als also

ay always, ever

bet better

clepen to call (yclepte)

eke, eek also

elles else, otherwise

er, or, ar before

fil happen, befall, occur

forsooth indeed, in truth

forthy therefore

forwhy because

fro from

ful very, completely

gay festive, merry; showily dressed

han have

hem them

herken, herknen listen, listen to

herte heart; hart

hight, hyghte called (pt yhote)

hir, hire, hyre their, her

i spelling often interchangeable with y

ilke, thilke the same, that same

letten forbid, prevent

lever rather, prefer

lewd, lewed ignorant, unlettered, illiterate

list, lest see lust

lite, litel little, small

lorn lost (also ylorn)

lust desire, wish; lust

make (noun) mate, spouse

merye, mirye, murye merry, glad

mo more, others

mot, moot must, should

muchel, mikel much; great

nam (I) am not (= ne + am)

nas was not (= ne + was)

natheles nevertheless

ne not, nor

nere were not (= ne + were)

nill will not (= ne + will)

nis is not (= ne + is)

niste, nyste knew not (= ne + wiste)

nolde would not (= ne + wolde)

nost, noost knows not (= ne + wost)

noot, not know not (= ne + wot)

o, oo, oon on; one

quod said

reden to advise

rennen to run

save (prep) except

seken to seek

sentence meaning

shapen devise, make; make happen

shenden ruin, destroy

sin, syth, sithen since; afterwards; thereupon

speken to speak

stinten, stenten, stynten stop, cease

swich such

swinken work, toil

thilke that, that same, that very one

tho those (pronoun); then (adv.)

thyn thine (your)

trowen believe

wenen believe, suppose; pt wende believed

whilom once upon a time

wight, wyghte, wy person, creature

witen, wot, woot to know; knows

wood mad, crazy

yaf gave

y- sign of past tense

yede went

yfere together

yiven to give (pt yaf)

ywis certainly, indeed