GLOSSABIAL INDEX 



LIST OP ABBREVIATIONS USED TO DENOTE THE AUTHORITIES 

 REFERRED TO. 



B. Burguy, G-. P., Grammaire de la Langue d'o'il. 



C. Cotgrave, R., A Dictionane of the French and English Tongues (London, 1611). 



D. Du Cange, Glossarium Mediae et Inflmae Latinitatis (Paris, 1883). 



G-. Godefroy, F., Dictionnaire de Vancienne Langue francaise (Paris, 1880, etc.). 

 H. Halliwell, J. 0., Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words (London, 1850). 



J. Jamieson, J., Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language (Paisley, 1879). 

 K. Kelham, R., Dictionary of the Norman or Old French Language (London, 1779). 

 L. Littre, E., Dictionnaire de la Langue francaise (Paris, 1863). 

 M. and S. Mayhew, A. L., and Skeat, W. W., Concise Dictionary of Middle English (Clarendon 



Press, 1888). 

 P. Palsgrave, J., Lesclarcissement de la Langue francoyse (London, 1530). 

 R. Roquefort, J. J. B., Glossaire de la Langue romane (Paris, 1808). 



S. Skeat, W. W., Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Clarendon Press, 1884). 

 T. Tomlins, T. E., Law Dictionary (London, 1835). 



A 



aan, 126 ; aun, 78, 80, year 

 abatez, 126; abatue, 36, 126; 



from abatre, to beat down, 



ruin, abate. B. s.v. batre 

 abosoyner, 4, to have need. G. 

 acatez, see acbater 

 accrestre, 126 ; encrescent, 32, to 



increase. K. 

 acer, 60, steel. B. 

 achat, 62, 88, 142 ; achaz, 32, 62, 



144, a purchase, buying 

 achater, 62, 116; achate, 18, 92; 



achatent, 2 ; achatet, 32 ; acha- 



tez, 144 ; acatez, 94, to buy. B. 

 achechir, see ensechit 

 acheysuners, 126, accusations. Cf. 



G. s.v. enchoiscmer 

 aeon, 68, 80 ; acoune, 64, 68, 70, 



80 ; acun, 28, some, any. B. s.v. 



aconte, 32, 60, 62, 66, 70, 100 ; 



acounte, 6, 32, 130; acunte, 102, 



104, 106, 108, 118, an account 

 aconter, 100 ; aconte, 16, 64, 68, 



104 ; acontent, 68 ; acountent, 84, 



to account 

 acontur, 86, 108 ; acountur, 106 ; 



acumtur, 106, an accountant 



acorez, 94, killed. G. s.v. acorer 

 acoyntes, 4 ; acoynter, to become 



intimate (with one). C. s.v. ac- 



ccyhii/tfjY 

 acre, 8, 66, 68, 70, 84, 86, 90, 124, 



142, an acre 

 acres, 98, encres, 88, increase. K. 

 ad, see auer 

 adeu, 106, farewell 

 adonc, 2 etc. ; adonkes, 96 etc., 



then. B. II. 283 

 adrescer, 126, put right, redress. 



B. s.v. drescer 

 aers, 20, harrowed. Cf. the Eng- 

 lish, p. 49. G. s.v. aerdre 

 afere, 12 etc., to do. B. 

 affert, 68 ; afferir, to be suitable. 



B. I. 338 

 affie, 72 ; affiez, 126, 128 ; afie, 94; 



afiet, 16, from affier, atier, to 



trust, confide in. K. 

 afole, 110, ill-treated, wounded. B. 

 aforcez, 140 ; aforcer, to make an 



effort. G. s.v. aforcier 

 aignel, 78, 116; aigneus, 116; 



anignel, 74 ; aygneus, 30 ; 



aygneaus, 30, a lamb 

 ailors, 60 ; aillours, 104, else- 

 where. B. 

 aingnele, 78 ; aygnelez, 30, yeaned 



