• Pers(e, perce, peirce, parce, persẹ, persi(e, perci(e, persa, peris

OE Persa (from L ) & L Persa & OF Persie , Pierse . (a) The land of the Persians, ancient Persia; land ; (b) the language of the Persians. c1150(OE) Hrl.HApul. Hrl 6258B 74.17/1 Þeos wyrt..byð cenned fyrmest on

• auncien(t, auncion, aunciant, aunciand, aunshenyd

age or antiquity, old; of wine: well aged; (b) having existed in a certain state from early times; demene , ancient demesne, property held by a tenant and by his ancestors; also, the form of feudal tenure by which such

• Romain, romaine, romein(e, romane, romain(e)s

roman & L Romanus . (a) Of ancient Rome, the Roman Empire, or its people, Roman; also in eschatological context; (b) of stories, the calendar year: devised by, about, or associated with ancient Rome or the Romans; (c) tonge, tonge

• dragme, dram(me, drame, dreme

god, and for the dragme that he hath giffen to me that I be not constreyned for treson. (a) The ancient Greek coin, a drachma; (b) a coin used in Syria. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) 2 Mac.4.19 Jason..sente..three hundrid dragmes

• poetri(e, poetrẹ, poietrie, portrye, potrie

poeterie , poetrie & ML poetria . (a) Poetry; also, a poem; ?also, ancient literature [quot.: (c1458)]; coll. poetical works; the feining of , poetic fables or tales; (b) neue , ?Geoffrey de Vinsauf's Poetria Nova , a treatise on

• Gothes, Gotes, gothi, goetes

Gotan . (a) The Goths; prob. also, members of allied or subject tribes; (b) ancient inhabitants of the lands north of the Black Sea; men , the Gaetulians. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 174b/a The nacioun of Gootes [L Gothorum]

• old(e-fader, ald-, alde-, ealde-, aldefeder, -feader, -vader, oldeveder

, a great-grandfather; (b) an ancestor; esp. Adam; (c) one of the Old Testament patriarchs; a Church Father; also, an ancient philosopher. (1155) Chart.Hen.II in Hall EME Hrl Charter 3.B.49 12 Hi beon aelc þare lande wurþa þe hi eafdon

• satrap(e, satrap(e)s, sathrapas

OF satrape ; ult. Pers. A governor, leader; also, a governor of a province of ancient Persia, a satrap; a wise man; a prelate [quots.: Wycl. ]. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Judg.3.3 These been þe gentylys þat þe lord lefte

• senat(e, cenate, senaht, senas, sonas

may represent senath , var. of ME sinod n.; cp. OE seonoþ & ME sinað (Lay.Brut 1 2645). (a) The ancient Roman senate; also, the members of the senate; (b) the ruling council of the Jews; (c) the governing body

• trink, triinke, treinke, trink(e)s, trimkes, treinekes, trenkes

William Pycot not to put any net called] treinke [in the Thames except during the time and season when, by ancient custom, such nets were used]. (1421) Let.Bk.Lond.K Gldh LetBk K 6 [An ordinance..forbidding the fixing of] Tryinkes [in the

• trogodite, trogadite, tragodice, trogodites, trogodices, trogocdotes, tregodites, trogogites

. From L trogodytae n.pl. & OF trogodite (s.v. troglodyte ), trocodice , AF tragodite . The name of an ancient race or tribe of people variously placed from northeastern Africa to eastern Asia; also, a member of this race

• Troian, troiane, troiain, troiaun, tro(i)en, troion, trogian, trogean, trojan, troian(e)s, troiannes, troieaunce

Troianus n. & OF Troien n.; also cp. OE Troiana n.pl. (from L ). A native or an inhabitant of ancient Troy. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 2.255 Whan we wole mene þat þei Troians [Higd.(2) : men of Troy]

• Tuscan, tuscane, tuscaine, tuschaine, tuskan(ne, tuskane, tuskain(e, toscan, toskane

. OF Toscane , from L . (a) A region or province of west central Italy, Tuscany; (b) the ancient kingdom of Etruria, corresponding generally to the region of Tuscany. a1400 Þis world ys delyd Roy 13.D.1 p.273 In Europe

• chevaler, -ier, chivaler, -our, -dour

also, a noble of low rank, knight of the shire, etc., without reference to military service, or a warrior of ancient times; (b) as a title or name. a1400 Hey how ȝe RBOss p.1177 Hey how, ȝe chevaldoures woke al

• expleit, espleit, esploit, esplete, exploit, explite

it schal falle. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 2/1747 This Anthenor haþ first made mencioun..Of his expleyt [an embassy to Greece]. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 3/439 For euer among þer schal men go be-twene Of our expleit þe trouþe

• ileren, ilere, ilered, ilerd(e, ilearet, ilaered, ilaerde, ~x0021d~elaered

tale ye mowen y-lere. c1400 PPl.C Vsp B.16 11.10 I-lered [Hnt: Ich hailsede hem hendilyche, as ich hadde ylernede]. c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced. Grv 60 325 In what maner and how men may ilere Þat hee withlich whanne þe worship of Greece.

• valure, valur, walur(e, wallure

Glb E.9 579 Þan þe knightes of grete valure Went tite vnto þe Emperowre. (a1460) DSPhilos. Helm 185/14 Thei of Greece bene but of easy deedis and of litil valure. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 504/29 I wyste never Cornysh knyght

• former

formest . Earlier (in time), former, previous; daies , olden days, ancient times. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Zech.8.11 Not after the former days Y shal do to the relikis of this peple. (1395) Wycl.37 Concl. Tit D.1 46 The lattere

• apassen, is apassed, apast

was wel Apast, To-ward the Roche they Comen In hast. Ppl. (a) in time apast , in the past, in ancient times; a litel time apassed , a little while ago; apassed date , past the hour; (b) ben apassed

• Pharao, pharaon, pharaho, farao(n, pharo(n, phardio, pharaones, fargos, pharaones

etc. & (error) fargos ; pl. pharaones . L Pharao , -onis ; ult. Heb. The title of the ancient rulers of Egypt; -- often treated as a personal name; fig of , fig , the sycamore fig. c1175(?OE) HRood