tome (A.S.) 39, _leisure, time_. This form of the word seems to have been in use in the fourteenth century. It occurs at the commencement of the Seven Sages:-- I sal yow tel, if I have _tome_, Of the seven ages of Rome. Its occurrence in Piers Ploughman shows that Weber was not right in supposing it a mere alteration of the word _time_ for the sake of rhyme. See also Sir F. Madden's Glossary to Gawayne tonder (A.S.) 362, _tinder_ +too (A.S.) _pl._ ton, 476, 489, _a toe_ torne (A.N.) 428, _to turn_. _pret. s._ tornede, 321, torned, 265, _turned_ torne, 325, turne, 324 (A.S.) _to turn_ (intransitive) toten (A.S.) 331, 459, 461, _to look, observe, to peep_. _pret. s._ toted, 471. _pl._ toteden, 476. _part. past_, y-toted, 464 touken (A.S.) _to dye_. _part. pas._ y-touked, 322 toune, 315, _a tun_. Perhaps it should be printed _tonne_. tour (A.N.) _a tower_ travaille (A.N.) _to labour_ traversen (A.N.) 245, _to transgress_ treden (A.S.) _to tread_. _pret. pl._ troden, 223. +_pret. s._ tredede, 476, _trod_ tree, 330 (A.S.) _pl._ trowes, 300, _a tree_ tresor (A.N.) _a treasure_ triacle, tryacle (A.N.) _a remedy, a cure_ tricherie (A.N.) _treachery, cunning, trickery_ trie (A.N.) 305, 330, _choice, select_. trieste, 23, _most choice_, trieliche, _choicely_ +tryfler (A.S.) 479, _a trifler, a deceiver, a good-for-nothing_ +troiflardes (A.S.) 494, _triflers, idlers_ trollen (A.S.) 387, _to draw, to drag_ tronen (A.N.) _to throne_ trowe (A.S.) 358, _to believe, think, suppose_. trowestow, 237, _thinkest thou_ trufle (A.S.) 236, 378, trefle, 471, _a silly tale, trifle, good-for-nothing thing_ or _person_ trumpen (A.N.) _to sound a trumpet_. _pret. s._ trumpede, 395 tulien (A.S.) _to labour, to till_. _pret. pl._ tulieden, 277. _part. act._ tulying, 277 tweye (A.S.) _two_ twies (A.S.) _twice_ +twynnen (A.S.) 480, _to couple together_ U. umwhile (A.S.) 97, _once, on a time_ unbuxome (A.S.) _disobedient, inobedient_ underfongen (A.S.) 301, _to undertake, accept, receive_. _pret. s._ underfonged, 209 undernymen (A.S.) 214, _to undertake, take possession of_. _pres. s._ undernymeth, 84. _part. past_, under-nome, 263, 428 under-pight (A.S.) 331, _propped up_ unhardy (A.N.) 254, 354, _not bold_ un-hiled (A.S.) 367, _uncovered, unroofed_ unjoynen (A.N.) 384, _to disjoin, separate_ unkynde (A.S.) _unnatural_ unkouthe (A.S.) 148, _unknown, strange, foreign_ unlosen (A.S.) 356, _to unloose_ unlouken (A.S.) 380, 384, 385, 388, _to unlock_ unnethe (A.S.) _scarcely_ unpynne (A.S.) 385, _to unbolt_ unsperen (A.S.) 374, 385, _to open, undo, unbolt_ +un-teyned (A.S.) 481, _unfastened (?)_ unthende (A.S.) 87, _unserved, without sauce_ untidy (A.S.) 432, _slovenly, not clever_ until (A.S.) _to_ unwittily (A.S.) 49, _unwisely, unreasonably_ up (A.S.) _upon_. up so doun, 428, _upside down_ usen (A.S.) _to use_ V. vaunt-warde (A.N.) 430, _the avant-guard, the van_ veille (A.N.) 104, _an old woman_
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