A Concise Dictionary of Middle English - Part 247
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+?are+, _adv._ formerly, S; see +?ore+.

+?are+, _adj._ ready, S, S2, G; +yare+, HD; +?aru+, S; +?arowe+, S; +?are+, _adv._, soon, S, G; +yare+, S2, Sh.--AS. _gearo_.

+?arken+, _v._ to prepare, S, S2, WA; +?arrkenn+, S; +gerken+, S; +giarkien+, S; +?earceon+, S; +?eirken+, S; +?arketh hym+, _pr. s.

reflex._, P; +?aearced+, _pp._, S; +i-garcket+, S; +i?arked+, S; +giarked+, S.--AS. _gearcian_.

+?arm+, _sb._ cry, S2.--Icel. _jarmr_, a crying.

+?arme+, _v._ to scream, yell, bellow, WA, HD.

+?arowe+, _sb._ milfoil, _millefolium_, herb for nose-bleeding, Prompt.; +yarowe+, Palsg., Manip.; +?arow+, Voc.; +?arrow+, S3.--AS. _gearwe_ (Voc.): OHG. _garawa_, _garwa_.

+?arowe+, _adj._ ready, S; +?aru+, S; see +?are+.

+?ate+, _sb._ gate, S2, G, H, WA; +yat+, HD; see +Gate+.

+?e-+, a prefix before verbs and substantives.--AS. _ge-_. [In ME. the equivalents of _ge-_, viz. +?e-+, +I-+, +Y-+, +Hi-+, +A-+, +E-+, are often found prefixed to past participles. For words beginning with this particle see in many cases the uncompounded form.]

+?e+, _p.r.o.n._ ye, S, S2, PP; +ye+, C2; +ge+, S; +yhe+, S2; +?eo+, S; +?ie+, S.--AS. _ge_. See also +?ou+, +?oure+.

+?ea+, _adv._ yea, PP: +?a+, S, S2, PP, H; +?e+, S, S2, PP, G; +?he+, W; +ye+, S2, PP, C2; +?ie+, S; +?ha+, S2; +?o+, S2.--AS. _gea_; cp. Goth.

_ja_, Icel. _ja_.

+?e-arnen+, _v._ to earn, S.--AS. _ge-earnian_. See +Ernen+.

+?eat+, _pt. s._ poured, S; see +?eten+.

+?e-bugon+, _pt. pl._ were obedient, S.--AS. _ge-bugon_, from _ge-bugan_. See +Bowen+.

+?e-cende+, _adj._ natural, S; +i-cundur+, _comp._, S.--AS. _ge-cynde_.

See +Kynde+.

+?e-ceosen+, _v._ to choose, MD; +?e-cas+, _pt. s._, S.--AS.

_ge-ceosan_.

+?ed+, _sb._ a word; +?eddes+, _pl._, MD.--AS. _gied_, _gid_, _gyd_, song, poem, saying.

+?eddien+, _v._ to speak, MD; +?edde+, to sing, S2.--AS. _geddian_, _giddian_, to sing, to speak.

+?eddynge+, _sb._ a gest or romance, Prompt.; +?eddyngis+, _pl._, HD; +yeddynges+, songs, C. See above.

+?ede+, _pt. s._ went, S, S2; see +?eode+.

+?edire+, _adj._ vehement, WA; +?ederly+, _adv._ quickly, S2, HD.--Cp.

AS. _aedre_, (_edre_), quickly, at once: OS. _adro_, quick.

+?eer+, _sb._ year, S3; +?er+, S, S2; +gaer+, S; +yeer+, C2; +?ere+, PP, S2; +yere+, S2, C2; +yeire+, S2; +?er+, _pl._, PP, S, S2, S3; +yer+, S; +yeer+, C2; +ger+, S; +?eir+, S3; +yeir+, S2; +?ere+, PP; +yere+, S2; +yhere+, S2; +?eres+, S, PP; +geres+, S.--AS. _ger_, _gear_: OS. _jer_, _jar_; cp. Gr. ??a; see Brugmann, -- 118.

+?eerli+, _adv._ yearly, S3.

+?ef+, _conj._ if, S, S2; see +?if+.

+?e-fered+, _sb._ company, _societas_, S; +i-ferred+, MD; +ifereden+, MD.--AS. _ge-ferr?den_, companionship.

+?eft+, _sb._ gift, S; see +?ift+.

+?e-fo+, _sb._ foe, MD; +ifo+, MD; +y-uo+, MD; +ivo+, S; +?efo+, _pl._, S; +ifo+, MD.--AS. _ge-fa_. See +Foo+.

+?e-geng+, _sb._ company, S.--AS. _gegang_.

+?eid+, _pt. s._ went, S2; see +?eode+.

+?eien+, _v._ to cry out, S, MD; +?eide+, _pt. s._, MD.--Icel. _geyja_, to bark (a strong vb.).

+?eir+, _pl._ years, S3; see +?eer+.

+?e-laien+, _v._ to invite, S.--AS. _ge-laian_.

+?e-laiere+, _sb._ inviter, S.

+?eld+, _sb._ payment; +yelde+, S; +?ielde+, S; +gildes+, _pl._, S; +gaeildes+, S.--AS. _gild_.

+?elden+, _v._ to pay, yield, S, PP, S2, G, W; +yelden+, C2; +?ulde+, PP; +yhelde+, S2; +yheld+, S2; +?elt+, _pr. s._, PP; +?ilt+, PP; +?ald+, _pt. s._, PP, S2, S3; +yald+, PP, S2; +yalt+, HD; +?elde+, PP, S2; +?elte+, PP; +?elt+, PP; +geld+, S; +?eldide+, W; +yolden+, _pp._, C; +?oldun+, W; +?olde+, W; +i?olde+, S, S2.--AS. _geldan_, pt. _geald_ (pl. _guldon_), pp. _golden_: cp. Goth. _gildan_.

+?eldingus+, _sb. pl._ payments, debts, S3.

+?e-lesten+, _v._ to fulfil, to perform, to continue, last, extend, S; +i-leste+, S; +i-lest+, _pr. s._, S; +i-lested+, S; +gelest+, _pt. s._, S; +y-laste+, S2; +i-laste+, S, S2.--AS. _ge-l?stan_.

+?e-limpen+, _v._ to happen, MD; +?elamp+, _pt. s._, S; +ilomp+, S.--AS.

_ge-limpan_. See +Limpen+.

+?elke+, _sb._ yolk of an egg, Prompt.

+?ellen+, _v._ to yell, MD; +yolle+, C; +?olle+, S; +?ellynge+, _pr. p._, howling, W; +?al+, _pt. s._, MD, S2; +?ulle+, _pl._, MD; +?elliden+, MD; +yelleden+, C.--AS. _gellan_ (_giellan_), pt. _geall_ (pl. _gullon_), pp. _gollen_.

+?ellynge+, _sb._ yelling, MD; +yollyng+, C; +?ollinge+, S.

+?elow+, _adj._ yellow, MD; +?eoluwe+, S; +?eolewe+, S; +?eluwe+, S; +?olewe+, S; +yelwe+, C; +yalu+, HD.--AS. _geolw-_ stem of _geolu_ (_geolo_); see Sievers, 300; cp. G. _gelb_.

+?elpe+, _sb._ boasting, S.

+?elpen+, _v._ to boast, S; +yelpe+, C; +yalp+, _pt. s._, MD; +yelp+, MD.--AS. _gilpan_ (_gielpan_), pt. _gealp_ (pl. _gulpon_), pp. _golpen_.

+?elpynge+, _sb._ boasting, Prompt.

+?eman+, _sb._ youth, servant, MD; see +?oman+.

+?emanry+, _sb._ yeomanry, B.