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
BERD, _s._ beard, A 270, 2173, F 1252; Berde, _dat._ R. 833; 3. 456; _in
the berd_, face to face, T. iv. 41; _make a berd_, deceive, A 4096; _make
his berd_, delude him, D 361; Berdes, _pl._ HF. 689.
B[`E]RE, _s._ bear, L. 1214; B 4. m 4. 6; T. iii. 1780, iv. 1453; A 1640;
the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, HF. 1004; Ursa Major, B 4. m
6. 6; Beres, _gen._ bear's, A 2142; Beres, _pl._ HF. 1589; A 2018, B 3451,
4125. A.S. _bera_.
B[`E]RE, _s._ bier, 2. 105; 19. 5; HF. 1744; L. 1866; T. ii. 1638, iv. 863;
A 2871, 2879, B 1815, 1825, 3371; _on bere_, on his bier, D 587. A.S.
_b[=ae]r_.
B[`E]RE, _v._ bear, carry, B 3564, 3815; Beren, _v._ transport, F 119;
confer on, L. 2135; Bere yow, conduct yourself, D 1108; Beren on honde,
accuse, D 393; Beren him on hond, assure him, D 232 (cf. 226); Bereth, _pr.
s._ R. 925; Berth, _pr. s._ bears, carries, 10. 39; L. 298; T. v. 460;
Bereth him, conducts himself, behaves, A 796; Bereth hir, comports herself,
T. ii. 401; Berth hir on hond, bears false witness against her, B 620;
Bereth him on hond, accuses him, I 505; Sickly berth, take ill, dislike, E
625; Bere, _pr. pl._ 3. 894; Bere, _2 pt. s._ barest, T. iv. 763; didst
carry, B 2. p 3. 46; Bare, barest, E 1068; L. 2229; Bar, _pt. s._ bare,
carried, A 105, 158, 558, B 3083, 4569, G 221, 1264; 3. 196; possessed, D
997; _pt. s. refl._ conducted himself, T. iii. 490; Bar on honde, made him
believe, D 575; Bar her on honde, brought against her a charge which he
feigned to believe, 7. 158; Ber, _pt. s._ B 722; Beer, _pt. s._ bare, L.
216; carried, A 3692, B 4526; Baren us, _1 pt. pl._ conducted ourselves, A
721; Baren, _pt. pl._ bare, R. 1360; Baren me on hond, bore false witness
against me, B 1. p 4. 180; Beren, _pt. pl._ bore, HF. 1332; Bere, _pt. pl._
R. 1374; Bere, _1 pr. s. subj._ 5. 459; _pr. s. subj._ may pierce, A 2256;
Bere, _pt. s. subj._ bore, R. 1245, 1525; Ber, _imp. s._ carry, D 1139; Ber
ayein, take back, T. ii. 1141; Boren, _pp._ born, D 1153; Bore, _pp._ born,
3. 1301; 6. 46; A 1542, C 215, E 401; L. 2234; Born, _pp._ borne, D 593, E
444; carried, D 1857, F 178; conducted (himself), A 87; behaved thyself, 5.
109; worn, F 43; Borne, _pp. as def. adj._ born, E 1790. A.S. _beran_.
BERE, _s._ head-sheet, pillow-case, 3. 254. Cf. _pilwebeer_, in the
Prologue, A 694.
BERER, _s._ conductor, B 3. m 9. 34. (Lat. _uector_.)
BEREVE, BEREFT; see BIREVE.
BERIE, _s._ berry, A 4368; Berye, A 207; Bery, R. 928; Beryis, _pl._ B
4155.
BERIE, _v._ bury, C 884; Beried, _pp._ C 405; L. 787.
BERINGE, _s._ bearing, behaviour, B 2022; carriage, E 1604; Bering, gait, I
399; carriage, C 47.
BERKE, _v._ bark; Borken, _pp._ shrieked (lit. barked), B 1. p 5. 1.
BERKING, _s._ barking, B 4576.
BERM, _s._ barm, i.e. yeast, G 813. A.S. _beorma_.
BERN, _s._ barn, B 3759; Berne, _dat._ A 3258, C 397; Bernes, _pl._ B 1256,
D 871.
BERY, BERYE, _s._; see BERIE.
BERYLE, _s._ beryl, HF. 1184, 1288.
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