By J.R.R.Tolkien Middle English Vocabulary
A Middle English Vocabulary was published on May 11, 1922, as a supplement to Kenneth Sisam's Fourteenth Century Verse and Prose published the year before. The separate binding is unpaged, and titled "Glossary", rather than "Vocabulary", on the title page Vocabulary and appearing
Some French borrowings in Middle English. Government and administrative government Govern, administer, crown, state, empire, real, reign, royal, prerogative, authority, parliament, assembly, statute. Ecclesiastical Religion, theology, prayer, confession, communion, cardinal, pastor, novice, crucifix, incense, abbey, convent, sanctuary, creator, savior, trinity, saint, faith, devotion, sacrilege, temptation, redemption, absolution, immorality, charity, repent, confess, etc. Law Crime, petition, complaint, jury, proof, verdict, punishment, condemn, convict, judge, pardon, adultery, legacy, heir, innocent, culpable, Military Peace, enemy, defend, battle, combat, soldier, spy. Fashion and Food and Drink. Dress, robe, button, luxury, blue, brown, ivory, taste, appetite, beef, veal, pork, bacon,sausage, biscuit, sugar, salad, fruits, orange, lemon, chair, lamp, melody Culture and intellect art Painting, music, beauty, color, image, tone, palace, cathedral, mansion, tower, chronicle, tragedy, prologue, preface, chapter, paper, pen, study, logic, geometry, grammar, noun, clause, copy, plague, pestilence, poison.
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