Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and IndexesChaucer, Geoffrey
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Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
Chaucer, Geoffrey
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
ASTERTE, _v._ escape, 6. 23, 22. 13; L. 1802; A 1595, C 414, F 1022; escape
from, L. 2338; D 968; get away, withdraw, 3. 1154; release, D 1314;
Asterten, _v._ L. 1615; Asterte, _pr. s. subj._ should escape, T. i. 1050;
may escape (me), T. v. 1343; _pt. t. subj._ might escape, B 475; Asterte,
_pt. s._ escaped, T. iii. 97, v. 1492; escaped from, T. iii. 1070;
Asterted, _pp._ escaped, B 437; Astert, _pp._ suddenly freed, escaped, A
1592. Lit. 'start off.'
ASTONIE, _v._ astonish; Astonieth, _pr. s._ astonishes, HF. 1174;
Astonyeth, 5. 5; Astonied, _pp._ HF. 549; T. ii. 427; F 1339; Astoned,
_pp._ astonished, T. i. 274, iii. 1089; A 2361, E 316; confounded, I 233;
stupid, B 4. p 3. 82.
ASTONYINGE, _s._ astonishment, B 4. p 5. 21; Astoninge, B 1. p 2. 9, 11.
ASTORE, _v._ to store; Astored, _pp._ stored, provided, A 609.
ASTROLABIE, _s._ astrolabe, A. pr. 4; Astrelabie, A 3209.
ASTROLOGER, _s._ T. iii. 1415.
ASTROLOGIEN, _s._ astrologer, astronomer, D 324; A. pr. 53; Astrologiens,
_pl._ A. pr. 44.
ASTROLOGYE, _s._ astrology, A 3192, 3514; F 1266; Astrologie, A. pr. 75.
ASTROMYE (_for_ Astronomye), _an ignorant form_, A 3451, 3457.
ASTRONOMYE, _s._ astronomy, B 1. m 2. 11; astrology, T. iv. 115; A 414.
ASUNDER, _adv._ asunder, B 3. m 1. 2. See ASONDER.
ASURE, _s._ azure, R. 477; 7. 330; T. iii. 1370; E 254; Asur, B 4052.
ASWAGE, _v._ assuage, mitigate, R. 1230; B 3834; diminish, F 835; Asswage,
T. iv. 255.
ASWEVE, _v._; A-sweved, _pp._ dazed, put to sleep, HF. 549. A.S.
_[=a]swebban_ (= _[=a]swefian_), to put to sleep.
A-SWOWN, _adv._ (_from pp._) in a swoon, L. 2207; 3. 123; Aswowe, 7. 354;
_hence_ Aswowne, in a swoon, T. iii. 1092; A 3823, C 245, 253, E 1079, F
474.
ASYDE, _adv._ aside, 3. 558, 862; A 896, E 303.
AT, _prep._ at, A 20, &c.; of, R. 378; T. ii. 894; G 542, 621; as to, 6.
114; by, D 2095; in the presence of, T. ii. 984; with, beside, HF. 1593;
to, HF. 1603; At me, with respect to me, B 1975; At erste, first of all,
HF. 512; At his large, free, free to speak or be silent, A 2288; At on, at
one, agreed, A 4197; At shorte wordes, briefly, 5. 481; At regard, with
regard, I 180; At y[:e], at (your) eye, with your own eyes, visibly, A
3016; _have at thee_, I attack thee, L. 1383.
AT-AFTER, _prep._ after, B 1445, E 1921, F 302, 918, 1219.
ATAKE, _v._ overtake, G 556, 585; A-take, _pp._ overtaken, 4. 55; L. 2182;
D 1384.
ATASTE, _2 pr. s. subj._ taste, B 2. p 1. 26.
ATAYNT; see ATTEINE.
ATAZIR, _s._ evil influence, B 305. See note.
ATEINT; see ATTEINE.
ATEMPRAUNCE, _s._ temperament, B 4. p 6. 134; adjustment, B 4. m 6. 23;
Attemperance, moderation, B 2725; Attemperaunce, temperance, C 46, I 833;
Atempraunces, _pl._ B 4. p 6. 136.
ATEMPRE, _adj._ temperate, mild, 3. 341, 1008; L. 128, 1483; moderate, B 2.
p 8. 18; T. i. 953; subdued, B 2. p 1. 2; discreet, B 2. p 4. 25; Attempre,
_adj._ mild, 5. 204; R. 131; Attempree, moderate, temperate, B 2178, 4028,
I 481; modest, I 932.
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