• soft(e, soufte, zofte, shofte-, sohte, softest(e, softests, soften

fire, coals: slow-burning, not intensely hot; of a medicine, oil, etc.: mild, not strong in action, not highly potent; of smoke: ?mild-scented, not acrid or pungent; of tears: gently falling, not copious, not uncontrollable; (c) quiet, not loud, subdued, low-pitched;

• sterten, stert(e, stirt(e(n, stirtten, sturt(e(n, start(e, sterc-, stirc-, sturth-, sturch-, stirdt, sterteth, stert, start, stard, strert, stert(e, stirt(e(d, sturt(e, start(e, storte, stret(e, strette, stryt, strurte, stert(e(n, stirtte, stirtene, startun, strete, i)stert, stirt(e, start

day, Þe persone in þine armes lay. On þi dore þi lord gan knoke, And þou stirtest vp in þi smoke Wel neiȝe wode for dred. (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn. Manly-Rickert A.1044 May wol haue no slogardye anyght; The sesoun priketh

• wal, wale, walle, waule, val-, weal(le, walla, whalle, wil, war-, walles, wallese, wallaes, walsshez, wailes, vallis, weallas, walses, wall, ~x00fe~alle

allse tweȝȝenn walless. c1300 SLeg.Brendan LdMisc 108 501 Huy i-seiȝen ane hul wel feor in þe north, glowinde and brenninde smoke Þe leiȝe stod op an heiȝ ase þei it a wal were. a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex. Corp-C 444 3248 Ðo

• foul, ful, voul, fowel, fugel, feul, foyl

ealle þas lichama afyrged. ?a1160 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc 636 an.1137 Me henged up bi the fet & smoked heom mid ful smoke. ?c1200 Orm. Jun 1 1192 ȝiff þu cwennkesst i þe sellf..galnessess fule stinnch. c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) Bod 34 26/4 His

• del, dael, deal, deil, deol, diel, del(es, dael(es, deale(s

(?c1425) Hoccl. Jonathas Dur-U Cosin V.3.9 277 Hir conpaignie he nat a deel forsooke. (?1440) Palladius DukeH d.2 1.502 So smoke hit may not harme A deel. a1450(c1410) Lovel. Grail Corp-C 80 14.806 They wenden..þat there Eualache keperis hadde left

• parcel, -celle, -sel, percel, -sel, passel(le, pascel, partel, parcel(es

þee not. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Tob.6.8 A parcel of his herte, if þou putte vp on þe colys, his smoke putteþ out al þe kynde of deuelis. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.1006 Thow shalt shryue thee of alle thy

• pich(e, picch(e, pitch(e, pic(e, pices, pish, pik(e, picke, pikke, pek, pices, pix, spesche, pyhe, pilk

þe pich sso þe brede wiþ þe spich. c1300 Body & S.(5) LdMisc 108 p.61 Þe erþe it openede anon; Smoke and smoþer op it wal, Boþe pich and brumston. c1300 SLeg.Chris. LdMisc 108 199 Men him scholden op-on a

• lighten, light(e, lightein, li~x0021d~t(e(n, liht(e(n, licte, liten, lit(t)e, lith, li~x0021d~then, lei~x0021d~ten, lighteth, light, liht, licht, lighted(e, light(e, li~x0021d~t(e, liht(e, lite, liste, li~x0021d~teden, li~x0021d~ten, lihten, liten, i)lighted, light(e, ilight, li~x0021d~t(e, ili~x0021d~t, i)liht, li~x0021d~th, lith

of Mary y-bore, ȝeue me grace to haue my lampe lyȝt. c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF Benson-Robinson 769 Flaumbe ys but lyghted smoke. c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex. Ashm 44 4232 Many liȝtis of a liȝt is liȝtid othire-quile, And ȝit þe liȝt at

• lọsen, lose, loisen, lous(e(n, lousse, louce, lause(n, lauce(n, lanse(n, lance(n, leusen, leouse(n, i)lọsed, i)loused, lossed, leuesode

lọsen v.(3) Also lose , loisen & lous(e(n , lousse , louce & lause(n , lauce(n , (errors) lanse(n , lance(n & leusen , (early) leouse(n . P.ppl. i)lọsed , i)loused , etc. & lossed , leuesode . From

• heigh, heighe, hei~x0021d~(e, hei~x0021d~h, heih, hei(e, heij, hẹgh(e, heg(e, he~x0021d~(e, he~x0021d~he, heh(e, heh~x0021d~e, egh, e~x0021d~e, he, high(e, hi~x0021d~(e, hih(e, hiegh, hie~x0021d~(e, i~x0021d~e, hi, hie, hij, ni~x0021d~e, heah(e, heah~x0021d~ae, hea~x0021d~e, hea~x0021d~ae, haeh, haeh~x0021d~e, haege, hae~x0021d~e, hea-, hah, hage, ha~x0021d~e, haihe, a~x0021d~e, haie, ho-, heich-, hech-, hek-, hex-, ex-, hic-, ha-, hai-, hau-, a-, he~x0021d~es, hae~x0021d~es, hae~x0021d~es, haehes, hah~x0021d~es, hei~x0021d~en, he~x0021d~en, heh~x0021d~en, hae~x0021d~an, hae~x0021d~en, highen, hehne, heahne, haehne, hahne, hahcne, he~x0021d~ere, heh~x0021d~ere, hehaere, heahere, hae~x0021d~ere, haehere, haeh~x0021d~ere, ha~x0021d~ere, hah~x0021d~ere, hai~x0021d~ere, e~x0021d~ere, he~x0021d~en, hae~x0021d~en, haehre, hean-) hen-, hem-, hein-, heim-, han-, ham-, hain-, haun-, hean-, heaun-, hyaun-, yaun-, heigher, hei~x0021d~er(e, heiher, heier(e, heiar(e, eiere, hegher, hegere, hehere, hehre, heer, hear, higher, hi~x0021d~er(e, hi~x0021d~ore, hier(e, hiar, iure, her(e, herre, herere, herrer, heighest, hei~x0021d~est, heiest, heiost, heist, heghest(e, hegest(e, he~x0021d~est(e, he~x0021d~hest, hehest(e, heh~x0021d~hest, egest, highest, hi~x0021d~est(e, hiest(e, haeh~x0021d~este, heihste, heixt, heixst, hehste, hext(e, hexste, hexist, hecst, hekst, hest(e, hihste, haehste, haexte, haexst, haexete, hahste, haxte, haxst, heirest, heirst, herst, hierste, heisten, hexten, hecsten, hestaen, hihstaen, heahsten, haehsten, haexten, haesten

þe mon even Til þe heghest of þe sterned heven. a1425 Wycl.Serm. Bod 788 2.231 Y wote wel þat þis smoke shal be wastid whanne it is heirest. ?c1425 Craft Number. Eg 2622 9/35 Thou most do away þe heer

• her, hẹr, er, herre, heir, hier, hear, haer, hor, har, hair

The heer of ech place of þe body is but a superfluyte of membris y-maad of þe gros fume or smoke passinge out of þe viscous mater condensid or y-þickid to þe foorme of an heer. a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr. Lamb

• neighen, neigh(e, nei~x0021d~(e(n, nei~x0021d~he(n, neigen, neih~x0021d~e(n, neih(e(n, neihhen, neihi, nei(e, negh(e(n, ne~x0021d~(e(n, ne~x0021d~h(e(n, negge(n, neh~x0021d~e(n, neh(e, nigh(e(n, ni~x0021d~(e(n, ni~x0021d~hen, nihen, nie, niegh, neuhen, nahhin, nahi, neght, neighest, neght, neigheth, neche~x00f0~, nahhe~x00fe~, neynt, neighede, neght, ni~x0021d~t, nei~x0021d~tede, neghted, nei~x0021d~thed, neigrhed, ne~x0021d~hedem

a1400 NVPsalter Vsp D.7 103.33 Þat bihaldes land and to qwake makes ite; Þat neghes [L tangit] hilles, and þai smoke yhite. a1425 NHom.(3) Pass. Hrl 4196 156/435 And þai might neght [vr. negh] þa wandes nere, þai suld als

• noien, noi(e, noi~x0021d~e(n, no~x0021d~e(n, noye(n, noen, nuie(n, nui~x0021d~e(n, nu(e, nuein, nwen, ni(e(n, ni~x0021d~e, niyen, nei, nei~x0021d~en, newe, noiis, noieth, noiis, nois(e, nuse, niouth, nith, neit, noieth, nois, noied(e, noiet, nuied, neid, noinad, i)noied, i)nuied, inued, niyed, nwyed, noiet, noeid, nuet, nuit, nied, nid

and grene and said..`vs noyes gretly þir notes new.' a1425(c1395) WBible(2) Roy 1.C.8 Prov.10.26 As vynegre noieth the teeth, and smoke noieth the iȝen; so a slow man noieth hem that senten hym in the weie. a1425 Ben.Rule(1) Lnsd 378

• onli, onlie, oneli, oenli, wonliche, anli, aneli(e, anili, ainli, unliche

the forme of soveryn good iset within the withoute envye. ?a1425 Orch.Syon Hrl 3432 247/32 Þanne is no fier..but oonli smoke. a1450 PNoster R.Hermit Westm-S 3 5/21 Þoruȝ no myȝt of oureself may we arise, but oonly þoruȝ þe mercy

• roten, rot(e, roton, rotte, roti(e(n, rotee, roit(e, rotti, rotiinne, roti~x0021d~en, rotihin, roteth, rotuth, roties, rotede, rodede, roted(e, iroted, i)rotet, rotude, rotted, roded, rodded, roten, roton, rote~x00f0~

roten v.(1) Also rot(e , roton , rotte , roti(e(n , rotee , (N) roit(e , rotti , rotiinne & (early) rotiȝen , rotihin ; sg.3 roteth , etc. & rotuth , (early) roties ; p. rotede , etc.

• rough(e, rought, rou~x0021d~h, rou~x0021d~(e, rouh(e, rou(e, rouwe, ru, ru~x0021d~h, ru~x0021d~ghe, ru~x0021d~(e, rogh(e, roght, roch, rugh(e, rught, rohu, routh, raue, ruch, rug, ruth, ro~x0021d~(e, ru~x0021d~h~x0021d~(e, ruh(e, ruch~x0021d~e, ruwe, ruwa, rouc-, rouk-, rhou-, roua-, ro-, rog(ge-, rok(e-, ruc-, ruf-, rug(g)e-, rou(e)n-, rughen-, run-, raugh-, roughere, rouer, rughere, ru~x0021d~her, ruh(e)re, ruhure, ruch~x0021d~ere

Ashm 33 1954 Amyral bende ys browes rowe & clepede is consaile. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 91b/b Þis colde smoke makeþ þe here..stonde vp rouȝe [L rectos] and streite. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 437 Rowghe, as here or oþer

• steken, steke, steike, stekie, steoke, steake, stekes, steskys, stek(e, stec, stoke, stak(e, stac(k, steked(e, steken, stoken, stak(e, stekede(n, i)steke(n, istekene, istekke, i)stoke(n, stokene, -on, -une, steked(e, isteked, stekked

briggis on the ryverys to breke, And passagis with falling tymbour steke. a1500 Partenay Trin-C R.3.17 3955 So with fumy smoke Was the caue Anon full As myght be stoke. 1591(?a1425) Chester Pl. Hnt HM 2 288/90 His face will

• ter(e, tear, teore, tiar, teare, ter(e)s, terus, terres, teares, tieres, tieares, tiares, teren, tires, taeress, tearen, tearum

and myldnesse and teeris. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.208 In helle hir sighte shal be ful of derknesse and of smoke and therfore ful of teeres. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 84a/b Rennynge of teres falliþ in þe iȝen somtyme..of

• thin(ne, thine, thunne, thenne, tin-, then-, than, ~x00fe~anire, ~x00fe~innum

Bk.Mother Bod 416 106/13 Þe hope of suche men is as gosesomer or þinne spotel þat þe wind disparpleþ as smoke. a1425 Wycl.Serm. Bod 788 1.68 See and watris..ben..neiþir to hevy ne to þinne. (a) Of a person, a part

• thrẹ, thri(e, ~x00f0~hre, tre, ~x0021d~re, threo, t~x00fe~~x0021d~re, th~x0021d~re, ~x00fe~ru, ~x00fe~ro, yre, ~x00fe~rem, ~x00fe~reom, ~x00fe~rim, ~x00fe~rom, ~x00fe~rire, ~x00fe~reora, ~x00fe~reorae, tri-, ~x00fe~roe, the, there

sulle fare. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mel. Manly-Rickert B.2276 Thre thynges dryuen a man out of his hous, that is to seyn: smoke, droppyng of reyn, and wikked wyues. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 20.297 Þre þynges þer beoþ þat doþ a