• fifte, fifth(e, fijfte, fivet, fivethe, vifte

fifth joy of the Virgin, i.e. the Assumption; (e) fifte part or met , one of five equal parts of a whole, a fifth. a1475 Bk.Quint. Sln 73 12/1 To drawe out þe 5 beynge from..al maner fleisch of Brut

• garth, gard, gart, gerth, gerd, gert, gherth, grath, garh

21 As for the Circuite of the seide feble & olde wallys, there ben cccclxxij loupes withoute all the Garde of the Castell. a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter UC 64 36.2 The kale..not ere of garthis bot of gressis, that grouys bi

• defensable, defensible, diffensable, defensables

. OF (a) Of men and animals: ready to fight, able to fight, defending, protecting, able to defend oneself; man , armed man, fighting man; (b) of weapons, armor, equipment: for fighting; of a portcullis: for defense; (c) of places:

• den, dein, deen, dean, dien, doien

of poules Preched of penaunces. (1413) Will in Bdf.HRS 2 18 John Prophete deen of ȝork. (1429) RParl. 4.346b John Arundell, Dean or Wardein of the Chapelle Roial of Seint George in the Castellof Wyndesore and the College

• dismaien, des-, de-, disamaien

& adradde. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 5.1069 Of kyng Siphax encrece gan the glorie..Rome & Cartage wer of hym dismaied. ?a1450(1422) Lydg. SD McC 182 57/14 Iulius, in partie disamaied of þis vnkouth apparence, restreyned his oste. c1450 Siege

• enterditen, inter-

OF entredit , ppl.of entredire . Eccl. To place under the ban of the Church: (a) to cut off (a nation or a region) from the public ministrations of the Church; (b) to bar (a church) from the performance

• palis, pales, palice, palais, paleis(e, palace, pallicie, palaies

and Maboun Haue jmade of our toun A palys queynte of gynne. a1500 Awntyrs Arth. Dc 324 148 Quene was I..Gretter þene dame Gaynour, of Garsone and golde, Of palaies [Thrn: pales], of parkes, of pondes, of plowes. a1500 Awntyrs

• parker, parcar(e, parcour, parkier, parchere, perker

With them that forett robbe conyngerys..Mawgre the wach of fosterys and parkerys. (1455) RParl. 5.318a This Acte..extende not..to Edmond Hungerford..of the Office..of Porter of our said Castell, the Office of Parker of oure said Parke. (1463) Acc.Howard in RC 57

• pente-cost(e, pentecostes, penticost(e, pentcost, pencost, pentecostes, pentecosten

Feast of the Descent of the Holy Ghost, Pentecost, Whitsunday; heigh) feste of ; (b) the Jewish holiday, fifty days after Passover, celebrating the giving of the Law to Moses; dai of ; daies (of) pentecostes, (pentecostes) daies, daies of

• maistershipe

RParl. 5.316a The Constableship of oure Castell Lyverpole..and the Maisterships of oure Forest of Simonswode. (1464) RParl. 5.533b The Office of Maistershippe of the Forest. -?-(1435) Doc. in Power Craft Surg. 309 Whoso euer it be of the seid maistris

• mercer, merser, mersier

member of the Mercers' Guild [quots.: c1400, (1441), (1463-4), & SEChron. ]; or a seller of sundry small items [quot.: c1475]; -- some instances could be any one of these; (b) merceres man , an apprentice or a servant of

• mersh, mershe, merch(e, mers(s(e, merse, mersc, mersk(e, merish, marsh(e, marsk, maresc, morsh

Richardus Merischman. (1374) Leet R.Norwich in Seld.Soc.5 68 Thomas of the Mersh. (1387) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 5.94 [John, servant of John Kent..was killed on the bridge of] Hasardesmerssh. (1388) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 5.49 [A parcel of meadow called] Waymersch. (1388) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 5.53 [20 acres

• north-ward, norward

land of Medie..lastez westward to þe kyngdom of Caldee, and northward to Lytill Ermony. a1450(1391) Chaucer Astr. Benson-Robinson 1.17.7 In this heved of Cancer is the grettist declinacioun northward of the sonne, and therfore is he clepid solsticium of somer.

• nouel, nouelle, neuel(e, noel, nuel

the feste of nowel [F noel] jn whiche the goode Lord was bore. (a) A cry of joy at the birth of Christ, esp. in carols of the Annunciation and the Nativity; crien (singen) ; (b) a cry of general

• aventurous, avent(e)rous, aunt(e)rous, auntres, ant(e)rous, adventurous

. OF aventuros , -eus . (a) Occurring by chance, accidental; (b) governed by chance, insecure, doubtful. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 1.pr.6.99 The governynge of it is nat subgit..to the folye of thise happes aventurous, but to the resoun of

• realli, realiere

ceremoniously, magnificently; also fig. of the passage of the soul; (b) splendidly, beautifully, lavishly; cook. richly, elaborately; (c) in knightly fashion, nobly; fearlessly; (d) well, effectively; (e) with good fortune, successfully; (f) in the manner of the soul or mind,

• recoverer, recoverer, recoverir, recoveriere, recovrere, recouverere, recuverer(e

the dethe of the saide Thomas. (1436) RParl. 4.501b Actions or Writtes of atteint of Plee of Lond..wherof ye Jugement of recoverer extendeth to the somme of xl li. (1447) RParl. 5.130b The Maistre..maye..be restored to the possession of the

• rere-ward(e, rerwarde, reir-, reward(e, rierwarde

(late) rierwarde . AF rere-warde , var. ofOF rieregarde , AF rereg(u)arde ; cp. ME rere adj.(1) & ward n. (a) The rear of an army, rear guard; also, the rear of a horse; (b) fig. ; (c) a

• licoris, licorise, -iz, -ice, -i~x0021d~s, -ius, -ace, -esse, licerece, lichoris, likoris(e, -ice, liquoris, -ice, liquirice, -icie, lokorys, lykhirhers, lycory

OF liquirice , licorice , licorece & L liquiritia & ML licoricia . (a) The dried root of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, used in medicine and cooking; licorice; (b) the plant itself; (c) of inde, indes , ?the root

• socours, socoures, socourse, socurs, succours(e, sucures, succurse, suc(c)urs, sukurs, souccours, secours, secors, surcourse, suturs

socours [F secours] of a cite with a felawshipp of men of armes. a1500(1444) Let.Curteys in RS 96.3 Add 7096 268 The kyng prayeth..for an aide of men, vitaille, and shippes for þe relief and socours of Burdeaux. a1525 Conq.Irel.