['The old and obscure words of Chaucer, explaned', from The Workes of our Antient and lerned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed, ed. by Thomas Speght (London: George Bishop, 1598), sig. Aaaa1^r-Bbbb1^v.]

Habergion, a shirte of male, (lorisa.)
hace, hath.
hase, lifted.
halke or herne, (angulus) a corner.
haketon, a iacket without sleeues.
halpe, helped.
halowes, saintes.
halse, necke.
halt, account.
halt, perfourmeth.
halt, haue.
halt, iudged.
halt, holdeth, kept, or held.
halteth, (trahit) draweth.
halue, part.
hameled, abated.
hanten, vse.
hasard, dicing.
hardly, verily.
harletrise, bawdry.
hat, was called.
hauberke, a gorget.
haceled, cut off.
hanselines, vpper sloppes.
haubacke, returne.
hauoyre, possession.
haw, haue.
haw, a yeard, or hedge.
haw, blacke.
haubergion, a cote of male.
hawlkes, corners.
hawten, high minded.
hawtently, solemnly.
hay, yeard or hedge.
haylse, charge.
hayne, hatred.
healed, couered.
heauen and to done, to heaue and shoue.
heckled, wrapped.
healed, heard.
heete and houne, hare and hound.
heep, helpe.
heete and hace, hoarse and harsh.
heisugge, (vide Annot.)
held, account.
helded, holden downe.
hele, couer.
hele, hold.
helest, did hold.
helmed in starke stowres, defended in sharpe assaults.
hend, feate, fine, gentle.
hent, catch.
henten, catch.
henters, snatchers.
herawdes, feates of actiuite, or, furious parts in a play.
herbigage, lodging.
herborow, lodging.
hereld, praised, honoured.
hereos, (vide Annot.)
heronet, a certaine kinde of hawke.
herying, praise.
hete, benamed, was named.
het, promised.
hete, assure, vow.
hete, offer.
hestes, willes.
hethen, mockerie.
hetten, rise vp.
heyle, health.
heyne, hinde.
hew, welfare.
hew of Lincolne, (vide Anno.)
hew, to hoouer.
hewed, coloured.
hewinond, newe made, shining.
hoker, peuishnes.
hokerly, frowardly.
holoure, whoremonger.
holdeth your hest, kepe your promise.
holt, holdeth.
holt, a groue.
homager, subiect.
hostell, a towne house.
hostilements, necessaries.
hote, promise.
hote, is called.
hote the knot, made fast.
hoten, promise.
hote, I bid.
hoten, make vnpleasant noise.
hoppesteres horrow, slaunderous.
horow, beastly.
houe, houer.
houe, lifted.
holoure, whoremonger.
howgates, how.
houne, an houerer.
hoppen, leape.
hourd, heape.
houseled, receiue the sacrament.
houten, hallow.
houed, taried.
hurleth, (obstrepit) maketh a noise.
hurtell, skirmish.
hurtlen, thrust.
humbling, sounding (clamans.)
hurleth, falleth.
hurtelen, prouoke.
hulstred, hidden.
highest, maketh hast.
hipe, the red berry on the brier.
hidous, great, fearefull.
hildeth, giueth.
hith, make hast.
hight, promised.
hine, an hind.
hierd, heardman.
hild, poured.

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