• after-ward, afterwardes, afterword, efterward

in hij Com precheand into bethani. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581 10.222 I..gret þe good man..And afterwardes [A : afterward] þe wyf. (1417) J.Dernell in Nrf.Archaeol.15 136 Die Veneris ij plows goyng in yo morowe, whyle it rayned all day after

• collacioun, collatiun, -tion, colacioun, cala-

chambre I and thow and she Haue a collacioun..For I wol aske, if it hir wille be To be my wyf. c1440(?c1350) Mirror St.Edm.(4) Thrn 23/26 When þou heres Haly Wryte, owþer in sermon or in priue collacyone. (a) The

• crucifix, crusifix, crucifixes, crucifix

Mandev.(2) Eg 1982 155/5 Cristen men hafe crucifixez and ymages of oure Lady. (1434) EEWills 97 Y bequethe to the wyf of William Hoton, my cosyn, a ryng of golde with a crucifix abovne. (a1438) MKempe A Add 61823 187/12

• constable, conestable, cun(e)stable

B.716 On hire he gat a knaue child anon, And to a bisshop, and his constable eke, He took his wyf to kepe, whan he is gon To Scotlondward. c1225(?c1200) SWard Bod 34 6/42 Wit, þe husbonde, godes cunestable, cleopeð

• contrarious, contrarous

11 Pains(3) Vrn 184 Euer he was Couetous, Proud of herte and contrarius. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mel. Manly-Rickert B.2249 If the wyf haue maistrie, she is contrarious to hir housbonde. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.780 They been so wikked and contrarious,

• convicten, convik, convict, convit, convicted

Walton Boeth. Lin-C 103 p.209 Than seide þe juge of helle..`Pyte me haþ [con]uy[c]t. I will restore This man his wyf þus wonnen wiþ his song.' c1450 Capgr. St.Kath. Arun 396 4.213 Oure faderis here-be-forn..Were neuere in bataill neyther conuycte

• cote, coete, coit

coote, Girt with a ceynt of silk with barres smale. (c1390) Chart.Abbey HG LdMisc 210 344 God..mad Adam & hys wyf eyþer a cote of leþer. (a1393) Gower CA Frf 3 5.4787 For sparinge of a litel cost Fulofte time

• pleien, plei(e, plei~x0021d~e(n, plein(e, plaien, plain, plai(e, plaigen, plauen, plau(e, plawegh, plaeie, pleoie, plohien, pleieth, pleieht, pleieth, plaies, plaieth, plaies, pleiinge, pleigne, pleiede, plai~x0021d~id, plaiit, pleoide, pleuwede, plo~x0021d~ede, pla~x0021d~ede, pleieden, pleneden, plydyn, pleoden, pleoweden, pleouweden, i)pleied, i)pleid, i)plaid, plaied

WBible(1) Bod 959 Gen.26.8 Abymalech..seeȝ hym pleying [L iocantem] with rebecca hys wyf. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil. Manly-Rickert A.3273 On a day this hende Nicholas Fil with this yonge wyf to rage and pleye. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Sh. Manly-Rickert B.1571 `Namoore,' quod

• gentil, gentile, gentille, gentel(le, gentle, ientil(e, ientel, jentil(e, jentille, jentel, gantil, iantaile, jantil, jantel, gintil, gentil, gentil(e)s

cunne and the gentyl blod..Of wham heo com. c1300 SLeg.Marg. Hrl 2277 47 If heo were of gentil blod, his wyf heo scholde beo. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 89/11 Hy ne lokeþ naȝt, huer-of ham comþ þe zoþe noblesse and

• al-on(e, allon(e, al(l)an(e, allaine, allein

born, He say a mayde walkynge hym biforn. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.1561 To bryngen it aboute To han his wyf allone. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 9406 He wroght a felau of his ban Till adam, þat was first allan.

• enclinen, in-

wiþ his hed. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mk. Manly-Rickert B.3092 If that any neighebore of myne Wol nat in chirche to my wyf enclyne. (a1393) Gower CA Frf 3 5.1637 This Patriarch..Forbad, that thei to non ymage Encline scholde. a1400 SLeg.11000 Virg.

• enduren, endeuren, -douren, in-

Gower CA Frf 3 7.258 Every lifissh creature The which schal upon erthe endure. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.1317 A wyf wol laste and in thyn hous endure Wel lenger than thee list, parauenture. a1400 Lanfranc Ashm 1396 221/34 Þe

• er, ar, or, ~x0021d~er, ~x0021d~or

soukere was i-deo in þe pytte aȝen. c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 2.123 Cesse schul we neuere or mede be þi weddud wyf. c1400(?c1380) Cleanness Nero A.10 616 Passe never fro þi povere..Er þou haf biden with þi burne. ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook.

• linage, lineage, lineig, liniage, lignage, lienage, lingnage, linnag, lenage, linguage

Perce is she descended. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.795 Certes, Grisilde, I hadde ynogh plesance To han yow to my wyf for youre goodnesse..Noght for youre lynage ne for youre richesse. a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS Hrl 1701 4201 Þyr may no

• listen, list(e, leste(n, list(e, lest, list(e, lest(e, listeth, listes, lesteth, list(e, leste, listed, list(e, listed

Lamb 131 702 Ioye to make him ne lyst. a1450(1412) Hoccl. RP Hrl 4866 1564 Whan þe list with þi wyf pleye, Þi conceyt holdeþ it good and lisible. c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy Htrn 388 239 Leve þis for lell, me list

• mariage, mariag, mareig, marage, mariache, mariaige

mariage. (1426) Reg.Chichele in Cant.Yk.S.42 Lamb 69 340 I bequethe to..Jonet wyth my wyf x marc to hire mariage yf she be maryed be the avyse..of my wyf. (1438) Will Norwich in Nrf.Archaeol.4 328 To pay unto Thoms Heth for

• hẹ, heo, hi(e, ho(e, hu(e, hw, ~x0021d~o(e, ~x0021d~ho, yo, ~x0021d~e, ~x0021d~eo, ~x0021d~he, yhe, yio, ge, ghe, ha, a

581 5.632 Largenesse þe lady heo [Rwl: he] let in ful manye. c1400(?c1390) Gawain Nero A.10 1001 Þe olde auncian wyf heȝest ho syttez. a1500 Degrev. Cmb Ff.1.6 779 Þe mayde hur hood of hoe hent. c1250 Louerd asse þu

• honest(e, onest(e, honeste, honestes

lufes he leste Þam þat he wate er most honeste [Vsp: dughtiest]. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 3.pr.7.19 The gladnesse of wyf and children were an honest thyng. a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 Lamb 131 9276 Al he [Uther] bad vntil his feste,

• hou, ou, hov, hu, heu, heou, hw, w, hwu, wou, howe, ho, hou~x0021d~, whou, who, qwou, whov, whou~x0021d~, wou~x0021d~, haw

57 219/13 Hou ssolde he bote ouercome þe wyckede ine erþe? (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.1031 Grisilde..How liketh thee my wyf and hir beautee? a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 20089-90 How mai i liue? how mai i be? How might i

• hous-bond(e, -bọnde, -band(e, -baunde, housebond(e, -bounde, houssebonde, husband(e, -bond(e, -bunde, usbond, husebonde, -band(e, husseband, ussebond(e, hosbond(e, -band(e, hosebond(e, -bounde, -bunde, hossebond, hos(e)bon, heusebonde, husbando

Ihesu, here dere housebonde. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 40a/a Maritellus: a litel vssebonde. (c1426) Audelay Poems Dc 302 35/708 Þe wyf and þe hosbond he [Coveitousnesse] mai part a-twyn, Þaȝ þai be boundon togeder be þe sacrement. (1443) Paston 2.55