| again-saw | Contradiction. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| alderelde | Extreme old age; a life of many years. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| arain | A spider. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| arr | A wound, scar. Only in northern writers, and still common dialectally. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| at | That; who, which; what. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| awfully | So as to command reverence, or impress the imagination; sublimely, majestically. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| awfulness | The quality of inspiring with awe; terribleness, dreadfulness; impressive solemnity. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| Barbary | Foreign nationality; esp. non-Christian, i.e. Saracen or pagan… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| basilisk | A fabulous reptile, also called a cockatrice, alleged to be hatched by a serpent from… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| beck | intr. To make a mute signal, or significant gesture, as by nodding, shaking the fore-finger, etc. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| bergher | A protector, deliverer, saviour. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| beseeching | An earnest request, entreaty, prayer. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| besekandlik | Able to be besought, propitious. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| better | intr. To be better, have the mastery. Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| betterness | The quality of being better, having more good qualities, or excelling; superiority. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| biripe | trans. To pluck the fruit of. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| blitheful | Kindly, friendly. Cf. blithe adj. 1. Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| bolken | intr. To gush, flow in gulps. = bolk v. 7. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| brassed | Made of, or overlaid with brass: also fig. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| broodful | Prolific. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| cestred | Obscured, made dark. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| chime | A cymbal. Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| cock | War, strife. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| coldhead | Coldness. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| cracon | = crackling n. 3: cf. Du Cange at Cremium. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| craver | An appellant, an accuser. Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| craving | Accusation; persecution. Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| dealing | concr. A part, division. Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| devilness | A thing diabolical or of demonic character, a demon: = devilry n. 1. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| downcast | trans. To cast down (lit. and fig.); to overthrow, demolish; to deject, dispirit. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| downfalling | The act of falling down; downfall; †setting. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| dreg | (Usually pl.) The sediment of liquors; the more solid particles which settle at the bottom… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| drove | trans. To trouble, disturb. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| droving | Troubling; tribulation; disturbance. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| dryhead | Dryness, drought; dry land; a dry place, desert. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| dumb | intr. To become dumb, speechless, or silent. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| fabling | The action of fable v.; the telling of fictitious stories, fabulous narration, romancing, †lying; an instance of the same. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| fanger | That with which one catches hold (e.g. a tooth). | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| festel | Something that makes fast. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| fickly | In a fickle manner, variably, inconstantly, †deceitfully. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| fired | Full of fire, fiery. (lit. and fig.) Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| flask | = flash n. 1. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| flosh | A pool; sometimes, a stagnant pool overgrown with reeds, etc.; a swamp. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| fodder | trans. To give fodder to (cattle); to feed with (something) as fodder. †In early use gen. To feed. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| forgraith | trans. To get ready beforehand, prepare. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| forhill | trans. To cover; to protect. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| forlead | trans. To lead forward, lead before. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| formanging | Barter, exchange. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| forthcall | To call or summon forth. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| forthcast | trans. To cast forth. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| forthshow | trans. To show forth, declare, exhibit. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| foundling | A deserted infant whose parents are unknown, a child whom there is no one to claim. Also transf. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| friendsome | Friendly, kindly, benign. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| fruitful | Productive of fruit. Of trees, etc.: Bearing plenty of fruit. Of soils, etc.: Fertile. Of rain, etc.: Causing fertility. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| fullhead | Fullness. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| fully | Complete, perfect, thorough, without defect. Also, of a full or rounded form. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| geldhead | Barrenness. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| gilder | A snare, esp. for catching birds (see quot. 1855). | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| gladden | intr. To be glad; to rejoice. ? Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| gnast | intr. = gnash v. 1. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| greking | Break (of day), dawn. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| griping | The action of gripe v. in various senses. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| gutter | A watercourse, natural or artificial; in later use, a small brook or channel. In 14–15th… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| halve | trans. To divide into two halves or equal parts; to share equally; to deal out, take, or complete the half of; to reduce to half. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| haste | Such quickness of action as excludes due consideration or reflection; hurry, precipitancy… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| heaving | The action of heave v., q.v., in various senses. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| helper | One who (or that which) helps or assists; an auxiliary. (Also with adverbs, as helper-off.) | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| hemming | The action of hem v.; the making or providing of a firm neat border to any article… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| herd | fig. (trans.) To keep safe, shelter, harbour. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| hidel | Hiding-place; = hidels n. in hidel, in concealment, in secret; but hidel, without any concealment, openly. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| hilling | Covering, hiding, protection. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| hindward | Backward; towards the rear or hinder part. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| hinehede | ? Service. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| hopper | A basket; esp. a basket or other vessel in which the sower carries his seed. Now dial. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| ill-tongued | Having an evil or malicious tongue; speaking evil; slanderous; using bad language. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| ill-willing | Wishing evil to another; cherishing ill will; malevolent. In first two quots. as n. = ill-willer n. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| infight | trans. To fight against, attack, assail. Obs. rare. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| infleeing | A place to flee into; a refuge. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| inknow | trans. To take knowledge of. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| inlow | trans. To set aflame, kindle, inflame. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| inrise | intr. To rise; esp. in opposition. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| insend | trans. To send in; to put in. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| inshielder | One who shields; a protector. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| inwone | trans. and intr. To inhabit. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| ivoried | Furnished with ivory, or (humorous) with teeth. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| kevel | A bit or twitch for a horse's mouth. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| kitling | The young of any animal; a cub, a whelp. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| leeser | A deliverer. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| lepi | Single. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| levely | Credible. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| lither | intr. To act wickedly, to do harm. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| littlehead | Littleness. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| loppered | Clotted, coagulated, curdled. Chiefly of milk and blood. Also fig. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| lord | To exercise lordship, have dominion. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| mallok | Cursing. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| manyhead | Multiplicity. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| marrowed | Full of marrow; filled or covered with marrow; (fig.) rich, full-bodied, substantial. Now rare. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| metheful | Weary, tired. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| micklehood | = micklehead n. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| midoverundern | The middle of the period following undern or the third hour of the day (perh. about 10.30 a.m. or midday). | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| mighthead | Abundance. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| mighting | Power, esp. that of God or that of a weapon. A powerful or mighty action. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| mightsome | trans. To produce in abundance. Also intr.: to prosper; to abound with. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| mightsomeness | Abundance; prosperity. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| milcer | A person who shows mercy or pity. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| milth | intr. To be merciful; to have mercy on (with of, to). | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| milthness | Mercy, kindness. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| mirth | intr. To be glad, rejoice. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| mirthing | Joy; rejoicing. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| mosthead | Supreme greatness, majesty. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| needing | An occasion or time of need, a difficulty. Obs. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| nighsome | Favourable, gracious. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| notefulhead | Usefulness. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| onesprute | Outpouring. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| oning | An only one; a darling. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| outbear | trans. poet. To carry away or outside. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| outgate | The action of going out; exit, egress. Obs. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| outspread | trans. To spread or stretch (something) out or outwards; to expand or extend (something). | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| overmirth | intr. With to. To exult or gloat over someone. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| overswallow | trans. To engulf; to swallow down. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| peacefully | In a peaceful manner; peaceably, amicably; quietly, tranquilly; in peace. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| radness | Fear, fright, terror. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| ransacking | The action of ransack v.; an instance of this. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| reed pipe | A reed pen. Obs. rare. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| rift | trans. To utter (words, teachings, etc.) suddenly. Also with out. Also in extended use. Obs. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| robbed | Stolen; carried off. Also fig. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| rone | trans. To comfort or console. | 1399 | Go To Quotation |
| scalp | The top or crown of the head; the skull, cranium. Now only Sc. and north. dial. (scaup, scap). | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| scrivein | = scrivener n. 1. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| selcouth | trans. To make wonderful; to show as marvellous. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| self-willy | Without cause. (Cf. self-will n. 1.) | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| shielder | One who shields or protects another. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| shining | The action of the verb shine v.; emission or shedding of light; gleaming, beaming. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| sighing | The action of the verb; sorrow, grief. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| sighingness | The condition of uttering sighs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| siking | | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| singly | As a single thing or person; apart from others or a number; by its (her, him, one) self; separately. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| skew | The sky or heaven. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| slaughter | The killing of cattle, sheep, or other animals for food. (See also 4.) | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| smerl | Ointment. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| songly | Capable of being sung or expressed in song. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| soundful | intr. To prosper., prosperously. Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| sprout | A shoot from a plant, root, or stump of a tree, shrub, or plant; a new growth developing… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| squat | trans. To crush, flatten, or beat out of shape; to smash or squash; to bruise severely. Now dial. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| starving | Dying, death. Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| steadful | trans. (An etymological rendering of locupletāre to enrich.) | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| stinging | transf. and fig. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| swatche | Variant of squatch v. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| tary | trans. To provoke, vex, worry, harass. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| thereforne | = therefore adv. 1. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| tideful | Seasonable, opportune, right, fit, convenient, expedient. Obs. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| to-brenn | intr. To burn, to be ‘burning hot’: = burn v. 3. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| to-flight | A shelter, refuge. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| toomhead | Emptiness, vanity. over tomehed, uselessly, to no purpose. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| to-when | interrog. Until what time? How long? | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| traist | intr. To trust, have confidence, feel assured. (Const. in, on, of, to, or inf.) | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| twifold | trans. and intr. (Sense uncertain; rendering Latin distinguĕre, itself app. a… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| twinge | trans. To oppress, afflict, persecute. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| um- | to surround. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| umgang | The act of going round; the distance covered in this way; circuit, circumference. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| umgive | trans. To enclose, surround, environ. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| umgo | trans. To go around; to encompass. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| underingness | Harmlessness, innocence. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| uneld | Weak or miserable old age. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| unfilling(like | Insatiable. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| unlast | intr. To fail to last. (A misunderstanding of Latin indurare.) | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| unnoteful | Unprofitable; useless. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| unquert | Disquieted, distressed. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| unseeliness | Unhappiness. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| untrodden | Not trodden or stepped on; untraversed. Also in fig. context. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| unwittingness | Lack of knowledge; ignorance. Obs. rare. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| upbear | fig. To support or sustain; to exalt. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| upbraiding | Reproachful, reproving. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| upheave | trans. To heave or lift up; to raise; †to exalt. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| uplifted | Raised, elevated, held up; also fig., exalted in estate. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| uprear | trans. To raise up, elevate, erect, etc. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| uprising | That rises up, in various senses. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| urling | The border, hem, or edge of a garment. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| vine | A single plant or tree of this species or genus. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| ware | The season of spring. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| welk | intr. Of a flower, plant, etc.: To lose freshness or greenness; to become flaccid or dry; to wilt, wither, fade. Also with away. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| wonderfully | So as to excite wonder; †miraculously; to a wonderful degree or… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| worshipful | Of things: Notable or outstanding in respect of some (good) quality or… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| wothe | The condition of being exposed to or liable to injury or harm; danger, peril; hurt or harm… | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| wrathful | Of persons, etc.: Harbouring wrath; full of anger; enraged, incensed. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| wreaker | One who takes vengeance; an avenger. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| wretchedhead | The state or condition of being a wretch or wretched person; wretchedness, misery. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
| yearnandlike | Desirable. | 1299 | Go To Quotation |
