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
CORUPCIOUN, _s._ corruption, B 3. p 4. 10. See CORRUPCIOUN.
CORVE, -N; see KERVE.
COSIN, _s._ cousin, A 1131, B 1333; Cosyn, B 1337; _as adj._ akin, suitable
to, A 742, H 210; Cosins, _pl._ cousins, I 836; Cosines, _as adj._ akin, B
3. p 12. 154; Cosins germayns, cousins-german, first cousins, B 2558.
COSINAGE, _s._ kinship, B 1226, 1329.
COST (1), _s._ expense, A 192, 213, 799, B 3564, D 1580, F 1557; L. 1448.
COST (2), _s._ choice, condition; Nedes cost, of necessity (lit. by
condition of necessity), L. 2697. Icel. _kostr_, choice, condition, state.
See _cost_ in M[:a]tzner.
COSTAGE, _s._ cost, expense, B 1235, 1562, D 249, E 1126; Costages, _pl._
expenses, B 2526.
C[`O]STE, _s._ coast, B 1626; Cost, region, D 922; quarter, direction, A.
ii. 46. 6; Coste, A. ii. 46. 19; Coost, F 995; Costes, _pl._ parts of the
sky, A. i. 19. 6.
COSTE, _v._ cost, A 768; Coste, _pt. s._ A 1908, B 1925; T. v. 438.
COSTEYE, _v._; Costeying, _pres. part._ coasting, R. 134.
COSTLEWE, _adj._ costly, I 415. Cf. Icel. _kostligr_.
COSTREL, _s._ flask, kind of bottle, L. 2666. See note.
COTAGE, _s._ cottage, B 4012.
COTE, _s._ cot, E 398; _hence_, dungeon, A 2457.
COTE, _s._ coat, jacket (for a man), A 103, 328; skirt, petticoat, _or_
gown (for a woman), R. 226, 459, 573, 1242, B 4026, E 913; Cotes, _pl._
coats, surcoats, or coats-of-arms (see below), HF. 1332.
COTE-ARMURE, coat-armour, coat shewing the arms, coat-of-arms, T. v. 1651;
HF. 1326; A 2140; Cote-armour, B 2056; Cote-armures, _pl._ A 1016.
COUCHE, _s._ bed, L. 205; D 88, 1769, H 176.
COUCHE, _v._ lay down, place; Couchen, _ger._ G 1152; Couche, _v._ cower, E
1206; Couch[e] adoun, lie down, A. ii. 29. 14; Couched, _pt. s._ laid in
order, placed, 5. 216; G 1157; Couched, _pp._ set, placed, laid, B 2. p 2.
54; A 2933, 3211, G 1182, 1200; beset, begemmed, A 2161.
COUCHING, _s._ laying down, letting the astrolabe lie flat on the ground,
A. ii. 29. 18.
COUDE, _1 pt. s._ could, was able, L. 116; knew how, 3. 517; _pt. s._ knew,
3. 667, 1012; 7. 63; T. ii. 1078; A 110, 467, 3193, B 1735; understood, R.
179; _as aux._ could, R. 175; A 236, 326, B 3375, F 97; Coude her good,
knew what was for Dido's advantage, L. 1182; Coude no good, knew no good,
was untrained, 3. 390; Coude, _pt. pl._ could, 3. 235; Coud, _pp._ known,
3. 787, 998; learnt, I 1041. See CAN, CONNE.
COUGHE, _s._ cough, E 1957.
COUGHEN, _v._ cough, E 2208. See COGHE.
COUNSEIL, _s._ counsel, advice, A 784; secrets, A 665; Counseyl, secret, 5.
348; T. i. 992; counsel, 5. 631. See CONSEIL.
COUNSEILLER, _s._ senator, B 1. p 4. 73. See CONSEILOR.
COUNS['E]YLE, _v._ counsel, 5. 633; Counsayllen, _v._ T. i. 648;
Counseyled, _pt. s._ counselled, 4. 67; Couns['a]ile, _imp. s._ 1. 155. See
CONSEILE.
COUNTE, _1 pr. s._ account, 11. 29; Counted, _pt. s._ accounted, 3. 718.
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