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
DAUNGER, _s._ disdain, R. 1524; T. ii. 384, 399, 1243; imperiousness, 7.
186; liability, A 1849; sparing, stint, R. 1147; power, control, R. 1470;
Power to harm (personified), 5. 136; 11. 16; L. 160; _in daunger_, within
his jurisdiction, under his control, A 663; _in hir d._, at her disposal,
R. 1049; _with d._, sparingly, charily, D 521 (see note); Daungers, _pl._ A
402. O.F. _dangier_, 'puissance, pouvoir, droit, empire, ... caprice, ...
insulte, ... difficult['e]'; Godefroy.
DAUNGEROUS, _adj._ forbidding, sparing, A 517; sparing, A 3338; niggardly,
D 1427; grudging, difficult of access, hard to please, R. 1482, 1492; B
2129, D 151, 1090; disdainful, sparing, R. 591; grudging, reluctant, D 514;
unsuitable, inhospitable, R. 490.
DAUNSEN; see DAUNCEN.
DAUNSING, _s._ dancing, R. 853. See DAUNCEN.
DAUNTEN, _v._ tame, subdue, R. 880; B 3. m 5. 1; Daunte, _v._ I 270;
Dauntest, _2 pr. s._ 5. 114; 13. 13; Daunteth, _pr. s._ subdues, T. ii.
399, iv. 1589; Dauntede, _pt. s._ conquered, B 4. m 7. 20; Daunted, _pt.
s._ B 3799; Daunted, _pp._ frightened, D 463; Daunte, _imp. s._ 13. 13.
DAWE, _v._ dawn, B 3872, E 1832; Daweth, _pr. s._ dawns, L. 46; A 1676;
Dawe, _pr. s. subj._ dawn, A 4249, E 2195; Dawed, _pp._ arrived at
daybreak, D 353.
DAWENINGE, _s._ dawn, A 4234, B 4072; Dawening, L. 1188, 2185; A. ii. 23.
8. See DAWING.
DAWES, _s. pl._ days, F 1180. See DAY.
DAWING, _s._ the Dawn (Aurora), T. iii. 1466; dawning, A. ii. 23. 21.
DAWNING, _s._ dawn, 3. 292; Aurora, T. iii. 1466 _n_. See DAWENINGE.
DAY, _s._ day, A 19, 91, 354; time, B 3374; appointed time for repaying
money, G 1040; _on a day_, one day, some day, R. 1493; Dayes, _pl._
appointed days for payment, F 1568, 1575; lifetime, B 118; Dawes, F 1180;
_now a dayes_, at this time, E 1164.
DAYERYE, _s._ dairy, A 597; Dayeryes, _pl._ D 871. See DEYE, _s._
DAYESYE, _s._ daisy, L. 182, 184, 218, 293; A 332; Daysie, L. 224; Daysies,
_pl._ L. 43 (see note).
DAY-STERRE, _s._ day-star, B 3. m 1. 7.
DEBAAT, _s._ strife, A 3230, B 2867, D 822, 1288, E 1496, G 1389; Debat, A
1754; war, B 130; struggle, mental conflict, 3. 1192; quarrelling, T. ii.
753.
DEBATE, _v._ fight, war, B 2058; quarrel, C 412; _ger._ to quarrel over, 9.
51.
DEBONAIR, _adj._ calm, benign, B 3. p 12. 99; merciful, B 4. p 4. 189;
Deboneir, gentle, B 1. m 5. 15; Debonaire, _adj._ gentle, I 658; meek,
pious, B 3. m 9. 34; favourable, B 2. p 8. 9; Debonaire, _fem._
well-mannered, B 4061; gracious, courteous, R. 797, 1220, 1244; 1. 6; L.
276; A 2282; _as s._ kind person, 3. 624 (cf. 1. 6); Deb['o]nair, 3. 860;
Debonaire, _voc. fem._ T. iii. 4; _pl._ gentle, B 2930; pleasing, H 192.
DEBONAIRELY, _adv._ gently, B 4. m 3. 11 (Lat. _mitis_); meekly, I 660;
Debonairly, graciously, 3. 851, 1284; B 2254, I 315; with a good grace, HF.
2013; courteously, 3. 518; T. ii. 1259; Deb['o]nerly, with kindness, 7.
127.
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