A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

3*arken, v. to prepare, S, S2, WA; 3*arrkenn, S; gerken, S; giarkien, S; 3*earceon, S; 3*eirken, S; 3*arketh hym, pr. s. reflex., P; 3*A|arced, pp., S; i-garcket, S; i3*arked, S; giarked, S.—­AS. gearcian.

3*arm, sb. cry, S2.—­Icel. jarmr, a crying.

3*arme, v. to scream, yell, bellow, WA, HD.

3*arowe, sb. milfoil, millefolium, herb for nose-bleeding, Prompt.; yarowe, Palsg., Manip.; 3*arow, Voc.; 3*arrow, S3.—­AS. gearwe (Voc.):  OHG. garawa, garwa.

3*arowe, adj. ready, S; 3*aru, S; see 3*are.

3*ate, sb. gate, S2, G, H, WA; yat, HD; see Gate.

3*e-, a prefix before verbs and substantives.—­AS. ge-. [In ME. the equivalents of ge-, viz. 3*e-, I-, Y-, Hi-, A-, E-, are often found prefixed to past participles.  For words beginning with this particle see in many cases the uncompounded form.]

3*e, pron. ye, S, S2, PP; ye, C2; ge, S; yhe, S2; 3*eo, S; 3*ie, S.—­AS. ge.  See also 3*ou, 3*oure.

3*ea, adv. yea, PP:  3*a, S, S2, PP, H; 3*e, S, S2, PP, G; 3*he, W; ye, S2, PP, C2; 3*ie, S; 3*ha, S2; 3*o, S2.—­AS. gA(C)a; cp.  Goth. jAi, Icel. jAi.

3*e-arnen, v. to earn, S.—­AS. ge-earnian.  See Ernen.

3*eat, pt. s. poured, S; see 3*eten.

3*e-bugon, pt. pl. were obedient, S.—­AS. ge-bugon, from ge-bAgan.  See Bowen.

3*e-cende, adj. natural, S; i-cundur, comp., S.—­AS. ge-cynde.  See Kynde.

3*e-ceosen, v. to choose, MD; 3*e-cas, pt. s., S.—­AS. ge-cA(C)osan.

3*ed, sb. a word; 3*eddes, pl., MD.—­AS. gied, gid, gyd, song, poem, saying.

3*eddien, v. to speak, MD; 3*edde, to sing, S2.—­AS. geddian, giddian, to sing, to speak.

3*eddynge, sb. a gest or romance, Prompt.; 3*eddyngis, pl., HD; yeddynges, songs, C. See above.

3*ede, pt. s. went, S, S2; see 3*eode.

3*edire, adj. vehement, WA; 3*ederly, adv. quickly, S2, HD.—­Cp.  AS. A|dre, (edre), quickly, at once:  OS. adro, quick.

3*eer, sb. year, S3; 3*er, S, S2; gA|r, S; yeer, C2; 3*ere, PP, S2; yere, S2, C2; yeire, S2; 3*er, pl., PP, S, S2, S3; yer, S; yeer, C2; ger, S; 3*eir, S3; yeir, S2; 3*ere, PP; yere, S2; yhere, S2; 3*eres, S, PP; geres, S.—­AS. gA(C)r, gA(C)ar:  OS. jer, jar; cp.  Gr. [Greek:  hora]; see Brugmann, ASec. 118.

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