2111 wight a person
2114 bountee prowess
2115 reawme realm
2116 lette prevent
2118 boundes boundary marks
2120 highte was called
2124 Envenimed poisoned
2129 Be as be may however it may be
2131 blaked blackened
2134 Because he scorned to die from any poison
2135 starf died
2136 throwe space of time
2137 of prees dangerous
2138 be war is aware
2140 list to glose wants to beguile
2141 waiteth watches for a chance
2146 unnethe hardly
2148 ladde carried
2149 His chief residence was at Babylon
2152 leet do gelde had castrated
2153 thral slave
2154 othere others
2156 expowned interpreted
2157 Wheras although Chaldeye Chaldea, Babylonia
2158 fin outcome sowned tended
2159 leet make had made
2160 cubites cubits (a measure of length, about eighteen inches) brede breadth
2162 loute bow have in drede venerate
2163 fourneis furnace flambes flames
2164 brend burned
2167 elat haughty
2168 wende believed
2169 bireve deprive
2170 dignitee rank
2172 hey grass theroute out of doors
2175 wax grew heres hair
2177 relessed released a certein a certain number of
2178 wit (human) intelligence
2179 evere his lif all his life
2180 trespace transgress
2181 beere bier
2184 regne kingdom
2185 be war take warning
2186 array finery
2187 idolastre idolater
2188 assured him made him confident
2194 Gooth bringeth forth go and bring out
2196 birafte took away
2198 Of for with us lafte bequeathed to us
2200 Ay dronken drank continually laste (= lastede) lasted
2203 say saw armlees without an arm
2204 quook trembled siked soore sighed deeply
2205 agaste frightened
2211 rente revenue
2212 nothing God ne dradde did not fear God at all
2213 wreche vengeance
2214 him birefte took away from him
2217 eet ate
2218 knew acknowledged
2222 figure (human) shape
2228 Dronke drank
2229 heriest worship
2230 yshapen ordained pine punishment
2233 weyest noght at al are of no weight
2236 slawe slain
2237 degree position
2240 sikernesse security
2243 moore and lesse great and small
2244 what whatever
2245 Mishap misfortune
2246 sooth true commune widely known
2249 keene brave
2250 hardinesse courage
2251 linage lineage gentilesse mark of nobility
2254 of hir shap with respect to her figure amended surpassed
2256 Office of wommen female employments
2258 brode broad
2259 hente seized
2261 to-rente torn to pieces
2262 welde deal with
2265 under the bussh in the woods
2266 verray might main strength
2267 wight strong
2269 kepte protected
2270 She scorned to be bound to any man
2273 taried kept waiting
2275 swiche fantasies the same kind of inclinations
2276 knit in-feere joined together
2278 lief beloved
2281 plein entente whole purpose
2283 espye observe
2285 doon his fantasye fulfil his desire
2286 A second time, and only once, without doubt
2287 at thilke cast on that occasion
2288 game game of love
2290 suffre allow
2294 oother cas other circumstances pleyde had enjoyment
2296 lettrure learning
2298 worshipful honourable
2299 large with mesure generous in moderation
2300 penible strenuous
2305 perree jewellery
2306 lafte noght did not neglect
2308–9 entende To devote herself to liking pleasure
2312 doughty brave
2314 th’Orient the East
2315 Appertenant belonging
2316 hem them
2317 hir foomen their enemies
2320 Again against
2324 ytake captured
2326 writ (= writeth) writes
2327 mightily vigorously
2328 propre own
2331 that grace fond had the good luck
2332 werreye make war
2337 corageus courageous
2338 Ermin Armenian
2339 Surryen Syrian
2341 slen slay
2342 meinee army
2347 see n.
2348 may no while endure may not last for long
2353 shoop determined
2356 hente seized
2357 fettred put in fetters
2358 wan conquered
2360 chaar chariot perree jewels
2362 lad led
2366 charged weighed down
2369 gaureth stare
2370 helmed helmeted starke stoures fierce battles
2372 vitremite ?a woman’s cap (n.)
2374 hire costes for to quite to pay for her keep
2379 subtiltee cunning
2380 bitraysed betrayed
2382 rente revenue
2383 feeld ground
2384 limerod twig smeared with birdlime (to trap birds) glede live coal
2385 brew brewed cursednesse wickedness
2386 wikked nest see n. nede disaster
2387–8 took ay hede Of was always concerned for
2389 corrupt for mede corrupted by bribery
2390 brike plight
2393 wroghtestow ful wo you brought much affliction on
2394 liges subjects
2397 gye guide
2400 delit pleasure
2401 infortune misfortune acounte tell of
2402 estat rank clombe were had climbed
2406 noot I I do not know
2407 langour suffering
2415 Dampned condemned
2417 suggestioun charge
2418 gan upon him rise rose against him
2421 unnethe hardly
2424 mete food wont was was accustomed
2425 shette shut
2428 doon him dien cause him to die
2430 fillen fell
2433 potage soup
2434 morsel breed mouthful of bread
2438 me were levere would be more agreeable to me
2440 barm lap
2443 say saw
2446 wite blame for
2447 wende thought
2448 gnow gnawed
2452 ete inow eat your fill
2455 starf died
2457 carf cut
2461 devise describe
2462 faille lack
2464 feend devil lith lies
2467 Septemtrioun North
2469 brouded embroidered
2471 More voluptuous, more splendid in finery
2473 The garment that he had worn for one day
2476 Tibre (the river) Tiber him liste pleye he wanted to amuse himself
2477 lustes desires
2479 brende burned delicacye pleasure
2483 array state
2486 of… tolde esteemed
2490 domesman judge
2492 noon oother wo he made he expressed no other sorrow
2494 wade go
2495 maister teacher
2496 letterure literacy
2498 but if
unless
2500 konning wise souple docile
2502 uncouple unleash itself
2504 drede fear
2507 nede necessarily
2511 hadde… of acustumance was in the habit of
2512 agains in the presence of
2513 grevance grievance
2516 Chees chose
2517 tormentise method of execution
2520 cherice foster
2522 nice foolish
2525 sete seat trice pluck
2526 weneth expects
2528 defaute wickedness
2529 hath him dight went
2530 there where wende han been allied thought he had friends
2531 faste hard
2533 misgyed misled
2534 calle shout
2535 rombled made a rumbling noise
2538 He almost lost his mind for fear
2540 mighte noght bitide was impossible
2543 foond found
2546 girden of cut off
2548 despit insult for his defame to disgrace him
2549 koude no bettre reed knew no better remedy
2550 Of at hadde a game amused herself
2552 regnes mo more kingdoms
2555 pompous vainglorious
2556 which whom ay always
2557 likerously amorously
2558 of off er that he wiste before he knew
2560 For lesinge for fear of losing
2561 reneye his lawe abjure his religion
2564 trespace transgress
2567 tak kepe take note
2569 berne barn
2571 upright on his back
2572 of smoot struck off
2573 stal stole away
2579 which that what
2582 in on
2583 enhaunced elevated
2584 attaine reach
2586 balance pair of scales
2590 Weninge believing abate destroy
2591 for that because
2592 Of by
2594 greithe his chaar his chariot be prepared
2595 despitously angrily
2596 wolde eftsoone would go without delay
2597 wreke his ire vent his anger
2598 of… let hindered in
2599 manace threat soore severely
2601 carf cut boot gnawed
2602 inportable unendurable
2603 wreche vengeance
2606 smert pain
2607 apparaillen his hoost his army be got ready
2608 war aware
2610 soore severely char chariot
2611 totar tore to pieces
2612 go walk
2613 chaier sedan chair
2614 forbrused severely bruised
2618 meinee household kepte looked after
2619 Wheither so whether
2622 knew acknowledged
2624 wlatsom loathsome careine gangrenous flesh
2627 starf died in on
2628 homicide murderer
2630 gerdon reward
2632 hath discrecioun has reached the age of adult reasoning
2635 wan conquered
2636 sende to send
2637 leide adoun destroyed
2642 fredom magnanimity flour peak, pinnacle
2644 aswage subdue
2645 hye entente high purpose
2646 leonin lion-like
2647 pris praise
2652 what sholde I moore devise why should I say more
2653 write were to write
2656 Philippes sone of Macidoine son of Philip of Macedon
2661 sis six (highest possible throw in dice) aas one (lowest possible throw in dice; hence an emblem of bad luck)
2662 weep wept
2663 compleine bewail
2664 franchise magnanimity
2665 demeine control
2667 corage spirit emprise adventurousness
2668 endite indict
2670 of… wite blame for
2674 th’Occident the West
2675 tretee negotiation
2678 weex became
2680 Again against fader thin in lawe your father-in-law
2682 biginneth dawe dawns
2683 knighthod prowess slawe slain
2686 spedde prospered
2689 fleigh ran away
2691 of smoot struck off him himself
2694 fin end
2695 repaireth returns
2696 lauriat crowned with laurel hye exalted
2697 on a time one day
2698 estat social position
2699 prively secretly
2701 caste determined on
2702 boidekins daggers devise tell
2705 hente seized
2706 foon foes
2707 stiked stabbed
2709 gronte groaned
2712 estatly honestee a dignified decorum
2713 soore smerte hurt severely
2715 For in order that privetee private parts
2716 of-dying dying
2721 word and ende from beginning to end
2723 sitthe afterwards
2724 No man ne truste let no one trust
2725 But watch her suspiciously all the time
2727 whilom formerly
2728 him dradde was afraid
2730 brent burned
2731 welkne sky shadde fell
2732 slow extinguished
2733 But he still did not have the good fortune to be on his guard
2734 galwes gallows
2735 stente forbear from
2737 wende believed
2738 hap luck
2740 swevene dream mette dreamed
2743 him thoughte it seemed to him
2744 wessh washed
2745 towaille towel
2746 wax increased
2748 heigh sentence great wisdom
2754 stremes rays
2755 anhanged hanged
2757 plat bluntly
2758 Phanye Phania
2764 unwar strook an unexpected stroke
2765 faille let them down
2768 That what iwys for certain
2769 hevinesse sorrow
2768 That what iwys for certain
2769 hevinesse sorrow
2771 disese distress
2774 solas pleasure
2776 wexeth fortunat becomes prosperous
2778 gladsom cheerful
2781 clappeth loude talks loudly
2783 noot nat do not know
2785 compleine lament
2786 als also
2789 anoyeth irritates
2791 desport amusement
2794 nere clinking were it not for the jingling
2796 dide died
2798 slough mire
2799 hadde… be would have been
2801 audience hearing
2802 Noght helpeth it it’s no use
2803 substaunce capacity
2805 somwhat of something about
2806 lust desire
2808 rude rough
2811 glade gladden
2812 jade hack
2813 foul wretched
2814 rekke nat a bene do not give a bean
2815 Looke see
2817 But I be if I am not
2818 attamed begun
2821 stape advanced
2822 whilom once narwe cramped
2827 catel property rente income
2829 foond supported
2831 kyn cows
2832 bour bedroom
2833 sklendre scanty
2834 poinaunt pungent never a deel not a bit
2835 deintee delicious
2836 cote cottage
2837 Repleccioun surfeit
2838 Attempree moderate physik medicine
2839 suffisaunce contentment
2840 Gout did not prevent her from dancing
2841 shente nat did not injure
2844 foond no lak found no fault
2845 Seind grilled ey egg
2846 a maner deye a kind of dairywoman
2847 yeerd enclosure
2848 stikkes palings
2849 heet who was called
2850 nas his peer there was none equal to him
2851 murier sweeter-sounding orgon organ (n.)
2853 sikerer more reliable logge coop
2854 orlogge clock
2856 equinoxial celestial equator (n.)
2858 amended improved on
2860 batailled crenellated
2861 bile bill jeet jet
2862 asure lapis lazuli toon toes
2864 burned shining
2865 governaunce care
2866 plesaunce pleasure
2867 paramours mistresses
2868 wonder wonderfully
2869 hewed coloured
2870 damoisele lady
2871 debonaire gentle
2872 And an entertaining companion, and behaved so elegantly
2874 hath… in hoold possesses
2875 loken locked lith limb
2876 therwith for that reason
2878 gan to springe rose
2879 In sweet harmony, ‘My love has gone away’
2882 in a daweninge one day at dawn
2886 gan gronen groaned
2887 drecched soore deeply troubled
2889 agast afraid
2893 agrief amiss
2894 me mette I dreamed meschief affliction
2895 afright frightened
2896 God… my swevene recche aright may God interpret my dream for the good
2899 say saw
2900–2901 maad areest Upon seized
2904 remenaunt rest
2906 Yet still
2908 Avoy shame hertelees cowardly
2912 whatso whatever
2914 hardy brave fre generous
2915 secree discreet nigard miser
2916 tool weapon
2917 avauntour boaster
2919 aferd afraid
2921 Alas! And are you capable of being frightened by dreams
2923 engendren of arise from replexions surfeits of food
2924 fume bodily ‘exhalation’ complexions mixtures of humours (n.)
2925 humours bodily fluids (n.)
2928 rede colera red choler
2930 arwes arrows lemes flames
2932 contek warfare whelpes dogs
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