• cloistre, cloister, cleister, clostre, closter

þe cloystre of þe zaule. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 262/21 Ane broþer of þe cloystre of sanynt [!] austin of Canterberi. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 7.403 Þey [Cistercians] goon nevere out of cloystre but by cause of handwerk. (c1387-95)

• constable, conestable, cun(e)stable

of al Northumberlond. (1435) RParl. 4.489b My Lord of Gloucestre, Constable of the Castellof Dovorr, and Wardeyn of fyve Portz. (1444) RParl. 5.114b Withinne ye Jurisdiction and power of the Citee of Burdeux be the Mair and Juratz

• countẹ, comite, conte, counti(e

of Waterford in Irland..Newebryggyng in the Countee of Northumberland. (1450) RParl. 191a-b The Hundred of Seysdon in the Counte of Stafford..The Maner of Helston in the Counte of Cornewaill. (1455) RParl. 5.315b John Doreward of Bockyng in the Counte

• loggen, logge, lodge(n, loigge(n, loge(n, loigen, lugge(n, lugen, leugen, logege, lugegen, i)logged, jlogged, loghged, locched, i)loged, i)logget, i)loget, louged

men sore speke of þis bisschoppis fame. (c1449) Pecock Repr. Cmb Kk.4.26 521 Whi..ben so manye..innes forto logge gistis, thouȝ in fewer of hem alle gestis myȝten be loggid? a1450(1408) Vegetius(1) Dc 291 37b In ordynaunce of loggynge, x were

• mile, mille, milen, millen, miles, mile, milen, milene

equivalent of eight furlongs or of half a league; of gascoine = gret ; of lombardi = litel ; scottish (welsh) , a distance reckoned as a mile in Scotland (Wales); (d) in cpd. wei , the distance of a

• milne, miln, milene, millen, mulne, meln(e, mille, mil(e, mulle, mul(e, molle, mole, melle, mel(e, milnes, millen, mille

of my mylles. c1460 Oseney Reg. 50/25 Þe Brigge by-nethe the Millys of the castellof Oxonforde. c1460 Oseney Reg. 205/19 The question..vppon the sute of his myllys of Sybforde. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 43/8 He..gaf to the..my[n]chons..tethe

• outward(e, oute-, ut-, ou~x0021d~twarde, utteward

Away from or out of a place or position; away, out, outside; also, out of doors; from , away from (sth.); of , out of (a place); ben , to be departing; be coming out of the womb; wenden ,

• stuffen, stuf(fe, stufe, stuffone, stoffen, stofe, staf, stuffed, stoftden, i)stuffed, stuffede, stuffet, stuffud, stuffut, i)stoffed

stuffed , of a castle: best equipped with stores, weapons, etc.; (b) to reinforce (troops); also, refl. provide oneself with forces, equipment, etc.; with (of) , furnish (sb.) with (knights, a military force), reinforce (troops, legions, wings of an army,

• until, until(l)e, onthil, hentil, ontil, umtil

in which such a state obtains: blisse , to (the place of God's) eternal joy, to heaven; (e) into the presence of (sb., oneself), before; (f) comen , of a document: to come to (sb.). a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 1500

• founden, funden, fonden, foundede, founde, i-)founded, i-)founde(n

church of saynte george in the castellof oxonforde. 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret. 54 In septembre yis fraternite is funded and stabeled. (1454-5) Acc.St.Ewen in BGAS 15 147 The gyft of Sir John Gower, Priest, late dede, of the Fraternyte of

• gerlond, -land, -laund, gereland, garlond, -land, -laund, -lound, -lont, -lant, garlong, gallond, gerlondes, gerlans, garlans

Lord of ostes the croune of glorie, and the garlond of ful out ioȝing [L sertum exsultationis] to the residue of his puple. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 222a/a Victors were som tyme ycrouned wiþ garlondis of bowes of þe

• park, parc, parck, perk(e, paric

duty of maintaining the enclosure of a tract of land, rent for use of pasture land; pol, side, yerd . c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A Clg A.11 12 Englode is vol inoȝ of frut & ek of tren, Of wodes, & of parkes.

• Pẹter, petir, petur, petre, peiter

also one of the Epistles of Peter [quot.: PPl.A(1) ]; -- also as personal name; seint ; seint petres suster , ?a personification of the White Paternoster; (b) feste of seint , seint petres dai , the feast of St.

• prisounen, prisoun, prison(e(n, prisunen, presoun, preson(en, preisoun, presons, prisound, i)prisouned, prisound, i)prisọn(e)d, prisund, i)presọn(e)d, presound, ipresọnot, presun(e)d, personed, iprionide

4.40.86a The myschief of vntrewe counseile..made this gentil liberalite prisoned and put owt of presence. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 241/8 He fonde there-in exiled and dampned to kuttynge of marbil and i-prionide [read: i-prisonide] two þowsande of Cristen peple. ?c1225

• abrod(e, abrade, obrode, obrade

4 124/5 Wyth hys armes sprad abrod. (a) Out of doors, out of one's house, away from home; (b) at a distance, to a distance, afar; also fig. ?a1325 Þe king of heuen Hrl 913 69 Apan is muk he

• hardines(se

þe fingir & comeþ of febilnes of vertue & of hardynesse [L duritia] of þe lyme þat is vnobedient. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 52a/a Þe nailes..ben I-maad to helpe and socoure of þe endes of þe fyngres to defende

• hostage, ostage, astage

in entrechaunge of Ostages. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 372 Oostage, or plegge: Obses, vas, pligius. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 3187 Of this vndyrtakynge ostage are comyn Of ayers full auenaunt. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 3205 Thus the ostage of Rome

• aresten, arresten, arest(ed

arest(ed . OF arester (a) To stop (sb.), bring to a halt; stop the motion or action of (sth.); of an anchor: to hold (a ship); (b) to come to a halt, stop; (c) to remain, wait; of reason: to

• netle, netel(le, netole, nettle, nettel(le, nettele, nettul, netele, netelan, ntel, netles, net(t)len

of coueitise. a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr. Rwl B.490 164/20,23,25,29 I know welle the roote of the nettille, One dough O'dynicis, fadyr of hym that now is..this nettle in Poynte was to haue be rasid out of roote, whan ye..the castell..out

• quarrel, quarel(le, querel(le, wharl, quarreles, quarel, quarre(a)us, cwarreaus

(so) of arblast , etc.; no nerre than a mighte flien ; (e) used fig. for a temptation to sin, a seductive glance, etc.; sheten of , ?to shoot off a bolt of prayer; ?discuss a complaint [mistransl. ofOF