livre, ni., hook ; fem. pound

livrée, f. , livenj, dress.

livrer, to give over, to give up, to surrender, to trans/er ; se livrer, to dévote one^s self to, fo be engaged in, to indulge in; to give one's selfup.

logette, f., hut, cottage.

logique, f., logk.

logis, m., abode, dwelling ; au logis, at home.

loi, f., law.

loin, far, distant ; au loin, in the distance ; de loin en loin, at intervais.

long, -ue, long: le long de, along.

longtemps, a long time.

longueur, f., hngthj reach.

lorsque, ivhen.

loup, m., wolf.

louveteau, m., young wolf, euh.

lueur, f. , gham, glimpse, light.

lumière, f., light.

luth, m., lute.

lutte, f., .'itruggh.

luxe, m., luxury.

M mâchicoulis, m., marhicolation

(a pièce of ancient fortification), maçon, m., stone-mason, mason.

maigre, thin.

main, f., hand.

maintenant, nom.

maintenir, to mainluin, to ketp,

to préserve.

mais, conj. , h\it.

maison, f., hoiise ; à la maison.

at home.

maître, m., master ; maître

maçon, master mason ;

maître -queux, chief cook,

chef.

VOCABULARY

maîtriser, lo niante»; to conquer,

to orerpower.

majuscule, f., cajiifal (letter).

mal, 111., ecil; harm; faire mal,

to hxirt.

mal, adv., hadly, lorongly, ill.

malade, m., patient.

malade, aclj., ill, sick.

maladie, f., ilhiess, disease.

maladresse, f., aivkwardiiess,

clumsines^.

malgré, m spite of.

malheur, m., misfortune; malheur à! rvoeto! p su malheur,

unluckily. malheureusement, unluckib/.

unfortunatehj.

malheureux, -euse, unhappi/,

unfortunate, ioretched.

manant, m., peasant, nistic

(Latin, manentem, from

maneo).

manche, m., handle, fem. sleeve.

manger, to eat.

manier, to lutndle, to manage.

manière, f., manner.

manque, m., lack, toant.

manquer, to lack, to miss, to

/ail.

manu-christi, m., vianu-christi.

See Notes.

marhre, m., marble.

marchand, m., merchant,

tradesman.

marchandise, f., goods, wares.

marinier, barge man.

marmite, f., pot, pan.

marquer, io mark, to brand, to

fix.

mautre, f., MibU.

matin, m., moming.

matines, matins.

mauvais, -e, bad, ill, einl, lorong.

méchanceté, f., icickedness.

mécontent, -e, discontented,

malconttnt.

mécréant, -e, miscreant.

médecin, m. , physician.

médiocre, poor, indijj'ertnt .

meilleur, -e, better.

mêlée, f., fight, thick (of the

fight), ajf'ray.

mêler, to mix, to mingle, to

bhnd ; se mêler de, to conceiii

one's self, to nieddle.

même, adj., sdf, saine, même, adv., even.

ménager, to spare, to take care

of : to prépare.

mendiant, m., beggar.

mener, to lead, to take to, to

conduct.

mentir, to lie.

menu-vair, m., miniver (fur of

the grey squirrel).

mépris, m., contempt, scorn.

mercantile, mercantile, commercial.

merci, thaiik-i.

mercier, m., haberdasher, vier-

cer.

mère, f., mother.

mériter, to de serve.

merle, m., blackbird.

merveilleusement, marvellous-

fy-

messager, m., messenger.

messe, f., mass.

messire, sir, squire.

mesure, f. , measure, dimension ; à mesiire que, as, in proportion as.

métier, m., trade, calling.

mettre (mettant, mis, je mets, je mis), to p2it, to j^^o-c^i <o lay, to set, to put on ; se mettre, to ptut one's self, io sit doimi to ; se mettre à ( + verb), to set about, to b<gin.

meuble, m., pièce of furniture ; ^\\\r. furniture.

meute, f., pack (of hounds).

miche, f., loaf.

midi, m., noon, mid-day.

miel, m., honey.

mil, m., millet.

milieu, m., middle; au milieu,

171 the middle, in the midst.

mille, thoîisand.

minuit, midnight.

mi-partie (habits), suits half of

one colour and half of another

(for instance, the whole of

the right side would be red

and the left yellow).

miséricorde, f . , mercy, pity.

missel, m., missal.

moindre, smaller, less ; le

moindre, the hast.

moine, m., monk.

moins, adv. , /ess ; le moins, the

hast ; au moins, du moins,

at least ; à moins que, lui-

less.

mois, m., month.

moisson, f. , harvest, crop.

moitié, f., half.

monde, m., world : people;

tout le monde, everyhody.

monnaie, f., money, coin;

r.han(/e.

monseigneur, m. , my lord ; the

lord, squire.

montagne, f., mountain.

montant, m., amount.

montrer, to shoio, to display ;

se montraient, were to be seen.

monture, f., mount, nag ; set-

ti7ig.

moquer (se), to laugh at, to

make/un of.

morale, f., ethics.

morceau, m., pièce, bit, morsd.

morigéner, to lecture.

morne, dejiressed, dejected,

gloomy.

morose, dxdl, surly.

mort, f., death. mort, -e, dead ; le mort, the

deceased, the dead man.

mortel, -le, deadly, mortal.

mot, m., loord.

moufle, m., mufflon (a kind of

large goat).

mourir (mourant, mort, je

meurs, je moui'us, je mourrai,

que je meure), also se mourir,

to die.

mousseux, -euse, sparkling,

foamy.

mouton, m., sheep ; mutton.

mouvement, m., motion, move-

ment ; impidse.

moyen, m., means, way ; au

moyen de, by means of.

moyen, -ne, average ; moyen

âge, Middle Âges.

muet, -te, dumh, mute.

mugissement, m., bellowing.

muraille, f., walL mûrir, to ripen.

N nage (se jeter à la), to jump in

and swim.

nsiguëre, for7nerly, ofold.

naïf, -ïve, nrtless, simple.

naissance, f., birth, narine, f. , nostril, né, -e, horn.

négliger, to neglect. neuf, nine.

neuf, -euve, new.

niveau, m., le.vel.

noblesse, f., nobility.

noir, -e, blurlc ; gloomy (fig.)noireau, dark.

noix, f., nut, walnut.

nom, m., name.

nombre, m., number.

nombreux, -euse, mtmerous,

plentifnl.

nonchalamment, carelessly,

heedlessly.

nouer, to tie.

nouveau (nouvel, -le), new,

fresh; de nouveau, again,

nouveau-venu, new-comer.

nouvelle, f. , news.

nouvellement, 7iewly,freshly, noyé, -e, drowned.

VOGABULARY.

nuire (nuisant, nui, je nuis, je nuisis), to harm, to hurt, to injure.

nuit, f.. night.

nul, -le, no, no one, not any.

nullement, in no way, hy no means.

observer, fo observe, to notice;

faire observer, to observe.

obtenir (like tenir), to obtain, to

gain.

occuper, to occupy ; s'occuper

de, to tJtink oj\ to look a/ter.

odeur, f., smell, scent.

odorant, -e, odoriferous.

œil, m., eye.

œuf, m., egg.

œuvre, f., work.

œuvré, -e, lorought.

office, m., office ; service, mass ;

office des morts, burial ser-

vice.

ofifrir (like couvrir), to offer, to

présent.

oiseleur, m., bird-catcher, hird-

dealer, once, f., ounce.

onction, f., unclion.

opérer, to operate, to work, to

perform.

opprimer, to oppress.

opulence, f., wealth.

or, m., gold.

or, conj., noio, iveU, so.

orage, m., storni, tempest.

orangeat, m., orange-coloured.

ordonner, to order, to com-

mand ; to ordain.

ordre, m., order, command.

orfèvre, m., goldsmUh.

orfèvrerie, î., jewelhry.

orgue, m. (fein. in the plur.),

organ.

OTg\ieïile\ix,-se,i'ruad,haugIUy.

orner, to adorn.

es, ni., bone.

oser, to dare.

osier, m., wicker.

ôter, to take away, to take ojf,

to remove.

ou, conj., or.

où, adv., ivkere.

oublier, toforget.

oublieux, -euse, forgetful.

oublievir, m. , loaferman, pastry-

cook.

o\xtie,beyond,farther ; en outre,

be.sides.

ouvrir (like couvrir), to open.

paille, f., straiv.

pain, m., bread.

pair, m., peer, fellow ; fem.

pair.

paix, f., peace.

palais, m., palace.

pâleur, f . , paleness.

panier, m., basket.

Pâques, f., Easfer ; Pâques- Dieu! A mediseval oath which has no équivalent in English ; lit. By the résurrection of (lod !

paraître (like connaître), to apjiear, to seem.

parchemin, m., parchment.

paircourir (like courir), to go over, to run over, to traverse.

pareil, -le, like, similar, such.

parents, jmrents ; relations, relatives.

parer, to adorn, to deck.

parfumer, to per/vme, to siveeten.

parler, to speak.

parmi, prep. , among, amidst.

parole, i., speech; ivord ; prendre la parole, to begin to speak.

parquet, m.,floor, inlaidfloor.

part, f., part, share ; à part, aside ; faire part, to inform.

partager, fo xhare, to divide.

parti, m., part, part !f ; prendre parti pour, to take the ijart of.

particulier, m., individunl.

particulier, -ière, •partindar,

private.