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by Geoffrey Chaucer


  1541 if so were if it were the case

  1542 thewes qualities

  1543 axeth requires leiser leisure

  1545 prively secretly

  1546 wole desires

  1547 care sorrow

  1548 observances duties bare devoid

  1549 aboute round about

  1550 route band

  1552 bereth lif lives

  1553 wringeth pinches sho shoe (see n. to WB 492)

  1554 for me as far as I am concerned

  1555 Aviseth yow take thought

  1557 namely especially

  1559 route company

  1560 bisy inough hard put

  1561 allone to himself

  1563 doon hire ful plesance give her complete satisfaction

  1565 ivele apaid displeased

  1568 panier basket

  1569 scole-termes learned formulae

  1573 letteth hinders

  1575 been assented agree

  1577 Powerful imaginings and agitated anxiety

  1578 gan… impresse became fixed

  1582 As whoso tooke as if one were to take

  1586–7 Gan… devise… Of thought about inwith within

  1588 abide settle

  1589 that oon one

  1590 stant (= standeth) stands grace favour

  1591 sadnesse soberness

  1592 vois praise

  1594 bitwix ernest and game half seriously and half playfully

  1595 apointed him decided

  1597 chees chose

  1598 alday always

  1600 purtreyde pictured

  1602 middel smal slender waist

  1603 governance behaviour gentilesse nobility

  1604 sadnesse soberness

  1605 was condescended had settled

  1607 concluded made up his mind

  1608 wit opinion

  1609–10 replye Again object to fantasye fancy

  1611 instance urging, request

  1612 doon him that plesance do him the favour

  1614 abregge shorten

  1615 Nedeth namoore there is no more need

  1616 was apointed had resolved ther where

  1618 alderfirst first of all bad… a boone made a request

  1625 Al were it so although it was the case of smal degree of lowly rank

  1626 Suffiseth him are enough for him

  1628 ese comfort

  1630 parten share

  1631 nede exigency

  1632 shapen ensure spede be successful

  1636 reherce recount

  1637 ful yoore ago very long ago

  1638 parfite perfect

  1643 ese pleasure lust enjoyment

  1644 agast afraid

  1645 murye happy

  1646 delicat luxurious

  1649 penance suffering

  1654 Assoileth resolve

  1656 anon-right at once japerye jest

  1657 abregge curtail

  1658 noon auctoritee allegge cite any written authority

  1659 so provided that

  1662 right of holy cherche see n.

  1665 God forbede but he sente God forbid that he should do other than send

  1668 the beste reed I kan the best suggestion I have

  1669 Do not despair, but bear in mind

  1670 Paraunter perhaps

  1671 mene instrument

  1677 lette of deprive of

  1678–9 Provided that you enjoy the physical attractions of your wife moderately, as is proper and right

  1682 wit understanding

  1684 waden out of move away from

  1686 have on honde are occupied with

  1687 Declared told

  1690 leve leave

  1692 wroghten contrived sly skilful tretee negotiation

  1696 tarye delay

  1697 scrit written document, deed

  1698 feffed in endowed with

  1699 riche array splendid finery

  1706 orisons prayers usage the custom

  1707 croucheth makes the sign of the cross over

  1708 inow enough

  1709 solempnitee ceremony

  1711 deis dais

  1713 vitaille food

  1714 deintevous delicious

  1716 n’of Thebes Amphioun nor Amphion of Thebes

  1719 tromped blew the trumpet

  1720 cleere loudly

  1721 doute danger

  1722 shenketh pours out

  1725 assayen his corage test his spirit

  1727 firbrond brand, torch

  1728 route company

  1731 Say saw his lif in his life

  1735 songe sang

  1736 smal weak

  1737 discriven of write about

  1738 stouping stooping

  1740 witen know

  1741 noon not

  1742 sit (= sitteth) sits

  1743 faierye magic, enchantment

  1746 devise describe

  1752 manace threaten

  1753 streine clasp

  1756 offenden hurt

  1759 corage desire

  1760 sustene bear

  1761 al my might everything I am capable of

  1762 were woxen night was night-time

  1764 ago gone

  1765 dooth al his labour does his best

  1767 mete meal in subtil wise by devious means

  1768 reson was it was right

  1769 faste heartily

  1772 highte who was called

  1773 carf carved

  1775 wood mad

  1776 swelte fainted ther where

  1781 But there I leave him to weep copiously and lament

  1782 rewen take pity

  1783 bedstraw straw used in a mattress bredeth breeds

  1784 famulier foo enemy in the household bedeth offers

  1785 homly hewe domestic servant

  1786 neddre adder sly deceitful untrewe faithless

  1790 borne man servant from birth

  1791 Entendeth intends vileinye wrong

  1794 alday constantly

  1795 Parfourned completed ark diurne daily course through the sky (g.)

  1796 sojurne stay

  1797 orisonte horizon

  1798 rude rough

  1799 hemisperie hemisphere

  1800 lusty route gay company

  1802 lustily gaily

  1803 Where they go about their business as it pleases them

  1804 say saw

  1807 ipocras, clarree spiced wines vernage sweet wine

  1808 corage desire

  1809 letuarye potion

  1812 eschu loath

  1813 privee intimate

  1815 Lat voiden cause to be cleared

  1816 wol devise wishes to direct

  1817 travers curtain used to partition a room

  1820 him dressed went

  1822 make spouse

  1823 lulleth cuddles

  1824 unsofte harsh

  1825 houndfissh dogfish brere briar

  1828 moot trespace must do injury

  1829 offende hurt

  1835 no fors of no importance

  1841 han leve to pleye us have permission to enjoy ourselves

  1842 gan dawe dawned

  1843 sop in fin clarree piece of bread dipped in spiced wine

  1845 song sang

  1846 made wantown cheere fooled around (sexually)

  1847 coltissh coltish, playful ragerye high spirits

  1848 jargon chatter pie magpie

  1849 slakke slack

  1850 chaunteth sings craketh bawls

  1854 pleying love-play

  1857 sleep til prime slept until 9 a.m. (g.)

  1860 Heeld remained in

  1861 usage the custom

  1864 lives living

  1870 demaunde question

  1873 biwreye disclose

  1876 brenneth burns

  1877 in aventure at risk

  1879 But secretly he borrowed a pen-case

  1881 complein
t poetic lament

  1883 heng which hung

  1888 abiden remained

  1893 complet completed

  1894 heighe masse solemn mass

  1900 entendeth nat to does not attend on

  1901 ay sik ill all this time

  1904 Which prevented him from performing his duties

  1906 That me forthinketh I am sorry for that

  1908 routhe a pity

  1909 secree discreet

  1910 degree rank

  1911 servisable willing to serve

  1912 thrifty worthy

  1913 mete dinner

  1917 bountee kindness

  1919 gentil noble

  1921 At after-mete in the afternoon

  1924 Dooth him disport cheer him up

  1926 When I have just rested a little

  1927 spede yow make haste

  1928 faste soundly

  1930 marchal marshal (g.)

  1932 hir wey yholde taken her course

  1935 as goodly as as well as

  1936 say saw

  1937 bille petition

  1938 wille desire

  1940 siketh sighs wonder wonderfully soore earnestly

  1942 discovere expose

  1943 kid known

  1947 softe comfortably

  1950 feined hire pretended moste gon had to go

  1951 moot nede must of necessity

  1953 rente tore cloutes pieces

  1954 privee lavatory softely quietly

  1955 studyeth deliberates

  1958 strepen hire strip herself

  1960 dide him encombraunce got in his way

  1961 be hir lief or looth whether she likes it or not

  1962 precious prudish

  1963 wroghte acted

  1965 lete leave

  1967 aventure chance

  1968 influence influence of the stars

  1969 constellacioun a configuration of stars and planets estat aspect

  1970 fortunat propitious

  1971 It was to present a petition concerning affairs of love

  1972 alle thing hath time every thing has its season (n.)

  1976 He deme let him judge

  1978 taken swich impressioun received so strong a mental image

  1981 doon… ese comfort

  1983 rekke care

  1986 renneth flows gentil noble

  1987 franchise generosity

  1988 hem narwe avise take careful consideration

  1991 sterven die in the place on the spot

  1994 And do not care about being a murderer

  1999 unto his lust suffise satisfy his desire

  2000 devise direct

  2001 time opportunity

  2003 subtilly surreptitiously threste thrust

  2004 pilwe pillow rede let him read

  2005 twiste (= twistede) squeezed

  2006 wiste knew

  2011 He combs his hair, grooms himself and makes himself neat

  2012 lust pleases

  2013 lowe meekly

  2014 dogge for the bowe dog trained to hunt game, with an archer

  2017 fain eager

  2018 lady grace lady’s favour

  2019 lete leave nede business

  2022 Stant (= standeth) consists

  2024 honeste respectable longeth to befits

  2025 Shoop him planned deliciously luxuriously

  2026 array clothes honestly finely

  2028 honeste fine

  2033 devise describe

  2034 suffise be adequate

  2037 laurer laurel-tree

  2039 hir faierye their fairy company

  2040 Disporten hem amuse themselves

  2043 deintee delight

  2044 suffre bere allow to carry

  2045 wiket wicket-gate

  2046 cliket latch-key

  2047 unshette unlocked

  2052 spedde (= spedede) accomplished

  2057 sodein hap sudden chance

  2058 deceivable deceitful

  2060 enveniminge poisoning

  2061 queinte subtle

  2062 peinte camouflage

  2063 hewe appearance

  2064 moore and lesse rich and poor

  2067 biraft him deprived him of

  2069 free worthy

  2070 lust pleasure

  2071 Is woxen has become

  2072 pitously piteously

  2075 brente burned

  2079 widwe a widow

  2080 Soul solitary turtle turtle-dove make mate

  2082 gan aswage subsided

  2085–6 Except… he cannot refrain from being jealous all the time

  2087 outrageous excessive

  2089 neverthemo neither

  2090 suffre allow go walk

  2094 That she must either die immediately

  2096 She expects her heart to break any minute

  2102 Without January being able to hear it

  2106 fin goal

  2112 poure gaze

  2113 blent (= blended) blinded

  2114 weneth wysly believe for a certainty

  2115 Passe over is an ese it is a relief to move on (to the next topic)

  2116 so yoore so long ago

  2117 emprented imprinted

  2118 bar carried

  2121 countrefeted made a copy of

  2123 bitide befall

  2124 abide wait

  2126 sleighte stratagem hoot difficult

  2129 streite strictly overal on all sides

  2130 been acorded came to an agreement rowning whispering

  2133 Juil July

  2134 wil desire

  2135 egging instigation him for to pleye to have fun

  2138 free noble

  2139 dowve dove

  2140 reines wete wet rains

  2141 columbin dove-like

  2142 win wine

  2148 chees chose

  2149 lewed coarse

  2150 On to

  2153 stirte slid

  2154 iheere hear

  2155 stille quietly sit (= sitteth) sits

  2157 no wight mo no one else

  2159 clapte to banged shut

  2163 Levere ich hadde I would rather

  2164 offende harm

  2166 coveitise covetousness

  2173 chartres charters, deeds transferring property as yow leste as it please you

  2174 reste goes down

  2176 in covenant as a sign of agreement

  2177 wite blame

  2178 enprented imprinted

  2180 unlikly elde disproportionate age

  2187 first and forward first of all

  2191 assured entrusted

  2192 bond united

  2194 By the leve of yow by your leave

  2195 dawe may dawn

  2196 sterve die foule shamefully

  2198 empeire impair name reputation

  2199 do that lakke commit that fault

  2200 Do strepe me have me stripped

  2201 do me drenche have me drowned

  2204 repreve reproach ay newe over and over again

  2205 contenance way of behaving

  2206 But speke except speaking untrust distrust

  2211 charged laden

  2214 make spouse

  2216 Of concerning

  2217 lete him sitte leave him sitting pirie pear-tree

  2218 mirye happily

  2219 blew blue firmament sky

  2223–4 his declinacioun Of Cancer the summer solstice (n.) exaltacioun place of greatest influence (n.)

  2225 morwe-tide morning

  2226 ferther side opposite side

  2227 faierye fairyland

  2231 mede meadow

  2233 fette fetched

  2237 sey nay deny it

  2238 preveth proves

  2241 Notable historically attested untrouthe unfaithfulness

  2243 sapience wisdom

  2244 worthy… to memorye memorable

  2245 kan commands

  2246 bountee goodnes
s

  2247 foond found

  2251 selde seldom

  2252 wilde fir erysipelas corrupt infectious

  2260 ayein back

  2261 vileinye wrong

  2262 harlotrye lechery

  2263 repreve reproach

  2266 suffisant sufficient

  2268 in any gilt ytake caught in any wrongdoing

  2269 excuse exonerate

  2270 bere… doun talk down

  2273 visage it put a bold face on it

  2275 lewed stupid

  2276 What rekketh me what do I care auctoritees written testimonies

  2278 Fand found

  2280 Yet many other men have found

  2284–5 geestes chronicles make remembraunce Of record

  2286 al be it so although it is the case

  2287 foond found

  2288 sentence meaning

  2289 soverain supreme

  2290 he ne she man nor woman

  2296 forbode forbidden

  2297 emplastre plaster over, whitewash

  2298 idolastre idolater

  2299 elde old age

  2302 regne kingdom rather than he wolde sooner than he might wish

  2303 sette right noght do not value

  2307 jangleresses scolds

  2308 As I live (lit. as I may have the use of my hair unharmed)

  2310 wolde us vileinye would wish shame on us

  2315 sit me noght does not befit me

  2319 contrarye oppose

  2322 murier more sweetly papejay parrot

  2324 aleyes garden-walks

  2325 agains in front of pirie pear-tree

  2326 mirye pleasantly

  2328 shene radiant

  2329 Gan for to sike sighed

  2331 of the peris some of the pears

  2332 longeth me I long

  2335 plit condition

  2337 but unless

  2338 knave servant

  2340 no fors no matter

  2341 vouchesauf be so good as

  2344 inow enough

  2345 So provided that

  2349 twiste branch

  2351 glose use euphemisms rude uncultured

  2353 Gan pullen up pulled up throng thrust

  2357 caught… again recovered

  2361 dressed dealt with

  2363 Unless I were willing to speak improperly

  2364 up… yaf uttered

  2367 stronge brazen stoore bold

 

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