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miGLOSSARIAL INDEX. 487a cleat or cloiit, i. 424. A. S, chit,a patch.Cloutes, sb. pi. clouts, patches, 1.244, 428; rags, tattered clo<strong>the</strong>s,I. 438 : patches, 24. 37.Cloyss, s6. close, enclosure, 13. 176.Cluddis, sb.pl. S. clouds, 22. 5561.Clustred, />/). clustered, i.e. clotted,19 «• 354-Cluvis, sb.pl. S. claws, II a. 15.Icei. hlaiif, Dan. klov, Du. Maauwe.Clymbare, 56. used as adj. climber,climbing, 4. 156.Clynk, V. <strong>to</strong> make a ringing sound ;qtiha mycht do cly7i'k it, whichmight cause a merry sound, 13.236. G. Mingen,\o Xing.Clyps, sb. an eclipse, 15 b. 25.The same spelling occurs in Piers<strong>the</strong> Plowman, B. xviii. 135.Coarted, />/). co-arcted, constrained,14. 438. Lat. coarctare, <strong>to</strong> contract,compress.Coates, sb. pi. cotes, sheep-cotes,19 a. 649. E. cot.Cocke, a pr<strong>of</strong>ane oath, 23. iii. 4.80. See <strong>the</strong> note.Cockel, sb. a weed among corn, 28b. 124. Gaelic cogall, cockle,husks, cogan, a loose husk.Cockets, sb. pi. certificates, 26.'1058. A cocket was a certificatethat goods had paid duty ;' Nares.It seems also <strong>to</strong> have meant aparticular stamp for seahng ormarking, as a certain kind <strong>of</strong>stamped bread was called cocket.See Gloss, <strong>to</strong> Piers <strong>the</strong> Plowman.C<strong>of</strong>red, pt. s. F. put in<strong>to</strong> a c<strong>of</strong>fer orbox, 2. 609.Coitis, sb. pi. quoits, 5 rt. 71. W,coetan, a quoit.Coknayes, sb. pi. pets, 18 xviii.75. See<strong>the</strong> note.Coles, sb. pi. falsehoods, 2(). 1 114.O.E. cole, cold, crafty; see <strong>the</strong>note.Coloiir, sb. F. pretence, 9. 99.CoKuxiby, sb. columbine, 13. II 8.Combren, v. <strong>to</strong> cumber, encumber,I. 461; Comeren, <strong>to</strong> gorge, I.765. Du. hovimer, G. hmimer,trouble ; cf. W. cynihwy, affliction.Combreworld, sb. a cumberer orspoiler <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world, 2. 299.Comen, pp. come, 9. 4.Comeren. See Combren,Commoditie, sb. F. advantage,pr<strong>of</strong>it, gain, 21. 143.Compasse, sb. F. a roundaboutmethod <strong>of</strong> expression. 16. 171.Compeir, v. F. <strong>to</strong> appear, 11 a. 11.Comptrollers, sb. pi. superintendenfs,overseers <strong>of</strong> accounts, 2 1.191. F. contrerolle, a copy <strong>of</strong> aroll <strong>of</strong> accounts.Conandly, adv. S. cunningly, skilfully,6. 248.Conceipts, sb. pi. conceits, imaginations,27. 185.Conceits, sb. pi. fantastic patterns,26. 777.Concludyng {for Concluden), v. <strong>to</strong>conclude, 22. 5564.Condicyons, sb. pi. manners, 14.569.Conduyte, sb. F. conduct, guidance,9. 172. Lat. ducere.Coniecte, v. F. <strong>to</strong> conjecture, suppose,18. xviii. 57-Conies, sb. pi. rabbits, 20 a. 88.G. Kaninchen, O. E. conynge.Conisantes, sb. pi. badges <strong>of</strong> distinction,I. 185.Coninnit, pp. conjoined, conjoint,22. 5593-Coniured, pp. confederate, 19 a.341. Lat. iiirare, <strong>to</strong> swear.Conne, v. <strong>to</strong> know, 1. 234; 2 p.s. pr. subj. know, I. 395; weconnen o?t, we know <strong>of</strong>, 388.A. S. aaman.Conpassed, pp. compassed, plotted,3 b. 1114.Conserf, pr. s. subj. F. conserve,keep, II a. 26.Contempt, pp. contemned, 28 a.48.Conyng, sb. coney, rabbit, 4. 157.See Conies.Coosted, pt. pi. F. went alongside

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