Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

Name: Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

CELLE, _s._ cell, A 172, 1376 (see note), B 3162 (see note).

CELLE, _s._ (_for_ Selle = Sylle), boarding, flooring, A 3822. See note.

CEMENTING, _s._ cementing, hermetically sealing, G 817.

CENTAURE, _s._. centaury, _Centaurea nigra_, B 4153.

CENTRE, _s._ centre, B 4. p 6. 81; a point on a _rete_ representing a star,
A i. 21. 7, ii. 3. 22, ii. 18. 1; Centres, _pl._ F 1277 (see note).

CEPTRE, _s._ sceptre, B 1. p 1. 30, B 2. m 6. 10; 5. 256; L. 1131; B 3334,
3563.

CERCLE, _s._ circle, A. i. 9. 1, i. 10. 1; HF. 791; sphere, 16. 9; orbit, B
4. m 6. 5; Cercles, _pl._ circles, A 2131.

CERCLEN, _ger._ to encircle, T. iii. 1767; Cercleth, _pr. s._ encircles, R.
1619; Cercled, _pp._ extended in a circle, 12. 2.

CERED, _pp. as adj._ waxed, G 808. See the note. From Lat. _cera_.

CERIAL, _adj._ belonging to a species of oak (see note), A 2290.

CERIMONIES, _s. pl._ ceremonious acts, acts of courtship, F 515.

CERIOUSLY, _adv._ minutely, with full details; (see note), B 185. The word
is glossed by _ceriose_ in the Ellesmere MS., and Ducange has '_Seriose_,
fuse, minutatim, articulatim.' From Lat. _series_, order.

CERTEIN, _adj._ sure, unerring. B 4. m. 7. 24; Certeins, _pl._ certain, B
5. p 5. 71; Certein, _adj. as s._ a certain, A. pr. 10; _a c. holes_, a
certain number of holes, A. i. 13. 2; _c. gold_, a stated sum of money, B
242; _c. tresor_, a quantity of treasure, B 442; _c. yeres_, a certain
number of years, B 3367; Certeyn, a certain sum, a fixed quantity, G 776,
1024; Certayn, a certain number, T. iii. 596; Certeyn, _as s._ certain
number, selection, A 3193; Certayn, certainty, B 1918; Certeyne, _pl._
certain, A 2996.

CERTEIN, _adv._ certainly, indeed, assuredly, A 375; Cert['e]yn, 1. 169; A
451, B 45, 1853, 3945, F 719; Certayn, E 694.

CERTEINLY, _adv._ certainly, assuredly, A 235, 395, B 3990; Certeynly, 1.
130.

CERTES, _adv._ certainly, R. 374, 439; 1. 25, 28, 98; 3. 853, 1117; 7. 241,
256; B 1. p 4. 93; L. 1628; A 927, B 1729, 1898, D 1093, E 106, 659, F 2, G
1478.

CERTRES, _error for_ sterres, A 2037 _n_.

CERUCE, _s._ white lead, A 630.

CESE, _v._ cease, B 2. m 2. 6; cause to cease, T. i. 445; put an end to, 4.
11. See CESSE.

CESSE, _v._ cease, B 1066, E 154; Cessed, _pt. s._ G 124, 538; Cesse, _pr.
s. subj._ cease; _c. cause_, when the cause ceases, T. 11. 483; Cesse; _c.
wind_, when the wind ceases, T. ii. 1388; Cessed, _pt. s. subj._ would
cease, T. i. 849.

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Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

CELLE, _s._ cell, A 172, 1376 (see note), B 3162 (see note).

CELLE, _s._ (_for_ Selle = Sylle), boarding, flooring, A 3822. See note.

CEMENTING, _s._ cementing, hermetically sealing, G 817.

CENTAURE, _s._. centaury, _Centaurea nigra_, B 4153.

CENTRE, _s._ centre, B 4. p 6. 81; a point on a _rete_ representing a star,
A i. 21. 7, ii. 3. 22, ii. 18. 1; Centres, _pl._ F 1277 (see note).

CEPTRE, _s._ sceptre, B 1. p 1. 30, B 2. m 6. 10; 5. 256; L. 1131; B 3334,
3563.

CERCLE, _s._ circle, A. i. 9. 1, i. 10. 1; HF. 791; sphere, 16. 9; orbit, B
4. m 6. 5; Cercles, _pl._ circles, A 2131.

CERCLEN, _ger._ to encircle, T. iii. 1767; Cercleth, _pr. s._ encircles, R.
1619; Cercled, _pp._ extended in a circle, 12. 2.

CERED, _pp. as adj._ waxed, G 808. See the note. From Lat. _cera_.

CERIAL, _adj._ belonging to a species of oak (see note), A 2290.

CERIMONIES, _s. pl._ ceremonious acts, acts of courtship, F 515.

CERIOUSLY, _adv._ minutely, with full details; (see note), B 185. The word
is glossed by _ceriose_ in the Ellesmere MS., and Ducange has '_Seriose_,
fuse, minutatim, articulatim.' From Lat. _series_, order.

CERTEIN, _adj._ sure, unerring. B 4. m. 7. 24; Certeins, _pl._ certain, B
5. p 5. 71; Certein, _adj. as s._ a certain, A. pr. 10; _a c. holes_, a
certain number of holes, A. i. 13. 2; _c. gold_, a stated sum of money, B
242; _c. tresor_, a quantity of treasure, B 442; _c. yeres_, a certain
number of years, B 3367; Certeyn, a certain sum, a fixed quantity, G 776,
1024; Certayn, a certain number, T. iii. 596; Certeyn, _as s._ certain
number, selection, A 3193; Certayn, certainty, B 1918; Certeyne, _pl._
certain, A 2996.

CERTEIN, _adv._ certainly, indeed, assuredly, A 375; Cert['e]yn, 1. 169; A
451, B 45, 1853, 3945, F 719; Certayn, E 694.

CERTEINLY, _adv._ certainly, assuredly, A 235, 395, B 3990; Certeynly, 1.
130.

CERTES, _adv._ certainly, R. 374, 439; 1. 25, 28, 98; 3. 853, 1117; 7. 241,
256; B 1. p 4. 93; L. 1628; A 927, B 1729, 1898, D 1093, E 106, 659, F 2, G
1478.

CERTRES, _error for_ sterres, A 2037 _n_.

CERUCE, _s._ white lead, A 630.

CESE, _v._ cease, B 2. m 2. 6; cause to cease, T. i. 445; put an end to, 4.
11. See CESSE.

CESSE, _v._ cease, B 1066, E 154; Cessed, _pt. s._ G 124, 538; Cesse, _pr.
s. subj._ cease; _c. cause_, when the cause ceases, T. 11. 483; Cesse; _c.
wind_, when the wind ceases, T. ii. 1388; Cessed, _pt. s. subj._ would
cease, T. i. 849.

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