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*elpen, v. to boast, S; yelpe, C; yalp, pt. s., MD; yelp, MD.—­AS. gilpan (gielpan), pt. gealp (pl. gulpon), pp. golpen.

3*elpynge, sb. boasting, Prompt.

3*eman, sb. youth, servant, MD; see 3*oman.

3*emanry, sb. yeomanry, B.

3*eme, sb. care, S, S2, G; yeme, HD; geme, S.—­AS. gA(C)me (in compounds), gA1/2me.

3*eme-leas, adj. careless, S:  3*emeles, S.—­AS. gA(C)melA(C)as.

3*emeleaste, sb. carelessness, S; 3*eme-*leste, S; 3*emeles, S.—­AS. gA(C)melA(C)st, gA1/2melA(C)ast.

3*emen, v. to care for, to heed, S, HD, S2, S3; yemen, S, G; yem, S2; 3*iemeA deg., pr. s., S; yhemes, pl., S2; 3*emed, pt. s., S2; 3*emedd, pp., S; 3*emmde, pl., S.—­AS. gA(C)man, (gA1/2man); cp.  Icel. geyma, mutated form from Icel. gaumr, heed, attention; see Sievers, 21.  See Gome.

3*emer, adj. sad, MD; yemer, S; 3*eomer, S; 3*omere, adv., S.—­AS. gA(C)omer.

3*e-meten, v. to meet, S; i-meten, to find, S:  y-mete, S; 3*e-met, pr. s., S; i-metten, pt. pl., S; y-mette, pp., C2, PP.—­AS. ge-mA(C)tan, pt. s. gemA(C)tte.  See Meten.

3*emsall, sb. keeping, B. See 3*emen.

3*ene, v. to reply, S; see Ge3*nen.

3*eode, pt. s. went, S, PP; 3*ede, PP, S, S2; 3*eid, S2, S3; 3*ude, S2; yede, S, S2, S3, C3; yhode, S2; yod, S2; yheden, pl., S2 (s. v. forth-).—­AS. ge-A(C)ode.  See Eode.

3*eolewe, adj. yellow, S; see 3*elow.

3*eomer, adj. sad, S; see 3*emer.

3*eorne, adv. eagerly, S, S2; see 3*erne.

3*eornen, v. to yearn, desire, S; see 3*ernen.

3*eoten, v. to pour, S; see 3*eten.

3*ep, adj. prompt, HD; see 3*ape.

3*er, sb. year, S, S2; see 3*eer.

3*erd, sb. an enclosure, court, field, garden, W; yerd, S, C; 3*erde, G; 3*ard, S3.—­AS. geard:  Goth. gards, house; cp.  Lat. hortus; see Douse, p. 73.  See Garth.

3*erde, sb. rod, stick, yard, staff, Prompt., W, S, S2, P; yerde, C2; yeorde, S; 3*erd, S2; 3*erdis, pl., W; 3*erden, dat. pl., S.—­OMerc. gerd (VP):  Goth. gazds; cp.  Lat. hasta; see Douse, p. 73.

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