widifus (sing, widifu), rascals, thieves, those who deserve to be hanged in a * widdy,' to fill a withy, i,e. a rope of willow- twigs, here equivalent to 'gal- lows.* Cf. Dunbar, The Fen- geit Freir of Tunglandy v. 47 f . :
- He had purgatioun to mak
a theif To dee without a widdy.' •wife, woman. wight, person, being, thing. wight, wyght, wighty, strong, brave, hardy. wile, vile, wicked. wilfull {Guy, 24'), mistaken : wil- ful of my way, having lost my way. win, to go. winna, will not. wit, knowledge. with (Otter burn, 42*), by. w6d, 7vode, wood, mad. wolwarde^ see note, Gest, 44 2^. won {Armstrong, 3^ 7*), one. wonder, wonderfully. wone {Monk, 25*), abundance, quantity. wonnest, dwellest. wonyng, dwelling. wood-wroth, mad with rage. woodweele, see note, Guy, 2'. worthe, see note, Gest, 1S9'. wouche, wrong, damage. wrocken, revenged. wyld, game, animals. Wynne, joy. Wynnes, pi., get in, gather. Wynne {win), to go. wystly, intently. wyte, blame. wyte {wete), to know. V- prefixed to a word usually indicates the past participle of the verb ; also spelled /'-. It is the older ge-, yae, every. yare, ready. yates, gates. ychon, each one, everybody. yebent, bent. yede,yode, went. yee {Otter burn, 39'*), eye. yefeth, in faith. yerdes, sticks, rods. yerlle, earl. yerly, early. yett, gate. ylke, ilke, same. yole, yule, Christmas. yont, beyond, further off. youd, yode, went. yth, V iW, in the. Addendum. he {Stephen, 12*), they. Digitized by LjOOQIC
