A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language: From the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300Coleridge, Herbert
History
A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language: From the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300
Coleridge, Herbert
English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Writeling, _sb._ == trills in a song? O. and N. 48, 912. From AS. wriðan
== to writhe or twist
Writhe, _v. n._ == bend easily. Body and Soul, 116. AS. wríðan
Wro, _sb._ == hole or corner. HD. 68. Su. Goth. wra. Dan. vraa
Wronehede. Probably a mistake for ‘wronghede’ == wickedness. O. and N.
1398
Wrong, _adj._ == mistaken. Wright’s L. P. p. 31. ON. rángr. AS. wringan
Wrong, _sb._ == injustice, oppression. Wright’s L. P. p. 68. 1616 B.
---- _adv._ == badly. O. and N. 196
Wrong, _part._ == twisted. See Wring
Wrongwis, _adj._ == wicked. Ritson’s AS. viii. 177; [wrancwise]. Moral
Ode, 129
Wrot, _sb._ == snout. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. wrót
Wroten, _v. n._ == to root. Earth, st. 3. AS. wrót
Wroth, _adj._ == angry. RG. 31; timid. Alys. 544. AS. wráð
---- == poor, base. Wright’s L. P. p. 38
---- _sb._ == evil, unkindness. RG. 31
Wrotherhele, _sb._ [wrothe hele] == injury, destruction. RG. 143, 164.
Body and Soul, 225. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝamon, iii. 444
Wrought. See Work, _vb._
Wrying, _sb._ == treachery. Alys. 3514
Wune, _sb._ == custom. O. and N. 272. AS. wune
Wunne, _adj._ == accustomed? Wright’s L. P. p. 46
Wunne, _sb._ == joy. Wright’s L. P. p. 47. AS. wyn
---- == hope. See Won
Wyred, == wire, _q. v._
Wyt, _sb._ == calamity, blame. Body and Soul, 62. AS. wíte
Y.
Y, == in. Pol. S. 151
Yard, _sb._ == rod. RG. 22; [ȝurd]. 2385 B.
---- == staff or sceptre. Ps. xliv. 7. AS. gyrd
Yard, _sb._ == courtyard. HD. 702. AS. geard
Yare, _adj._ == ready. RG. 396; [ȝarte]. O. and N. 1220. AS. gearo
---- _v. a._ == make ready. HD. 1350
Yare, _adv._ == of yore. 1512 B. AS. geara
Yate, _v. a._ == tell. Ritson’s AS. viii. 80. ON. géta
Yawn, _v. n._ [ȝonie]. O. and N. 292; [yene]. Body and Soul, 202. Alys.
485. AS. ganian
Ybrad. See Braid
Ycholle, == I shall. RG. 405
Ycoled, _part._ == helmeted, armed. Alys. 2686. AS. col, a helmet
Ydle. See Isle
Ydought. See Dow
Yea. 36 B.; [ya]. Alys. 3571
Year, _sb._ RG. 373. AS. gear
Yearn, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 43; [eorne]. O. and N. 1202
---- _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 63. AS. geornian
Yearning, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 72
Yell, _v. n._ [ȝulle]. 498 β; 2 s. pres. ‘ȝollest.’ O. and N. 223; pret.
‘ȝal.’ 502 β. AS. geallian
Yelling, _sb._ [ȝullinge]. 487 β. O. and N. 1641
Yellowman, _sb._ [ȝeolumon], Pol. S. 158
Yelp, _v. n._ == speak. Alys. 1065. AS. gilpan
---- == boast [ȝulpe], O. and N. 1650; part. ‘y-yolpe.’ Alys. 3368
Yelping [ȝulping], _sb._ == boasting. RG. 209, 210
Yeme, Yheme, Yheming. See ȝeme
Yene, _sb._ == yawn, _q. v._
Yepe, _adj._ == ready. Alys. 1193. See ȝep
Yering, _sb._ == yearning, desire. Ritson’s AS. viii. 79
Yesterday. Ps. lxxxix. 4
Yet, _adv._ [ȝut]. RG. 372; [ȝot]. O. and N. 1695
Yfere, _sb._ == companions. Alys. 6906. AS. ge-fera
Yhaht. See Hatch
Yhatered, _part._ == clothed. Alys. 5922. See Hattren
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account