English poetry -- 18th century; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- Early works to 1800
Graiebarbes, Le. 25. _Greybeards_. C.
Grange, E. I. 34. _Liberty of pasture_. C.
Gratche, Æ. 115. _Apparel_. C.
Grave, p. 288. 2. _Chief magistrate, mayor_. [Where does T. find this
meaning? B. and K. have grave, _a German title signifying a great lord
etc_., but no word of mayor.]
Gravots, E. I. 24. _Groves_. C.
Gree, E. I. 44. _Grow_. C.
Groffile, Æ. 547. [_Grovelling_, from K.'s groff or gruff (O.),
_groveling_.]
Groffish, Æ. 257. [_Gruffly_.]
Groffynglie, Ep. 33. _Foolishly_. C.
Gron, G. 90. _a fen, moor_. C.
Gronfer, E. II. 45. _A meteor_, from _gron_ a fen, and _fer_, a
corruption of fire. C. [? then whether C. does not mean a will o' the
wisp.]
Gronfyres, G. 200. _Meteors_. C.
Grore, H. 2. 27. [No explanation.]
Groted, Æ. 337. _Swollen_. C.
[Gryne, H. 2. 706. _Groin_.]
Gule-depeincted, E. II. 13. _Red-painted_. C.
Gule-steynct, G. 62. _Red-stained_. C.
[Guylde, G. 152. _Tax_.]
[Guylteynge, Æ. 179. _Gilding_.]
Glyttelles, Æ. 438. _Mantels_. C.
H.
[Habergeon. H. 2. 346. _A little coat of mail_ (K.).]
Haile, E. III. 60. _Happy_. C.
Hailie, Æ. 148. 410. as _Haile_.
Halceld, M. 37. _Defeated_. C.
Hailie, T. 144. _Holy_. C.
Hailie, Æ. 33. _Wholely_. [But here _Hallie_ would seem to be put for
hailie, _happy_. Sk. renders _blissful_.]
Halline, Ch. 82. _Joy_. C.
Hancelled, G. 49. _Cut off, destroyed_. C.
Han, Æ. 734. _Hath_. q? [One of C.'s fundamental mistakes.]
Hanne, Æ. 409. _Had_. particip. q?--Æ. 685. _Had_. pa. t. sing. q?
Hantoned, Æ. 1094. [A mistake for _hancelled; hanten_ in B.K. and
Speght means _use, accustom_.]
Harried, M. 82. _Tost_. C. [But in Æ. 209 plainly=_hurried_.]
Hatched, p. 25. I. [Probably C. meant _covered with a cloth exhibiting
its rider's coat of arms_. Cf. _Hatchments_.]
[Hatchments, H. 2. 489. In heraldry, _a coat of arms_. (K.).]
Haveth, E. I. 17. _Have_. 1st perf. q?
Heafods, E. II. 7. _Heads_. C.
Heavenwere, G. 146. _Heavenward_. C.
Hecked, Æ. 394. _Wrapped closely, covered_. C.
Heckled, M. 3. _Wrapped_. C.
Heie, E. II. 15. _They_. C.
Heiedeygnes, E. III. 77. _A country dance, still practised in the
North_. C.
Hele, n. G. 127. _Help_. C.
Hele, v. E. III. 16. _To help_. C.
Hem, T. 24. A contraction of _them_. C.
[Hendie, H. 1. 95. ? _Hand to hand_; K. B. and Speght all have _neat,
fine, genteel_, for this Chaucerian word.]
Hente, T. 175. _Grasp, hold_. C.
Hentyll, Æ. 1161. [Evidently _Custom_; no explanation.]
[Herehaughte, M. 78. _Herald_.]
Herselle, Æ. 279. _Herself_.
Herste, Æ. 1182. [? _Command_.]
Hilted, Hiltren, T. 47. 65. _Hidden_. C.
Hiltring, Ch. 13. _Hiding_. C.
Hoastrie, E. I. 26. _Inn, or publick house_. C.
[Hocktide, H. 1. 25. _A festival celebrated in England antiently
in memory of the sudden death of King Hardicanute A.C. 1042 and the
downfall of the Danes_. B.]
Holtred, Æ. 293. [? _Hidden_, from B.'s _hulstred_.]
Hommeur, Æ. 1190. [? _Honour_.]
Hondepoint, Æ. 273. [Sk. renders (_every_) _moment_; K.B. and Speght
give no help.]
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