Agriculture -- England; Conduct of life; Home economics, Rural
[36] Such is the general rule; but in Lowland Scotch, we have
_Dalziel_, _Menzies_, pronounced as _Dalyell_, _Menyies_, _i.e._
with _z_ for _y_ in the _middle_ of a word, where it usually has
the force of _gh_.
[37] I shall in future drop the initials “I. R.” in these
collations. It will be understood that these various readings are
all from the same source.
[38] Cf. the name _pod-ware_, as applied to beans and peas. See
Halliwell.
[39] Printed--“Vernall. When.” This cuts the sentence in half, and
makes nonsense.
[40] A singular mistake; he means _Aries_.
[41] I.e. mortified. “_Mortify_, to change the outward form of
a mixt body, as when quicksilver ... is dissolved in an acid
menstruum”; Phillips.
[42] _Sic_; but we commonly find _viues_ or _vives_. And in fact,
Fitzherbert treats of it below, in section 91.
[43] I.e. the servant who had charge of the _garners_ or granaries,
and whose business it was to send corn to the mill, the stable, and
the poultry-yard.
[44] Cellar.
[45] Ewery; where were kept ‘Napery, Basons, Ewers, sweete waters,
Perfumes, Torches, Supper-lights, Prickets, sises of Waxe, and such
like;’ also ‘tallow Candles, Candle-sticks, Snuffers, and such
other.’
GLOSSARIAL INDEX.
The references are to the _sections_ and _lines_, as numbered.
Besides the usual contractions, note that _v._ = verb in the
infinitive mood, _pr. s._ = present tense, _third_ person
singular, unless 1 _p._ or 2 _p._ is added. Proper names are
included in this index.
Able, _adj._ fit, suitable, 121/16.
Abrode, _adv._ abroad, 10/30.
Abused, _pp._ ill-suited, 151/13.
Accompte, _s._ account, inventory, 151/1; A-compte, account, 146/92.
A-cloyde, _s._ accloyed; a hurt caused by running a nail into a
horse’s foot, 115/1. From O. F. _cloyer_, same as _clouer_, to
nail.
Acre, _s._ acre, 12/4.
A-crosse, _adv._ on the cross, crosswise, 61/8.
Affreyd, _s._ a disease in horses caused by hard riding, 104/1. Cf. E.
_fray_; and see _frayer_ in Cotgrave.
After, _prep._ according to, 15/22, 121/12; close to, 25/22.
Aftermath, _s._ a second crop of grass, 70/32.
All-onely, _adv._ only, 37/23, 65/4. Cf. Lowl. Sc. _al-anerly_, only.
Almes, _s._ alms, 168/3.
Almes-dedes, _s._ alms-deeds, 168/1.
Al-onely, _adv._ alone, 141/9. See All-onely.
Ambrose, St., 156/23, 163/9, 167/11.
Amended, _pp._ mended, 141/32.
Amerced, _pp._ fined, 148/22.
An, _num. adj._ one, 133/11.
Anastasius, 164/14.
And, _conj._ if, 6/12, 24/21, 25/16, 68/62, 70/34, 142/7.
Anis, _s. pl._ awns, 34/25, 29.
Anna, Hannah, 165/53.
Apparell, _s._ apparel, 151/3.
Appeyre, _v._ injure, 18/31; appeyreth, _pr. s._ impairs, injures,
18/17.
Aray, _s._ array, 151/13.
Araye, _imp. s._ dress, 146/11.
A-slope, _adv._ slanting, 2/24.
Assaut, _s._ assault, 167/37.
At-after, _prep._ after, 22/10. (Not uncommon.) It occurs in Chaucer,
C.T. 11531.
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