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Weping haueth myn wonges wet: glossary
London, British Library, Harley MS 2253, f. 66r

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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 13, 17
al
adj. all 13; alle pl. 15
al
adv. all, entirely 6, 12
a
nt conj. and 1, 9
ase conj. as 4
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B
be v. pres. 1 sg. am, will be 3; is pres. 3 sg. is 8, 12, ys 10, 18
bet v. pa. pple. atoned for 3
bok n. book 4 (see note)
broken v. pa. pple.  broken 4 (see bruches)
bruches n. pl. offences; ~ broken offences caused 4
byt v. pres. 3 sg. requires 4

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C
c

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D
durfte (MS durthe) v. pa. t. 3 sg. needed, had to 16
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F
for
prep. because of 2, 13
ful adv. very 14
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H
ha
see haue
haue
v. pres. 1 sg. have 7, 11, ha 3, 5; haueth pres. 3 sg. has 1
hem
see see see heo pl.
heo
pers. pron. 3 sg. fem. she 15; hire gen. her 17
heo
pers. pron. 3 pl.  they 27; hem acc. pl. them 7, dat. pl. 11
heouene
n. heaven; gen. of heaven 18
hert
n. heart 18
hire
see heo sg.
hit
pers. pron. 3 sg. neut. it 8, 9, 10, etc.
hyde
n. hiding, concealment 18
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I
in prep. in 7, 10, 14, etc.
is see be
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L
lemeth
v. pres. 3 pl. shine 6
let
v. pa. pple. left, abandoned 5
leuedis
n. gen. pl. ladies' 5
loue n. love 5
luefly adj. beautiful 6
lyt n. complexion, colouring 6
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M
made v. pa. t. 3 sg. made, caused 14
myn
see Y

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N
noht
adv. not at all 9, nout not 16
nout see noht
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O
of prep. of 2, 5, about, concerning 11
ofte adv. often 7

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P
p

R
rafte
v. pa. t. 3 sg. deprived (of) 15
reynes n. pl. reins
richesse n. wealth 15
ryde v. inf. ride 16
ryf adj. plentiful 15
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S
seid v. pa. pple. said 10
semeth
pres. 3 sg. suits, is appropriate 9
set
vb. pa. pple. set, described 7
song
n. song, poetry 7, 10
stryf n. conflict 17
stunte v. pa. t. 3 sg. stopped, put a stop to 17
sturne adj. fierce, bold 17
stythye adj. strong, brave; (as n.) brave person 17
syt v. pres. 3 sg. sits, applies 8, 9

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T
that
rel. pron. which 5, 8, who 6, 14, 16, etc., what 11
ther
conj.  where 8, 10
til conj. until 3
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V
vnblithe adj. unhappy 3
vnsemly adj. unseemly, unfair 8
vs pers. pron. 1 pl. acc. us,  dat. 15, (for) us 14

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W
weping
n. weeping 1
werk n. action, behaviour 2
wet v. pa. pple. drenched 1
wikked adj. bad, wicked 2
with prep. with 6
wo n. grief, harm 14
wone n. lack 2
wonges n. pl. cheeks 1
world n.  (the) world 14
wrohte v. pa. t. 3 sg. did 13
wrong adj. wrong 12, 13
wyde adv. widely, far and wide 14
wyf n. woman 13
wyt n. reason, intelligence 1
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Y
pers. pron. 1 sg. 3(x2), 5, 7, etc.; gen. sg. myn my 1
ys see be
ywis
interj. indeed, surely 12

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