ly any narrative.

for no pay." Be not prevented for doubt of reward, p.

102.

Lete crie. Caused to be cried.
Leue. Leve, dear.
Leyst. Liest.

Lete. Let.

Lete. To leave, left.
Leten. Did let.

Leved. Left off.

Lever. Dearer, but used for rather.

Leve. Leave.

Leue. Leve.

Lide. See Lede.

Lighte, al light. obliquely for all ready.

Liften, p. 158, seems an error of

the pen for listen. Lighe, p. 120. Lie.

Liif. Life.

Liifliche. Lively.

Lin. Lain, or laid.

Linden, Sax. The linden tree,

but generally any tree. Line. Properly the lime tree, but generally for a tree of any kind. "Lovesome under line." Lovely under the greenwood tree.

Lite. Little.

Lith. To allay. Sax. Drinks that are lith, drinks of an assuaging quality.

Lith. Lieth.

Lithe. To give attention. "Lithe to his lore.” Obey his instructions or commands. Lithe, p. 97. Oblique for satisfaction. "No asked he lond,

no lithe."

Liye. Lye.

Lod. Load, cargo, p. 25.
Lof. Loaf.

Loghe. A lodge.
Loke. Look.

Loker. Looker, p. 112. Guar

dian, or protector.

Londe. Land.

Londes. Lands.

Longeth me. I long.
Lores. Instructions. Lores lythe,
p. 21. Attend to his orders.
Lorn. Lost.

Lothely. Dreadful.

Loued. Loved.

Lough. Laughed.

Lovesome. Lovely.

Luffsum. Lovesome, lovely.

Lye. p. 179. Probably place of lying, or pitching camp. Lyoun. Lion.

M.

Ma. To make.
Main. Might, power.
Maistrie. Mystery, victory.
Marchaund. Merchant.
Mare. More.

Martirs. Cattle killed at Martlemas for winter provision, still called Marts in Scotland. Masouns. Masons.

Maugré. Mal gré, despite, dis-
pleasure.
Maught. Might.
May. Maiden.

Mede. Meed.

Mekeliche. Mickle, Sc. Much. Mekeliche. Mightily. Mele. To meddle. "Mekeliche he gan mele." Much he began to bestir himself. Meld. Melled, meddled, engaged.

Menske, or mense. Humane, or

manly, from Mennisclic, Sax. Mene. Moan, make complaint. Mendi. Amend.

Merken. Marked.

Merkes. Marks.

Mes. Meat.

Mesel. A leper.

Mest. Most. Mest may. Could do most.

Ore. A word of uncertain de-
rivation, and various applica-
tion. Tyrwhitt explains it as
meaning grace, favour, pro-
tection. See a note upon this
phrase, RITSON'S Metrical
Romances, Vol. III. p. 263.
Our, p. 168. Abridged from Ou-
ther, either.
Oway. Away.

Owhen, Own.

Ouer. Over.

Oule. Owl.
Ous. Us.

Ozaines. Against.

P.

Panes, pans, penis, Pennies. Ob-

liquely for wealth. "As prince

proud in pan," as wealthy as

a prince.

Pavilouns. Pavilions.

Pes. Peace, repose. The king's

peace is alluded to, p. 128.

Pece. Piece.

Piche. Pitch.

Pelte. To put in.

Pended. Belonged to.
Pine, pin. Pain, constraint,
Pizt, pight. Thrust.

Plawe, in plawe. Flatly. from
PLAT, Fr.

Points, p. 79. Points of play.
Pouer. Poor.

Pow. A pool. In Scotland, tad-
poles are called pow-heads,
from their round shape, and
their being found in pools.
Pray. Prey.
Presant. Present.
Prest. PRESTO, quickly.
Preyed, p. 6. Prayed.

Priis, p. 161. The note blown at
the death of the stag.

Priis, prize. Price, value, or me-
rit.

Prise, pres. Encounter. “Proud
in pres," Bold in battle.
Prout. Proud.

Pride, p. 92. Obliquely used
for splendid appointments.
Privé. Privy.

2 A

Quite. Requite. Quite, p, 169. Quit.

R.

Raches. Properly a greyhound bitch, from RACHA, Sax. but signifying often a greyhound in general. Rade. Rode. Rade, on rade. On road. Of rade. Of road, from jour

ney.

Radde. Did rede, advised.
Raf, in raf, p. 24, equivalent to
Rathely, Speedily, from RA-
THINGA, Sax. subito.
Raft. Bereft, robbed.

Rake. Reach. "This wil the

torn to rake." Matters will take this turn, p. 175. Randoun. Impetus. Ransoun. Ransom, tribute. Rathe. Ready.

Rathe, rathely. Quickly. Raught, rauzt. Reached, gave. Rawe. Row.

Recure. Cure.

Redyli. Readily.

Rede. Advice. Rede means re

solution in p, 15.

Rede. Read.

Reles. Release.

Renoun. Renown.

Reped. Did excite, from RE-
PEAN, Sax. Agitare. "Reped
him many a res." Excited
many an attack against him.
Repaire. A hunting phrase.
Res. Assault.

How Gamelyn and Adam had
Ydon a sori res,
Boundin and woundin many

men

Against the kingis pece.

Tale of Gamelyn, line 1080.
Resoun. Reason.
Rewe. Rowed, or did row.
Rewed. Was sorry, repented.
Rewthe. Pity. "Rewthe mow
ye here." A pitiful case ye
may hear.
Reve. To rob.

Reved. Robbed.
Richeliche. Richly.
Riis. Rise.

Rike. Rich.

Riven. Cleft.

Rive. The sea shore, from RIPA,
Lat.

Rive, p. 51. To arrive.
Rizt. Right.

Rode. Rood, an appropriate ex-
pression for the cross.
Romaunce means, properly, a
narration in the ancient
French language, called Ro-
MANZ, from its affinity to the
Latin.
Rote. Root.