Game and Playe of the Chesse eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 224 pages of information about Game and Playe of the Chesse.

Game and Playe of the Chesse eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 224 pages of information about Game and Playe of the Chesse.

Aas; ace. 
Aduocacions; Latin advocationis, assembly of advocates, the bar. 
Agaynesaynge; gain-saying. 
Alphyns.  The alphin, or elephant, was the piece answering to the bishop
   in the modern game of chess. 
Ameruaylled; astonished. 
Ample, ampole; Latin ampulla, vessel for holding liquids. 
Ancellys; Latin ancilla, handmaids, concubines. 
Appertly; openly. 
Appetissid; satisfied, satiated. 
Ardautly [ardantly]; ardently. 
Arrache; French arracher, to pull, to pluck.

Auenture; adventure. 
Axe; ask.

Barate; trouble, suffering. 
Beaulte; beauty. 
Benerous; French benir, blessed. 
Besaunt; besant, a Byzantine gold coin. 
Beneurte; French bonheur, good fortune. 
Bole; bull. 
Bourdellys; brothels, stews. 
Butters; freebooters. 
Butyn; French butin, plunder, spoils.

Chamberyer; Chambrere; woman servant, concubine. 
Chequer; chefs-board. 
Chauffed; French echauffer, to warm. 
Compaignon; French compagnon, companion. 
Connynge; cunning, knowledge. 
Corrompith; French corrompre, to corrupt. 
Couenable; French convenable, proper, fit. 
Courrours; French coureurs, runners, messengers. 
Curatours; guardians, trustees.

Dampned; condemned. 
Debonairly; debonairte, French de ban air, in a good manner, with good
   will. 
Depesshed; French depecher, defpatched. 
Deporte; deport. 
Devour; French devoir, duty. 
Dismes; Latin decimal, tenths, or tithes. 
Disobeyfance; disobedience. 
Difpendynge; spending. 
Distemprance; intemperance. 
Dolabre; Latin dolabra, axe, pick-axe. 
Doubted; redoubted, of doughty. 
Drawhtes; draughts, movements. 
Drof; drove. 
Dronkelewe; drunkenness. 
Dronkenshyp; drunkenness. 
Dyse; dice.

Enbrasid; embraced. 
Enpessheth; French empecher, to forbid. 
Enpoigne; French empoigner, to take in hand. 
Enfeygned; French enfeigner, to teach. 
Eschauffed; French echauffer, to warm. 
Esmoued; French emouvoir, to move. 
Espicers; French epicier. 
Espryfed; French epris, taken. 
Ewrous, in; French heureuse, happy.

Feet; French fait, act, feat. 
Ferremens.  See Serremens. 
Flessly; fleshily. 
Folelarge; prodigal, extravagant. 
Fumee; French fumee, smoke, vapour. 
Garnyfche; garnish, adorn, set off. 
Genere; general. 
Goddes man; godsman, saint or religious person. 
Gossibs; gossyb; gossips, gossip. 
Gree; French gre, liking. 
Grucche; grudge. 
Guarisshors; French guerir, to cure.

Hauoyr; French avoir, possessions. 
Herberowe; harbour. 
Historiagraph; historian. 
Hoos; hoarse.

Iape; jape, trick.

Jolye, lvii; fine (French joli).

Keruars; carvers.

Langed; belonged. 
Latrocynye; Latin latrocinium. 
Lecherye; lechery. 
Letted; prevented.

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