Downae, s. p. 41, am not able; Doute, doubt. Item, fear. Dre, p. 13, drie, p. 125, suffer. d ce. Dughtie, doughty. Dyght, p. 12, dight, p. 57. E. Eame, eme, p. 26, uncle. Ee, s, eie, eye. Een, eyne, Ech, eche, eiche, elke, each. Eir, evir, s. e'er, ever. book was to ornament at with Enharpid, &c. p. 104, hooked, Etermynable, p. 106, intermi- Everych-one, every one. · In the ballad of SIR CAWLINE, we have Eldridge Hill,' p. 45. Eldridge, Knight,' p. 46, 55. Eldridge Sword,' p. 49, 57.So Gawin Douglas calls the Cyclops, the "ELRICHE BRETHIR," i. e. brethren (b. ii. p. 91, 1. 16.) and in his Prologue to b. vii. (p. 202, 1. 3.) he thus describes the Night-Owl. 66 'Laithely of forme, with cruckit camscho beik, Ugsome to here was his wyld ELRISCHE Skriek." In Bannatyne's MS. Poems, (fol, 135, in the Advocates' Library at Edinburgh) is a whimsical Rhapsody of a deceased old woman, travelling in the other world; in which "Scho wanderit, and zeid by, to an ELRICH well." In the Glossary to G. Douglas, ELRICHE, &c. is explained by "Wild, hideous: Lat. Tux, mmanis;" but it seems to imply somewhat more, as in Allan Ramsey's Glossaries. F. Fa, s. fall. Faine, fayne, feign. Farden, p. 55, fared, flashed. Fe, fee, reward: also, bribe, a strain of music. See vol. ii. p. 190, and Glossary. Flyte, to contend with words, scold. Foo, p. 34, foes. Forsede, p. 102, regarded, Forst, forced, compelled. Forthynketh, p. 184, repenteth, vexeth, troubleth. Fosters of the fe, p. 184, foresters of the king's demes nes. dled, to Lands and Tenements, Fou, fow, s. full, also, fudwhich are held by perpetual right, and by acknowledg- Fowarde, vawarde, the van. ment of superiority to a high- Fre-bore, p. 85, free-born. er Lord; Thus, p. 106, in Freake, freke, freyke, man, fee, i. e. in feudal service. person, human creature. Al1. Feudum, &c. (Blount.) so a whim or maggot. Feat, nice, neat. Freckys, p. 10, persons. Featously, neatly, dextrously. Frie, s. fre, free. Feere, fere, mate, companion. Freits, s. ill omens, ill luck; Feir, s. fere, fear. any old superstitious saw, or impression,* p. 127. Fruward, forward. Fendys pray, &c. p. 106, from be ng the prey of the fiends, Fersly, fiercely. Fesante, pheasant. Fette, fetched. ed, made ready. Fuyson, foyson, plenty; also, substance. Fetteled, prepared, address- Fyll, p. 101, fell. Filde, field. Finaunce, p. 106, fine, forfeiture. Fit, p. 9, fyt. p. 169, fytte, p. 85, Part or division of a song. Hence in p. 76, fitt is Fykkill, fickle. Fyr, fire. G. Gair, s. geer, dress, Gamon, p. 48. To make game, to sport. A. S. Lam * An ingenious correspondent in the North, thinks FREIT is not an unlucky omen,' 'but, that thing which terrifies;" viz. Terrors will pursue them that look after frightful things. FRIGHT is pronounced by the common people in the north. FREET p. 127. enian, jocari. Hence Back- Growende, growynd, ground. Gude, guid, geud, s. good. gamon. Gane, gan, began. Garde, garred, made. Ganyde, p. 10, gained. Gare, gar, s. make, cause; force, compel. Gargeyld, p. 109, from Gargoudle, f. the spout of a gutter. The tower was adorned with spouts cut in the figures of grey-hounds, lions, &c. Garland, p. 91, the ring, with- Geve, gevend, give, given. Gin, s. an, if. Give owre, s. surrender. Glose, p. 100, set a false gloss, Goddes, p. 103, goddess. also, a lone country-house. Grea-hondes, grey hounds. Grece, a step, p. 110, a flight of steps, grees. Greece, p. 178, fat, (a fat Hable, p. 101, able. braced, fell on his neck; from Halse, the neck; throat. Halesome, wholsome, healthy. Handbow, p. 189, the long bow, or common bow, as distinguished from the cross bow. Haried, harried, haryed, harowed, p. 22, 171, robbed, pillaged, plundered. "He harried a bird's nest." Scot. Harlocke, p. 328, perhaps. Charlocke, or Wild Rape, which bears a yellow flower, and grows among corn, &c. Hartly lust, p. 104, hearty de sire. Hastarddis, p. 99, perhaps 'hasty rash fellows,' or, 'upstarts,. qu. Haviour, behaviour. Hauld, s. to hold. Item, hold, strong, bold. Hawberk, a coat of mail, consisting of iron rings, &c. Hayll, advantage, profit, (p. 26, for the profit of all England.) A. S. Hæl, salus. He, p. 5, hee, p. 24, hye, high. He, p. 179, hye, to hye, or hasten. Heal, p. 10, hail. Heare, heares, hair, hairs. Hest, hast. Hest, p. 48, command, injunc tion. Hether, hither. Hewyng, hewinge, hewing, hacking. Hewyne in to, hewn in two. Hi, hie, p. 84, he. Hie, hye, he, hee, high. Hinde, hend, gentle. Hoo, ho, p. 20, an interjection a Or Hondrith, hondred, hundred. Honge, hang, hung. Hontyng, hunting. Hoved, p. 109, heaved; or perhaps, hovered, (p. 25,) hung moving. (Gl. Chauc.) Hoved or hoven, means in the North, swelled.' But Mr. * HOLTES seems evidently to signify HILLS in the follow. ing passage from Tuberville's "Songs and Sonnets," 12mo. 1567, fol. 56. "Ye that frequent the hilles, "And highest HOLTES of all; As also in this other verse of an ancient poet. Karls, carls, churls, karlis of Kyrtill, kirtle, petticoat, gown. kynd, p. 100, churls by na ture. Kauld, p. 84, called. Kawte and keene, p. 26, cau- Kind, nature. Kithe or kin, acquaintance nor Knave, p. 95, servant. Kuntrey, p. 105, country. Laith, s. loth. L. Laithly, s. loathsome, hideous. laughed. Launde, p. 178, lawn. Layne, lain, v d. Leane. Learnd, ea ne, taught. nal care. * "Germanis Camp, Exercitum, aut Locum ubi Exercitus "castrametatur, significat: inde ipsis Vir Castrensis et Milita"ris kemffer,et kempher, et kemper,et kimber, et kampe,pro va"rietate dialectorum, vocatur; Vocabulum hoc nostro sermone "nondum penitus exolevit; Norfolcienses enim plebeio et pro"letario sermone dicunt "He's a kempe old man, i. e. Senex "Vegetus est:" Hinc C.mb 18 suum nomen; "kimber enim "Homo bellicosus, pugil, robustus miles, &c. significat."— Sheringham de Anglor. gentis orig. pag. 57. Rectius au"tem Lazius [apud eundem, p. 49.]Cmbros a bello quod "kamff, et Saxonice kamp nuncupatos crediderim: unde bel"latores viri Die Kempffer, Die Kemper." VOL. I. 62 |