• gisten

joists. (1439) Agree.Build.St.John in BAAJ 25 119 The same John Heywod shal do remove the dormant..makyng the same soler more large be vij fete than it is at this tyme, and gysten and plauncheren bothe the nether soler and the

• abjuracioun

L & OF Solemn renunciation of heresy or idolatry. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 2.4565 Off fals ydoles mak abiuracioun. (1447-8) Shillingford 83/18 The coroners..come to take the knowleche of the said John Berton ys felonyes..as well as of abjuracions.

• decrepit

Proc.Chanc.PRO ser.C 1 file 9 no.436 The seyd John is so strykyn into age and decrepyt that he may not come to youre presens. a1500 Ashm.1447 Lapid. Ashm 1447 p.59 Alectorius..ys beter that ys drawe oute of a kock decreppyth.

• detenu(e, detinu, deteignu, detieneue

Suppliant..paid to the seid John the seid xx s. and required the seid John to deliver hym the seid godes..and..the seid John solde awey the seid godes..he toke an accon of detenu agene the seid John [etc.]. (1436) RParl. 4.501b

• peint(e

in cpds.: maker , one who makes and mixes pigments; seld , a paint shop. (1290-1) Will Court Hust. Gldh 1.95 [Annual rent of a seld called] Peinteselde. (1454-5) Acc.St.Ewen in BGAS 15 160 Item, of John peyntmaker, xij d.

• peverer

. A seller of pepper. (1294) Let.Bk.Lond.A Gldh LetBk A 149 [John de Stapelford], peverer [..acknowledged himself bound to Hugelin Seck in the sum of 18 s. 7 d.]. (1389) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 5.105 [Stephen atte Wode, citizen and] peverer [of London].

• platener

OF platine & plataine . ?A builder who lays flat stone; ston , some kind of flat stone. (1290) Let.Bk.Lond.A Gldh LetBk A 176 John le Platener. (1399) in Salzman Building in Engl. 133 [200 tons of] platenerston of Bymbrigge.

• plumberi, plomerie

. (a) A building in which leadwork is done; plumber's workshop; (b) leadwork, plumbing. c1450 Trin-C.LEDict. Trin-C O.5.4 603/34 Plumbaria: a plomerye. (1464) RParl. 5.547b John Bircholt of thoffice of Serjeaunt of oure Plumbery within this our Reaume of England.

• makelere, maceler, macheler

Also maceler , macheler . MDu. makelare Broker, trader; also, in surnames. (1234) Pat.R.Hen.III 49 Bernard Macheler. (1276) Let.Bk.Lond.B Gldh LetBk B 262 William le Maceler. (1443-5) Case Law Merchant in Seld.Soc.46 158 [John Huson] makelere [of wool at Bruges].

• maller, malre

mallen v. (a) A hammer or maul; (b) clot , ?a maul for smashing clods, ?a man who pounds clods or turf. (1305) Court R.Lond. 217 [John le Cu..took away..one] malre. a1500 Medulla Hrl 2257 83 Glebarius: a clotte maller.

• medlinge

Cp. middel n. & adj. Coming between, middle. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) John 7.14 The feeste day medlinge, or goynge bitwixe [L die festo mediante; WB(2) : whan the myddil feeste dai cam], Jhesu wente vp in to the temple.

• mẹve

v. A proposal; overture. (1439) RParl. 5.17b Where appon ye seide John many tymes hath made diverse meeves and tretice for to have pees with ye seide Phelip, unto ye which there can no personne..make ye same Phelip to enclyne.

• gọd-willer

gọd-willer n. From gọd-wil(le . One who shows good will, a helper. (?1468) Paston 4.293 My Lord Wynchester called me to hym, yn presence of Sir John, and desyrid hym effectually to be my gode wyller.

• hairer

hẹr(e n. (2). A maker of haircloth or hair shirts. (1252) in Fransson Surn. 99 John the Hayrer. (c1292) in Fransson Surn. 99 Rich. le Heyrere. (1317) in Fransson Surn. 99 Ric. le Hayrere. (1390-1) in G.Otto Handwerkernamen 79 Hayrer.

• imaginour, imaginer

Also imaginer . From imaginen . (a) One who makes statues or images, a carver; (b) one who contrives, an inventor. (1348) Will Court Hust. Gldh pt.1.558 [John de Mymmes], ymaginour. ?c1475 Cath.Angl. Add 15562 66b An Imagyner: molitor, excogitator.

• mur

mur n. OF A wall; ward , a wall-guard. (1274) Close R.Edw.I 74 John le Murward. c1475 MEccles. Trin-C R.3.21 p.698 Sacrylege & simony..doþ þe toures meue; And where þe mures be meuyng, þe werk must myscheue.

• murager

whose duty is to keep town walls in repair; ?a collector of murage; -- only as surn. (1286) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 157 Joh. le Murager. (1298) Pat.R.Edw.I 362 John le Moragir. (1345) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 157 Ric. Morager.

• avaunt-gard, advaunte-

avaunt-gard n. Also advaunte- . OF The vanguard of an army. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 31/20 Lionse and Phariaunce had that advaunte-garde. c1475(?c1451) Bk.Noblesse Roy 18.B.22 15 Ser John Chandos avaunced hym chief in that bataile, havyng the avauntgard.

• barwer(e

barwe . (a) One who makes barrows; (b) a barrow. (1264) Rec.Norwich 1 208 Rogerum le Barwere. (1287) Pat.R.Edw.I 279 John le Barewer. (1327) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 67 Steph. le Barwere. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 105 Crowde, barowyr: Cenivectorium.

• basil(e

basil(e n. OF A garden herb of the mint family, basil. c1450 When the son Frf 16 42 Basyl, our lady seel, and herbe John. a1500 Sln.Herb List Sln 1201 76 Herbes fo[r] Savour and beaute..Basyle.