 3451; Leon, the sign Leo, F 265. F. lion, O. F. leon, Lat. leonem." Lepardes, s. pl. leopards, B 3451. From Lat. leopardus.
Lere, s. flesh, skin, B 2047. This is quite a different word from M.E. lere, the face, countenance, from A. S. hleor. Properly it means the muscles, especially the muscles of the thigh, which special sense is perfectly suitable here. It is the A. S. lira, flesh, muscle, Icel. lær, the thigh, the leg above the knee, the ham, Danish laar, the thigh. Halliwell gives-' Lire (1) flesh, meat; swynes lire [swine's flesh], Ord. and Reg. p. 442; lyery, abounding with lean
flesh; North of England; (2) face, countenance;' &c.
Lere, v. to learn, B 1702: pr. pl. Lere, learn, F 104. Chaucer uses the word wrongly; it properly means to teach, from A. S. læran; the contrary error, of using learn in the sense of to teach, is common still. Lerned, pp. as adj. learned, B 1168.
Lese, v. to lose, E 508, F 691;
imp. pl. Leseth, B 19; pp. Lorn, q. v. A. S. leósan, Moso-Goth. fra-liusan. Lesing, s. losing, loss; for lesinge, for fear of losing, B 3750. See
Leste, pr. s. subj. impers. it may please, E 105, F 125; it may (i. e. can) please, F 380; pt. s. it pleased, E 716, 986, F 605. A. S. lystan, to choose; generally used impersonally.
Lete, v. to let, B 3524; I p. s. pr. Lete, I leave, B 96, F 290, 344, 651; pt. pl. Lete, let, B 3898; imp. pl. Lete, let, E 98. See Lat, Leet. A. S. lætan, to let. Lette, v. to hinder, B 2116; to
oppose, stay, 3306; pt. s. intrans. Lette, delayed, E 389. A. S. lettan, to hinder; Du. letten; Icel. letja, to hold back; cf. E. late. Lette, s. let, impediment, hindrance, delay, E 300. Cf. Icel. leti, laziness, sloth; from letja, to hinder. See above. Letterure, s. literature, B 3686. O. F. letreure, from Lat. literatura.
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