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Lutel wot hit any mon / Hou derne loue may stonde: glossary
London, British Library, Harley MS 2253, f. 128r-v

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 3
adoun adv. down 16
anon adv. at once 16
ant conj. and 6, etc.; if 10
any
adj. any 1
as adv. as 33, ase 32, etc.

B
be
v. inf. be 28; Icham pres. 1 sg. I am 7; is pres. 3 sg. is 11, etc.; beth pres. 3 pl. are 33, etc.; were pa. t. sg. subj. were 3
beth see be
bote
conj. unless 3, etc.
bour n. (lady's) chamber 25

C
crie
v. pres. 1 sg. cry 17

D
derne
adj. secret 2
dewes n. gen. of dew 33
dost v. pres. 2 sg. do 20
dorste v. pa. t. 1 sg. dared 10
dreccheth v. pres. 3 sg. afflicts 21
dropes n. pl. drops; dewes ~ dewdrops 33

E
ende
n. part; member (of family) 12 (see note)
euer
adv. always; ~ ant oo constantly 7, etc.

F
false
adj. false 19
fayrest
adj. sup. most beautiful 30, feireste 11
fel v. pa. t. 1 sg. fell 16
fele adj. many 32
fode n. creature 30
for
prep. for 7
fre
adj. noble, generous 3

G
gleowes
n. pl. music-making, musical entertainments 26
gode adj. good 31
gomenes
n. pl. games, amusements 25
grases n. pl. plants, herbs, grasses  34
greete v. pres. 1 sg. greet, send greetings 31
grete
adj. great 7

H
ha
see haues
hatheles
n. heroes, brave men 24
haues
v. pres. 3 sg. has 13, haueth 6; had pa. t. 3 sg. had 4; ha imper. sg. have 18
he pers. pron. 3 sg. masc. he 14; him dat. (to) him 14, etc.; his gen. his 35
heo pers. pron. 3 sg. fem. she 6, etc.; hire acc. her 8, etc., hyre 9, after prep. 5, etc.; hyre gen. her 23, etc.
heowes n. servants 24
herte n. heart 35
him see he
hire see heo
his
see he
hit
pers. pron. 3 sg. neut. it 1, etc.
hou conj. 2
hyre see heo

I
Ich
pers. pron. 1 sg. I; Y 8, etc.; Icham I am 7; me acc. me 5(2), etc., dat. (to) me 5(1), after prep. 13(2); my gen. my 7, etc.
in prep. in 7, etc.
is see be

K
kunne
n. kin, family 12

L
ledy
n. lady 17, etc.
lef v. imper. sg. believe 19
leof
n. love, beloved 7
lesteth
v. pres. 3 sg. lasts 5
loft n. air; vpo ~ alive 30
longe adv. long, for a long time 5
lore n. advice, information 19
loue
n. love 2, etc.; object of love 28
loue 13 see loueth
loueth v. pres. 3 sg. loves 14, etc.; loue pres. 3 sg. subj. loves 13, louye 27
luef n. loved one, beloved 31
lutel
adv. little 1
lyue v. inf. live 20

M
may
n. maiden, girl 11
may
v. pres. 1 sg. may 21, pres. 3 sg. 2, etc.
me see Ich
mercy
n. mercy 18
mon
n. man, person 1; servant, follower 18
muche n. much, a great deal 4
munne v. inf. mention, speak about 10
my see Ich
myry
adj. pleasant 23

N
namore
adv. no longer 21
ne
neg. particle not; ~ ... nowyht not at all 5, ~ ... nout not 8, ~ ... namore not any more 21
nemne v. inf. name 9
ner adv. never 14, etc.
nout adv. not 8
no adj. no 19
nowyht adv. not at all 5
nul see wol

O
of
prep. of 4, etc.; on 18
oft adv. often 32, ofte 8
on prep. about 8
oo adv. always 15, etc.
ore n. mercy

P
plyht
v. pa. pple. made promises (to) 6

R
reowe
v. inf. grieve, distress 20, etc.

S
seete
adj. content 35
selde
adv. rarely 35
so
adv. so 25
sore
adv. greatly, severely 20, etc.
soure adj. sour, bitter 25
sterres n. pl. stars 34
stonde
v. inf. stand 2
suete adj. sweet 34
sunne n. sin; haueth ~ of is in the wrong towards 13
sythe n. pl. times 32

T
that
conj. so that 21
that
dem. adj. that; the 11
that
rel. pron. who 4, etc., whom 8, which 14(2)
the def. art. the 5, etc.
the 31 see thou
thenche v. pres. 1 sg. think 8
thohte n. thought 7
thou pers. pron. 2 sg. you 19, etc.; the acc. 31; thyn gen. your 17, thy 18
thy, thyn see thou
to prep. to 16
today adv. today 9
tour n. tower 23
trewe adj. true, faithful 28

V
vch
adj. each, every 12
vntrewe adj. as n. unfaithful (person) 35
vpo prep. upon; ~ loft see loft

W
weete
adj. wet 33
welkne n. sky 34
who-se indef. pron. whoever 35
with
prep. with 26, etc., wyth 6, etc.
wo
n. woe; ~ is him it is hard on him 14, etc.
wol
v. pres. 3 sg. will 20, etc.; (with neg. prefix) nul will not 28; wolde pa. t. 1 sg. would 9
wot
v. pres. 3 sg. knows, realises 1
wronge n. wrong; wyth ~ unfairly 6.
wymmon n. woman 3
wyteth v. pres. 3 sg. blame, reproach 6
wyth see with

Y
Y
see Ich
yef
conj. if 20
ywynne
v. inf. win, gain 14



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