• committen, comitten, cometten, committed, commit(te

Shillingford 41 Howe that matier..was commytted and putte to the rule of the two chief Justises. (1449) RParl. 5.148a Which maters and declarations..the Kyng..committed to certeyn Lordes of the same Parlement for to examyn and decide. c1450 Alph.Tales Add 25719

• erthe, eerthe, erethe, eorthe, orthe, ierthe, irthe, urthe, yerthe, ~x0021d~orthe

Pep 2498 84/20 Hunger and erþe dyne and tempestes & werres. a1425 Wycl.MCh. Bod 788 393 Hungre and erþe-dene shal be bi stedis. a1425(a1400) PConsc. Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196 4036 Pestilences and hungers sal be, And erthedyns in many

• dame, daim, damme, dam

Upon the cause of Menelay And of his queene, dame Heleine. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.548 My gossyb, dame Alys. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 2312 Of aram a sun and doghturs tua, Melcha, loth, and dam [vr. dame] sarra. ?a1400(a1338)

• divers(e, diverce, diveresse, divirs, diwers, diverse(s

Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.701 Mercurie loueth wysdam and science And Venus loueth riot and dispence; And for hir diuerse disposicioun Ech falleth in otheres exaltacioun. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 215a/b Garlek and oynouns beþ dyuers. a1400 Lanfranc Ashm 1396

• pastur(e, pastoure, pastor

pasture ther thow goost. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 168a/a Synay is an hiȝe mount and noble and worthi to pasture and bereth beste herbes and gras. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 2445 To pastur commun [Trin-C: commune pasture] þai laght

• liknen, likne, licnen, liken(en, licken(e(n, likkenen, lẹken(en, leccone, i)likned, i)liknet, i)likened, ilikenet, lickned, lẹkenit, lẹgenid

lyf and may ben lykkynid and putte in stede of bawme naturall. a1500(?c1440) Lydg. HGS Lnsd 699 154 Weieth..Whedir Goos or Sheep..may..Vn-to an Hors be likned & comparid. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581 10.42 Þo þat feynen hem folis..Lickne men and

• mẹknesse, meke-, miek-

remedy ys mekenes: Ofte to knele and erþe to kys And knowlache wel þat erþe he ys. c1450(a1425) MOTest. SeldSup 52 13944 And so cled sat þei down full low both more and lese, And cast powder ouer þer croun

• mire, mir, mirre, mier(e, mye, mur(e, muir(e

Grete commyng of water and slyme and fenne ben ofte founde in marreys and myres þat ben harde for to passe. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 4.384 Comune cleymeþ of a kyng..Lawe, loue, and leaute and hym lord antecedent..here hefd..haldyng

• goter, gotour, gotter, goder, godard, guter, gutter, guttour

i-lete and i-ladde in to dyuerse places of þe cite by goteres [L canalibus; Higd.(2) : condettes] vnder erþe. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 156a/a To renewe and refresshe pondes, fresshe watir is ladde..by goters [Tol: goderes] conduytz, and pipes.

• hine, hin(ne, ine, hina, hien, hein(e, haine, hen(e, hind(e, hive, hinen, hignen, hi~x0021d~nen, hine, hines, hy~x0021d~ez

thus þat..he a-ros þe þridde day And to helle tok þo þe way And delyuerede þar is hyne. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pard. Manly-Rickert C.688 He hath slayn this yer..Bothe man and womman, child and hyne and page. a1400 NVPsalter Vsp D.7

• homli, homlẹ, haimeli

of hym. a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist. Corp-C 32 1 Tim.5.8 Whoso..has no cure of his owne and most of his homly as ben faders and moderis and breþere and of suyche manere, he is werre þan þe vntrewe. c1475 Wycl.Antichr.(2) Dub 245

• quiken, quik(e, quicken, quikke, quikie, quikee, quẹke(n, whiken, whikke, quylke, quiketh, quake~x00fe~, quiked(e, cwikede, cwicede, i)quiked, iwhiked

ffor he deyeth and quyketh [L renascitur] and lyueþ ofte as þe forseyde palme doth. a1500(c1410) Dives & P. Htrn 270 1.97 For qhanne þe leonesse hatz qhelpys, þey lyn dede thre dayis..tyl qhanne..þey quekyn and wakyn and in maner

• rekening(e, reckning, reconing, rakening, rekenig, reknig

Alderman and þe compayne. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 73a/a A good seruaunt is wijs and ware and curious to ȝeue acountis and rekenynge [L rationem et compotum] of what he haþ I-fonge and deliuered of his lordes good and

• roial, roial(l)e, roil, roal, roialer, roialler(e, roiallour, roial(e)s

CT.Mk. Manly-Rickert B.3862 By wisdom, manhede, and by greet labour From humble bed to roial magestee Vp roos he, Iulius, the conquerour. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sq. Manly-Rickert F.26 A fair persone he was and fortunat And kepte alwey so wel roial

• lẹf, lefe, leffe, leve, leof, leove, lof, love, lief, lieve, leif, lif, luef, luf

sweetheart, darling; (b) a wife, also fig. ; (c) a friend; and dere , friend and dear one; -- also addressed to one's son; and loth , friend and foe, everyone; ne (no) loth, the loth ne the , friend

• lether, letheir, leder, ledder, leyre, lu~x00fe~er, lather, ladder

Turner & P.Archit. 3.113 A square standarde, and covered with blaakletheir and bowden with yrne. (1466) Acc.Howard in RC 57 351 Item, the same day my mastyr paid hym for sprewse leder and for blanket for sheldes for toppe armore

• soue, sou(we, sou~x0021d~e, soughe, souhe, seu(e, sogh, zo~x0021d~e, suwe, sohghe, suwa, suge, su~x0021d~e, suhe, suhge, sue, so-, soues, suhe, swoues

Thre large sowes [vr. sewes] hadde she and namo, Thre kyn and eek a sheep. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 299a/b The sowe hatte Sus and haþ þat name of subigendo..ffor sche wroteþ and diggeþ þe eorþe to gete hire

• spot, spot(t)e, spoth, spot(e, spout, spof-, spot(te)s, spotten

tooknys of pees and werre..by serteyn signys of spottis [L notularum] of þe seid bone [of a sheep]. a1500 Let.Alex. Wor F.172 230 Thiese pursueden Bores, of the grettest forme and maner livyng, throwen from the valey..myxt and medled with

• sprengen, spreng(e, spreing, sprenche, spren~x0021d~, spraeng, sprenge, sprenge(th, sprenget, sprenged(e, sprengd(e, sprengthe, sprende, spreingde, spreind(e, sprainde, spreint(e, sprenged, sprengd(e, sprengte, spreingd, spraingd, spreined(e, spreind(e, spraind, spreint, sprent, isprenged, isprengd(e, ispreinged, ispreind(e, isprend, ispraned, isprined, ispreint, isprint, spaynd, spreyn, ypreynd

yren and brasse..and [with] dew of heuen be it spreyn to gydre. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Heb.9.19 He, takynge the blood of calues..with watir and reed wolle and ysope spreyngde [WB(2) : bispreynde; L aspersit] and the ilke book and

• talou(e, tallou, talowe, tal(l)ough, talou~x0021d~, talouh, tallo, talogh, talowhe, talu, talugh(e, talu~x0021d~, taluh, taleu, tal(e)we, talwhe, talgh(e, tal~x0021d~, talowu, talour, talor, talu~x00fe~, tarowe

oyle de olywe and gotys-tallowgh or hertis. ?c1450 Stockh.PRecipes Stockh 10.90 136/13 Take..ii vnce of derys-talwe and an vnce of galbanum. a1475 Gilb.Angl. Wel 537 59/1 Take apostolicon and medle it over þe fyer with oile and with boles talowe.