• meth(e, mede, maeth(e, mea~x00f0~, ma~x00f0~e, mae~x0021d~~x00f0~

Maystrie medel þi meþ, For vche mon ouȝte him-self to knowe. c1390 NHom.Narrat. Vrn 269/741 Heo hedde Meth, as worschipful wyf, ffor heo nas nout to hastyf. c1390 NHom.Narrat. Vrn 279/52 ȝif vs mekenesse and Meþ, And bring vs to..blis.

• grẹne

theroute The large fieldes al aboute And gete hire mete upon the griene. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.1047 That olde wyf Which that the knyght say sittyng on the grene. a1400 Cursor Frf 14 1255 Þe gresse ys falow on

• hali-dai, hali dai, -dei, -di, -dai~x0021d~, haldai, hallidai, alidai, haledai, hali~x0021d~ da~x0021d~, hal~x0021d~ae dae~x0021d~, holidai, holi dai, hole dai, wolidai, heledai, heli-, halidahne, helidawene

Ate feste of eche hali-daye, and ȝwan it sonen-day is. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil. Manly-Rickert A.3309 To the parissh chirche..This goode wyf wente on an haliday. (a1393) Gower CA Frf 3 5.7058 This lusti folk..waite upon the haliday. c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) Trin-C

• herien, heri, her(i)~x0021d~en, haer~x0021d~ien, hergon, herwen, heright, hari(en, haire, harre, arrien, heried(e, heriet, herid(e, herijd, herede, her~x0021d~ed(e, haer~x0021d~ede, heregede, herghede, her(e)hede, herwede, herewed, herewode, herowede, haried, harid, hared, harod, harud, arriet, arrede, harwed(e, harewed(e, harow(e)d, horud, heried(e, heriet, herid, heired, i)her~x0021d~ed, iheri~x0021d~ed, herewed, haried, harried, harieth

þat heried helle fram harm him saue! (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil. Manly-Rickert A.3512 I shal it neuere telle To child ne wyf, by hym that harwed [vrr. harowed, haried] helle. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sum. Manly-Rickert D.2107 Now help, Thomas, for hym that

• hevien, hevi(e, hevein, hevegi, heve~x0021d~i, hevieth, hevis, hevied(e, hevide, evid, hevied, hevid(e

hevien v. Also hevi(e , hevein , hevegi , heveȝi . Forms: sg. 3 & pl. hevieth , etc. & hevis ; p. hevied(e & hevide , evid ; ppl. hevied & hevid(e . OE hefigian (a) To make

• hider, hidre, hidder, idder, hither, ither, huder, hvedir, heder, hether

[vr. hedir] loue to me. (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML. Manly-Rickert B.1041 What woot I if that Crist haue hider sent My wyf by see? a1400(?a1350) Siege Troy(1) Eg 2862 391 King Priamus did me heder [vrr. hider, hedur] sende. a1400 Cursor

• hirn(e, hiron, hierne, hurn(e, huirne, huirene, heorne, hern(e, erne, heren, herin, heiron, harn, hirnes, hurnen

2277 137 `Maie þulke ymage oȝt For enie gold oþer siluer to þemperour beo ibroȝt?' `Þat nis noȝt,' quaþ þis wyf, `for al his gold iwis Bugge ne miȝte þe leste hurne þat þeron is.' c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A Clg A.11 3695

• honestẹ, oneste, honesti(e, onesti

honestẹ n. Also oneste , honesti(e , onesti . OF (a) Honorable position; worthy or respectable status; eminence or the personification of it; also, wealth; (b) good name; reputation; (c) honorableness of character, conduct, or action; honor, dignity; (d)

• họr(e, hora, houre, hur(e, hire, họres, họren, houren, heore, heoranna

þe sake. c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems Add 17376 60/1698 He mot gret penaunce do..ȝef [he] haþ maked An hore of hys wyf. c1350 Cmb.Ee.4.20.Nominale Cmb Ee.4.20 274 Hore makith man cokewolde. a1425(c1300) NHom.(1) Abp.& N. Ashm 42 p.82 This nonne to

• ilich, iliche, ~x0021d~elich, ilic(e, ~x0021d~elic(e, ~x0021d~eilic, ileche, ileiche, ilik(e, ilijk, illike, ilek

no þing fonge, Þat haveþ served swiþe longe; Evere he is iliche. c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 11.2 Þenne hedde wit A wyf, was hoten dam Studie, Þat euer was I-liche and of louh chere. c1400(?c1390) Gawain Nero A.10 44 For þer

• nẹde(e, neade, neode

I was ful sore I-swonken; þe beuerege moste nede be dronken. c1390(?c1350) Jos.Arim. Vrn 230 Go þou most to þi wyf; gete þou most nede A child. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.531 Men mote nede vnto hir lust obeye. a1400(a1325)

• ninthe, nineth(e, neinthe, neinethe, neienthe, ninteth, nineinthe, niethe, nithe, neghed, ni~x0021d~ethe, ni~x0021d~othe, nigethe, nihethe, nih~x0021d~ethe, noe~x0021d~the, nei~x0021d~d, ni~x0021d~odan, niend, nind(e, neind, nend, neinind, neint, ninte, nent(e, nighend, neghend(e, neighend, ne~x0021d~ende, ni~x0021d~ente, neghent, nihend, neuent, ni~x0021d~ende, ni~x0021d~hende

And to spousbreche. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 10/21 Þe neȝende heste is þellich: þou ne sselt naȝt wylni þine neȝybores wyf. ?a1425(?c1350) NHom.(3) Pass. RwlPoet 175 2265 Þe nyghend [vr.nyend] day efter, hame come he To Ierusalem. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod

• non-ọther, nenne othrenne, no nother, na nother

7334 D.368 Ben þer noon oþer of þy resemblaunces Þat ȝe may liken ȝoure parables vnto But if a cely wyf be oon of þo? a1450(?c1421) Lydg. ST Arun 119 1951 Than wol al Grece preise and magnyfie ȝoure hegh

• ofthinken, ofthink(e, ofthinche, ofthenken, ofthenche(n, ofthunche, ofthinketh, ofthencheth, ofthinket, ofthingit, ofthincheth, -ed, -et, ofthuncheth, ofthinkth, -thincth, ofthingth, of~x00fe~in~x00f0~, ofthou~x0021d~te, -thoute, ofthouhte, ofthu~x0021d~te, -thuhte, -thuchte, -thufte, oftho~x0021d~te, -thohte, of~x0021d~ote

levede and susteynede him nomore, Alle the greye hous of Engelonde ofthenche scholde sore. a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass. Pep 2344 2463 Þe wyf þat suche sones bar miȝte beo a goed brude, And ne of-þinche nouȝt þe tyme þat ȝeo yspoused was.

• oule, oul(le, ouel(e, houl(e, nou(e)le, hole, ule, hule, oula-, noul-, ol(e-, olle-, wol(le-, ul(le-, hulu-, ouln-, olen-, olne-, hol(l)en-, ul(l)en-, uln(e-, hulen-, ules-, hulles-

wedded hire on morwe And al day after hidde hym as an owle [vr. hole] So wo was hym his wyf looked so foule. a1450 Castle Persev. Folg V.a.354 2409 I carpe, I crye..I fesyl fowle; I loke lyke an

• redempcioun, redemption, -con, redemcio(u)n

Captyvyte, Redempcion; the Syke Man, Elthe. a1500(?a1450) GRom. Hrl 7333 231 'I am presonyd in a derke presoune'..'Write to thi wyf & to thi childe for thy Redempcion.' (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 2.395 Hercules..fenge þe armure of þe queene

• repareilen, repareile, -eillen, -ail(e(n, -aillen, -el(le, -ele(n, -ale(n, reperailen, -el, -al, repareilled, -aileide, -ald, -ilede, reperilled, repairaled, repareilede, -aild(e, -eld(e, repaireiled, -eld

resurrection he reperilled þe inmortalite. a1450 St.Kath.(3) Richardson 44 58 We haue so greet an harm by los of oure wyf þat hit may not be repayreyled aȝeyn. a1500(?a1400) SLChrist Hrl 3909 7157 In erth reperaile eke thyng that mon-kynde

• rib(be, ribe, rib(be)s, rebis, ribben

hauyn þe chinke and to þe diseases of þe sides or rybbys. ?a1450(a1400) Siege Jerus.(1) LdMisc 656 1079 A myld wyf, for meschef of foode..Hir owen barn..Rostyþ rigge & rib. c1450 Alph.Tales Add 25719 309/8 His ribbys was burnyd þat

• bath, be~x00f0~, bea~x00f0~, ba~x00fe~~x00fe~, baathe

in engelond..Þat water of baþe is þat on, þat euere is iliche hot. (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. Manly-Rickert A.445 A good wyf was ther of biside Bathe [rime: scathe]. ?c1475 Cath.Angl. Add 15562 10a Bathe: ciuitas batonia. (a) Bathing for the

• sadnes(se, sanes

cumforteþ more and more In sadnesse of bileeue þerfore. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.452 This markys..longeth so To tempte his wyf, hir sadnesse for to knowe. c1400 Bk.Mother Bod 416 105/19 Þanne schullen riȝtful men stonde in gret sadnes aȝenus