• shitten, shit(te, shet(te(n, shẹte(n, shut(te(n, shute, sset(t)e, scete, sette, shitteth, shettet, shitteth, shutten, shit(te, shittede, shet(te, shete, chette, scette, shutte, shotte, sset(te, shit(te(n, shette(n, shutte(n, shot(t)en, i)shit(te, i)shet(te, shetten, shete, ishutte, shut, ishute, shot, isset, iset, i)sheot

Orch.Syon Hrl 3432 141/12 This is no defaute of þe sonne, but of þe creature þat schitte þe ȝate of desier aȝens þe sonne. ?a1425 Orch.Syon Hrl 3432 360/16 The gate of wille is schut to his owne propre loue,

• wacche, wac(c)h, wach(ch)e, watch(e, waicche, waich(e, wecch(e, wech(e, wehche, wetch(e, waecche, waecce, waeccan, waeccen, wacchye, wch, wacched, wysche, wacches, wacchus, wacchen, waeccan, waeccen, wecchen, wechchen, weccan, weccaen, waeccum

state of being or remaining awake, wakefulness; also, involuntary sleeplessness as a result of upset, insomnia; also person. ; (b) deprivation of sleep, involuntary lack of sleep; also, an instance of such deprivation; (c) as term of association: of nightin-gales

• ordinaunce, ordinauns(e, ordenaunce, ordenauns, ordinawuns, ordonaunce, ordonans, ordrenance, ordnaunce, ordnanse, ordeinaunce, ordyunce

arbitrement of yow and of yor counseil. a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope Rwl A.338 113/6 The makyng of man was werke of maistrye and of an absolut puysaunce, but the iustifying of man is the werke of a iuge and of a

• wal, wale, walle, waule, val-, weal(le, walla, whalle, wil, war-, walles, wallese, wallaes, walsshez, wailes, vallis, weallas, walses, wall, ~x00fe~alle

þat ben in þe walle of þe wombe. ?c1425 Chauliac(2) Paris angl.25 24/7 The 6 chapitle is of sekenessis of þe walle of þe wombe, as is hugenesse or struttynge of þe nauel or brustynge of þe wombe. c1475(1392) MS

• wer(re, were, weire, war(re, ware, wher(r)e, ver(re, weor(r)e, worre, wirre, werres, werrus, werren, weorren, was, berres

of , military equipment; armes (wepen) of , military weapons; barge of , an armed vessel of moderate size; capitain of his werres , his commander-in-chief; counseil of , a war council; ginne of , a siege engine; governour

• fighten, fisten, fiten, vihten, wi~x0021d~ten, fe(i)ghten, fuhten, fighteth, fiht, fa(u)ght, feht, fuhten, fo(u)ghten, vo~x0021d~te, fa(u)ghten, i-)fo(u)ghten, fughten, fouten

more is worþ..þane uele þousond of zeneȝeres uiȝtinde. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 252 Hi heþ wel yuoȝte and heþ ouercome þet tornenoyment of uondinges. c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 4.39 I [Peace] dar not for dreede of hem fihte ne chide. (a1393)

• gere, gẹre, ger, gaere, guere, geire, gaire, gare, kere, geres, gareres, ~x0021d~aeres, gerren, gaeren

other equipment of a ship; ir(en , an apparatus of iron for ringing a bell; [also messe , q.v.]; (b) goods, possessions, movable property; (c) vaguely: things (including animals), materials, stuff; of the ground , the upturned soil of a

• double, doble, duble, dub(b)el, dob(b)el

dub(b)el , dob(b)el . OF doble , double , duble . (a) Consisting of two like or complementary parts; being a pair of similar things; pipe, S, yates , etc.; wif , two wives; (b) consisting of two layers; hauberk

• either, eider, ethir, euther, ae~x0021d~~x00fe~er

expenses of both the said craftes, and spended to the use of eithere of thaym. c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk. Thrn 21/1 Tak pulyol & comyn, of ayther ylik mekill. c1440 PLAlex. Thrn 74/14 Twa ymagez.. & the lenthe of aythir of þam

• avis, avice, awise, advis, advice

direction; after the of, bi of , etc.; (d) law. advice (implying consultation and agreement upon a course of action); and assent (consent, sent) , advice and agreement. c1300 SLeg.Becket LdMisc 108 847 Þe bischop gilbard of londone seide þo

• palais, palas, palace, paleis, paleice, pales, palece, palice, palis, palaies, palois, pailais, pailis, palaises, palaice, paleis, palis, palaies

þerof beþ raftres and oþer tymber y-made to palis of kynges. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 230a/b Suche tymbre is able to buldyng of temples of god and of paleys of kynges [L regalibus edificiorum structuris]. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581

• pẹr, pere, peir(e, pier(e, pir(e, pare

nobleman or aristocrat of a city, country, institution, etc.; peres of his (this) lond ; peres of the reaume ; peres of spaine ; peres of holi chirche , bishops; (b) a member of the ruling body of a city

• perilous, perilus, -os, perillous, -ius, perelous, -us, -eous, perellous, -us, -is, -es, peral(o)us, pereil(l)ous, periolous, perueylosse, perlous, -us, -is, -io(u)s, -iouz, -ioux, -ius, -eous, -eus, perlaous, paril(l)ous, parel(o)us, parellos, paraillous, parels, parlous, -ious, -ius, -es, perilousest, perelouste, -lust, -lest

substaunce of þe brayne ben moste perillous. ?a1425 Mandev.(2) Eg 1982 64/19 þat way es full lang and perlious and of grete trauaile. c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2) Add 25011 95 For blood drawyn of foot or of fist or of other

• ple, plei, plai, plaid, plede, pleidi, plait, plet(e, ples, plees, plez, place

owte-goynges of pleys þe which come forthe of them or of þere men shall be of þe same chanons. c1460 Oseney Reg. 145/13 Submittyng me to þe constreynyng and compellyng of Euery Jugge..withowte hurlyng of Juggement and knowlech of plee.

• me

of his scions, yf that me take, The bite of euery best me shal escape. a1450(1401) For drede Dgb 102 58 A worþi knyȝt..wil not ȝelde hym þouȝ me þret. c1450 Spec.Chr.(2) Hrl 6580 212/36 Me comez bi werkes

• mo, ma, moe

takens sal com Of whilk men may here fynd wreten some, Als of ancrist commyng..And of other ma þat byfor þat day sal be. a1450(1391) Chaucer Astr. Benson-Robinson 1.1.6 From henes forthward I wol clepen the heighte of any thing

• gọs, gọsse, goce, ghos, guos, gois, gous, gus(e, gọs(es, gẹs, gẹsse, gẹce, gies, geis

the goses red. (?1440) Palladius DukeH d.2 1.528 But dong of gees eschew is. a1450 Form Excom.(1) Cld A.2 65 Also of coltus & caluus & pyggus, of gesse..& of alle maner oþur þingus þat neweth be ȝere. c1450 Palladius

• harde, arde, herd(e, hearde, haerde

Hym hard and fast. a1475(a1456) Shirley Death Jas. Add 5467 7 Whome all..the saide Kynge of Scottis lete arrest, and hem severally yn diverse castell full hard prisoned. a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl. Hnt HM 1 70/205 Full hard halden ar we

• hil(le, hul(le, hel(le, il, ul, el, hilles, hullen, hellen

& V.(2) : hil] of perfeccion of liue be strengþe be hire oȝene uirtue. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 165/13 Þet is þe way þet let in-to þe helle of god, þet is, ine þe stat of perfeccion. (1340) Ayenb. Arun

• hold, hald, halt, holt, hol~x00f0~

hand. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 26/23 The castellof Bedgrayne was an holde of kynge Arthurs. a1475 Gawain & CC Brog 2.1 186 We beseche þe lorde of herbory, The good lorde of þis holde. a1500(?a1400) Torrent Chet 8009 2091