Aith, oath. Al, albeit, although. Alemaigne, Germany. Aquoy, coy, shy. Aras, arros, arrows. Arcir, archer. Argabushe, harquebusse, musket. Ase, as. Assinde, assigned. Assoyl'd, assoyled, absolved. Aule, awl. Aureat, golden. Austerne, stern, austere. Avoyd, void, vacate. Awa', away. Awne, own. Axed, asked. Ayance, against. Aye, ever; also, ah! alas! Azein, agein, against. Alyes, probable corruption of algates, Azont, beyond; azont the ingle, always. beyond the fire: 1 B. Ba', ball. Bacheleere, knight. Baile, bale, evil, hurt, mischief, misery. Angel, gold coin worth 108. Ann, if; even, if. Ant, and. complete. Bairded, bearded. Bairn, bairne, child. Aplyght, aplyht, al aplyht, quite Baith, bathe, both. Bale, hurt, etc. See Baile. 1 In the west of Scotland, at this present time, in many cottages they pile their peats and turfs upon stones in the middle of the room. Balow, hush! lullaby! Balys bete, better our bales, i. e. re- Ban, banning, curse, cursing. Bar, bore. Bar hed, barehead; perhaps bared. Base court, lower court of a castle. Bason. See Basnete. Bauzen's skinne, dressed sheep or romances. Be, by; be that, by that time. Bearyng arowe, an arrow that car ries well. Perhaps bearing, or birring; i. e. whizzing. Bed, bade. Bede, offer, engage. Bedeene, immediately; continuously? Bedone, wrought, made up. Beere, bier. Bees, to have bees, to be choleric. Beette, did beat. Befall, befallen. Befoir, before. Beforn, before. Begylde, beguiled, deceived. Behests, commands, injunctions. Belive, immediately, presently. Ben, bene, been; be, are. Ben, within doors; the inner room. Bene, bean, expression of contempt. Bent, long grass; wild fields. Ber the prys, bear the prize. Berys, beareth. Beshradde, cut into shreds. Bet, better. Bett, did beat. Bewray, to discover, betray. Bille, promise in writing, confirmed Blan, blanne, did blin, linger, stop. Blaze, emblazon, display. Blent, ceased; blended. Blinkan, blinkand, twinkling. Blinking, squinting. Blinks, twinkles, sparkles. Blinne, cease, give over. Blive, believe, immediately. Bluid, bluidy, blood, bloody. 2 Mr. Lambe also interprets "BICKERING," by rattling, e. g.: "And on that slee Ulysses head Sad curses down does BICKER." Translat. of Ovid. 3"BUT o' house means the outer part of the house, outer room, viz. that part of the house into which you first enter, suppose from the street. "BEN o' house" is the inner room or more retired part of the house. The daughter did not lie out of doors. The cottagers often desire their landlords to build them a BUT and a BEN.-Mr. Lambe. Bye, buy, pay for; also, abye, suffer Chevaliers, knights. for. Byears, biers. Byll, bill, ancient battle-axe, halbert. Byn, bine, bin, been, be, are. Byrcke, birch-tree, or wood. Byre, a cow-house. Byste, beest, art. ners. Cane, 'gan to cry. Cannes, wooden cups, bowls. Capul, capull, a poor horse. Carle, a churl, clown; also, old man. Cast, mean, intent. Caudle, mixture of wine. Cawte and kene, cautious and active. Caytiffe, caitiff, slave, wretch. Cetiwall, the herb valerian. Chanteclere, the cock. Chap, a lenock. Chayme, Cain. Che (Somerset), I. Check, to rate at. Cheveran, upper part of the scutcheon in heraldry. Chield, fellow. Child, knight. Chill (Som.), I will. Chould (Som.), I would. Christentie, christentye, christiantè, Christendom. Church-ale, a wake; feast in commemoration of a church-dedication. Churl, clown, villain, vassal. Chyf, chyfe, chief. Chylded, was delivered. Chylder, children. Chyn, chin. Claiths, clothes. |