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
DREDE, _v._ dread, fear, 1. 76; 3. 1264; G 320; _refl._ dread, A 660;
_ger._ to be dreaded, to be feared, T. i. 84; B 4253, G 437; _1 pr. s._ E
636, F 1312; Dredeth, _pr. s._ fears, L. 86; Drat, _pr. s._ dreadeth,
dreads, T. iii. 328; Drede, _2 pr. s. subj._ thou mayst dread, G 477;
Dredde, _1 pt. s._ R. 1670; was afraid, T. ii. 482; Dreddest, _2 pt. s._
didst dread, 10. 19; Dredde, _pt. s._ feared, L. 199; E 181; Dradde, _pt.
s._ feared, 7. 185; B 3402, E 523; Dradde him, was afraid, B 3918; Dredden,
_2 pt. pl. subj._ shouldst fear, T. ii. 367; Dredde, _pt. pl._ dreaded, T.
i. 483; Dredden, _pt. pl._ L. 1813; Dradden, _pt. pl._ G 15; Drad, _pp._ E
69; Dred, _imp. s._ fear, E 1201; Dred thee, _imp. s. refl._ 5. 157; HF.
1043.
DREDELES, _adj._ fearless, B 3. m 12. 7.
DREDELES, _adv._ without doubt, certainly, 3. 764; Dredelees, T. iii. 526;
E 1316; Dredles, 3. 1272.
DREDFUL, _adj._ terrible, T. v. 590; B 3558; fearful, timid, 5. 195, 638; B
2. m 2. 16; B 4. p 3. 80; L. 109, 404, 811; T. ii. 776; F 1309; cautious, A
1479.
DREDFULLY, _adv._ timidly, T. ii. 1128.
DREED, _s._ dread, fear, L. 1728. See DREDE.
DREEM, _s._ dream, HF. 1, 58; B 4077; Dremes, _pl._ B 4119.
DREINT, -E; see DRENCHEN.
DREMEN, _v._ dream, T. v. 248; Dremeth, _pr. s._ 5. 101; Dremed me, _pt.
s._ I dreamt, R. 51.
DREMINGES, _pl._ dreams, B 4280.
DRENCHEN, (1) _ger._ to drown, T. iii. 1761; A 3617; Drenche, _v._ drown,
16. 12; HF. 205; _do me drenche_, make (men) drown me, cause me to be
drowned, T. iv. 510; E 2201; Drenchen (2) _v._ be drowned, A 3521, 3523, B
455; be overwhelmed, L. 2919; Drencheth, _pr. s._ dips, drowns, B 4. m 5.
4; overwhelms, B 4. m 6. 25; drowns, swamps, I 363; Dreinte, _pt. s._ (1)
drowned, 3. 72; Dreynte, _pt. s._ drowned, I 839; submerged, B 4. m 7. 31;
Dreynte, _pt. s._ (2) was drowned, HF. 923; B 923; T. i. 543; Dreynte, _2
pt. pl._ were drowned, T. iv. 930; Dreynte, _pt. pl._ drowned, F 1378;
Drenched, _pp._ drowned, L. 2178; G 949; Dreint, _pp._ B 1. m 2. 1; Dreynt,
_pp._ 3. 148; 4. 89; B 1. m 1. 18; T. v. 1503; L. 293 _a_; A 3520, B 4272,
D 2081, I 364; swallowed up, B 4. m 7. 15; Dreynte, _pp. as def. adj._
drowned, 3. 195, 229; B 69; _pp. pl._ HF. 233.
DRENCHING, _s._ drowning, A 2456, B 485; Drenchinge, B 489, I 364.
DRERINESSE, _s._ sorrow, sadness, B 1. p 6. 31; T. i. 701.
DRERY, _adj._ dreary, sad, B 1. m. 1. 4; E 514; terrified, L. 810.
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