• soli, solli

theym be vested, and they therin sooly, withoute any of the seid persones soo attaynted. (1466) Paston 2.560 The seid John Paston, soly sesyd of the seid manerz..toke the issuez and profitez of all the seid maners. (1473) RParl. 6.83a

• somer-laien, somerlai, somerlaid(e

tyme, be-cauce he wolde somerlay and tylle the londe, otherwice then it is. (?a1473) Paston 2.408 Your fader had fro John Kendale þe croppe of þe seide x acres londe sowen with barly and peson, wherof v acres were weel

• South-folk, southfolc, southefolk, suthfolk(e, suthfok, suffolk(e, suchfolch

þe Erldome of Nichol. (?1459) Paston 1.88 That þe said John Paston shalle haue alle þe maners, landes, and tenementes in North, Southfolk, and Norwich in which the said John Paston or any other are or were enfeffed. (a1464) Capgr.

• sperver, spervere, sprevere, speruers, spermerys

Octav.(2) Clg A.2 702 A stowt squyere..bar vpon hys ryȝt hond gay A fayr spreuere. (1230) in Pipe R.Soc.n.s.4 104 Gilbertus Speruer. (1268) Pleas Som. in Som.RS 36 49 Adam Sperver. (1268) Pleas Som. in Som.RS 36 49 John Sperver.

• besaiel, bessaile, bisaiel, beayell, besnelle

aboue on þe burne syde On his modur halfe..Wisly to wirke, he his wit preuyt. (1461) RParl. 5.471a Grauntes made..unto John Stanley Knyght, Besaiell of the seid Lord Stanley. (a1474) Stonor 1.136 Milys had issu Robert Beauchamp, Bessayle of your

• sprig(ge

the spryg [vr. sprigge; Hnt HM 137: spring] spilleth here children. (1199) in Pipe R.Soc.n.s.10 288 Willelmus Sprig. (1206) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 329 Osbert Sprigge. (1279) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.) 268 Sprigfeud. (1301) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.) 83 The messuage of John Sprigg..Sprigges Lane.

• stannarie, steinerie

not..unto..William Cheyne..of th'office of Baillif of oure Stannarie of Penwith and Kerye, in oure Counte of Cornewaill. (1485) RParl. 6.382a That this Acte..extend not..to John Lord Dynham..of The office of Wardeyn of the Stannaries in the said Countie of Devynshire.

• strouter(e, strotier, strouters, strotigeres

(1430) Chamberl.R.Winch. De iii d. pro i strowter. a1450 PNoster R.Hermit Westm-S 3 14/24 Many men..aren stalworþ..worldly biȝete to wynnen onely..as proude & noble men ouerdon or as strotiers [vr. strotigeres] & leccherous men don. (1317) Pat.R.Edw.II 36 John Stroutere.

• sugre-lof, sugerloffe, -laffe

A loaf or mass of sugar [cp. lof-sugre n.]. (1418) Grocer Lond. in Bk.Lond.E. 200/171 John de la Towr solde..sugur loofys þe weyȝt Off xxvj c xlvj lb. (1422) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.99 59 In l Sugyrlaffe. (1430) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.99

• superplusage

us. (1450) RParl. 5.194a Provided also, that this Act of Resumption, be none hurte nor prejudiciall to our servaunt William John, of a parcell of lande callid Gerarston..graunted and confermed to one Res ap Thomas Squier, for terme of his

• swẹteli

beautiful. c1390 NHom.Abbess Vrn 156 Þe Bisschop wiþ swetly swore A soylede hire. a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) John Bapt. Phys-E p.45 Al that folc wit swetli swar..thar habout him gederid war. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 17819 Þai hailsed þaim wit suetli [Got:

• thrith, thri~x0021d~te, thirth, l, thril-, tril-

was neuer man so boold That, thow hys clothys wer purfuld, Sone hys thyrth xulde be colde. (1254) in Ekwall Dict.EPN 450 Trillawe Magna. (1278) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 348 John de Thrillowe. (1279) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 354 Philip de Trillowe.

• throen, thro, throded, throd

OI þroask . To thrive, flourish; grow up, mature; ben throded . a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) John & Boy Phys-E p.112 Alle þe schathe that he moht do, He did quen he bigan to thro. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 3077 Quen he

• saline, salin, saling

pitte. (1229) EPNSoc.14 (East Riding Yks.& York) 254 Le Ssalin. (1300) Doc. in Collect.Topogr.3 115 Et ita del Merok' ascendendo usque le salyn. (1312) Court R.Colchester 1 67 John de Salyngg. (1327) in Ewen Surnames Brit. 166 Johanne de Salyngg'.

• sartrie, sar(e)trẹ, sarteri(e

porta de le Sartre, 12 d. (1275) in Kristensson ME Local Surnames 17 Ric. de la Sarterie. (1326) Pat.R.Edw.II 209 John atte Sarterye. (1327) in Kristensson ME Local Surnames 17 Henr. del Sartrie. (1332) in Kristensson ME Local Surnames 17

• bede-woman, bedwoman

Hrl 221 28 Bedewoman [Win: Bedwoman]: Oratrix, supplicatrix. (1441) Pet.Chanc. in Seld.Soc.10 132 Besechith humbly your pouer bedeman and bedewomen, John Rous, Elizabeth his wif..heirs to William Pertsoille. (a1474) Stonor 1.139 Per ȝowr Bedewoman, N. Palmer. (1365) Cart.St.John in OHS

• signement, sinement

crownyd truly, He is redy to delyvir hym..By signement of the kyng, tyme and place. (1461) Paston 2.244 We graunte that the seid John Paston and Thomas Hows shall haue a signement sufficient to hem aggreabill for the seid payment.

• simbel, simble, shi(m)bel

on þysse daege..genumen up to heofone rice. c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom. Bod 343 84/26 For þisse symbledaeȝe & for Cristes accennednesse men sceoldon underfon Cristes lichame. (1298) Court R.Lond. 7 John Symbelpany. (1298) Court R.Lond. 8 Shymbelpany. (1298) Court R.Lond. 11 Shybelpani.

• siten

lengþe of all þe legge or in a case made þerfore. (1455) RParl. 5.305b The Graunt made by us to John Prenteys..of a Mansion for the Dean there, sited betwene the Toure called the Clokhous and the wall of our

• skellet, skelet(e

Med-L 136 108/285 Styve it welle in a skellet with a slyce till itt be also thike as hony. a1475 Liber Cocorum Sln 1986 p.50 In pan or skelet þou shalt hit frye. (1332) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 322 John Skelete.