• text(e, texst, textus, tixt(e, tix, textes, textus, texcestes, tixstes, tyxtest

the first four books of the New Testament, the Gospels; of the gospel (of vaungeles) ; (c) the New or Old Testament; the Bible; also person.; of holi writ (the bible) ; (d) Christian teaching, Christian doctrine; (e) an authoritative

• than, ~x00f0~han, ~x00fe~on, then, ~x00fe~am, dan, ~x00fe~aen, thanne, ~x00fe~ane, ~x00fe~ang

as prep. phrase and adverbial particle with the meaning 'therefore, consequently': cp. sense 1b. (b), and see Bruce Mitchell OldEnglish Syntax para.3011]; ilichest the , as if; in that , in that; not for , although; to that ,

• manuel(e, manual, manwel

56 Itm., a newe Manual, seconde folio begynnyng `fensa per dominum'..Itm., An old Manual, ijde folio begynnyng `Manibus sit'. (1455) Acc.St.Ewen in BGAS 15 147 Item, j old Manuel begynning with the wordys: Omnibus diebus Dominicis, etc. (1467-8) RParl. 5.632b

• ribib(e, rebibe, rebube, rubibe

; ult. Ar. (a) A kind of fiddle or lute; (b) a disparaging term for an old woman, a crone. a1425 Roy.17.C.17 Nominale Roy 17.C.17 667/1 Uetella: rybybe. c1430 Chaucer CT.Mil. Cmb Gg.4.27 A.3331 In twenty manerys coude he trippe

• salu, saluh, salowe, salwhe, sal(eu-

c1450 Pilgr.LM Cmb Ff.5.30 107 J sigh hire..al rouh, foul, and old, vile and blak and salwh [F sale]. 1532(?a1400) RRose Thynne 355 So feble and eke so old was she That faded was al her beaute; Ful salowe [F

• twinter, twintour, qwintter

twinter n. Also twintour , (N) qwintter . From OE twiwintre , twiwinter adj.; cp. MnE dial. (chiefly Northern) twinter , (Scot. ) quinter . A stock animal that has passed its second winter, a two-year-old; noute , two-year-old

• bultel

Hrl 4011 164 vj bagges..of bultelle clothe. (1396) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 208 iij curtinis de bultell tapet'. c1450 Pilgr.LM Cmb Ff.5.30 137 Boystows she was..And clothed with an old gret bultel [F burel] clouted with cloutes of old cloth.

• lettre, letre, leter, letter(e, -ir, -our, ur(e, leattre, litter(e

a letter testymoneall þerof made. (a) A written account, description, or narrative; a literary epistle; source, authority; in english , written in English; lettre(s blak , written source; of writing , ?literary output; writen..bi , to set (sth.) down in

• feblishen

eny leene to his neiȝbore oxe, asse, sheep..and it were deed or feblishid. c1450 Pilgr.LM Cmb Ff.5.30 70 Thou shalt be thanne feeblished with woundes. c1475(a1449) Lydg. Test. Hrl 218 198 I..am falle in age, Gretly feblysshed of old infirmite.

• firren, ferren

fayr firrene wowe. (1393) Acc.Exped.Der. in Camd.n.s.52 157 Pro xiij ferren bordez..vj ferren deles. (1415-6) Rec.Norwich 2 62 Ferrene sparres. (1454) Grocer Lond. Kingdon 354 Item j old firren bord. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 1a Abiectarius [read Abietarius]: a firenewriȝt.

• flexen, flaxen

having the color of dressed flax, flaxen. c1450 Med.Bk.(2) Add 33996 221 Tak cotun or old smal flexon cloþ in peces. c1450 Burg.Practica Rwl D.251 238/18 Or take an olde flaxen clothe þat ys clene waschyd and brenne yt to

• gipseous, gipceous

by vttermore induracioun..Of fleume vitreous & gipceous ar made al knottez hard & scrophelez. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 109b/b Ful old or most olde chese cocte with Iuse of a swynes legge ysalted..draweþ out gipseos i. claye [L gipseos] stonez.

• crone

crone n. AF carogne (corresp. to CF charogne ) `carrion, carcass', a term of abuse; also, `old sheep'. (a) A strong term of abuse: beast, hag; (b)?as surname. (1376-8) in Davenport Nrf.Manor p.lvii Cuidam bercario manerii de Lopham fuganti

• decrepitus

n. L Old age, senility. a1450(c1433) Lydg. St.Edm. Hrl 2278 419/284 Offa feeble wex for age, And blissid Botild..As they that gan approchen to the stage Off decrepitus. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 8.83 But now fordullid be impotence of

• disaperen

c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 5.3031 Disapering, anoon hir leue she toke. a1450(?c1421) Lydg. ST Arun 119 4032 This old bisshop..Disaperyd and no mor was seyne. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 6.986 Fortune..beet hir wynges & took hir to the

• eloquencie

Arun 327 5790 For þe swetnesse eek of hyr eloquency. c1450 Capgr. St.Kath. Arun 396 3.333 Criste shal endwe thyn old rekles age With eloquencye. (?c1461) Paston 3.257 If thei have..none eloquensye ner copiousnesse of langage. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261

• enfeblishen

[WB(2) : is feblid]..he shal be compellid to ȝeeld. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 3.1929 So ferr enfeeblisshid was ther old puissaunce. c1450 ?C.d'Orl. Poems Hrl 682 196/5841 The poore karkes so enfeblisshid is..That even a deth it is to

• pale

(c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl. Manly-Rickert F.1249 Phebus wax old and hewed lyk latoun..now in Capricorn adoun he lighte Wher as he shoon ful pale [Cmb.Mm: smale] I dar wel seyn. c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW Benson-Robinson 2317 And therwithal she wepte tenderly, And

• paralipomenon

, from Gr. The Old Testament books of Chronicles. (a1382) WBible(1) Prols.1 Par. Bod 959 60 Þe booc of paralipomenon..is þe breggyng of þe olde testament. (1415) Hoccl. Oldcastle Hnt HM 111 204 To thise stories sit it thee to

• penaltẹ, penalite

penalitee [L poenalitatem]. (?1462) Stonor 1.61 Mayster Mylle wold ye shuld have take an annuite of xl s. yerly of old Wykes and his wif..bot I supposet ye wold not so, for by cause of the penalte of the payment