• rebek(ke

= ME rebekke n.(1); cp. ribibe n., ribible n. A disparaging term for an old woman, a crone. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fri. Manly-Rickert D.1573 Here woneth an old rebekke [Ryl 24403: alt. from: wyfe; Lnsd: rebek] That hadde almoost as leef

• evener

evener n. From even-en . One who reconciles or harmonizes. c1390 Heil be þow Marie Moodur Vrn 39 Heil Mayden, heil Modur..Heil euenere of old lawe and of newe.

• failes

failes n. An old form of backgammon. [See OD]. c1330 Ludus Anglicorum in Royal MS 13.A.xvii [OD col.] 158a Est et alius ludus qui vocatur Faylys.

• forcrased

forcrased ppl. Cp. crased cracked, broken. Fallen to pieces, in ruins. c1330 7 Sages(1) Auch 27/591 Þe knyȝt in þe mede hadde o maner..Of old werk, forcrased alle.

• crampet, carmpot

crampet n. Also carmpot . Dim. of crampe . A small cramping iron. (1381) Doc. in Morsbach Origurk. 5 Jtem an old sive; jtem ii crampottes [read: carmpottes]; jtem iii mete-tables.

• dido

dido n. L Dido queen of Carthage. A story of Dido, an old wives' tale. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581 13.172 `It is but a dido [C : a dico, a dydo, a dede, abido],' quod þis doctour, `a dysoures tale.'

• ef-

ef- pref. L ef- , variant of ex- Prefix occurring only in words adopted from Latin or Old French, e.g. ef-fect, ef-ficient, ef-fluence, ef-fusioun .

• overwered

overwered ppl. From wered , p.ppl. of weren . Badly worn, excessively worn. (1415) Reg.Chichele in Cant.Yk.S.42 Lamb 69 48 Item, a paire of blankettes overwered; item, an old blew materas of þe leste assise.

• awenen, aweinen

awenen v.(1) Also aweinen . OE awenian To wean, disabuse. c1460(?c1400) Beryn Nthld 55 1244 It is tyme þow be aweynyd of þyne old wone.

• babishen

babishen v. OF baubir To mock, scoff at. a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl. Hnt HM 1 94/292 Thay excusyd hir thus sothly, To make hir clene of hir foly, And babyshed me that was old.

• prẹsteresse

prẹsteresse n. From prẹstre n. & OF prestresse . A priestess. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 3.5034 She was veilled & maad a preesteresse, Aftir the rihtis, pleynli, and the guise Of old paynemes bamaner hoolynesse.

• -ical, -icalle

-ical suf. Also -icalle . L & OF Derivational suffix in adjectives from Latin or Old French: canonical, musical , etc.; in ME derivatives: gramaticalli , etc.; and in adjectives probably formed in ME: comical, domestical, ecclesiastical , etc.

• infecounde, infecunde

infecounde adj. Also infecunde . L infecundus Unable to reproduce, barren. (?1440) Palladius DukeH d.2 1.667 Fesauntis vp to bryng, is thus to do: Tak noon but of oon yeer, for infecounde [BodAdd: infecunde] Are old.

• iwintred

iwintred adj. OE gewintred Old, aged. c1175(OE) Bod.Nativ.Virg. Bod 343 130/459 Ioseph waes ihaten, sum iwintred mon, & eode þider..& his ȝerde þider baer.

• lauable

lauable adj. From laue n. Approved by law, lawful. (1443) Proc.Privy C. 5.311 Þe said provostee..be gyven..to þe ende þei have þerinne þeir old riȝtful privilege & lawable.

• lẹsingli

lẹsingli adv. From lẹsing , ppl. of lẹsen v. (4). Damagingly, ruinously. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 107b/b Also ful old hennez perdicionely, i. lesyngly, smyteþ þe lower iuncturez.

• benicen

benicen v. From nice stupid. To make a fool of (oneself). (a1393) Gower CA Frf 3 8.2769 An old man scholde noght assote..Ther is in him no cause why, Bot if he wolde himself benyce.

• tablemele, tabulmele

tablemele adv. Also tabulmele . From table n. By beds, one bed after another. (?1440) Palladius DukeH d.2 3.148 Thy vines old ek graffe hem tabul mele [L tabulatim].

• beggerli

beggerli adv. From begger(e . In a manner befitting a beggar. a1425(?a1400) RRose Htrn 409 223 She was clad..in an old torn courtepy..bothe bihynde and eke biforn Clouted was she beggarly.

• senectus

senectus n. L Old age personified. c1450(a1449) Lydg. SSecr. Sln 2464 1420 Erthe, Autumpnus, and Age accordyn in Oon..senectus with Autumpne doth accorde; He and this sesoun drawe bothe be O corde.