Uncessantly, 23, incessantly. Unceyll, 84, unhappiness. Unconand, 172, unwise, ignorant. Uncouth, 62, A.S. uncuth, unknown. Under-lowte, 185, subjects. Wan, 57, went; from win, to go. Understande, 267, to undertake or pro- Wanhope, hopelessness: wan is used mise (?) Ungayn, at, 16, inconveniently. Unhonest, 57, dishonourable. Unrad, 238, bold, imprudent. See rad. J. (foul, unsweet (?) Old Germ. un- Unthankys, 12, from un (privative) Unweld, 77, unable to wield oneself, Unwynly, 176, unpleasingly. both in M. G. and various other Wap, 186, to wrap. War, 36, 41, beware! take care! Warand, to warrant, to guarantee. Warison, 67, 71, 126, a reward, or re- Wark, 27, to ache. Y. D. Vide Chau- Warle, 19, the world. War-oute, 8, 319, a term used in driv- Warte, 311, wear it, spend it. Y. D. Upstevynyng, 297, ascending, from up, Wate, 317, wet. and stevynd, which see. Ure, experience, 99. V. Vaylle, 203, a reward. Wate, 298, to pursue; third person Wathe, 33, game or prey of any kind milky way. In the "Traitie of Or- Wave, 192, to wander or stray. Wax, on thy, 311, of thy growth. Wede, 136, to become mad. Welland, 63, boiling, æstuans, fervens. Welle, 144, very; welle wars, far worse. Welner, 108, well-nigh, almost. Wemles, 184, immaculate, unspotted. Wend, 38, imp. of ween, to think or Went, 35, the past participle of weynd, Were, 35, doubt, uncertainty, Sax.; Wey, 172, a man, properly a warrior. Weynd, to go; imp. went; past part. went. Whake, 53, to quake; (hodie, whakers.) Wheme to, 50, 53, in a pleasing, ac" Will, "lost in error, uncertain how to Will of rede, devoid of counsel, be- Wolf-heade, 193, 321, an outlaw. "Ut- Won, 3, to dwell. A. S. wunian. Wone, pl. wonys, a dwelling place; Wone, 10, possession, from A. S. win- Worne, 151, expended. See warte. Wo worth, 131, woe befall him! Wrake, 23, revenge. Wrightry, 26, the business of a wright Wrokyn, 42, past participle of wrake, Wryers, 85, 308, perverters? betray- ers ? Wyghtly, 150, quickly, actively. Wyn, 5, joy, pleasure; 22, 40, profit ? Wyn away, 287, to go away. as the Southern English for yeo. | Yelp, boasting. man. Wys, 50 to direct or instruct. Wytterly, 50, correctly, according to Yeme, 197, 283, 303. See yheme. Yere time, 12, ear-time, ploughing good information. Old Swedish wi-Ying, young. Where it is spelt with terlikt: it is also the same in the old Danish. an o, the rhyme frequently requires it to be pronounced ying. Yl-a-haille See ill. Dele the interpretation of Mompyns above. If the word is used with reference to the sheep, they are probably so called from their mumping way of eating; but may not "foder our mompyns" be a sort of slang mode of expression for eating in general? NEWCASTLE: PRINTED AT THE SURTEES PRESS, Y J. BLACKWELL AND CO. 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