Middle English Vocabulary Education September 1-5
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/
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