• siren, serein, -ain, sarine, sirenes, cirenes

siren n. Also serein , -ain , sarine ; pl. sirenes , etc. & cirenes . L Siren(a & OF sereine , s(i)eraine , serine . (a) A mermaid whose song lures sailors to shipwreck; also envisaged as a

• woken, woke, wokin, woki(e, weoken, waken, waki(e(n

water of hus eyen wokeþ [vrr. weoketh; werkiþ, wetiþ] hit [til] he white. (1408-9) Let.Bk.Lond.I 71 [A proclamation forbidding the sale by retail of watered fish] pessoun eawee [called in English] Wokedfyssh [ except in] Briggestrete, Oldefisshestrete [and] lez estokkes.

• noten, note, noti

359 Notun songe: Noto. (1455) Acc.St.Ewen in BGAS 15 147 Item, one old Portuous, noted, with chapiters, orysons, and lessons. (1455) Acc.St.Ewen in BGAS 15 148 Item, another old boke noted, and borded, begynnyng with the wordes..Incipiunt capita Augustini de

• ribible, rubible, rabibil, roubible, rouwe bible, ribil, rable

pun in quot.: c1330 cp. ratelen v.3. & reden v.(1) 1a. (a), 5b. (c).]; (b) a disparaging term for an old woman, a crone. c1330 Why werre Auch 88 This newe parsoun..rat on the rouwe bible [vr. rowbyble] and on

• infounden, enfounden

sester old wyn..x pounde Hony the xxxth day is forto enfounde [L temperare]. (?1440) Palladius DukeH d.2 7.250 Now til a strike a litel salt infounde [L miscere curabis] As hit is grounde. (?1440) Palladius DukeH d.2 12.111 Wyndreggis old

• yemps, yemus, yeme

hiemps . Winter; also, cook. a representation of winter as an old man [quot. a1475; cp. sotilte n. 5. ]. (1346) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 33 Item, lego Johanni le Baker robam meam pro yeme cum pertinentibus. a1425 Treat.Uroscopy Wel

• yonghede, ~x0021d~ingheth

þei ben þorwȝ ȝunghede So chast to heuene I wil hem lede. c1450 Cato(2) Sid 63 115 Whan þou art old Make þat þou leris in ȝungehede Helpe þe in age. 1532(?a1400) RRose Thynne 351 Elde shorter was a foote

• agen, aged, agit, ached

agit , ached . Cp. OF se aagier , eogier become of age. (a) To grow old, age; (b) ppl. advanced in years, old. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 8 Agyn, or growyn agyd: Seneo, senesco. a1450 Castle Persev. Folg V.a.354

• auncien(t, auncion, aunciant, aunciand, aunshenyd

elleswhere, to the said yerely value of xx s. (a) Of persons: aged, old; (b) wise or experienced by reason of age, venerable; (c) age , old age; (d) as noun: an aged person. c1400(?c1390) Gawain Nero A.10 2463 Þat

• peni, penẹ, penie, penni, penei, peine, pani, penig, pening, pani~x0021d~e, peniges, peneges, penigges, penighes, peneghes, penges, penihis, penne, penin, pan(n)e, pane~x0021d~he, paneghe, peuihis, peives, penies, penis(e, pennis, pen(n)es, penegas, peines, peineies, pens(e, pins, panis, pan(n)es, panewes, pans, pains, ponewes, pons, peni~x0021d~es, peninges, pene~x0021d~es, peonehes, peonewes, pane~x0021d~es, poneges, ponewaes, peni~x0021d~a, pene~x0021d~a, peni~x0021d~e, pene~x0021d~e, pene~x0021d~ae, penega, pani~x0021d~e, paas, spense

An English silver coin, weighing approximately 22 grains, decreasing in weight and value from about 1300 A.D., equal to 1/12 of a shilling or 1/240 of a pound; also, the value of a penny; also fig. ; (b) english ,

• tong(e, tongge, tonghe, tongue, tonke, tounge, toungue, tung(e, tungge, tun~x0021d~e, tunke, tunga, tungan, tungen, tuncgan, tionge, tonges, tonge, tonggisse, tonhges, tunguis, tongen, tounge, tunge(n, tong(u)ene, tungene

common language, the vernacular; moder(es , one's native language; (b) arabik (britoun, duch, ebreu, engle, english , etc.) , the Arabic (Breton, German, Hebrew, English, etc.) language; (c) the form of speech used in a charismatic state, glossolalia; speken in

• trẹ, trei(e, treo, treu, trewe, tro(e, trou, trowe, thre, trou~x0021d~gh, trou~x0021d~h, trau(e, tra(u)we, treou(we, treow(w)e, treuwe, trouwe, treia, tret, tra, tri(e, tria, triwe, trough, tru(e, truwe, tie, -tere, tres, tre(se, treise, tresse(z, tressz, treowwe, treowwa, trewwes, tren(e, trenne, treon, treu(e)n, tri(e)n, tron(e, troen, treowan, treow(w)en, trowen, treowena, trewes, trewen, treawen, truen

tymes grete treis springen vp in streyt gardeines. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 3.5082 For, it is seid of ful old langage, Frut of sour trees take a sour tarage. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 8.3204 Trees may nat thryue

• hal-peni, -penie, -penei, -pani, alpeni, hapeni, halfpeni, -pani, alfpeni, helpeni, hal-penis, -penes, -pens, -pans, -pons, -peniges, alpens, half-penies, -pens

-pens . From half & peni . Also cp. LOE (?ME ) hal-penige (dipondio) in Hat.Gosp. Luke 12.6. (a) An English coin [made of silver from the time of Edw.I], worth half a penny, a halfpenny; (b) a halfpenny given

• countẹ, comite, conte, counti(e

; cp. ML comitatus earldom. (a) The territory ruled by a count; also, an English earldom; also fig. ; (b)?country, territory. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581 2.85 Þe Erldome of enuye and Wratthe togideres..Þe counte [vr. countee; A : kingdom] of

• elden

elden v.(1) From elde ; in S also from eld old. Of living beings: (a) to grow old; (b) to be subject to the effects of advancing age; to decline, grow feeble. c1325 Prov.Hend. Hrl 2253 59 Loke þat þou

• nobletẹ

rank; of the person , high birth or rank of an individual; (b) a group of noblemen; of old , of the old aristocracy; (c) worthiness, nobility of behavior or character; greatness, majesty; renown, glory; (d) splendor, magnificence; (e) excellence,

• tinder, tindir, -dre, tender(e, -dre, tendare, tonder, -dre, tunder(e, -dir, -dur, -dre, thunder, dundir, tendern

maist þou wiþ tendre gete fuyre of þat ston. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 10a/b Boletus: tundur & old cloþ [Cnt: Tundre or old cloth et genus fungi; StJ-C: tunder et fungus]. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 506 Tundyr, to take wythe

• messager, -agere, -agre, -agier(e, -eger, -iger, -augere, mesager, mas(s)ager, -eger, missager, mes(s)anger(e, -enger(e, messinger(e, -angier, -engir, -einger, -ongere, -unger, mas(s)anger(e, massenger(e, -inger(e, -unger, missanger, mensenger, -ingere, mansonger

[cp. ML nuntius & veredarius ]; also, said of an animal; yeman , the title of an official in the English king's household; (b) of a prophet or preacher, esp. of St. John the Baptist: precursor of Christ; (c) of

• hẹr, her, here, herre, heir, er(e, haer(e, aer, hier(e, hir(e, hare, heren, hur

Gower CA Frf 3 4.1292 Here I wole abide under the schawe. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fri. Manly-Rickert D.1573 Here woneth an old rebekke. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 3296 Mi hernes dun heir did i lai. c1400(?c1380) Pearl Nero A.10 389 Bot

• eurous, euerous

may ben euer victorious In pes nor werre, nor ylyche eurous. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 2.2172 ȝong of ȝeris, old of discrecioun, Ewrous to love. a1450(?1420) Lydg. TG Tan 346 562 To be biloued, happi and Ewrous. a1450(c1433) Lydg.