• propice, propise

propice adj. Also propise . OF (a) Of God: inclined to show forgiveness or favor, merciful; of fortune: inclined to grant favor, favorable; (b) of wind: favorable. c1350 MPPsalter Add 17376 p.189 He schal ȝelde vengeuance to her enemis, &

• mansuetude

feire speker with swete mansuetude [L Mansuetudo] Refreynethe grete noyes & displeasance. a1500 I haue nowe sett Trin-C R.4.20 18 Castellof clennes I hyr call, that beldith in beatitude, beyng as clene as clere crystall Whose meuynge is mansuetude.

• haberdash(e, haberdast

walsch scolars, sum of þe Castell..sum of Henxey Hall, sum of Haberdast Hall, wiþ oþer scolers of diuers Hall, maad sawt aȝeyns þis seyd Nicholas Bysshopp. (1439) Close R.Hen.VI 3.282 [Nadder, soap, woad or other sort of grocery, or] haberdasshware..[of

• novel

novel adj. OF (a) New, newly made; recent; also, strange, novel; of a vine: young; (b) assise of disseisine , an action at law to recover property of which one has been dispossessed [see also disseisine n.]. c1450 Palladius BodAdd

• recepciọn, reception

reception . OF reception & L receptio , -ionis . (a) The receiving of letters, delivery; (b) the receiving of something in the manner of a receptacle; (c) the taking of poison, ingestion; (d) astrol. the reciprocal effect of two

• somer-castel

of þe somercastelles to þe walles wiþ-oute lettinge. a1450(1408) Vegetius(1) Dc 291 103b A somer castel or a rollyng tour is a gyn of werre moche & large & of grete cost; Hit is made squaar as a tour

• undercapitaine, undercapiten, undrecapitain

132 The maisters of the shippes, quarter maisters, shipmen and soudeours shal have half the shippes and goodes so taken; and othere half of the shippes and goodes shall be departed in three, of whiche the awners of the shippes,

• unhappines(se

(a) Misfortune, mishap; (b) the condition of being unhappy, sadness. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 303/24 Unhappyly he hath done this day thorow myssehappe, for I saw hym sle two knyghtes and other dedis he ded thorow unhappynesse. (a1470) Malory Wks.

• warder(e, warders, woder

OF wardour , var. of gardeor , gardere . (a) A guard, sentinel; ?also, an official responsible for a part of a city [1st quot.]; (b) a short staff, truncheon, or cudgel; also, a baton carried as a symbol

• ayẹn-coming, agein-, again-

In aȝen comynge [OF en retornant] fro þat castell. c1430 Usages Win. Win-HRO W/A3/2 p.73 So schulle þei, at here aȝen cominge [OF a lur returner], ȝelde trewe acounte. a1450(c1433) Lydg. St.Edm. Hrl 2278 385/499 What-euer falle of myn ageyn-komyng,

• composicioun

in rewarde of the causes of þe accidentes. a1475(1450) Scrope DSP Bod 943 76/26 Thei askid him..of the composicion of the elementis. c1450(?c1425) St.Mary Oign. Dc 114 148/32 Composicyon of berynge of hir outewarde..partyes shewyd þe inwarde makynge of hir

• unien, uni(e, unied, uned, unied, uniette, unid, i)uned

appurtenaunt to ye seid Castell, Honour, and Lordship. (1449) RParl. 5.148b He was seisid and enherited in the Castell and Lordshipp of Arundell, wherto the seid name, estate, and dignite of Erle of Arundell is and, of tyme that no

• port-colice, portcolis(e, -coli~x0021d~s, -culis, portecolis, -colies, -coleis, -koleis, porcolis, portecolises, -colesses, portcolice, -colis, -coles, portecoleis, -cules, porcolis, -cules

portecoleis , -cules & porcolis , -cules . OF ; cp. CF porte coleice , -colice , -couliece ; AF porte colyr , -culeicie . (a) A portcullis; (b) a representation of a portcullis used as a military badge; also,

• accompanie, accompai(g)nie, -peny, accompanied, -pained

to be accompanyed with hym that calleth hymself Dauphyn of Fraunce. (1461) RParl. 5.462b The Erles of Pembroke and Wilteshire, gaderyng and accompaynyng towarde theym a grete nombre of men of guerrable array. (1472-3) RParl. 6.36b The said Murthrers been..assisted

• terrible, terribil, ter(r)able, terrabil

kynde of shoters, and of casters of wepen, shetyng fire and al-maner of shot, makyng grete noises and terrible [L horribiles] crying and sovnes. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 70/36 For kynge Ryons lyeth at the sege of the Castell Terrable.

• amour

no veyn spekyng Of dedes of armes ne of amours. 1487(1375) Barbour Bruce StJ-C G.23 8.498 Than mycht he weill ask ane lady Hir amouris and hir drowry. a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr. Rwl B.490 218/14 The Pascionys of the bodyes..Dronknesse..amours..frenesy. a1300

• frẹ-ston, -stan

390 John Marwe xal..be gyune the seyd kaye of ffreston, asshleryd of a conable brede and heythe. c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2) Add 25011 189 Off every c of freston [OF fraunche piere] and of blak ston that is clepyd raggeston, iiij

• enheritour, -er, in-, heneritour

substance of all inheritours, purchasours and occupiers of the manor of Estchaldefeld. a1475(?a1430) Lydg. Pilgr. Vit C.13 1771 Thys beste..The vntrewe false enherytour. a1500(?a1450) GRom. Add 9066 352 Blissed be the poore of sprite for enheriters of the kyngdom of

• ensegen

Eg 1982 123/15 When þai ensege a castell or a walled toune, þai behete þaim þat er enseged so faire proffers þat it es wonder. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 623 In the contre of Coloine [he] castells enseggez. c1440(?a1400) Morte

• perk(e, berke

perk(e n. Also (error) berke . ML perca & OF perce , var. of perche . (a) A rod, pole, rail; part of a bed [1st quot.]; walker , a fuller's perch; (b) a perch for a hawk. (1398) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)