jealousness, jealousy.
jeopard, jeopardise, put in jeopardy.
jeopardy, jeopardise.
jesseraunce, cuirass of mail.
jesseraunte, cuirass.
jousts (commonly for ‘joust’), encounter on horseback.
joyed, rejoiced.
keep; ‘took no k.,’ took no heed.
kempes, warriors.
kind, nature.
kindly, natural.
kirtle, upper garment, tunic.
knowledging, knowledge, cognisance.
laboured, exercised.
lapped, wrapped, folded.
largeness, liberality.
largess, bounty.
lasted, extended.
late, lately.
laton, a mixed metal, a kind of brass or bronze.
launde, plain.
lay, song; lodged.
layne, conceal.
lazar-cote, leper’s hut.
learn, teach.
learys, leres, cheeks, faces.
least, lowest.
led, was led by.
leech, physician.
leman, lover, mistress.
let, hinder, prevent; hindered, prevented.
letted, hindered.
lewd, unlearned, ignorant.
lewdest, foulest.
lie, lodge, dwell.
lief, dear, welcome; gladly, willingly.
liefer, lever, more dear.
liefer, more gladly; rather.
liefest, most gladly, rather.
liegiance, allegiance.
lieve, believe.
life; ‘led their l.,’ spent their time.
lift, lifted.
light, alight; lighten.
lightly, quickly.
list, desire, inclination.
lithe, joint.
long; ‘or it be l. to,’ ere long.
long, belong.
long on, along of, because of.
long upon, on account of, along of.
longea, belonged.
longeth, belongeth.
longing, belonging.
look, give heed, take care.
loos, renown, praise.
lotless, uninjured.
lowe (?), hill.
lusk idle lout.
lust, desire, inclination.
lusty, strong.
lycours, lecherous.
lymme-meale, limb by limb.
mails, coats of mail.
makeles, without a match, peerless.
maker, author, writer.
mal-fortune, ill-luck.
march, to border on.
marches, borders, frontiers.
marvelloust, most marvellous
matchecold, furnished with projecting galleries.
maugre, spite, ill-will; in spite of.
maugre mine head, despite my wishes.
me list, it pleases me; I please.
meagre, thin.
mean, means.
measle, feverous disease.
meddle, fight, do battle.
medled, mingled, mixed.
meseemeth, it seems to me.
meyne, retinue.
mickle, much.
middes, midst,
minever, a kind of greyish fur.
misadvised, unadvised.
mischief, harm, injure.
mischieved, harmed, injured.
miscomfort, discomfort, dismay.
miscreature, monster.
misdid, acted wrongly.
misdone, done amiss.
mishapped, chanced by mishap.
mishappily, unhappily.
missaid, abused.
missay, abuse, revile.
missaying, abuse.
mister, need.
mockage, mockery.
mocks, mockings.
more, greater, moreover.
more liker, more like,
mortality, slaughter.
most, greatest.
mote, may.
motes, notes on a horn or trumpet
mountenance, amount, space, duration.
much, big, great.
naked, unarmed.
named, attributed.
namely, especially.
ne, not.
near, nearly, almost.
nere, were it not.
new-fangle, fond of taking up new things.
next, nearest.
neysshe, soft, tender.
nighted, benighted.
nill, will not.
nilt, wilt not.
noblesse, nobility, nobleness.
nobley, splendour.
noise, rumour, fame, report.
noised, rumoured.
nold=ne wold, would not.
noseling, on his nose, head-long.
noyous, hurtful, noxious.
nys, is not.
nyst=ne wist, knew not.
