Glossary. 
Tell, 50/30, v. zmp. count. 
Temmes lofe, 16/11, s. ‘‘that made of 
a mixture of wheat and rye out of 
which the coarser bran is taken.” 
—T.R. ‘‘ Miche, a fine manchet ; 
the country people of France call 
so also a loafe of boulted bread or 
tems bread.’’—Cotgrave. 
Temper, 91/2, s. condition. 
Tend, 10/39, v. zmzp. attend. 
Tendance, 56/53, s. attention, care. 
Tendeth, 62/3, v. gr. ¢. attends to, 
looks after. 
Tere, 19/30, s. tares. 
Thacke, 53/12, s. thatch, roof covering. 
‘*Erige, holme or ¢hacke.” —Huloet, 
1552. ‘‘ Thakke, cegmen, tectura.” 
—Vocab. MS. 
Thacker, 36/24, s. thatcher. ‘‘ A proud 
thacker of Theeva would laugh 
them to scorn.” — Pilkington’s 
Works, 381. 
Thee, 10/8, v. thrive, prosper. ‘‘ A 
very late example of this word ; at 
this time it was nearly obsolete. 
A.S. ¢iéon, to thrive, flourish. 
* God that sittis in trinite, 
Gyffe thaym grace wel to the 
That lystyns me a whyle.” 
MS. Cantab., Ff. v. 48, f. 47. 
Theeuerie, 86/12, s. dishonesty. 
Thencrease, 21/2, for the encrease =the 
increase, gain. 
Thend, 19/40, for ‘‘ the end.” 
Thetch, 57/32, s. thatch. 
Thicker, 74/2, adv. more frequently. 
Thies, 49/c, s. A/. thighs, limbs. A.S. 
theoh. Icel. thio. 
Thiller, 17/4, the shaft-horse, also the 
last horse in a team. A.S. Z¢hi/, a 
pole or shaft. ‘‘ Thylle horse, 
veredus.”—Prompt. Parv. 
Thoes, 19/40, fr. those. 
Thon, 110, the one. 
Thorow, 15/15, v. pass through. 
Thother, 110, the other. 
Thresh, 90/3, v. 2p. whip, thrash. 
Thresher, 86/13, s.a duster of furniture. 
Thrift, page 3, s. fortune, success, pros- 
perity. Icel. href. 
Thriftie, 59/1, adj. thrifty, economical. 
Thrift’s ladder, 57/30, s. the ladder or 
road to fortune. 
Thry-fallowing, 56/1, s. ‘‘the third 
fallow ; perhaps also cross-fallow- 
ing.”’—Mavor. ‘‘ The third plow- 
ing of a summer fallow.”—T.R. 
347 
Thwack, 18/3, v. 
together. 
Tiburne stretch, 113/35, an execution. 
See note. 
Tide, 63/2, Ap. tied, fastened. 
Tidie, 57/22, adj. ‘An old word signi- 
fying neat, proper, or in season, 
from the word Tide.”—T.R. 
Tieth, 56/19, s. tithe. 
Tilman, 16/4, s. farm labourers, plough- 
men, etc. 
Tilth, 4/2, s. tillage, cultivation. 
7278, from Z¢lzan, to till. 
Tilth, 47/2, the ground tilled. 
Tilture, 38/21, s. tillage, cultivation. 
Time, 39/41, s. thyme. Greek @upos, 
from @vw, fumigate, and identical 
with Lat. fwmus, from its being 
used in sacrifices. 
Timelie, 55/9, adv. in time. 
Timely, 16/19, adv. early, soon. 
Tine, 50/18, s. wild vetch or tare, a 
plant that ¢7es or encloses and im- 
prisons other plants. Vecza hirsuta. 
Tith, 56/12, s. tithe. 
Tithers, 10/52, s. Z/. payers of tithes. 
Tithing, 10/52, s. paying tithes or 
dues. 
Tits, 15/6, s. Z7. horses. The phrase 
“a nice Zz¢”’ is still in use. 
Titters, 50/18, s. pl. a noxious weed 
amongst corn. 
Tittle tattle, 22/3, chattering, gossip- 
ping. 
To, 18/6, prep. for, as. 
Tode, with an R, 62/17, s. See note. 
Toesed, 1138/5, #f. pulled, pinched. Cf. 
**to zease, or card wool.” A.S. 
tesan, to pull, pluck. 
Toieng, 61/1, gr. p. playing, amusing 
ourselves. 
Toies, 57/34, s. £2. amusements, occu- 
pations. 
Toile, 2/11, s. labour, work. 
Tolleth, 55/12, uv. gv. ¢. takes toll. 
Ton; . . .- tother,60/8, the one <)% J: 
the other. 
Tone, 10/10, the one. 
Tooteth, 94/2, v. gr. ¢. looks or strives 
anxiously. ‘* Zooting and prying.” 
—Taylor’s Workes, 1630, i. 119. 
Toppingly, 49/1, adj. ? 
Tost, 2/11, vu. pt. ¢. agitated, harassed. 
Cf. tease. 
Touch, 57/43, s. faith, honour, to keep 
touch, to keep faith, perform a 
promise. The phrase occurs in the 
imp. thump, beat 
A.S. 
