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Glossary

tell, interpret.
tent, grief.
term, time.
that, that which.
there, where.
thereafter, accordingly.
thereas, where
therewithal, therewith.
thilk, that same.
thrall, thraldom.
thrang, pressed forward.
threated, menaced.
threst, did thrust.
thrice, triple.
throughout, through, thoroughly.
thrulled, thrilled, pierced.
thwart, athwart, across.
tide, betide.
till, to.
time; ‘by t.,’ betimes.
to-beat, beat all to pieces (to intensive prefix).
to-brast, burst, broke to pieces.
to-drive, urged along, hastened to ruin.
tofore, before.
to-held, held.
to-hewed, hewed all to pieces.
tokening, token; betokening.
tomorn, to-morrow morning.
took, gave.
took keep, took note.
to-riven, torn to pieces.
to-rove, broke to pieces.
to-rushed, shattered.
to-shivered, shivered to pieces,
toward, ready to help.
traitorlier, more treacherously.
traitorly, treacherously.
trapped, adorned with trappings.
trappours, trappings, ornaments
trase trace, check, harass (a hunting term for checking the dogs when too forward).
traverse, ‘at t.,’ across.
traversed, ran across.
tray, sorrow.
treastise, treaty.
trenchant, cutting, sharp.
trest, trysting-place, hunting-station.
troth-plight, plighted troth.
truage, homage, tribute.
trumpets, trumpeters.
trussed, packed, bundled.


ubblye, wafer.
umbecast, cast about.
umberere, that part of the helmet which shades the eyes.
umbre, shadow.
uncouth, strange, not akin.
understand, understood.
undertaken, overtaken.
undertook, tried, ventured, attacked.
undorne, the time from nine to twelve o’clock in the morning; meal-time.
unhap, misfortune.
unhilled, uncovered.
unkindly, unnatural.
unmeasurably, immeasurably.
unnailed, unfastened.
unnethe, unnethes, scarcely.
unsiker, unstable.
until, unto, to.
unto, until.
unware, unwary, unprepared.
unwarly, unwarily.
unwimpled, unveiled, uncovered.
unwrast, wrested free.
upon, of.
up-so-down, up-side-down.
usance, use, custom.
useth, is accustomed.
utas, the eighth day, or the space of eight days, after any festival.
utterance, utmost; ‘to the u.,’ à l’outrance, to the utmost, to the last.


valiances, valours.
variant, variable.
varlet, servant.
venery, hunting.
vengeable, revengeful.
ventails, holes for letting in air.
very, true.
villain, serf, churl, peasant.
voice, vote.
void, empty, spare.
voided, caused to fall off; empty, free.


wage, pay.
wagged, nodded.
wagging, shaking.
waited, watched, observed, looked.
waits, guards.
wallop, gallop.
wanhope, despair.
wanne, ebb.
wappe, lap.
ware, aware.
ware, wore.
warison, reward.
warn, prevent, forbid.
warned, forbidden.
watched, kept awake.
way-leading (?), leading away.
wayte, take care, watch, observe.
weed, garment, attire.
ween, think.
weened, thought.
weenedst, didst think.
weenest, dost think.
welde, possess, hold.
welded, possessed.
weltered, rolled about, grovelled.
werewolf, man-wolf.
what, whatever,
what so, whatsoever.
whereas, where.
whereby, why, wherefore.
whether, which of the two, either.
whilom, formerly.
wholesome, good.
wide-where, far and wide.
wight, brave, valiant.
wightly, courageously.
wildsome, savage, wild.