abat 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. abbatre, to strike down 312
abiles adj. able 285
accordance n.f. peace 436
acorde 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. acorder, to confirm, indicate 333
acquerre v. infin. to acquire, win 343
ades* adv. now, at present; nevertheless 87
adhers p. p. adherdre, to be attached, joined to 362
adjouste 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. adjouster, to add 251
addone 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. adonner, to bestow 351
afflus * adj. bountiful 179
ainVois que conj. before 99-100, 237
ains adv. rather, on the contrary 276, 327
ains que conj. before 234, 340
ainsi que adv. as if 37
aler, au long aler* loc. throughout history 203
amant pres. p. amer, to love 138
ame n.f. one single person, anyone; sans le gref d'ame to nobody's harm 131
amez p.p. amer to love 396
ammonestoit* 3 pers. sing. imperf. indic. ammonester, to exhort, guide, counsel 215
amonition n.f. counsel, command 226
aplanié p.p. aplanier, to make smooth, peaceful 453
appareille 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. s'appareiller á, to compare with 204
apparu 3 pers. sing. p. hist. apparoir, to appear, become manifest 259
appelle 3 pers. sing. pres. indie. appeler, to invoke 254
appert 3 pers. sing. pres. indie. apparoir, to be evident 92, 216, 266; adj. evident 214
apreuve 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. aprouver, to approve 92
aprime 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. aprismier, to approach 36. See Notes Section I
arrestoit 3 pers. sing. imperf. indic. arrester, to stand firm 212
arroy n.m. array 43
assavourer v. infin. to taste, experience 317
asseurez p.p. asseurer, to reassure 398
assovye p.p. assovir, to bring to completion 344
attendra * 3 pers. sing. fut. attendre, to wait; withstand, resist 419
aucuns pron. m. pl. some, some people 401, 485
aurés 2 pers. pl. fut. avoir 302
autrier n.m. the other day, a short time ago 309
avanture n.f. se mettre à l'avanture contre, expose oneself to 300
avenir v. infin. to come to pass, 73; n.m. used as adj. future 359
avenus p.p. avenir, to come to pass 156
aviengne 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. avenir, to happen, befall 366
avisement n.m. guidance 51
avises 2 pers. sing. pres. indic. s'aviser, to take stock, beware 438
avugle adj. blind 369
bel, par bel adv. with good grace 462
beneurée adj. blessed 161
benoist adj. blessed 170
bergiere n.f. shepherdess 198
bonement adv. happily 9
bonne adj. propitious 169
boute 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. se bouter, to enter 447
bouter v. infin. bouter hors, to cast, drive out 206
bugle adj. stupid 371
?a adv. here 373; ?a jus, here below 351
cas n.m. fall; flatir cas, overthrow, cast down 64
ce dem. pron. used as equivalent of modern French ceci, cela 280
celle* dem. pron. f. n'y ot celle, there was no-one [who was not] 222
cellui dem. adj. m. that 126; dem. pron. 130
cens n. m. pl. hundreds 284
ceste dem. pron. f. this woman 205, 216, 346; dem. adj. this 224, 373
ceulx dem. pron. those men 451
ceulz dem. pron. those men 349
char n.f. flesh 4 59
chasteaulx n. m. pl. castles, fortified towns 282
chastel n.m. castle, fortified town 395
chenin adj. (from chien) wretched, base 267
chevetaine n.f. captain. leader 286
chief n.m. chief, ruler 478; author 120; mettre chief v. infin. to complete 118
chiere n.f. face, expression 486
cil dem. pron. m. he, the person who 170, 341
cilz dem. pron. m. he 341
close p.p. clore, to enclose 2
com = comme 106 etc.
commise p.p. and adj. destined, ordained 240
compere 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. comperer, to pay 404
compte n.m. account; fait grant compte, 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. sets great store by 209
conclus p.p. conclure, to conclude, decide 328
conquerre v. infin. to conquer 341
conseil n.m. council 231
conseillié. p.p. and adj. conseillier, to advise 433
consomé p.p. consomer, to accomplish 125
conte n.m. story, scripture 211
contralie 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. contralier, to oppose 403
contrariance n.f. opposition 437; adversity 148
contredire v. infin. to oppose, bar 410
contrediz n.m.pl. opponents 381, 414
convoieé p.p.convoier, to accompany 227
cornes n.f.pl. horns 305
courage n. m. heart, mind 473
courir sus, sur v. infin. to attack 68, 411; passive sense in 68 'being attacked'
creussent 3 pers. pl. imperf. subj. croire, to believe 272
croy pers. sing. pres. indic. croire, to believe 424
cuidant pres. p. cuidier, to think, believe 410
cuident 3 pers. pl. pres. indic. cuidier, to think, believe 402
cuides 2 pers. sing. pres. indic. cuidier, to think, believe 427
cuidiks 2 pers. pl. imperf. indic. cuidier, to think, believe 313
cuidoit 3 pers. sing. imperf. indic. cuidier, to think, believe 105
debonnaire adj. good-natured, magnanimous 465
deboute 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. debouter, to reject 445
deceiiz p.p. and n. the disappointed, disillusioned 63
defende 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. defendre, to prevent 428
deffault n. m. fault 404
deget p.p. and adj. rejected 33
deprie 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. deprier, to invoke 254
derrain n.m. last, end 403
descombrant pres. p. descombrer, to clear out, expel 281
desert adj. ravaged, ruined 268; n.m. destruction 271 mis à desert, destroyed, exterminated
deservie p.p. deservir, to deserve 446
desliée p.p. deslier, to untie 164
desplace 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. desplaire, to displease 55
desplaist 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. desplaire, to displease 444
desur prep. above, in preference to 345
detrie 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. detrier, falter, go astray 256
deu n.m. due 144
deult 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. (se) doloir, to grieve 460
deust 3 pers. sing. imperf. subj. devoir, to have to, ought to 314
devant adv. before (of time) 272
devise 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. deviser, to speak about, discuss 331
dit n. m. word 255
ditik n.m. poem 481, Explicit
doint 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. donner, to give 52, 131
donnk p.p. composed 481
doubt 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. (se) doubter, to fear 421
doubtance n.f. doubt 387
doubtans pres. p. doubter, to fear; fearful 400
doubter v. infin. to fear 147
douer v. infin. to bestow upon, endow with 168
droit n.m. the right 61; adj. clear, straight 20, de droit oil with a clear eye, clearly 20; adv. exactly 390
droiture n.f. right, justice 303
droiturier adj. upright 138
dueil 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. (se) doloir, to grieve over 23
dure 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. durer, to last, hold out 279; adj. resolute 277
effaciez p.p. effacier, to efface, erase 476 effusion n.f. shedding (of blood) 463 el pers. pron. she 246, 377
election* n.f. choice; sur toute election, in preference to everything else 295
emblée n.f. surprise; par emblée, furtively, by stealth 411
embrunche adj. f. bowed, lowered, downcast 487
enclose* p.p. and adj. enclosed 7
encoures adv. yet 132; still 418
Englecherie * n.f. pejorative, the English race 354
ennemis n.m. sing. enemy 429
ennuiz n.m. troubles, difficulties 36
ens adv. inside 425, 428
ensercher v.infin. to find out, establish 236
ensuit pers. sing. pres. indic. ensuivre, to follow 468
entens 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. entendre, to expect, believe 484; to understand, refer to, mean 441
envahis p.p. envahir, to attack 399
envoyez p.p. envoyer, to send, dispatch 415
erre n.m. or f. journey 340
errerent * 3 pers. pl. p. hist. errer, to err 96
ert 3 pers. sing. imperf. indic. estre, 78, 258 (see also yert)
es contracted form en + les, in the 247
esbahir v. infin. s'esbahir, to be dismayed 65
esbais p.p. s'esbahir, to be dismayed 397
eschiquier n.m. chess-board 308; matez estes en l'eschiquier, you have been checkmated 308
escremie n.f. attack 421
escripz n.m. writings 244
esleu p.p. eslire, to elect 142
eslite adj. elect, chosen, blessed 184
espandre v. infin. to shed 460
esperit n.m. mind, mind's eye 243; la virent en esperit, foresaw her coming 242-3
espronne p.p. and adj. wearing spurs 40
esprouvée p.p. esprouver, to put to the test 230
esprouvez p.p. and adj. tried, trusty 289
essart n.m. clearing; fera essart, will destroy 337
essillié p.p. essillier, to lay waste 435
estat n.m. state, condition; house 94
estendre v. infin. to bestow 88
estroit adv. tightly 165
execution n.f. the carrying out (of a task) 290
eussent 3 pers. pl. imperf. subj. avoir 270
face* 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. faire 252; 136*
faces 2 pers. sing. pres. subj. faire 144
faciez 2 pers. pl. pres. subj. faire 474
faillance n.f. failure; sans faillance, without fail 294
fais n.m. pl. deeds 147
fait* n.m. achievement, deed 127, 140, 229, 248, 252, 352; situation 424*
faiz n.m. deeds 120, 178, 347; p.p. faire 71
fault 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. falloir, to be necessary 405, 412
feste n.f. celebration; faisons feste à, let us greet, welcome 41
feust 3 pers. sing. imperf. subj. estre 106, 439
fine adj. noble 39; 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. finer, to finish, end
finer v. infin. to finish, end 342
flati p.p. flatir, cast down; flatir à cas, to cast down, overthrow 64
fors prep. outside, beyond 274; fors nature supernatural 274
fort* adj. strong 277; 39*
fort adv. greatly, extremely 220; au fort in the end 461
fouÿ 3 pers. sing. p.hist. s'en fuir, to flee 6
fu 3 pers. sing. p. hist. estre 283
fust 3 pers. sing. imperf. subj. estre 237
gaingne 3 pers sing. pres. indic. gaignier, to win 304
gard 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. garder, to preserve 339
gardast 3 pers. sing. imperf. subj. garder, to prevent 431
gent n.f. people 191, 369
gisent 3 pers. pl. pres. indic. gesir, to lie 320
grant* adj. great 88 etc.; 39*
gref n.m. harm; sans le gref d'ame, to nobody's harm 131
greigneur adj. comparative form of grand; supreme 478
grever v. infin. to harm 324
groingne 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. groignier, to grumble 425
guerdon n.m. reward, recompense 176
habonde 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. habonder, to abound 59
hait n.m. wish, desire, joy, aspiration 355
hays p.p. hair, to hate 396
herites* n.m. heretics 332
honnisse 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. honnir to shame, sully 140
huer* v. infin. to shout 48
icellui dem. adj. m. that 98 incision n.f.
incision, wound 459
infortune n.f. bad luck, misfortune 66
irés 2 pers. pl. fut. aller 316
ja adv. already 313
jus adv. down ruer jus, to cast down 78, 191, 195, 360; ça jus, here below 351
laboureurn .m. agricultural worker 210
laidit 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. laidir, to dishonour, treat with dis-respect 336
largesse n.f. abundance 174
lassez p.p. and adj. wearied, tired 181
lever* v. infin. to get up 325
lieva 3 pers. sing. p.hist. se lever, to rise up 37
lix n.m. lilies 96; 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. lire, to read 94
los n.m. praise 302
louezp.p. louer, to praise 293
mains adj. many 36, 223, 280, 389; mains yeulx voiant, in full view of everyone 280; pou plus ou pou mains adv. approximately 391; le mains n. the least 353
maint indef. pron. many, many a one 70, 196, 442, 448; adj. many a 127; 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. manoir to dwell, 72
mainte adj. f. many a 58
mais que conj. provided that 140, 144
manié p.p. manier, to handle, treat 455
maniere n.f. nature 248
matez p.p. mater, to mate (chess) 308
mecte 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. mettre, to put 473
menant pres.p. of mener; menant joie, rejoicing 46
menez 307, see sornes
menne 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. mener, to guide, lead 288
menra 3 pers. sing. fut. mener, to lead 339
menu adj. small 44
menus adj. small 157
mercy n.f. mercy, forgiveness 440
merveillable adj. astonishing, extraordinary 58
mescreants* n.m. unbelievers 331
mesgnigtel n.f. company, household 315
mie, ne. .. mie negative, not 418
mil n.m. one thousand 17, 482
miles n.m. thousands 284
mire n.m. doctor 412
mission* n.f. mission 79
monstre 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. monstrer, to demonstrate 250
monstrent 3 pers. pl. pres. indic. monstrer, to demonstrate 347
monstriez 2 pers. pl. imperf. indic. monstrer, to demonstrate 310
mors* adj. dead 263, 320, 374; ne que mors chiens no more than would dead dogs 263*
moult adv. much 444
muire 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. mourir, to die 340
muée p.p. muer, to change 80
ne negative conj. and, nor 212, 279, 375
neant n.m. nothing; pour neant in vain 405
norriture n.f. upbringing, education 276
notoire adj. well-known 82, 237
nulpron. nobody, not one 66, 279, 430
nulluy pron. anybody 472
nuit p.p. nuire to harm 70. See Notes Section I
occis n.m. the dead 325
occision m.f. killing, bloodshed 457
oit 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. oir, to hear 323
onc. adv. ever; onc + ne, never 175, 199, 214-5, 260-1
oncques adv. ever; oneques + ne, never 95-6, 201-2, 379-80
or adv. now 13, 36 etc
orde adj. f. dirty, base, vile 332
ordonnge p.p. ordonner, to ordain 116, 171
ordonner v.infin. to dispose 468
ore adv. now 8
orent 3 pers. pl. p. hist. avoir 22
ores adv. now 24
orra 3 pers. sing. fut. oir, to hear 471
os 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. oser, to dare 304
ose I pers. sing. pres. indic. oser, to dare 5
ot 3 pers. sing. p. hist. avoir 287, 381; n'y ot celle, there was no-one [who was not] 222
ou contracted form, a + le, 390; en + le, 302, 311; prep. (=od), with 389
oultrance* n.f. excess 136
oultre prep. beyond; oultre nature, supernatural 192
oultrecuidance n.f. presumption 432
ouvre p.p. ouvrer, to work, act 112
ouy 3 pers. sing. p. hist. oir, to hear 384
oy 1 pers. sing. p. hist. oir, to hear 415
oyez 2 pers. pl. imperative oir, to hear 57
oysmes I pers. pl. p. hist. oir, to hear 202
parfait p.p. parfaire, to bring to completion 350
part n.f. share 16
paru 3 pers. sing. p. hist. paroir, to appear, to be made clear 257
passeras 2 pers. sing. fut. passer, to surpass 139
passez adj. past 178, 345; les preux passez, brave men of times past 345
penon n.m. pennon, standard 103
perilleux adj. dangerous, fierce 310
pesans adj. heavy 275
pest 3 pers. sing. imperf. subj. povoir, to be able 84
pevent 3 pers. pl. pres. indic. povoir, to be able 319
plain adv. in great numbers 381; adv. h plain, fully, entirely 383
plusers indef. pron. several 221
pou adv. little; pou plus ou pou mains, approximately 391; adj. and n. few 399
pourpris p.p. pourprendre, to undertake, accomplish 223
pourteroit 3 pers. sing. cond. porter, to bear 246
premisse* n.f. first proof, manifestation 143
prens 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. prendre (h), to begin 8, 10
prensist 3 pers. sing. imperf. subj. (en) prendre, to befall, happen 100
preuses* adj. brave 222*; 39*
preux* adj. brave 199, 285; n.m. brave men 203, 345; 39*
pri 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. prier, to pray 51
prie I pers. sing. pre s. indic. prier, to pray 130
prime* n.f. prime (canonical hour) 37; ore h prime, for the first time, only now 8
prins p.p. prendre to capture 264
pris n.m. renown, worth 218; p.p. prendre, to capture 220
prophecies, propheciez n.f. prophecies 245, 124
propice adj. well-disposed, benign 141
provision n.f. relief, help 228
pry I pers. sing. pres. indic. prier, to pray 473
pueple n.m. people 141, 182, 220, 267;
puis prep. for, since 21; puis . . . que conj. since the time when 3-4; [puis quel, because 109
quant (des) prep. as (for) 357
que conj. for 105
qui rel. pron. whoever 371, 403; if anyone 461
qui que rel. pron. whoever 55, 109, 357, 425
quoy, (par) quoy adv. phrase therefore, consequently 251; interrogative pron. (se la chose n'yert ) evident quoy et comment crystal- clear in every way 83
quoy que* conj. although 409; indef. rel. pron. whatever 252;
rabaissez 2 pers. pl. imperative rabaisser, to lower 305
raisonne 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. raisonner, to talk about 349
réa 3 pers. sing. p. hist. reer, to infuse, pour into 172
regne n.m. kingdom 268
regnie p.p. regnier, to disown, reject 450
relevke p.p. relever, to raise up 150
relever* v. infin. to get up again 322
relieve 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. relever, to raise up 72
remaint* 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. remaindre, to remain, hold out 396
rendre 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. rendre, to give, return 422
rendre v. infin. rendre, to surrender 405, 461
repassez p.p. repasser, to deliver 183
reprins p.p. reprendre, to reproach 472
reprint 3 pers. sing. p. hist. reprendre, to begin to 18
reprouver v. infin. to condemn 327
repune* 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. repugnier, repuner, to oppose, resist 71
requerantpres. p. requerir, to request 454
requerir v. infin. to request 440
resjoiz p.p. and adj. rejoicing, overjoyed 43
respons I pers. sing. pres. indic. j(en) espondre , to guarantee 443
restora 3 pers. sing. p. hist. restorer, to restore, deliver 219
retourné p.p. retourner, to change round, reverse; si est bien le vers retourne the situation is completely changed 25
reusses 2 pers. sing. imperf. subj. ravoir, to have again, regain 108
revers n.m. opposite 364
rien n.f. thing, creature 31
rouppieux adj. base, vile 361
rue, ruee p.p. of ruer jus, to cast down 195, 3 60, 78
ruer jus v. infin. to cast down 191
sacre n.m. anointing 377
sacre p.p. sacrer, to anoint 384
sauf et sains adv. safely and soundly 388
scay I pers. sing. pres. indic. scavior, to know 417
se conj. if 5, 59 etc.
sec* adj. dry, barren (season) 32
secourable adj. helpful, willing to help 60
sejour n.m. stay; fu a sejour, resided 392
sensible adj. intelligent 111
seres 2 pers. pl. fut. estre 472
serfs n.m. serfs, slaves 365
sermonner, v. infin. to speak, hold forth 471
si and, and yet 305, 353 etc; si com as 143, 260; si que just as 422; si que so that 479
solempnee adj. solemn 117
some p.p. somer, to call, appoint 127
somme n.f. quantity 194; toute somme, in short after all 197
sornes n.f. jokes; ne menez voz sornes, do not attempt any foolish, rash enterprise 307
soubz prep. under 103, 478
soubzmis p.p. soubzmettre, to subjugate 103
souffers p.p. souffrir, to tolerate 367
souffisance (a) adv. sufficiently 146
souffise 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. souffire, to suffice 375
souffrir v. infin. to tolerate, put up with 327
souffrant pres. p. souffrir, to suffer, endure 35
souloie 1 pers. sing. imperfect indic. souloir, to be wont to 11
sours p.p. sourdre, to rise up 269
souviengne 3 pers. sing. pres. subj. souvenir, to remember 368
soyes 2 pers. sing. pres. subj. estre 153
sue p.p. suer; il en est sue, it is all up with them (?) 358
suppliance n.f. supplication 439
surnomme p.p. surnommer, to name, designate as 124
sus, courir sus to attack 68; passive sense 'being attacked' 68
tabouree v. infin. to beat a drum 316
tart (a) late i.e. not at all, never 456
tel* adj. 113 etc; 39*
telement* adv. 262; 39*
tendra 3 pers. sing. fut se tendre, to hold out, resist 417
tendre adj. young 86
tendront 3 pers. pl. fut. se tenir, to consider oneself 485
tenir v. infin. (me)tenir, to confine (myself) 12
tenu p.p. tenir, to hold back 45
tenuz p.p.and adj. obliged, under an obligation to 154
tiens 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. tenir, to maintain, hold 260
tire, de tire adv. directly 6; tire a tire adv. phrase one by one 413
tira 3 pers. sing. p. hist. tirer, lead out of, deliver 181
tiree* p.p. (se) tirer de, to move from 32
tors n.m. wrongs, evil deeds 71
tramise p.p. trametre, to send 238, 373
tresgrande* adj. 39
trespasse 1 pers. sing. pres. subj. trespasser, to leave out, omit 52
[tres]tous adj. all 139
treuve 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. trouver, to find 93
trop adv. of intensity, much 439
une adj. f. constant 69
univers adj. universal, whole 57
vaillance n.f. courage 296
valable adj. valuable, of profit 63
vault 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. valoir, to be of account, to be worth 402
vea 3 pers. sing. p. hist. veer, to refuse 175
veez 2 pers. pl. imperative voir, to see 192
veille 3 pers. sing. pres. indic. veiller (à), strive to 205
vendrez 2 pers. pl. fut. venir, to come 456
vers* prep. towards 37*; n.m. situation 25
vesqu p.p. vivre, to live 22
veult 3 pcrs. sing. pres. indic. voloir, to wish 323, 326, 461
veulx 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. voloir, to wish 24
vises 2 pers. sing. pres. indic. viser, to think, reflect; mal y vises you are quite miscalculating 440
voir adj. true 401 voire adj. true 87
voirement adv. truly 81
voix n.f. voice; par voix commune, unanimously 68
voiz n.f. voices 323; 2 pers. sing. imperative voir, to see 101
vueil 1 pers. sing. pres. indic. voloir, to wish 49
vueillent 3 pers. pl. pres. subj. voloir, to wish 406
vueillez 2 pers. pl. imperative voloir, to wish 469
yert 3 pers. sing. imperf. indic. estre 82 (see also ert)
yvernage* adj. wintry 10