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
COR['A]L, _s._ coral, A 158, 1910, B 4049.
CORBETS, _pl._ corbels, HF. 1304.
CORDE, _s._ string, cord, T. v. 443; L. 2485; A 1746; Cordes, _pl._ chords,
HF. 696.
CORDE, _v._; Cordeth, _pr. s._ agrees, T. ii. 1043.
CORDEWANE, _s._ Cordovan leather, B 1922.
CORDIAL, _s._ cordial, something that cheers the heart, A 443.
CORECTE, _ger._ to correct, T. v. 1858. See CORRECTE.
CORFEW-TYME, _s._ curfew-time, about 8 p.m., A 3645.
CORIGE, _v._ correct; Corigeth, _pr. s._ B 4. p 7. 26; Coriged, _pp._ B 4.
p 4. 61. F. _corriger_.
CORMERAUNT, _s._ cormorant, 5. 362.
_Cor meum eructavit_ (see note), D 1934.
CORN, _s._ corn, grain, A 562, C 863; 5. 23; L. 74, 190; chief portion, B
3144; Cornes, _pl._ crops of corn, B 4. m 6. 21; B 3225; grains of corn,
HF. 698.
CORNEMUSE, _s._ bagpipe, HF. 1218. Fr. _cornemuse_.
CORNER, _s._ 5. 260; HF. 2142; T. v. 575.
CORNICULERE, _s._ registrar, secretary, G 369. See the note. Lat.
_cornicularius_, a registrar, clerk to a magistrate.
CORNY, _adj._ applied to ale, strong of the corn or malt, C 315, 456.
COROLARIE, _s._ corollary, B 4. p 3. 30; Corollarie, B 3. p 10. 101, 113.
COROMPEN; see CORRUMPE.
CORONE, _s._ crown, garland, E 381; prize of a race, B 4. p 3. 7; Coroune,
crown, garland, B 3. p 10. 102; 2. 58; 3. 980; A 2290, E 1118; C['o]roun,
crown, L. 216, 222; the constellation called 'the Northern Crown,' L. 2224;
Cor['o]unes, _pl._ crowns, T. ii. 1735; L. 2614; Cor['o]nes, _pl._ G 221.
COROSIF, _adj._ corrosive, G 853.
COROUMPINGE, _s._ corruption, B 3. p 12. 57.
COROUN, -E; see CORONE.
COR['O]UNED, _pp._ crowned, B 3555; L. 242; C['o]rouned, L. 230.
CORPS, _s._ corpse, 2. 19, 51; A 2819, D 768, F 519. See CORS.
_Corpus_, _s._ body, A 3743; _Corpus_, the body (e. g. of Christ), B 3096;
_corpus Dominus_, false Latin for _corpus Domini_, the body of the Lord, B
1625; Corpus Madrian (see note), B 3082; Corpus bones, _an intentionally
nonsensical oath, composed of_ 'corpus domini,' the Lord's body, and
'bones,' C 314. See the note.
CORRECCIOUN, _s._ correction, A 2461, I 60; fine, D 1617.
CORRECTE, _ger._ to correct, 8. 6; Corecte, T. v. 1858.
CORRUMPABLE, _adj._ corruptible, A 3010.
CORRUMPE, _v._ corrupt; Corrumpeth, _pr. s._ becomes corrupt, A 2746 _n._,
L. 2237 (see note); Corompen, _pr. pl. refl._ become corrupt, B 3. p 11.
103; Corrumped, _pt. s._ corrupted, I 819. See CORUMPE.
CORRUPCIOUN, _s._ destroyer, 5. 614; Corupcioun, corruption, B 3. p 4. 10.
CORRUPTE, _v._ corrupt; Corrupteth, _pr. s._ becomes corrupt, A 2746;
Corrupt, _pp._ C 504; bribed, I 167.
CORS, _s._ body, L. 676, 876, B 2098, C 304, H 67; corpse, T. v. 742; A
3429, C 665. See CORPS.
CORSE, _pr. s. subj._ curse, E 1308; Corsed, _pp._ T. iv. 745; v. 1849. See
CURSEN.
CORSEDNESSE, _s._ cursedness, abomination, T. iv. 994; impiety, B 3. 10.
69. See CURSEDNESSE.
CORSEYNT, _s._ a saint (_lit._ holy body); esp. a shrine, HF. 117. O.F.
_cors seint_.
CORUMPE, _v._ become corrupt, B 3. p 11. 40. See CORRUMPE.
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