• chaste, cheaste, chest, chaiste, cast

c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 1.164 Moni Chapeleyns ben chast, but Charite is aweye. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.946 If that a wyf koude kepen hire al chaast by licence of hir housbonde..it were to hire a greet merite. (a1393) Gower CA

• chiden, chiten, cheden, chist, chit, chid, chideth, chid(de, chided, chid(de, iched, chẹden

folie. c1390 NHom.Narrat. Vrn 307/39 Þei chidden hire ofte. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sum. Manly-Rickert D.1893 Ye..chiden heere this sely innocent, Youre wyf, that is so meke and pacient. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 2.3570 ȝe schal here anon how þat he

• worshipen, worship(e, worshepen, worshupen, worchippin, worchepin, worchpein, worthshipen, wourschepin, wershep, wirship(e, wurship(e(n, wurshepin, wrshepe, worssipie, worthssip(i)e, wirshope, wurthschipien, wur~x00f0~supen, wur~x00f0~chipen, worshipeth, worscipputh, wurshepi~x0021d~t, worshipen, worshepon, worship(e, worshippet, wurshepi~x0021d~t, worshipid(e, worshipt(e, worschupet, wourshippid, wurshipt, wrschept, worshyp, worshiped, worshipt, worscipude, worcepid, werchepud, wirsepedin, worschyd, worshiped, iworshiped, worshipud, worshipd, worshipt(e, worshep(u)d, worsheput, iwirshupped, wurshipte, wrschept, iworthssiped, worship, worschipe, iworschippe, worchep, wershep, wirschip, wrschip, worshipdid, vurchep-

worschepede þis Ezechias wiþ ȝiftes. c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 11.168 I grette þe goode mon as þe gode wyf me tauȝte, And afterward his wyf, I worschupet hem boþe, And tolde hire þe tokenes þat me I-tauȝt were. a1400 Cursor Trin-C

• first, furst, forst, ferst, virst, vurst, vorst, verst, frist, frust, frost, frest

Hrl 2253 25 Þe furst ioie of þat wynman [read: wymman]. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 7.453 Kyng Henries firste wyf was dede. 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret. 80 Men scholen holden foure morspeches in ye ȝer. Ye friste schal ben on

• wedden, wed(de, wede, weddi, weddon(e, weed, wedded(e, weddet, wed(de, weddut, wede, weddedede, wedded(e, iwedded(e, weddedde, i)weddet, i)weddeth, weddethe, weddud, weddute, wedit, i)wedde, widded, wedutte, wed(e, iwiddet

þat Crist haþ weddid þe fend. a1425 LOL Wnds E.I.I 43/17 Whan Mathan was deed, Melchi weddedede [?read: weddede] þe wyf of Mathan. ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron. Got Hist 740 20675 Loth Had wedede to wife his sister Anna. ?a1425 Orch.Syon

• fecchen, facchen, focchen, vecchen, vacchen, faehte, fecched, facchet, focchet, feightit, fecched, focched

letteþ ous oȝt vytailles þar to vacche. (a1400) Doc. in Flasdieck Origurk. 103 Thomas Gylys wyf veched a bussel of bare of Robart Wanstallys wyf yþe prys of vij d. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 21.156 Þer vecche [vr. fecche]

• frẹ, vre, freo, vreo, fri, vri

his wyf, the day that he wedded her, at the chirche dore..the halle with the soler aboue..to the said Alice into her fre dowery al so longe as she lyved. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 518/11 Alice, somtyme the wyf

• misbilẹven, misbilefen, -believen, -belewen, -bileoven, -biluven, -biluf, misbileved, misbileve

wyf. c1400 Bible SNT(1) Selw 108 L.1 1 Cor.6.6 On broþer st[r]yueþ in dom wiþ his broþer, & þis is a-mong mysbylefed men [L infideles]. c1400 Bible SNT(1) Selw 108 L.1 1 Cor.7.12 A man þat haþ a mysbylefyd

• igon, igan, igon(e, igoen, jgon, igo, higo, iguo, ego, igan, ~x0021d~egan

c1330 St.Greg. Auch 169/992 Þe bischopes alle of þe toun Wiþ hem weren ygon. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 242/7 Lottes wyf lokede behinde hire þe cite þet ber[n]de huerout hi wes iguo. c1405 Chaucer CT.SN. Elsm G.183 Valerian is to

• rif(e, rife, riffe, rief, rive, ribe, rine

Capgr. St.Kath. Arun 396 3.1280 This token eke bereth wittenesse ful ryf That heer I take ȝow for my wedded wyf. a1500 Sidrak & B. Lnsd 793 6333 Somme man for a word ful ryf Anoon he wole drawe his

• lefful, -fulle, -fol, -fel, leful(e, lefalle, lefefulle, leveful, levful, lief(f)ul, lifful, leif(f)ul, laiful, leaful, leoful

haue leuer of al thing Þat leful es to þeir lifing. a1450 Mandev.(3) BodeMus 116 73/32 If that ony manys wyf let ony othir man ly by here, thanne it were lefful to here hosbonde to puttyn here awey from

• sol(e, soul(e, soulle, sul, soil(e, soel, foule

of , deprived of (one's wards, help). (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.2080 Ne wolde he that she were loue ne wyf, But euere lyue as wydwe..Soul as the turtle that lost hath hir make. (1418) EEWills 34/16 I wille that

• spot, spot(t)e, spoth, spot(e, spout, spof-, spot(te)s, spotten

and innocence Withouten spot of eny blame. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.2146 Thow hast me wounded in myn herte, o wyf; No spot of thee ne knew I al my lyf. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 2.7891 He was al

• bitwix(e, bitwixen, bitwixt, bitwux(en, -twuxt, bitux(en, -tuxt, bitwex(e, bitwisse, -twist

Ðis is min bibode..þet ȝe luuian eou bitwixan. c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems Add 17376 75/2130 Þet hol assent By-tuixte man an wyf. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl. Manly-Rickert F.805 Who koude telle..The ioye, the ese..That is bitwix an housbonde and his wyf? a1400(a1325)

• broun, brun(e, broyn, bruyn, brombron-

Brounbaker. c1150(OE) Hrl.HApul. Hrl 6258B 115.93/1 Ðanne hys þeos wyrt tweȝra cinna; þat his, wer & wyf: þe were hafað hwite blostman, & þat wyf reade oþþer brune. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 136b/b Þe rayne bowe..takeþ..of þeire a maner

• cleven, clevien, clefien, cleov(i)en, clivien, cliven, cleffe, cleved(e, clivede, claf, claif, clave, clof, clef, cleved(en, clived(en, clẹven, clave, claf, cleved, cliven, iclive

natural or essential part or aspect (of sth.); be (one's) allotted share or possession. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581 17.329 The wyf is owre wikked flesshe þat wil nouȝt be chasted; For kynde cleueth [vr. clyueþ] on hym euere to contrarie

• excellent

(renown); supreme (glory). (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML. Manly-Rickert B.150 The excellent renoun Of themperours doghter. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Sh. Manly-Rickert B.1193 A wyf he hadde of excellent beautee. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.1987 Heere may ye se how excellent franchise In wommen

• executen, execut, -ed

(1439) Doc. in Collect.Topogr.5 16 I wil..that thei execute an annuytee of x li to ye vse of my seid wyf. (1450) Doc.Trade in BRS 7 93 The kynges officer..by vertiwe of his office executet the maters aboveseid. (c1458) Let.Oxf.

• feffen, feoffen, feffed, feft

the herytage whan he was feffyd in the fee. c1450 How GMan(2) Lamb 853 96 If þou wolt have a wyf with eese, For ritchesse take hir nevere þe more, Þouȝ sche wolde þee boþe feffe and ceese. a1475 Godstow

• feithful, feiful, fai-

womman. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mk. Manly-Rickert B.3081 As I am feithful man..I hadde leuere than a barel ale That Goodelief, my wyf, hadde herd this tale. (1395) Wycl.37 Concl. Tit D.1 14 Feithful men shulen not resceyue hem as prelatis or