Unknowlage, 121, ignorance. Unqwyt, 308, unrequited, unrevenged. Unterest, 176, uttermost. Unthende, 36. Upryth, 293, straight. This word does not here imply a perpendicular position, it being applied indifferently to persons lying as well as standing. See Tyrwhitt’s glos. to Chaucer. “Yf thou be wyse, slepe nat bolte upright,” Hormanni Vulgaria, fol. 39. Vath, 321, a word of exclamation. Veyn, vain. Velony, villany. Vengeable, revengeful. Verament, truly. Verray, true. Vervent, fervent. Vervently, fervently. Vesytation, visitation. Vest, 114, covered. Voydnes, 127, emptiness. Vowchesaff, vouchsafe. Wace, 284, was. Wayle, 257, bewail. Wayten, 340, watch. Walkyn, 21, sky. This word is used by Shakespeare and a few later writers. Wantruste, 225, want of confidence. War, 5, aware. Ware, 197, work, business. Warly, 334, slily. “Warely or slyly,” Prompt. Parv. Wast, 31, wasted. Watt, 294, fellow. Wawys, waves. Weche, which. Weche, 338, watch. Wede, 28, clothing. Wele, 24, wealth. Weleaway. Probably the burden of an old song: see The Geste of Kyng Horn, 1499, “He made Rymenild a lay, Ant hue seide Weylaway.” Welsom, 31, sorrowful. Wem, 5, blot, blemish. Wen, wene, 5, doubt. Wenche, a young woman. It is sometimes used in an opprobrious sense. Wende, go. Wene, 1, ween, think. Wenyth, thinketh. Werche, work. Werd, world. Werdly, worldly. Weré, 147, weary. Werme, worm. Wete, know. Wethys, ways. Weylle, well. Whanhope, 13, despair. Whele, wheel. Why, 46, cause. Whight, _vide_ wight. Whylys, wiles. Whyll, whilst. Whylsum, 203, doubtful. “Wylsome or dowtefulle,” Prompt. Parv. Whyt, 298, quick. “As whyt as thought,” a proverb common at the present day. Whoys, whose. Whonde, 123. Whoo, woe. Wight, person. Wyghtly, 161. Wyk, wicked. Wylys, wiles. Wynde, 50. Wyst, known. With-sett, 212, withstand. Wytys, creatures. Woke, 4. Wolde, 16, dominion. Wone, dwelling. Wood, 3, wide. Wood, mad. Wost, knowest. Woundyn, wound. Woundyr, 214, wonderful. Wrake, 94, 137, 200, mischief. Wrecche, wretch. Wreke, 163, 181, revenged. Wrokyn, 29, avenged. Wrowth, wrought. Wundyrfoille, wonderful. Wurchepyd, worshipped. Wurchepp, 218, good reputation. Wurdys, words. Xad, 275, shed. See notes, p. 416. Xal, shall. Xulde, should. ȝatys, gates. ȝemanry, 1, yeomanry. See Tyrwhitt’s note on v. 101 of the Canterbury Tales, for an account of this class of persons. ȝerdys, rods, wands. ȝeven, given. ȝeven, even. ȝevyth, givith. ȝitt, yet. ȝonge, youth. THE END. LONDON: F. SHOBERL, JUN., 51, RUPERT STREET, HAYMARKET, PRINTER TO H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
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