specific purpose. Ind. 70. Cf. apparel.

Need, n. Necessary service. 2. 213.

Neighbor, n. I. A familiar term

of address. Dial. and colloq. 5. 118, 128.

2. One who stands near another. 5. 137. Nere, adv. Ind. 55.

A form of ne'er = never.

Ner'e, adv. Form of ne'er. I. 342, 344.

Neuer, adv. 1. Not, emphatically. Ind. 63.

2. Not a whit. Obs.? 4. 409. New, adv. Anew. 1. 5. Nice, a. I. Fastidious; difficult to please or satisfy. To the Readers. 2. Foolish, unwise. 3. 24. Nimph, n. Obs. form of nymph. Maiden; damsel. Poet. 1. 207. +Niniuy, n. A kind of "motion

or puppet-show, representing the story of Jonah and the whale. 306. Cf. note. +Nipitato, n. Strong ale.

mock Latin word.

note.

3.

Office, n.

A

4. 100.

Cf.

performed.

Service or function to be

2. 31.

4. 129; 5.

Officer, n. A menial or domestic in a great household. 336. Of-spring, n. Obs. form of offspring. Ded.

On, prep. +Of. I. 323; 2. 547. Onely, adv. Obs. form of only.

1. 373, et passim.

2. Openly, without obstruction. 4. 441.

a knight. Poet.

5. 295.

Part, v. To take one's leave or departure. Arch. 4. 146. Particular, n. A single thing or person among a number, considered alone. Prol.

Passio, n. I. A passage in a play marked by strong emotion; a passionate speech or outburst. Obs. or arch. 3. 317.

2. A mood marked by abandonment of emotion. 5. 58..

Patience, n. Sufferance; indul- | gence. 5.393.

†Pay home, phr. 1. To give(one

his) deserts; punish. 3. 387. Peace, n. Phrases. 1. To hold (one's) peace: to keep silent, refrain from speaking. Arch. Ind. 6, et passim.

2. To take the peace on to conciliate, appease ? 2. 282.

Ind. 63.

+2. Phr., to play a lesson: to teach a lesson. 3. 531. +Plucke a rose, phr. an euphealvum exonerare. 2.232.

mism Cf. note. Poesie, n. A motto or sentimental conceit engraved on a ring. 5. 340.

Point, n. A lace with tags at the ends used in fastening clothes together. 4. 12. Cf. note. Portigo, n. Portugal. I. 252. Post, adv.

(An elliptical use of post, n.) With post-horses; by post. Arch. 3. 410.

Pottle, n. A liquid measure of two quarts; a pot. 5. 396. Poudred beef, phr. Salted beef. 4. 105. Prentice, n. apprentice.

sonate; act.

perk. Rare.

Present, a.

I. 481.

By apheresis from I. 2, et passim. Personality.

1. 33.

To represent; perInd. 29; 4. 438.

+Quick; immediate.

+Prickant, a. 1. Pricking: errant, traveling. 2. 302.

2. Pricking pointing upward. 3. 263.

Pricket, n. A buck in his second year. 4. 469.

Princely, a. Of the rank of a prince; regal. 4. 131. Priuate, a. 1. Particular; individual; special opposed to general. Ind. 133.

2. not generally known. I. 30. Procure, v. To contrive and effect; cause. I. 280.

Privy; informed of what is

Promise, v. To assure. Colloq.
I. 418.
Proper, a.

Good-looking. Now
4. 148.

only provincial. Prosper, v. To bring prosperity to. 3. 385.

Proue, v. To experience by personal trial; to enjoy or suffer. I. 41; 3. 41.

2. To demonstrate. 2. 266. †Puggy, n. A term of familiarity

or endearment. 3.569. Purtray, v. Obs. form of portray. I. 294.

Rare, a. 1. Splendid, fine. In colloq. use applied to comparatively trivial objects. Ind. 62.

2. Unusual. 4. 21.

Rascal, n. A young, lean, or inferior deer, as distinguished from the full-grown antlered buck. 4.468. Reasonable, adv. Fairly; to a reasonable degree. 4. 436. To take away. Obs.

Reave, v.

or arch. I. 476. Rebeck, n.

Now only hist, or poet.

A mediæval instrument of music, having three strings and played with a bow. I. 482.

Recant, v. To renounce, abjure (a course of life or conduct) as wrong or mistaken. 3.506. Reckoning, ". A bill of charges, esp. at an inn or tavern. 3. 156. Refraine, v. 1. To restrain, curb. I. 29.

2. To withhold, defer. 3-317. Relieue, v. 1. To rescue out of

some trouble, difficulty or danger, Now somewhat rare. Ded. I. 320, 331; 2. 121, 139.

2. To free, release. Now rare. 3. 442. Remembred. pp. mind. Ind. 68.

+Brought to

Reparrell, n. Clothing, apparel.

Ind. 70. 73.

Repose, n. †Peace of mind. Rare. 2. 231. Repute, v.

To esteem, hold in

repute. 2. 315.

Resolued, ppl. a. Made ready in mind; prepared. 5. 169.

Reuel, v. To indulge in boisterous festivities; carouse. 4. 195. Riband, n. An obs. or arch, form of ribbon. 3. 416; 4. 305. Riffe Raffe, n. Rubbish; twaddle.

I. 492. Right, adv. Very; in a great degree. Arch, or colloq. 1. 271, 301, 317, 326; 2. 2, 418; 3. 157. Right, a. Genuine; true. Obs. or I. 345.

arch.

Rinkle, ". Obs. form of wrinkle. 5. 189.

+3. Dark; somber: applied to color. 3. 390, 478; 4. 314. 4. Distressing; grievous; fearful. 5. 28.

Sate, v.

of sit.

An obs. or arch. preterite

I. 144. Satisfie, v. 1. To make reparations or amends for: atone for; expiate. 3. 98.

2. To make amends to. Obs. 4. 296; 5. 32, 35. Satten, a. Obs. form of satin. 5. 367.

Sauce-box, n. A saucy, impudent
person. Colloq. 3. 579.
Sauing your presence, phr. Dial.
An expression of apology: with

all due respect to you.' 2. 199. +Scape, v. To escape. 4. 339. Scorch, v. Obs. form of scotch.

To score or mark with slight incisions; cut, hack. 3.428. Cf.

note.

Score. v. To cut, slash. 3.428. Scorne, n. Mockery; derision. 2.553. Scoure, v. To sweep clear; rid;

cleanse thoroughly. 5. 174. +Scouring-sticke, n. A rod used for cleaning the barrel of a gun; sometimes the ramrod, sometimes a different implement. 5. 85. Sculler, n. One who propels a boat with a scull-oar. 2. 385. Scuruily, adv. 1. Vulgarly. 2. 545.

2. Meanly; shabbily. 3. 577. Scuruy, a. +1. Offensive, obnoxious. I. 274.

+2.

Worthless;

contemptible;

+Aid, help. 4. 346. To act as servant. 4.

The performance of

military duties; here, spec., the drill. 5. 81.

+Seruingman, n. A male servant. 4. 378.

+Set on before, phr. To begin, or head off, a march. 3. 291. Set out, phr. 1. To display, present. Ind. 97.

2. To place or plant firmly. 3. 372. Shannot, v.

For sha' not, an obs. contraction of shall not. 4. 415. +Shawme, n. A musical instrument of the oboe class, having a double reed inclosed in a globular mouthpiece. Ind. 111. †Shawne, n. Form of shawme. Ind. 112, 115.

Shew, v. An arch. form of show.

Shrodly, adv. Obs. form of shrewdly. Severely. 2. 365.

Shutting, ". The close; the shutting-time. Arch.? 2. 16. Sing another song, phr. To modify one's tone or manner, especially with humility or submissiveness. Colloq. 2. 32.

Sirrah, n. Obs. or arch. A word of address generally equivalent to "fellow," or "sir," and applied with an angry, a contemptuous, a hasty, or a playful force. I. I; 2. 286; 3. 123; 4. 157. Situate. ppl. a. Arch. Situated, located. 2. 29.

Slicke, v. Form of sleck. Το make smooth and glossy; to 'rub down.' 2. 409. +Smell to, phr. To inhale a smell

or odor as a gratification, or as a test of kind or quality. 3. 216.

Smoake, v. To suffer. I. 223. Smoth. a. Obs. form of smooth. 5. 383. +Snicke-vp, v. Phr., go snickeup: go hang (oneself), go and be hanged. 2. 87; 3. 195.

Milit, eommand. 5. 108. Stand, v. In the imperative: halt! Milit. 5. 138, 153.

Staple, n. A general market or exchange; now chiefly attrib., as in staple article. I. 7. +Starting, vbl. n. A sudden involuntary movement, as from a shock of fear, &c. 3.54. State, n. +Estate; income; possessions. I. 391.

Stay, v. †To await. 3. 122. Still. adv. Always, continually, habitually. Ind. 10; 4. 378. Stocke. n. I. Funds; hoardings. 1. 23, 366.

+2. Share; portion. 1. 417. Stone, n. A gun-flint; a piece of shaped flint fixed in the lock of a musket, before percussion caps were used, to fire the charge. 5. 145.

Stoope, n. A deep and narrow

drinking vessel. Obs. or dial. 5.190. Stop. v. 1. To suppress; extinguish. I. 28.

+2. To keep back; withhold. 5.150. Store, n. 1. Abundance; numbers. Arch. 4. 271; 5. 1.

Streight, a. Obs. form of straight.

Stretched; tight. 2. 104. Strike stroke, phr. To have a hand, have a say. Fig. 4. 414. Stringer, n. A fornicator; a wencher. I. 116.

Stroake, v. Obs. form of the preterite of strike. I. 242. Strond, n. Obs. form of Strand. 4. 91.

Strong, adv. Strongly. 3. 77Study for, phr. To plan, devise.

Ind. 20. Sufficient, a.

able? 2. 176.

Sute, v. Obs. form of shoot. 1. 164. Swaddle, v. To beat; cudgel. 2. 458.

Sweare, v. An obs. or arch. preterite of swear. 2. 50, 55. +Sweeting, ". A term of endearment. I. 456.