• rathest, ratheste, rathost, ra~x00fe~es

any man wold rynne with his doughtir and come rathest to the marke than she, he shuld have her to wyf. 1532 rev.(c1385) Usk TL Thynne:Skeat 22/30 Who was y-crowned? By god, nat the strongest, but he that rathest com

• regrater, regrat(t)our

sumdel aȝeyn Resoun. c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) Trin-C R.3.14 5.140 A galoun for a grote..Whanne it com in cuppemel; þat craft my wyf vside. Rose þe regratour was hire riȝte name; Sheo haþ yholde huxterie elleuene wynter. (1429) RParl. 4.349 To eschew

• relesing(e

bysoughte by swete preyere the lordes of soules in helle of relessynge (that is to seyn, to yelden hym his wyf). (a1438) MKempe A Add 61823 145/28 Sche was schreuyn & dede al þat sche myth, but sche fonde no

• resemblaunce, resemblaunse, resemlance, recemblaunce, rassem-

resemblaunce Of a persone which stood in gret greuaunce. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.368 Yet prechestow and seist an hateful wyf Yrekened is for oon of thise myschaunces -- Been ther noone othere resemblaunces [vrr. recemblauncis, resemblaunses] That ye may

• infaunt(e, infant(e, enfaunt, enfant

smyten..from the secrete wombe of the moder. a1500(?a1450) GRom. Hrl 7333 209 Takithe of him the litle Infaunt that his wyf this nyght chylded. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Zech.8.5 And streetis of the citee shuln be fulfillid with infauntis [WB(2)

• lastingli, lastinge-, lastend-, lastand-, lestingliche, lestend-, lesten-

302/307 Vre penaunce þen moste we do hastily, and lastyngly also. c1410 Visit.Infirm.(1) UC 97 452 Nouȝt thenkynge on thi wyf ne on thyne children..hauynge the hard passioun þat oure lord Ihesu Crist suffrede on the cros lastyngliche in thi

• asker(e, axer(e

a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 507/4 The sentence of this plee..bitwene the religious women..of Godestowe, axers..and Andrew Culuard..and Alice his wyf, tenauntis and holders. a1425(?a1400) Cloud Hrl 674 21/13 Ihesu..is þe trewist domesman & þe asker of acompte of dispending

• terrestre, terreste(r, terestre

of greate autorite, uor god hit made ine paradis terestre ine þe stat of clennesse. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.1332 Wyf is mannes help and his confort, His paradys terrestre [vrr. terestre, terreste] and his disport. c1400(?a1300) KAlex. LdMisc 622

• terrible, terribil, ter(r)able, terrabil

two stronge castels of his, of the whiche the one hyght Tyntagil and the other castel hyght Terrabyl; So his wyf dame Igrayne he putte in the castell of Tyntagil and hymself he putte in the castel of Terrabyl, the

• saluten

saluten v. L salutare (a) To greet (sb.) courteously or respectfully; visit (sb.); of Gabriel: make the Annunciation to (Mary); ayen , return (someone's) greeting; (b) to address (sb.) rudely, insult; (c) to greet (sth.), welcome; bless (a house);

• sequel(e, sequelle, sequile

or feldis I had or myȝght haue. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 129/10 Raaf, bondman, of Cumbe, and Gonnylde his wyf, with all theire sequele. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 627/9 With..fre tenauntes, bounde holders with her sequelis, or hem

• sil(le, sel(l)e, celle, sulle, silt-, sil(es, sules, sullen, oules

precyouse stones semly to see appon syll. a1450 Dux Moraud BodPoet f.2 18 Semly þer I syt vpon sille, My wyf and my mene be my syde. c1450(?a1400) Roland & O. Add 31042 9 Of doghety men I schall ȝow

• traitouresse, traitoures, -ouras, -ores, -ures, -eres(se, treiteresse, tratoures, thraiteresse, traitresse

myne hondys, that she ys a tratoures unto my lorde kynge Arthur. a1500(?a1450) GRom. Hrl 7333 248 She was my wyf, & I hir lorde, and she helde this knyȝt in a-vowtrye vndir me, & falslye she caste my dethe..þe

• treunesse, trewenesse, triwenesse, trunes(se, truwenesse, treounesse, treowenes(se

treunesse n. Also trewenesse , triwenesse , trunes(se , truwenesse , (WM or early SWM or SW) treounesse , treowenes(se . OE treowness , trewnes ; sense 3 . may represent a different word, from ME treu(e n.(1). (a)

• tribe, tribu, tribes, tribus

formed by common association. ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) Tit C.16 44/20 There the Aungell commaunded Adam þat he scholde duelle with his wyf Eue, Of the whiche he gatt Seth, of whiche tribe [Man.(2) : of whas lynage], þat is to seye

• unfeithful, unfaithful, onfeithful

þou leuest noȝt þat he seiþ. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) 1 Cor.7.12 If ony brothir haue an vnfeithful or hethen wyf, and sche consentith for to dwelle with hym, leue he or forsake hir not. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) 2

• unfele, unvele, unfaele, unfeale, onvele

þermide ouercumeð þe unfele. c1300 SLeg.Magd.(2) LdMisc 108 231 A riche prince of sarazins þudere was i-come, with him is wyf and his mayne Þe sarazins onvele weren fulle of nyþe and hete. a1350 SLeg. Ashm 43 451/62 Vnuele [Corp-C:

• unfẹr(e, onver, onviere, unveren

were wemen to wale, A wondurfull nowmbur Wyth olde ffolke vnfere ferly to see. c1450(a1425) MOTest. SeldSup 52 10996 Þou mayntenys on yll maner þi wyf þat [has] hyr [read: hys] seruandes sl[a]yn and makes þe goddes of fendes vnfere.

• biwailen, biweilen

day that they were born. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 2.pr.4.95 He bewayleth his chaste lyf, for he ne hath no wyf. a1475(1450) Scrope DSP Bod 943 274/24 That thei may bewaile thi dethe. a1500(c1450) Idley Instr. Arun 20 2.B.2630 Myscheue..wyll

• viscount, viscounte, visconte, vicount(e, vicecount, vescounte, wiscount, viscunte, vesconte, vescunt(e, viscountes, vicounte

as surname or occupational term. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 8.37 Elianores fader, eorle of Peytho, ravesched his owne viscountes wyf. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 8.165 Oon Wydomarus, viscounte of Lemovik in Bretayne þe lasse foond greet tresour of