1. Familiar words slightly disguised by spelling are not included. 2. C = Cambridge MS. of The Bruce; E = Edinburgh MS.; H = Hart’s printed edition; S = Skeat’s edition for Scottish Text Society (S.T.S.); N.E.D. = New English Dictionary; A.S. = Anglo-Saxon; A.F. = Anglo-French; O.F. = Old French; O.N. = Old Norse; N.E. = Northern English; v. = verb; p.t. = past tense; p.p. = past participle; s. = substantive. 3. i and y are completely interchangeable. In such cases as ar, air, ayr (ere), consult under first or earlier form. 4. Only the more significant or interesting references have been given, or those of single occurrence.
220;tempting of Providence” (Skeat), III. 268. Cf. XII. 364 Fe, Fee, cattle; property, XIII. 725 (A.S. feoh, cattle, goods); Chaucer has “catel” (cattle) in this sense of wealth; of fee, by fief, in feudal ownership, XI. 456; pl., here Feys, I. 58 Feble, v., to become feeble, II. 384 Feblis, v., to enfeeble; p.p., Feblist Fechand, fetching, III. 428. See Language, etc. Fecht, to fight Fechting, Fechtyne, s., fighting Fechting-sted, s., place of fighting Feill, Fele, Feyll, adj., many (A.S. fele) Feir, Fer, adj., unhurt: haill and feir, safe and sound Feir, Fere, s., companion (A.S. g?fera, a travelling companion) Fell, v., pertained, XVII. 176; befell, happened Felloun(e), Feloune, “terrible,” cruel, wicked; also adv., Fellounly, etc. Felly, adv., cruelly, severely, exceedingly; also Fellely Felouny, s., cruelly, fierceness, harm Fendis, fiends, IV. 224 Fens, defence, XX. 384 Fenyhe, v., to feign; also s., Fenyheyng, feigning, I. 74 Fer, adv., far: fer out the mair, very much the more, VI. 666; on fer, afar; Fer-furth, far forward, XIX. 376 Ferd, fourth Ferd, v., p.t., fared. See Far Ferlifull, wonderful Ferly, s., a wonder Ferly, adj., wonderful (A.S. f?rl?c, “fear-like,” strange); also adv. Ferm, adj., firm; adv., Fermly Ferrer, Ferrest, adj., farther, farthest, XIX. 537, 530 Ferryit, farrowed Fersly, fiercely Fesnyng, Festnyng, s., fastening, compact, XX. 57; confinement, XV. 309 Fetrys, fetters Fewte, fealty, service Fey, dying, doomed, XV. 45 (Icel. feigr, doomed to die) Feys, fiefs, I. 58 Ficht. See Fecht. Fichtyne = Fechting Flaggatis, faggots Flaikes, hurdles, XIX. 742*. See footnote Flang, v., p.t., flung Flatlyngis, flat, XII. 59 Flaw, flew; p.t. of Fle Flawmand, “flaming,” fluttering brightly, XI. 192 Flechand, cajoling Fletand, Fleting, floating Fleying, s., “fleeing,” flight, XIX. 459 Fleyit, p.p., frightened, scared Flicht, Flycht, flight Flote, a fleet (cf. A.S. flota, a ship); on flot, afloat, XIV. 359 Flure, floor, V. 400 Fluss, pool, XIII. 20 Flyt, float, III. 420 For, prep., against, XIV. 115 Forbeft, quite beaten, XVII. 793; Beft (N.E.) means “to strike, to beat”; “For” is intensive Forby, by Fordid, “did for,” spoiled Forfalt, forfeited, XIII. 499 Forfayr, go to ruin; past subj., Forfure, go wrong, fail, X. 529 (A.S. forfaran) Forgane, “fore-gainst,” opposite to, XVI. 555 Forlorn, quite lost, X. 246 Forly, v., violate, I. 199 Formast, adv., foremost Forouch, For(r)outh, For(r)ow, prep., “for with,” before Forout, Forowt, without Forouten, Foroutyn, Forowtyn, prep., without, besides (A.S. for?tan) Forouth. See Forouch Forow, Forrow, before Forsicht, Forsycht, s., foresight Forsuk, avoided, turned from, XIV. 315 Forspokyn, v., p.p., agreed upon Forswat, v., p.p., covered with sweat, VII. 2 Forsy(e), strong Forthi, therefore (A.S. forth?) Forthirmar, adv., farther Fortravalit, v., p.p., exhausted by labour Forwounderit, v., p.p., greatly surprised, VI. 10 Foundyn, v., p.p., found Foysoun(e), Fusioune, abundance, great number (O.F. foison, plenty) Fra, from Frakly, eagerly, VII. 166 (A.S. frac, bold) Franchis, liberty, XI. 268 (O.F. franchise, freedom) Fra-thine, from that time forward Fray, s., fear, XV. 255 Fraying, clanking, clashing, X. 653 (O.F. freiier, to rub) Frely, noble, III. 578. See note (A.S. fr?olic, free-handed, noble) Frer, a friar, XVIII. 300 Frest, delay (Icel. frest, delay) Freyast, freest Freyndsome, friendly Froggis, frocks, X. 375 Froytis, fruits, X. 191 Frusch(e), s., rush, crash, charge; v., to crush in or break violently (O.F. fruissier, froissier, to break) Fudyr, “fodder,” a load, specially a waggon-load, as here, X. 198 (A.S. f?ther, a load) Fule-hardyment, s., fool-hardiness, VI. 337, 340 Fundyng, benumbment with cold (O.F. emfondre). Fundyn, Fundin, v., p.p., found, provided for Funyheit, “foined,” fenced Fur(e), p.t. of Fare, fared, went on his way; behaved, II. 503 Furrit, furred Fusioune. See Foysoun Fut-breid, s., foot’s-breadth, XI. 365 Fute, person. III. 578. See note Fut(e)-hate, “foot-hot,” with all speed Fyschit, v., p.p., fixed, resolved, XX. 178
Ga, go; p.p., Gane, gayn Gabbing, s., lie, deceit (A.S. gabban, to lie, jest); p.p., Gabbit, IV. 290 Gaddering, Gaderyng, s., gathering; as v., p.t., Gad(d)eret Gadwand, goad or whip, X. 232. (A.S. g?d) Gaf(f), Gaiff, gave Galay, v., reel, II. 422 Gam(m)yn, game, play (A.S. gamen, sport) Gan, v. = p.t. of ginnen, used as an auxiliary, did. Cf. Can Gang, go; walk, in phrase gang no ryd, IV. 193; pr.p., Gangand Garris. See Ger Gast, ghost, XIX. 214 Gat, way: a gatis, in one way, IV. 702 Gayne-cumming, “against-coming,” attack, II. 450 Gayne-geving, “again-giving,” restoration, I. 115 Geddis, pikes (the fish) (O.N. gedda
i> Noy, annoy, hurt (O.F. nuire, to injure) Noyn(e), noon Noyus, disagreeable, XIX. 742 Nynt, ninth , writhing, XV. 230 Thurt. See Thar Thyrland, piercing, making holes in, II. 540; pr. p. of Thrillit Tid, Tyd, time (A.S. t?d) Till, prep., to Till-hewyn, p.p., scarred, cut in different directions, XX. 367; p.t., Till-hewyt, clove, cut down, II. 381 Tit, Tyt, adv., soon, quickly; comp. Titar, Tyttar Tit, Tyt, v., snatch, pull, V. 603, XVI. 132 Tithand, Tithing, s., tidings, news To-fruschyt, v., p.p., crushed, broken in pieces (A.S. to, in two; O.F. froissier, to break) To-ga, fled To-morn, to-morrow Top-castellis, top-castles or fighting-tops of a war-ship To-stonay, to astound thoroughly. (“To” is intensive = Ger. Zu) Tothir in the tothir, second. See Grammar Tournys, v., turns To-waverand, wandering in different directions Towme, a tomb Toym, Tume, leisure, V. 642 (Icel. t?m, emptiness, leisure). See note Trammys, war-engines, structures of wood, XVII. 245 Trane, Traine, Trayn, stratagem, plot Tranonting, Tranontyne s., stratagem, specially, apparently, a forced march, VII. 508, 608; v., Tranontit, XVIII. 360 Trappit, furnished with trappings, armoured (of horses) Trast, Traist, adj., trusty; secure, XIV. 466; comp., Trastar; v., Trast, Trastit; adv., Trastly, Traistly, trustfully, securely, confidently; comp. Trastlyar; also Trast, subs., appointment, XVII. 36 Travaill, v., to travel, work hard, pr. p.; also Travale, trouble, interfere with, VI. 602 Travaill, Travell, s., a difficult journey, IV. 48; labour, hardship; pl., Travalys: also Travailyhe Travaland, toiling, travelling; p.t., Travalit, troubled, harassed, etc. Tray, s., vexation, XVIII. 233 (A.S. trega) Trayne, v., draw, entice, XIX. 354 Tretis, s., a treaty; proposes to treat, X. 125 Treuth, s., troth, trust; gaf treuth, believed, IV. 223 Trew, v., trust, believe Trewis, Trowis, s., truce; also as plur., XIX. 200, 203 Treyn, adj., wooden Trist, “tryst,” place of meeting; set trist, appointed, VII. 235 Tropellis, troops, small bodies (O.F. tropel, dimin. of trope = troupeau, a troop) Trow, v., believe; Trowit, Trowit Trumpe, to sound the trumpet; pr. p., Trumpand; p.t., Trumpit, XIX. 429. See note Trumpe, v., to sound on a trumpet; pr. p., Trumpand Trumpit, p.p., deceived, XIX. 712 (?) (F. tromper, to deceive) Trunsioune, a truncheon, staff of office Trymbill, v., to tremble, II. 295; pr. subj., Trymmyll, XII. 268 Tulyheit, v., p.t., harassed, IV. 152 Tume, leisure, XVII. 735. See Toym. Tummyll, v., tumble: p.t., Tumlit, pulled down Turs, v., truss, pack up (O.F. torser); Tursit, Tursit Tutlyng, tooting on a horn, XIX. 604 Twa(y), two Twist, a twig, a small branch, VII. 188 Twyn, adj., twain, IV. 691 Tyd, v., to betide, happen Tymbrys, crests (F. timbre) Tyne, v., to lose; p.t., Tynt (Icel. tyna, to lose) Tynsale, loss, harm Tysday, Tuesday Tyt. See Tit
Umbecast, v., to consider, think over Umbeset, v., beset Umbestount, adv., sometimes, VII. 398 (A.S. ymbe, about; stund, a time) Umbethink, Umbethoucht, bethink, bethought Umquhill, sometimes (A.S. hw?l, a time) Unabasitly, boldly Unbondyn, v., p.p., unbound Under-ta(k), v., undertake; p.p., Undertane Unfair, Unfayr, unfortunate, evil Unseill, s., misfortune (A.S. uns?l) Unwittandly, unwisely Unwemmyt. See Wem Upcom, s., way up; also Upgang Ure, s., fate, luck, “especially ‘good luck’” (Skeat) (O.F. eur. Cf. bonheur) Utelauys, outlaws Utouth, outside, II. 299
Valayis, s., valleys; pl., of ValÈ Vanys, veins Vaslage, Vassalage, prowess, valour (such as was expected from a vassal) Vath, s., danger (O.N. v?thi) Vaward, vanguard Vencus, Vencust, v., vanquish, vanquished Vere, spring Verty. See Averty Veschall, “vessels”; i.e., plate, XI. 117 (F. vaisselle) Viage, s., voyage Vittelleris, Vittelouris, s., “victualers,” foragers Volageous, “flighty,” dashing, unsettled, VIII. 445, X. 553 Vyre, a bolt for a crossbow Vyre, cast, XVII. 704 (O.F. virer)
Wa, Way, s., woe; adj., sad, sorry Wach, Wauch, v., watch, guard Wafand, waving Wageouris, s., “waged soldiers,” mercenaries, XI. 48 Waik, weak. Cf. Waykar Wald, s., wold Wald, v., would Walk, v., to wake, watch; p.t., Walknyt. See Language, “l” Walkyn, v., to awake. See Language, “l” Wallyt, p.p., walled Walopyt, galloped, II. 440 Wan(e), v., p.t. of won Wane, Wayne, quantity, XVI. 454 Wapnys, s., weapons Wappyt, v., p.t., struck, knocked, XVII. 691 War, s., ware, merchandise, XIX. 194 War, adj., aware; wary, X. 333 War, adv., worse, XIII. 219 War, v., were Warisoune, Warysoun, s., reward Warn, v., to refuse, IV. 392; p.t., Warnyt, opposed; warned (A.S. wyrnan, to refuse) Warnist, v., p.t. and p.p., stored, provided with; s., Warnas
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