Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
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Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
Mynne, recollect, remember, A. 583; B. 436, 771. See T. B. 1434. See
_Myneȝ_.
Mynte, devise, purpose, B. 1628. A.S. _myntan_, _myntian_ to dispose,
settle, appoint. “_Myntyn’_ or _amyn’_ towarde for to assayen.
Attempto.” (Prompt. Parv.)
Mynstralsy, B. 121.
Mynyster, minster, temple, A. 1063.
Mynystre, _vb._ B. 644.
Myre, B. 1114.
Myrþeȝ, joys, A. 140.
Myrþeȝ, gladdens, A. 862.
{Myri, Myry,} = merry, pleasant, A. 23, 158; B. 417, 804; _myryer_,
A. 850; _myryest_, A. 435.
Myryly, pleasantly, joyously, B. 493.
{Mys, Mysse,} wrong, sin, A. 262; C. 420.
Myserecorde, mercy, A. 366.
Myse-tente, misunderstood, A. 257.
Mysse, to lose, A. 329; B. 189. O.N. _missa_, to lose. Du. _missen_,
to fail, miss.
Mysse, loss, grief, A. 364.
Mysseleue, unbelief, B. 1230.
Mysse-payed, displeased, C. 399.
Mysse-ȝeme, mis-use, A. 322.
Myst, B. 1760.
Myste, mysteries, secrets, (?), A. 462.
Mysterys, A. 1194.
Myþe, to trouble, weary (?), A. 359. A.S. _méthe_, wearied; _méth_,
feeble.
Myȝt, might, A. 630.
Myȝtes = mights, powers, B. 644, 1699.
Nadde = ne hadde, had not, B. 404.
Nakeryne (_gen. pl._ of _naker_), B. 1413; _naker_, _nacaire_, seems
to signify a kettle-drum.
Nas = ne was, was not, B. 727, 983.
Nature, A. 749.
Nauel, C. 278.
Naule, nail, A. 459.
{Nauþeleȝ, Nawþeles,} nevertheless, A. 877, 950.
{Nauþer, Nawþer,} neither, A. 1087; B. 1226.
Nawhere, nowhere, A. 534.
Nay, refuse, deny, B. 805.
Nayed, refused, B. 65.
Nayt, use, employ, B. 531. See T. B. 1038. A.S. _neotan_. O.N. _nyta_.
Naytly, neatly, dexterously, B. 480. See T. B. 2427. Nestor, a noble
man, _naitest_ in werre. T. B. 1038. N.Prov.E. _nately_, neatly.
Naȝte, night, A. 1203; B. 484, 807, 1002.
Ne, nor, B. 1226.
Nece, niece, A. 233.
Nedde, needed, A. 1044; hem nedde = they needed.
{Nede, Nedeȝ,} of necessity, A. 344.
Nedleȝ, needless, useless, B. 381; C. 220.
Nee = ne, nor, A. 262.
Nel, ne wille, will not, B. 513.
Nem, took (_pret._ of _nimme_), A. 802; B. 505.
Nemme, name, A. 997. See T. B. 152.
Nente, ninth, A. 1012.
Nere, _ne were_, were not, B. 21.
{Nere, Ner,} near, nigh, A. 286, 404; _wel ner_, nearly, B. 1585.
Nerre, nearer, A. 233; C. 85.
Nesch, gently, A. 606. A.S. _hnesc_, soft, tender.
Neue, fist, hand, B. 1537. N.Prov.E. _neve_, _neif_, a fist. O.N.
_hnefi_.
Neuen, name, B. 410, 1376, 1525. O.N. _nafn_, a name; _nefna_, to
name.
{Neȝ, Neȝe,} nigh, near, A. 528; B. 803.
{Neȝ, Neȝe, Neȝen,} approach, B. 32, 143, 805, 1017, 1754.
Nice, _adj._ foolish, B. 1354; _sb._ B. 1359. Fr. _nice_, foolish,
simple.
Nif, ne-if, if not, B. 30.
Niye, trouble, B. 1002.
Noble, A. 1097.
Nobley, nobleness, B. 1091.
No-bot, only, B. 1127. N.Prov.E. _no-bot_.
Nok, nook, C. 278.
Nolde, ne wolde, would not, B. 805, 1091.
{Nom, Nome,} took, A. 587; B. 1613; _pret._ of _nimme_, to take.
Nome, name, A. 872.
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