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Bytuene Mersh ant Aueril: glossary
London, British Library, Harley MS 2253, f. 63v

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A
adoun
adv. down 20
al adj. all 27; alle pl. all 6, etc.
al adv. all, entirely 24, 31
Alysoun n. Alison 12
an indef. art. (before vowel or h) a 9, etc.
ant
conj. and 1, etc.
Aueril n. April 1
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B
baundoun n. power 8
betere adj. comp. better 35
biginneth
pres. 3 sg. begins 1
blake adj. black 14
blisse n. joy 7
bote conj. unless 17
bounte n. goodness 27
broune adj. brown, dark 14
browe n. pl. eyebrows 14
buen inf. be 18; pres. 1 sg. (with  pers. pron. prefixed) Icham I am 8, etc.; is pres. 3 sg. is 13, etc., (it) is 35; has been 10, 11; has (with vb. of motion) 25; nis (with neg. prefix) is not 26
bytuene prep. between 1
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C
chere
n. countenance, manner 15
con pres. 3 sg. knows how to, can 27
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E
eghe n. pl. eyes 14
eny pron. anyone 33
euermore adv. for ever 36
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F
fallen
inf. fall; fallen adoun collapse 20
fayr
adj. fair 13; feyrest sup. most beautiful 29
feye adj. fated to die, on the point of death 20
feyrest see fayr
for
prep. for 6, etc.; because of 31
for-thi adv. therefore, for this reason 23
forsake inf. give up 19
forte prep. (in order) to 18
forwake pa. pple. worn out with lying awake 31
foul
n. n. n. n. bird 3
from prep. from 10, etc.
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G
geynest adj. sup. kindest 37
gore n. gown; vnder gore among women
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H
hap
n. fate, fortune, luck; a piece of (good) fortune 9
hath
pres. 3 sg. has 3; Ichabbe pres. 1 sg. (with pers. pron. prefixed) I have 9, Ychabbe 34
he pers. pron. 3 sg. fem. she 7, etc.; hire gen. sg. her 8, etc., its (of bird) 3, hyre 4; hire (after prep.) reflexive herself 17
hendi adj. gracious, good 9
her n. hair 13
hercne imperative sg. listen 38
heu n. colour 13
heuene n. Heaven 10
hire see he
hire
see he
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I
Ich pers. pron. 1 sg. I 5, Y 22; me acc. sg. me 17; mi gen. sg. my 11, my 33, etc., myn 23; me dat. sg. (to) me 7, (from) me 33, with prep. 15, (postposed) 25
Ichabbe see hath
Icham see buen
Ichot pres. 3 sg. of wyte 'know' (with pers. pron. prefixed)  I know 10
Ichulle see wolle
in prep. in 5, etc.
is see buen
it pers. pron. 3 sg. neut. it 10
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L
lent
pa. pple. (of lenden) withdrawn 11; ylent come upon 25
lest conj. lest, in case 33
leuedi n. lady 24
libbe
pres. 1 sg. live 5
loh pa. t. 3 sg. smiled 15
longe adv. for a long time 19
longinge n. longing, desire 24
lossum adj. beautiful, charming 15
loue n. love 11
loue-longinge n. love-longing, a state of desire 5
lud
n. language 4
lutel adj. small 3
lyht pa. pple. settled 12
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M
make n. mate, partner 18, etc.
may (1) n. maiden, girl 29
may (2)
pres. 3 sg. can, is able to 7
middel n. waist 16
me see Ich
Mersh
n. March 1
mi see Ich
mon
n. man, person 26
murnen n. grieve 36
my see Ich
myn
see Ich
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N
nihtes
gen. sg. as adv. at night 22
nis see buen
non
adj. no; (after neg.) (not) any 26
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O
of prep. 6
on
prep. in 4, 13; on 12, etc.
owen adj. own 18
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R
reue
pres. 3 sg. subj. should steal 33
roun n. speech, song 38
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S
sake n. sake 24
semlokest
adj. sup. (the) most beautiful 6
sent pa. pple. sent 10
smal adj. slim 16
so adv. so 26; as 32
sore adv. painfully, severely 35
spray
n. foliage 2
springe inf. sprout, open 2
swyre n. neck 28
synge inf. sing 4
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T
take
inf. take 17
telle inf. recount, describe 27
that rel. pron. who 27
the
def. art. the 3
then  prep. than 28; conj. than 36
thine pers. pron. 2 gen. sg. your 24
tholien inf. suffer 35
thynge n. gen. pl. creatures 6
to prep. to 2, etc.
toun n. in phrase in toun: in the world, anywhere 29
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V
vnder prep. under
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W
wake pres. 3 sg. lie awake 22
water n. water 32
waxeth pres. 3 pl. grow, become 23
wel
adv. well 16
wende pres. 1 sg. toss and turn 22
wery adj. weary 32
when
conj. when 2, etc.
whittore adj. comp. whiter 28
whyle adv. for a time 35
with prep. with 15, etc.
wolle pres. 3 sg. subj. is willing 17; Ichulle pres. 1 sg. (with pers. pron. prefixed) I will 19
won adj. pale 23
wonges n. pl. cheeks 23
wore n. turbulence, turmoil? (see note) 32
world n. (the) world 26
wowyng n. courtship; love 31
wyl n. desire, pleasure 3
wymmen n. pl. women 11
wyter adj. wise; talented 26
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Y
Y see Ich
Ychabbe
see hath
yhent
pa. pple. received 9
ylent see lent
ymake pa. pple. made; shaped 16
ynoh adv. enough, sufficiently 13
yore adv. for a long time 34
y-yyrned pa. pple. worried, been anxious 34

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