English poetry -- 18th century; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- Early works to 1800
Dortoure, Ch. 25. _A sleeping room_. C.
Dote, p. 279. 20. perhaps as _Dighte_.
Doughtre mere, H. 2. 481. _D'outre mere_. Fr. From beyond sea.
[Draffs, Æ. 717. _Lees, dregs_, so _useless, worthless_.]
Dree, Æ. 983. [H. 2. 664. _? Work_, or _Drive_.]
Drefte, Æ. 466. _Least_. C.
[Drenche, Æ. 85. _Drink_. (Really _to dose with medicine_.)]
Drented, G. 91. _Drained_. C.
Dreynted, Æ. 237. _Drowned_. C.
Dribblet, E. II. 48. _Small, insignificant_. C.
Drites, G. 65. _Rights, liberties_. C.
Drocke, T. 40. _Drink_. C.
Droke, Æ. 461. [Meaning and source quite uncertain.]
Droorie, Ep. 47. See Chatterton's note. _Druerie_ is _Courtship,
gallantry_.
Drooried, Æ. 127. _Courted_. [Probably _modest_, from B.'s drury,
_modesty_.]
Dulce, p. 283. 103. as _Dolce_.
Duressed, E. I. 39. _Hardened_. C.
Dyd, H. 2. 9. should probably be _Dyght_.
Dygne, T. 89. _Worthy_. C.
[Dyngeynge, Æ. 458. _Dinging_ or _striking_.]
Dynning, E. I. 25. _Sounding_. C.
Dysperpellest, Æ. 414. _Scatterest_. C.
Dysporte, E. I. 28. _Pleasure_. C.
Dysportisment, Æ. 250. as _Dysporte_.
Dysregate, Æ. 542. [_? Deprive of command_.]
E.
Edraw, H. 2. 52. for _Ydraw_; Draw.
Eft, E. II. 78. _Often_. C.
Eftsoones, E. III. 54. _Quickly_. C.
Ele, M. 74. _Help_. C.
Eletten, Æ. 448. _Enlighten_. C.
Eke, E. I. 27. _Also_. C.
Emblaunched, E. I. 36. _Whitened_. C.
Embodyde, E. I. 33. _Thick, stout_. C.
[Embollen, Æ. 596. as _Bollen_.]
Embowre, G. 134. _Lodge_. C.
Emburled, E. II. 54. _Armed_. C.
Emmate, Æ. 34. _Lessen, decrease_. C.
Emmers, p. 287. 7. [_? coins_. No explanation.]
Emmertleynge, M. 72. _Glittering_. C.
[Emprize, M. 74. _Adventure_. C.]
Enalse, G. 159. _Embrace_. C.
Encaled, Æ. 918. _Frozen, cold_. C.
Enchased, M. 60. _Heated, enraged_. C.
Engyne, Æ. 381. _Torture_.
Enheedynge, p. 283. 105. [_Taking heed, studying_.]
Enlowed, Æ. 606. _Flamed, fired_. C.
Enrone, Æ. 661. [Evidently _Unsheath_; no explanation.]
Enseme, Æ. 971. _To make seams in_. q?
Enseeming, Æ. 746. as _Seeming_.
Enshoting, T. 174. _Shooting, darting_. C.
[Ensooned, H. 2. 497. Probably, _In a swoon_; not in K.B. or Speght.]
Enstrote, H. 2. 503. [No explanation.] Enswote, Æ. 1175. _Sweeten_. q?
Enswolters, Æ. 629. _Swallows, sucks in_. C.
Ensyrke, p. 25. 10. _Encircle_.
Ent, E. III. 57. _A purse or bag_. C.
Entendement, Æ. 261. _Understanding_.
Enthoghteing, Æ. 704. [_Thinking_; cf. _Enheedynge_.]
Entremed, p. 276. 4. [_Intermingled_, from Speght's Entremes,
_entermingled_. (Really _entremes_ means a side-dish.)]
Entrykeynge, Æ. 304. as _Tricking_.
Entyn, P.G. 10. _Even_. C.
Estande, H. 2. 271. for _Ystande_; Stand.
Estells, E. II. 16. A corruption of _Estoile_, Fr. A star. C.
Estroughted, Æ. 918. [_Stretched out_]
Ethe, E. III. 59. _Ease_. C.
Ethie, p. 280. 49. _Easy_.
Evalle, E. III. 38. _Equal_. C.
Evespeckt, T. 56. _Marked with evening dew_. C.
Ewbrice, Æ. 1085. _Adultery_. C.
Ewbrycious, p. 281. 60. _Lascivious_.
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