• forsaken, forsọk, -suk, forsaken, -saked

fro himself. (a) To cease (doing something), desist from (an enterprise or undertaking), fail to do (something); abandon (a custom, habit, practice, way of life); (b) to refuse (to do something), decline (an office), evade or neglect (duty, responsibility). ?c1200

• foryeten, for~x0021d~iten, -~x0021d~uten, -geten, -getten, foryeteth, -~x0021d~iteth, -getes, -gettes, foryet, -~x0021d~it, -~x0021d~ut, -get, foryat, -gat, -yat(e, -gat(e, -~x0021d~et, -~x0021d~ete, -~x0021d~eted, -got, for~x0021d~ete(n, -gete, -~x0021d~iete, -~x0021d~ute, -yate(n, -gate, -goten, foryete(n, -gete(n, -gette, -~x0021d~ite(n, -gitten, -~x0021d~ute, -gote(n, -gotten, -yeted

(a) To be oblivious to (the world, pleasure), to lose interest in (something); (b) to give up or forsake (a habit, a custom, a virtue); (c) to give up or lose (a natural quality or attribute), to lose (one's wits

• liknes(se, licnes(se, likenes(se, likennes, lick(e)nes(se, leknesse, lekenes, liccness, likenesses, liknes(se, likenes

pite. ?a1475(a1396) Hilton SP Hrl 6579 1.1.2a Schapith hym with outeforth, only a forme and a liknes of holinesse in habit, in speche, and in bodily werkes. c1475(a1400) Wycl.Pseudo-F. Dub 245 304 Þis applieþ poul to sectis þat hauen licnesse

• love, luve, louve, lufe, luf(fe, louf(e, lof(e, lufve, low(e, lufae, leove, lofve, lone, lune, loven, luven, lufen, lufaen, luffen, loves, luven, luve, love

Fol. Roy 17.D.9 189/30-1 Suche outward deedis..ben to be seid propirli `loue' or `charite', or `loues' and `charitees', as þe habit is to be seid propirli `habitual loue' or `charite'. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 1054/18 I dare sey for good

• haunten, haunt, haunti, hant(en, i)haunted, i)hanted

in deeds of arms, follow the military profession; enemites , engage in hostilities; (b) with inf.: to be in the habit of (doing sth.), be wont (to do sth.); (c) to (in) , to exercise (oneself, one's body) in (piety,

• purpos, purpose, -poce, -poise, -pas(se, pourpos(e, porpos(e, perpos

al that was withinne. a1400 Rolle Encom.Jesu Hrl 1022 191 I had taken my syngulere purpose & left þo seculere habit, & I be-gan mare to serf god þen man. c1400(?c1380) Pearl Nero A.10 267 If þou schal lose Þy

• religioun, relegion, relegeon, riligioun, religon, religioun, religiouns, religioun, religons

a religious order; wenden in-to , enter a religious order; -- also refl.; (f) clothes (robe) of , the religious habit; marke of , the tonsure; reule of ; signe of , an outward indication that the bearer is in

• remembren, remembr(e, -ber, -bir, -buren, -bri, remenbr(e, rememmir, rembre, remembrede, remembert, remembre, remembred, remembrud, remembrit, remembrestou, remenbresthou

amours] whiche thei were wonte to haue the presence. (c1449) Pecock Repr. Cmb Kk.4.26 546 It is resonable..that her outward habit be mad to hem into such for hem a remembring signe, forto hem remembre ofte and myche into the

• lecheri(e, lecherie, lechori(e, -eri~x0021d~e, -uri(e, leacherie, leccheri(e, -eri~x0021d~e, -orie, lechcheri, letcheri(e, -ori, lehcherye, lettherie, lecherẹ, -ore, -ure, licheri(e, -ori(e, -urie, liccheri(e, litcheri, lichere, lucheri(e

. OF lecherie , licherie . Many forms show influence of lechour n. (a) A lascivious way of life; the habit or practice of adultery, fornication, etc.; also, the conduct of priests having wives or concubines; also, sexual intercourse in

• sorweful, sorwefol(le, sorghful, sor-, -vol, sourful, sore-, sorro-, soroufulle, soru-, -fol, -vel, soriful, sor~x0021d~fulle, -fol, zor~x0021d~vol(le, sariful, serful, sereu(h)ful, seruh-, seru~x0021d~-, sorfol(le, sorhful(l)e, sorehful(le, sorchful(e, sorechful, sor~x00fe~fulle, -folle, serhful, sereh-, serrufol, seorfule, seorhful(e, -fulle, seoruhfule, sorhfulne, seorh-, seoruh-, sohfolle, sorhfulre, seoruhfulure, sorwefuleste, sorufulhest, sarfulest

how she was fro this world yfare. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 67a/a Trinotus: sorwfol. c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW Benson-Robinson 1832 In habit swich as women used tho Unto the buryinge of hire frendes go, She sit in halle with a sorweful

• tọ, two, to

fortresses. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Gen.38.14 Thamar..þe cloþez of wydowhede don down, toke to [L adsumpsit] a roket, &, þe habit chaungid, satt in þe place of two weyis. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Deeds 27.36 Thei token to [L adsumpserunt]

• sliden, slid(e, sclide, slithen, silde, slideth, sliduth, slidus, slit, slid, slidinge, sliden, szlidinde, slod(e, sloid, slad(e, slathe, slid, slide, sliden, slidun, i)slid(e, isclidin

fer awey, eftsoone for to be renewlid..to penaunce. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 13b/a Þey buþ so I-clipped with þe habit of vertues þat þey neuer slidith to vice noþir to synne. a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist. Corp-C 32 Gal.6.1 If any man

• pas(e, pace, passe, pais(e, paisse, pes, pases, pas(e, pace, passe, pais(e, pascez, pocys

vpon his fote a soft pace. c1450(c1386) Chaucer LGW Prol.(1) Benson-Robinson 284 I saugh comyng of ladyes nyntene, In real habit, a ful esy paas. c1450(a1400) Lavynham Treat.7 Dead.Sins Hrl 211 16/2 He is a best þt goth a slowh

• lor(e, laire, loare, lar(e, lere, leire, laere, leore, lores, laren, laere, lore

ware visid all in versis in variant lettirs, Sum in latens lare, sum langage of grece. Conduct, behavior; also, a habit, practice, custom. ?a1300 Maximian Dgb 86 23 Þo gon him rewen sore Al his wilde lore. c1300 Evang. Dlw

• mengen, mengen, meng(e, menggen, mengi, miengen, meingen, ming(e(n, mengc, maengen, mang, meg, megc, mengest, mingest, meniest, mengeth, menget, mein~x00fe~, menged(e, menget, minget, menked, menchide, mengde, mengte, meingde, meinde, meinte, maeingde, mende, maingde, maeinde, mengeg, menged(e, menget, meinged, minged, minget, mengd(e, mengt, menked, menkte, menid, meinghid, meingd, meined, meind(e, meint(e, mainet, maint, minde, meincte, menlte

with mercy meynt among, Conserue a kyng in his estat most strong. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 6.47 Hir [Fortune's] habit was of manyfold colours..A pretens red: dreed meynt with hardynesse. (1440) Capgr. St.Norb. Hnt HM 55 2366 Þanne suffered

• length(e, len~x0021d~th, leingthe, lenghthe, lenght(e, len~x0021d~te, lenkthe, lencth(e, lingthe, le~x0021d~t, lenth(e, leinth(e, linth, leythe, lengeth(e, lenketh(e, lenket, longthe

30/257 Lo, here the lenght, Thre hundreth cubettis euenly. c1525 Rule & T.St.Francis(2) Fst D.4 575 The lenghte of the habit shalle nat pas the lenkithe of hym that werethe yt. a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass. Pep 2344 2194 Hi nere nouȝt ffer

• stelen, stele, steline, -one, stel(le, steln, stil, steil(e, steol(en, steale, stelest, stelst, steleth, stelth, stelen, stelon, -un, steln, stal(e, stalle, stole(t, staille, stael, stel(e, stal(e(n, stole(n, stali, stel(e(n, i)stole(n, stolon, stol(le(n(e, istollin, stoln, i)stolne, stele, stolee, stown

& forbeden, for bi þis many children ben..dampned..for whanne þei beþ stolen awey fro here eldris..þei schul not forsake þe habit of freris for drede of prisonynge & deþ, þouȝ it be agens here wille & conscience. (c1449) Pecock Repr.

• shinen, shin(e, shinne(n, ssine, scine(n, sinen, swyne, shineth, shini~x0021d~t, shinigt, shinetht, ssinth, scin~x00f0~, scinae~x00f0~, sin~x00f0~, suiniz, shinen, scinae~x00f0~, shynygh, shining(e, shinant, shying, shinige, schonyng, schinide, shininger(e, shinendere, shon(e, shoen, son, shonne, chane, sson, shan(e, scan, shaine, scain, shined(e, shinde, shinned, shinet, ssinde, scon, scean, shineden, scinde, shinden, shin(e(n, shone(n, shane, scan, i)shined, shane, sinen

cercle..and so þe resoun of þe cercle schyneþ in eueriche creature. (c1454) Pecock Fol. Roy 17.D.9 221/13 Þouȝ oonli an habit in þe wil..be a moral vertu, as apperiþ wel..bi what is sumwhat schynyng in þe book callid 'þe donet'

• tọward, towarde, -war(t, touarde, touwar(d, towerd, -wert, taward(e, -wart, twoward, tort, toweard, -war~x00f0~, touwward

Donet Bod 916 17/32 No þing is 'moral vertu' saue what is an habyt or a disposicioun toward þe same habit in þe wil. c1300 SLeg.Aug.Cant. LdMisc 108 83 His day is toward þe ende of May. c1300 SLeg.Edm.Abp. Hrl

• prẹst, prest, preste, presth, priest, prist, preast, preist, pruest, preost, prust, prost, proest, praest, brost, pres(se, preospris-, presti-, purs-, prẹstes, prẹst, prist, prẹstes, prẹstisse, preetes, prestest, prefas, prẹstes, presten(e, preostum, preosten

off alle kingess & Preost off alle preostess ec. c1250 Louerd asse þu ard Trin-C B.14.39 219 Þeis þreo loic habit muchel nu tokeningke, Gold þat he sal bein kinc ouer alle kinkes, stoir, he sal bein prest. c1350(a1333) Shoreham