English poetry -- 18th century; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- Early works to 1800
Afleme, p. 287. 14. as _Fleme_; to drive away, to affright.
After la goure, H. 2. 353. should probably be _Astrelagour_;
Astrologer. [A singular mistake for B.'s Asterlagour _an astrolabe_.
Sk.]
[Agested, p. 278. 9. _Heaped up_ (B.). (For C.'s _clowde_ Sk. boldly
reads _clod_.)]
Agrame, G. 93. _Grievance_. C.
Agreme, Æ 356. _Torture_. C.--G. 5. _Grievance_. C.
Agrosed, p. 286. 6. as _Agrised_, terrified.
Agroted, Æ. 348. See _Groted_.
Agylted, Æ. 334. _Offended_. C.
Aidens, Æ. 222. _Aidance_.
Ake, E. II. 8. _Oak_. C.
Alans, H. 2. 124. _Hounds_.
Alatche, Æ. 117. [? _call for help_. K. has latch (O.) _release, let
go_, but this cannot be the meaning intended.]
Aledge, G. 5. _Idly_. C.
Alest, Æ. 50. _Lest_.
All a boon, E. III. 41. _A manner of asking a favour_. C.
Alleyn, E. I. 52. _Only_. C.
Almer, Ch. 20. _Beggar_. C.
[Alofe, H. 1. 292. _Aloft_.]
[Alse, Æ. 1063. _Else_.]
Aluste, H. i. 88. [The sense is clearly _draw himself out, release
himself_; but K. B. and Speght throw no light on the word.]
Alyne, T. 79. _Across his shoulders_. C.
Alyse, Le. 29. _Allow_. C.
Amate, Æ. 58. _Destroy_. C.
Amayld, E. II. 49. _Enameled_. C.
Ameded, Æ. 54. _Rewarded_.
Amenged, p. 278. 6. as _Menged_; mixed.
Amenused, E. II. 5. _Diminished_. C.
[Ametten, M. 46. _Met_.]
Amield, T. 5. _Ornamented, enameled_. C.
[Anenste, as _Anente_; against.]
Anente, Æ. 475. _Against_. C.
Anere, Æ. 15. _Another_. C. [Ep. 48. _another time or occasion_.]
Anete, p. 281. 64. [_put an end to_, from C.'s _nete, nothing_.]
Anie, p. 281. 59. as _Nie_; nigh.
[Anie, H. 1. 120. _Annoy_.]
Anlace, G. 57. _An ancient sword_. C.
Antecedent, Æ. 233. _Going before_.
Applings, E. I. 33. _Grafted trees_. C.
Arace, G. 156. _Divest_. C.
[Arcublaster, H. 2. 52. K. has arcubalista, _a warlike engine for
casting great stones_, and Speght has arblasters, _crosse-bowes_. This
last is evidently C.'s meaning.]
[Ardurous, p.25. 30. ? as if _ardourous_, valiant.]
Arist, Ch. 10. _Arose_. C.
Arrowe-lede, H. 1. 74. [Neither K.B. nor Speght throws any light on
_-lede_. Sk. reads _arrow-head_.]
Ascaunce, E. III. 52. _Disdainfully_. C.
Asenglave, H. 1. 117. [_Ashen-spear_. K. has glaive, _a weapon like a
halbert_.]
Askaunted, Le. 19. [_Look carelessly at_, from two words side by
side in K., askaunce (O.), _if by chance_, and askaunt (O.) _to look
askaunt i.e. to look sideways_.]
Aslee, Æ 504. [Probably _sidle_ would give the meaning. Sk. renders
_dost but slide away_.]
Asseled, E. III. 14. _Answered_. C.
Ashrewed. Ch. 24. _Accursed, unfortunate_. C.
Asswaie, E. 352. [There is no satisfactory explanation; the sense is
clearly _cause_.]
Astedde, E. II. II. _Seated_. C.
Astende, G. 47. _Astonish_. C.
Asterte, G. 137. _Neglected_. C.
Astoun, E. II. 5. _Astonished_. C.
Astounde, M. 83. _Astonish_. C.
Asyde, p. 282. 90. perhaps _Astyde_; ascended. [More probably _wyth
Trouthe asyde_ means _at the side of Truth_.]
Athur, H. 2. 466. as _Thurgh_; thorough.
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