Glossary
anent
with, towards, concerning

anon
at once

behested
promised

behold
consider, regard

boisterous
rude, ignorant

busily
continually

challenge
demand, claim, provoke

charge
take care, consider

chere
countenance, face

cherish
entice, allure

clearness
purity

comfort
strength

common
share in common

covet
desire, desiring

curiosity
skill

depart
to part, separate

discomfit
to defeat, conquer

discomfit
conquest

disease
discomfort, anxiety

dress
direct, directing

eftsoons
again, afterwards

empride
take pride in

errand
business

fairhead
beauty

feel
used of all the senses: to perceive by smell, taste or touch; or mentally; to believe, think

fellowly
social

flitings
reproofs, quarreling

fond
foolish

forbar
obstruct

forthink
repent

fret
eat away, irritate

gainbuy
redeem

gainbuyer
redeemer

gainsetting
opposing

gar
to make, cause

grave
dig

grieft
injuries

halse
embrace, kiss

herefore
hence

hie
hasten

ilk
each

impugnation
spiritual assaults, temptations

janglers
talkers, chatters

japes
deceits

let
hinder

letters
hinderers

lurk
hide

mannerly
ordinately

meanly
moderately

meed
reward

mickle
much

moisten
inebriate

outray
outgoing, out of bounds, outrage

pithily
to the core

plainly
altogether

pricking
grief, sorrow

privity
secret

reek
smoke

release
relax

reparel
restore

science
knowledge

sentence
meaning

settled
free from dregs

shrewd
wicked, depraved

sicker, sickerly
sure, securely

sickerness
certainty, security

slake
extinguish, quench, kill

snib
blame

soon
straightway, forthwith

spar
bolt

stint
cease, limit

stirrings
temptation, exhortation

strait
severe, narrow

teem
empty

thirl
pierce, piercing

umbelapped
enwrappted

umbeset
set around

unmeed
with no reward

vain
empty

vaunt
to empty out

waking
vigil

waste
waste away, destroy

whiles
as long as, during

withhold
retain

worthily
deservedly

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