• north-est, -este, -hest, northe est(e, -heste, nor est, north east, northan eastan

Ashm 391 Ye shul vnderstonde þat a sowþe weste moone and a norþe Est moone maken an high flode at london brigge. a1450(1408) Vegetius(1) Dc 291 114b The ferthe principal wynde is þe northerne wynde, þe whiche haþ on his

• notabli, notabilli, notabulli, notablei

were had [I] þere for you..your obeissance þere notably enlargysshed & encresed. ?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul. Jul B.2 79 The Toure off London shulde have be notably stuffed, vitaylled, and kepte. (c1443) Pecock Rule Mrg M 519 23 Doom of resoun wiþoute

• nouel, nouelle, neuel(e, noel, nuel

toures pight full of baners, and þer-in Angeles syngyng `Nowell, Nowell'. (a1460) Vegetius(2) Pmb-C 243 20 Kyng Herry the Sexte..To London, welcomer be noo persone; O souuerayn Lord, welcom! Now wel, Now wel! ?a1475 MS Hal. in Halliwell D. p.582

• noveltẹ, nouvelte, noveltie, nofelte, nowilte

noueltees of array. (a1464) Capgr. Chron. Cmb Gg.4.12 257 In this ȝere the Bank and the Chauncelry was translat fro London to York..But this novelte lastid not longe. (a) Something new, unusual, or exotic; also an unusual event, a strange

• occupiour, ocupiour, oc(c)upier, occupiar

Craft Surg. 322 Euery barbour enfrauncheised householder and other occupier of the same craft holdyng eny shoppe of barberye wythin the Citie of London. (1463-4) RParl. 5.504a The Husbondmen, and Occupiers of Husbondrie within this Reame, been daily sore hurt.

• octave(s, octavas, occabis, eoitaves, eotaves, utaves, oeptaves, oeptas, -tes, optas, ocptas

Kynges Counseil. a1525(?1435) Cov.Leet Bk. 173 The whiche summe we prey you to be delyuered vnto our seid Tresorer at London atte oeptaues of the Trynite next comeng atte ferrest. (?a1424) Stonor 1.35 Þe processe is at distresse now retournable

• ofsenden, ofsende, ofsonde, afsende, ofsent(e, ofsende, osent, ofsent, ofsend

Þe lord of-sente hys stede, Hys scheld, hys ryche wede. (1389) Lond.Gild Ret. in Bk.Lond.E. PRO C 47/var. 49/48 ȝif þe wardeyns of þat ȝeer be of sent after, þat þey schul wende & fecche hom þe body to london.

• orf, orfe, oref, horf, orve, oreve

glossing AF (Cmb): aumaille]. c1375 SLeg.Concep.Virg. Eg 1993 97 Nomon..so muche of orf hedde. c1425 Glo.Chron.A Hrl 201 p.6 At London schippes mest, & wyn at Wyncestre. At Herford schep & orf, & fruyt at Wircestre. c1200 Wor.Serm. in EGSt.7

• purpel, purple, purpul(le, porpil(le, porpul, pupel, puppull

purpel adj. Also purple , purpul(le , porpil(le , porpul & (errors) pupel , puppull . OE (Nhb. ) purpul , from L . (a) Purple, dark crimson, or violet; of a cloth or garment: dyed in a purplish

• quartẹren, quartard, quarterd, i)quart(e)red, quartert, quarterd, quarterred, quartared, quatert

hed smyt of, and quarterde. a1500(c1465) SEChron. Lamb 306 68 Ther he was hanged and quartered, and his hede..sett on London brige. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 1736 I walde be wellyde all qwyke and quarterde in sondre Bot I wyrke

• rebuke, rebuk, rebeuc

Gg.4.12 150 Because thei had the hille, thei put Lodewik to a gret rebuke, for he fled and went onto London. (a1464) Capgr. Chron. Cmb Gg.4.12 227 Whanne thei cam into Frauns, as long as thei were governed be Knollis

• librari(e, liberari, librare, libraire

be-quethe x li. to be bestowyd on bokes notable to be layde in the newe librarye at the Gildehall at London. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 83 Cloos, lybrary: Archyvum. (1447-8) in Salzman Building in Engl. 521 Atte the ende toward

• strik(e, stric, strick(e, striche, strek(e, streche, struc-, sterk, strikes, strik(e

Iron ouertwart beyng in the maiouris almery..Joh. Mychell, maiour, lett orden a strike of brass accordaunt to the standard of London sealyd and markyd with a crown. (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. Manly-Rickert A.676 This pardoner hadde heer as yelow as wex,

• strumpet, strumpete, -eth, -it, -id, strompet, -at, -id, strumpet(t)is, stroumpetis, stumpet, strmpet, strumpetes, strumppettes, strumpatis, strompettes, streppettys

and theves. c1475 Gregory's Chron. Eg 1995 185 In that yere were streppettys [?read: stromppettys] i-dreve a-boute the Cytte of London whythe raye hodys. a1500(?a1450) GRom. Hrl 7333 2 He told þe knyȝt how þat his wif was a strompet.

• taillour, tailour(e, tail(l)iour, tail~x0021d~or(e, taile~x0021d~our, tailer, taliour(e, taliouur, talliur, teilour, tailloor, tailleres

þaire wares shewe..Sadlers, souters, Semsteris fyn, Taliours. -?-(1469) Will in Som.RS 16 216 I owe to Nicholas Forest, Taillor of London, 6 s. for the makyng of a dowblet of silk of myne. (1415) Doc. in Bk.Lond.E. 232/13 That the

• timeli, timli

broght Segryne to you To day soi tymelie in the mornyng? (?1455-6) Paston 2.124 I had lever ye were at London a weke the rather and tym elyer [read: tymelyer] then a weke to late. ?c1475 Cath.Angl. Add 15562 128b

• Sax(e, saex(e, sex, sekes, say

of Estesex [L Estsaxoniae], hauenge on the este to hit the see of Fraunce, on the weste the cite of London, [etc.]. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 2.103 The vthe realme was of Westesaxones..hauenge on the este to hit Sowthesex, on

• scarsnes(se, scarisnes, scarnes(se, skarnes

Bokenham MAngl. Hrl 4011 16/18 Hit is oftyn seyen that when skarsnees of vitaylle is throughe alle Englonde, þer [in London] is solde beste chepe. c1475(?c1400) Wycl.Apol. Dub 245 26 Wan þei prey for plentey and pees..he wil send hem

• bede-man, bed-, beode-, beodes-

is professed a monk of Mochelnay. (1439-40) Contract in OSSLH 4 180 Beseches mekely your pouer bedeman, John Osgodby of London, Brewer, forasmoche as..your said besecher toke accions of detenue [etc.]. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 28 Bedman: Orator, supplicator, exorator.

• serpentin(e

serpentin(e adj. OF serpentin , -ine & L serpentinus ; for sense (d) also cp. ME serpentin(e n.(b). (a) From a serpent; resembling a serpent or a dragon in form or movement; also, infested with serpents; of a wound: