A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Mayhew and Skeat

Prologue, Passus 1, part of Pass. 2, Pass. 3, Pass. 5, parts of Pass. 6

12 words  |  Chapter 5

and 7; 16. Barbour’s Bruce, ed. Skeat, Book VII. ll. 1-230, 400-487;

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1. Chapter 1 2. 1. A new and thoroughly revised edition of Stratmann’s Dictionary is 3. 4. The same, Second Series, pp. 89-109; 5. The Ormulum, ed. White, ll. 4. 4. Specimens of Lyric Poetry, ed. Wright (Alysoun, Plea for Pity, 5. Prologue, Passus 1, part of Pass. 2, Pass. 3, Pass. 5, parts of Pass. 6 6. 17. Wyclif’s translation of St. Mark’s Gospel, Chapters 1-6; Hereford’s 7. 6. Bartsch: Chrestomathie de l’ancien français (glossaire), 1880. 8. 13. _C3_: Chaucer; Man of Law, Pardoner, Second Nun, Canon’s Yeoman. 9. 14. _Cath._: Catholicon Anglicum (A.D. 1483), ed. Herrtage, 1881. EETS 10. 24. Ducange: Glossarium, ed. Henschel, 1883-7. 11. 45. OET: Oldest English Texts, ed. Sweet, 1885, EETS (83). 12. 48. _Palsg._: Palsgrave, Lesclaircissement de langue francoyse, ed. 13. 58. _SB_: Sinonoma Bartholomei, 14th Cent. Glossary, ed. Mowat, 1882. 14. 75. _W_: Wycliffe, New Testament (Purvey’s revision), ed. Skeat, 1879. 15. 76. _W2_: Wycliffe, Job, Psalms, &c. (revised by Hereford and Purvey), 16. 77. _WA_: Wars of Alexander, ed. Skeat, 1887, EETS (Extra Series 17. 81. ZRP: Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie, ed. Gröber. 18. 36. 2). 19. 44. 8).—AF. _ceptre_; Lat. _sceptrum_; Gr. σκῆπτρον, staff. 20. 67. 37).—AS. _clúd_. 21. 125. 6); fryt, S2; frutis, _pl._, B; froytis, B.—OF. _frut_ (_fruit_); 22. 232. See Laden. 23. 642. 13). 24. 1. (On- 2.) 25. 29. 6). Cf. Sidir. 26. 7. 22 (Vulg.). 27. 7. 30), AS. _tǽlan_, to blame, from _tálu_, ‘calumnia’ (Grein). 28. 21. 20); thopas, C2 (p. 151).—OF. _topase_; Lat. _topazum_ (acc.); Gr. 29. 3. 5). 30. 44. 8).—Cp. OSwed. _wand_.

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