Growende, growynd, ground. Grownes, grounds.

Growte, small beer.

Grype, a griffin.
Grysely, dreadfully.
Gule, red.

Gyn, engine, contrivance.

Gyrd, girded, lashed.

Gyse, S., guise, form, fashion.

Ha, S., hall.

Ha, have.

H

Habbe ase he brew, have as he brews.
Habergeon, F., lesser coat of mail.
Hable, able.

Hach-borde, probably upper deck; Ger.
Hochbordschiff, ship lying high out of

water.

Haggis, a country dish.

Hail, hall, S., whole, altogether.

Halched, halsed, embraced, fell on his

neck.

Halt, holdeth.

Handbow, the long-bow.

Hare, their.

Haried, harried, haryed, harowed, robbed,

plundered.

Harlocke, charlocke, or wild rape.

Harnisine, harness, armour.

Harrowed, disturbed.

Hartly-lust, hearty desire.

Harwos, harrows.

Hastanddis, hasty, rash fellows, upstarts.

Hatcht, fondled.

Hau, have (plural).

Hauke, hawk.

Hauld, to hold, also hold, stronghold.

Hauss-bane, the neck bone (halse-bone).

Haves, effects, riches.

Hawberk, a coat of mail.

Hawkin or Halkin, dimin, of Harry.

Hayll, advantage, profit.

Haysell, hazel.

He, hee, hye, high.

Hings, S., hangs.
Hinney, S., honey.

Hip, a trailing berry.
Hit, it.

Hode, hood, cap.

Hole, holl, whole.

Hollen, probably a corruption for holly. Holtes, woods, groves.

Holtes, hair, hoar hills.

Holy, wholly, or perhaps hole, whole.

Hom, hem, them.

Honden, hands.
Hone, hand.

Honge, hang, hung.

Hoo, ho, an interjection, stop.

Hooly, S., slowly.

Hop-halt, limping, halting.

Houzle, give the sacrament.
Hoved, heaved, hovered.
Huerte, heart.

Huggle, hug, clasp.
Hye, high.

Hyghte, on high, aloud.

Hyndattowre, behind, over, or about.

Hynde, behind, about.

Hyp-halt, lame in the hip.
Hystoriall, historical.
Hyznes, highness.
Hyzt, promised.

I

I lore, I lost, I strike, stricken.

I wisse, I wot (I know), verily. Ich, I.

Icha, each.

Iclipped, yclept, named.

Ifere, together.

Ilfardly, ill-favoured, uglily.

Ilka, ilke, ilk, ilk-on, S., each, every one

Imbated, debased, lowered.

Impe, a little demon or child.
Inough, enough.

Intres, entrance, admittance.
Ise, I shall.

I-tuned, tuned.

Iye, eye.

Maiste, mayest.

Makys, makes, mates. Mane, man, moan.

Mangonel, an engine used for discharging stones, arrows, etc.

Maniveere, meniveere, meninver, a species of fur.

March perti, in the parts lying upon the

marshes.

March-pine, march-pane, a kind of biscuit.

Marrow, S., equal.

Mart, S., marred, hurt, damaged.

Masterye, mayestry, trial of skill, high proof of skill.

Maugre, in spite of, ill-will.

Maun, S., must.

Mavis, S., a thrush.

Mawt, S., malt.
Maye, maid.

Me, men, me con (men 'gan).
Mean, moderate, middle-sized.
Meany, train, company.

Meate. See Meite.

Meaten, meted, measured.

Meede, reward.

Meid, S., mood.

Meise, S., soften, reduce, mitigate.

Meit, S., meet, fit, proper.

Mell, honey, meddle, mingle.

Mense the faught, S. P., measure the battle.

Menzie, S. meaney, retinue, company.

Mervayle, wonder, marvel.

Me-thuncheth, methinks.

Meynè. See Meany.

Mickle, much, great.

Minged, mentioned.
Minny, mother.

Mirke, mirkie, dark, black,

Miscreants, unbelievers.

Misken, mistake.

Mister, S., to need.
Mo, moe, more.
Moiening, by means of
Mome, a dull, stupid person.
Monand, moaning, grieving.

Near, ner, nere, ne'er, never.
Neat, oxen.

Neatheerd, a keeper of cattle.

Neatresse, a female keeper of cattle.

Neigh, approach; neigh him neare, come near him.

Neir, S.; nere, ne'er, never.

Neist, nyest, next, nearest.

Nere ne were, were it not for.
Nicht, S., night.
Nicked, notched, cut.

Nicked him of naye, nicked him (or cut
him?) with a refusal; or Ger. nicken, to
nod, nodded or "shook her head in sign
of no." Folio, nicked, refused.
Noble, gold coin, value 6s. 8d.
Noblès, nobleness.

Nodlys, noddles, heads.

Nom, took nɔme, name,

Nonce, purpose.

None, took.

None, noon.

Nony's, nonce.
Norse, S., Norway.
North-gales, North-Wales.
Nou, now.

Nourice, S., nurse.
Nowls, noddles, heads.
Nozt, nought, not.
Nyst, night.

Obraid, S., upbraid.

Ocht, S., ought.

Oferling, superior, opposed to underling.
On-foughten, unfoughten, unfought.
On-loft, alo't.

Onys, once.

Or, ere, before.

Ost, oste, oost, host.

Ou, oure, you, your.

Out ower, S., quite over.

Out-brayde, drew out, unsheathed.

Out-horn, the summoning to arms by the sound of a horn.

Outrake, an out-ride or expedition.

Oware of none, hour of noon.

Owches bosses, or buttons of gold.

Owene, awen, ain, S., own.

Owre word, S., the last word, the burthen of a song.

P

Pa, S., the river Po.

Palle, a robe of state; purple and pall, i.e. a purple robe or cloak, a phrase. Palmer, a pilgrim who, having been to the Holy Land, carried a palm branch. Parde, perdie, verily.

Paregall, equal.

Parfight, perfect.

Pattering, murmuring, mumbling.

Pauky, S., shrewd, saucy.

Paves, a pavice, a shield that covered the

whole body.