A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Aynding, sb. smelling, B; see Onding.

Ayr, sb. oar, B; see Ore.

Belde, adj. big, blustering, S; see Bold.

Belt, pp. built, S3; see Bilden.

Beode, v. to pray, S; see Bidden.

Bersten, v. to burst, S, C; see Bresten.

Betaken, v. to betoken, S2; see Bitoknen.

Bi-healde, v. to behold; bihalden, S2; see Bi-holden.

BilA|de, pt. s. enclosed, S; see Bi-*leggen.

BilA|uen, v. to remain, S; see Bi-leuen.

Billet, sb. a piece of firewood; byllets, pl., S3 (26. 785).

Binam, Binom; pt. s. of Bi-nimen.

Bi-so3*te, pt. s. of Bi-sechen..

Bituhhe, prep, between, S; see Bi-*twi3*e.

Blane (for blan), pt. s. of Bi-linnen.

Blynke. For sie read see.

Bod, pt. s. waited, S2; bode, waited for, S2; see Biden.

Bounden, pp. bound, S, C2; see Binden.

Breas, sb. brass, S; see Bras.

Breggid, pt. s. shortened, W; see A-*bregge.

Bulde, pt. s. built, C; see Bilden.

Bye, v. to buy, S2; by, C3; see Biggen.

Camel.  The regular OF. equivalent for Lat. came*lum was chameil.  In OF. camel the termination _-el_ is due to analogy with French forms derived from _-a*lem_.  See BH, ASec. 43.

Canoun.  Church Lat. canonicus did not mean originally ’one on the church-roll or list,’ but one who was bound to observe a certain rule of life (canon, [Greek:  kanon]).  OF. chanoine is not the precise equivalent of canonicum, but represents a Latin type *_canonium_.  See Scheler’s Diet. (ed. 3).

Cherche, sb. church, S2, C3; see Chirche.

Clomben, pp. climbed, C; see Climben.

Daw, sb. day, S2; see Day.

Deburs, v. disburse, pay, S3; see Disburse.

Dedeyn, sb. disdain, W, H; see Disdeyn.

Degyset, pp. disguised, S2; see Disgysen.

Deserited.  For Desheriten, see Disheriten.

Dide, pt. s. did, caused, put, S; see Don.

Dilitable, adj delightful, S2; see Delitable.

Diuise, v. to tell of, describe, S2; see Deuisen.

Drui3*est, 2 pr. s. art dry, S2; see Drye.

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