• bond(e-man, band-, bondes-, bounde-

of right, as thei have used to do of olde tyme. a1450 SLeg.Suppl.Bod. Bod 779 351/2 Vital was a noble mon..& hadde many bonde-men, þat of him lond nome. c1450(?a1400) Parl.3 Ages Add 31042 143 Benes of his bondemen

• brọk, brocke, brouk(e, broyc, bruk(e, brọkes, brọken

a brook; (b) brokes brim (heved, mouth) , the bank (source, mouth) of a stream; (c) fig. a stream of blood; the fires of hell; (d) current of the sea. (?a1160) Doc. in Collect.Topogr.4 138 Scilicet, a Wlnes strate usque

• capitain, capitaigne, capitan, captain(e, captan, capten, chaptein

Duk of Bukyngham, Capitein of the Toun and Castell of Calis, and of the Toure of Rysbanque. c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy Htrn 388 12892 Owther captains of castels or kepars of tounes. (1471) GRed Bk.Bristol pt.2 p.136 Richard, Erle of Warrewyk..Admirall of

• chap-man, chappe-, cap-, chep-, chip-, ship-, chup-

Floris Eg 2862 73/146 Chapmen ryche..Marchaundes of babyloyne. a1400 Usages Win. Win-HRO W/A3/1 p.72 Whanne me porveyde gylde chaffare, me shal..aspyȝe folke þat be couenable and of good loos, and gadere þat ryȝte of chepmen. a1400 Usages Win. Win-HRO W/A3/1

• agrẹen, aggre, ag(g)rẹed, ag(g)rẹid, agrẹit

570/23 Richard Bukkeland, Tresourer of Caleis..had entretid þe saudiours of Caleis, and aggreyt with hem, and gyven hem obligacions of customs. c1525(1473) Oak Bk.Sou.Ordin. in Sou.RS 10 88 Vnto the time that he be reconciled by the good men of

• countẹ, comite, conte, counti(e

of Waterford in Irland..Newebryggyng in the Countee of Northumberland. (1450) RParl. 191a-b The Hundred of Seysdon in the Counte of Stafford..The Maner of Helston in the Counte of Cornewaill. (1455) RParl. 5.315b John Doreward of Bockyng in the Counte

• fornome

fornome ppl. OE fornumen , ppl. of forniman take away; cp. MnE numb. Deprived of vigor, sluggish. a1425 York MGame [OD col.] Dgb 182 xii Þen þei goth fornomme and may not eete, ne may not wele go.

• fọter

n. From fọten . A huntsman who hunts on foot. a1425 York MGame [OD col.] Dgb 182 33 Þer as most daunger is, þer sette the rediest hunters and þe best footers [Vsp: forsters] and with hem þe boldest houndes.

• fraiing

act of scaring. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 83 If þei may se hym and þei be in þe wynde, þei ought to wiþdrawe hym in þe softest maner þat þei kone for drede of frayeng hum out of his

• fumen

fumen v.(2) OF fumer . Of a game animal: to cast droppings. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 103 Euere she [hare] fumeþ or croteieþ..þough men say þat she fumythe..ȝit þat comyth fro hure is not callid fumes but croteis.

• dedow

dedow interj. Prob. OF A hunting cry. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 101 And whan þei be þer, þe maister of þe game or þe sergeaunt shuld crie skilfully loude, `Dedow,' and þan halow euery wight.

• deliverens

deliverens v. From deliveraunce . To give possession of (land) in a formal manner. (1404) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 26 Yat yay delyverens ye forsaid londes..unto here next heire of the Brewes syde en court of record.

• displeable

displeable adj. Cp. OF desplaisable & desplai-re . Displeasing, offensive. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 4 Þer nys no mannys lif that vseth gentil game and disport lasse displeable [?read: displesable] vnto God than is the lyff of a perfit

• drawe

drawe n. ?Cp. MnE drab , var. of drap ; see OD drab n. (2) & drape n. (1). ?A cloth or drape. (1452) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 137 j cathedrae nigrae cum le drawe denigrat.

• eirer, hairer

be an heirere of nature with litel makyng. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 109 After þat þe eirers han wel ronne. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 111 Þe maisters of þe eirers. (1413) Pat.R. in Baillie-Grohman Master of Game p.150

• encharning

encharning ger. OF encharner . The blooding (of hounds). (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 62 Goodnesse of greyhoundes commeþ of ryght corage and of þe good nature of her fadere and modir, and also men may wel helpe to make

• encornen

encornen v. OF encorner . Hunt. To lay a deer on its back so that the head rests on the horns. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 99 Oon of þe beerners shuld encore [read: encorne] hym, þt is to say,

• entrẹven

entrẹven v. OF entruev- , pr.sg. stem of entrover find. Of hunting dogs: to find or discover (game). (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 98 Þe hunted deer..haþ be so wel ronne to and enchased and entreued, and so oft relayed

• peni-ware

peni-ware n. From peni n. & ware n.(2). Merchandise selling for a penny or less; cheap goods. (a1440) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 96 De j groc. cultellorum dictorum penyware, iiij s.

• percinglich

percinglich adv. From percing(e , ppl. of percen . Piercingly, penetratingly. a1425 York MGame [OD col.] Dgb 182 32/102 An olde boore..smyteth gret strokes but not so persynglich [Vsp: perilously] as a yonge boore.