Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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53^Vitayle, sb. victuals, lO. 104. O. F.viiaiile, fioni Lat. uiuere.Vmaist, adj. superL upmost, outertnost.22. 4711. A. S. nfemest,upmost, ufa, above.Vmbrage. &b. shadow, 13. 72.I. at. umbra, shade.Vncofred, fp. taken out of a cofferor box, 2. 607.Vnderfong, v. to undertake, orpLrh.ips, to receive, 28 a. 22. (Itadmits of both meanings.) A. S.uuder-fun, to undertake, from/J«,contr. \xon\farigan, to seize.Vndermjmde, v. to undermine,14. 434.Vndoubtabili, adv. without doubt,5 ^- 58-Vneth, adv. scarcely, 18. xvii. 77 ;23. iii. 5. 4. A. S. unetifS, uneasily,from e

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.53^wauke ; cf. F. smif, O. F. satilf,from Lat. saluus."Wally, adj. wavy, surging, 13.no. G. welle, a wave, E. towell, Sc. iviel, a whirlpool."Walter, sb. water, 25. 4572, 5467,The converse, Water for Walter,occurs in Pierce the PloughmansCrede. See Walk."Waltring, pres. part, lapping, rollingabout, lolling, 19 a. 267. A. S.luealtiati, to roll, reel."Walxis, pr.pl. grow, become (lit.wax), 13. 151; pt. s. Wolx, became,13. 136; pt. pi. Wolx, 13.188. Here Walxis = wauxis, forwaxis ; and wolx — woux = wox.See "Walk.Wambe, s6. belly, 22. 4515. A. S.wamb, womb."Wane, sb. quantity, number, 7- 74-Sc. wane, a number of people ;O.K. tf^o«e, a quantity. From A. S.hwene, a little, Sc. quhoyn, a few,afterwards extended to the notionof an indefinite number, a quantity."Wanne, v. S. to ebb, wane, retreat(said of waves retreatingafter breaking), 8. v. 45. A. S.ivaman, to wane, wana, want."Wantonnes, sb. want of discretion,17 c. 276. O. E. wantowen, illeducated, from wan-, prefix, signifyingwant, lack, and A.S. togen,educated, pp. of teon."Wappe, V. S. to beat, lap (said ofwater lapping ' on a crag,' asTennyson expresses it), 8. v. 45.E. whop, whip."Wapynnys, sb. pi. S. weapons, 6.193. A. S. wdipen, a weapon."Ward ; to Pallas temple ward - towardsthe temple of Pallas, 19 a.304. A. S. weard, a suffix signifyingtowards ; Lat. versus."Warke, sb. work, 28 a. 64."Wary, v. to curse, 22. 5473. A. S.iverigan, to curse, werig, wicked."Waseled, pt. s. bemired himself, 1430. A. S. was, Prov. E. wose,E. ooze, mud."Wat, 1 p. s. pr. wot, know, 7. 47.See Witt, Wote.Wawes, sb. pi. S. waves, 8. v. 35."Waykely, adv. S. carefully, 8. iv.79. A. S. wacol, watchful, wacoliice,watchfully.blenched, becameafraid, 6. 198. A.S. ivandian,"Wayndyt, pt. s.to fear, blench.Wayntyt, /)/./)/. were missing, werewanting, 6. 199. Icei. vanta, tobe wanting."Waynys, sb.pl. F. veins ; ofwaynys= in the veins (of the head, as itappears), 6. 361.Wayte ; a wnyte printed/or a.wa.yie,sb. ambush, 9. 152. O. F. agait,ambush ; from the Teutonic rootof wake and watch.Weal, V. (?) to clench so as to leavemarks, to mark with wales byclenching. 7. 123. A. S. ivalan,wales. But see the note.Wealked, pp. withered, 24. 1 2.G. welhen, to fade."Wear, putfor Were, 7. 7, 24.Wedde, sb. S. pledge, 3 b. 11 86.A. S. wed, Lat. uas, gen. uadis."Wedis. See "Weid."Wedous, sb. pi. S. widows, 7. 118.Weene, i p. s. pr. opine, suppose,imagine, 28 a. 40. See "Wene."Weid, sb. S. robe, garment, i r a. 3,II b. 24 ; Weyd, 6. 240 ;pi.Wedis, clothes, 13. 303. A.S.weed, a garment ; still preserved inthe phrase ' widow's weeds.'"Weide. v. to go wood, i.e. to gomad, 6. 43B. A. S. wedan, to bemad, ivod, mad."Weill, adv. well, i.e. about, nearly,22. 4560."Weir, sb. fear, doubt. 1 1 b. 50. Sc.were, tueir, probably same as E.war. See "Wer.Weird, sb. fate, destiny, 22. 5473 ;Werd, 24. 63. A.S. wyrd, fate."Weiris, sb. pi. S. wars, 11 a. 19."Weld, V. to wield, 19 a. 680. A.S.wealdan, to rule."Wele, sb. wealth, money, 1. 403;M m 2

53^Vitayle, sb. victuals, lO. 104. O. F.viiaiile, fioni Lat. uiuere.Vmaist, adj. superL upmost, outertnost.22. 4711. A. S. nfemest,upmost, ufa, above.Vmbrage. &b. shadow, 13. 72.I. at. umbra, shade.Vnc<strong>of</strong>red, fp. taken out <strong>of</strong> a c<strong>of</strong>feror box, 2. 607.Vnderfong, v. <strong>to</strong> undertake, orpLrh.ips, <strong>to</strong> receive, 28 a. 22. (Itadmits <strong>of</strong> both meanings.) A. S.uuder-fun, <strong>to</strong> undertake, <strong>from</strong>/J«,contr. \xon\farigan, <strong>to</strong> seize.Vndermjmde, v. <strong>to</strong> undermine,14. 434.Vndoubtabili, adv. without doubt,5 ^- 58-Vneth, adv. scarcely, 18. xvii. 77 ;23. iii. 5. 4. A. S. unetifS, uneasily,<strong>from</strong> e

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