• sir(e, sirre, sier(e, schir, cir, ser(e, sor(e, sur(e, saere, siour

Damme. c1460 Oseney Reg. 198/19 In plee..bitwene religiouse men..of Oseneye (the church of Seynte George)..and Master Richard Malyngton, person of þe church of Wigynton..þe saide siris..of þe saide church of Seynte George had be In possession. c1460 Oseney Reg. 202/11

• mọder, mod(e)re, modi(e)r, modur, modder, muder, modern, mader, mother(e, mothir, muther, muthir, mọderes, mọder, mọdi(e)r, mọdur, modder, mọther, mọderes, mọder(e, mọdir, mọdren, mọdra

of diocisis. c1460 Oseney Reg. 112/13 For-asmuch as þey saide the church of Saunforde to be þe modur church, And oþer seyde hit to be a chapell to þe church of Barton perteynyng, we..[caused] an Inquisicion þerof to be maade.

• opening(e, opining, oponinge, opning(e, openunge

wiþ his hete, And a maturatiue haþ ane opilatiue viscosite wiþ his hete. (a) The act of throwing open a church to the public; making paradise accessible; (b) permission, encouragement. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 129a/a Þe preuylagis of þis

• auter, autier, -ir, -or, aulter, au~x0021d~ter, aucter, alter(e, altar(e

; of OF auter , from c1225 onward; of L altare , throughout ME . (a) The altar of a church; also, the altar placed before the shrine or image of a saint; (b) heigh , chef , the high

• baner(e, baniere, banner

brood banere Of fyn tartarium, were ful richly bete. (a) A banner bearing a religious device, displayed either in the church or in procession; (b) a banner of a city company or guild. c1300 SLeg. LdMisc 108 363/44 His [St.

• subjeccioun, subjeccione, subjecion, subjeccoun, subjectioune, -ione, subgeccion(e, sulieccioun

free and quietly fro the subieccion of the modur church. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 632/10 The chapell of Eton..owid to be fre & assoiled fro þe subieccion of euiri modur church. c1475(?c1400) Wycl.Apol. Dub 245 59 Þof þu desire

• bileve, bileave, believe

weie of Argument sensible. (a) A body of religious doctrines, a religion or faith, a Church; esp. the doctrines of Christianity, the Christian religion or Church; right, soth, treue , the true (i.e. Christian) faith; fals, luther , a false

• yeving(e, ~x0021d~evingge

Reg. 27/28 I, Henry Doylly grauntid and confermed to the church of saynte marye of Oseney all þe yevynges the which Robert Beele my ffader maade to þe same church. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Ecclus.42.3 Ne accepte þou persone þat

• foundacioun, fund-

C.13 2884 Thys predicament..[makes] Hys ground & his fundacyon Vpon Another grounde. (a) The act or process of building a church or temple, etc.; the original building or founding of a city; of (bi) old , built long ago; (b)

• geten, getten, geiten, gaeten, geaten, gette, geit, get, gette, gate

against (sth.); (d) to defend (a castle, gate, ship, etc.); save (someone's life); (e) to observe (a rule), keep (a church feast). ?c1200 Orm. Jun 1 2079 Forr ȝho wass wiþþ an haliȝ mann Weddedd, forr þatt he shollde Wel

• defoilen, defuilen, diffoilen

To make (sth.) dirty, defile, pollute; (b) to pollute (sb.) morally, defile (the conscience, heart, soul); (c) to desecrate (a church, temple); (d) to violate (a law or covenant); (e) to have sexual intercourse with (a woman); esp., rape. (a1398)

• deinen, degnen, deignen, dignen, deined, deint, dined

to kenne þe mysterie of þis mervaile. (a) To judge (sb.) to be worthy, consider worthy; (b) to consecrate (a church), dedicate (to sb.). a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist. Corp-C 32 2 Thes.1.11 We praye for ȝou euer þat oure god deyne ȝou

• al-halwe(n, -halewe(n, -ow(en, -uwen, -halwes, -ewes, -ows, -halhene, -hawen

(nom. acc. pl.) and alle (alre) halwene (gen. pl.). (a) All saints, the saints in heaven collectively; (b) designating a church (guild, etc.) dedicated to All Saints; chirche ; parish . a1121 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc 636 an.675 Ic bebeode of Godes

• dust, doust, doste, dyste

(someone's) eyes, dupe (sb.); (b) ashes; brennen to ; (c) debris, refuse, rubbish; fragments, pieces; chirche , rubbish in a church; don to , to destroy (sth.); driven to , destroy (sth.); also, be destroyed; fallen to , fall to

• edifien, edefien

almys edified the sayd churche. a1500(1396) Indent.Francisc. in RS 4.1 Vit F.12 523 Howses soo to be edified agenys the church of the..freers. a1500 GRom. Add 9066 293 Stikkes are good and profitable..to edefie houses [vr. to belding]. c1350 MPPsalter

• eighte, eghte, aghte, aughte

2622 5/23 Sex thousant seuyne hundryth nynty & 8. In phrase eighte daies , a week; specif., in the Christian church, the week following a festival; the `octave' (of a festival). (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 45 Gauelynge to grat, ase

• eldre, ildre, uldre, aldre, elther, eldre, elder(e, eldren, elder(e)n, eldres, elder(e)s

of age; hence in various specific applications, as one of the elders of the Jewish nation or of the apostolic church. (a1382) WBible(1) Dc 369(1) 1 Esd.6.7 Of the duke of Jewis, and of the elders [WB(2) : eldre men]

• English, aenglish, Inglish, Inglis, Engleis

Englichs peni. (1413) Doc. in HMC Rep.9 App.1 32 Made with Englysshbordes like the part of the roof of the church of Romford over the high altar. (1428) Doc. in Sur.Soc.85 1 He cutted aboute xxvj peces of fals Inglysh

• amend(e)ment, amendiment

haue right..Thus was take the day of a-mendement. Betterment, improvement; benefit; bi wei of , for the benefit of (the Church); don , to benefit; comen to , succeed. c1230 Ancr. Corp-C 402 69b Þet ich ne muhe him tellen,

• pensioun, pensine, penshin, pencioun, pencion

; (b) a payment made, not regularly repeated; a reward; (c) eccl. a regular payment from the income of a church to a religious house, college, an individual, etc.; (d) a payment, periodic or otherwise, exacted by the king, a