• purchasen, purchas(e, -chace(n, -chasse(n, -chasi, -chaci, -chaise, -chaisse, -ches(e(n, -chesse, -chece, porchase, -chace, -chaci, -chasi, -chassi, pourchasse, -chace, purche, purchage, purchasede, purchasced, purchast(e, purchest, ~x00fe~urchasede, i)purchased, iporchaced, purchaset, pirchaced, purchast, ipuchassed, purchad

xx li. of lyvelod to be purchased with the said Issues and profutes. (1278) RParl. 1.10b La terre est de ancient demene le Roy u nul neste put purchaser par la commune ley. c1350 MPPsalter Add 17376 68.41 Hij shul

• eie, eigh(e, egh(e, ehe, ei, igh(e, ihe, ie, ee, e, a nei, a nie, a ne, eien, eighen, ein, ei(gh)nen, ien, in, inen, een, en, enen, eies, ies, eines

eie n.(1) Also eigh(e , egh(e , ehe , ei ; igh(e , ihe , ie ; ee , e ; a nei , a nie , a ne . Plural: eien , eighen , ein , ei(gh)nen ;

• pes, pẹs, pese, pece, pez, peas(e, peace, peax, peaxce, peaix, peis(e, peice, peix, pais(e, paix, peos, paies

pes n. Also pẹs , pese , pece , pez , peas(e , peace , peax , peaxce , peaix , peis(e , peice , peix , pais(e , paix , peos & (in surname) paies . OF pais

• wil(le, wile, wel(le, wele, wol(le, wul(l)e, ville, willa, willae, vuille, willen, willan, willaen, wullen, while, willen

for he the towne entrid, In reward as by right for his ranke wille. c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced. Grv 60 254 Too Greece he graþes hym now with a grete will. a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom. Lamb 487 9 Hwa is swa sunful þet nulle

• oil(e, oille, oiel, hoile, hole, oili, uile, ule, hule, uli, huli, oel(le, ol(e, eoil(l)e, eoli(e, heoli, oli(e, holi, olige, olyf

also fig. ; (e) as a cosmetic for the face, body, or hair; also fig. ; -- not used in ancient times during periods of mourning; (f) as used in warfare; (g) as used for torture. a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom. Lamb 487

• tid(e, tiden, tides, tide, tiden(e, tidae, tida, -tidum

a period of historical time; also, the time after history, eternity; bi olde , long ago; in forme , in ancient times; this , the present time; also, this life; also, in adverbial usage: that , in that period, then

• verrei, ver(r)eie, verei, ver(r)ai(e, ver(r)i, verie, ver(r)ẹ, verra, veari, var(r)ai, vre(i, vrai, werrei(e, werrai(e, werai, wer(r)i, werie, werrẹ, warrai, war(r)ẹ, verreiest, verrest

wommen, now enlumyned with verrey feith [Othea : þe trew feyth], may brynge ayen to morall mynde the opynyones of ancient pepill, and there-vppon many faire allegories may be made. c1450(c1415) Roy.Serm. Roy 18.B.23 2/9 Þei þat vndirstode amysse þe

• womb(e, wompe, wom(e, vombe, wamb(e, wam(e, waim, wombene, wamba, wombee, wombes, womben, wombene

covering the bowels; also the omentum of an animal used as food, tripe; charmere of develes in the , an ancient Roman priest practicing divination by inspecting animal entrails, a haruspex. c1150(OE) Hrl.MQuad. Hrl 6258B 257/10 Swa hwaet swa he

• gret, grette, grete, greit, great(e, greatte, greth, gert(e, geret, gretee, gretene, gre-, grat(e, grait, grut(e, griet, grit, girte, graet(e, griat(e, greatne, gratne, graetere, greatere, graettere, grettere, graeten, greaten, greaton, greatum, gretter(e, grettre, greattre, gratter, greter(e, greiter, grater, greatere, graetere, grettest(e, grettes, grattest(e, grattus, gretest(e, grethest, gratest(e, grest(e, greaste, grestis, grost, grebel, gredel, gretithinge

the Mediterranean; se of occean , the Atlantic; scottish se , ?the North Sea, ?the Firth of Forth; Itaille , Greece; (d) in measures: busshel , a bushel-measure larger than the litel busshel ; fot , a complete foot or

• dai, dei, da~x0021d~, daies, dawes, daus, da~x0021d~hes, dahes, dawene, da~x0021d~ene, dahene, da~x0021d~e, dau, dawe, dawen, da~x0021d~he, da~x0021d~en

dai , the age or duration of this world; bi (in, on) olde (are, forme) dawen (dawes, daies) , in ancient times, in olden days, long ago; on hethene dawen , in pagan times; bi elderne dawes , in the

• out(e of

material), fashioned of; also in fig. phrases; fir flint (ston , fire struck from flint; descended , hereditarily derived from (ancient wealth); wrought erthe , made of earth; finden , to derive (a substance) from (a source); (b) turnen ..in)til

• on, on, one, onne, hon, h), an, ane, aen, and, un

flaumbe on al the town shal sprede. c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced. Grv 60 1202 When Philip had with his folke faren on Greece. a1121 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc 636 an.656 Swa hwa swa ure gife ouþer oðre godene manne gyfe wansiaþ, wansie him seo

• time, tim, teime, teme, timae, tima(n, timon, tyne, tome, time(s, timeus, timus, timen, timene

with reference to the present moment: (a) (that is) agon (passed), bi-gon (ipassed), times biforen, olde , etc., past time; ancient time, old times, the past; neue , recent time; (that is) nou, presente , etc., present time; the present;