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NB
1. Verbs often end in -it instead of -ed, happnit for happened.
2. Participles end in -and instead of -ing, growand for growing.
abaid, baid - delay
not adeill - not at all
assaillie - attack
assay - attack, assault, trial of endurance
atour - over, beyond
stand aw of - be greatly afraid of
awful - terrible
awys - judgement, determined advice
bargan- struggle, conflict
barres - barrier, outwork of castle, enclosure for tournament
bicker - assail
braith - fury, fit of rage
braithly - very angrily
buschement - ambush
but - without
cair - go
chalans - accuse, call to account, challenge
gave in commend - made over as abenefice
counter- hostile encounter
dawern - day's work
derfly - boldly
dight - prepared, armed, equipped etc
draw dykes - ditches for water
drest - dealt with harshly, maltreated
duris - harm, injuries
erer - rather
eschew - accomplish, succeed
ettlit - aimed (at)
fault - need
feill - many
fere - mate, comrade
fray - scare, frighten
freshly - briskly
gaynest - most suitable
graithit - make ready
hals - neck
hardiment - boldness
hecht - promised
hecht - promised
hint - gripped
humest - uppermost
ilk - same
journee - a days's performance (in battle)
lave - rest
leid - folk
let - hindrance
take lugyng - to camp, lodge, temporary place
meinie - company
make menyng - lament
mis - misadventure
myster - need, emergency
pissanis - pisane, armour for chest & neck (from Pisa)
plain - open, flat country or field of battle
prove - attempt
puncheons - tunnel props
punzoun - a small company
quick - alive
rabut - repulse, rebate
record - repute, account
refut - defence, stronghold
room - space
rout - company
rys - twigs, small branches
sloppis - bands
sillis - strong horizontal timbers
sonyeit - hesitate, delay
stark - strong
stead - place
stour - conflict
suit - pursuit
swar - snare
swyr - sword
syllis- strong, horizontal timbers
thwarter- athwart, crossing
turssyt - carry, truss
in twyn - apart, asunder
tyne, tynt - lose, lost
wage - reward, pledge, wage
waillyt - chosen, chose
wanes - dwellings
warnstore - magazine for provisions, provisions kept in store
warrand - warrant
waryt - cursed, spent
wed - mortgage
werrament - really, verily
wesy - go to see, look at closely
wight - strong
wmbeset - surrounded
worthis - needs
wroken - avenged
wys - wise, advice
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