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menehede n.(1) From mene adj. (1). Smallness. ?c1425 Chauliac(2) Paris angl.25 2/7 Þe whiche by þe menehede [Ch.(1) : litelnesse; L modicitatem] of my witt I hopede profitable.

misleveful adj. Also -leful . From lefful adj.(1). Misbelieving, unbelieving. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Ecclus.1.36 Be þou not rebel & mys-leeueful [Dc 369(1): mys leeful; L incredibilis] to þe drede of þe lord.

misti n. From mist n.(1). Obscurity. a1425(c1395) WBible(2) Roy 1.C.8 Is.29.18 The iȝen of blynde men schulen se fro derknessis and myisty [WB(1) : mystynesses; L caligine].

holinesse n.(1) From holi adj. (1). Condition of having pores. ?c1425 Chauliac(2) Paris angl.25 126a/b The causes forsothe of heres ben foure..þe formel cause is þat dewe holynesse [Ch.(1) : porosite] of þe skynne.

oferplentefous adj. From plentevous . Superabundant, exceedingly plentiful. c1400 Bible SNT(1) Selw 108 L.1 1 Tim.1.14 Þe grace of oure Lord Iesu Crist wes ofer-plentefous [L superabundavit] wiþ feiþ & lofe þat is in Iesu Crist.

ofheden v. P.ppl. ofheded , ofheveded . From heden v.(1). To behead (sb.). (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Judith 15.1 Whan al þe ost hadde herd olofernes of-heueded [Dc 369(1): of hedid; WB(2) : biheedid], fleiȝ mynde & counseil fro

outpreien v. From preien v.(1). To pray vehemently; for , expiate (sins) by prayer. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Ecclus.3.4 Who looueþ god shal ful out preyen [Dc 369(1): out preȝen; L exorabit] for synnes, & shal withholden hym fro

pupille n.(1) L pupillus & OF pupille n. masc. An orphan child. (c1384) WBible(1) Roy 1.B.6 Jas.1.27 This is a clene religioun..for to visite pupilles [L pupillos], that is, fadirles or modirles, or bothe, and widewes in her tribulacioun.

, ppl. of bouen v. (1). One who strays from right belief or conduct. (a1382) WBible(1) Dc 369(1) Is.9.14 The Lord shal scatere fro Irael the hed and the tail, the inbowende [WB(2) : crokynge; L incurvantem] and the shrewende.

irefulnesse n. From ireful . Anger, wrath. a1425(c1395) WBible(2) Roy 1.C.8 1 Kings 19.22 Saul was wrooth with irefulnesse [WB(1) : wrathfulnes]. a1450(c1410) Lovel. Grail Corp-C 80 29.416 Ther-fore was he [Judas] ful Of Irfulnesse.

besage n. Cp. OF besace . A kind of saddlebag. (1420-1) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.103 617 Et in corr. empt. pro 1 barehyde et 1 pare de besages inde faciend. pro d'no Priore, 8 s. 8 d.

skeuen v.(1) From skeu n.(1). Of water: to grow dark as the result of the obscuring of the sun. ?a1450(a1400) Siege Jerus.(1) LdMisc 656 53 Þe wolcom [read: wolcon] wanned anon, & þe water skeweþ; Cloudes clateren gon, as

tọthreten v. From threten v.(1); could also be construed as threten v.(1) 1 .(a). To threaten (sb.). c1390(1377) Death Edw.III Vrn 102 The ffrensche men cunne boþe boste & blowe And wiþ heore scornes vs to-þrete.

, bissen . From bis (1) (as silken from silk ), or OF bissin . Of bis . (c1384) WBible(1) Roy 1.B.6 Apoc.19.8 That she couere hir with whijte bijce [WB(2) : bissyn] shijnynge; forsothe bijcen [WB(2) : bissyn] ben

From wrong n.(1). In comb.: nail , = wrong-nail n. (a). (1358-9) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 1 172 In mmmdcccc de wrangelnaill' et xlvij doleis vacuis emptis infra tempus predictum pro factura et reparacione nauium et batellarum Regis predictarum.

crustous adj. L & OF Scabby. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 24b/b Pusclez crustous. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 80b/a Softe flesh or crustous. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 90b/b If forsoth þai be sordide or crustosus [L crustosa], be þai wasshed

constreiningli adv. From ppl. Under compulsion. (c1384) WBible(1) Roy 1.B.6 1 Pet.5.2 Fede ȝe the flok of God..purueiynge not constreynyngli [WB(2) : constreyned; L coacte], but wilfulli, up God.

disperishen v. Also dispershen . OF desperiss- , extended stem of de(s)per-ir (L disperire ). To be ruined or lost; perish. (a1382) WBible(1) Dc 369(1) Judith 6.3 Al Irael with thee shall dispershen [WB(2) : schal perische; L disperiet]

ayẹn-risen v. Modeled on L in-surgere & re-surgere . (a) To rise from the dead; (b) to rise in hostility or rebellion; into , to rise against (sb.). (a1382) WBible(1) Prols.Ps. Dc 369(1) p.737 Sithen ther ben sixe agis

sg. 1, pr. subj. sg., and impv. sg. of verbs: (a) from the OE second weak class: answeren, boden v. (1), loven v. (1), maken v. (1), etc.; (b) from other OE verb classes: sweren, deren, herien v. (1), etc.;

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