swynken (A.S.) to labour. pret. pl. swonken, [2].
swynk (A.S.) labour, work
swithe (A.S.) very, immediately, quickly
swowe (A.S.) [86], to faint, to swoon
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tabard (A.N.) [88], a short coat or mantle. "Tabbard, collobium." Promp. Parv. One of the stage directions in the Coventry Mysteries (p. 244) is:—
Here xal Annas shewyn hymself in his stage, be seyn after a busshop of the hoold lawe, in a skarlet gowne, and over that a blew tabbard furryd with whyte.
tacches (A.N.) [168], stains, blemishes
taillé (A.N.) [68], a tally, notched stick; an account scored on a piece of wood. See note
tailen (A.N.) to keep an account by notches on a stick, to give a tally for a thing. part. a. tailende, [156]. part. pas. y-tailed, [102]