• verreiment, verreiement, verraiment(e, ver(r)ẹment, ver(r)ament, verramens, veramente, veramend, varamente, werraiment, werament

werament . OF veraiement , veraiment , AF ver(r)eiment , verraiment , ver(r)eement , variement & AF ver(r)ement , ver(r)ament (vars. of veirement ). The ME word occurs almost invariably in rime position, often as a tag of little or

• vine-yerd, vineyerde, vineyarde, vine~x0021d~erd(e, vine~x0021d~ard(e, vine~x0021d~art, vine~x0021d~orde, vin~x0021d~erd(e, vin~x0021d~hard, vinerd, wineyerd, wine~x0021d~erde, wine~x0021d~ard(e, win~x0021d~ord, winyherde, wunyherde, winyard(e, -~x0021d~ard(e, vineyherd, vinne~x0021d~erde, wineierd, winyerd, wingarde, wingyard, winiard, wineard, winerde, winar(de, winneyerde, vyne~x0021d~eed, wyndyerd, winyher, vineyerdes, wineyherdes, win~x0021d~ardes, win~x0021d~eardes, winiaerd, wingarges

peny of forewerde. ?a1300 Jacob & J. Bod 652 256 Him þuȝte Þat in þe winȝarde þe kinges coupe he ber, & wrong hit of þe grapes ful of win cler. c1325 Of a mon Hrl 2253 2 Of a

• wallen, wal(le, walli, i)walled(e, iwallud, walle

hem goo to werk al þe Cite of Troy for to wal [vrr. walle; by-walle]. c1400(?c1380) Cleanness Nero A.10 1390 Þat watz a palayce of pryde passande alle oþer, Boþe of werk and of wunder and walle [?read: walled] al

• blenchen, blinchen, blenken, blinken, blenchede, -te, blinchede, blenkede, -te, blinkede, bleinte, blente

dodge; aside ; low , duck; broues , raise (one's) eyebrows or eyelids; of slepe , wake up suddenly; (b) of a horse: to start or shy; of a boat: lurch or heel over. c1275(?a1200) Lay. Brut Clg A.9 1460

• ward(e, ward(e, word(e, waird, war-, wardes, wordis, wardees

Bailif of henry Inglose, knyght, resseyuere of the castell-warde perteynyng to the maner of horsford. (1450) RParl. 5.197b Graunt made by us unto hym of c s. yerely to be paide of Chokes Fee of the Castell warde of Norhampton.

• yeman, yemon, yeoman, yoman(ne, yhoman, ~x0021d~eman, ~x0021d~iman(ne, ~x0021d~imman, ~x0021d~immon, ~x0021d~oman, ~x0021d~oman(n)e, ~x0021d~omman, ~x0021d~omon(e, yomon, yhoman, zeman, yemannes, ~x0021d~omans, yemen, yeomen, yomen, youmeine, ~x0021d~em(m)en, ~x0021d~im(m)en, ~x0021d~omen, ~x0021d~oumen

be prejudiciall to Conay ap Ris, in nor of any Graunte or Grauntes made by us unto hym, of the office of Yoman Gonner of oure Citee and Castellof Westchestre, and of all other Castels and Townes in Northwales.

• brekinge

of þe said wall vnto a brekyng of the same wall northward. (a) The violation (of a law, commandment, etc.); failure to observe (a rule); transgression; (b) infraction (of the terms of an agreement or of assize); (c) breach

• brinke, bringe, brenke

bank, etc. (a) The shore (of the sea); seashore, coast; se ; ?also, the top (of a mound) [quot.: 1607], ?a precipice [quot. a1425 Wycl. ]; (b) the bank (of a stream); (c) the edge (of a spring); (d) in

• chest(e, chist(e, kist(e, cest, cist

656 477 Cayphas of þe kyst kyppid a rolle. c1450(c1353) Winner & W. Add 31042 255 What scholde worthe of that wele?..Let be thy cramynge of thi kystes! c1475(a1400) Amadace Tay 9 p.45 Kistes and cofurs..fulle of gold. c1450(?a1400) Wars

• claimen, clamen, clemen

seid Fredam of beying and syllyng. (1420) Will in Bk.Lond.E. 220/39 Yf anneys of the Countour cleyme of me..a purse and xx s. or eny maner good ellys, þat thenne þe godes in the bille be rekeuered of her; and

• seur, seure, seuer(e, seuir, sur(e, suer, suir(e, soure, sẹre, seurer(e, sẹr

Marie of Baion. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 499/35 For the moste party he kepte hym in a sure castellof hys owne. (1474) RParl. 6.112b That the said sommes so gadered..shuld be..put in sure and sauf garde, in Castell, Toune,

• tour, toure, tower(e, towour, tor(e, thour, tur(e, turre, coure, toures, tourres, tourse, turas, towre

the wallis With euery shot of dart, of shaft, of spere, And dynt of axe, of swoord, billys & mallys..fro the wal awey they fle. a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr. Rwl B.490 215/21 Thoures [Lambeth : toures] of trees remeable thou shalt

• esi, aisi, eisi, ~x0021d~eesi

That the overcloathing..be dark and brown of colour..and of easy prised. a1450-a1500(1436) Libel EP Warner 176 Brytayne is of easy reputasyone. (a1460) DSPhilos. Helm 185/13 Thei of Greece bene but of easy deedis and of litil valure. c1475(?c1451) Bk.Noblesse Roy

• fẹ, fy, fe(e)s, feis, fesse

4.231 Þe remenant of þe feoffees wol make astat of alle þe londes þat þei stonde feoffed ynne..þat is to say, of þat þat is of fee taille in fee taille, and of þat þat is of fee symple in

• forein, foren, foran, forren, furren, ferren

ageyns þe Castell, hath j k. of Foreyn Ale Forffeted. (1425-6) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E. 190 John Sonder, yn þe paressh of þe whitechapell hath i j k. of foreyn ale. Of places: outside the boundaries of a country; of persons:

• frẹr(e, freyer, frier, frir, frẹres, frẹren, frẹren(e, frẹre(s prechours, frẹre(s menours

menours , etc. OF frere . (a) Brother, friend or comrade; in direct address: beau , good friend, fair sir; (b) member of a brotherhood; a monk; of the hospital , one of the Knights Hospitallers; of the temple ,

• dame, daim, damme, dam

Geffrey erle Plantagenet..maried withe dame Maud, doughter of the duke of Normandie and king of Englande, Harry the second. 1485(a1470) Malory Wks. Caxton:Vinaver 8/1 His wyf, dame Igrayne, he putte in the castellof Tyntagil. c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 11.1 Þenne

• divers(e, diverce, diveresse, divirs, diwers, diverse(s

1976 Of chepe, of derth, and of ruyne..and of dyvers accident. (1451) Acc.Yatton in Som.RS 4 92 For expenses doo at Bristow..and oder expenses dyverse wyse, ij s. c1460 Cursor LdMisc 416 9913 This castell ys..payntyd..with iije colours of dyuerce

• dout(e, dut(e, douthe, dought(e, dou~x0021d~te, dewt, doubt(e

of , for fear of (death, etc.); ben in , haven , stonden in , yeven , to be afraid (of sth.), be frightened; be afraid of losing (one's life); bringen in , intimidate (sb.); (b) awe; reverence, respect;

• entenden, -ien, in-, an-

boondis of kinde. (1449) RParl. 5.153b The Immunite and Liberte of the Chirch; the whiche Kyng intendith to kepe with oute hurt or prejudice in all wyse. a1450-a1500(1436) Libel EP Warner 1051 This trewe boke of the pure pollicie Of