GLOSSARY. 



Nalles, sb.pl. awls, 14. (We often find a nail for 



an all, i.e. an awl. W.W.S.) 

 Nemyll, 8*; nymbyll, 8, adj. nimble. 

 Nesse, sb. nose, 23. The nether nesse (tiether lyp, 



Denison te.xt) is the lower jaw of a fish. 

 No^^^'R, a nowjr, sb. an hour, 9* 

 NoYOUS, 3*; noyouse, 3, adj. troublesome. 



Olde, 10 ; oldys, 10 ; ooldys, 9, sb. weld, dyer's weed. 

 See Welde. 



Oriente, 20*; Oryent, 20, sb. East. 



Os, conj. as, 16*. (Not very common except in cer- 

 tain MSS. W.W.S.) 



OsE, see Tanner's ose. 



OsMONDE, 6, sb. the best Swedish iron. ( See a re- 

 markable paper on this word by Mr. Peacock, in 

 the proceedings of the Soc. of Antiquaries, 2 S. 

 viii. 253. W.W.S.) 



Outrages, adj. outrageous, 2* 



Over, 8 ; ovir, 8*, adj. upper. 



Penne, sb. a quill, 16 



Pennyd, adj. ( Probably with the fins of full size. 



W.W.S.) 

 Pensifulnes, sb. pensiveness, 2* 

 Pese, sb. a pea, 16 



Peyse, sb. a weight, 9*. F. poids, O.Y.peis. 

 Plaunflet, sb. a pamphlet, 37 

 Ploke, sb. a pluck, pull, 16* 

 Plumbe, plumbes, plumbis, 5^. lead, leads, 16. Plutn- 



bes (p. 18*) is the equivalent q{ plunges, used in 



1496 text. 

 Plumbid, 16, plomyd, 16*, adj. leaded. 

 Plunket, sb. a kind of blue colour, obtained from 



woad, 10 

 Pole, ii ; poyl, 18*, 53. a pool. 

 Pryde, 5^. the mud lamprey, ( Amnwcaetesbranchialis). 



The 1496 text has Inneba or seven-eyes (the river 



