Memorials of London and London Life in the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries. Originally published by Longmans, Green, London, 1868.
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'Old English words used in Text', in Memorials of London and London Life in the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries, ed. H T Riley( London, 1868), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/memorials-london-life/pp679-682 [accessed 23 November 2024].
'Old English words used in Text', in Memorials of London and London Life in the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries. Edited by H T Riley( London, 1868), British History Online, accessed November 23, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/memorials-london-life/pp679-682.
"Old English words used in Text". Memorials of London and London Life in the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries. Ed. H T Riley(London, 1868), , British History Online. Web. 23 November 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/memorials-london-life/pp679-682.
A LIST OF OLD ENGLISH WORDS, or WORDS USED AS SUCH, FOUND IN THE LATIN OR FRENCH TEXT OF THE ORIGINAL.
| acole 131 |
| agul 369 |
| alegiste 194 |
| aletonne 74 |
| ameraille 194 |
| ancere 200 |
| anfelde 283 |
| ankyr 370 |
| appelblome 206 |
| arblast 370 |
| arewehede 489 |
| aumbre 327 |
| auncere 283 |
| aunderne 284, aundiron 109, 200 |
| auugere 283 |
| ave 455 |
| backstiez 369 |
| bakere 631 |
| baksteye 370 |
| baleset 443 |
| baleys 470 |
| baner 370 |
| bankere 283 |
| barbir 384, barbour 631 |
| barroke 284 |
| baudekyn 524 |
| beile 370, bryl 369 |
| ber 666 |
| berster 466, birlester 508 |
| biker 550 |
| bilet 437 |
| bisshes 153, 329 |
| bladesmythe 568, bladsmythe 567 |
| bokele 470, 471 |
| bokeram 255, bokerames 267 |
| bolle 284, 429 |
| bolte 557 |
| bonette 369 |
| bord 370 |
| botele 166, 324 |
| botelmakere 421 |
| bowelyne 369, 370 |
| boweshawe 283 |
| boye 370 |
| boyrope 369 |
| braeler 277 |
| brasyere 282 |
| bregirdle 250 |
| bren 257 |
| brewere 531, bruer 591 |
| brewyfe 264 |
| brodearwe 557 |
| brouderer 455 |
| brounmedle 230 |
| brusket 312 |
| buckette 75, bukette 369 |
| burrokes 487 |
| butte 369 |
| bys 267 |
| cadaz 145 |
| calabre 329, 331 |
| calveslether 547 |
| candelstikke 550 |
| cappe 529, 530, 549 |
| cappemaker 530 |
| cartecloute 284 |
| cartere 548 |
| cartstroke 283 |
| chape 400, 471 |
| cheker 131 |
| chesemongere 405 |
| cheyne 369 |
| chopyn 78, 347 |
| cierge 301, 359, cirgez 301 |
| clensingbecche 194 |
| cloke 551 |
| cloke 469 |
| closwerk 513 |
| cobeler 539, 540, 570, 572, 573, cobelere 475 |
| code 301 |
| codnet 220 |
| coffyn 429, 443, 444 |
| cofre 283 |
| cokthresshyng 571 |
| cokylle 550 |
| coler 370 |
| collere 9 |
| congre 464 |
| copegorge 471 |
| copersmyth 521, copremethe 159 |
| cordewaner 539, 540, 573, cordewanere 570 |
| cordewayne 391, cordwan 256 |
| corkille 370 |
| corody 588 |
| corse 470 |
| coster 511 |
| cosynis 422. See quissyn |
| cote 255 |
| countour 419 |
| couper 541 |
| coursewolle 559 |
| cours ware 547 |
| coverlitz 123, coverlyt 260 |
| coynston 262 |
| cradilbowe 422 |
| cranelynz 369 |
| crouper 136 |
| cruetz 242 |
| cuppebonde 601 |
| curreiour 421 |
| curroie 360 |
| cuteler 474 |
| dacre 323. See dyker |
| darte 454 |
| dauber 511 |
| daviot 370 |
| dere 547 |
| dereslether 547 |
| diamande 613. See dyamande |
| dieher 314, dier 365, dighere 337 |
| digeon 439 |
| dore 397 |
| dornail 262 |
| doser 511, dosere 283 |
| draynet 220 |
| dyamande 550, dyamaunde 470, dyamaunt 313. See diamande |
| dyker 234. See dacre |
| egge 569 |
| eleshippe 580, 581 |
| ermyn 330 |
| eschele 370 |
| esquele 350, 351, esquelle 241, esquielle 432 |
| esquier 494. See squyer |
| estrichesborde 261 |
| evechepynge 33, 440, |
| 532, evynchepynge 339 |
| fagot 560, fagottes 560 |
| faussecord 205 |
| fawkone 550 |
| felmongere 329, 536 |
| ferdkyn 597 |
| ferling 463, ferlyng 463 |
| ferrette 422 |
| ferthenge 166 |
| fesaunt 312 |
| fesse 167 |
| feyre 33 |
| fifilyng 513 |
| filace 369 |
| filed ware 547 |
| flekage 422 |
| forcer 563 |
| forcermaker 563 |
| forfote 571 |
| forsteye 370, forstiez 369 |
| forman 384 |
| foteballe 571 |
| fourme 511 |
| fozer 265 |
| frank ensense 537 |
| fullere 344 |
| furbour 477 |
| galoche 554, 555 |
| gardenere 548 |
| garnesshyng 513 |
| garnete 284 |
| garretters 399 |
| gaudees 455 |
| gayne 439 |
| geet 422, 455. See jeet |
| gelder 158 |
| gemewe 647 |
| gentilman 638, 650 |
| gibeser 398 |
| girdinez 369 |
| goldesmyth 494 |
| gonne 205 |
| gotesfelle 234 |
| gowne 505 |
| grape 262 |
| grapenel 369 |
| greywerk 330 |
| grosser 314 |
| gurdeler 284 |
| gylle 78 |
| haberdassher 530, haberdasshere 354 |
| hachyng 513 |
| halier 370 |
| hamondeys 422 |
| hamour 547 |
| hanappe 351 |
| handwerke 179 |
| harelot 474 |
| hatchette 284 |
| hatte 559 |
| hautpas 453 |
| hedrope 369, 370 |
| hele 572 |
| herbergery 324 |
| herce 284, 359 |
| herewerke 331 |
| hertlathe 261 |
| heyngge 283 |
| heyr 194 |
| hokester 406. See hucstere |
| Hokkedayes 562, 571 |
| hokkyng 562, 571 |
| holdshrof 283 (fn. 1) |
| hostellry 324 |
| hostiller 591, 638 |
| hosyer 333, 641 |
| huche 369 |
| hucstere 347, hukkestere 467, hukster 323, 347, 533, 581, 591. See hokester |
| hure 403, 549, 559 |
| hyndescalves 234 |
| inkehorne 422 |
| jacke 418 |
| jeet 562. See geet |
| joukerie 457 |
| Jubile 494 |
| jueller 662 |
| kemelyne 194, 541 |
| kemstercombe 283 |
| kerfsheres 283 |
| ketel 369 |
| kiddefelles 234 |
| kilderkyn 517, 518 |
| knotte 422 |
| kombe 422 |
| kydel 220 |
| laborer 586 |
| lanyer 546, 547 |
| lathe 305 |
| lathestokke 75 |
| lathoke 74 |
| lathyre 75 |
| latone 200, 204, 363, 398, 399, 400 |
| lauender 512 |
| launce 370 |
| lettis 330 |
| lodysman 655 |
| loket 400, 471 |
| lokyer 282 |
| lom 305, lomb 435 |
| lyghter 589 |
| lymbrennere 174 |
| lymnour 557 |
| lynyng 540 |
| lyter 326 |
| maincherin 644 |
| male 206 |
| maltman 460, 645 |
| marbryn 131 |
| mascle 172 |
| mask 215 |
| masshfat 194 |
| menevyr 267 |
| molde 513 |
| moldingborde 163 |
| moldyng 513 |
| molet 400 |
| mummyng 658 |
| murre 131 |
| mustarde querne 284 |
| mytre 550 |
| nape 369 |
| nightcappe 422 |
| noche 313, nouche 249, 326, 411, 429, 443, nowche, 550, nuche 124 |
| note 200 |
| ore 369, 370 |
| oure 320 |
| overlether 571, 572, overlethir 571 |
| painman 644 |
| pakkure 330 |
| palet 429, 444, palette 369 |
| paltocke 418, paltoke 283 |
| paltokmaker 418 |
| parchemyner 641 |
| Parys kuverchief 475 |
| paternoster 327, 470, |
| paternostre 124, 455 |
| paternostrer 20 |
| paxbred 263, 422, 550 |
| peautre 264 |
| peautrer 244, 631 |
| pec 666, pek 461 |
| pecyng 540 |
| pedeller 662 |
| peelle 549 |
| pelwolle 559 |
| perdriche 312 |
| permis 422 |
| perreie 458 |
| pestelle 312 |
| pheliper 324 |
| phelperye 324 |
| picher 242 |
| piebakere 432, pybaker 581 |
| pikeyse 284 |
| pikfork 284 |
| pilche 505 |
| pilowe 647 |
| piper querne 422 |
| plater 241 |
| plaunchenail 292, plaunchesnail 262 |
| plaunke 283 |
| plonchone 283 |
| pokete 262 |
| poletwyne 369 |
| poleyne 369 |
| pollanges 369 |
| ponchoun 305 |
| popelle 153, 267 |
| portehors 466 |
| potell 78 |
| pottz tankards 369 |
| pouchemaker 359, 527, 554 |
| poudrebox 520 |
| poynt 422 |
| prikettz 359, priketz 301 |
| puree 329, purree 267 |
| pursnet 508 |
| pyke 516 |
| pympernele 580, 581 |
| pynchone 520 |
| pynnere 596 |
| pynsons 284, pynsouns 283 |
| quarel 370 |
| quareling 540 |
| quarlet 563 |
| queek 455, 456, quek 395 |
| quernestone 283 |
| quissyn 260, quyshyn 283. See cosynis |
| radiche, 537 |
| ragston 262 |
| rakke 369 |
| ramme 262 |
| raryngfat 194 |
| revers 458 |
| ridel 283 |
| risshbote 676 |
| roeslether 547, rolether 234, 547 |
| rofnail 262 |
| rolere 205 |
| roo 547 |
| roostrees 369 |
| rorer 88, rorere 86 |
| roset 217 |
| rosyn 537 |
| rouel 284 |
| rubye 313 |
| rungepyn 283 |
| ryvetting 540 |
| samyte 267 |
| sandel 254, sendal 255, sendale 267 |
| sanguyne 131 |
| saplathe 261 |
| sappe 597 |
| satyn 418, 524 |
| savenape 200 |
| sawier 254 |
| say 254 |
| schoteborde 75 |
| scluys 615 |
| scouryng 549 |
| scriveyn 529, scryvaner 631 |
| scurelle 153 |
| segge 512 |
| selle 550 |
| setuwale 537 |
| seylyerde 369. See zeylyerde |
| shastele 580, 581 |
| shepeslether 547 |
| sheres 547 |
| shete 369, shettes 370 |
| shetilmaker 584 |
| shiphenge 283 |
| shipman 370 |
| shotfisshe 598 |
| shoute 262 |
| skaltrowes 369 |
| sketfate 369 |
| skeyne 369 |
| skope 369 |
| slegge 283 |
| snyte 312, 426 |
| sope 541 |
| soudyour 598 |
| soylepele 423 |
| spadierne 283 |
| spaude 312 |
| spek 656 |
| speye 615 |
| sprigge 305 |
| spurgail 265 |
| squyer 456. See esquier |
| stagge 235 |
| stechynges 369 |
| steyes 370 |
| stobele 581, stobelele 580 |
| stokfisshmongere 371, 598 |
| stole 511 |
| stradlynge 153, stranlyng 267 |
| stremer 370 |
| strenge 370 |
| strenger 634 |
| sursie 131 |
| swage 470 |
| syge 402 |
| tabbletys 550 |
| taillour 494, 522 |
| taleghwode 369, talwode 254 |
| talgar 406 |
| tappetroghe 194, 322 |
| tartaryn 466 |
| tasele 150 |
| tasse 360 |
| teeldes 369 |
| thef 676 |
| thewe 319, 367, 368, 486 |
| thurghwalis 370, thurghwals 369 |
| tippestaffe 531 |
| tirlet 217 |
| tonour 200 |
| topcastelle 369 |
| torf 512 |
| torchez 359, torchys 301 |
| tortiz 359 |
| tourope 369 |
| tprhurt 27 |
| trasonnail 305, traversnail 262 |
| traventer 256 |
| trevyt 369, triwet 283 |
| tromekeresnet 172 |
| trusse 369 |
| trussyngcoffre 418 |
| turnour 235, 599 |
| turnyng 513 |
| twybille 284 |
| tyne 74 |
| tyngbasse (?) 656 |
| tynpan 283 |
| upheldere 282 |
| uppelande 393, 394 |
| uptie 369, 370 |
| vate 541 |
| wardhoke 116 |
| waterberere 472 |
| waterfyle 369 |
| waterlader 7, waterleder 254 |
| waynskott 375 |
| webbe 314, 367, 425 |
| werk 328, 330, 331 |
| werkhous 262 |
| werprope 369 |
| wexchaundeler 358, 424 |
| whippecorde 423 |
| whittawyer 232 |
| wildewerk 329 |
| wodbille 284 |
| wodcok 312, wodecok 426, wodecoke 643 |
| wodemonger 582 |
| wolpakker 631 |
| worchestede 110, worstede 199, 511 |
| wormsed 537 |
| wyke 301, 359 |
| wyndounail 262 |
| wyndrawer 666 |
| wyndyngbaille 369 |
| wyndyng poley 369 |
| wyndyngrope 369 |
| yelfat 194 |
| yerderope 369, 370 |
| yomen 542 |
| yomen taillours 609 |
| zeylyerde 370 |