• quadripartite, quatri-

i-made], of whom he was aferede, in the secunde yere of his reigne. (1464) Doc. in Collect.Topogr.3 266 The seid John Leukenore by her dede quatripartite indented..han enfeffed Thomas Ursewyk..of and in the maners of Ponynges, Hangelton, Wyke, [etc.]. (1473-5)

• quartlẹ, -lei, -li, quartel(ie, quarteler

quartlẹ adj. Also -lei , -li , quartel(ie & (?error) quarteler . OF quartele , p.ppl. of carteler . (a) Divided into four parts; ?also, cut in pieces; (b) her. of a coat of arms: arranged in four sections

• quintain(e, quintin(e, quintene, quaintan, quintein

375 After mete wolde these yonge bachelers haue reised a quyntayn in the medowes, but the kynge hem diffended. (1235) in Madox Form.Angl.(1702) 6 Phillippus Quintyn. (1378) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames 287 John Quynteyn. 1402(1347) Assess.Edw.III in Archaeol.Cant.10 148 Ancelinus Quyntyn.

• quist(e, queste

queste of Roberd Reve, iij s. iiij d. (1446-7) Acc.Yatton in Som.RS 4 85 A gowne, of the quyst of John Vyn..a crokke, the quist of Robert Syms. a1450 Form Excom.(1) Cld A.2 66 False executores..do oþur þan þe wille

• rab(b)i

blessed mary..what brennynge of loue was ther whan thou aunswerdist, 'Raby,' that is to say, 'Maister'. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) John 1.38 Raby [L Rabbi], that is interpretid, Maistir, where dwellist thou? c1390(c1350) NHom.(2) PSanct. Vrn 86/14 Jhesu..seide to hem,

• baneret

of Lancaster..with him of knyȝts baneretes xj..with him of knyghtes bachellers iiijc. xj. a1600(1435) Wars France in RS 22.2 437 John Ratclife, knight bannerett..Lord Bernard of Montferrand, knight banerett..Geoffrey Ratclife, knight. A banner-bearer. (a1460) Vegetius(2) Pmb-C 243 933 To his

• rammen, ram(me, ramnyn

M. Auch 533 Werkemen..rammed and doluen snel, And gun þat castel fair and wel. (1432) Rec.Norwich 2 390 The seyd John Marwe xal rammen and fillen with marl and grauell and make pleyn atte bak of the seyd kaye on

• recept(e

a medical preparation; also, an alchemical recipe. (1449) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 8 71 The Accomptes of Thomas Bons and John Chapman, Iconomi of the Chirche of Tame..that is to say, all their receptes and Expenses. a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr. Rwl

• recordour(e, recordur, -er, -are

Norwich Cleo C.10 40-41 Þe Recordour of þe Cite..schall declaren þe caws of þare comyng. (1422) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E. 141/12 John Fray, atte that tyme beyng Recordour of þe said Cite, said to the Brueres, [etc.]. ?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul. Jul B.2

• regeneracioun

Wyne and water..betokeneþ blood of oure redempcion and watres of oure regeneracion. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 167/5 Þerfore was Seynt John sent..to sowe and sprede þe word of God..for grace of regeneracion. c1500(?a1475) Ass.Gods Trin-C R.3.19 2101 Let vs pray..that

• remaindren, remaindre, remeindren, remandiren, remaynde

to reverten or remeyndren. (1448) Doc. in Sundby Dial.Wor. Eg Charter 608 256 The remayndur ther of to the Foreseid John Blount ant Kateryn and to the heiris of hure towe bodies laufully begeton, and For defaute of suche heiris

• remanent, rem(e)nant

than; (b) continuing, staying. (1443) Proc.Privy C. 5.298 Þe Kyng commaunded þat letres undre prive seal be directed to sir John Fortescu, chief justice of þe Kinges benche, and to þe remenant justices of þe same bench. (c1443) Pecock Rule

• remede, remmede, remide, remade

se Gif thy remede be pertynent to me. (a1444) Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. 1.p.xxiv Lik it yowe to examyn the sayd John Glover of thees maters aforsaid and to punyssh hym and ordayne dewe remyde aftur youre wyse discrecion. (1454) Deed

• rent(e-gaderer(e, rentgedurar

is owynge to the said office by diverse fermours and rente-gedereres. (1474) Doc. in Welch Hist.Pewterers Lond. 46 Item, to John mathewe, rentgaderare, fore the place in lymestret fore iij quarter rent, xv s. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 25/17

• reping(e

til þe tyme of repinge..Tyme of þis repinge is clepid þe day of dome. a1450(?a1350) Cust.Godalming in SAC 22 131 John Philip holdes a mese with a Curtelag; he owe sute & Repyng of j acre Whete or of Rye

• riding, riding, ridding, rithing, trithing, reding, thrynding

riding n. Also ?riding , ridding , rithing , trithing , reding , (error) thrynding . OE þriðing from ON : cp. OI þriðjungr . One of the administrative divisions of Yorkshire, a riding; also, a similar division in

• inbouen, en-

pes thei knewen not..the pathis of them inbowid [WB(2) : bowid; L incurvatae] ben to them. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) John 20.5 Whanne he hadde ynbowyd him [WB(2) : stoupide; L se inclinasset], he syȝ the schettis putt. (a1382) WBible(1)

• inbringen, inbroht, inbrought, inbrou~x0021d~t, inbroght

Within a chamber. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Gen.26.10 Þou haddist inbrouȝt [L induxeras] vpon vs a grete synne. a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) John & Boy Phys-E p.116 The tother dai quen crist was soht, Bitakenes tim quei lau inbroht Knawing of sin.

• incorporacioun, incorperacion, encorporacion

party of a clere body by incorporacioun of clere fuyry light and pure. (1431) Grocer Lond. Kingdon 204 Payed to John Carponter For his labour abowt þe suyte off owr encorporacion and owr capasyte v li. (a1475) Fortescue Gov.E. LdMisc

• inhabitantes, inhabitaunts, inhabitans, enhabitantez

(1450) Complaint in War.AM 4 183 The whiche..riotes..ben..lyke to distroy the same towne..to the grete hurt alswell of the said John Brome, and other enheriters and lyuelode men..as of other thrifty enhabitantez of the same. (1451) Paston 2.232 The said