English poetry -- 18th century; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- Early works to 1800
Boleynge, M. 17. _Swelling_. C.
[Bollen, II. 2. 636. _Swollen_ (K.).]
Bollengers and Cottes, E. II. 33. _Different kinds of boats_. C.
Boolie, E. I. 46. _Beloved_. C.
Bordel, E. III. 2. _Cottage_. C.
Bordelier, Æ. 410. _Cottager_.
Borne, T. 13. Æ. 741. _Burnish_. C.
[Borne, H. 2. 289. ?_ground_. (No satisfactory explanation.)]
Boun, E. II. 40. _Make ready_. C.
Bounde, T. 32. _Ready_. C.
Bourne, Æ. 483. [_Borne_.]
Bouting matche, p. 23. 2. [_Bout, trial of skill_.]
Bowke, T. 19.--Bowkie, G. 133. _Body_. C.
Brasteth, G. 123. _Bursteth_. C.
Brayd, G. 77. _Displayed_. C.
Brayde, Æ 1010. [cf. B.'s braid, _a small lace_, &c.]
Breme, subst. G. 12. _Strength_. C.
------adj. E. II. 6. _Strong_. C.
Brende, G. 50. _Burn, consume_. C.
Bretful, Ch. 19. _Filled with_. C.
[Brigandyne, H. 2. 645. _An old-fashioned coat of mail_, K.]
Broched, H. 2. 335. _Pointed_.
Brondeous, E. II. 24. _Furious_. C.
Browded, G. 130. _Embroidered_. C.
Brynnyng, Æ. 680. _Declaring_. C. [? contracted for _bewrynning_.]
Burled, M. 20. _Armed_. C.
Burlie bronde, G. 7. _Fury, anger_. C.
[Burne, Æ. 585. H. 2. 265. ? _Run_ (no explanation).]
Byelecoyle, p. 288. 2. _Bel-acueil_. Fr. the name of a personage in
the _Roman de la Rose_, which Chaucer has rendered _Fair welcoming_.
[Speght followed by K. has Bialacoyl [Fr. Bel-acueil], _faire
welcoming_. C. did not observe that the word was a proper name, but
uses it to mean _hospitality_.]
Byker, Æ. 246. _Battle_.
Bykrous, M. 37. _Warring_. C.
Bysmare, M. 95. _Bewildered, curious_. C.
Bysmarelie, Le. 26. _Curiously_. C.
C.
Cale, Æ. 854. _Cold_.
Calke, G. 25. _Cast_. C.
Calked, E. I. 49. _Cast out_. C.
Caltysning, G. 67. _Forbidding_. C.
Carnes, Æ. 1243. _Rocks, stones_. Brit.
Castle-stede, G. 100. _A Castle_. C.
Caties, H. 2. 67. _Cates_. [_Dainties_.]
Caytisned, Æ. 32. _Binding, enforcing_. C. [Æ. 1104. _Bound,
fettered_.]
Celness, Æ. 882. [Probably _coldness_; no explanation.]
Chafe, Æ. 191. _Hot_. C.
Chastes, G. 201. _Beats, stamps_. C.
Champion, v. P.G. 12. _Challenge_. C.
Chaper, E. III. 48. _Dry, sunburnt_. C.
Chapournette, Ch. 45. _A small round hat_. C.
Chefe, G. 11. _Heat, rashness_. C.
Chelandree, Æ. 105. _Gold-finch_. C.
Cheorte, p. 288. 4. [? _Pleasant;_ K. B. and Speght have chert,
cheorte, _love, jealousy_, and K. and B. have also chertes, _merry
people_.]
Cherisaunce, Ent. 1. _Comfort_. C.
Cherisaunied, Æ. 839. perhaps _Cherisaunced_. [The mistake is in C.'s
authorities; Cherisaunei (K.) Cherisaunie (B.).]
Cheves, Ch. 37. _Moves_. C.
Chevysed, Ent. 2. _Preserved_. C.
Chirckynge, M. 23. _A confused noise_. C.
Church-glebe-house, Ch. 24. _Grave_. C.
[Chyne, H. 2. 640. _Cut thro' the back_. K.]
[Cleembe, as _Cleme_.]
Cleme, E. II. 9. _Sound_. C.
Clergyon, P.G. 8. _Clerk, or clergyman_. C.
Clergyon'd, Ent. 13. _Taught_. C.
Clevis, H. 2. 46. [_Cliffs_, or _rocks_. K.]
Cleyne, Æ. 1102. [_Sound_. ? from clymbe (O.) _noise_. K.]
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