• trendel, trendil, trendul, trendle, trindel(e, trindal, trindil(le, trinel-, traendel, traendles, trenles-, trandel, trandle, trendeles, trendelen, trendellis

wheel; ?also, a cogwheel; milne ; wevere ; (c) a hoop to which candles are affixed, usu. suspended from a church ceiling; lightes ; (d) a rounded bowl or platter; a basket; also, the patella, kneecap; (e) in surnames and

• vouen, vou(e, vo(u)we(n, wou, wowe, woie, voweth, bowe~x00fe~, vowedist, voudist, vowed(e, vouhit, woid, vowed, voud, voet, wowed

vppon þe Auter in þe forsaide church of Oseney I offerid, and my body to be i-beried after my deth I vowid. c1460 Oseney Reg. 146/9 These londis I ȝafe to the foresaide church, with my body that thedur I

• advocat, advoket, avocat, avoket(te

mediator, intercessor (esp. of Christ or the Virgin Mary); (c) protector, champion, helper; the lay patron, or defender, of a church; also, the patron saint of a religious house. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Deeds 24.1 Ananye..cam doun with..sum oratour or

• chirche-yerd, churche-, cherche-, kirk(e-, -yard, -yord, -yurd

, -yord , -yurd . (a) The hallowed ground surrounding a church, usually enclosed, serving as burial ground, as the place for certain religious ceremonies; gate ; wal ; (b) the churchyard as burial ground, cemetery; (c) the churchyard as

• crucifix, crusifix, crucifixes, crucifix

an our. (a) A crucifix; the small crucifix attached to a rosary or the like; a large crucifix in a church, private chapel, or public place; (b) the image of Christ forming part of the crucifix. c1230(?a1200) Ancr. Corp-C 402

• grith, girth, gri~x00fe~~x00fe~e, grid, grit, gright, griht, griethe, greth(e, greithe, gri~x00f0~en, gricthe, griutha

hand s[ea]lde [vrr. sealder, sealdre] grið. (a) Sanctuary; haven (taken) of , to seek protection of (the Church); also, the right of the Church to provide sanctuary for a fugitive; also, the sanctuary of the temple in Jerusalem; (b) man

• prẹsthed(e, -hod(e, -had(e, -hold, prestod, preisteshede, pristishade

. From prẹst n.(3) & OE preosthade . (a) The office, condition, or order of priest in the Church; priesthood; also, the sacrament of ordination to the priesthood [quot.: Wycl.Apol. 59]; bok of , a lost work by Reginald Pecock;

• trinitẹ, trinitie, trinete, trinte, trenite, trente, trenti, trinet~x00f0~es, trynute, ternyte, trety

in church for the feast of the Holy Trinity; also, in adv. constructions: that dai (the even, feste) of the , on that day (the eve, feast) of the Holy Trinity; (e) as the name of a specific altar, church,

• exaltacioun

63 60b Exaltacione..ffull lyttell it is different fro sublymacione. Eccl. exaltacioun of the (holi) cros , Holy Cross Day [a church festival falling on September 14]. 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret. 54 In ye honour..of ye exaltacion of ye holy crouche in

• feire, faire, feir, fare

year at any one place) of sellers and buyers of goods, usually in connection with a Saint's Day or other church festival; holden ; graunt of ; time. [In England, the privilege of holding fairs was granted by the Crown,

• fraternitẹ

in BGAS 15 147 Sir John Gower, Priest, late dede, of the Fraternyte of Seynt John Baptist founded withyn this church. (1470) LRed Bk.Bristol 2.133 The Maister of Bredernhede of seynt John Baptist with the ffraternite of the same hath

• fraunchisen, franch-, fraunchised, fraunchest

(someone) a special right or privilege; refl. to gain special rights or privileges; (c) to grant privileged status to (a church, monastery, town, university); fraunchised toun , a town possessing special rights in matters of taxation, self-government, etc.; (d) to

• frẹen, fre(n, freon, i)freoi(~x0021d~)en, vreoi~x0021d~en, freo(h)in, vri, freode, i)frẹid, fried, ivried, frẹhed, gefreod, ifreo(i)ed, ivreoied

and tharledom, and so freid. (a) To exempt (someone from an obligation); (b) to grant a privileged status to (a church, a monastery), to exempt (from taxes, feudal services, control by lords or prelates, etc.); (c) to receive (someone) into

• fulli, fulleli(che, fulliche, fullike, volliche, fulliest, fullokest

of lyuynge fulliest [vr. fullokest] or most plenteuously. c1460 Oseney Reg. 110/4 All his pertinences..the which euer had þe forsaide church in the tyme..when hit had theme best and fulliest. ?c1475 Cath.Angl. Add 15562 52a Fully: affatim, affluenter, copiose, etc.

• crisme, crisom(e, crison(ne, crisma, cresome

, & OF cresme . (a) A mixture of oil and balsam consecrated for use by the church, chrism; (b) a sacramental anointing; esp., baptism and confirmation; (c) a convert to Christianity. a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex. Corp-C 444 2458 He [dying

• decrẹ, decree, degre(e

. (a) An edict, a law; (b) a decree of a pope, bishop, church council, etc.; a papal decision; a rule; (c) a decision, judgment. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) Dan.3.10 Thou, kyng, hast putte [WB(2) : set] a decree, or

• dime, disme, desime, deme

Then taxe ceased and dymes eke also. A tenth part of income or produce given as a religious offering; a church tithe. c1400(c1378) PPl.B LdMisc 581 15.526 Take her [prelates'] landes, ȝe lordes, and let hem lyue by dymes [vr.

• alleluia

alleluia exclam. & n. ML , ultim. Heb. The Hebrew phrase for `praise the Lord!', sung or spoken. (c1384) WBible(1) Roy 1.B.6 Apoc.19.1,3 Seiynge `Alleluya! heriyng and glory and vertu is to oure God!'..Eft thei seiden, `Alleluya!', that is

• eightethe, eightthe, eighth(e, eighte, eght, aghthe, aght

Roy 1.C.8 Ps.108 The title of the hundrid and eiȝtthe salm. In phrases (the) eighte dai of or fro (a church festival): The day one week after (the festival), the octave-day, the utas. a1400 WBible(1) TL Add 15580 p.687 The

• avou(e)rie, avoerie, advourie

to determine who shall have a vacant benefice, the advowson. c1460 Oseney Reg. 203/25 Þabbot ha[th] þe Aduowrie of þe church of Swereforde. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 584/19 Robert knowleched the avowry of the forsaid chirch to be the