English poetry -- 18th century; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- Early works to 1800
Nilling, Le. 16. _Unwilling_. C.
Nome-depeinted, E. II. 17. _Rebus'd shields_; a herald term, when the
charge of the shield implies the name of the bearer. C.
Notte-browne, p. 280. 49. _Nitt-brown_.
O.
Obaie, E. I. 41. _Abide_. C.
Offrendes, Æ. 51. _Presents, offerings_. C.
Olyphauntes, H. 2. 609. _Elephants_.
Onknowlachynge, E. II. 26 _Not knowing_. C. Onlight, Æ. 678. [_Put
out, extinguish_.]
Onlist, Le. 46. _Boundless_. C.
[Ore, H. 2. 25. Contracted for _other_.]
Orrests, G. 100. _Oversets_. C.
Ouchd, T. 80. See C.'s note.
Ouphante, Æ. 888. 929. _Ouphen, Elves_.
Ourt, H. 2. 578. [Contraction for B.'s _overt_.]
Ouzle, Æ. 104. _Black-bird_. C.
Owndes, G. 91. _Waves_. C.
P.
Pall, Ch. 31. Contraction from _appall_, to fright. C.
Paramente, Æ. 52. _Robes of scarlet_. C.--M. 36. _A princely robe_. C.
[Passante, El. 28. _Passing, going by_. (K.)]
Paves, Pavyes, Æ. 433. _Shields_.
Peede, Ch. 5. _Pied_. C.
[Peene, Æ. 484. _Pain_.]
Pencte, Ch. 46. _Painted_. C.
Penne, Æ. 728. _Mountain_.
Percase, Le. 21. _Perchance_. C.
'Pere, E. I. 41. _Appear_. C.
Perpled, p. 283. 99. _Purple_. q? [From B.'s disparpled, disperpled,
_in heraldry, scattered loosely_. T.'s suggestion is certainly wrong.]
Persant, Æ. 561. _Piereing_.
Pete, Æ. 1001. [as _Pighte_.]
Pheeres, Æ. 46. _Fellows, equals_. C.
Pheon, H. 2. 272. in Heraldry, _the barbed head of a dart_.
Pheryons, p. 285. 147. ['A mistake for pheons.' Sk.]
Picte, E. III. 91. _Picture_. C.
Pighte, T. 38. _Pitched, or bent down_. C.
Poyntel, Le. 44. _A pen_. C.
Prevyd, Æ 23. _Hardy, valourous_. C.
Proto-slene, H. 2. 38. _First-slain_.
Prowe, H. 1. 108. [?_Forehead_. No explanation.]
Pynant, Le. 4. _Pining, meagre_.
Pyghte, M. 73. _Settled_. C.
Pyghteth, Ep. 15. _Plucks, or tortures_. C.
[Pyke, Ch. 53. See _Shoone-pykes_.]
[Pynne, Æ. 213. Probably the peg which supported the target; which a
clever marksman might split. There is no satisfactory explanation of
'the basket'.]
Q.
Quaced, T. 94. _Vanquished_. C.
Quayntyssed. T. 4. _Curiously devised_. C.
Quansd, Æ. 241. _Stilled, Quenched_. C.
Queede, Æ. 284. 428. _The evil one; the Devil_.
R.
Receivure, G. 151. _Receipt_. C.
Recer, H. 1. 87. for _Racer_.
Recendize, Æ. 544. for _Recreandice; Cowardice_.
Recrandize, Æ. 1193. for _Recreandice; Cowardice_. [Though Sk. renders
_Recendize_ resentment.]
Recreand, Æ. 508. _Coward_. C.
Reddour, Æ. 30. _Violence_. C.
Rede, Le. 18. _Wisdom_. C.
Reded, G. 79. _Counselled_. C.
Redeyng, Æ. 227. _Advice_.
Regrate, Le. 7. _Esteem_. C.--M. 70. _Esteem, favour_. C.
Rele, n. Æ. 530. _Wave_. C.
Reles, v. E. II. 63. _Waves_. C.
Rennome, T. 28. _Honour, glory_. C.
Reyne, Reine, E. II. 25. _Run_. C.
Reyning, E. II. 39. _Running_. C.
Reytes, Æ. 900. _Water-flags_. C.
Ribaude, Ep. 9. _Rake, lewd person_. C.
Ribbande-geere, p. 280. 44. _Ornaments of ribbands_.
Rodded, Ch. 3. _Reddened_. C.
Rode, E. I. 59. _Complexion_. C.
Rodeing, Æ. 324. _Riding_.
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