GLOSSAKIAL INDEX 



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manant, 106, powerful, rich. B. 



s.v. manoir 

 mandement, 86, 92 ; maundement, 



130, message, command. B. 

 maner, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 100, 



102, 104, 106, 108, 112, 114, 122, 



126, 148; manere, 6, 60, 64, 



142 ; meneir, 142, manor 

 manere, 36, 60, 68, 126; manir, 



108; manire, 90, 94, 100, 104, 



112, manner 

 manger, 134 ; manguent, 24, 26 ; 



mangeuent, 90, to eat 

 manger, 138, dinner 

 marc, 102 ; mar, 142, mark, a unit 



for computation of money, also 



a coin 

 marchandyse, 32, merchandise 

 marchanz, 2, merchants 

 marche, 22, 72, 92, 94, bargain, 



purchase 

 marchez, 92 ; marchiz, 114 ; 



merchiz, 100, markets 

 mareschal, 132, 136, 138 ; mar- 



chale, 134, marshal 

 mareys, 16, 26, 114 ; marays, 112 ; 



marrey, 66, marsh, bog 

 mariage, 86, marriage 

 marler, 20, 30, 90, 110; marie, 



20, to marl ground 

 marz, 14, 20, 28, March 

 mascner, 30 ; masche, 30 ; masch- 



erunt, 30, to masticate 

 mastin, 114, mastif 

 matin, 4, 90, 98 ; matyn, 8, morning 

 matinee, 28, morning 

 mau, 114, ill, bad. B. 

 mauueste, 86, 90, 104, mischief, 



ill-doing. B. s.v. malvais 

 mauueyse, 12 etc. ; mauueise, 36 



etc. ; malueys, 22, bad. B. s.v. 



malvais 

 may, 12, 76, 90, May 

 mayle, 12, 18, 26, a halfpenny. B. 

 mayn, 4, hand 

 maystyng, 54, acorns and other 



food the swine found in the 



forest. S. s.v. mast 

 medecine, 36, medicine 

 medler, 18 ; medle, 20, 22, 30, 70, 



142, to mix 

 medlise, 132, quarrelsome 

 megres, 22, spare, meagre 

 meignee, 130, see mesnee 

 meled, 55, mixed. M. and S. s.v. 



mell 

 men, 124, my. K. 

 mendement, 90, amendment 

 mendinan, 134, beggar. K. 

 mendre, 88, smallest 



merch, 94, 114 ; merche, 114, mark 



mercher, 28, 94, to mark 



mereberbiz, 26, 92, 94, 98, 108, 

 116, 118; mereberbit, 76, 78, 

 ewe 



merin, 60, 62, 110, timber 



mes, 138, mess, course of dishes 

 at table 



mes, 12 etc. ; mays, 30, but 



mes, 16, 64, 68, 98, 108, more. G. 

 s.v. mais 



mescbance, 2 ; meschaunce, 64 ; 

 mescbeance, 2, mischance 



meseyse, 2, misery 



mesfesanz, 88, evildeeds. B. s.v. 

 mesfaire 



mesnee, 132, 134, 136, 138; 

 meignee, 130, 132 ; meyne, 126, 

 household, household servants 



meson, 24, 36,92,98,102; mesun, 

 18, 22, 30, 62, house 



messer, 10, 24, 64, see Lambarde's 

 note, quoted in the Introduction, 

 p. xxxvi. Also cf . ' Memorandum, 

 quod omnes prsdicti, qui tenent 

 tenementa cum dimidia virgata 

 terrse, non portabunt officium 

 praepositi vel ballivi, sed erit 

 messor, Anglice tethingman' — 

 Extent, printed in Scrope's His- 

 tory of Castle Combe, p. 214 



mester, 6, 10, 16, 62, 88, 92, 98, 

 102, 108, 112, 116, 128, 132, 136 ; 

 mestir, 16, 18, 96, 106, 110, need, 

 trade, etc. B. s.v. mestier 



mestilon, 70, mixtelyn 



mestre, 60, master. K. 



met, 104; mys, 6 etc.; metre, to 

 put. B. 



meur, 104, ripe, mature. B. s.v. 

 maur 



meus, 30 ; meux, 34 ; meuz, 20 etc. ; 

 mieuz, 60 ; myenz, 64 etc., better 



mey, 6 : read meyns 



mey, 124, my 



meye, 72, mow. G. s.v. moie, 

 quotes Walter de Biblesworth : 

 ' une moye est dite en graunge, 

 e tas hors de la grange ' 



meylurs, 32, better. B. s.v. mial- 

 dres 



meyns, 6 etc. ; meins, 86 etc., less 



meyntefez, 133, many times. B. I. 

 178 



meyntener, 2, to maintain 



meyntz, 142, least 



meyte, see moite 



miel, 80, honey 



millere, 142, thousand 



miluein,96,of middling quality. K. 



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