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
DESPYSE, _v._ despise, contemn, B 2. m 4. 3; B 115; _ger._ 4. 35;
Despyseth, _pr. s._ disdains, B 3. m 12. 28; Despysen, _pr. pl._ I 189;
Despysed, _pp._ R. 467.
DESPYT, _s._ malice, spite, T. i. 207; A 941, B 591, F 1371; contempt,
disdain, D 1876, F 1395, I 189; scorn, L. 372; D 2061, 2179, I 391; malice,
L. 1771, 1938; ill-humour, I 507; despite, a deed expressing contempt, B
3738; _in d. of_, in contempt of, 5. 281; _in your d._, in contempt of you,
B 1753; _in his d._, in scorn of him, L 134; Despit, dishonour, B 699;
contempt, B 2608. See DISPYT.
DESRAY, _s._ confusion, I 927. A. F. _desrei_, O. F. _desroi_, disorder.
DESSEVERAUNCE, _s._ separation, T. iii. 1424.
DESTEMPERAUNCE, _s._ inclemency, B 3. p 11. 88. See DISTEMPERAUNCE.
DESTEMPRED, _pp._ distempered, I 826. See DISTEMPRE.
DESTEN[`E]; see DESTINEE.
DESTINABLE, _adj._ predestinate, B 4. p 6. 251.
DESTINAL, _adj._ fatal, B 4. p 6. 108; B 5. p 2. 4; of destiny, B 4. p 6.
56; predestined, B 4. p 6. 70, 80.
DESTINEE, _s._ destiny, HF. 145; L. 2580; B 4. p 6. 75; Desten[`e], T. iii.
734; Destiny, 7. 348.
DESTOURBE, _ger._ to disturb; _d. of_, to disturb in, C 340; Destourbeth,
_pr. s._ hinders, I 576; interrupts, B 2167; Destorbeth, _pr. s._
disarranges, B 3. p 11. 124; Desturbeth, hinders, B 3. p 10. 111; prevents,
A. i. 2. 2; Destourben, _pr. pl._ hinder, I 83, 185, 1057; Destourbed,
_pp._ frustrated, I 890; prevented, B 1. p 4. 104; Destourbe, _pr. s.
subj._ prevent, I 991. See DISTOURBE.
DESTOURBING, _s._ disturbance, trouble, 18. 44.
DESTRAT, _pp._ distracted, B 3. p 8. 12.
DESTRESSE, _s._ distress, T. i. 1018, v. 715. See DISTRESSE.
DESTREYNE, _v._ distress, T. iii. 1528; _ger._ constrain, force, H 161;
Destreyneth, _pr. s._ oppresses, A 1455; constrains, I 109; Destreineth, I
104; Destrayned, _pt. pl._ constrained, T. i. 355; Destreyned, _pp._
shackled, bound, B 2. p 6. 74. See DISTREYNE.
DESTROUBLED, _pp._ disturbed, 3. 524.
DESTROYE, _ger._ to destroy, T. iv. 1059; Destroyed, _pp._ T. v. 907; A
1330.
DESTRUCCIOUN, _s._ destruction, 3. 1247; 4. 212; L. 930; A 2538.
DESTURBETH; see DESTOURBE.
DESYR, _s._ wish, A 1243.
DESYRE, _v._ desire; Desire, _v._ A 583; _1 pr. s._ wish, 2. 99; Desyre, _1
pr. pl._ 1. 32.
DESYRINGE, _adj._ desirous, B 2767.
DETERMINAT, _adj._ determinate, exact, fixed, D 1459; properly placed (on
the astrolabe), A. ii. 18 (rubric); properly ascertained, A. i. 21. 5.
DETERMYNIE, _v._ come to conclusions, B 4. p 4. 108; D['e]term['y]ne, _v._
come to an end, T. iii. 379; D['e]term['y]nen, _2 pr. pl._ end, HF. 343;
Determined, _pp._ settled, B 5. p 4. 6.
DETRACCIOUN, _s._ detraction, I 614; Detraccion, I 493.
DETTE, _s._ debt, L. 541; A 280, B 41, D 130, 153.
DETTELEES, _adj._ free from debt, A 582.
DETTOUR, _s._ debtor, B 1587, D 155, I 370; Dettours, _pl._ B 1603.
_Deus hic_, God (be) here, D 1770.
DEVE, _pl. of_ Deef.
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