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Brynand, (p.) burning. Sc.
Brynt, (p.) burnt.

Bubbis, (n.) blasts. Sc.

Buirdes. I. 265. note 1.

Bure, (n.) bower, synonymous with chamber. (Sax.) Burgedun, (n.) a bud, or sprig. Sc. (Fr.)

Burly, (a.) used by Shakspeare for huge; but appears to be derived from bouira, Old Fr. to strike (bourrer, frapper): so, burly brand. Burnand, (p.) burning.

Burnes, (n.) rivulets. Sc.

Burnet, (a.) brownish. (Fr. brunet.)

Burth, (n.) booth? or borough? I. 155. note 1. to Busk, (v.) to go. Sibb. Gloss. to array, equip. But, (adv. or c.) unless, only, without.

By-dene, (adv.) presently.

Byging, (n.) building.

C.

to Callet, (v. n.) to scold. (Fr.) III. 106. Camenes, (n.) the Muses.

Can, (v. a.) ken, know.

Can, (v. n.) for 'gan.

Canel, canele, (n.) cinnamon.

Capil, (n.) horse.

Cardiacle, (n.) heart-ache. (Gr. cardialgia.)

Cart-wear, (n.) a team.

Case, (n.) chance; on case, by chance. (Fr.)

Casting and setting. Vide I. 101. note 14.
Celsitude, (n.) height. Chaucer, (Lat.)
Chalandre, (n.) a gold-finch.

Chare, (n.) car, or chariot.

Chargeand, (p.) charging. Sc.

to-Cheaping, cheap.

Chekere, (n.) chess; probably, a chess-board.

to Che, Chese, (v. a.) to choose.

Child-ill, (n.) labour. Sc.

Chybole, (n.) a species of onion. (Fr. ciboule. Ital. cipolla.)

to Chyp, (v. n.) applied to flowers, to burst the calix.

Citolles, (n.) cymbals.

Clais, claithis, (n.) clothes. Sc.

Claré, (n.) a mixture of wine and honey. (Fr.clairet.) to Clatter, (v. n.) to chatter. Sc.

to Clepe, (v. a.) to call, to declare, to embrace. Clepith, (v. a.) calleth, embraceth; used passively, is declared.

Clerkis, (n.) learned men. Sc.

Clermatyne, (n.) perhaps a sort of bread used at breakfast.

Clewis, (n.) cliffs. Sc. But vide Sibbald, and Leyden's Gloss. to Compl. of Scotl.

Clinglich, (adv.) cleanly.

Clynty, (a.) hard, finty. Sc.

Coining? (n.) I. 293, note 5.

Coise, (n.) probably encumbrance. (Old Fr. coisser, incommoder.) I. 195. note 1.

Cokeney, (n.) cook.

Columbe, (n.) the flower columbine. to Condie, (v. a.) to conduct. Conisante, (n.) cognizance, device.

in Contrair, against. Sc.

Coop, (n.) cup? barrel? I. 382. note 4. to Copen, (v. a.) to buy. (Flem. koopen.)

Corve, (p.) carved.

Coruscant, (a.) shining, dazzling. Sc. (Lat.coruscus.)

to Costay, (v. n.) to coast. Chaucer. (Fr.) Could, for did, or gan to (auxil. verb.) also for couth, knew.

Courb, (a.) crooked.

Courchese, (n.) kerchief. (Fr. couvrechef, that which covers the head.)

Couth, (p.) taught.

Crammesy, (n.) crimson. (Fr. cramoisi.)

Croppis, (n.) Sc. heads, tops. Rudd. Gloss. Also

berries. Sibbald. Gloss.

Crowat, (n.) cruet, a small vessel. Sc.

Crowch, (n.) crutch.

Crownel, (n.) coronet? Sc.

Cruel, (a.) keen, steady. Sc.

Crumplind, (p.) (not crampland, as printed inaccurarely by Ld Hailes,) curled like tendrils. Sc. I.

373. n. 2.

Cry, (n.) a term expressing a very short period. Cucubes, (n.) probably cuckoo-flowers, or lady

smocks.

Cule, (.) (Fr. cul.)

Cunning, (n.) knowledge.

Curche, (n.) kerchief.

to Cure, (v. a.) to preserve, to arrange.

D.

Dagswain, (n.) any patched materials, composed of shreds. Vide I. 326. note.

Damas, flower-damas, (n.) the damask rose.

to De, (v. n.) to die. Sc.

Dead, deid, (n.) death. Sc.

Deand, (p.) dying. Sc.

my Dear, myself. I. 153. note 7.

to Decore, (v. a.) to ornament. Sc. (Lat.) Dedute, (n.) Vide dute.

Deeming, (n.) opinion.

to Defy, (v a.) to defend.

to Deir, (v. a.) to annoy, injure, trouble, or vex.

Sibbald.

Deliverly, (adv.) quickly.
Depaynit, (p.) painted.

Des, (n.) a platform; the highest table in a hall. I. 122. n. 3. Vide Tyrwhitt's Chaucer : note on ver. 372.

Desagysit, (p.) disguised.
Devales, (v. n.) descends.
Diapered, (p.) variegated.

Diffigured, (p.) disfigured.

Disours, (n.) reciters. (Fr.)

Disputeson, (n.) disputation, dispute.

Dissait, (n.) deceit. (Sax.)

Distilland, (p.) distilling.

Doand, (p.) doing. Sc.

Domesmen, (n.) judges.

to Don, (v. a.) to do.

Dormant, (a.) fixed, ready. Chaucer. I. 297.
Dornic-work, (n.) II. 30. note.

Dortour, (n.) dormitory.

Drad, (v. a.) dreaded.

to Dre, (v. a.) to endure.

Dreid, (n.) dread. Sc.

Dreit, (v. a.) endured. Sc. (Sax. dreogan.)

Dritte, (n.) dirt.

Drouh, (v. a.) drew.

Drublie, (a.) troubled. Pink. Gloss. Sc.

Druery, (n.) gallantry.

Drumly, (a.) muddy, opaque. Sc.

Dulce, (a.) sweet. Sc. (Lat.)

Dule, (n.) mourning, wo. Sc.
Duleful, (a.) mournful.
Dunner, (n.) thunder. (Sax.)
to Dure, (v. n.) to endure.

Dute, (n.) pleasure. (Old Fr. deduit.)

E.

Eat, (n.) meat. (Sax. ette.)

Ee, (n.) eye. Sc.

Eft, (adv.) again; oft?

Egal, (a.) equal.

Egle-horn, (n.) a species of hawk.

Eild, (n.) age. Sc.

Elles, Ellys, else.

Eme, (n.) uncle.

Emprise! (n.) enterprize, undertaking. (Fr.)

Enbowing, (n.) arching.

Enbrode, (a. or p.) embroidered.

Endlang, along. Sc.

Enew, (a or adv.) enough. Sc.

Enointe, (a.) anointed.

Entailed, (p.) carved. (Fr.)

Entayl, (n.) sculpture. (Fr.)

Entryt, (v.) entered. Sc.

Epitite, (n.) a precious stone; perhaps the hama

tites, or bloodstone.

Erbere, (n.) an arbour.

Ernend, (p.) running. (Sax.)

Erst, (adv.) first.

Esperance, (n.) hope. (Fr.)

Essoine, (n.) excuse. (Fr.)

Estate, (n.) state, situation.

Evesed, (p.) turfed? or trimmed? I. 162. note 7.

Evyr, (n.) ivory.

Exercing, (p.) exercising. Sc.

Eysell, (n.) vinegar. (Old Fr. aisil.)

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