• stound(e, stounte, stowunde, stund(e, stunt, stond(e, stont(e, stunden, stomde, stand, strounde, stoundes, stounes, stunde, stondeth

a secnesse of a stunde -- ȝef me chapede ed ow an of þeos o domesdei..ȝe hit nalden sullen for al þe world of golde. c1300 SLeg. LdMisc 108 270/313 Heo eode bi-fore hire deþe In a stounde of þe

• waiten, wait(e(ne, waiton, waitoun, waitte(n, waithen, wat(e, watte, weite, weten, whaite, vaite, qwaite, weiti, waiteth, waitet, waytyh, waytest, wayth, weyteneth, waite, waytas, waiting(e, waitingge, waited, waitet, waitud, waided, qwaitid, i)waited, waittede, wated

ije premyss of this argument certis he may not waite aftir that the conclusion of this argument be proued or be trewe. a1450(a1425) Mirk IPP Cld A.2 1024 Hast þow be prowde gostely Of pouert, of largenes, or of chastyte?

• over, nover, ouver, ower, ove, ofer, offr, euer, o~x00fe~er, ọr(e, our(e, owr(e, aure

(sb. or sth.) from above, down on top of;of God's anger, etc.: down on top of the heads of (a group), upon; louken , of water: to close over (sb.); (b) of the Holy Spirit: down as an influence

• yẹlden, yeld(e, yild(e, yolde, ~x0021d~eld(e(n, ~x0021d~eldon, ~x0021d~ild(e(n, ~x0021d~ilte, ~x0021d~olde(n, geld(en, yeil(d, yield, yheld(e, ~x0021d~eild(e, ~x0021d~ield(e(n, gield(e, ~x0021d~eolde, ~x0021d~ulde(n, ~x0021d~eldaen, ~x0021d~elden(n)e, -child, yele, ~x0021d~el, eelde, ~x00fe~eil, ~x00fe~ielde, ~x00f0~elde, yeldist, yeldus, yelst, ~x0021d~elst, yeldeth, yelt, yalte, ~x0021d~elt, ~x0021d~eldth, ~x0021d~heldes, ~x0021d~ilt, geld, gelt, yeldeth, ~x0021d~eldi~x0021d~t, yeld(e, yelte, yold(e, yald(e, ~x0021d~eld(e, ~x0021d~elt(e, ~x0021d~ilde, ~x0021d~old(e, ~x0021d~oulde, ~x0021d~uld(e, ~x0021d~ald(e, ~x0021d~alt, geld, yiald(e, yhald, ~x0021d~eild, gialde, eild, ~x0021d~eold, ~x0021d~eald, ~x0021d~iald, geald, yelded, yoldede, ~x0021d~elded(e, ~x0021d~eilded, ~x0021d~ildid(e, yhelded, yeld(e(n, yilden, yolde(n, yald(e, ~x0021d~eld(e(n, ~x0021d~elt, ~x0021d~ilde, ~x0021d~old(e(n, ~x0021d~oldun, ~x0021d~oulde, ~x0021d~ald(e, gulden, youlden, yiald, ~x0021d~eild, ~x0021d~ulde(n, yelded, yielded, yoldede, ~x0021d~eldede, ~x0021d~eldiden, yold(e(n, yoldon, yeld(e(n, yeldon, yholden, ~x0021d~old(e(n, ~x0021d~oldun, ~x0021d~oulden, ~x0021d~ulde, ~x0021d~eld(e(n, gulden, yielden, ~x0021d~holden, golden, yolded, ~x0021d~elded, ~x00fe~iolden

Demetrie of alle men and of treuthe it silf. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.378 He shal yelde acountes of it at the day of dome. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 28738 Resun to yield well better is O merci þan of

• plei(e, plei~x0021d~(e, ple~x0021d~e, plage, ple, plai(e, plau(e, plege, pleiga, pleai, pleoi, pleoue, pleouwe, plae~x0021d~e, pla~x0021d~e, ploge, plo~x0021d~e, pla-, plo-, ploue-, pleghe, plaghe, plasze, pleies, plahen, plohen, wlages

course of action, behavior, proceeding; elven , frisking of elves; fairest of the , best course of action; ful , complete freedom of movement; iuel , disastrous proceeding; lithere , evil deeds; no part of thi , none of your

• spillen, spil(le, spile, spilly, spilleth, spilth, spillet, spillen, spilken, spillede, spild(e, spilt(e, spillutte, spilled, spilt~x0021d~, spilth, splite, spillestou, (spillest thou)

The castellof Genoren He made full strong..But of dragons and of the water vnder That Merlyn saied that castell did so spill..I cannot wryte of suche affirmably. a1550(c1477) Norton OAlch. Sln 1873 3056 An othir is hete of calcinacion,

• failen, failien, faillen, falien, falen, vailen, is failed

Of food, goods, etc.: to run short in supply, become scarce or used up;--simply or with personal obj.; (b) of persons, etc.: to run out of, suffer deprivation of (food, supplies, goods, etc.);--with obj. of the thing or with

• fast(e, fest(e, vaste, veste, faust, faster, vastre

meaning of faste is largely contextual. In many passages faste can be read as a modal adverb (i.e. with a specific meaning), as an adverb of degree, or as a mere intensive. MnE usage requires (or permits) the selection of

• aboute(n

caste abowte hys halse. Of a number of persons or things: (a) on all sides of, surrounding; (b) in attendance upon, belonging to the retinue of (a king, etc.); (c) placed upon the circumference or border of. ?a1160 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc

• force, fors

forse of thy mercy now. Law. Legal authority, the binding effect (of a law, a legal action or decision, a writ, an agreement, a contract, a bargain); bi of , by authority of, by virtue of; bi and vertu of

• forth, vor~x00f0~, furth, feor~x00f0~, forh, fort, ford

the natiuite of oure lord Jesu, and thereafter in that holy feste of cristemasse, and so forth. a1450(1391) Chaucer Astr. Benson-Robinson 1.8.13 These degres of signes ben everich of hem considred of 60 mynutes, and every mynute of secundes, and

• defenden, defendi, diffenden, defended, defend

Fersly defend of & fellid of his knyȝtis. a1500(?a1400) Morte Arth.(2) Hrl 2252 3049 Fro yngland..hys own fader he wold deffend. a1500 7 Sages(1) Cmb Ff.2.38 130/1975 The people of Rome ageyn þem helde And defendyd þem of with spere

• doun, doune, don, dun, douen, doung, ~x00fe~oune, douner, douner-more, donir-mare

second) of Christ; falling , a fall; ganging , setting; going , a descent; setting; also, regions of the setting sun, the West; pressing , pressing down, pressure; renning , the course of a stream; setting , act of setting

• paradis(e, paradisse, -di~x0021d~s, parades(e, paridice, para-, peradis

abode of the God of Love; (c) blisse (joie) of , paradises blisse , the state of heavenly bliss; cite of , the heavenly city; flour of , the Virgin Mary; gates , the gates of heaven; gates of ,

• perishen, perish(e, pereshe(n, perishi, pershe(n, perich(e(n, perch(en, perichse, periss(e(n, peris(e, perissi, perse, persi, parishe, parshe(n, pirishen, perichis, perisheth, peryshesh, perishede, perisht, peresht, perist, peyrede, perished, perisht, perist, parist, perhid, perisch, perichee, perischist, iperished, ipershed, iperissed, ipersed, iperced

From extended stem ofOF perir . (a) Of a material object: to perish, suffer physical destruction or decay; of a field, kingdom, etc.: be ravaged or devastated; of a ship: suffer shipwreck; also fig. ; (b) of a person,

• ayẹn, a~x0021d~en, a~x0021d~enne, a~x0021d~ien, a~x0021d~ein, ayein, again, ogain, o~x0021d~ain, egain, a~x0021d~ean, a~x0021d~an, ayane, a~x0021d~eon, agan(e, agon

Trev. Barth. Add 27944 137a/a Þe cause of þe reynbowe is smytynge aȝeyne & reboundinge [L repercussio] of bemes of liȝt. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 4.2501 Þe dredful noise..caused was by refleccioun Of eir aȝen. a1375 WPal. KC 13

• pilen, pil(e, pille(n, pilie(n, pili~x0021d~e, pele(n, peolien, pilewen, i)piled, pild(e, pelled, pealed

of nettle leaves, a rush); of a bird: strip (a carcass) with its bill; (b) ppl. piled , of a vegetable: peeled; of grains: hulled; of a branch or tree: stripped of bark; pilled fro the bark , stripped

• plentẹ, plenti(e, pleinte

147 160/29 Þe sixte [kind of tears] comeþ of deuocion and of grete plente of ioye. c1450 Royal SSecr. Roy 18.A.7 8/27 Clerte of vndirstondyng..plente of lawe, and konnyng is a signe of perfeccioun of a kyng. c1475(?c1400) Wycl.Apol. Dub

• litel, litlen, listel

is of, me is (of) , he (I) care little about (sth.); leten of (on), leten of, tellen bi (of), tellen of, yeven of , care little for or about (sb. or sth.); recchen of , consider (sth.) of small

• meinẹ, meineie, meine~x0021d~(e, meini(e, meinihe, meinge, meingne, meinhe, mein~x0021d~e(i, meigne, me~x0021d~ne, maine, mainei(e, mainei~x0021d~e, maini(e, main~x0021d~e, maigne, maigni(e, mani, mannie, moinie, meani, mene, meneia(i, menei(e, meneihe, mene~x0021d~e, meniai, meni(e, menieie, menihe, men~x0021d~e, men~x0021d~he, megne, meihe, me~x0021d~e, maye

of , head of a household; (c) an accompanying group, retinue; a body of retainers; of a mayor: civic officials; of a king: his subjects [not always distinguishable from 1. (a)]; (d) servants of God; disciples of Christ or