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
BITYDINGE, _s._ an event, B 5. p 1. 23, 64.
BITYMES, _adv._ betimes, early, soon, G 1008.
BIWAILE, _v._. bewail; Biwayle, _ger._ T. i. 755; Biwaille, _v._ B 3952, E
1381; Biwailen, _v._ B 26, I 87; Biweyledest, _2 pt. s._ didst bewail, B 1.
p 6. 15; Bewayled, _pt. s._ 3. 1247; Biwailled, _pp._ E 530.
BIWARE, _v._; Biwared, _pp._ spent, expended, laid out (as on wares), T. i.
636.
BIWEPE, _ger._ to beweep, weep for, bemoan, T. i. 763; I 178; Biweptest, _2
pt. s._ didst lament, B 1. p 6. 15; Biwopen, _pp._ bathed in tears, T. iv.
916.
BI-WORD; see BY-WORD.
BIWREYE, _v._ make manifest, reveal, T. iii. 377; A 2229, B 1328, 3219, C
823, D 948, E 1873, F 954, G 147; Biwreye, _ger._ to reveal, T. ii. 1370;
Biwreyen, _v._ G 150; By-wreye, _v._ T. iii. 367; Biwreyest, _2 pr. s._
revealest, B 773, 4241; Biwreyed, _1 pt. s._ revealed, D 533; Biwreye,
_imp. s._ betray, D 974; Biwrey, _imp. s._ B 2330; Biwreyd, _pp._ betrayed
(viz. by having your words revealed), H 352.
BIWREYING, _s._ betraying, B 2330, I 645.
BI-WRYEN, _v._ disclose, reveal, T. ii. 537; Bewrye, betray, 5. 348.
(Wrongly used for Biwreye.)
BIYOND, _prep._ beyond, R. 283.
BLABBE, _s._ a tell-tale, T. iii. 300_n_.
BLADDRE, _s._ bladder, G 439.
BLADE, _s._ blade, sword, A 618, 3930.
BLAK, _adj._ black, A 294; Blake, _pl._ A 557, 899; D 1364, F 859, G 557; B
1. m 7. 1; R. 229; 5. 682; Blakke, _def._ HF. 1801.
BLAK, _s._ black clothing, 3. 445; Blakke, 3. 457.
BLAKE, _s._ black writing, ink, T. ii. 1320.
BLAKEBERIED, A, a-blackberrying, i.e. a-wandering at will, astray, C 406.
See the note.
BLAKED, _pp._ blackened, rendered black, B 3321.
BLAME, _s._ imputation, B 1. p 4. 106; slander, R. 979.
BLAME, _ger._ to blame, A 375, E 76; 3. 675; Blameth, _imp. pl._ A 3181, B
2151; Blamestow, thou blamest, T. i. 841.
BLANDISHE, _pr. s. subj._ fawn, I 376. See BLAUNDISSHINGE.
BLANKET, _s._ D 1751.
BLANKMANGER, _s._ a compound of minced capon, with cream, sugar, and flour,
A 387. Named from its white colour.
BLASE, _s._ blaze, T. iv. 184.
BLASEN, _ger._ to blow, HF. 1802.
BLASPHEME, _s._ blaspheming, 16. 15; C 593.
BLASPHEME, _v._; Blasphemed, _pp._ D 2183.
BL['A]SPHEM['O]UR, _s._ blasphemer, C 898, D 2213.
BLAST, _s._ puff, T. ii. 1387; Blastes, _pl._ blasts, B 4. m 5. 17.
BLASTE, _ger._ to blow a trumpet, HF. 1866.
BLAUNCHE, _adj. fem._ white (see Fevere), T. 1. 916.
BLAUNDISSHINGE, _pret. pt. as adj._ bewitching, B 3. m 12, 14;
Blaundissinge, flattering, B 2. p 1. 20. See BLANDISHE.
BLECHE, _v._; Bleched, _pp._ bleached, 9. 45.
BLEDE, _v._ bleed, L. 2696; T. v. 1047; F 1194; _pr.pl._ A 1801; Bledde,
_pt. s._ bled, T. ii. 950; A 145, B 1368.
BLEMISSHE, _v._; Blemisshed, _pp._ injured, B 1. p 4. 200.
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