• disgise, degise, disagise, disguise

strange, or ostentatious style of dress; (b) in , in disguise. a1425(a1400) PConsc. Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196 1518,1524 In pompe and pride and vanite, In selcouthe maners and sere degyse Þat now es used of many wyse..For swilk degises

• dodel, -elere, -eling

, -eling n. ?Cp. OF dodin foolish, dodiner to rock, lull. Only as surnames. (c1240) Cart.Oseney in OHS 89 270 Alanus Dodeling. (1297) Pleas Edw.I in BRS 19 37 Willelmum Dodeler. (1301) Valuat.Dartford in Archaeol.Cant.9 291 Richard Dodel. (1343-4) in

• dullard, dollard, dullare

as surname. (1225) Close R.Tower 2 35b Ricardus Dullard. (1229) Close R.Hen.III 190 Ricardum Dullard. (1329) Court R.Colchester 1 90 Richard Dollard. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 114 Dastard, or dullarde: Duribuctius. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 135 Dullarde [vr. dullare]: Duribuccius,

• electour

some office; an elector. (a1464) Capgr. Chron. Cmb Gg.4.12 158 Richard his brothir, whech was chose emperoure, no thing with worchip, for he payed to the electoure grete summes of god for to have her voyses. ?a1500 Ordin.Wor.Suppl. 409 That

• piper

the pyperys had befor thys tym for har wachyng about the town..be yreryt and payet to the makinge of the pypys of the sayd cytte for a yer. (1469) Doc. in Gilbert Cal.Dublin 1 332 [Admissions to franchise..Richard Bennet] piper..[Admitted,

• mirourer

1 403 Christian' le Mirorer. (1309) Let.Bk.Lond.D Gldh LetBk D 38 [Roger de Elvedene,] mirourer. (1320) RParl. 1.382b Ad Petitionem Joh'is le Mirorer. (1337) Doc. in Riley Mem.Lond. 195 Richard le Mirourer. (1354) Will Court Hust. Gldh 1.679 Robert Mirourer.

• atilen

v. OF atillier To equip (sb.), as with arms. c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A Clg A.11 3821 To þe batayle hii come.. atyled wel ynou. c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A Clg A.11 3962 Þe kniȝtes atyled hom aboute in eche syde, In feldes & in medes

• hafter

hafter n. From haften v. A maker of hafts or handles. (1275) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 232 Rob. le Hafter. (1300-1) Will Court Hust. Gldh 1.150 Richard le Haftere. (c1311) Rec.Norwich 1 378 Simon le Heftere. (1317) Will Court Hust.

• Hikke

Hikke n. Dim. ofRichard ; cp. Hobbe , Hogge . A name given to hostlers, etc. c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) Trin-C R.3.14 5.180 Hikke þe hostiller þanne hadde þe cloke. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 7.378 Hicke þe hakeneyman hitte hus

• noisere

noisere n. OF nuiseor , noiseor . (a) One who spreads a rumor; (b) one who causes harm or trouble. (a1464) Capgr. Chron. Cmb Gg.4.12 278 Certeyn men..noised in the puple that Kyng Richard was o lyve..But this langage sesid

• non-apparaunce

Londes..they forfetted by their noun apperaunce. (1475) RParl. 6.134a Londes, Tenementes, Rentes, Goodes, or Catelx of the said Henry and Richard, or of any of theym, which they forfetted by their noon apparans, after the tenure of the said Acte.

• avaunt-ward, avawm-

or part of an army, the vanguard. c1380 Firumb.(1) Ashm 33 4919 Duk Richard þe Auauntwarde ladde. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 324 I sall haue the avanttwarde wytterly my seluen Tyll þat I haue venquiste þe Vicounte of Rome. c1440(?a1400)

• rewardoun, rewardon

rewardoun n. Also rewardon . Prob. AF or NF ; cp. OF reguerredon & rewardonement , var. of reguerredonement . A gift; a payment. ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 Petyt 511 p.96 To erles & barons lettres he sent aboute; For riche

• insesinen

insesinen v. OF ensaisiner To take or have possession; in (of) , be seized of (property). (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 262 Insesun [vrr. insesyn, Inseson], or seson or [?read: in] worldely goodys: Insesino. c1460 Oseney Reg. 167/5 And Richard and

• jubber, jobbere

in surnames:?a maker or seller of jubbes . (1275) Hundred R.Tower 1 426 Walterus Juberkyn. (1298) Close R.Edw.I 228 Roger Jubber. 1662(1277-8) Bk.Vale Royal in LCRS 68 Hrl 2064 203 [For wages of carpenters..paid to] Richard le Jobbere, John le

• sprak, spracke, sprakes, sprag

41666 507 Wilful and worldly þay [friars] been sum, And eeke spracke and spitous, and spices wel þay louen. (1303) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 329 Reginald Sprag. (1327) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 329 Richard Sprak. (1359) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 329 Alice Sprakes.

• stomblere, stombiller

?as surname. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 476 Stomelare: Cespitator. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 481 Stumlere [Win: Stumlare]: Cespitator. ?c1475 Cath.Angl. Add 15562 122b A Stvmbyller [Monson: Stombyller]: Cespitator, impactor, titubator, vacillator, equus cespitans. (1327) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 337 Richard Stombelere.

• stubel, stubul, stub(b)il

stuble n.; ?also cp. MDu. stubbelen to stumble. (a) Of a poem: ?awkward, clumsy; (b) in surname. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 23910-11 For-sak þou noght his stubul [Frf: stubbil; Got: roide; Phys-E: stubil] werc, For þof i[t] rude and stubel

• swiving, swyuyge

swiving ger. Also (error) swyuyge . Sexual intercourse, copulation. c1325(1265) BLewes Hrl 2253 9 Richardof alemaigne, whil þat he wes kyng, He spende al is tresour opon swyuyng. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 15a/b Coytus: swyuyge [read: swyuynge]. c1440 Lyarde

• thwert, thurte

thwert n. Also thurte . From thwert adj. In phrase: in , crosswise. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 374/21 Richard..delyuered to Symon Balehorne his one acre..the which lieth in the feld that is I-called Brademore and strecchith hit-self in