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I syke when Y singe: glossary
London, British Library, Harley MS 2253, f. 80ra

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
a
indef. art. a 11, 13
aboute
prep. about 14
afered
vb. pa. pple. afraid 16
al
adj. all 12, 30, 54
al adv. entirely, altogether 25, 33, 34, etc.
alas interj. alas 36, 55
am vb. pres. 1 sg. am 52; is pres. 3 sg. is 15, 34, 44, ys 40; beth pres. pl. are 31, 55, beoth 35, are 32, aren 16
ane adj. alone 19; see hire

a
nt conj. and 5, 9, 17, etc.
are, aren see am
arered
vb. pa. pple. raised 15
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B
beoth, beth see am
biholde
vb. pres. 1 sg. look (at) 4, 21
bituene prep. between 27
bittre adj. pl. harsh, cruel 46
ble n. face, complexion 24
bledest vb. pres. 2 sg. bleed 33
blo adj. pale, livid 24
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blod n. blood 6
; blode dat. 25 (see of)
bo adj. both 22
bodi n. body 23
bohte vb. pa. t. 3 sg. bought, redeemed 58; boht pa. pple. 60
bote prep. except for 38
bring vb. pres. 3 sg. subj. may [he] bring 59
bryhte adj. pl. bright, clear-sighted 22
by prep. by 56

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C
care
n. care, grief 52
clay
n. earth, clay 17
clyngeth
vb. pres. pl. shrink down; ~ so the clay are chilled with fear 17
colde adj. cold 23
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D
doune
n. dat. sg. hill 11
dreghe vb. inf. suffer, endure 46
duere adv. dearly 60
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E
eyghen n. pl. eyes 22

F
folk
n. people, populace 12
for
prep. for 7; in exchange for 57; because of 2, 40
for conj. because 37
forlete vb. inf. lose 6
frend n. friend 37; frendes pl. 15
from prep. from 13
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G
gon
vb. inf. go, pass (through) 50

H
hast
vb. pres. 2 sg. have 37; hath pres. 3 sg. has 60
hath see hast
he
pers. pron. 3 sg. masc. he 59; him acc. 57;  is gen. his 6, 49, 50, ys 7, his 16, 48
heghe adv. high up 11, 26, 45
hengest see honge
herte
n. heart 49; ~ blod heart's blood 6
heyghe adj. high 34
him
see he
hire pers. pron. 3 sg. fem. dat. her; ~ ane on her own, alone 19 (see note)
his see he
hit pers. pron. 3 sg. neut. acc. 12, 44
honge
vb. inf. hang 45; pres. 2 sg. hang 25
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I
I pers. pron. 1 sg. I 1, 41; Y 1, 2, 3, etc.; my gen. 42, 47, mi 54; me dat. 7, 43
Iesu n. Jesus 5, 36, 47
ille adv. badly 43
in prep. in 18
Iohan n. John (John the beloved disciple) 38
is 6, 49, 50 see he; is 15, 34, 44, etc. see am

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L
lemmon n. lover, beloved 47
like
vb. pres. 3 sg. subj. impers. please; wel ille thah me ~ if it displeases me greatly 43
longe
adv. long 33
loue
n. love 7
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M
makie vb. pres. 1 sg. make; ~ man lament 42
Marie
n. Mary (mother of Christ) 10, 19, 29, etc.
may vb. pres. 3 sg. may, can 12, 28
me see I
men
n. pl. men, people 55
mete
adv. moderately; gently 9 (see note)
mi see I
midday n. midday 14
mile n. mile 13
mon n. complaint, lament 42
more adv. more 28
mournynde vb. pres. pple. mourning, lamenting 38
my see I

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N
naylles
n. pl. nails 31
noht n. nothing 57
non adj. no 44; ~ ... ~ no [friend] at all 37
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O
of prep. of 7; about 54; from 58; ~ blode covered in blood 25
ofte adv. often 41, 51
on prep. on; that the ys ~ which you are suffering 40
out adv. out 58

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P
pyne n. suffering, torment 40; pynes pl. 46

R
reweth
vb. pres. 3 sg. impers. (it) grieves 10
rode n. cross 15, 18, 26, etc.
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S
se vb. inf. see 12; pres. 1 sg. 2, 5, 45; siht pres. 3 sg. sees 30
seint n. Saint 38
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seith vb. pres. 3 sg. says 20
selleth vb. pres. pl. betray 57
serewe n. sorrow, suffering 54, sorewe 2
siht see se
singe vb. pres. 1 sg. sing 1
sleye adj. pl. skilled 32
smerte vb. inf. hurt 48
smythes n. pl. smiths 32
so adv. so 26
so prep. like 17
sore adv. deeply 29, painfully 48
sorewe see serewe
spere n. spear 49
stille adv. quietly 9
stond vb. pres. 3 sg. stands 18, stont 19
stone n. dat. stone 18; stones pl. 35
stronge adj. pl. strong, cruel 31
suereth vb. pres. pl. swear 56
suete adj. sweet 5, 36
sydes n. pl. sides 50
syke vb. inf. sigh 28; pres. 1 sg. 1, 41, 51; syketh pres. 3 sg. 29
synne n. dat. sin 58.

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T
thah
conj. although, even if 43
that
rel. pron. that, which, who 2, 40, 56, etc.
the def. art. the 4, 5, 7, etc.
the 10, 21, 40 see thou
thei pers. pron. 3 pl. they 9
ther conj. where 12
theues n. pl. thieves 27
thi see thou
this
adj. dem. this 30
thou pers. pron. 2 sg. you 25, 33, 37; the acc. 10, 21, dat. 40; thi gen. your 23, 24
thourh prep. through 50
thourhsoht vb. pa. pple. pierced through 52
to adv. too 31, 32, 33, etc.
to prep. 59, into 49
toune n. dat. sg. town, inhabited place 13
tre n. tree; cross 4, 34
two adj. two 27
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V
vch adj. each, any 13
vp
adv. up 15
vpon
prep. on, upon 11, 26; at 4
vs pers. pron. 1 pl. acc. us 58, 59, 60

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W
wake
vb. pres. 1 sg. keep vigil, lie awake 53
waxeth
vb. pres. 1 sg. keep vigil, lie awake 53
waxeth
vb. pres. 3 sg. grow, become 24; waxen pres. pl. 8
weete adj. wet, wete 35; waxen ~ bleed 8
weilawei interj. alas 20
wel adv. very 43
wepen vb. pres. pl. weep (of wounds) 9; wepynde pres. pple. weeping 39 
w
hen
conj. when 1, 3, 21, etc.
who interrog. pron. who 28
with prep. with 3, 22, 52
wo n. grief, suffering 30
wode adj. pl. mad 55
wonder n. wonder 44
wondes see woundes
woundes n. pl. wounds 8, wondes 48
wyke vb. pres. 1 sg. pine 53
wynne n. dat. (heavenly) bliss 59
wypinge n. weeping 3
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Y
Y see I
ys
7see he
ys
40 see am

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