• eln(e, ellen, ell(e, eln(e, ellen, ell(e, eln(e, ellen, elnen, elnes, ellenes, elles

, gen. elne . A measure of varying length, an ell; also an ell measure [= elne wand ]. (The English ell had 45 inches, the Flemish 27.) c1150(OE) Hrl.HApul. Hrl 6258B 73.14/1 Heo hafeð tweȝra elna langne stelan. c1175(?OE)

• Engelond, Eng(e)land, Engle(ne lond, Ing(e)lond

OE Engla lond land of the Angles, England. The country inhabited by the English people, England. a1121 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc 636 an.1100 Of þan rihtan AEngla landes kyne kynne. a1126 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc 636 an.1125 On þis gaer sende se king Henri..of

• parish(e chirche

of Somersby. c1450(c1430) Brut-1430 Glb E.8 395/3 Thei bite and keste adoun the perisshe-chirchis. (1454) Let. in Ellis Orig.Let.ser.2.1 119 English rebelles came into the said Counte of Kildare and ther brant and destrued dyvers and many Tounes and paroche

• pertli, perteli, pertili

vppon Hnt HM 183 39 This wownd is noryssher off wowndis sevyn: Superbia, he is the principall, Pride pertely yn english stevyn. c1500 Libeaus Ashm 61 284/2126 [Lamb: Syr Lybeous to Lambard tolde And to oþer knyghtis bolde] Hys tale

• loller(e, lollar, louller, louler

By heryng of oure eldres..For he þat lolleþ is lame..So þise lewed lollers as lame men þey walken. (a) An English Lollard; (b) a Hussite. (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML. Manly-Rickert B.1173,1177 I smelle a loller [vr. lollard] in the wynd..This loller

• markis, markeis, markesse, merkeis, marquis, marques, merques, merquois, marchis, marchas, marches, maches

marches , (error) maches . OF marchis , marcheis , marcis , marceis , marquis , marcois . (a) An English nobleman between the ranks of duke and earl [orig. the ruler of a border area]; also, in titles; (b)

• nightin-gale, -galle, ni~x0021d~tingale, nihtin-, nigtin-, nitin-, nighting-, nightingaile, nictingale, ni~x0021d~thin-, nithtin-, nittin-

nightingaile , nictingale , niȝthin- , nithtin- , nittin- . From nighte-gale . (a) A nightingale; esp. the English nightingale (Luscinia megarhyncha); wacche of nightingales , ?a flock of nightingales; (b) as surname. c1275(?a1216) Owl & N. Clg A.9 4

• resolucioun, resolution

resolucioun of humours, there is gret wastynge þer of..by passynge hete. a1450(a1397) WBible(2) GProl. Cmb Mm.2.15 p.57 In translating into English, manie resolucions moun make the sentence open, as an ablatif case absolute may be resoluid into these thre wordis,

• stert, sterte, storte, starte, ster-, sterth, sterut, steorte, stirt(e, sturt(e, sturce, stertes, sturtes

, etc. & (NWM) sturtes . OE steort , stert . (a) The tail of an animal; naked , q.v.; english , a derogatory and prob. salacious term for an Englishwoman; (b) the handle of a cooking vessel; also, the

• san-dragoun, sandragon, saundragoun, -on, sangdragon(e, sangedragon, saungedragoun, -un, sancdragoun, sancdracoun, sanc de dragoun, sankdragoun, -on, -unne, sankedragoun, saninkdragun, saunk(e)dragoun, sandra, samc dragon, sanb drigon

wyne, or gote turdels in rede wyne þat he wit nat off. c1450 Med.Bk.(2) Add 33996 223 Tak lamtren, in english ramgle, & de sanc de dragoun, & pich..& mak hem aplaster. ?c1450 Stockh.PRecipes Stockh 10.90 63/13 ȝyf þou wylt

• transposen, transposing, transposyn, transposed, tramposyde

(a written contractual term, testimony); also, misconstrue (a set of instructions); (b) to translate (the Bible into Latin, Latin into English). ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern Hrl 2324 18/15 Woo to ȝou þat seyn good is yuel & yuel is good, putting liȝt

• usaunce, usance, usans, heusaunce

hewsaunce Þat puttyth þe pore pepylle to grett hynderaunce. a1425(?a1400) RRose Htrn 409 683 We mermaydens clepe hem here In English, as is oure vsuance. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 3.pr.4.93 Thilke thyng that hath no propre beute of hymself resceyveth

• wal-not(e, walnotte, walnot, walnout, wallenotte, walnot(t)es, wallenotes

pl. walnot(t)es , wallenotes . OE wealh-hnutu , walh- . (a) The English or Persian walnut tree (Juglans regia); bark (leves) ; tre , a walnut tree; also, glossing L abellana hazelnut tree; (b) a walnut;-also coll. [quot. ?c1425]; also,

• West-minster, westminstre, westminstur, westmister, westmenster, westmenstre, westmester, westmunster, westmunstre, westmustre, westeminster, westeminstre, wesminster, waestminstre

, Westminster Hall, as the judiciary and administrative center of England; also in fig. context [quot. c1400(c1378), 1st]; laue , English common law; to ward , toward Westminster; (b) Westminster Abbey; chirche, abbeie of (chirche at) ; (c) as surname.

• civil(e, sevile, ciwell

specif., the body of Roman civil law [codified by Justinian in the 6. cent.] as distinguished from canon law and (English) common law [see laue n.]. (a1402) Trev.DCur. Hrl 1900 59/8 A profitable book of þe faculte..of lawe canoun..oþer of

• aisel, aisil, aicel, eisel, asel, azel, esil, ezil

this mone is maad aysel squyllyne. Of squyllis whyte..taak [etc.]. c1450 Med.Bk.(2) Add 33996 223 Poudre of whyte aisill, in english arguyll. c1450 Med.Bk.(2) Add 33996 227 Seþ hem [herbs] wel in red eysel. a1425(a1382) WBible(1) Corp-O 4 Ex.25.29 Thow

• yong, ~x0021d~ongue, iung, ~x0021d~ungan, jong(e, ~x00fe~ung, ~x00fe~inge, yonger, ~x0021d~ongerre, ~x0021d~ongar, ~x0021d~ongire, ~x0021d~ongrir, ~x0021d~ungar, ~x0021d~ungre, ~x0021d~eongre, yongest(e, ~x0021d~engoste, ~x0021d~ongues, ~x0021d~ungen, ~x0021d~eongeren

of all ages within a given group, young and old alike, people of all ages, everybody; ne olde, olde no , etc., none of the group in question, neither young nor old, nobody. a1225(OE) Lamb.Hom.VA Lamb 487 109 Swa swa

• baillif, bailif, balif, bail(l)i, bailẹ, bali, baley, baillives, bailiffes, bailies, bailẹs

& bailies , bailẹs . OF baillif & bailli (from nom. sg. bailli-s ). (a) An official of the English crown with delegated administrative or judicial authority; the king's officer in a county, hundred, or town; the keeper of a

• nacioun, nation, nacoun

A nation, people; a race of people; a political country, nationality; and lede , nations and peoples; of english , of English nationality; (b) in pl.: country; (c) fellow countrymen; also, members of a delegation; (d) an Irish clan. c1350

• noble

noble n.(2) From adj. & AF noble n. (a) An English gold coin usually equivalent to 6 s. 8 d.; english, of gold ; half [see also half adj. 2d. ], dim. , half noble; (b) any of several European