• raunsounen, rausoun, raunson(e(n, -sene, -ceounen, -sum(en, -som(e(n, -somin, -summen, ransun, -son, -scun, -sounnen, -soum, -some, raumsoun, -son, rawsonne, raunsouned, raunsounde, -sunte, rampsoumed, -somed, raunseued, -sede, raunsouned, i)raunsoned, -somed, -sende, -ceouned, iraumsomd, eraunsoned, raunsommed, -sont, -sened, -semid, ranscond, raumsomed

out þe passage of pilgrimes in many places for gret prys and payment. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 279a/b Þey geldeþ hemsilf whan þay beþ war of þe hunter..þay raunsomeþ hemself [L Redimunt se] with þe party of þe body

• receivour, receivoure, -or, -ur, -er(e, recevour, -er(e, -ur, reseivour, -or, -er, resaiver(e, resaver, resceivour(e, -er, resseivour, -or, -ere, ressaivour, ressevour, ressaver, recesyvour, recesceiere

of the Receuere of the feoffement of the seid duchie..m li. (1450) RParl. 5.175b The Receyvour generall of the Duchie of Lancastre..shall pay to the Tresorer of the Kynges Houshold..all sommes of money as shall growe of the revenuez

• refreshing(e, refrisheinge

of hope. ?a1425 Orch.Syon Hrl 3432 375/35 O eendelees myldnes..O refute & refreischinge of synneris..þou hast nede of us wrecchide creaturis. c1425(c1400) Primer Cmb Dd.11.82 p.78 Lord god of forȝyuenesse, graunte þou to þe soule of þi seruaunt..a seete

• rescouen, rescou(e, -koue, -couh, -choue, -ceue, -keue(n, -cheue, -cu(e, -kue, -cuwe(n, -cuwi, recou, rescoued(e, -coud, -keuet, rescoued, -coude, -ceuet, -keuet

144 The Erll of Warwyk made ordenauncez..for to rescewe the sayd place of Crotey..the lorde Talbot rescevid that castell. (1454) RParl. 5.256a In caas that the said Toun and Castel of Caleis bee not rescowed afore thende of the seid

• roum, roume, rum(e, rom(e, romme, ron, run, rounn, roumes, rownes

roland iusted..Or of retauthing to ride in rume, þan of vr lauerd passiun. (1408) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 7.201 [Note of certain merchandise found in a ship called Cristofre of Genoa..A locked coffer] en ij rommes..[in another] roum [2 bales of lambskins and

• impossible, jnpossible

(to do sth.); incapable (of having sth.); incapable (of being obtained or recovered). (a1382) WBible(1) Dc 369(1) Wisd.11.18 Not inpossible [WB(2) : vnmyȝti; L impossibilis] was thin almyȝti hond..to senden in to them a multitude of beres. a1400 Lanfranc Ashm

• in-ward, inwart, inworde, inwar

To or toward the inside of a building, space, opening, etc.; (b) toward the back of a holding of land; (c) into the midst of a battle or battlefield; towards the center of a line of battle. c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) Bod

• iwinnen, iwinne, gewinnan, iwennan, ~x0021d~ewin, iwin~x00fe~, gewin~x00f0~, iwonne, iwon, ~x0021d~wan, gewan, iwunne(n, gewunnan, iwonnen, iwunne(n, jwunne, gewunnen, iwonnen, iwon(n)e, ewonne, iwonon

weye of essex chese. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581 14.102 Ricchesse riȝtfulliche ywonne and resonablelich yspended. c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF Benson-Robinson 505 But yf the heven had ywonne Al newe of gold another sonne. c1275(?a1200) Lay. Brut Clg A.9 24214 Of þere

• joiful, -fulle, -fol(e, -fille, joieful, yoiful

lauȝeþ of sorewful þinges & makeþ sorowe & dool for Ioyeful þingis. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 128b/b Ester day is tyme of gladnesse and of ioye, tyme of honeste and renewinge, Time of clennes and of purenes and of

• stith(e, steith, sti~x00f0~ne, sti~x00fe~un, stid-, stethen, stither, sti~x00f0~re, sti~x00fe~ran, stithest, stithes, sti~x00f0~en, sti~x00f0~um

of stynke & of stythe venum Past out in the place. (a) Of a person, the body: strong, hardy; of a king, knight, etc.: valiant, stout, noble; of Christ: mighty, powerful; also, as noun: brave or valiant ones; (b)

• strengen, streng(e, strengh(e(n, stringhen, strenken, strengaen, streng(e(n, strengeth, strength(e, strenghit, strenght, strenghth, strenge~x00f0~, strenged, strenghed, streng(e)den, strenged, strenghed(e, strenght, stringhid, strenghe~x00fe~

Gldh 3313 100 I and all tho of my companye and garison..shull do make ageyne and strenghyn ageyn and reparellen the toures, the walles, and the dyches of the Castell and dongeon of Faleys. c1450 Iuy is Eg 3307 p.84

• strengest, strengeste, strengost(e, streingest, stringest, strengest, strenguest, strengustum, strengythe

Of an ointment: most concentrated, most potent; of a plant: having the strongest properties or characteristics; (b) of wine: having the highest alcohol content. ?a1425 MS Htrn.95 Htrn 95 107b/a ȝif þer leue enye þing of þe knot oþer

• ther-at, therat(t)e

; (c) with verbs of motion: to that place, to there; also, with verb of looking: upon it, at it [1st quot.]; have , go to it! (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 329a/a Þe poynt..is bygynnynge of alle lynes and

• thral

and wifmen, of heore þrel weorkes. c1275(?a1200) Lay. Brut Clg A.9 229 Þat Dardanise kun..woneð in þisse londe..inne þeowedome, þrel-werkes doð. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 16a/b Denys seith þat þe seruyse of þese angeles is to put of thral

• scarlet, scarlat(e, -lot, -led, -lad, sckarlet, skarlet(te, -lat, skarelet, scharlet(te, -led, skerlet, schrlet

A kind of rich cloth; cloth of scarlet color; a piece of such cloth; red ; (b) clothes (cote, coverlite, hod, mantel , etc.) of , clothes (a coat, coverlet, hood, mantle, etc.) of such cloth, perh. of scarlet color;

• scoler(e, scolar(e, scollere, scolier, skoler(e, scholer

halle of which I seye. c1432 Bishop Notes in PMLA 49 Cmb Dd.14.2 455 Sire John Garsyndon..wyþ diuers walsch scolars, sum of þe Castell, sum of Glowcetre College, sum of Henxey Hall, sum of Haberdast Hall wyþ oþer scolers of

• unclosen, unclos(e, onclose, enclose, unclosed, unclosut

vncloseþ [L denudat] himself clenliche of þe olde skynne. c1450(?a1400) Parl.3 Ages Add 31042 336 Alysaunder wanne Þe iles of the Oryent Ther Ely and Ennoke euer hafe bene sythen, And to the come of Antecriste vnclosede be þay neuer.

• unlouken, unlouke, unluke, onlouke, ounleken, unlucan, ulouken, unlek, onlek, onleak(e, unlouked, unlyke, unlek, unlucan, unkek, unlok(e(n, unleke, onloke, unlokinne, ounloken

Castle Love(1) Vrn 77 Whose is witer and wys of wit And con þat muchel of luitel vnlouken And hony of þe harde ston souken, Alle poyntes he fynde may Of vre beleeue. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581 18.255 I, boke,

• up-so-doun, upsodounne, upsadoun, upsedoun, upsedone, uppesodoun, upswadoune, upsodom

into a state of ruin; turnen ; (b) into the opposite state, into a state of reversal or negation, into a contradiction of itself; also, so as to be its opposite; turnen ; (c) into a state of disorder or

• usher, ushere, uschear, oischer(e, husher(e, huish(i)er, usschir, uss(i)er, hu(i)sser, husch, usher(e)s, huscherisse, hoscheres

the marshal of the hall; yeman of chaumbre ; (d) in terms of association: a sete (fete) of usheres , a group of ushers. a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass. Pep 2344 1185,1187 Seint Ion wan his [St. Peter's] leue wiþ-ynne of þe vsschere