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A wayle whyt
as whalles bon: glossary
London, British Library, Harley MS 2253, f. 67r.
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B C D E
F G H I
J K L M N
O P Q R S
T U V W X Y
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A
a def. art. a 1, 2, 3, etc.
al adj. all 8, 33
al adv. entirely 42
ane adj. one, alone, on (as pron.) 33; myn ~ on my own 9 (see
n.)
ant conj. and 16, 32, 35, etc.
ase adv. as 1
atwo adv. in two 47
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B
bad
vb. pa. t. 1 sg. subj. would ask 8 (see
n.)
be see beo
bedde n. dat. bed 14
ben see beo
bende adj. arched 26
beo vb. inf. to be 9, 31, 32, be 38, ben 55; Icham pres. 1 sg. (with
prefixed pers. pron.) I am 11, Ycham 46; is pres. 3 sg. is 3, 7,
18, etc., ys 14, 44; nis (with neg. prefix) 13, nys
36, 41; nes pa. t. 3 sg. (with neg. prefix
) was not, has not been 5; were pa. t. 1 sg. subj.
were 51; were pa. t. 3 sg. subj.
would be 28, (impers.)
(it) would be 15, pa. t. pl. subj. were, existed 32
bistad vb. pa. pple. set, placed, situated 9
bituene prep. between 54
blisse n. joy 26
blythe adv. joyfully, gladly 14
bon n. bone; whalles ~ ivory 1
bountyng n. bunting 52 (see
n.)
breke vb. inf. break 47
browen n. pl. eyebrows 26
bryd n. bird 53
bryng vb. inf. bring 21; bringeth pres. pl. 26;
ybroht pa.
pple. brought 14
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C
care n. grief, trouble 11
chaunge vb. inf. change 29
chep n. bargaining 34
comely adj. comely, attractive 27
curtel n. overgarment, gown 54
cusse vb. inf. kiss 27
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D
dar
vb. pres. 3 sg. dares 43
day
n. day; allotted day of death, time 22
derne adv. secretly 43
dethe
vb. pres. 3 sg. dares 43
day
n. day; allotted day of death, time 22
derne adv. secretly 43
dethe
vb. pres. 3 sg. dares 43
day
n. day; allotted day of death, time 22
derne adv. secretly 43
dethe n.
death 21
do vb. imper. sg. (intensifying following imper.) do 38
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E
er
prep. before 22
eyen n. pl. eyes 24, heye 25
F
fere n. companion, partner
30, 31
fo n. enemy 46
for prep. for, because of 29, 33, 40, etc.
frend n. friend 46
freo adj. generous 31, noble 37
from prep. from 35
fur n. fire 41
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G
glad
adj. happy 7
gladschipe n. happiness 5
glewe vb. inf. sing, make music 6
go vb. inf. go 49; gon pa. pple. gone 5
Godes n. gen. God's 49
godly adv. well; brightly 2
golde n. gold 2
gon see go
gray adj. bright 24 (see n. on Mosti
ryden by Rybbesdale 16).
grein
n. gem 2
gret vb. imp. sg. greet 23
greting n. blessing 49
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H
half adv. half 37
haueth vb. pres. pl. have 25
he
pers. pron. 3 sg. masc. he 28; his gen. his
29; him dat. him 44
helle
n. hell 35, 41
heo
pers. pron. 3 sg. fem. she 7, 14, 17, etc.; hire
acc. her 23, gen. her 5,
15, 26, etc., hyre 25, 31, dat. her 9, 45
herkneth
vb. imper. pl. listen (to) 39
herte
n. heart 3, 18, 47
heuene
n. heaven 35
heye see eyen
him
see
he
hire
see heo
his
see
he
hot
adj. hot 41
hou
conj. how 19
hyd
vb. pa. pple. hidden 55
hyre
see heo
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I
Ich
pers. pron. 1 sg. I 45, 51 (2x), Y 6, 8, 12, etc; me
acc. me 17, 21, 25, etc.; min
gen. my 3, 47, my 22, 46, myn 9, 18, 29; me
dat. (to) me 45, 47. See also beo
Icham see beo
in prep. in 4, 20, 28, etc., yn 11; set in 2;
with 49
is see beo
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L
lauercok n. male lark 52 (see
n.)
lefly adv. gladly 19 (see
n.)
longe adv. long, a long time 22
loue n. love 38
loueth vb. pres. 3 sg. loves 43
lystne vb. imper. listen (to) 38
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M
marred
vb. pa. pple. harmed, damaged 20
may
vb. pres. 1 sg. may, can 6; mihte pa. t. 3 sg. sub.
could 27; myhte pa. t. pl. subj. might 32
me see Ich
mihte see may
min see Ich
mon n. man 42
more adj. comp. more 8
mote vb. pres. 3 sg. subj. may 49
mournyng n. grief, sorrow 20
mouth n. mouth 27
muche adj. much, great 28
murthe n. joy 28
my, myn see Ich
myhte see may
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N
na adj. no 8, no 41, non 13; non as pron. no-one
36
ne conj. nor 37
nes see beo
nis see beo
neuer adv. never 5
no see na
noht adv. not 17, nout 43
non see na
nout
see noht
nul see wol
nys see beo
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O
of
prep. of, from 8, in 38
on see ane
on prep. on; is ~ is set on 3; what him ys ~
what is the matter with him 44
other conj. or 52
ou pers. pron. 2 pl. you 39
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S
see
n. sea 35
shal
vb. pres. 3 sg. is to 19
shon
vb. pa. t. 3 sg. shone 2
smok n. undergarment, chemise 54
so adv. so 13, 31, 32, etc.
sonne n. sun 35
sorewe n. sorrow, grief 48
strif n. strife, dispute, argument 10
such adj. such 40
swete adj. sweet 23, 53
syng vb. inf. sing 19
syte n. distress 48 (see
n.)
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T
telle vb. inf. tell 43; telle pres.
1 sg. say 39
that dem. pron. that (man) 19 (see
n.)
that rel. pron. that, which 2, 3, 11, etc.; who 15, 20,
30, etc., (the man) who 27
that dem. adj. that 16, 23, 50
the def. art. the 11
then conj. than 9
thing n. creature 23
this dem. adj. this 8
thoht
n. thought, intention, mind 15
threo
adj. three
threstelcok
n. song-thrush 51
thro
adj. worthy, noble 16
thryuen
vb. pa. pple. excellent 16
thuncheth
vb. pres. 3 sg. (impers.) (it) seems 47
thus
adv. so 20
to
prep. to 14, 21, 35, for 42
tortle
n. turtle-dove 3
tounes
n. pl. towns, villages, settlements; in ~ everywhere 4
trewe adj. true 4, 38
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V
vnne
vb. pres. 1 sg. wish 45
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W
wayle n. excellent person 1, 50
wel adv. well 17, 23, 45; ~ were him that man would be
fortunate 15
welle vb. pres. 1 sg. boil, seethe 40
were see beo
whalles n. gen. whale's; ~ bon ivory 1
what interrog. pron. what 44
when conj. when 7, 14
whil conj. while 6
whyt adj. white, white-skinned 1, whyte 50
wiste vb. pa. t. 3 sg. subj. knew, might know 15
with prep. with 9, 24
withoute prep. without 10, 34
wo n. sorrow, grief, harm 40, 45
wo adj. sorrowful 18
wol vb. pres. 3 sg. will 21, 37, wole wants(to) 38, nul (with neg.
prefix) does (not) want 17; wolde pa. t. 1 sg. subj. would
29, 33, wish 51, would like (to) 55; pa. t. 3 sg. subj. 31
wolde see wol
wondrynge n. distress 40
world n. world 8
worly adv. well, beautifully 13
wo-se rel. pron. indef. whoever 38
wot vb. pres. 1 sg. know 17
wounded vb. pa. pple. wounded 25
wroht vb. pa. pple. made, created 13
wurthes n. pl. items equivalent in value 32
wyf n. woman 12, 13
wyte vb. pres. 1 sg. blame (on) 12
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Y
Y see
Ich
ybrad vb. pa. pple. stretched, pulled apart 11
ybroht see bryng
Ycham see beo
yeep adj. wise 36
yeue vb. inf. give 33
yn see in
ys see beo
ywisse adv. truly, certainly 25
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