Middle English Vocabulary Education September 1-5

Diane on September 8th, 2008

1) Throly (adv.) - Earnestly; eagerly; hardly.

In at the durres thei /throly/ thrast
With staves ful gode ilkone;
Alas! alas! seid Robyn Hode,
Now mysse I litulle Johne.

- MS. Cantab. Ff. v. 48

Pronunciation: /TrOli/

2) Scrit (n.) - A writing; a deed.

A /scrit/ of covenaunt i-mad ther was
Bytwene me and Sathanas.

- MS. Addit. 11307

He dyde on hys clothys astyte,
And to Seynt Jhone he wrote a /skryte/.

- MS. Harl. 1701

Pronunciation: /skrit/

3) Gorell (n.) - A great clownish lad.

Glotony that /gorell/ is the vjte. synne,
That men use of in delicat fedyng of mete.

- MS. Laud. 416

Pronunciation: /gOrEl/

4) Aseth (n.) - Satisfaction or amends for an injury.

We may not be assayled of tho trespas,
Bot if we make /aseth/ in that we may.

- MS. Harl. 1022

Here byfore he myght ethe
Sone hafe mad me /aseth/.

- MS. Lincoln A. i. 17

Pronunciation: /AsET/

5) Helych (adv.) - Loudly.

They herde in theire herbergage hundrethez fulle many,
Hornez of olyfantez fulle /helych/ blawene.

- Morte Arthure, MS. Lincoln

Pronunciation: /hElitS/