E.
Each, adj. RG. 369
Eachone. RG. 374
Eager, adj. RG. 80
Ear, sb. (of corn). RG. 490. AS. eár
Ear, sb. (of the body). RG. 492. AS. eáre
Eardingstowe, sb. == dwelling-place. O. and N. 28. AS. eardungstow
Earl, sb. RG. 370
Earldom, sb. RG. 523
Early, adj. 905 B.
Earn, v. a. == gain, realize. O. and N. 1202. AS. earnian
Earnest, sb. == earnestness. RG. 121, 401
Earth, sb. == the world. Wright’s L. P. p. 68.
—— == the ground. HD. 2657
—— == mould. HD. 740
—— v. n. == to dwell. HD. 739. AS. eardian
Earthgrine, == earthquake. RG. 530. AS. grynd, an abyss
Earthgrythe, sb. == earthquake. RG. 414. ON. gríð == vehemence, violent motion
Earthly, adj. 440 B.
Ease, sb. 1473 B.
Easily, adv. 395 B.
East, sb. 35 β
Easter, sb. 546 B.
Eastward, adv. RG. 41
Easy, adj. == slack. Body and Soul, 115
Eat, v. a. 143 β. pret. ‘at.’ 274 B. ‘ete.’ RG 408. part. ‘y-ete.’ 311 β
Ebb, v. n. Fragm. Sci. 253
Ech, adj. == eternal. O. and N. 742. AS. éce.
Eche, v. a. == increase. Rel. S. v. 126. AS. eácan
Eche, sb. == aches. M. Ode, st. 100
Ederlyng, sb. == ancestor? Alys. 1711
Edged, adj. [i-egged] (of a sword). RG. 274
Edict, sb. RG. 568
Edissehen, sb. == quail. Ps. civ. 40. AS. edisc-hen, from ‘edisc,’ a park
Edmod, adj. == mild, humble. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21. AS. eádmod
Edneth. Rel. Ant. i. 114; possibly a mistake for ‘endeth,’ i.e. comes to an end
Edwyt, sb. == scorn. RG. 379. AS. edwíte
—— v. a. == reproach. Ten. Comm. 8
Eel, sb. HD. 897. Alys. 5792
Effte, vb. a. == gave. RG. 367
Efne, == in the evening. O. and N. 313
Eft, adv. == after. RG. 367
Eft, sb. pl. ‘evetis.’ Alys. 6126; ‘eveten.’ M. Ode, 138. AS. efete
Eftsoon, adv. RG. 397
Egging, sb. == incitement. Wright’s L. P. p. 106. AS. eggian
Ehte, sb. == goods, property. Alys. 1507; [eiȝte]. O. and N. 1151; [eyghtis]. Alys. 1573. AS. ǽht
Eight. RG. 1, 385
Eighth, adj. RG. 473
Eighteen. RG. 407
Eighteenth, adj. RG. 436
Eighty. RG. 478
Eirmonger, sb. == eggseller. St Swithin, 69
Eisliche, adj. == fearful. M. Ode, 142. AS. egeslíc
Either, adj. [eithe]. RG. 62; [aither]. 434 β
Eke, adv. == also. RG. 374, 378; [ekyn]. RG. 165
Eke, v. a. == increase. See Eche.
Eker, sb. == watercress, weed. Alys. 6175. AS. eácerse
Eke, v. a. == to avenge? RG. 474. Probably an error for ‘wreke.’ See the parallel passage in the Life of Beket, 1948 B., where the reading is ‘wreke’
El, == else. q. v.
Elbow, sb. Fragm. Sci. 322
Elde, sb. == age. RG. 379, 421
—— v. n. == become old [ealdi]. M. Ode, st. 1
Elder, adj. RG. 367
Elders, sb. [elderne]. RG. 11
Eldest, adj. RG. 370, 381
Eldrynges, sb. == elders. Alys. 4948
Element, sb. Fragm. Sci. 124
Elephant, sb. == the animal. Alys. 854
—— == a horn of ivory. Alys. 1182
Eleven, [enlene]. RG. 441
Eleventh, adj. [endlefte]. RG. 414, 408
Elf, sb. pl. ‘elvene.’ RG. 130
Elidelik, adj. (‘eldelike’ in MS.) == elderly. Ritson’s AS. viii. 39
Eling, adj. == wretched. 637 β. Dan. elendig. ON. eligr
Ell, sb. RG. 429
Else, adv. [elles]. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. [el]. RG. 451. ‘El’ is the old nominative, of which ‘else’ or ‘elles’ is the genitive used absolutely. Cf. the old Lat. gen. ‘alias’
Elsewhere, adv. RG. 395
Ely, sb. == oil. Marg. 60
Embe, prep. == concerning, for; ‘embe noȝt’ == in vain. St Kath. 214
Emcristen, sb. == equal or even Christian. M. Ode, st. 148
Eme, sb. == uncle. HD. 1326. AS. eám.
Emerald, sb. Alys. 7030. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 35
Emperor, sb. RG. 440
Empery, sb. == empire. RG. 85
Empoison, v. a. RG. 463
Empress, sb. RG. 440, 442
Emprise, sb. == attempt. Body and Soul, 144
Enchanter, sb. RG. 28
Enchantment. RG. 10
Enchantry, sb. RG. 10, 148
Encheson, sb. == occasion. RG. 452, 454. Fr. enchaison
Encounter, v. a. 411 β
—— sb. RG. 391
End, sb. RG. 377
—— v. n. RG. 370
—— v. a. part. ‘y-ended’ 1770 B.
Endday, sb. == last day of life. 1574 B AS. endedæg
Enderday, sb. ‘this enderday,’ == this past day, the day which has now come to an end. Wright’s L. P. p. 94
Endelong, adv. == along, in length. HD. 2822
Ending, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 59
Endless, adj. RG. 152
Ene, adv. == only? 882 B.
Enes, adv. == once. RG. 376, 411
Enferm, v. a. == fortify. RG. 552
Engine, sb. == device, plot. Body and Soul, 125. Wright’s L. P. p. 58
Engineful, == ingenious. Alys. 4869
Enhance, v. a. RG. 458
Enherit, v. a. == give as an inheritance. Alys. 7153
Enjoin, v. a. RG. 234
Enke, sb. == ink. q. v.
Enlegiance, sb. == allegiance. RG. 85
Enliance, sb. == alliance. RG. 12
Ennesure, sb. == game, play. Alys. 5543. Fr. enveysure, enveyser—to be joyous
Enough, adv. [inou]. RG. 519. [ynou]. RG. 83
Enquest, sb. 348 B. Pilate, 196
Enqueyntance, sb. RG. 330
Enquire, v. n. RG. 508
—— v. a. Pilate, 52
Enquiry, sb. RG. 373
Enreson, v. a. == to reason with. RG. 321
Ensample, sb. RG. 446
Ensent, v. n. == RG. 171, 446. part, ‘ensentan’ == assenting. RG. 239
Entail, sb. == sculpture. Alys. 4762
Entempri, v. a. == to temper. Fragm. Sci. 290
Entent, v. n. == attend to. Alys. 2834
—— sb. == intent. RG. 140
Ententively, adv. == attentively. 460 B.
Enter, v. n. 640 B.
Entrail, sb. Alys. 3628. Fr. entrailles. Lat. internalia
Envenom, v. a. Alys. 5436, 5611
Envy, sb. Body and Soul, 129
Eode, vb. == went. RG. 417
Epetite, sb. == bloodstone, apatite. Cok. 92. The hepatitis of Pliny, HN. xxxvii. 71; from Gr. ἧπαρ, the liver
Epiphany, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 96
Er, adv. == early. Wright’s L. P. p. 99
Erde, v. n. == dwell. Ps. xxi. 4; xxiv. 13. AS. eardian
Ere, adv. == before than. 52 B.
—— v. a. == plough. RG. 21. AS. erian
Eremig, sb. == pitiful creature. O. and N. 1109. AS. earm
Eri, sb. == tillage. Pol. S. 196. AS. erian
Ermine, sb. RG. 191. M. Ode, 182
Erming, sb. == grieving. Alys. 1525. AS. earming, yrmian
Ern, sb. == eagle. RG. 177, 215. AS. earn
Ernde, v. a. == intercede, gain for another by intercession. Wright’s L. P. p. 62. AS. ærendian
Ernding, sb. == intercession. Wright’s L. P. p. 58; [herendinge]. Rel. S. iv. 86
Erne, dat. of adj. ‘er,’ == early; ‘on erne morowe.’ Alys. 5458
Erne, v. n. == run. Wright’s L. P. p. 81. AS. yrnan
Erre, sb. == a wound, scar. Ps. xxxvii. 6. ON. ör. Dan. ar
Errand, sb. RG. 501. AS. ærend
Erst, == first. Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Erur, adv. == before. O. and N. 1736. AS. æror, from ær
Esle, v. a. == ask. RG. 453
Esmyte, v. n. == smite, ‘to gader esmyte,’ (of two armies). RG. 215
Esse, v. a. == ask. RG. 374, 498
Este, sb. == ford, provisions. O. and N. 358. AS. ést
Este, adj. == mild, kindly. O. and N. 997.
—— == dear. Rel. Ant. i. 111. AS. este. ON. ást
Estellation, sb. == astrology. Alys. 589
Estre, sb. == condition. Alys. 5467
Ete, sb. == eating. M. Ode, 130
Eth, adj. == easy. M. Ode, 188. RG. 327; [ythe]. K. Horn, 61. AS. eáð
Eðlete, adj. == what is lightly thrown away, worthless. M. Ode, 75, 78. AS. eáð, lǽtan
Evangelist, sb. RG. 67, 348
Eve, sb. RG. 415, 532
Even, adv. with ‘as,’ == just as, or when. RG. 535
—— adj. == equal. Creed, 77
—— == straight, level. Wright’s L. P. p. 35
—— sb. == peer, equal. Pol. S. 157
—— v. a. == compare. 1631 B.
Evenforth, adv. == forward. 2186 B.
Evening, sb. == equal, peer. Alys. 3008
Evenmette, adj. == coëqual. Creed, 58. Ps. xlviii. 13
Evenness, sb. == equity. Ps. ix. 8
Evensong, sb. RG. 369
Ever, adv. RG. 535, 370; [everne]. RG. 74
Evereft, adv. 54 B
Evermore, adv. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. Ritson’s AS. viii. 160
Every, adj. [everyche]. RG. 374
Everyldele, sb. == every part. RG. 408
Evil, sb. == sickness. HD. 114; misfortune. Ps. lxxxix. 15; [uvel], RG. 472
—— adj. [uvele]. 413 B.
—— adv. O. and N. 1204. 404 B.
Evilness, sb. Ps. xxxv. 5; li. 5
Ewt, sb. See Eft
Executor, sb. Fragm. on Seven Sins, 42
Ey, sb. == egg. RG. 404. pl. ‘eiren.’ St Swithin, 57. Germ. ei. AS. æg. ON. egg
Eye, sb. == awe. RG. 469, 507. AS. ége
Eye, sb. == organ of sight. RG. 376. AS. eáge
Eyebrow. Pol. S. 239
Eyful, adj. == proud. [heyvol]. RG. 377
Eyre, sb. == journey, circuit. RG. 517. Lat. iter