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
“And so thai did al bidene and sum oure douth sloȝe,
Tuke out the tuskis and the tethe, and _ternen_ of the skinnes.”
--(K. Alex. p. 140.)
Tyt, quickly, A. 728. N.Prov.E. _tite_, soon. Cf. _tytly_, T. B. 1094.
See _Tyd_.
Tyþe, tenth, B. 216.
Tyþynge, tiding, B. 458, 498; C. 78.
Tytter, sooner, C. 231. N.Prov.E. _titter_. See _Tyt_.
Tyxt, text, B. 1634; C. 37.
Tyȝed, tied, A. 464; B. 702.
{Tyȝt, Tyȝte,} described, A. 1053; give, B. 1153; endeavour, B. 1108;
near, A. 503. See T. B. 1358. A.S. _tihtan_, to draw.
U = o = of, A. 792.
{Vch, Vche, Vcha,} = ilk, ilka, each, every. A. 33, 117.
Vchon, each one, A. 546.
Vglokest (_superl._ of _vgly_), most horrid, dreadful, B. 892. See
_vgsome_, horrible, T. B. 877.
Vmbe, about, B. 879, 1384; C. 309. A.S. _ymbe_.
“Grete toures full toure all þe toune _vmbe_.” --(T. B. 320.)
Vmbe-brayde, accost, B. 1622. See _Brayde_.
Vmbe-grouen, overgrown, B. 488.
Vmbe-kest, look about, B. 478.
Vmbe-lyȝe, compass, surround, B. 836.
Vmbe-pyȝte, surrounded, A. 1052.
Vmbre, rain, B. 524. Cf. _ymur_, in T. B. 897. Lat. _imber_.
Vmbe-schon, shone about, C. 455.
{Vmbe-stounde, Vmbe-stoundes,} at times, sometimes, C. 7, 122.
Vmbe-sweyed, encircled, B. 1380.
Vmbe-walt, surrounded, B. 1181.
Vnavysed, unadvised, thoughtless, A. 292.
Vnblemyst, unblemished, A. 782.
Vn-brosten, unburst, B. 365.
Vnblyþe, dismal, B. 1017.
Vncheryst, uncherished, uncared for, B. 1125.
Vnclannesse, uncleanness. B. 30, 1800, 1806.
Vnclene, B. 550, 1713.
Vncler, indistinct, C. 307.
Vnclose, disclose, B. 26, 1438.
Vncortoyse, uncourteous, A. 303.
{Vncouþe, Vncowþe,} unknown, B. 414, 1600, 1722.
Vnder, the third hour of the day, A. 513. A.S. _undern_. Goth.
_undaurns_.
Vnder-nomen, understood, perceived, C. 213.
Vnder-stonde, understand, A. 941; C. 122.
Vnder-ȝede = under-ȝete, understood, B. 796. A.S. _undergitan_, to
perceive.
Vndyd, destroyed, B. 562.
Vnfayre, bad, B. 1801.
Vnfolde, B. 1563.
Vnfre, unfortunate, B. 1129.
Vngarnyst, unadorned, B. 137.
Vnglad, sorry, C. 63.
Vngoderly, bad, wicked, B. 145, 1092.
Vnhap, misfortune, B. 143, 1150; misery, B. 892. See T. B. 1402.
Vnhappen, unfortunate; and hence bad, B. 573.
Vnhaspe, disclose, B. 688.
Vnhole, badly, B. 1681.
Vnhonest, vile, B. 579.
Vnhuled, uncovered, B. 451. See _Hile_.
Vnhyde, disclose, A. 973.
Vnhyle, disclose, B. 1628. See _Hile_.
Vnknawen, unknown, B. 1679.
Vnkyndely, wickedly, B. 208.
Vnmard, undefiled, B. 867.
Vnmete, unmeet, unfit, A. 759.
Vnneuened, unnamed, B. 727. See _Neuen_.
Vnnynges, signs, C. 213. A.S. _unnan_, to give, grant, permit.
Vnpynne, to unpin, unfasten, A. 728.
Vnresounable, unreasonable, A. 590.
Vnryȝt, wrong, B. 1142.
Vnsmyten, B. 732.
Vnsounde, wicked, evil, bad, B. 575; C. 527; misfortune, wretched
state, C. 58. See T. B. 495.
Vnsoundely, badly, B. 201. See T. B. 1826.
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