Some Middle English Words and Translations

al

although

alday

continually

alderbest

best of all

algate

in any case, at any rate

anon

immediately

bet

better

bihote

promise

blyve

quickly, soon

bountee

goodness

brenne

burn

breyde

move suddenly, start

buxom

obedient

cas

chance, accident

clepe

call, name

conne, konne

be able, know

kowthe

known

corage

heart

coy

quiet

daungerous

distant, haughty

disese

discomfort

drenche

drown

dreynt

drowned

em

uncle

emforth

to the extent of

fere

companion

fele

many

ferre

farther

fonde

test, strive

forthy

therefore

forward

agreement, promise

for-why

because

grete

gist

hem

them

her

their

hight

named, promised

him thoughte

it seemed to him

in hye

quickly, soon

kep

keep, heed, care

kynde

nature

lette

hinder, prevent

lite

little

lust

pleasure, desire

mede

reward

mete

dream

moot

must, may

mowe

may

murye

merry

neer

near

no fors

no matter

not (ne wot)

does not know

nyce

foolish

nyste

did not know

ere

or

paraunter

peradventure

quite

repay, requite

rathe

early, soon

siker

sure, surely

sithen

since, afterwards

skile, skille

reason

skilful

reasonable

sownen

conduce to

steven

voice

stinten

stop

sweven

dream

swynk

work

swythe

quickly

ther

where

tho

then, those

trowe

believe

unnethe

scarcely

verray

true

wente

turn, path

wisly

certainly, surely

withouten drede

without doubt

wood

mad, insane

worship

honor

wot

know

wrye

turn

yerne

eagerly

yfeere

together

ywis

certainly