• cramping, cromping

the synowes, If þere appere swellinge and afterward if it wiþdrawe it, þat is a tokene of crampynge and of rauynge. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 58 A rennyng hounde..shulde have..þe taile grete and hie..streight wiþ a litel crompyng vpward.

• creag

Some kitchen utensil; (b) a game of some kind. (1423) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 88 Coquina..j scomour del laton, j creag, et j ladill. (1300) Cards in Archaeol.8 157 Ad ludendum ad creag et alios ludos per vices, 10 s.

• dorlot, dorilot

ornamental headdress. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 177/2 Þe men þet doþ zuo grat payne ham to kembe..to þan þet hi habbe uayr dorilot. (1394) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 196 j dorlot..j crescet. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 127 Dorlott: Trica, caliendrum.

• eling, iling

church, or a similar part of another building. 1400 Acct.Roll Vicars Choral, York [OD col.] In emendatione i elyng. (1456-7) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.99 151 Ad edificacionem lez Ilynges in Aula Hospitali, 6s.8d.; carpentario pro completo opere dict. lez Ilynges in

• eluminen, elomnen

enluminer . To illuminate (a book). (1458) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 232 Meum Psalterium elomned cum auro. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 7.295 Whiche bischop was not aschame to wryte books, to elumyn theym, and to bynde þeim by his awne

• ambler(e, ambuler, aumblere, aumiler, haumbelere, ambelour

Lndsb.Nominale Lndsb 757/24 Hic gradarius: a hawmlore. (1473) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 80 Pro uno equo gray, trottar..pro uno equo bay, ambeler. -?-(1441) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96 158 Johannes Ambeler, walker. -?-(1475) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96 195 Alexander Ambler, glover.

• enduring

In like fourme salle he paye his ferme..enduryng ye life of ye sayde John. (1453) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 192 I will yat..Manfeld have v marcs yeerly payde enduryng his lyfe. a1500 Wars Alex. Dub 213 1188 In damagyng of

• enlimnen, enlimen

light, illumine; (b) to decorate (with paintings or miniatures). a1450 Parton.(1) UC C.188 3875 Alle the feelde Was enlymed [vr. elumyed, enlamyde] with the bryghtnesse. (1453) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 190 Tables enlymned with Seyntis and Scrop armes in yame.

• enossed

choked, strangled (as though a bone were lodged in the throat). (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 47 Þei wil not ete for her mouthe is somedele gapyng, and ȝif þei were envosed [read: ennosed] in here throte [OF comme si

• entermarchen

either between or beyond the prints of the forefeet. [Cp. enterchaungen, 4. ] (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 90 Whan an hert entiermarcheth [F s'outre marche] it is a tokyn that he is a light deer and wel rennyng and

• overnọn

NHom. in NM 73 Ashm 42 p.202 Overnone. a1425 York MGame [OD col.] Dgb 182 xxiv It is of no longe while, or at þe leste it is of þe mydell ouer none of þe daye before. a1450 Mandev.(3) BodeMus

• overshẹten, -shoten, -shette, -shote

þere shene tenttes. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 66 Houndes for þe hauke..leden þe houndes about and makyn hem ouersheet [Dgb: ouershete] and faile. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 91 The lymer ouersheteþ comonly. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 95

• plattinge

hands; bord , ?a board on which to fold cloth. (1400) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 260 Lego..unum platyngborde, cum uno strayte & hawetys. c1400(?c1380) Cleanness Nero A.10 1542 And he wyth plattyng his paumes displayes his lers And romyes as

• pomeled

pomelẹ adj. Dappled, spotted. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 26 Here kydes ben kyded with pomeled heere as þe hynde Calfes. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 59a/a Scutulatus: a grey pomeled hors. c1450 Trin-C.LEDict. Trin-C O.5.4 587/28 Guttatus: pomeled ut equus.

• baffen

LG . To bark or bay. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 66 A spaynel, ȝif he se geet, kyen or hors..he wil..bygynne to baffe at hem. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 515 Wappyn or baffyn, as howndys: Nicto. ?a1475 PParv. Win

• liren, liere

bind the edges of (a garment) with tape; (b) cook. to thicken (a dish). (1423) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 73 j mantill cum capicio de veridi, lyred. ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook. Hlk 674 115 Tak wyn or venygere and pepper, and

• losengewise, lassengis wise

wis n. (1). In or with diamond-shaped figures. (1450) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 140 Ciphum..coopertum et chaceatum losengewise. ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook. Hlk 674 58 Mak..faire cakes and let them be thyne; then cut them bigge lassengis wise and fry them

• mink

of the European mink (Mustela lutreola). (1431) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 34 Lego..unam togam..penulatam cum mynkes et unam felle brasii coloris. (1450) Lin.DDoc. 43/28 To the womman that is next me at my departyng..j gowne furred with Mynkys. (1466) Acc.Howard

• athresten

(game) closely, press upon. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 59 Þei byn nott good to enchace at a longe flight, but only for to athrest hym..Oþer maner of rennyng houndis..hunten somdele moor slowly..Thise houndis athresten not so sone an [hart]

• molet

pestle. An apothecary's tool for mixing ingredients, a pestle. (1398) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 245 Constantinus del Damme, civis & apothecarius..Lego Ricardo Fendard..certa necessaria shopae meae pertinencia -- videlicet..j draghyng-dobler cum les moletts, j holdepanne, spatures, j culatre, skipscales, [etc.].