GLOSSARY. AILED, p. 41. AIRE, p. 14. Heir. ALBIDENE, p. 34. From time to time, one after another. The word bidene is generally used for presently, in a short time, by and by; none of which senses seem to suit the present text: and the meaning is as doubtful in other places. Thus, in the ancient manuscript metrical romance of Ywaine and Gawin: "His hert he has set albydene, Whar himself dar noght be sene." Again: "The king himself, & als the quene, Again: "Now sal you have noght bot their awin, See BIDENE. BYDENE. ALBLAST, p. 16. More properly ARBLAST; arcbaleste, FR. Arcu-balista, LAT. a cross-bow; put in the text for the arbalister, or cross-bowman. Fabian uses Arblasters for cross-bows, (see p. 76 ante,) as Stow does Arbalisters, for cross-bow-men. Thus also Robert of Brunne: "That sauh an alblastere, a quarelle lete he flie.” ALD, p. 8. Old. ALLANE, p. 44. Alone. ALLS, p. 4. Also. ALs, p. 3, 1. 4. As.-L. 19. Also. ALWELDAND, p. 28. All-wielding, all-governing. ARE, p. 31. Ere, before. ASCRY. HERD ASCRY, p. 14. Heard it spoken, cried, reported, or proclaimed. AssoYL, p. 12. Absolve. AT, p. 2. To. AVANCE, p. 39. AVAUNCE, p. 4. Advance. BADE, p. 20. Abode. BALDE, p. 49. Bold. B. BALDELY, p. 20. BALDLY, p. 11. Boldly. BALE, p. 1. Evil, misery, sorrow. BERE, p. 24. Bier. BROGHT ON BERE. Dead. BERE-BAG, pp. 7, 41. Bag-bearer, carry-sack, wallet-man. Froissart, describing the manners of the Scots, during their military expeditions, says: "They cary with them none other purveyance, but on their horse bitwene the saddyll and the pannell they trusse a brode plate of metall, and behynde the saddyll they wyll have a lytel sacke, full of ootemele, to the entent, that whan they have eaten of the sodden flesshe, than they ley this plate on the fyre, and tempre a lytel of the otemele; & whan the plate is hote, they cast of the thyn paste theron, and so make a lytle cake in maner of a crakenell or bysket, and that they eate to comforte withall theyr stomaks. Wherfore it is no great merveile though they make greatter journeys than other people do." Chronicle, ut supra, vol. i. chap. 17. John of Hexham observes, that the field where the battle of the standard was fought, in 1138, obtained the name of Baggamor, from the sacks or wallets left thereon by the enemy. Decem Scriptores, p. 262. BESY, p. 2. Busy, active, officious. BETES, p. 7, 1. 9. Beats, walks up and down. BETES, p. 7, 1. 12. Amends, heals, cures. BIDENE, OF ALL BIDENE, p. 11. Presently, immediately; as also, (p. 37,) in process of time, or, perhaps, one after another. See ALBIDENE. BYDENE. BIFORN, p. 12. Before. BIG, p. 29. BIG, p. 35. Build, erect. BIGGED him, p. 33. Lodged him, posted himself, made his dwelling or habitation, taken up his residence. BIGING, p. 7. Dwelling, habitation. BIKER, p. 20. Bicker, skirmish.-P. 51. Assail, attack. BILEVID, p. 10. Was left, remained.-P. 30. Are left, are remaining. BLIN, p. 21. Cease. BLINNED, p. 21. Ceased. BONE, pp. 1, 15. Prayer, request. BOT, p. 6. Both; as we should, probably, read. Bor, p. 13. But. BOTE, p. 15. Boot, amends, remedy, help. BOUN, p. 51. BOURE, p. 35. BOUNE, p. 24. Ready prepared. BRANDES, p. 29. Fire-brands, things on fire. BREMS, p. 22. (Perhaps BRENIS.) Corslets; as in the ancient manuscript Scotish metrical romance, in the Editor's possession, entitled the Aunter of sir Gawane, surreptitiously printed, in 1792, by John Pinkerton: "Shene sheldes were shred, Bright brenes by bled." See also the Glossary to Bishop Douglas's Virgil, in the word BYRNIE. BREND, p. 10. Burned. |