brayn-pannes, _skulls_. bred, _breed_. bree, _soup_, _broth_. brenning, _burning_; brenyng drake, _fire-drake_, _fiery dragon_. brest, _burst_. bricht, the, 149, _the fair one_. brode-hen, 105, _brood-hen_, _sitting-hen_? brodit, _pierced_. brok, bruik, bruke, _have possession of_, _enjoy_, _keep_. bruchty, _spotted_, or _streaked_ with dirt; brucket yowe, 140, _speckled ewe_. brunt, _burnt_. bur, _bore_. burne, _brook_. buskit, _dressed_. but and ben, _out and in_. ca'd, _called_; 16, _driven_. cadgily, _merrily_. can, could, used as auxiliaries to form the perfect and pluperfect tenses. cannilie, _softly_. cantels, _pieces_. canty, _merry_. capull, _horse_. carle, _fellow_. carpe, _to talk_, _discourse_, _tell stories_. casey, _causeway_. caud, _called_. cauk, _chalk_. chappit, _tapped_, _knocked_. cheape, _bargain_. chefe, cheveron, _upper part of the escutcheon_. chiel, _young man_, _servant_. childer-gamme, _children's game_. choice, _choose_. Christendye, _Christendom_. claise, _clothes_. clead, _clad_. cleikit, _caught_. cleir, _bright_. clenkyng, _clinking_. coffer, _head-dress_, _cap_. coft, _bought_, _redeemed_. cokeney, 115, "seems to be a diminutive for cook," says Percy. The word more probably denotes some kind of _lean or common meat_. See Wright's note. cold, _could_. comyn, _come_. con, see can. confound, _destroy_. coost, 110, _region_, _direction_. could of courtesie, _knew what was good manners_. cors, _body_. couple, _rafter_. courtnalls, a disrespectful (?) name for _courtiers_. cow, _twig_. cowth ring, 148, _had reigned_; see can. crap, _crop_, _yield_. crech, _creek_, _crutch_. creppid, _crept_. crook (my knee), _make lame_. They say in the North, "the horse crooks," _i. e._ goes lame. Percy. crouse, _brisk_, _merry_. cummerit, _vexed_, _bothered_. cund hir thank, _gave her thanks_. cunnand, _covenant_, _engagement_. curtass, _courteous_. daigh, _dough_. dang, _knocked_. dawing, _dawning_. de, dee, _die_; deed, _died_. denay, _refuse_. dent, _blow_. deport, 274, _array_. deray, _ruin_, _confusion_. descryed, _described_, _related_. develling, 142, _sauntering_. dicht, 150, _circumstanced_: dicht to deid, 151, _done_ or _put to death_. disjune, _breakfast_. dizt, (dight), _dressed_. do, dow, you down, _take yourself down_. dole, dool, _grief_. donned, 105, _dun_. douse, _blow_. doute, _fear_. dow, _dove_. down-browit, _scowling_. doz troz, _dough trough_. drake, _dragon_. drowryis, _love-gifts_. dryt, _dirt_. ducadoons, _ducats_. (?) dulfully, _dolefully_, _sadly_. dun feather and gray, by, 88, _by a carrier pigeon_. dungin down, _beat down_, _overcame_. duzty, _doughty_; duztynesse, _doughtiness_.
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