The Book of the Craft of Dying/glossary

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The book of the craft of dying, and other early English tracts concerning death
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Glossary
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Glossary

(When a word only occur once in the text it will not be found in the glossary.)

advite, ponder, think on.

aggrieve, aggravate, make heavy.

allowing, praising, hallowing.

anon, immediately.

apparelled to, prepared to.

article, a critical point or moment ; chiefly used of the moment of death.

assittant. Standing by, present.

he-clip, embrace.

be-hest, a promise.

be-hight, promised.

be-hote, promised, vowed.

bote, remedy.

busy, careful, diligent.

but if, unless.

can, often means 'know.'

careful, sorrowful.

charging, accusing.

chere, countenance, face.

clepe, clepen, call.

clip, embrace, clasp.

comfort (v.), to strengthen.

commodity, convenience, supply of.

con (v.), to learn, be able to,

conversation, behaviour, life.

coude, knew.

covent, convent.

cunning, knowledge.

default, failure.

default of, lack of, absence of.

depart, divide, separate.

dilection, spiritual love.

dis-partle, scatter.

dispoted, prepared.

dispose to (v.), prepare for.

doubt, dread.

dress (v.), prepare, direct.

enforce (w.), strive, exert.

faculty, resource.

fonde, foundation, source.

force, to give, to take heed to.

for-sloth, to lose through sloth.

glose (v.), flatter.

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