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
CONDUIT, _s._ conduit, L. 852; Condys, _pl._ conduits, R. 1414. _Condys_ is
for _condyts_; the pl. _condwys_ (for _condwyts_) occurs in the Ayenbite of
Inwyt, p. 91.
CONFEDERACIE, _s._ conspiracy, B. 2. p 6. 39.
CONFEDRED, _pp._ rendered confederates, conjoined, 2. 42, 52.
CONFERME, _v._ confirm, T. ii. 1526; _ger._ T. ii. 1589; Confirme, _ger._ B
4. p 7. 61 (but an error for _conforme_; Lat. 'conformandae'); C['o]nferme,
_1 pr. s._ confirm, E 1508; Confermed, _pp._ decreed, A 2350; confirmed,
firm, C 136; Confermeth, _imp. pl._ strengthen, 4. 20.
CONFESSIOUN, _s._ confession, T. ii. 528; A 221, I 108; Confession, I 114.
CONFITEOR, 'I confess,' I 386.
CONFITURE, _s._ composition, C 862. Fr. _confiture_, a mixture, preserve,
from _confire_, to preserve, pickle; Lat. _conficere_, in late sense of to
'make up' a medicine.
CONFORT, _s._ comfort, pleasure, A 773, 776, F 826.
CONFORTEN, _v._ comfort, E 1918; Conforteth, _pr. s._ encourages, A 2716;
Conforten, _pr. pl._ comfort, F 823; strengthen, I 652; Conforted, _pp._
comforted, T. i. 249; supported, strengthened, fortified, A. ii. 4. 31.
CONFOUNDE, _ger._ to subdue, B 2. p 6. 36; _v._ destroy, 1. 40; 12. 10;
Confoundeth, _pr. s._ perturbs, B 1. p 6. 75; Confounded, _pp._ put to
confusion, 1. 5; overwhelmed, B 100; destroyed in soul, G 137. Cf. the use
of the word at the end of the _Te Deum_.
C['O]NFUS, _pp. as adj._ confused, T. iv. 356; convicted of folly, G 463;
Conf['u]s, confused, HF. 1517; C['o]nfus, confused, confounded, A 2230;
Confuse, confused, B 4. p 5. 29; overcome, B 4. m 5. 10.
CONFUSIOUN, _s._ confusion, 1. 18; F 869.
CONGELED, _pp._ congealed, frozen, HF. 1126.
CONGEYEN, _v._ give us our cong['e]e, tell us to depart. T. v. 479.
CONGREGACIOUN, _s._ gathering together, B 3. p 2. 13; congregation,
assemblage, HF. 2034; B 4178, I 163.
CONIES, _pl. of_ Cony.
CONIECTEN (Conjecten), _v._ suppose, B 3. p 10. 157; Coniecte, _1 pr. s._
conjecture, guess, B 1. p 6. 20; B 5. p 3. 3; _1 pr. s. subj_. B 4. p 2.
71; Coniectest, _2 pr. s._ supposest, T. iv. 1026.
CONIECTINGE (Conjectinge), _s._ conjecturing, B 2592; Coniectinges, _pl._
conjectures, B 2598.
CONIOININGE (Conjoininge), _s._ conjoining, conjunction, G 95.
CONIOYNE (Conjoine), _v._ conjoin; Conioigned, _pp._ joined, B 3. p 4. 27;
composed, made up, B 3. p 10. 149; Conioynt, joined, I 924.
CONIUNCCIOUN (Conjunccioun), _s._ conjunction, B 3. p 11. 47; joining, B 5.
m 3. 2; Coniunccion, conjunction, A. ii. 32. 1. (It means a very close
apparent approach of two celestial bodies.)
CONIURACIOUN (Conjuracioun), _s._ conjuring, I 603; conspiracy, B 1. p 4.
133; B 2. p 6. 38.
CONIURE (Conjure), _v._ to conjure, B 1834; _1 pr. s._ beseech, T. ii.
1733; Coni['u]reth, _pr. s._ conjures, prays, L. 1312.
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