Mazer, in. 97, drinking cup of maple.
Me, men;
me con, ii. 13, men began.
Me-thuncketh, ii. 11, methinks.
Meane, ii. 259, moderate, middle-sized.
Meany, i. 24, 25, retinue, train, company.
Mease, ii. 119, soften, mollify.
Meed, meede, i. 74, iii. [22], reward.
Meet, in. 132, even.
Meid, mood.
Meikle, iii. [238], much.
Meit, iii. [95], meat.
Meit, ii. 83, 115, meet, fit, proper.
Mekyl, ii. 21, much.
Mell, ii. 260, honey.
Mell, meddle, mingle.
Meniveere, i. 308, a species of fur.
Mense the faught, ii. 116, to measure the battle.
"To give to the mense is to give above the measure. Twelve and one to the mense is common with children in their play." P.
Menzie, ii. 133, retinue, company.
Merch, ii. 115, march.
Merchis, i. 34, marches.
Merth, merthe, ii. 31, mirth.
Messager, ii. 12, messenger.
Mete, i. 180, meet, fit, proper.
Mewe, ii. 254, confinement.
Micht, ii. 230, might.
Mickle, i. 65, 66, 72, 76, 137, 306, much, great.
Midge, iii. [233], a small insect, a kind of gnat.
Mids, ii. 77, midst.
Minged, i. 66, 79, mentioned.
Minny, ii. 69, mother.
Mirk, ii. 120;
mirkie, iii. [154], dark, black.
Mirry, i. 101, 143, ii. 82, merry;
mirriest, ii. 391, merriest.
Mirry-land toune, i. 59.
Misconster, ii. 349, misconstrue.
Misdoubt, i. 302, suspect, doubt.
Miskaryed, miscarried.
Misken, i. 197, mistake.
Mister, to need.
Mith, iii. [45], might.
Mither, i. 60, 83, 145, mother.
Mo, i. 30, 161, ii. 16;
moe, ii. 289, more.
Moche, ii. 47, much.
Mode, mood.
Moder, i. 126, mother.
Moiening, ii. 382, by means of.
Mome, ii. 258, blockhead.
Mon, ii. 11, man.
Mone, ii. 37, moon.
Mone lyyt, ii. 25, moonlight.
Mone, ii. 35, iii. [127], moan.
Monand, iii. [64], moaning, bemoaning.
Monnynday, i. 24, 34, Monday.
Mony, ii. 8, 13, 68, many.
More, iii. [17],
"originally and properly signified a hill (from A.-S. mor, mons), but the hills of the north being generally full of bogs, a moor came to signify boggy, marshy, ground in general." P.
Mores and the fenne, ii. 8, hill and dale;
mores brodinge, i. 64, 78, wide moors.
Morne, i. 101;
to morn, ii. 20, 83, on the morrow, in the morning.
Mornyng, ii. 49, mourning.
Morwenynges, iii. [208], mornings.
Mort, i. 25, dead stag.
Most, must.
Mot, i. 121, 126, may.
Mote, i. 157, might;
mote I thee, ii. 97, may I thrive.
Mou, ii. 70, mouth.
Mought, i. 68, 169, 308, might, may it, ii. 302.
Mowe, ii. 13, 31, may.
Muchele bost, ii. 8, great boast.
Mude, ii. 82, mood.
Muid, i. 147, mood.
Mulne, ii. 8, mill.
Mun, i. 63, 66, must.
Mure, mures, wild downs, heaths, &c.
Murn, ii. 85;
murnd, ii. 86;
murnit, ii. 81;
murnt, ii. 84;
murning, ii. 83, mourn, mourned, mourning.
Muve, ii. 366, move;
muvit, ii. 39, moved.
Mykel, i. 46, great.
Myllan, i. 29, Milan steel.
Myn, ii. 12, my.
Myne-ye-ple, i. 28, probably a corruption of manople, a large gauntlet.
Myrry, merry.
Mysuryd, i. 123, misused, applied to a bad purpose.
Myyt, ii. 26, might;
myyty, mighty.
Na, ii. 12;
nae, no, not, none.
Naebody, ii. 139, nobody.
Naithing, ii. 70, nothing.
Nane, i. 320, ii. 70, iii. [75], none.
Nappy, iii. [182], strong, as ale.
Nar, i. 25, 27;
nare, i. 30, nor.
Nat, i. 143, ii. 35, not.
Natheless, ii. 264, nevertheless
N'availeth not, ii. 16, availeth not.
Ne, ii. 12, no, nor, not.
Near, ner, nere, ne'er, never.
Neat, oxen, cows, large cattle;
neates leather, ii. 100, cowhide.
Neatherd, a keeper of cattle.
Neatresse, ii. 259, female keeper of cattle.
Nee, i. 71, 178, nigh.
Neigh him neare, i. 94, approach him near.
Neir, i. 146, ne'er, never.
Neire, ii. 212;
nere, near.
Nemped, i. 409, named.
Nere, ii. 135;
ne were, were it not for.
Nest, ii. 12, next, nearest.
Nethar, neither.
Neven, i. 396, name.
New fangle, iii. [7], new-fangled, fond of novelty.
Nicht, ii. 85, night.
Nicked him of naye, i. 88, nicked him with a refusal.
Nipt, pinched.
No, not.
Noble, a gold coin in value twenty groats, or 6s. 8d.
Nobles, i. 120, nobleness.
Nocht, ii. 83, not.
Nock, iii. [295], the posteriors.
Nollys, ii. 21, noddles, heads.
Nom, ii. 12, took.
Nome, ii. 11, name.
Non, ii. 16, none.
None, i. 25, 31, ii. 37, noon.
Nones, ii. 27, nonce.
Nonys, ii. 22, nonce or occasion.
Norland, iii. [237], northern.
Norse, Norway.
Norss menzie, ii. 114, the Norse army.
North-gales, iii. [26], North Wales.
Nou, ii. 9, now.
Nourice, nurse.
Nout, ii. 8, nought, also not, ii. 14.
Nowght, nought.
Nowls, noddles, heads.
Noye, ii. 26, hurt.
Noyt, ii. 24, nought, not.
Ny, ii. 49;
nye, i. 136, nigh;
nyest, ii. 59, nighest.
Nyyt, ii. 27, night.
O, ii. 8, one;
O', iii. [99], of;
O, ii. 9, on.
O wow, ii. 68, an exclamation.
Obraid, iii. [99], upbraid.
Occupied, i. 121, used.
Ocht, ought.
Off, ii. 177, of.
Oloft, ii. 25, on horseback.
On, ii. 49, one, an.
On loft, ii. 22, aloft.
Onfowghten, unfoughten, unfought.
Ony, ii. 84, any.
Onys, ii, 23, once.
Opon, ii. 8, upon.
Or, ii. 42, before ever.
Ore, iii. [128], over.
Orisons, prayers.
Ost, i. 28, ii. 24, iii. [36];
oste, i. 42, 43, 44;
ooste, i. 272, host.
Osterne, i. 291, austere.
Oth, othe, iii. [49], oath.
Ou, ii. 12, you.
Ous, ii. 8, us.
Out-owr, i. 147, quite over, over.
Outbrayd, ii. 45, drew out, unsheathed.
Outhorne, i. 167, the summoning to arms by the sound of a horn.
Outrake, i. 285, 292, an out ride or expedition;
to raik is to go fast.
"Outrake is a common term among shepherds. When their sheep have a free passage from enclosed pastures into open and airy grounds they call it a good outrake." (Mr. Lambe.) P.
Owar, i. 31, hour.
Oware of none, i. 25, hour of noon.
Owches, iii. [316], bosses.
Owre, i. 144, ii. 70;
over, o'er; ere, i. 101.
Owreword, iii. [124], the last word, burden of a song.
Pa, i. 59.
Packing, i. 121, dealing.
Pall, i, 89;
palle, i. 71, a cloak or robe of state.
Palmer, iii. [113], a pilgrim who, having been in the Holy Land, carried a palm branch in his hand.
Paramour, i. 310, gallant, lover;
mistress, ii. 45.
Pardè, ii. 41;
perdie, verily (par Dieu).
Paregall, i. 124, equal.
Parle, iii. [36], speak or parley.
Parti, party;
a parti, i. 26, apart or aside.
Partynere, ii. 41, partner.
Pat, ii. 132, pot.
Pattering, iii. [9],
"murmuring, mumbling, from the manner in which the Paternoster was anciently hurried over in a low inarticulate voice." P.
Pauky, ii. 68, shrewd, cunning, sly.
Paves, i. 121, a pavice, a large shield that covered the whole body. Fr. pavois.
Pavilliane, pavilion, tent.
Pay, i. 173, liking, satisfaction.
Paynim, i. 65, 88, iii. [41], pagan.
Peakish, i. 299, rude, simple;
peakish hull, i. 307, perhaps the Derbyshire Peak.
Peare, i. 80, peer, equal.
Pearlins, iii. [75], coarse sort of bone-lace.
Pece, piece of cannon.
Pee, i. 148, piece.
Peere, i. 73, 77, equal.
Pees, ii. 7, peace.
Pele, ii. 24, a baker's long-handled shovel.
Penon, a banner or streamer borne at the top of a lance.
Pentarchye, ii. 345, five heads.
Perchmine, parchment.
Perde, i. 187, verily.
Perelous, parlous, perilous, dangerous.
Perfay, ii. 85, verily.
Perfight, i. 123, perfect;
perfightly, i. 124, perfectly.
Perfytte, i. 272, perfect.
Perkyn, ii. 20, diminutive of Peter.
Perlese, i. 125, peerless.
Perte, i. 50, part, side.
Pertyd, i. 28, parted, divided.
Pese, ii. 45, peace.
Petye, i. 50, ii. 73, pity.
Peyn, ii. 16, pain.
Peyses, i. 48, pieces.
Peysse, i. 44, peace.
Peyters, ii. 13, Peter's.
Philomele, iii. [81], the nightingale.
Piece, a little.
Pil'd, peeled, bald.
Pine, i. 196, famish, starve.
Pinner, ii. 337, pinder, or impounder of cattle.
Pious chanson, i. 183, a godly song or ballad.
"Mr. Rowe's Edition of Shakespeare has 'The first Row of the Rubrick;' which has been supposed by Dr. Warburton to refer to the red-lettered titles of old ballads. In the large collection made by Mr. Pepys, I do not remember to have seen one single ballad with its title printed in red letters." P.