Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

Name: Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

EFT, _adv._ again, 4. 11; 7. 331; 17. 8; HF. 2037; T. i. 137; A 1669, 3271,
B 792, E 1227, F 631, 1553, G 1263; another time, 3. 41.

EFTERS, _error for_ Estres, R. 1448 _n_; L. 1715 _n_.

EFT-SONE, _adv._ soon after, B 3476, G 1288; immediately afterwards, I 89;
soon after this, H 65; hereafter, G 933; again, B 909; Eftsones, _adv._
very soon, L. 2322; A 3489; soon after, D 808; hereafter again, HF. 359;
once again, once more, B 3. m 2. 26, B 4. m 6. 33, 39; again, A ii. 35. 7;
immediately, A. ii. 23. 11.

EGAL, _adj._ equal, B 2. m 7. 12; T. iii. 137.

EGAL, _adv._ equally, T. iv. 660.

EGALITEE, _s._ equanimity, B 2. p 4. 83; equality, I 949.

EGALY, _adv._ equably, B 2. p 4. 92; impartially, B 5. p 3. 90.

EGGE, _s._ edge, sharp side, T. iv. 927; edge, A. ii. 46. 7; sword, 9. 19.

EGGE, _v._; Eggeth, _pr. s._ incites, R. 182; Eggen, _pr. pl._ incite, I
968.

EGGEMENT, _s._ instigation, incitement, B 842. A hybrid word.

EGGING, _s._ instigation, E 2135.

EGLE, _s._ eagle, 5. 330, HF. 499; T. ii. 926; iii. 1496; L. 2319; A 2178,
F 123; Egles, _gen._ eagle's, HF. 507; B 3365.

EGRE, _adj._ sharp, sour, R. 217; sharp, bitter, fierce, B 1. p 5. 53; B 2.
m 5. 17; B 4. p 7. 67; E 1199; bitter, B 2367; keen, I 117.

EGREMOIN, _s._ agrimony, G 800.

EGREN, _v._ incite (lit. make eager), B 4. p 6. 209.

EIGHTE, eight, HF. 1401; C 771, E 2132. A.S. _eahta_.

EIGHTE, eighth, A. i. 21. 55; F 1280.

EIGHTETENE, eighteen, A 3223.

EIGHTETETHE, _ord. adj._ eighteenth, B 5. A.S. _eahtat[=e]odha_.

EIR, _s._ air, A 1246, 3473. See EYR, AIR.

EISEL, _s._ vinegar, R. 217. O.F. _eisel_, _aisel_.

EKKO, _s._ echo, E 1189.

ELAAT, _adj._ elate, B 3357.

ELACION, _s._ elation, boastfulness, I 391.

ELBOWE, _s._ elbow, L. 179.

ELDE, _s._ old age, age, R. 349, 360; B 1. p 1. 18; T. ii. 393, 399; iv.
1369; A 2447, 3230, D 1215, E 2180; long lapse of time, 7. 12; Eld, 7. 78;
18. 76.

ELDE, _v._ grow old, R. 396; Elden, _v._ wax feeble, B 2. p 7. 5; to age,
R. 396; Eldeth, _pr. s._ ages, makes old, R. 391.

ELDER, _adj._ older, B 3. p 10. 37; B 5. p 6. 46; B 1720, 3450.

ELDER-FADER, _s._ grandfather, B 2. p 4. 33.

ELDRES, _pl._ ancestors, B 3. m 6. 7; B 3388, D 1118, 1131, E 65, 156.

ELECCIOUN, _s._ choice, election, 5. 409, 621; 19. 23; election (in
astrology), B 312 (see note); A. ii. 4. 44; Elecciouns, _pl._ A. ii. 4. 2.

ELEMENT, _s._ element, 3, 694; sphere (of each of the four elements), T. v.
1810; HF. 975; Elements, _pl._ T. iii. 1753; Elementes, _pl._ G 1460.

ELENGE, _adj._ miserable, B 1412, D 1199. See note to B 1412.

ELES, _gen._ eel's, 5. 346; _pl._ eels, HF. 2154.

ELEVACIOUN, _s._ the altitude of the north pole above the horizon, A. ii.
23. 16.

ELEVAT, _pp._ elevated, A. ii. 23. 18. See ELEVACIOUN.

ELEVEN, _num_. I 6.

ELF, _s._ elf, B 754, D 873; Elves, _pl._ A 3479, D 864.

ELF-QUEEN, _s._ queen of the elves, fairy-queen, B 1978, 1980, D 860.

ELIXIR, _s._ elixir, G 863. Arabic _el iks['i]r_, the philosopher's stone.

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Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

EFT, _adv._ again, 4. 11; 7. 331; 17. 8; HF. 2037; T. i. 137; A 1669, 3271,
B 792, E 1227, F 631, 1553, G 1263; another time, 3. 41.

EFTERS, _error for_ Estres, R. 1448 _n_; L. 1715 _n_.

EFT-SONE, _adv._ soon after, B 3476, G 1288; immediately afterwards, I 89;
soon after this, H 65; hereafter, G 933; again, B 909; Eftsones, _adv._
very soon, L. 2322; A 3489; soon after, D 808; hereafter again, HF. 359;
once again, once more, B 3. m 2. 26, B 4. m 6. 33, 39; again, A ii. 35. 7;
immediately, A. ii. 23. 11.

EGAL, _adj._ equal, B 2. m 7. 12; T. iii. 137.

EGAL, _adv._ equally, T. iv. 660.

EGALITEE, _s._ equanimity, B 2. p 4. 83; equality, I 949.

EGALY, _adv._ equably, B 2. p 4. 92; impartially, B 5. p 3. 90.

EGGE, _s._ edge, sharp side, T. iv. 927; edge, A. ii. 46. 7; sword, 9. 19.

EGGE, _v._; Eggeth, _pr. s._ incites, R. 182; Eggen, _pr. pl._ incite, I
968.

EGGEMENT, _s._ instigation, incitement, B 842. A hybrid word.

EGGING, _s._ instigation, E 2135.

EGLE, _s._ eagle, 5. 330, HF. 499; T. ii. 926; iii. 1496; L. 2319; A 2178,
F 123; Egles, _gen._ eagle's, HF. 507; B 3365.

EGRE, _adj._ sharp, sour, R. 217; sharp, bitter, fierce, B 1. p 5. 53; B 2.
m 5. 17; B 4. p 7. 67; E 1199; bitter, B 2367; keen, I 117.

EGREMOIN, _s._ agrimony, G 800.

EGREN, _v._ incite (lit. make eager), B 4. p 6. 209.

EIGHTE, eight, HF. 1401; C 771, E 2132. A.S. _eahta_.

EIGHTE, eighth, A. i. 21. 55; F 1280.

EIGHTETENE, eighteen, A 3223.

EIGHTETETHE, _ord. adj._ eighteenth, B 5. A.S. _eahtat[=e]odha_.

EIR, _s._ air, A 1246, 3473. See EYR, AIR.

EISEL, _s._ vinegar, R. 217. O.F. _eisel_, _aisel_.

EKKO, _s._ echo, E 1189.

ELAAT, _adj._ elate, B 3357.

ELACION, _s._ elation, boastfulness, I 391.

ELBOWE, _s._ elbow, L. 179.

ELDE, _s._ old age, age, R. 349, 360; B 1. p 1. 18; T. ii. 393, 399; iv.
1369; A 2447, 3230, D 1215, E 2180; long lapse of time, 7. 12; Eld, 7. 78;
18. 76.

ELDE, _v._ grow old, R. 396; Elden, _v._ wax feeble, B 2. p 7. 5; to age,
R. 396; Eldeth, _pr. s._ ages, makes old, R. 391.

ELDER, _adj._ older, B 3. p 10. 37; B 5. p 6. 46; B 1720, 3450.

ELDER-FADER, _s._ grandfather, B 2. p 4. 33.

ELDRES, _pl._ ancestors, B 3. m 6. 7; B 3388, D 1118, 1131, E 65, 156.

ELECCIOUN, _s._ choice, election, 5. 409, 621; 19. 23; election (in
astrology), B 312 (see note); A. ii. 4. 44; Elecciouns, _pl._ A. ii. 4. 2.

ELEMENT, _s._ element, 3, 694; sphere (of each of the four elements), T. v.
1810; HF. 975; Elements, _pl._ T. iii. 1753; Elementes, _pl._ G 1460.

ELENGE, _adj._ miserable, B 1412, D 1199. See note to B 1412.

ELES, _gen._ eel's, 5. 346; _pl._ eels, HF. 2154.

ELEVACIOUN, _s._ the altitude of the north pole above the horizon, A. ii.
23. 16.

ELEVAT, _pp._ elevated, A. ii. 23. 18. See ELEVACIOUN.

ELEVEN, _num_. I 6.

ELF, _s._ elf, B 754, D 873; Elves, _pl._ A 3479, D 864.

ELF-QUEEN, _s._ queen of the elves, fairy-queen, B 1978, 1980, D 860.

ELIXIR, _s._ elixir, G 863. Arabic _el iks['i]r_, the philosopher's stone.

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