• wonder, wondure, wonthere, wundire, worder, wodir

120 The Duke of Glowcestre Manfully, wt his mayne, Wonder [read: Wondes] he wroght þer wondere wyde. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 602/8 Sir Palomydes waxed wondir faynte bycause of his fyrste wounde that he had at the castell. a1500(?a1400) Chestre

• castelain, castelin, castellan, castellion, chastelein, chastlaine

. (a) The governor of a castle, a castellan; (b) a surname. c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M. Auch 4761 Chasteleins sones & vauasours Seþþen wele deden wiþ king Arthours. (a1393) Gower CA Frf 3 2.725 Of this Castell was Chastellein Elda the

• caucẹ(e, cauci, cause, causy, coasay, cauchie, chauchie

of the castell was the maras..and ther-to was noon entre saf a litill cawchie [F cauchie] that was narowe and straite. a1500(?c1450) Merlin Cmb Ff.3.11 604 A-bove this marasse was a chauchie..of the breede of a spere lengthe made

• al aboute(n

St.Edm. Hrl 2278 2.655 He..hath the castell beseged al-a-boute. (c1449) Pecock Repr. Cmb Kk.4.26 138 ij imagis..he couered..alaboute with plate of gold. c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) Hnt HM 147 149/14 Þei seen..al aboute [OF tout environ] hem. a1475 Godstow Reg.

• dongoun, dongeoun, -gen, -gin, -io(u)n, -yon, dung(e)oun, -gun, -io(u)n, -yon, -chon, doung(e)oun, -gin

tour of Ylioun, That of the cite was the chef dongeoun. (1432) Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. 1.p.xxviii Whan I come to the Castellof Hithyngham..I was hadde to the dungeon. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 5.1241 In the frount [of Carthage],

• mareis, marreis, marais, mares(se, maris(se, marise, marissi, marice, maries, mar(r)as(se, marace, moresse

naȝt of erþe ne of mares Of þis wordle. (1376) Inquis.PM Edw.III 14.217 [The extent includes 56 acres of poor and valueless land called] mareys [and] buscaill. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 1.333 Þe lond is..ful of mountaynes..of wodes, of

• capitain, capitaigne, capitan, captain(e, captan, capten, chaptein

Duk of Bukyngham, Capitein of the Toun and Castellof Calis, and of the Toure of Rysbanque. c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy Htrn 388 12892 Owther captains of castels or kepars of tounes. (1471) GRed Bk.Bristol pt.2 p.136 Richard, Erle of Warrewyk..Admirall of

• dich(e, dech(e, didge, dige, dik(e, dek(e, diches, dikes, dichen

of reparations, aswell within the Towne walles, Towres and Castell, as withoute the Towne, of Dikes, Geteys, Keyes, Scluces, Bankes, and other reparations that shuld be made for defence of the Towne. a1450 Parton.(1) UC C.188 2163 In the

• fishing, fiss-, fush-

As Ulfkytel in dede the sayd fysshyng dyde of ryghte possede. (1450) RParl. 5.192a The Graunt..of the Park of Restormell, and of the Water and Fisshyng of Fowy, in the seid Countee of Cornewaill. c1460 Oseney Reg. 44/11 I will..þat

• fraien, fraied, fraid

Þe hertis bade at abaye. c1440 Degrev. Thrn 500 This castell to fraye. c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy Htrn 388 5237 The kyng of the cuntre..hom fray wold. (1465) Paston 4.161 My Lord of Suffolks men come from Claxton to Norwich and face

• gaioler, -ir, -or, gaoler, gaoeler, gaiholer, gailer, -our, -or, -ur, geilere, jaioler, jailer, -ier, -our, -or, -ar, jailard, javeler, joulour, chailer

The gayler shette the dores of the tour. c1380 Firumb.(1) Ashm 33 1183 Þe Amyral..clepede ys iayler. (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn. Manly-Rickert A.1470 For he had yeue his gailler drynke so Of a clarree maad of a certeyn wyn. c1390 PPl.A(1)

• garite, garet(te, gariette, garot, garrite, garrate, garret

Of þe cete of heven, I lyken þus ryght, Tylle þe garettes of a cete of gold. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 562 There sall appon Godarde a garette be rerede, That schall be garneschte & kepyde with gude men

• deputẹ, debete, debite, debute

monkes of Bromholm. (1435) RParl. 4.487a It shall bee lefull to the seide Commissioners..take examination of the seide persones..by their Attourne or Depute. (1439) RParl. 5.16a Sir Thomas Blount Knyght, Depute unto the..Erle of Stafford, Steward of the saide Castell.

• duches(se, duchasse, deuches(se, dochesse, douches, ducesse, dukes

OF duchoise , duchesse , ducesse . (a) The female sovereign of a duchy, a reigning duchess; also, the wife of a sovereign duke; also fig. sovereign lady, mistress (of a domain); of heven ; (b) after the creation

• patrọn(e, patroun

46846 20 The fundament of youre chappell, withinne youre castellof Caleys, and the walles over..I send yow the patrone by John Makyn. a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope Rwl A.338 122/7 He Himself taught the a fourme of thy prayere and yave

• prefixen, prefixed, perfixed, prefixt

day was prefixede to answere at the castellof Tykhull. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Ctn. Hrl 2261 8.465 The bischop, beynge in the towne of Gravenynge, was commaundede to avoide from hit by the kynge of Fraunce by a certeyn tyme prefixede.

• priorie, priouri(e, priorẹ, priourẹ, prierie

sone of Nigellus, foundede þe priourie of Nortoun in þe province of Chestre. a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS Hrl 1701 65 Y dwelled yn þe pryorye Fyftene ȝere yn cumpanye. (a1422) Anc.Pet.(PRO) 117.5842 Castell and maners with Knyghtz feez, avowesons of chirches,

• gonner

in nor of any Graunte or Grauntes made by us unto hym, of the office of Yoman Gonner of oure Citee and Castellof Westchestre. (1452) Doc. in Kingsford EHist.Lit. CotR 2.23 367 Ther was my Lord of Yorkes ordynaunce

• quappen, quappe, quape, whappe, whape, wap, quapped

tremble, quiver; for the alternation of -bb- and -pp- cp. MDu. , MLG quappe , quabbe . (a) To struggle or wriggle in death agony; of someone's vital force: suffer convulsion or agitation; (b) of one's heart or arteries: to

• barrer, barreyr, barer, bar(r)yer, barriour, berrer, -our

The fee of the marshall is the listes, the barrers and the postes of them. a1486 Ordin.Lists in Archaeol.57 Mrg M 775 62 That the listes be strongli barred rounde aboute..with good and stronge barrers of vij foote of heyght.