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Courchess, (n.) kerchief. (Fr. couvrechef, that which covers the head.)

Couth, (p.) taught.

Crammesy, (n.) crimson. (Fr. cramoisi.)

Croppis, (n.) Sc. heads, tops. Rudd. Gloss. Also

berries. Sibbald. Gloss.

Crowat, (n.) cruet, a small vessel. Sc.

Crowch, (n.) crutch.

Crownel, (n.) coronet? Sc.

Cruel, (a.) keen, steady. Sc.

Crumplind, (p.) (not crampland, as printed inaccurately by Ld. Hailes.) curled like tendrils. Sc. I. 373. 11. 2.

Cry, (n.) a term expressing a very short period. Cucubes, (n.) probably, cuckoo-flowers, or ladysmocks.

Cule. (n.) (Fr. cul.)

Cunning, (n.) knowledge.

Curche, (n.) kerchief.

to Cure, (v. a.) to preserve, to arrange.

D.

Dagswain, (n.) any patched materials, composed

of shreds. Vide I. 326. note.

Damas, flower-damas, (n.) the damask rose.

to De, (v. n.) to die. Sc.

Dead, deid, (n.) death. Sc.

Deand, (p.) dying. Sc.

my Dear, myself. I. 153. note 7.

to Decore, (v. a.) to ornament. Sc. (Lat.)

Dedute. (n.) Vide dute.

Deeming, (n.) opinion.

to Defy, (v. a.) to defend.

to Deir, (v. a.) to annoy, injure, trouble, or vex,

Sibbald.

Deliverly, (adv.) quickly.
Depaynit, (p.) painted.

Des, (n.) a platform; the highest table in a hall. I. 122. n. 3. Vide Tyrwhitt's Chaucer: note on ver. 372.

Desagysit, (p.) disguised.
Devales, (v. n.) descends.
Diapered, (p.) variegated.
Diffigured, (p.) disfigured.
Disours, (n.) reciters. (Fr.)

Disputeson, (n.) disputation, dispute.

Dissait, (n.) deceit. (Sax.)

Distilland, (p.) distilling.
Doand, (p.) doing. Sc.
Domesmen, (n.) judges.

to Don, (v. a.) to do.

Dormant, (a.) fixed ready.

Chaucer. I. 297.

Dornick-work. (n.) II. 30. note.

Dortour, (n.) dormitory.

Drad, (v. a.) dreaded.

to Dre, (v. a.) to endure.

Dreid, (n.) dread. Sc.

Dreit, (v. a.) endured. Sc. (Sax. dreogan.)

Dritte, (n.) dirt.

Drouh, (v. a.) drew.

Drublie, (a.) troubled. Pink. Gloss. Sc.

Druery, (n.) gallantry.

Drumly, (a.) muddy, opaque. Sc.

Dulce, (a.) sweet. Sc. (Lat.)

Dule, (n.) mourning, wo. Sc.

Duleful, (a.) mournful.

Dunner, (n.) thunder. (Sax.)
to Dure, (v. n.) to endure.
Dute, (n.) pleasure. (Old Fr. deduit.)

E.

Eat, (n.) meat. (Sax. ette.)

Ee, (n.) eye. Sc.

Eft, (adv.) again; oft?

Egal, (a.) equal.

Egle-horn, (n.) a species of hawk.

Eild, (n.) age. Sc.

Elles, Ellys, else.

Eme, (n.) uncle.

Emprise (n.) enterprize, undertaking. (Fr.)

Enbowing, (n.) arching.

Enbrode, (a. or p.) embroidered.

Endlang, along. Sc.

Enew, (a. or adv.) enough. Sc.

Enointe, (a.) anointed.

Entailed, (p.) carved. (Fr.)

Entayl, (n.) sculpture. (Fr.)

Entryt, (v.) entered. Sc.

Epetite, (n.) a precious stone; perhaps, the hama

tites, or bloodstone.

Erbere, (n.) an arbour.

Ernend, (p.) running. (Sax.)

Erst, (adv.) first.

Esperance, (n.) hope. (Fr.)

Essoine, (n.) excuse. (Fr.)

Estate, (n.) state, situation.

Evesed, (p.) turfed? or trimmed? I. 162. note 7.

Evyr, (n.) ivory.

Exercing, (p.) exercising. Sc.

Eysell, (n.) vinegar. (Old Fr. aisil.)

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Falloweth, (v. n.) fadeth, grows yellow. Hence the origin of our word fallow.

Fame, (n.) foam. Sc. Used for the sea: generally sea-fame, or salt-fame.

to Fang, (v. a.) to seize,
Farrer, (a.) farther.

Fauch, (a.) fawn-coloured. Sc. (Fr. fauve.)
Fauch-yellow, (a.) light-yellow. Sc.

Fay, (i.) in faith. (Fr.)

to Fear, (v. a.) to frighten.

to Fecht, (v.) to fight. Sc.

Feid, (n.) feud, enmity.

in Feir, together. Sc.

Fele, (a.) numerous. (Sax. fele, many.)
Fell, (v. n.) It befell.

Fell, (n.) land.

Felny, (n.) cruelty. Sc. (Fr. felonie.)

Fenestre, (n.) window. (Lat.)

Fere, (n.) fire.

Fere, (n.) companion.

Ferly, (a.) wonderful.

Fermery, (n.) an infirmary.

Ferrar, (a.) farther.

Fetously, (adv.) neatly. Chaucer.

Feyle, (a.) probably the same as fey, fatal. Sc.
Fithols, (n.) fiddles? I. 421.

Flane, (n.) arrows. (Sax.)

to Flete, fleit, (v.) to float.

to Fleme, (v. a.) to banish. (Sax.)

Floure jonettis, (n.) probably the fleur de genét. (genista, broom.) I. 308. note 5. Vide Sibbald, who explains it a species of lily, from jaulnette. Fr. &c.

Flyttand, (p.) flitting, moving.

to Fonder ? (v. a.) to force? but vide I. 122. note 1.

to Force, (v. a.) to care about.

Forewatched, (p.) over-watched, tired with watching.

to Forfare, (v. a.) to forfeit. Vide Leyden's Gloss. to Compl. of Scotland. Forloir, (a.) forlorn.

Forouth, (prep.) before.

Foroutyn, (prep.) without.

Forrour, (n.) a forager. (Fr.)

Forshope, (v. a.) mis-shaped.

Forthi, (adv.) therefore. Vide Sibbald.
Forthought, (v.) repented.

to Found, (v. n.) to go. Sc. (Sax.)
Foysown, (n.) plenty. (Fr.)

Fra, (prep.) from. Sc.

Francklyng, Frankleyne. (n.) Vide I. 320. to Frayne, (v.) to ask.

Fraytour, (n.) the fratry, or common-hall, in monastery.

Fro, (prep.) from.

to Frounce, (v.) to wrinkle.

Free, (a.) noble, liberal, bountiful: sometimes used substantively for a maid, &c. Vide Sibbald. Fret, (v. a.) pecked; applied to birds.

Fuir, (v. n.) fared.

Fur, (v. n.) fared. Sc.

Fustyane, (n.) a thick cotton cloth. (Fr. fustaine or futaine.)

G.

Gainest, Gaynest, (a.) most graceful? I. 111. note

3. Also, readiest. I. 361.

Gais, (v.) goes. Sc.

Gaistly, (a.) ghastly, ghostly.

Galek, (n.) singing-birds.

Galingale, (n.) the sweet cyperus, a sort of rush. I.

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