A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Ȝare], adv. formerly, S; see [Ȝore].

[ Ȝare], adj. ready, S, S2, G; yare, HD; ȝaru, S; ȝarowe, S; ȝare, adv., soon, S, G; yare, S2, Sh.—AS. gearo.

[ Ȝarken], v. to prepare, S, S2, WA; ȝarrkenn, S; gerken, S; giarkien, S; ȝearceon, S; ȝeirken, S; ȝarketh hym, pr. s. reflex., P; ȝæarced, pp., S; i-garcket, S; iȝarked, S; giarked, S.—AS. gearcian.

[ Ȝarm], sb. cry, S2.—Icel. jarmr, a crying.

[ Ȝarme], v. to scream, yell, bellow, WA, HD.

[ Ȝarowe], sb. milfoil, millefolium, herb for nose-bleeding, Prompt.; yarowe, Palsg., Manip.; ȝarow, Voc.; ȝarrow, S3.—AS. gearwe (Voc.): OHG. garawa, garwa.

[ Ȝarowe], adj. ready, S; ȝaru, S; see [Ȝare].

[ Ȝate], sb. gate, S2, G, H, WA; yat, HD; see [Gate].

[ Ȝe-], a prefix before verbs and substantives.—AS. ge-. [In ME. the equivalents of ge-, viz. Ȝe-, I-, Y-, Hi-, A-, E-, are often found prefixed to past participles. For words beginning with this particle see in many cases the uncompounded form.]

[ Ȝe], pron. ye, S, S2, PP; ye, C2; ge, S; yhe, S2; ȝeo, S; ȝie, S.—AS. ge. See also [Ȝou], [Ȝoure].