304. Lyȝt, light, A. 69, 1043; bright, A. 500; innocent, guiltless, pure, A. 682; B. 987; _lette_ _lyȝt_, esteem, treat lightly, B. 1174, 1320. {Lyȝt, Lyȝte,} _vb._ to light, fall upon, A. 247, 943, 988; B. 213, 1069. Lyȝten, to lighten, C. 160. Lyȝtly, easily, A. 358; soon, quickly, B. 817, 853; C. 88. Comp. _lyȝtloker_, C. 47. Ma, make, A. 283; B. 625. Ma, man (?), A. 323. {Mach, Machche,} = make, fellow, companion, B. 124, 695, 1512. See _Make_. Mache, to make familiar with, C. 99. {Mad, Madde,} foolish, A. 267, 290, 1166; B. 654. Prov. Ger. _maden_, to tattle; _madeln_, to mutter. “Thi momlyng and thi _mad_ wordes.” --(See T. B. 1864.) Madde, _vb._ to render foolish, A. 359. Maddyng, folly, A. 1154. “_Madding_ marrid has thi mode, and thi mynd changid.” --(K. Alex. p. 121.) {Mak, Make,} = mach, match, equal, fellow, wife, A. 759; B. 248, 331, 994. A.S. _maca_, a mate; _mace_, a wife. “Þe king him (Joseph) did a wiif to tak, Hight Assener, a doghti _mak_.” --(Cott. MS. Vesp. A. iii. fol. 27a.) Makeleȝ, matchless, A. 435, 733, 757, 780. Male, B. 337, 695. Malicious, C. 508. Malscrande, accursed, B. 991. Malskred, bewildered, C. 255. Bosworth quotes “_malscra_, a bewitching,” upon the authority of Somner. {Malt, Malte,} ease, assuage, soothe, B. 776, 1566. O.N. _melta_, to dissolve. Malte, discourse, speak, A. 224, 1154. A.S. _mælan_, to speak, converse; _mathelian_, _mæthlan_, to discourse. {Malyce, Malys,} B. 250, 518; C. 4. Man = maken (_3d pers. pl. pres._), make, A. 512. Manace, threaten, C. 422. Manayre, manor, A. 1029. Mancioun, mansion, B. 309. Maner, manner, B. 701. Maner, manor, A. 918. Manerly, properly, decently, B. 91. Mangerie, feast, B. 52, 1365. Fr. _manger_, to eat, from Lat. _manducare_. Mankyn, mankind, A. 637. Mansed, cursed, B. 774; C. 82. A.S. _a-mánsumian_, to excommunicate. Mantyle, mantle, C. 342. Marchal, marshal, B. 91, 118. Mare, more, A. 145. {Margary, Margyrye,} pearl, A. 199, 1037; B. 556. Marie, marry, B. 52. Marked, market, A. 513. Marre, corrupt, spoil, destroy, perish, A. 23; B. 279, 991; C. 172, 474. O.H.G. _marrjan_, to hinder, make void. A.S. _merran_, _myrran_, to hinder. Du. _merren_, to obstruct. Marereȝ = marreȝ (?). A. 382. {Maryag, Maryage,} A. 414, 778; B. 186. Maryed, married, B. 815. Marryng, _sb._ spoiling, preventing, B. 186. Marschal, B. 1427. Maryners, C. 99. Mas, mass, A. 1115. Mascelleȝ, spotless, A. 732. Mascle, spot, A. 726. Du. _maese_, _masche_, _maschel_, a spot, stain; _maschelen_, to stain. Mase (masse), astonishment, alarm, B. 395. {Maskeleȝ, Maskelles, Maskelleȝ,} spotless, A. 744, 745, 756, 768. Maskle, spot, stain, B. 556. See _Mascle_. Masporye (?), A. 1018. Mate, dejected, downcast, subdued, A. 386. Fr. _mat_. Mate, to overcome, A. 613. Fr. _mater_. O.Fr. _amater_. Cf. Du. _mat_,