1301 soverein greatest
1304 in idel waketh watches in vain
1308 have… in suspect be suspicious of
1309 but if so be unless
1310 paraventure by chance
1311 conversacioun conduct feine thy wey conceal where you are going
1312 hoold thee keep
1313 eschewe shun
1315 accompte consider lite little lete abandon keping protection
1317 Weleful fortunate
1318 hardinesse boldness
1319 everemo countrewaite continually guard against emboissementz ambushes espiaille spying
1322 siker safe
1324 well avised wise
1325 wesele weasel bole bull
1326 holde bring to bay
1327 doute fear
1328 lust desire
1329 kepe the abstain from
1330 make no compaignye do not associate
1333 artelries ballistic engines
1335 aperteneth… to is connected with
1336 costages expense stree straw
1337 garnisoun defence
1339 discomfite defeat
1342 purveyen and apparailen yow make provision and prepare yourself
1348 avised thought about
1349 acorded agreed
1354 inow repreved sufficiently reproved
1355 descende to the special get down to detail after the doctrine according to the advice
1357 trespas offence vileinye injury
1358 trespassours offenders
1360 put (= putteth) puts
1361 wilfulnesse determination
1368 cosins germains first cousins ny kinrede near relations
1369 wherfore on whose account stinte to plede with yow abandon a law-suit against you
1370 moten must dispended distributed
1371 take but litel reward have little concern
1373 so were it were the case
1374 siker trusty
1375 fer distant litel sib distantly related
1377 acorde to is compatible with
1380 attemprely with restraint
1382 consente be consistent with suffise to be adequate for
1387 consequent consequence
1389 waar aware
1395 fer cause remote cause ny cause immediate cause
1398 accidental contingent (n.)
1400 cause formal see n. werkinge action clomben climbed
1401 it letted nat inasmuche as in hem was there was no holding back on their part
1402 deme judge conjectinge conjecture supposinge supposition
1405 suffred allowed as for no soothfastnesse in truth
1406 depe mysterious
1407 serchen explore suffisantly adequately
1414 ytaken kepe paid attention
1415 sleeth slays
1416 that what
1417 out of mesure immoderately
1418 hath… in despit despises eris ears misericorde mercy
1424 five wittes five senses
1425 wold willed
1427 enforce yow try
1429 sewe of follow from
1430 were harm would be a pity
1431 dissevered separated
1432 trespassours offenders
1435 singuler persone private individual
1437 preveth finds out
1438 do outrages commit crimes
1444 liketh me nothing does not please me at all
1445 bithenke me recollect passe many a strong paas get out of many a tight corner
1447 assaye make trial of
1448 lene bend
1449 folily foolishly
1450 cleer bright brotil brittle
1452 seur sure siker certain
1454 in so muchel to that extent
1458 soverein juge supreme judge (i.e. God) vileinyes injuries
1462 somne encourage warne invite
1464 suffrance forbearance
1465 holden over lowe kept too low
1466 mowe be able to
1469 longeth belongs
1472 al oonly only
1475 wexen grow
1476 lese lose
1477 putte suppose
1481 sawe saying woodnesse madness
1483 weiker weaker
1484 flee avoid
1485 worship source of credit noise quarrelling
1486 grevaunce injury
1487 studye take pains stille appease
1491 sette I cas I put the case
1492 of from
1495 defautes faults
1501 owen ought encline bow
1503 vileins surly
1504 betten beat
1507 enforce yow try
1509 pardurable permanent after that according to that which
1511 troweth trust wel ynorisshed well brought up
1512 doctrine wisdom wit understanding
1514 attempreth restrains
1516 to preise to be praised
1523 corage inclination
1524 repreve to blame
1525 outrage crime
1531 shrewednesse wickedness
1532 defende ward off
1533 anon immediately
1535 putte swich attemperance practise such moderation
1536 repreven… of blame for
1538 seweth follows
1540 wrooth of angry at toucheth him nat does not affect him
1541 coupable blameworthy entremetteth him interferes
1542 noise quarrel
1543 outherwhile biten with sometimes bitten by
1544 medleth him of interferes with
1545 grief injury ny nearly
1546 no mervaille no wonder
1551 avanten him boast
1553 ygeten acquired
1554 temporel worldly
1556 net-herdes cowherd’s chese choose
1557 oon wol nat not one will
1558 happy fortunate
1559 wexe become
1561 thralle enslaved bonde of linage born in bondage
1564 ruine toppling
1567 by kinde by nature burthe birth eten the almesse live on the charity
1568 mishappy unfortunate
1570 algates nevertheless
1575 have yow behave bere yow conduct yourself
1576 sokingly gradually, slowly
1577 desiringe eager abandoneth him devotes himself
1579 lightly easily
1580 wexeth increases
1584 defendeth forbids
1585 falle unto happen to
1590 tilien till
1591 casteth him to no bisinesse applies himself to no labour
1592 covenable suitable
1593 versifiour poet by encheson of because of
1596 werkinge work
1599 scars parsimonious sparinge frugal fool-large spendthrift over-large too generous
1600 scarsitee parsimony chincherye miserliness
1603 chinche niggard
1605 by mesure in moderation
1607 propre property shapen hem take steps
1608 flee shun
1610 weldinge control
1614 encheson reason
1615 departen separate
1618 swolweth swallows
1620 kepe yow behave
1621 debonairetee kindness
1625 name reputation
1630 the prophete David
1631 holden considered
1632 doon youre bisinesse make an effort
1633 so that provided that
1634 th’Apostle Paul
1635 substance wealth
1640 abide remain
1641 gentil noble alle thinges left disregarding everything else
1644 loos reputation
1647 rekketh noght thogh does not care whether nis but is nothing but
1649 moeve stir up
1650 they ne suffisen noght werres to maintene they are not adequate to support war
1651 algates always suff
isaunce a sufficiency
1653 mo despendours more people to spend them
1655 mowe may
1656 lith lies
1659 sholde fighte agein was to fight against
1660 reconforted encouraged
1667 outherwhile sometimes
1668 aventurouse risky
1670 in as muchel as a man may goodly as far as he possibly can
1673 liketh yow nothing does not please you at all
1674 conseil advice nede exigency
1675 acorde be reconciled
1676 wexen grow
1677 debaat strife
1680 purchacen bring about
1681 worshipe honour
1682 brige strife
1683 ne requeren ne preyen me nat of do not ask or beg me for
1684 meke me humble myself
1686 hoomlinesse engendreth dispisinge familiarity breeds contempt
1687 semblant a show
1688 sauf youre grace with respect
1689 syen saw
1690 ne hadde nat muchel mistaken me would not greatly have erred
1692 shrewednesse wickedness
1694 pursue sue shuln shall
1696 mishappe be unfortunate mistide have bad luck
1700 witen know
1703 repreve me of reprove me for holden obliged
1711 konne be able to
1713 discovered revealed
1716 disese suffering
1719 likinge pleasing
1720 biseken him of entreat him for
1722 of… youre assent with your consent
1725 disposicioun power ordinaunce control
1726 say saw delibered deliberated took avis took thought
1731 goodly courteous
1734 ravisshed enraptured
1735 after the sawe according to the saying
1737 requeren to request
1739 science knowledge konninge wisdom
1740 shrewes villains debonaire gentle
1743 konne and mowen are able
1744 like unto may please youre grete goodnesse your excellency
1745 knowelichen acknowledge greved angered
1746 so ferforth to such an extent
1747 oblige bind
1748 paraventure perhaps hevinesse resentment to usward towards us
1749 enjoine impose on peine punishment
1751 avisement thought desherited dispossessed
1753 putte him al outrely should place himself entirely
1754 Leeveth believe
1756 might ne maistrye power or control
1757 sithen since defendeth forbids
1760 debonaire gentle large generous
1761 nothing not at all
1765 disposicioun power
1766 youre noblesse your excellency limite appoint
1767 obligacioun pledge
1769 go again return
1771 knowelechinge acknowledging lowely humbly trespas offence
1772 requeringe requesting of for
1774 indulgence mercy
1777 conferme me resolve
1780 goodly excellently
1782 acorde yow be reconciled
1783 kinde nature
1784 messages messengers
1788 bisinesse diligence
1795 abide wait
1798 trete of negotiate
1799 shape hem prepare
1801 trespassours offenders
1804 yeldinge graces and thankinges giving thanks
1805 shopen hem prepared
1807 feith pledge borwes guarantors
1810 skile reason
1813 outrage crime
1814 wite of yow learn from you
1818 mistaken us done wrong agilt transgressed
1820 debonairetee graciousness
1823 bisekinge beseeching
1825 strecchen hem stretch
1826 dampnablely damnably
1828 obligaciouns pledges plegges sureties
1832 freined asked
1840 after the sawe according to the saying
1845 enforcen him try renovelle renew
1846 loos reputation newed renewed
1848 out of mesure immoderate
1851 enjoine impose on peine punishment
1852 trowe believe
1853 putte it to execucioun carry it into effect
1855 obeisance obedience deme order
1858 caste yow decide
1861 debonaire gentle appeiseth him lightly quickly grows calm
1864 matere cause of for
1868 to th’effect and entente that in order that
1870 informaciouns advice
1871 gan encline bowed
1872 conformed him acquiesced
1875 goodly kindly
1876 unkonninge stupidity
1877 misborn yow behaved wickedly trespased done wrong
1882 outrely completely
1886 free generous
1891 feithful man true Christian
1892 corpus Madrian see n.
1893 hadde levere would rather
1895 nothing not at all
1897 knaves servants
1898 clobbed staves knobbed staffs
1902 encline bow
1903 be so hardy is so bold as trespace do offence
1904 raumpeth rages
1905 wrek avenge
1906 corpus bones God’s bones (n.)
1909 shape destined
1910 coward ape cowardly fool
1911 overlad with browbeaten by
1913 but if that unless
1914 moot me dighte must go
1917 do me sle make me kill
1921 big strong
1922 hire misdooth or seyth does wrong to her or insults her
1923 passe awey fro pass on from
1926 stant (= standeth) stands
1927 brek nat do not interrupt
1929 Wher shal I shall I
1934 penaunt penitent goost ghost
1936 sextein sacristan (g.) celerer cellarer (monk in charge of provisions in a monastery)
1937 as to my doom in my opinion
1939 povre poor novis novice
1940 governour official, person of importance
1941 brawnes muscles
1942 wel-faringe good-looking
1945 tredefoul hen-shagger, stud
1946 leve licence
1947 lust desire engendrure procreation
1948 haddest would have
1949 werestow do you wear cope monastic cowl
1950 and if
1952 shore shorn pan head
1953 lorn ruined
1954–5 I.e the religious orders have cornered the market in sex
1955 borel men laymen
1956 impes shoots
1957 maketh brings it about sklendre thin
1959 wole assaye want to make trial of
1961 Venus paiementz the wages of Venus (i.e. sex)
1962 lussheburghes coins of poor quality (n.)
1963 pleye joke
1966 doon al my diligence do my best
1967 As far as is consistent with decency
1970 seyn tell
1974 maken us memorye remind us
1976 degree social position
1979 sixe feet see n. exametron hexameter
1980 endited written
1982 declaring explanation
1984 biseke beseech
1987 After hir ages according to their chronological positions
1988 bifore first bihinde afterwards
1990 De casibus virorum illustrium On the Fall of Famous Men
1993 fillen fell
1995 list wishes
1998 ensamples exemplary anecdotes
2001 dere harm
2005 Sathanas Satan, the devil twinne escape
2008 wroght created
2010 welte (= weldede) governed saving except o one
2012 misgovernaunce sin
2014 meschaunce misfortune
2015 anunci
at announced
2016 nativitee birth
2017 consecrat consecrated
2020 hardinesse bravery
2021 secree secret
2022 slow killed
2024 wepne weapons
2025 to-rente tore to pieces
2027 preye beg
2028 conseil secret untrewe treacherously
2029 gan biwreye betrayed
2034 knit a brond tied a firebrand
2035 cornes corn-crops
2036 oliveris olive-trees
2038 cheke jawbone
2039 so thursted him he was so thirsty
2040 ny lorn near dead
2041 peine suffering
2044 wang-tooth molar tooth welle water-spring
2045 inogh plentifully
2046 heelp helped
2049 up plight pulled up
2052 leef beloved
2055 ciser cider
2056 rasour razor shere scissors
2060 He ruled over Israel
2063 lemman mistress
2065 foomen enemies
2066 barm lap
2067 She caused his hair to be clipped or shorn off
2068 craft trick espyen watch
2069 array state
2070 faste tightly
2074 querne mill
2076 whilom former
2078 wele prosperity art falle in have fallen into
2079 caitif captive
2082 array splendour
2083 foul affray terrible commotion
2084 pilers pillars
2091 Beth war take warning
2092 til to
2093 wolde han secree fain would gladly keep secret
2094 touche concerns limes limbs
2096 laude praise
2098 rafte took
2099 leide the boost adoun destroyed the pride
2100 briddes felle fierce birds
2102 of from
2104 frete devour
2106 brak broke
2109 grisly terrible anoon without delay
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