English poetry -- 18th century; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- Early works to 1800
Roder, Æ. 1065. _Rider, traveller_.
Roghling, T. 69. _Rolling_. C.
Roin, Æ. 325. _Ruin_.
Roiend, Æ. 578. _Ruin'd_.
Roiner, Æ. 325. _Ruiner_.
Rou, G. 10. _Horrid, grim_. C.
Rowney, Le. 32. _Cart-horse_. C.
Rynde, Æ. 1192. _Ruin'd_.
S.
Sabalus, E. I. 22. _The Devil_. C.
Sabbatanners, Æ 275. [_Soldiers_, from B.'s sabatans, _soldiers'
boots_; cf. Lat. _Caligati_.]
[Sarim, H. 1. 301. i.e. _Sarum_.]
Scalle, Æ. 703. _Shall_. C.
Scante, Æ. 1133. _Scarce_. C.
Scantillie, Æ. 1010. _Scarcely, sparingly_. C.
Scarpes, Æ. 52. _Scarfs_. C.
Seethe, T. 96. _Hurt or damage_. C.
Scille, E. III. 33. _Gather_. C.
Scillye, G. 207. _Closely_. C.
Scolles, Æ. 239. _Sholes_.
Scond, H. 1. 20. for _Abscond_.
Seck, H. 1. 461. for _Suck_.
Seeled, Ent. II. _Closed_. C.
Seere, Æ. 1164. _Search_. C.
Selyness, E. I. 55. _Happiness_. C.
Semblate, p. 281. 67. [=_Semblance_.]
Seme, E. III. 32. _Seed_. C.
Semecope, Ch. 87. _A short undercloke_. C.
Semmlykeed, Æ. 298. [as _Semlykeene_.]
Semlykeene, Æ. 9. _Countenance_. C. C.--G. 56. _Beauty, countenance_.
C.
Sendaument, p. 284. 126. [_Appearance_. The word has no authority; B.
and K. are silent.]
Sete, Æ. 1069. _Seat_.
Shappe, T. 36. _Fate_. C.
Shap-scurged, Æ. 603. _Fate-scourged_. C.
Shemring, E. II. 14. _Glimmering_. C.
Shente, T. 157. _Broke, destroyed_. C.
Shepen, p. 283. 97. [_Simple_, from K.'s shepen (O.), _simple,
fearful_.]
Shepstere, E. I. 6. _Shepherd_. C.
Shoone-pykes, p. 280. 44. _Shoes with piked toes_. The length of the
pikes was restrained to two inches, by 3 Edw. 4. c. 5.
Shrove, H. 2. 432. [It is difficult to discover the probable sense of
this word. Perhaps an allusion to an imaginary legend is intended; cf.
the reference (H. 2. 417) to Conyan's goats. Sk. has a note '_Shrove_
is the Rowleian for _shrouded_'; this is possible but hardly
convincing.]
[Slea, Æ. 18. _Slay_.]
[Sleeve, H. 1. 178. _Silk not yet twisted, floss._]
Sletre, Æ. 539. _Slaughter_.
Slughornes, E. II. 9. _A musical instrument not unlike a hautboy_.
C.--T. 31. A kind of clarion. C.
Smethe, T. 101. _Smoke_. C.
Smething, E. I. 1. _Smoking_. C.
Smore, H. 1. 412. [? _Smeared_ or _Smothered_.]
Smothe, Ch. 35. _Steam or vapours_. C.
Snett, T. 45. _Bent_. C.
[Sorgie, G. 17. _Surging_.]
Sothen, Æ. 227. _Sooth_, q?
Souten, H. 1. 252. for _Sought_. pa. t. sing. q?
Sparre, H. 1. 26. _A wooden bar_.
Speckle, H. 2. 525. [? _Spied_, or perhaps _Reached_.]
Spencer, T. 11. _Dispenser_. C.
Spere, Æ. 69. [_Spare, allow_.]
Spyryng, Æ. 707. _Towering_.
Staie, H. 1. 198. [B. has Stay, _stop, let, hindrance_; so possibly C.
uses it as a paraphrase for _armour_; or some special piece of armour
may be meant.]
Starks, T. 73. _Stalks_.
[Steeked, Æ. 1188. Not in K. B. or Speght, but Sk. notes that C. has
_steeked=stole_; so here the sense would be _stole upon_.]
Steeres, p. 25. 6. _Stairs_.
Stente, T. 134. _Stained_. C.
Steynced, Æ. 189. [?_Stinted_, from B.'s stent (Saxon),_stint_.]
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