• toun, toun(n)e, towun, ton(e, thoun, thon, tuune, tun(e, tuna, tona, tunne, towe, owne, tounes, tounese, -us, tonus, tunen, -an, cunes

Kyng sent for all his Lordes both Spirituell and Temporell thenne beyng in Towne. c1460(?c1400) Beryn Nthld 55 296 The Marchaunt & þe mancipill, þe Miller & þe Reve And the Clerk of Oxinforth, to townward gon they meve. a1475

• cacchen, cachie, catche, kacchen, caschen, caicchen, caiche, kecchen, kichen, caccheth, cacces, cac~x00fe~, kak~x00fe~e, kecce~x00f0~, ca(u)ghte, ca(u)hte, coght, caute, cauth, kaute, kauth, caufte, ke~x0021d~te, kei~x0021d~t, keihte, keite, icaehte, cacched, cacht, catched, kecched, ca(u)ght, cauht, caut, cauth, icaght, icaht, ica(u)~x0021d~t, cought, kou~x0021d~t, caiht, icaist, ikeiht, keghet, ke~x0021d~t, keit, ki~x0021d~t, kiht, kyth, cacched, cacchit, i)cached

LdMisc 581 13.335 I cacche þe crompe, þe cardiacle some tyme. c1460(a1449) Lydg. 2 Merch. Hrl 2255 201 This straunge marchaunt hath caught infirmyte. c1450 PPl.B RwlPoet 38 13.405 Glotoun..kauȝte seknesse sum-tyme. (a1464) Capgr. Chron. Cmb Gg.4.12 103 He caute

• pes, pẹs, pese, pece, pez, peas(e, peace, peax, peaxce, peaix, peis(e, peice, peix, pais(e, paix, peos, paies

Sur.Soc.85 3 He suld bere ye kynges pease to John Holgate mersshall and John Bron smyth..wham he thret with bodily harme. c1432 Bishop Notes in PMLA 49 Cmb Dd.14.2 455 Sire Joh'n Garsyndon..wiþ fors and armys a ȝeyns þe kyngis

• in-tọ, inne to, jn(e to, inte, in tou, intal

seluen in þe see wel in to two þousande. (1423) Pet.Sutton in Fenland NQ 7 308 John ffordham..arrayned an assise of novel disseisin ayenst John Baldwar..and other tenaunts of the said Duchie..into the nombre of clx persons. a1425(?a1400) Cloud Hrl

• whit-tawier(e, whittaghiere, whitawier, whitetawier, witthawiere, whittauwiar, whittowier(e, whittowere, whitauwiere, whitouer, whithawere, witthauwere, wittowere, wittowier, witawere, witchanwere, whittawiers, whit(t)agheres, huettawieres

[occupy]. (1411) Close R.Hen.IV 72 Willielmus Pratte, White tawyer. (1415) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh. 25 [Award of John Caston, John Swan, William Carter and John Bright in a dispute between William Stone,] whitawier, [and William Audre, clerk]. (1425-6) Red Paper Bk.Colchester

• se, sẹ, ce, sce, sei, seo, so, ze, sae, saei, sa, she, sea, seea, sai-, saia, shai, sei-, seia, ses, seis, sen

thoru þe liuerd [Frf: liuered; Got: rede] se. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) John 6.1 Jhesu wente ouer the se of Galilee, that is, Tiberiadis. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) John 21.1 Jhesu eft schewide him to his disciplis at the see

• escript, escrit

seid Vynteners by this present escrite and composicon they bynden theym..to the seid Bayllyfs. (1430) Doc. in Flasdieck Origurk. 95 John Shardelow and Thomas Hoo be bounden by here escript obligatorie to the seid Thomas Chaucer yn X M li

• executrice, -trix

of John Deken, executrice with his othir coexecutours. (1444) Will Daubeney in Som.RS 19 343 My Wille is yt my wyf be my chef Executrice. (1445) in Webb Rec.St.Barth 1.500 The executrix of the testament of the same John. (1470-1)

• ayẹn-rising

(c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Luke 20.27 Sadducees, that denyen aȝenrysinge [vr. resurreccioun] to be, neiȝeden. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) John 11.24-5 `He schal ryse aȝen in the aȝenrysing in the laste day.' Jhesu seith to hir, `I am aȝenrisyng and

• plum-right

of walls: in line horizontally and vertically. (c1445) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh A 70.3b John Derke byhoveth to haue lyne right & plumright atte the same Estende accordyng with the Estsides of a post stondyng there in the northest Cornere of

• pod(e, podde

R.Soc.n.s.4 25 Ricardus Pode. (1275) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 277 John le Pod. (1289) EPNSoc.17 (Not.) 165 Podehaye. (1325) Close R.Edw.II 537 Nicholas Pod. (1325) Feet Fines Kent in Archaeol.Cant.15 295 John Pode. (1335) EPNSoc.17 (Not.) 165 Poddehagh. (1346) Feudal Aids

• port-wei, pordwai, pottwei

183 Per le Portewey usque Staunford. (1281) Hundred R.Tower 2 612 Matild. de la Portweye. (1380) Deed Norris in LCRS 93 152 [A strip in] le portewayschot [betw. the lands of John le Norres and John s. Hen. le Smyht].

• maine, mene, mane-

[vr. demaynus]. (1200) Fine R.King John 63 Homines de Mainesfeud dant Regi xx m. pro habenda communa pasture in parco Clipeston. (1296) Sub.R.Sus. in Sus.RS 10 100 Harnold de Manewelk. (1301) Valuat.Dartford in Archaeol.Cant.9 296 John Mainware. (1327) Sub.R.Sus. in

• arch(i)triclin, archidecline

Gr. The master of the feast at Cana in Galilee (John 2.1-10); -- both as common noun and proper name. c1250 Louerd asse þu ard Trin-C B.14.39 272 Wateir he turnide to win..He heit þat me sulde it þen archtriclin

• houting(e, huting, whwtynge

champmen [Roy: chepmenne] to huting. c1330 Degare Auch 577 Þan was þer long houting [vr. noyse] and cri; þe King was sor asschamed forþi. (1461) Will Herne in Archaeol.Cant.28 93 John Houting. (1471-2) Will Herne in Archaeol.Cant.28 99 John Howting.

• net-maker(e, nette-, nat(te-, netmakier

Sub.R.Oxf. in Rogers Oxf.CDoc. [OD col.] 10 De Marrabilla Terre, Netmaker, xij d. (1411) Close R.12 Hen.IV dorso [OD col.] John Mannyng, netmaker. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 12b/a Cassiarius: a nette maker. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 36b/a Laniarius: a nette

• nought-with-stonding

in his office, and nought withstondyng, þis John of Ely lateþ this office to ferme to wymmen, þat conne not. (c1384) Doc. in Bk.Lond.E. 231/49 Then schall hit be lefull vn-to the seyd John Chirtheseye..to the seyde soyle with All

• oliver(e

ij oliuiers] hem for to resten. (1205) Fine R.King John 246 Alanus Oliver. (1249) Close R.Hen.III 242 Ernaldum Oliver et alios complices eorum. (1320) Feet Fines Kent in Archaeol.Cant.14 266 John Olyuer. c1450(1369) Chaucer BD Benson-Robinson 1122 The false Genelloun..purchased

• quiet(e)li, quyetyliest

Þis arcite and þis Palamon..quietely [Heng: quitly] were out of prison gon. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 27/17 John of synt John hathe grauntyd..the lande..quietly. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 33/12 To be hold and to be had, frely and

• baptist

baptista . One who baptizes, i.e. St. John the Baptist. ?c1200 Orm. Jun 1 10996 Tiss mann þatt iss fullhtnedd her Þurrh þiss Baptisstess hande. a1225(?a1200) Trin.Hom. Trin-C B.14.52 85 Sein iohan baptist..on his childhode bicom eremite. c1230(?a1200) Ancr. Corp-C