• hardel

group of hounds tied together. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 108 Þan shuld þe sergeaunt of þe mute of þe hert houndes..make alle hem of the office..hardle her houndes, and in euery hardel suffisen ii or iii couple of houndes

• heper

heper n. From hep . (a)?One who gives lavishly; (b)?a basket, ?a shovel. a1500 PParv. KC 8 235 Hepar: Cumulator. (1403) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 24 Item, j hepir, ij d. Item, j berelepe, vj d.

• hosi

hosi adj. From hos adj. Hoarse, husky. a1425 York MGame [OD col.] Dgb 182 vii Whan þe fixene..secheth þe dogge fox, she cryeth with an hosy voys, as a wode hounde dothe.

• nodder

nodder n. Origin obscure. ?A garment of some kind. (1442) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 84 Roberto, servienti meo, unam, togam..Nicholas Kirkby, unum blak nodder. Domino Johanni Stirkland, j gipcian de silk.

• north-westward

westward adv. Toward the northwest, in a northwesterly direction. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 2.71 At Hagustaldes chirche is a place foure score myle out of York norþwestward [Higd.(2) : at the northe weste of hit; L ad zephyrum borealem].

• onpassinge

the prints of the front hoofs. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 90 And if it be a deer þat entierchaungeth, it is to saie, if þe deer sette the hynder feet in þe trace of þe forfett wiþout onpassyng [Dgb:

• questeien, questei

hunt, search after game. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 11 And the houndes greden of hure [the hare] and questeie [F crient], she fleeþ away for fere that she haþ of the houndis. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 59 Whan

• questor, questour

Questors [glossed: Pardoners]. -?-(1372) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96 69 Johannes de Lokton, questour. -?-(1387) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96 85 Johannes de Rykhall, questor. -?-(1436) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96 151 Thomas Gosberkirk, questour. -?-(1447) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96 166 Henricus Wyndill,

• quishete

quishete n. OF cuissete Thigh armor, a cuisse. (1392) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 171 Item, lego Ricardo fratri meo..unam loricam..cum vambrase et rerebrase, quischetes, pelonns, grefes, et una bona lancea.

• rechasing

rechasing ger. Cp. rechasen v.(1). The blowing of a rechas , recheating. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 95 Þe moot shuld neuyr be blowe to fore þe rechasyng but whan a man seeþ þat þe hunter foret.

• relai, rolay

the hounds are posted. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 6 Whan he shal be commen aȝein to þese semble or metyngis, þan hath he most to doon for to ordayn his fynders and relaies. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 93

• retreving, retreiving

. Hunt. Retrieval of game. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 60 Þe sechyng and þe fyndyng is also a faire þing..and for to se þe good rekeueryng and þe retreiving and þe maistries and sootiltees þat be in good houndes.

• insteks

insteks adv. ?From in stake phr. & adverbial -s ; cp. ale-stake & atten ale (ale n.). ?In an alehouse. (1433) Doc.Merchant York in Sur.Soc.129 41 Whenby and Richard drank a alpenwerth of ale insteks.

• intellerd

intellerd adj. From in- pref.(2) & teler n. & -ed suf. (1). Of a crossbow: without a stock or tiller. (1458) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 218 Ricardo Duci Ebor., ij balistas, j tellerd et alta intellerd.

• joli

joli n. From adj. Only in phr. ben in , of a bitch: to be in heat. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 45 Þe bitches ben in joly [F Lisses sont chauldes] in hure loue comonly twies in the yere.

• kilp(e, kelp(e, klpe

ad eosdem, 1 d. (1444) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 100 Lego..j ketill enneum cum le klpe. (1444) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 103 Olla ennea cum kilp..j ollam enneam cum j kilp. (a1451) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 100 j par vulgo

• laier, laiour

?OF l'aiguier A ewer. (1452) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 129 Vasa Deaurata..De lij s. iij d. de pret. alterius layour, majoris sortis. (1465) Acc.Howard in RC 57 492 Master Willyam Coote had to plege..a layer gylt weyinge xv unnces and

• slouthli

slouthli adv. From slouth(e n. Slowly, with deliberation. a1425 York MGame [OD col.] Dgb 182 xiii Other manere of rennynge houndes þer bee þe whiche hunteth somdele more slowthlyche [vr. slowly] and heuylich.

• speies, spaies, spoies

goud strawe. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 36 Þe fox..fleþ by þik spoies. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 65 Whan men lat soche mestifis renne at þe boor, þei taken hym in þe thik spoyes. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12

• sperevuiste

sperevuiste n. Perh. aberrant form of sperver n.(2); cp. EMnE sparvise . ?A canopy for a bed. (1438) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 95 Utensilia Domus..De j feddirbed, xij d..De j cista, ij s..De j spere vuyste, xij d.