The Rowley Poems eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 278 pages of information about The Rowley Poems.

The Rowley Poems eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 278 pages of information about The Rowley Poems.

Levyn-mylted, AE. 462. Lightning-melted. q?

Liefe, AE. 217. [? from K. and B.’s lief, rather.  Sk. renders at my choice.]

Liff, E. I. 7. Leaf.

Ligheth, AE. 627. [? Lay low, from K.’s lig, lie.]

Likand, H. 2. 177. Liking.

Limed, El. 37. Glassy, reflecting.  C.

Limmed, M. 90. Glassy, reflecting.  C.

Lissed, T. 97. Bounded.  C.

[List, H. 1. 544. ? Pleasure.]

Lithie, Ep. 10. Humble.  C.

Loaste, AE. 456. Loss.

[Lode, H. 1. 33.  Probably as load, a task or burden.  Sk. renders praise, as if land; this is far from convincing.]

Logges, E. I. 55. Cottages.  C.

Lordinge, T. 57. Standing on their hind legs.  C.

Loverd’s, E. III. 29. Lord’s.  C.

Low, G. 50. Flame of fire.  C.

Lowes, T. 137. Flames.  C.

Lowings, Ch. 35. Flames.  C.

[Lurdanes, H. 1. 36.  From B.’s ’Lurdane, lordane, a dull heavy fellow, derived by some from Lord and Dane’.  So the word becomes for C. an opprobrious equivalent for Dane.]

[Lygheth, AE. 627. Lay, from K.’s lig, to lie.]

[Lymed, E. II. 7. Glassy, reflecting.  C.]

Lymmed, M. 33. Polished.  C.

Lynch, El. 37. Bank.  C.

Lynge, AE. 376. Stay.  C.

Lyoncel, E. II. 44. Young lion.  C.

Lyped, El. 34. [? miswritten for lithed, Speght’s lith, to make less, so wasted.  Sk. renders wasted away, deriving lyped from B.’s liposychy, a small swoon, which seems too far-fetched even for Rowley.]

Lysse, T. 2. Sport, or play.  C.

Lyssed, AE 53. Bounded.  C.

M.

Mancas, G. 136. Marks.  C.

Manchyn, H. 2. 222. A sleeve.  Fr.

[Mastie, H. 1. 348. 425. ? Mastiff.]

Maynt, Meynte, E. II. 66. Many, great numbers.  C.

Mee, Mees, E. I. 31. Meadow.  C.

Meeded, AE 39. Rewarded. [The construction meeded out is probably affected by meted out.]

Memuine, H. 2. 120. [? Body of troops, ? Command.  No explanation.]

Meniced, p. 285. 146. Menaced, q? [The sense is threatened to make him marry again.]

Mere, G. 58. Lake.  C.

Merk-plante, T. 176. Night-shade.  C.

Merke, T. 163. Dark, gloomy.  C.

Miesel, AE 551. Myself.

Milkynette, El. 22. A small bagpipe.  C.

Mist, Ch. 49. Poor, needy.  C.

[Mister, Ch. 82. as Mist, poor, needy.]

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