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
DOT['A]GE, _s._ folly, 17. 8; E 1253; D['o]tage, A 3898.
DOTARD, _adj._ foolish, D 291; Dotardes, _adj. pl._ doting, I 857.
DOTE, _v._ dote, grow foolish, L. 261 _a_; Doten, act foolishly, G 983;
Dote, _1 pr. s._ rave, E 1441; Doted, _pp. as adj._ doating, stupid, 17.
13; foolish, R. 407.
DOTH, _pr. s._ causes, R. 389; Doth ... carie, causes to be carried, A
3410; makes, F 1257; _imp. pl._ do ye, B 2785; &c. See DOON.
DOUBLE, _adj._ double, T. i. 1; A 262; twofold, 4. 109; deceitful, 7. 87;
HF. 285; B 2. p 1. 41.
DOUBLE, _v._; Doublede, _pt. s._ doubled, B 3. m 12. 18.
DOUBLENESSE, _s._ duplicity, 7. 159; 9. 63; F 556, G 1300.
DOUCET, _adj._ dulcet, i.e. dulcet (pipe), sweet-sounding (pipe), HF. 1221.
See note.
DOUGHTER, _s._ daughter, T. iii. 3; Doughtren, _pl._ T. iv. 22. See
DOGHTER.
DOUGHTY, DOGHTY, _adj._ strong, valiant, R. 1210; B 1914, 3502, F 338;
warlike, F 11.
DOUMB, _adj._ dumb, B 1. p 2. 12; A 774. See DOMB.
DOUN, _s._ down, soft feathers, 9. 45; Downe, _dat._ 3. 250.
DOUN, _adv._ down, F 323; _up and doun_, in all directions, in all ways, B
53. See ADOUN.
DOUN, _s._ down, hill; Doune, _dat._ B 1986.
DOUNERE, _adv._ more downward, A. ii. 12. 14.
DOUN-RIGHT, _adv._ downright, at once, H 228.
DOUNWARD, _adv._ downward, R. 133; F 858; outward, southward, A ii. 40. 40.
DOUTANCE, _s._ doubt, T. iv. 963; Doutances, _pl._ perplexities, T. i. 200.
DOUTE, _s._ doubt, 1. 25; L. 383; B 777, G 833, I 296; fear, F 1096, I 91;
peril, L. 1613; suspense, E 1721; doubt, lack, T. ii. 366; _out of doute_,
doubtless, A 487, 3561, B 390, C 822, D 978; _sans d._, without doubt, D
1838; _withouten d._, certainly, L. 383, 1932; Doutes, _pl._ fears, F 220.
DOUTELEES, _adv._ without doubt, certainly, T. ii. 494; A 1831, B 2142, C
492, E 485, G 16, 1435; without hesitation, B 226; Douteles, B 91.
DOUTEN, _v._ fear, I 648; _ger._ to be feared, B 5. p 1. 14; Doute, _v._
fear, R. 1089; Doutest, _2 pr. s._ doubtest, B 1. p 6. 21; Doutestow,
doubtest thou, B 4. p 4. 165; Douteth, _pr. s._ fears, I 953; Doutedest, _2
pt. s._ didst doubt, B 1. p 6. 17; Doute, _2 pr. s. subj._ fear, B 2517;
Douteth, _imp. pl._ fear, T. i. 683.
DOUTOUS, _adj._ doubtful, B 1. p 1. 9; B 2. p 8. 26; T. iv. 992; dubious, B
2. p 1. 41.
D'OUTREMERE, _adj._ from beyond the seas, foreign, imported, 3. 253.
DOUVE, _s._ dove, 5. 341; E 2139; Dowve, R. 1219; pigeon, C 397; Dowves,
_gen._ dove's, T. iii. 1496; Dowves, _pl._ 3. 250; HF. 137; A 1962; Douves,
_pl._ R. 1298; Doves, _pl._ 5. 237.
DOWAIRE, _s._ dower, E 848; Dower, E 807.
DOWE, _1 pr. s._ grant, give, T. v. 230.
DOWNWARD, _prep._ down, T. ii. 1705.
DOWVE; see DOUVE.
DRADDE; see DREDE.
DRAF, _s._ draff, refuse (of corn), chaff, I 35; L. 312 a.
DRAF-SEK, _s._ sack full of 'draff,' A 4206. See above.
DRAGGES, _pl._ digestive sweetmeats, A 426 _n_ (in MS. Harl. only; other
MSS. have _drogges_). See DROGGES.
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