• parcialtẹ, partialte, parcialite, percialite

& parcialite. a1500(a1457) Let.Marg.Anjou in Camd.86 Add 46846 151 Ye will thanne..leying aside all parcialite..suffre oure said servant and his wyf peasably t'enjoie and occupie the seid place. a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope Rwl A.338 56/2 This power is..to avoide occasions [of]

• astrai, astreyey, astrayey, ostray

than ony maner off suspycion Schuld ryse off owre asstray walkyng or communycacion. c1475(c1450) Idley Instr. 2.A.1782 But and the wyf happe oones to goo astraye, It harde is for euer to gete it awaye. c1400(?c1380) Pearl Nero A.10 1162

• n

ȝe schull haue Seynt Matheus day. a1500 Form OMatrim. Add 30506 6 I N. take the N. to myn wedded wyf. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 178b/a Medicinez bygynnyng by N. c1425 Wycl.Concord. Roy 17.B.1 100a-102b heads. N. (1421) in Hist.Essays

• noughti, nouthti

honeste people beggars and nedy. -?-(?a1500) Cart.Tropenell in BGAS 23 207 The naughty lyf that the said Constance, his second wyf, lyved in with bisshop Wayvile and with other. ?a1475 Ludus C. Vsp D.8 34/172 Both veyn and nowthty and

• obligatori(e, obligarie, obligatories

were I-bounde by their lettres obligatories for londes and rentis the which they had of hym. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 487 head. A charter obligatory bitwene Iohn Weston and Isowde his wyf and Odo, Chapeleyn of Godestowe, for..yerely rent.

• inordinat(e)li

in the same cite whom he luffede inordinately [Trev.: hugeliche; L ardenter]. a1500 GRom. Add 9066 174 Accaron..had a faire wyf, and she loved another man inordynately [Hrl: by weye of synne]. a1500 Imit.Chr. Dub 678 81/5 For þei inordinatly

• lefful, leful, leveful, laefful, leafful, leaffulne, lesful

Whether it is leueful [vr. bileueful; WB(1) : leeuable; L credibile] that the Lord dwelle with men on erthe? (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Gen.39.19 Þe lord, to mych leuefull [L credulus] to þe wordez of þe wyf, was full wroþ.

• smorther, smorthre, smorthour, smorthur, smother(e, smodir, smor~x00f0~ere, smordre, smur~x00f0~re

HM 137 20.303 Ac when smoke and smorþre [vr. smorþur] smyt in hus eyen, Hit doþ hym wors þan hus wyf oþer whete [read: wete] to slepe. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 20.323 Ac þe smoke and þe smorþre [vr.

• sodomi(e

erþe wrouȝten þe sunne of sodomie Deiȝeden ek þo god was bore. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 3.5 Mempricius..forsook his wyf at þe laste and vsede sodomye [Higd.(2) : ȝafe hym selfe to the synne of sodomy; L Sodomiticae pesti

• som-time

to the som of xx Ml. frankys..up the londys, placys, and lordeschippys that helde and hadde Dame Blaunche, sum tyme wyf of Phylyppe. a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr. Rwl B.490 184/22 Dermot, Sumtyme Prynce of leynestere, in Normandy became lege man to

• stal-worthi, stalleworthi, stawurthy

mete. a1500 Sidrak & B. Lnsd 793 3823 We ben now of lenger lijf Þan shal be þanne man or wyf, For þe world is stalworthier Þan it shal be þanne. (c1300) Havelok LdMisc 108 24 The rym is maked

• superlatif, superlatife, superlative

superlative degree. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.1375 Ther nys no thyng in gree superlatyf, As seith Senek, aboue an humble wyf. (?a1430) Hoccl. MG Hnt HM 111 8 Modir of mercy, wey of indulgence, Þat of al vertu art superlatyf.

• scoren, score, skore, storyn, scored, scorde, skored, skorde

han mo slakker dettours than am I, For I wol paye yow..and if so be I faille, I am youre wyf, score it vp on [vrr. it on, upon, on] my taille. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 486 Talyyn, or scoryn

• senten, sent(e, sentten, sented(e, sent, sente

þou make vs mekyll mede. ?c1450 St.Cuth. Eg 3309 5336 Þai prayde þair horse moght þar a byde; Þe gude wyf sent þar to. c1460(?c1400) Beryn Nthld 55 1614 'Wol yee sent to þis ordenaunce?' All they accordit wel þerto.

• sinfulli, sinfuli, sinvoliche, cinfulli

þi lond..þou so sinfuly com to. (c1375) Chaucer CT.Mk. Manly-Rickert B.3417 Thow drank eek of his [God's] vessels boldely; Thy wyf eke and thy wenches synfully Dronke of the same vessels sondry wynys. (a1382) WBible(1) Prols.Job Bod 959 2 I

• tọyer(e, to~x0021d~ere, toyẹre, -~x0021d~ẹre

Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.168 What sholde I bye it on my flessh so deere? Yet hadde I leuere wedde no wyf to yeere! c1450 How mankinde dooþ Lamb 853 244 In heuene comeþ no foolis to ȝeere. a1500 How mankinde

• unbinding(e, unbinddinge, uabynddynge

mater þat longith to charge of byindyng or onbyndyng. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) 1 Cor.7.27 Thou art boundyn to a wyf, nyle thou seke vnbyndyng. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12:Wallner 3.26/15 Maner of vnbyndyng, Be it softe & vndolorous. (a1398) Trev.

• unleffulli, unlevefuli, unlefuli

bischopis name þat þei chalang unlefuly to hem wiþ out þe kirk. c1390 I warne vche Vrn 82 Þi neiȝhebors wyf coueyte þou nouȝt Vnleuefully, a-ȝeynes þe lawe Wiþ hire to sunge in word ne þouȝt. a1400 CMSoul Bod 923

• watel, watele, wattel, watil, wattil(le, watul

That he nel bowe to þat bonde And wedden hure for hure welthe and wisshen on þe morwe That hus wyf were wex oþer a watel [vr. walet] ful of nobles. (1262-3) Inquis.PM Hen.III 173 Watelselver, 5 s.; the Middelhundred

• wicchen, wicche, wiche, wichin, witchin, witchon, wicching, wicchen, wic(c)hand, wiccand, witchand

lay Haue witched þe þir wordes to say? a1425 Nicod.(1) Hrl 4196 216 He fars with fendes fare; wyched þi wyf has he. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 527 Wytchyn, or charmyn: Incanto. c1450(?a1400) Roland & O. Add 31042 1151 Foully