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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
c
ome
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
f
oul
n. bird 6; pl. foules 10
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H
hem
pers. pron. 3 pl. dat. (to) them 33
h
im
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
r
ose
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
w
ele
n. abundance 11, weole 35
weole
see wele
when
conj. when 9, 27
wille
n. will, desire 34; with ~  gladly 15
w
ith
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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