• walling(e, wallingus

Also wallyng, thekyng, dawlyng [?read: dawbyng], nalyng at the other two. (a1382) WBible(1) Dc 370 4 Kings 22.14 Oldam, prophetisse, wyf of Sellum dwellede in Jerusalem, in the secounde wallynge [WB(2) : dwellyng]. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Lam.2.8 He weilede

• webbe, web(e, weban, webba, webbes, webbus, webben

oo lyueree. a1400 Cursor Trin-C R.3.8 1525 She was þe formast web in kynde. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581 5.215 My wyf was a webbe and wollen cloth made. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 10.204 These eremytes were workmen, webbes [vr.

• weli, welẹ, welig(e, weli~x0021d~, waeli~x0021d~e, wael~x0021d~a, weoli, weole~x0021d~en, weolie, welier, wilier, wilger, weli(e)st, wiliest, welgest

wylger ay wax, wonez þat stryede, Hurled into uch hous, hent þat þer dowelled. c1400(?c1380) Cleanness Nero A.10 1244 On wyf hade ben worþe þe welgest fourre. a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.VA Vsp D.14 11/22 Unðeawes on þyssen wurlde Se junge buten gehyrsumnysse

• whanne-so, quhenso, weonneso

wol me assayle. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl. Manly-Rickert F.1005 What deyntee sholde a man han For to go loue another mannes wyf That hath hir body whan so that hym liketh? a1425 HBk.GDei Hnt HM 148 76/22 Thurgh his [God's] grace,

• winli, wunliche, wyuly

fro wynd and wedders wete. c1450(a1425) MOTest. SeldSup 52 16057 A chambre was wynly wroyȝt for Thoby and for his wyf. a1500 Degrev. Cmb Ff.1.6 495 Madam Wer hit not for your sake, Y schall hym wynly [Thrn: unwynly] wake

• wo-bigon, wobigone, wobigane, wobegon(e, wabegan

is vessel of turment. (1461) Paston 2.230 Thankyng you as a pouer man may do his maister for socouryng my wyf, which I wote wele is wo begone. a1500(?a1410) Lydg. CB Lnsd 699 280 A cherlis cherl ful oft is

• wouinge, wowunge, wohunge, wouhinge, wo~x0021d~eunge

c1400(?c1390) Gawain Nero A.10 2361 Now know I wel þy cosses, & þy costes als, & þe wowyng of my wyf, I wroȝt it myseluen. c1400(?c1390) Gawain Nero A.10 2367 Here yow lakked a lyttel, sir, & lewte yow wonted,

• wroth(e, wre~x00f0~~x00f0~e, wroth

Gamelyn Hrl 7334 73 Gamelyn clothed him and fed him yuel and eek wroþe. ?a1450 Þer ys no merth Dc 257 8 A yong wyf and an arvyst-gos A man þat haþ ham yn his clos, Reste schal he wroþe.

• cerge, serge, serie, ci(e)rge, cherge, sherge

In vj serzis emptis pro le mold, 18 d. c1390 NHom.Widow's Candle Vrn p.256 Hou vr lady gaf a good wyf a sherge. (1393) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 185 xx lb. of wax in v sereges. a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Widow's Candle

• chẹsinge, chiezinge, chosing

his suffragans to chese þe beste among hem. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.162 Lat me allone in chesyng of my wyf. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 8566 Wisli þou has in chesing [vrr. chosing, chois] don. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 14430

• chough(e, chaw~x0021d~e, co(o, coue, koo, kow(e, kaue, choughes, chokwes, cho~x0021d~en

chough(e n. Also chawȝe , co(o , coue , koo , kow(e , kaue . Pl. choughes , chokwes , choȝen . Cp. OF choe , choue , cau(w)e , OE cio , OHG ka(ha , Du. kauw ,

• comfortatif, comfortif

[vr. confortif]. (c1422) Hoccl. JWife Dur-U Cosin V.3.9 53 He hir yaf wordes confortatyf And kiste hir, and seide `farewel wyf!' (a) Invigorating, stimulating; soothing; (b) as noun: food or medicine having this property; also, anything that invigorates or gives

• constaunce

under adverse circumstances, in bearing affliction, etc. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.668 Whan this markys say The constance of his wyf, he..wondreth that she may In pacience suffre al this array. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.1008 But to Grisilde agayn

• countes(se, contas(se, -eise, -esse, countas(se, -isse, cuntasse, -es(se, cometas, comytiss, countesses, counteis, cuntas

150 765 Alisaunder..ladde..mony contasses [Hrl: Counteys] and ladyes. a1475 Siege Troy(1) Hrl 525 195/1362 Thenne com þe cowntes, syr Ectors wyf. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 69a/b Vicecometissa: a cuntes. (1322) Pat.R.Edw.II 154 William Countesse. (1323) Pat.R.Edw.II 285 Alice la Countasse.

• couple, cuple, cople, coupel, -il, -ul, couples, couple

TC Benson-Robinson 3.1749 Love, that..couples doth in vertu for to dwelle. (1436) EEWills 107/9 To euery couple of man & wyf dwellyng at Ochecote. a1450(1412) Hoccl. RP Hrl 4866 1623 Many wedded couples haue I knowe. (1375) Award Blount in

• disport, desport

15 So good disport ȝe han mad me, Aȝein my wille I take my leue. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.319 Wyf, go wher thee liste; Taak youre disport, I nyl leue no talys. a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS Hrl 1701 6924 Þe

• jelous, jelouse, jelos, jelus, jellous, jalous(e, jolouse, jolious(e, joliose, jolice, joiluse, gelous(e, gelus(e, gelose, geluce, gelious, geolous, chelous, yelouse

Þis Nichol hadde a faire wyf, and was blamed of þe apostles as þey he were ielous [Higd.(2) : iolyous; L zelotypus]. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 150b/a Þe male [sparewe] is ielous of his wyf and twiteriþ ofte for

• legende, legend, legande, legent, legant

Chaucer CT.Mil. Manly-Rickert A.3141 For I wol telle a legende and a lyf Both of a carpenter and of his wyf. (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML. Manly-Rickert B.61 Who so that wol his large volume seke, Cleped the Seintes Legende of Cupide,

• wantoun, wantoun(n)e, wantowen, wanton(e, wantton, wantun, wauntoun, wauntone, vanton, wantogen, wantoun, wantow(e, wantons, wenton, watoune, waton

cheere he wolde hym ofte auyse. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.1846 He song ful loude and clere And kiste his wyf and made wantown cheere; He was al coltyssh, ful of ragerye. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 4.143 Alle wommen

• dame, daim, damme, dam

of Englande, Harry the second. 1485(a1470) Malory Wks. Caxton:Vinaver 8/1 His wyf, dame Igrayne, he putte in the castell of Tyntagil. c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 11.1 Þenne hedde wit A wyf was hoten dam Studie. (a1393) Gower CA Frf 3 5.1971