English poetry -- 18th century; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- Early works to 1800
Clinie, H. 1. 431. [Apparently a _declination_, a stooping attitude;
part of the science of arms.]
Cloude-agested, p. 278. 9. [See _Agested_.]
Clymmynge, Ch. 36. _Noisy_. C.
Coistrell, H. 2. 88. [_A young lad_ (O.) K.]
Compheeres, M. 21. _Companions_. C.
Congeon, E. III. 89. _Dwarf_. C.
Contake, T. 87. _Dispute_. C.
Conteins, H. 1. 223. for _Contents_.
Conteke, E. II. 10. _Confuse; contend-with_. C.
Contekions, Æ. 553. _Contentions_. C.
Cope, Ch. 50. _A cloke_. C.
Corven, Æ. 56. See _Yeorven_.
Cotte, E. II. 24. _Cut_.
Cottes, E. II. 33. See _Bollengers_.
Coupe, E. II. 7. _Cut_. C.
Couraciers, T. 74. _Horse-coursers_. C.
Coyen, Æ. 125. _Coy_. q?
Cravent, E. III. 39. _Coward_. C.
Creand, Æ. 581. as _Recreand_.
Crine, Æ. 851. _Hair_. C.
Croched, H. 2. 511. perhaps _Broched_. [What is _broched_? Sk. renders
_crooked_, but surely a javelin should be straight. Perhaps C. was
thinking of the _cross_-piece of a halbert. Cf. _croche_.]
Croche, v. G. 26. _Cross_. C.
Crokynge, Æ. 119. _Bending_.
Cross-stone, Æ. 1122. _Monument_. C. [Crouchee, p. 281. 63. _Cross_;
from Speght's crouch, _cross_.]
Cuarr, p. 281. 53. _Quarry_. q?
[Cuishes, H. 2. 230. _Armour for the thighs_; cuisses K.]
Cullis-yatte, E. I. 50. _Portcullis-gate_. C.
Curriedowe, G. 176. _Flatterer_. C.
Cuyen kine, E. I. 35. _Tender cows_. C.
D.
Dareygne, G. 26. _Attempt, endeavour_. C.
Declynie, H. i. 161. _Declination_. q? [See _Clinie_.]
Decorn, E. II. 14. _Carved_. C.
Deene, E. II. 69. _Glorious, worthy_. C.
[Deene, p. 288. II. _Dine_?]
Deere, E. III. 88. _Dire_. C.
Defs, M. 9. _Vapours, meteors_. C.
Defayte, G. 52. _Decay_. C.
Defte, Ch. 7. _Neat, ornamental_. C.
Deigned, E. III. 53. _Disdained_. C.
Delievretie, T. 44. _Activity_. C.
Demasing, H. 1. 276. [?_Considering_; no explanation.]
Dente, Æ. 886. See _Adente_.
Dented, Æ. 263. See _Adented_.
Denwere, G. 141. _Doubt_. C.--M. 13. _Tremour_. C.
Dequace, G. 56. _Mangle, destroy_. C.
Dequaced, p. 280. 38. [_Dashed_ K. and Speght.]
Dere, Ep. 5. _Hurt, damage_. C.
Derkynnes, Æ. 229. _Young deer_. q?
Derne, Æ. 582.--H. 2. 522. [_Barbarous, cruel_ K.]
Dernie, E. I. 19. _Woeful, lamentable_. C.----M. 106. _Cruel_. C.
Deslavate, H. 2. 333. [_Lecherous, beastly_, from K.'s deslavy.]
Dellavatie, Æ. 1047. _Letchery_. C.
Detratours, H. 2. 78. [_Slanderous detractors_.]
Deysed, Æ. 46. _Seated on a deis_.
Dheie; _They_.
Dhere, Æ. 192. _There_.
Dhereof; _Thereof_.
Difficile, Æ. 358. _Difficult_. C.
Dighte, Ch. 7. _Drest, arrayed_. C.
Dispande, p. 276. _ult_. perhaps for _Disponed_. [B. has dispand, _to
stretch out_.] Dispone, p. 279. 27. _Dispose_.
Divinistre, Æ. 141. _Divine_. C.
Dolce, Æ. 1187. _Soft, gentle_. C.
Dole, n. G. 137. _Lamentation_. C.
Dole, adj. p. 283. 13. [_Doleful_.]
Dolte, Ep. 27. _Foolish_. C.
[Dolthead, H. 1. 335. _Blockhead_.]
Donde, H. 1. 51. [_Done, finished_.]
Donore, H. 1. 5. This line should probably be written thus; _O
sea-oerteeming Dovor_!
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