• hous-hold, -hald, -hould, household, housshold, housold, houssold, housole, h)ousald, houseld

appaied, because attemperaunce Hadde of his houshold al the gouernaunce. (1439) Doc. in Collect.Topogr.5 16 I wyl y[at] my seid wyf shal have al my stuf longyng to myn houshold. c1450(?a1449) ?Lydg. Marriage Dgb 181 70 Vpon here husbondes when

• ibringen, gebringon, ibro(u)ght, ibro(u)~x0021d~t, ibro(u)ht, ibrouhit, ibroucht, ibroct, gebroht, ebrought, abrou~x0021d~t, ibroth, ibrotht, ibro~x0021d~th, ibro(u)t, hibrout, ibroh, ibroug~x0021d~

he is. c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A Clg A.11 1676 Cristendom..was suþþe ibroȝt to grunde. c1325 A wayle whyt Hrl 2253 14 A wyf nis non so worly wroht when heo ys blyþe to bedde ybroht. c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M. Auch 6061 Cleodalis, þat

• offring(e, ofring(e, offringue, offrinke, offering(e, offrin

song þo, & at tyme as he wolde to offringe go. (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. Manly-Rickert A.450 In al the parisshe wyf ne was ther noon That to the offrynge bifore hire sholde goon. 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret. 19 What brother or

• Jeu, jeue, jeve, jeu~x0021d~, jeuh, geu, giu, giv, giw, giew, ju(e, jve, jwe, juw(e, jy, jou(e, jeues, jeuwes, jeowes, geus, ihews, giues, gius, giwes, giws, giewes, juwes(se, juise, yewes, juen, jewen(e, jeune, giwen(e, juen, juwen, juine, ~x0021d~ewen, jewes, jues, juus, jwes, juwes, ~x0021d~ewes

be Iuen or haiþen, thral or fre. a1400 SLeg. Stw 949:Stiehler 417 Heroudes huld is broþer wyf al is lyf daye As is oune wyf wiþ vnriht aȝen þe iewin lawe. c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) Trin-C R.3.14 1.65 Iudas he iapide wiþ

• knouleching(e, knoulegchinge, kneleching, cnoulichinge, knolishinge, knouliginge, knawlynge, cnawlechinge, -unge, -leachunge, -leaginge, cnoulechunge

Þat is, þe knowleching bitwene man & womman, þat man makeþ of a maiden wyf, And goddes knowlechinge bitwiþen hym & his lemman makeþ of wyf mayden. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 1.6639 She nouther spared straunger nor kynreede..But with

• suspect, suspecte, -pekte, -pette, -peit, susspecte, suspectus

schuld noȝt be holden suspect of manslawȝtur. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 180/33 He and..his wyf lyued chaste..Neuertheles at the instigacion of the deuel he hadde hys wyf suspect with a knyȝt. a1500(a1471) Pecock Conf. in Benet Chron. Dub 516 220

• sustenaunce, sustinaunce, -ence, sustienance, sostenaunse, sostnaunce, sustinonce, sostinonce, sustnaunce, sustiaunce

al þe liuyng of lordes..and comyns, and principal comodite of rewmes. (1427-8) Doc. in Collect.Topogr.3 259 After decesse of my wyf and of me, y wolle that it [feoffment] quite owre dede, savyng resonable sustenaunce to my iij childryn. (?a1439)

• bifore(n, bivore(n, -forn, -for

stonde. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.1054 Bifore the court thanne preye I thee, sire knyght..that thow me take vnto thy wyf. a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS Hrl 1701 12077 Whan þou comst byfore þe kyng, Forgyuenes ys þyn askyng. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC

• seli, selie, seli~x0021d~e, celi, zeli, selẹ, cele, sil(l)i, sali, seoli, sẹli, saeli(~x0021d~, selli-, seliere, saeligre

Þe ferde..forþ fusde touward þan seli Brutun. a1450 7 Sages(3) Cmb Dd.1.17 1361 The sylyman lay and herde, And hys wyf answerd; 'Dame,' he sayed, 'go thy way.' a1500(?a1325) Otuel & R Fil 419 The knyȝtes with sperys tho smyten

• shreue, shreu, shroue, screu(e, scroue, shereu(e, chereue, shreaue, ssreue, sreue, schorwe, swerwe, schre, shreues, shreuen(e, screuen, chreuen, shereuen, ssreuen(e, scherwrs, schewys

shreue n. Also shreu , shroue , screu(e , scroue , shereu(e , chereue , (K) shreaue , (SW) ssreue , (early) sreue & (errors) schorwe , swerwe , schre ; pl. shreues , etc. & shreuen(e , screuen

• sitthe, siththe, sith(e, sihtthe, sitht, sit, seththe, seth(e, seith(e, soth(the, zeththe, seothe, soeththe, sutth(e, suth(the, seo~x00fe~~x00fe~e, sud~x00fe~e, sittth, si~x00fe~ee, sciho~x00fe~, fut~x00fe~e

and flode, Seth Adam synned, was not so gode Als it was fyrste beforne. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 242/9 Lottes wyf betokneþ ham, zeþþe þet hi byeþ iguo out of þe wordle and byeþ yguo into religion, wendeþ aven be

• wedlok, wedlok(k)e, wedlocke, wedloc, wedlak(e, wedlac, weddelok(e, weddeloc, weddelak(e, vedlak, wedloike, wedlaik(e, wedlaces, wedlakes, wedlackes

here wedlak to holde weyl and ryȝt, And ȝyue hem grace. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 4.1047 Chese hym a wyf in som oþer lond Vnder wedlok confermed vp of newe Siþen þat he May be þe law from Eleyn

• wem, wem(m)e, wembe, wimbe, waemme, weom(me, weni-, wein, wem(me)s, wimmis, wemense

body I-founde was hool wit-outen any wem. a1500 Sidrak & B. Lnsd 793 1339 If a man haue an yuel wyf Or haue a wem in any lym, Shal a man vpbreide it hym? 1532 rev.(c1385) Usk TL Thynne:Skeat 7/74

• wers(e, wersse, werce, wars(e, wirse, wors(e, worsse, wursse, wrs(e, vers, wurs(e, waerse, wirsse, ~x00fe~urs

alle ȝe liven in ȝoure likinge and luþurli wirchen. c1450(c1396) Chaucer Buk. Benson-Robinson 17 Lest thow do worse, take a wyf; Bet ys to wedde than brenne in worse wise. c1450(a1400) Lavynham Treat.7 Dead.Sins Hrl 211 4/2 Boldnesse is þenkyng

• while, whielle, whele, weil(e, vhil, qwil, quel, wel, vil, ~x00fe~ile, why

he broȝte Welneȝ wyl day watz passed date. c1400 Liber de Hyda in RS 45 237 He by qwath hys wyf ten hydys of lond at Manyngforde, whyle that sche lyved. ?a1425 Orch.Syon Hrl 3432 64/7 While a man lyueþ,

• worldli, worlthli, worddeli, wordli, wur(l)dli, worl(l)i, wur(l)dli, weordliche, worldlicrae, wurldlicen, wurldlicre, werlrdlie, woreldliches

So vertuous a lyuere Ne saw I neuere as she ne herde of mo Of worldly wommen, mayde ne of wyf. (1395) Wycl.12 Concl. Th 17 299 A kyng and a bisschop al in o persone, a prelat and a

• chẹf, chief, cheif, cheff(e, chif(e, chiff, chẹve, chẹver, chẹfer, chẹvest, most chẹf

absence of the chief capitayne, have power [etc.]. (1444) Will Daubeney in Som.RS 19 343 My wille is yt my wyf be my chef Executrice. (1447) in Willis & C.Cambridge 1 379 The chief Mason..the chief Carpenter..the chief Smyth. (1448)

• condicioun

verrey lordes, and kynges & princes of bonde condicioun. a1450(a1415) Mirk Fest.Suppl. Cld A.2 290/14 A man schal takon a wyf lyke of age, lyk of condicions, and lyk of burth. (a1450) Pet.Chanc. in Seld.Soc.10 136 John Busshop seith that

• expressen

An austyn frere..Whos name as now I ne wyl expresse. (a1464) Capgr. Chron. Cmb Gg.4.12 6 Adam begat of his wyf XXX sones and douteris; but Moyses expressed not but these foure and Seth. (1468-72) Stonor 1.100 All the commissioners

• flour, flur, flower

flowre and eyryn. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Rv. Manly-Rickert A.4093 He half a busshel of hir flour hath take And bad his wyf go knede it in a cake. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.477 The flour is goon, ther is namoore to