[526] i.e. adventure.
[GLOSSARY]
TO THE THREE VOLUMES.
This is an amalgamation of the three original glossaries, with large additions and alterations, and the introduction of references. It has not, however, been thought necessary to refer to every passage in which a particular word may occur.
Percy's explanatory notes are marked with the letter P.
Many words which appear in a slightly varied form from the present spelling are not included in this glossary.
A', all.
A, at.
A, i. 27, of.
Watter a Twyde, i. 25, water of Tweed.
Abacke, back.
Abenche, i. 409, on a bench.
Able, i. 87, fit, suitable.
Abone, i. 24;
aboon, i. 323;
aboone, i. 101;
aboun, i. 32, above.
Aboven ous, ii. 8, above us.
Abowght, i. 40, about.
Abraide, i. 168, abroad.
Abuve, ii. 83, in the uplands.
Abye, iii. [31], suffer, pay for, expiate.
Acton, i. 72, a quilted leather jacket, worn under the coat of mail. Fr. hacqueton.
Advoutry, ii. 136, adultery.
Aff, ii. 70, off.
Affore, i. 269;
afore, ii. 115, before.
Aft, i. 321, oft.
Agayne, i. 121, against.
Ageyn, i. 119, against.
Agone, ii. 41, gone.
Ahte, ii. 11, ought.
Aik, iii. [147], oak.
Ail, ii. 84, trouble.
Ain, i. 102, own.
Aith, ii. 70, oath.
Al, ii. 9, albeit, although.
Al gife, although.
Alace, iii. [236], alas.
Alane, ii. 83, alone.
Alemaigne, ii. 7, Germany.
Allgyf, i. 125, although.
Almaine, iii. [110], Germany.
Alyes, ii. 33, always.
Amang, ii. 20, among.
Amangis, ii. 81, amongst.
Amblit, iii. [237], ambled.
Among, ii. 35, at intervals, sometimes.
An, and.
An, i, 60, if.
Ancyent, i. 271, flag, banner, standard.
And, if, but and, i. 27;
but if; and youe, if you.
And but, ii. 15, and unless.
Ane, i. 30, ii. 118, one, an, a.
Anes, ii. 112, once, ii. 109. (?)
Angel, ii. 176, a gold coin varying in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s.
Ann, ii. 69, if.
Anneuche, ii. 81, enough.
Annoy, ii. 211, trouble.
Ant, ii. 7, and.
Aplyht, al aplyht, ii. 14, entirely.
Aquoy, iii. [247], coy, shy.
Ar, ii. 24, are.
Aras, i. 24, arrows.
Archeborde, ii. 193, 203, side of the ship? See Hach-borde.
Arcir, i. 103, archer.
Argabushe, ii. 53, harquebuse, an old-fashioned kind of musket.
Arrand, i. 80, errand.
Arros, i. 28, arrows.
Ase, ii. 8, as.
Aslake, ii. 37, abate.
Assay, i. 80, essay, assayed, ii. 44.
Assoyld, i. 179, absolved.
Astate, i. 119, estate.
Astonied, iii. [34], astonished, stunned.
Astound, i. 207, stunned.
Ath, i. 25, of the.
Att me, i. 207, from me.
Attour, ii. 81;
attowre, ii. 84, 86, over.
Au, iii. [75], all.
Auld, i. 83, 101, ii. 68, old.
Aule, i. 308, awl.
Aureat, i. 123, golden.
Austerne, i. 285, stern, austere.
Avaunce, ii. 49, advance.
Avow, iii. [327];
avowe, i. 23, 34, 47, 172;
ii. 23, 58, vow.
Aw, iii. [145], all.
Awa', ii. 69, away.
Awin, ii. 133, own.
Awne, i. 121, 274, own.
Axed, i. 129, asked.
Ay, ii. 70, ever;
also ah! alas!
Ayein, ii. 12, against.
Ayont the ingle, ii. 68, beyond the fire.
The fire was in the middle of the room.
"In the west of Scotland, at this present time, in many cottages, they pile their peats and turfs upon stones in the middle of the room. There is a hole above the fire in the ridge of the house to let the smoke out at. In some places are cottage-houses, from the front of which a very wide chimney projects like a bow-window: the fire is in a grate, like a malt-kiln grate, round which the people sit: sometimes they draw this grate into the middle of the room." (Mr. Lambe.) P.
Ba', i. 59, ball.
Bacheleere, i. 64, 78, knight;
bachelary, ii. 28;
bachelery, ii. 23, company of bachelors.
Badena, iii. [93], delayed not.
Baile, i. 122, bale, evil, mischief, misery, trouble.
Bairn, ii. 70;
bairne, i. 59, child.
Baith, i. 143, 321, both.
Bale, i. 108, 280, ii. 8, 59, evil, hurt, mischief, misery;
baleful, i. 136.
Balow, ii. 211 (a nursery term), hush, lullaby.
Balys bete, i. 35, remedy our evils.
Ban, ii. 70, curse.
Band, i. 70, 148, bond, covenant.
Bandrolles, iii. [290], streamers, little flags.
Bane, i. 29, bone.
Banket, ii. 225, banquet.
Banning, ii. 212, cursing.
Barker, ii. 96, dealer in bark.
Barne, i. 26, child, man, person.
Barrow hogge, i. 214, gelded hog.
Basnete, i. 29, basnite, i. 28, bassonett, i. 48, helmet.
Bason, helmet.
Batchilere, i. 68, knight.
Bathe, i. 30, both.
Bats, ii. 21, cudgels.
Bauld, i. 321, bold.
Bauzen's skinne, i. 308, Sheepskin gloves with the wool on the inside.
Bayard, ii. 22, a noted horse in the old romances.
Be, ii. 9, by.
Beanes, ii. 203, beams.
Bearing arowe, i. 176, an arrow that carries well.
Bed, ii. 13, bade.
Bede, ii. 21, 23, bid, offer, engage.
Bedeaft, iii. [272], deafened.
Bedeene, ii. 57, iii. [11], immediately.
Bedight, i. 132, bedecked.
Bedone, iii. [6], [237], wrought, made-up, ornamented.
Beere, i. 50, iii. [42], bier.
Beforn, i. 321;
beforne, i. 29, 65, before.
Begilde, ii. 76;
begylde, ii. 44, beguiled, deceived.
Beheard, i. 114, heard.
Behove, i. 180, behoof.
Beir, i. 84;
beire, ii. 212, bear.
Belive, i. 115;
belyfe, i. 173, immediately, presently, shortly.
Ben, ii. 15, 16, iii. [208], been, be, are.
Ben, ii. 70, within doors, the inner room.
(The "but" is the outer room. "A but and a ben" is a house containing two rooms.)
Bene, ii. 16, bean, an expression of contempt.
Benison, i. 322, blessing.
Bent, bents, long coarse grass, i. 24, 25, 28;
also wild fields, i. 41,
43, 65, 78.
Beoth, ii. 11, be, are.
Ber, ii. 13, bare.
Ber the prys, ii. 11, bare the prize.
Berne, i. 41, man.
Bernes, iii. [208], barns.
Berys, ii. 21, beareth.
Beseeme, become.
Besene, ii. 25, dressed.
Beshradde, iii. [317], cut into shreds.
Besmirche, to soil, discolour.
Bespake, iii. [158], spoke.
Besprent, ii. 52, besprinkled.
Beste, beest, art.
Beste, i. 189, beast.
Bested, abode.
Bestis, i. 122, beasts.
Bestrawghted, i. 189, distracted.
Besy, i. 129, busy.
Bet, better.
Beth, i. 284, be, is, are.
Bett, ii. 63, lighted.
A. S. bétan fyr, to make or light a fire.
Bette, iii. [356], did beat.
Beuche, ii. 391, bough.
Bewray, ii. 179, discover.
Bi mi leautè, ii. 7, by my loyalty, honesty.
Bickarte, i. 24, skirmished;
also swiftly coursed.