Skeat

Cited as Skeat. — 6 quotations

Causal

Anglo-Saxon drencan to drench, causal of Anglo-Saxon drincan to drink.

Envoy

The envoy of a ballad is the “sending” of it forth.

Gospel

Thus the literal sense [of gospel] is the “narrative of God,” i. e., the life of Christ.

Liege

A liege lord seems to have been a lord of a free band; and his lieges, though serving under him, were privileged men, free from all other obligations, their name being due to their freedom, not to their service.

Memorial

This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH.

Mystery

“Mystery plays,” so called because acted by craftsmen.