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Lenten ys
come with loue to toune: glossary
London, British Library, Harley MS 2253, f. 71va
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
al adj. all 3, 12
al adv. entirely 15
ant conj. and 2, 11, 18, etc.
ase prep. like 21
away adj. away; gone 8
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B
be vb.
inf. be 36; pres.
1 sg. Ycham
(with pers. pron. Ich prefixed;
see Y) I am 23;
pres. 3 sg. is
is 8, 17, ys has (with vb. of motion) 1
bleo n. light 16
blisse n. joy, pleasure 3
blosmen
n. pl. flowers 2
breme adv. gloriously 27
briddes n. pl. birds 27; gen. pl. briddes
2
bryht adj. bright 26
bryngeth vb. pres. 3 sg. brings 3
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C
cloude n. dat. earth; vnder ~ underground
31
come vb. pa. pple. come 1
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D
dales
n. pl. valleys 4
dayesyes
n.
pl. daisies 4
deawes n. pl. falls of dew 28
deme vb. inf. judge; pass (judgement) 30
deores n. pl. animals 29
derne adj. pl. secret 29
domes n. pl. judgements 30
donketh vb. pres. pl. drench 28
doth vb. pres. 3 sg. does 26; pl. 22
dounes n. pl. hills 28
drakes n. pl. (male) ducks 19
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F
fele adj. pl. many 10
fenyle n. fennel 18
ferly adv. remarkably 10
fille n. wild thyme 18
fleme n. fugitive 36
for
prep. because of 24
forgon vb. inf. go without, renounce 35
forte compound prep. (for + to) in order to
30
foul n. bird 6; pl. foules 10
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H
hem pers. pron. 3 pl. dat. (to) them 33
him pers. pron. 3 sg. masc./neut. refl.; see threteth
7
hire adj. her 13; its 16, 25
hit pers. pron. 3 sg. neut. it 33
huere adj. their 8, 11, 20, etc.
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I
Ichot
pres. 3 sg. of wyte 'know' (with
pers. pron. Ich prefixed; see Y)
I know 23
ille adv. badly 24; see likes
in prep.
in 4, into 36
is see be
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L
Lenten n. Spring 1
leues n. pl. leaves 14
likes vb. pres. 3 sg. pleases; ~ ille gives no
pleasure, gives pain 24
lilie n. lily 17
lossum adj. charming, lovely 17
loue n. love 1, 24
lyht n. light 25
lyhte adj. wk. bright (i.e. light green) 14
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M
makes
n. pl. mates 20
mandeth vb. pres. 3 sg. sends out 16, 25
me see Y
meneth vb. pres. 3 sg. complains 22
miles n. pl. wild animals 20 (see
n.)
mo adj. more 22
mody adj. proud; (used as n.) the man of spirit 22
mone
n. moon 16, 25
murgeth vb. pres. pl. please, make happy 20
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N
notes n. pl. notes 5
nyhtegales n. pl. nightingales 5
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O
of
prep. of 5, 23, 34
on (1) pron. one 23, 34
on (2) prep. on; about 11; in 14
oo adv. constantly 7
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P
proude
adj.
pl. proud 32
R
rayleth vb. pres. 3 sg. puts on 13
rode n. red colour 13
rose n. rose 13
roune n. dat. sg. song 2; pl. rounes
murmurs, whispers 29
ryngeth vb. pres. 3 sg. rings, resounds 12
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S
seme
vb. inf. suit 33
semly adj. beautiful 26
seo vb. inf. see 17
shal vb. pres. 3 sg. [there] shall 34
singeth vb. pres. 3 sg. sings 6; pres. pl. 10, 27
springeth vb. pres. 3 sg. comes up, comes into flower 9
so adv. so 22, 25, 33
song n. song 6
sonne n. sun 26
stille adv. quietly, softly 21
strem n. stream 21
striketh vb. pres. 3 sg. flows 21
suete
adj. pl. sweet 5
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T
that (1) rel. pron. that, which 3, 21,
24
that (2) conj. so that 12
the def. art. the 7, 12, 13, etc.
this dem.
adj. this 3, 35; pl. these 4, 10, 19
tho dem. adj. those 23
threstelcoc n. male thrush 7
threteth vb. pres 3 sg. refl.; him ~ wrangles
7
to prep. to 1, 17
toune n. dat. sg. town, village, settlement; come
to ~ arrived 1
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V
vch
adj. each, every 6
vnder prep. under 31
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W
waxen vb. pres. pl. unfurl 15; waxeth grow 32
wel adv. well 33
wele n. abundance 11, weole 35
weole see wele
when conj. when 9, 27
wille n. will, desire 34; with ~ gladly
15
with prep. with 1, 2, 15, etc.
wlyteth vb. pres. 3 pl. chirp 11
wo n. misery, wretchedness 8
wode n. wood 12, 36
woderoue n. woodruff 9
wol see wole
wole vb. pres. 1 sg. will 35; pres. 3 sg. wol 33
wonte vb. inf. be lacking 34
wormes n. pl. worms 31
wounder adv. amazingly 32
wowes vb. pres. pl. are courting 19; woweth 31
wunne see wynne
wyht adv. quickly, at once 36
wymmen n. pl. women 32
wynne n. gen. pl. of joys 11 (see
n.), wunne 35
wynter n. (used as adj.) winter 8
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Y
Y
pers. pron. 1 sg. I 35; dat. me (to) me 34; see
also Ichot, Ycham
Ycham see be
yef conj. if 34
ys see be
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