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When Y se blosmes springe: glossary
London, British Library, Harley MS 2253, f. 76

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A
a def. art. a 3, etc.
al adj. all 7
al adv. all, entirely 5, 8, 10
alas interj. alas 31
among adv. in between 44
ant conj. and 2, etc.
art see beo
aryht adv. properly 24
at prep. at 48
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B
beo v. inf. be 20; art pres. 2 sg. are 27; is pres. 3 sg. is 6, etc.; wes pa.t. 3 sg. was 15, etc., nes (with neg. prefix) was not 16
bete v. inf. atone for 46
bileued v. pa. pple. left, remaining 16
blisse n. bliss, happiness 9
blod n. blood 38
blody adj. bloody, bloodstained 15
blosmes n. pl. flowers 1
bryht adj. bright, radiant 27
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C
cheosen v. inf. choose 33
childe n. child 29
con v. pres. 1 sg. can 31 (see note); conne pres. 1 pl. know, understand 37
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D
deope adj. deep 35
do v. pa. pple. done 47
dreghe v. inf. bear, endure 25
duere adv. dearly 34
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E
eghen n. pl. eyes 12
eke adv. also 9
ende n. end 48
ernde v. inf. gain by intercession 30
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F
fel v. pa. t. 3 sg. fell 38
for prep. for 5, etc.
fot n. foot; ~ ant honde through hands and feet 13
foules n. gen. pl. (of) birds 2
fre adj. noble, generous 27; freo free 17
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G
gladieth v. pres. 3 sg. gladdens, fills with joy 7
grete adj. large 14
grete v. pres. 1 sg. salute 43
grounde n. ground 38
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H
hath see haue
haue v. pres. 1 sg. have 47; hath pres. 3 sg. has 34
he pers. pron. 3 masc. sg. he 34; ys gen. his 15, his 38, hise pl. 39; him acc. him 33, after prep. 10, etc.
here pres. 1 sg. hear 2
herte n. heart 4, etc.
heued n. head 15
heuen-lyht n. the light of heaven 30
him see he
his see he
honde n. hand 13; see fot
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I
Ich pers. pron. 1 sg. I 8, etc.; Y 1, etc.; mi gen. sg. my 11, etc., my 7, etc., myn 4, etc.; me dat. (to) me 22, 45
Iesu n. Jesus 21, etc.
ioie n. joy 9
in prep. in 46
is see beo
iwisse n. certainty; al myd ~ for certain 8
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L
lete v. inf. (to) abandon, give up 45; let imper. sg. grant 45
longe adj. extended, prolonged 36
longen v. inf. (to) long, wish 23
loue n. love 5, etc.
loue-longynge n. longing for love, desire 3
louye v. inf. love 24
lyue n. life 46; lyues gen. sg. life's 48
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M
Marie n. Mary 26
mayden n. virgin 28
me see Ich
mi see Ich
milde adj. mild 21, etc., mylde 28
moder n. mother 28
my, myn see Ich
myd prep. with 8
myht n. power, strength 22
mylde see milde
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N
nayles n. pl. nails 14
ne neg. particle not 31, etc.
newe adj. new 5
noht pron. nothing 37; nout nothing, no part 16
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O
of prep. of 17, etc.; about 37; from 39, 40
ofte adj. often 23, etc.
ohte v. pa. t. 3 sg. ought 18
on prep. on 10, etc.
oure see we
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P
peyne n. punishment [of Hell] 40; peynes pains, sufferings 17, etc.
pine n. pain, suffering, torment 25
preye v. pres. 1 sg. pray 44
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S
se v. pres. 1 sg. see 1, seo 12
selue n. self; mi ~ myself 11
seo see se
shule v. pres. 1 pl. must 49
sike adj. sick (of the heart), sad 20
smerte v. inf. feel pain 19
so adv. so 6, etc.
softe adj. gentle, kind 21
song n. song 2, etc.
sore adj. painful, severe 36
sore adv. very much, deeply 23
sory adj. sorrowful 20
springe v. inf. come into bloom 1
stonde v. pres. 1 sg. stand 11
stong v. pa. t. 3 sg. has pierced 4
streynthe n. strength 22
stronge adj. cruel, severe 35
synge v. pres. 1 sg. sing 42
suete adj. sweet 3, etc.
sunnes n. pl. sins 45
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T
that conj. that 31
that dem. pron. that, it 7, what 47
that rel. pron. which, that 6, 17, 38
the 24, 42 see thou
thine see thou
this dem. adj. this 46
thoht n. thought 32
tholie v. inf. suffer, endure 25
thou pers. pron. 2 sg. you 27; the acc. 24, 43, dat. (to) you 42, 44, after prep. 26; thine gen. your 29
thourhout adv. right through 4
threo adj. three 14
thurled v. pa. pple. pierced 13
to prep. to 19, etc.; as 33
trewe adj. true 6
turne v. inf. turn 32
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V
vnderfong v. imper. sg. receive 50 (see note)
vs see we
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W
we pers. pron. 1 pl. we 37; vs acc. us 34, 40, 50, dat. (for) us 30; oure gen. our 48
wende v. inf. depart 49
wel adv. truly, surely 18
wes see beo
when conj. when 1, etc.
with prep. with 12, etc.
wot v. pres. 1 sg. know 8
wounde n. pl. wounds 39; woundes 35
wrong adv. wrong(ly) 47
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Y
Y see Ich
yboht v. pa. pple. bought, redeemed 33
ybroht v. pa. pple. brought 40 (see note)
yef v. imper. sg. give 22
ylong adj. dependent 10
ys 15 see he
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