Faling, failing F. Famulory, serviceable Far-casting, A. S. rope-cearung, forecasting, contriving, plotting Fast, A. S. fart, stedfast, constantly Fay, Ch. faith, truth Fele, sense, perception, knowledge, to understand What lord is yond, q she, have you no fele? Chauc. Feled. See Fele. understood Ferley, fairly. Fote, for soth, J. truth, true Foul, unfair, ill Foule hem befall. Fouled, defiled Chauc. Shal be to me a full royal gar nement. Chauc. Gaynage, perh. A. S. geanunge, gain, rent, income Gedred, gathered, engrossed Gesseth, guesseth, expecteth, thinketh Getters, A. S. zeotan, spenders, high livers, J. Glose, gloss, note, explanation, deceit, Ch. Glosen, flatter, lie Gloseris, glossers, commentators, deceivers Glowyng, A. S. glopan, glittering, shining Goddis, goods God's-kichell, A. S. god-cicel, a cake which godfathers, &c. used to give their godchildren when they asked them blessing. Gomor, Gomorrah fundamentally, W. Grounding, foundation Greeting, salutation H. Halwing, hallowing Han, have Haunten, haunt, frequent Hayned, A. S. hayan, or Fr. haine, hated, despised, or stoned, from Sax. hænan, J. Harlot, perhaps Fr. valet, a servant, a mean despised person, so Wiclif uses it. We seen in this world that a little harlot despiseth and scorneth his [the Pope's] Lordship; and yett he doth all his might, all his witt, and all his will to be venged upon such a poore harlot. Perhaps, q. varlet, or A. S. heop cniht, a man-servant. Having, retaining possession Hearen, herien, A. S. hepien, praise Heling, hiling, A. S. helan, covering, raiment Hem, them noise of the earth, earthquake Hests, A. S. hete, commands Highed, A. S. hızan, hasten Hienes, haughtiness Highen, exalt Hight, promised Holden, support, maintain Hole, whole, wholly, Ch. with gay garites and grete and ich hole yglased. Wiclif's Life, p. 347. Holesome, wholesome Hord, A. S. hops, a heap, trea sure Hornes, harness I. Japes, jests, deceits, C. Ch. Idiots, ignorant persons, fools In caas, perhaps In ground, at the bottom Κ. Kenely, A. S. kenlice, sharply Kenerchiefs for Keverchiefs, Fr. Couverchef, B. kerchiefs, women's head-clothes, Chauc. Or rather a large piece of fine linen cloth, which women used to wear over their other head-clothes when they went abroad. That werith or a kerchief, or a Chauc. call. Lovelyche, lovely Lymes, limbs, J. Lithe, perhaps A. S. lidan, to listen, hearken, attend M. Mar, A. S. mapan, corrupt, spoil Marvaile, wonder ment of the Lord's Supper Mattins, Lat. Matutinus, morning prayer, which used to be at six o'clock in the morning. Manquellers, A. S. mancueller, mankillers Massagers, messengers Maynnus, main, huge, or loud, clamorous, from A. S. maznerre, mahnerre, J. Mede, A. S. mede, reward Medeful, meritorious, deserving a reward Menen, Fr. mener, lead, constrain, Bo. Medlid, A. S. medlice, mingled, mixed Meyne, meynth, A. S. menizeo, or Fr. mesnie, a company, a retinue, all that live together in one house; homely meynth, those of his own house or family. Moreness, greatness Moten, mot, must Muck, A. S. mucz, dung, gain, riches Muckil, much Munte, A. S. munte, mount Mynstre, A. S. mynstre, a church Myrrour, Fr. miroir, a lookingglass, example Ν. Namelyche, namely Ne, nor Neded, A. S. nead, needed, com pelled Neet, neat, clean Neigh, nigh, to approach Neither, nor Nemeth, nameth, mentioneth Nice, Fr. niais, foolish, silly the Church-service, introduced by Guido Aretinus, a Benedictine Monk, about the year 1028, Ma. Si. Nones, nonce, the purpose Novices, probationers in religi ous houses Nouth, nought 0. Obeche, obeishe, obey, yield obedience to Obeisand, obeisant, obedient Onethe, A. S. uneade, difficult, scarcely, almost Opyn, open, plain Os, as Other, either, or Outh, A. S. ໐ð, unto Over, A. S. orep, besides, over and above Over many, too many Owen, oweth, ought Oyer, other P. Palfraye, a pad, or riding-horse Parishens, parishioners Parting, dividing, distributing Passing, exceeding Patrens, patrons Peir, impair Pelure, fine fur Perfitt, perfect Perilous, dangerous ney paid to the Pope every year at the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula, August 1. This payment was, at first, a penny from every house in which there were thirty pence of ready money. By Pope Gregory the whole sum was stated at 2011. of which the proportion in the diocese of Lincoln was 421. K. The tenants of St. Austin's abbey in the Isle of Thanet paid for their swilling-lond, fifty-five Ost, oost, host, or sacramental Posterne, a back door or gate ligious as were allowed to have and hold lands. bread Potestate, power Right as, just as S. Sad, perhaps from A. S. Sad, Sathanas, Satan or Songs Scariot, Judas Iscariot Schete, A. S. rcotian, shot Schrift, A. S. script, confession Schrive, A. S. repifan, confess Self, selve, A. S. self, the same, Selure, perhaps from A. S. re- Sentence, sense, meaning Sex, sixth |