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var. of milner , & OD mill v.(1). Of a stone pillar: worn away. c1450 Bonav.Medit.(4) MSU 1 p.33 And þay band hym to a peler of stone, of þe whylke peler þe most party ys myllerde away [L comminuta].

mirtilline n. ML = mirtine n.(1). ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 163b/b Þai [cauterizations] bene made in þe..eyelidez, wiþ a mirtyllyne, i. cauterye [L mirtillino], for to correcte & shrynke & reyse vp þe palpebrez.

misbileveful adj. From misbileve . Unbelieving, incredulous. a1425 WBible(1) Corp-O 4 Ecclus.1.36 Mysbileueful [Dc 369(1): Be thou not rebel and mys leeful [WB(2) : vnbileueful; L incredibilis] to the dred of the Lord].

misloven v.(1) Also -lufen . From loven v.(1). To love sinfully. a1500 Ihesu mercy mercy Chet 6690 47 Þat I myslouede [vr. myslufede], I aske mercy, Ihesu, mercy for my mysdede!

misthunchen v. From thinken v.(1). To seem wrong to (sb.). c1225(?c1200) St.Kath.(1) Einenkel 981 Þis is nu þe derfschipe of þi dusi onsware..þet tu of þet þing þet te misþuncheð underfest þe an half & dustest adun þe oðere.

gonel n. OF A long loose coat or robe. c1380 Firumb.(1) Ashm 33 4345 As marchantz wille we ryde, Wel y-armed an-vnder our gonels wyde. c1380 Firumb.(1) Ashm 33 4370 Richard..hem araide On gonels oppon hur wede.

goter n. (2) Also gater . ?From got n. But cp. gate n. (1) & (2) & goter n. (1). ?A goatherd; --only as surname. (1279) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 69 Walt. le Gater. (1333) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 69

gredde v. Prob. error for bredde , from breiden v. (1).?Var. of girden v. (2). = breiden v. (1). 5 . a1500(?a1400) Morte Arth.(2) Hrl 2252 1838 Wrothely oute hys swerd he gredde [rime: mordred, bedde, cled].

grẹinge ger. Also greiinge . From grẹ n. (1). Grading, graduating. ?c1425 Chauliac(2) Paris angl.25 144b/a Gargarismus fulfille þe þridde þing..in greyinge [Ch.(1) : graduading; L graduando] þe þinges goynge fro þe feblere to þe stronger.

groinere n. From groinen v. A mutterer, talebearer. (a1382) WBible(1) Dc 369(1) Prov.26.20 Whan wodis shuln failen, the fyr shal ben queynt; and the groynere [WB(2) : priuy bacbitere; L susurrone] withdrawen, striues togidere resten.

?Var. of get(e n. (1); cp. MnE dial. git , var. of get(t child. ?A young man. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 2963 The guyte was a gude man, begynnande of armes; Fore the charry childe so his [Gawain's] chere chawngide.

haewen adj. OE Blue, purple. c1150(OE) Hrl.HApul. Hrl 6258B 79.22/1 Wið muðes sor, nim þa wyrt þa grecas bryttanica, & engle haewen hudela nemneð. c1150(OE) Hrl.HApul. Hrl 6258B 132.132/1 Heo [tiapis] hafað on uferwerde haewene blosme.

hakkie-hai n. ?Cp. hok(ke n. (1) & hei . ?Stalks of mallow. c1450 Med.Bk.(1) Med-L 136 252/816 For knees swollen take hakkyehay and grese and vryne and seþe heme togedir and lay þerto.

Cp. halfling(e . In half or part measure, partially. ?c1200 Orm. Jun 1 16575 Off swillke þatt hemm turrndenn swa Hallflinngess to þe Laferrd. ?c1200 Orm. Jun 1 16767 Off þa þatt tokenn hemm till Crist Hallflinngess, nohht wiþþ alle.

hard-heuere n. From hard & heuere . A stonemason. (1448) in Willis & C.Cambridge 1 399 The wages of xij hard hewers. (1448) in Willis & C.Cambridge 1 400 Masons of kent called hard hewers.

havenen v. From haven n. (1). To enter a harbor, stop in a port. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Deeds 20.15 An other day we haueneden [L applicuimus] at Samum, and in the day suynge we camen to Milete.

aptitude n. L Tendency, likelihood. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 107a/b Þof al þe acte i. doyng of affliccioun myȝt be remoued, þe aptitude of hem euermore abideþ stille. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 159a/a In sich, forsoþ, is an aptitude

heriful adj. From herien v. (1). Worthy of praise. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Dan.3.26 Blessid art thou, Lord God..and heryful [WB(2) : worthi to be heried; L laudabile], or worthi to be preyside.

hetenes n. From hete n. (1). The elemental quality of hotness. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 177b/a Capillus veneris is an herbe temperate; neþerlez it declineþ to som hetenez & drynez, as seiþ G, it is subtiliatif & diaforetic.

hevisumli adv. From hevisom . With vexation or annoyance. (a1382) WBible(1) Dc 369(1) Ecclus.6.26 Vnderlei thi shulder, and ber it, and ne bere thou heuysumli [WB(2) : be thou not anoied; L ne acedieris] in the bondis of it.

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