Der, dear. Der, Dere, Derye, harm, hurt, damage, distress, mischief. Derid, harm'd: deɲe, S.

Deray, II, 17, noife: desroy, F.

Derne, fecret, fecretly, obfcure, obscurely.

Derworthe, III, 67, precious, valued at a high rate. T,
Defe. See Deys.

Destrer, II, 25, a destrier, war, or tilting, horfe: dextrier, F. dextrarius, L. from being led on the right fide, or with the right hand.

"Unto a fwier gan he saye,

Go fwith, and fadel my palfray,

And fo thou do my strang stede.”

Ywaine and Gawin.

His "palfray," therefor, was his ordinary road-horse; his "ftrang fede" the deftrier, or led-horfe, which he onely mounted in battle or fingle combat. It is fingular, if not improper, to find a damfel upon a destrere, as in Lybeaus Disconus, V. 120.

Defcrive, defcribe.
Deftruyt, destroy'd.
Dewkys, dukes.

Dey, II, 56, they.
Deye, dye.

Deys, I, 208, hye deyfe, III, 74, an elevateëd part of the floor at the uper end of a great hall, upon which, under a canopy, flood the large dineing table; ftil obfervable in the univerfity collegeës and ins of court. Both the elevation and the canopy were call'd indifferently by the name of the Dais. See Wartons H. E. P. I, 422, n. Dight, I, 18, decorateëd, deck'd.

Discrif, defcribe'd, form'd.

Diskere, Dyskere, III, 119, discover.

Do, I, 2, done.

Doftyr, daughter.

* Doght, I, 208, thought.

Dole, I, 36, forrow, grief.

Dolys, doles, deals, or money distributed to the poor,

from a religious motive.

Dome, judgement.

Donder, thunder.

Donked, I, 195, thanked.

Donne, I, 213, dun, dim.

Dorth, I, 214, through.

Dough, I, 178, though.
Dour, endure.

Dowe, II, 189,

Dowte, doubt, awe, fear.

Drake, II, 173, dragon: dɲaca, S.

Drawe, I, 196, thraw, throw, time, space.

Drede, dread, fear, terrour.

Dreche, I, 21, vex, trouble, torment: dpecan, S.

Drewries, I, 59, jewels. Thus, Lawrence Minot (P.30): "Quite ertou, that wele we knaw,

Of catell, and of drewries dere."

Dreye, Dreygh, II, 41, Drye, bear, fustain, endure, fuffer: adpeogan, S.

Drof, drove, drifted, fail'd,

Drogh, Droghe, Drowe, drew.

Dromedaryes, I, 179, large fhips, more properly dro

monds or dromants, F.

Drowe; quike to drowe, to draw alive.

Drury, I, 213, gallantry, illicit love. Drury, II, 238, dreary.

Druye, II, 284,

Drye, III, 80, tedious, irkfome.

Drynge, throng.

Dryve, I, 204, driveën. Twelve knyghtes wer dryve to boke, not, as mister Ellis furmifeës, "Were ordered to confult the law;" but were compel'd to be fworn on a book, or, in other words, to take their oath as the jury or asfize. Dulcemere, a dulcimer.

Duere, dear.

Durftede, II, 57, thirfted.

Dwergh, Dwerk, a dwarf.
Dy, thy.

Dydyrward, II, 71, thitherward.

Dyght, I, 10, Dyghte, 204, cut and ferve; 11, drefs'd,

prepare'd.

Dyke, a ditch.

Dykke, II, 19, thick.

Dyne, I, 187, thine.

Dynge, din, noife, clash of arms.

Dyscry, defcribe, discern?

Dyskere, III, 119, discover.

Dyfour, II, 7, talker, or tale-teler.

Dysfees, deceafe.

Dystawnce, III, 90, 171, discord, pride.

Echadell, each a deal, very much.

Ede, II, 96, Eode, 107, Éoden, 97, went.

Eem, Eme, uncle.

Eft, Efte, after, afterward.

Effect, III, 15. See Estyrs, for which it is, probablely, a corruption. Posfiblely both eftyrs, ways, gallerys, entrys, walls. Skinner.

Eglehorne, III, 177. An egkyl appears to be a fpecies of hawk: fee Strutts Manners, &c. III, 124.

Egyll, III, 17, eagle. See Launfal, V. 268, 271.

Elde, age.

Enchefon, Enchefowne, cause, occafion, reason.

Endofe, I, 62, fiting at home, as it were with his back against a chair: endosser, F.

Enoynt, anointed.
Enterement, interment.
Envye, dislike, hatred, malice.

Estyrs, III, 13, the inward parts of a building; or, according to Hearne, "states, conditions, things ;" estres, F. See Effect.

Ethe, eafeyly.

Eveneliche, evenly, equally.

Everuchen, every one.

Evyl, a diseafe, a disorder, a fit of madness.

Eyer, Eyr, air.

Fa, a foe, enemy.

·Fachon, a faulchion, a fword.

Faderfowl, I, 23, fathers foul.
Falde, fel.

Fale, II, 43, Fel, Fele, Feole, many.

Faleweden, II, 274, fallow'd.
Fame, III, 161, defame.

Famen, foemen, enemys.

Fand, Fande, found. Fande, I, 14.

Fang, I, 13, catch, feize, lay hold of; 111, catch, take, receive.

Farde, fare'd.

Farn, fare'd: How has to farn this day? How haft thou fare'd to-day?

Faun plate, II, 66, Vamplat, or Avant plat, an ironplate, which defended, in front, a cavity for the reception of the hand, near the but-end of a tilting-spear: avant and plat, F.

Faunfere, II, 77.

Fafe, foes.

Fafoun, Fasfyoune, fashion, form.

Faunt, infant.

"And confirmen fauntekyns, and other folk learned."

Faxe, hair.

Pierce Ploughman, fo. 67, b.

Fawe, II, 194, glad, as fain. T. See Fayn.

Fawtede, I, 178, faulted, fail'd, was wanting to.

Fay, II, 23, faith.

Fayn, Fayne, fain, joyful, glad, gladly: fazen, S.
Fayne, joy, gladness.

Fayntife, I, 4, idleness, lazeyness, floth (which might prevent their rifeing): faineantife, F. Q.

Fayrse, Fyers, fierce.

Fayry, II, 208, a fairyism, or appearance of the imaginary fpirits fo call'd. Fayrye, I, 215, II, 72, fairyland magick, illufion.

Feare, fair.

Fecche, fetch Feccan, S.

Feer, fierce; fire.

Felaurade, II, 98, Christen felaurede, 168, Felaw