Maculacion, 138, spot, stain, Lat.
Mahownde, Mahomet. Vide Ducange, in voc.
Mayn, might, strength.
Maystryes, 211, skill.
Make, mate, companion.
Males, 106, evils.
Manace, 41, danger.
Manas, 21, vide manace.
Mansclawth, 312, manslaughter.
Maryn, 99, marry.
Marryn, 163, hurt.
Masangere, messenger.
Matere, matter.
Matere, 383, womb.
Mawndé, 11, 259, Maunday.
May, maid.
Mede, 55, 352, merit, reward.
Medys, 183, rewards, merits.
Medyl-erth, 30, world.
Meef, 243, move.
Mekyl, much.
Melle, 21, mix, join.
Mende, mind.
Mendys, 240, remembrances.
Meny, 270, company, followers. "Meny of howsholde, familia," Prompt. Parv. This word, says Sir F. Madden, is to be found in every English writer from the time of Layamon to Shakespeare.
Menyht, meaneth.
Mere, 171, 355, place, boundary. "Meer-marke betwene ij. londys, meta," Prompt. Parv.
Meryer, merrier.
Merthis, mirths.
Merveylyd, marvelled.
Mete, 101, measure.
Methe, 157, mouth.
Myre, 169, myrrh.
Myrkenes, 230, darkness. "Myrkenesse, or derkenesse, tenebrositas," Prompt. Parv.
Myschevyd, 107, wicked.
Mysse, 43, wrong.
Myth, might.
Mokador, 190, a bib. "Baverette, a bib, mocket, or mocketer, to put before the bosome of a (slavering) child," Cotgrave.
Molde, earth.
Mone, moon.
Moote, 4, contention.
Morny, 104, mourning.
Mornyng, mourning.
Morwy, morning.
Mot, must.
Mot-halle, 298, court, judgement-hall. "Moote halle, prætorium," Prompt. Parv.
Mowe, 325, mouth.
Mullynge, 160, pretty boy.
Muste, 382, new wine. See Wickliffe, Acts ii. 13, ap. Collier's Hist. Dram. Poet. vol. ii. p. 221.
Nale, 61, ale-house. See Tyrwhitt's Gloss. to Cant. Tales, in voc. This author supposes "at the nale," in the few passages in which it is found, to be a corruption which has arisen from the mispronunciation and consequent miswriting of atte nale for atten ale.
Negremauncye, 189, necromancy. This does not exactly imply the modern term. "He is all sette to nygrymancy and conjurynge, addictus est mathematicæ," Hormanni Vulgaria.
Neyhand, 172, approach, nigh at hand.
Nempe, 53, name.
Nesche, 32, tender.
Nevene, 173, name.
Ny, nigh.
Nome, 96, taken.
Norche, 208, nourish.
Norchych, nourisheth.
Noth, nought.
Nowthty, naughty.
Num, 158, took. See Nome.
O, one.
Oblocucyon, 70, interruption, Lat.
Oyn, 14, eyes.
Olyff, 196, in life, alive.
On, in, as "on sondyr," 45, and other places.
Onbokylle, 200, unbuckle.
Onethys, 147, &c., scarcely, with difficulty.
Onhangyd, 305, unhanged.
Ony, 103, honey.
Onys, once.
Onyth, 242, in night, at night time.
Oo, one.
Or, before.
Ordenaryes, 87, ordinances.
Ore, 78, mercy, grace, favour. "Thyn ore," a common expression, signifying "with thy favour." See Chau-
