• salten, salt(e, silt, sulte, saytyn, salteden, salte, selte(n, silte, sulte, i)salted, isalt(e, iselt, iseld, isult(e

þan a thousand celers Fild he wid wines neu and fress, And lardineris wid saltid fless. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 23 The venyson of hem is ryght good and ykept and salted. ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) Tit C.16 99/31 Of þat

• shank(e, shanck, shonk(e, sceonke, sconke, soncke, shaunk, chank, scanke, shauke, scrank, shankes, scankes, shonken, sconken, sheonken, sceancena

sconke [Otho: soncke] wið-inne his hose. a1225(?a1200) Trin.Hom. Trin-C B.14.52 211 At pleȝe..swinch þe lichame, þih, and shonkes and fet oppieð wombe gosshieð and shuldres wrenchieð. (c1300) Havelok LdMisc 108 1903 He broken armes, he broken knes, He broken shankes,

• unarmen, unarme, unarmi, unharme, onarme(n, onerme, unarmed(e, ounarmede, unarmed, uniarmed, unarmedde, onharmed

take wreche and bynymeþ him þerfore his spere and leueþ him vnarmed. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944:Seymour 1233/3 The scheep hatte ouis and is a neisshe beste and bereþ wolle and is vnarmed [L inerme] in body and plesynge in

• unlik(e, unlic, unlich(e, unleche, onleche, unlicle

68/27 Þowȝ the saule be euer lyke god in kynde and in substaunce, it is oft vnlike in condicion thurgh syn. c1450 Dives & P. Lchf 35 1.25 Riche and pore han like comyng into þis world & lyke outgoyng,

• warden, ward(e, wardi(e, i)warded(e, wardid, iwardet

and quarres and so y-wardede and defendede aȝens wawes & strengþe of þe see. a1450(1408) Vegetius(1) Dc 291 53/6 He conne warliche werne his schild and wyseliche warde himselfe þerevndir. a1450(1408) Vegetius(1) Dc 291 153/10 Þey were wel ywarded

• winter, wint(e)re, wintir(e, winttor, wintur, whinter, vintir, wintra, winter(e)s, winterres, wintirus, wintren, wintra, winter, wint(e)re, wintir, wintur, wintour, wenter, wintre, wintrae, wuintre, uinder, vinter

around October and November; (c) as adv.: during the winter; in adverbial constructions: al (al that, al the) , al the long , etc., throughout the winter; everi , during every winter; and somer, somer and , winteres and someres

• wol, wol(l)e, wul, wul(l)e, wl(le, woul(e, whol, wille, wol(le, wall-, wel-, owlle, wulon, wolles, wullus, wolas

ine huam al hit is guod and profitable, and wolle and skin and uless and melk and frut and dong. a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS Hrl 1701 4843 Þe mylke, þe wulle þey wyl receyue And syþþen þe shepe þey wyle late

• box

A boxe of salue. (a1425) Stonor 1.41 ij boxes of conserves, tryacle, and souger candy. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 180b/a Be þer made a ful subtile puluer And be it kept in a brasyn or latyne boxe. ?c1425 Chauliac(2) Paris

• circumsta(u)nce

new phase; (b) a situation or general condition. (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn. Manly-Rickert A.1932 Lust and array, and alle the circumstaunces Of loue, whiche that I rekned, and rekne shal. (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML. Manly-Rickert B.152 The excellent renoun Of themperours doghter,

• claue, cle, clo, clea, cleo, cleu, clei, clou, claues, claue(n, clen, cleon

his cles. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 270b/a Þey [spiders] spynneþ þredes..wiþ moderate feet and clawes [L ungue]. c1400(?a1300) KAlex. LdMisc 622 2182 Wiþ teeth and clowes he [wolf] gynneþ hem strepe. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 40 She [otter]

• clennesse, clenesse, clannesse

holsomnesse of þat lond and þe clennesse wiþoute venyme [L carentia veneni]. (a1393) Gower CA Frf 3 4.2558 The thridde Ston..pureth hem [metals]..That al the vice goth aweie Of rust, of stink and of hardnesse: And whan thei ben of

• commoditẹ, comodite

in Spec.14 Vsp F.7 24 For the commoditee and comun profit..of the forsaid Royaumes ofe Englond and Scotland. a1450(?c1421) Lydg. ST Arun 119 3126 Grekes..of hegh and lowe degre, For high profit and gret commodite, Compas the Ryuere. 1447 Bokenham

• sheren, sher(e, shern, chere, ssere, scer, share, shaeren, scere(n, seren, sher(e)th, sheruth, sheres, scleruth, shar(e, sher(e, shore, scar, sar, shered, sharde, sitre, share, ssere, scare, sceren, sherde, shorn(e, shor(e(n(e, shorun, chorun, ishorn, ishore, ichore, issore, soren, iscore, scorn, shar(e)d, shorue

þi and arm Schare of and dede him harm. c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M. Auch 9800 Þus þai laiden her and tar And her heuedes fram þe bodi schar. c1330(?a1300) Tristrem Auch 477 Þe heminges swiþe on est He schar and layd

• fẹden, veden, fieden, feiden, fẹdeth, fet(t, vẹde~x00fe~, vet, veth, fat, fed(de, vedde, fidde, i-)fed(de, i-)ved(de, vet, fad(de, ivaedde, feed(de, feid

Barth. Add 27944 225a/a Mast þerof [of beech] is ful swete and norisshynge and feedynge. c1400(?c1380) Cleanness Nero A.10 56 My boles and my borez arn bayted and slayne, And my fedde foulez fatted wyth sclaȝt. ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) Tit C.16

• pertenen, pertene, -teine(n, -tainen, -teigne, -tienen, -tinen, partene, -teinen, -tainen, portenen, perteining, pertende

cometh not att the tyme and owre of hys summones..pay..euery Maistere vj s. and viij d. sterlinges, euery yeman iij s. and iiij d., and euery seruaunt xx d..halfe therof to perteygne to the Mayer and Commonalte of Bristowe..and that

• pilgrim, -gram, -grem, -grum, pilegrim, pilgerim, pilegrin, pillegrim, pygrymes, pelgrim, -grem, pelegrim, peilegrim, pulgrim

nedy, egir, and importune And efte soones chaunged arraie, coloure, and clothe. a1500(a1375) Octav.(2) Clg A.2 514 Þer sche fond many schyppys stonde, And oon was of þe Holy Lond, Pylegrimys to lede. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 176/36 And they

• stor(e, stoer, storre, stour(e, stower, stọre, scor

And bought bestes to his store; He let bothe salte and slene Three thousande oxen and kene, Swyne and shepe so many also. c1460 Oseney Reg. 37/27 We haue i-grauntid also..to þabbot and chanons..that they..with-oute..daunger of þe forsters..maye take

• sturdi, sturdie, stourdi(e, stourdẹ, stordi, sterdi, sturdyng

and lowly, And to my men dyspitous and sturdy. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 248/36 He..made grete sorowynge and gnastynge with his teþ, and with a stourdie chere he turnyd hym to the image of Seynt Nicholas..And..he toke a staf

• tọteren, toter(e, -tern, -terre, -teire, -tire, toteore(n, teteren, -teoren, totar(e, -taer(e, toterid, tetered, toter(e(n, -tare, -torin, -taeren, totereden, totor(e(n, -torn(e, -torene, -torren, tetoren(e, totar, -tere

þing to houndis..leest perauenture..þe houndis be turned and al to tere you. a1500(a1415) Mirk Fest. GoughETop 4 194/20 Er þen he wer all dede, wolfes come and al totoryn [or: al-to toryn] hym; And þus had he a fowle ende.

• tọther, to~x00fe~e, tohir, todde, tithyr

day a douth he assembles. (a1461) Paston 2.199 If a theef come and robbed me of al the good I haue on the to day and come and asked me for-yifnesse on the tothyr day, were it reson þat I