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

EQUITEE, _s._ equity, justice, L. 398; C 181, E 439.

ER, _adv._ before, formerly, A 3789.

ER, _conj._ before, A 1040, 1155, B 119, 1667, 2015, D 1317, F 733, G 1273;
4. 14; L. 552; _er that_, before, 1. 16; 2. 35; A 36, B 2232, D 1856, E
178, G 375.

ER, _prep._ before, C 892; _er tho_, before then, L. 1062; _er now_, ere
now, F 460.

ERAND, _s._ errand, T. ii. 72; Erande, 3, 134.

ERBE, _s._ herb, L. 109 a.

ERBE YVE, _s._ herb ive, ground ivy, _Ajuga Chamaepitys_, B 4156.

ERBER, _s._ arbour, L. 97 a. See HERBER.

ERCHEBISSHOP, archbishop, D 1502.

ERCHEDEKEN, _s._ archdeacon, D 1300; Erchedeknes, _gen._ A 658, D 1318,
1588.

ERE ([`e][`e]r[*e]), _s._ ear, B 1. m 1. 15; D 636, E 727, F 196, 316;
Eres, _pl._ 5. 500; HF. 1389; A 556, 1522, B 2608, 3726, D 954, 976, E 629;
T. iii. 1388; L. 354; _at ere_, in (her) ear, T. i. 106.

ERE ([`e][`e]r[*e]), _s._ ear (of corn), L. 76; Eres, _pl._ B 3. m 1. 3.

ERE ([`e]r[*e]), _ger._ to plough, A 886; _do ere_, caused to be ploughed,
B 3. m 3. 4; Ered, _pp._ HF. 485. A.S. _erian_.

ERITAGE, _s._ heritage, B 1. p 3. 21 _n_.

ERL, _s._ earl, B 3597, 3646, D 1157, E 939; Erles, _pl._ R. 1204; B 3839.

ERLY, _adv._ early, L. 49; A 33, 809, F 379.

ERME, _v._ feel sad, grieve, 3. 80; C 312 (see note). A.S. _earmian_,
_yrman_.

ERNEST, _s._ earnest, seriousness, L. 1287; T. ii. 452, iii. 254, iv. 1465;
A 3186, 733; _in e._, in earnest, A 1125, D 1627, E 609.

ERNESTFUL, _adj._ serious, T. ii. 1727; E 1175.

ERRATIK, _adj._ wandering, T. v. 1812.

ERRAUNT, _adj._ arrant, H 224; errant, stray (because near the middle of
the chess-board), 3. 661.

ERRE, _ger._ to do wrong, T. iv. 549; Erren, to make a mistake, B 2215;
Errest, _2 pr. s._ wanderest, T. iv. 302; Erre, _pr. pl._ err, T. iii.
1774; Erren, transgress, T. i. 1003.

ERROUR, _s._ error, 1. 5, 67; T. i. 1008, iv. 200; A. ii. 5. 8;
waywardness, 10. 4; doubt, 5. 146, 156; perplexity, 16. 7.

ERS, _s._ buttocks, A 3734, 3755, D 1690, 1694. A.S. _ears_.

ERST, _adv._ first, at first, 1. 87; HF. 2075; A 776; before, 16. 21; HF.
1496; L. 271; D 2220, E 336, F 981, 1602; aforetime, R. 692; _at e._,
first, for the first time, 4. 240; B 4. p 3. 24; T. iv. 1321; B 1884, G
151, 264; at last, T. i. 842; _e. than_, before, A 1566; _long e. er_, long
first before, C 662.

ERTHE, _s._ earth, 1. 50; 5. 57; E 203; Erthes, _s. pl._ lands, countries,
B 1. m 5. 37.

ERTHELY, _adj._ earthly, R. 387, 648; L. 985; mortal, 3. 19; Erthly,
mortal, A 1166; Ertheliche, earthly, B 2. p 6. 20.

ESCAPE, _v._ 16. 10; Escaped, _pp._ freed, B 1. p 2. 5; escaped, 11. 27.

ESCHAUFEN, _ger._ to burn, B 3. p 4. 47; Eschaufeth, _pr. s._ grows hot, B
1. m 6. 1, B 4. m 1. 6; warms, B 1. m 5. 20; chafes, I 657; Eschaufede,
_pt. s._ burned, was hot, chafed, B 1. p 5. 43; Eschaufed, _pp._ kindled, B
4. p 6. 230; heated, I 546.

ESCHAUFINGE, _s._ heating, I 537; Eschaufinges, _pl._ enkindlings, I 916.

ESCHAUNGE, _s._ exchange, A 278; Eschaunges, _pl._ interchangings, HF. 697.

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

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

EQUITEE, _s._ equity, justice, L. 398; C 181, E 439.

ER, _adv._ before, formerly, A 3789.

ER, _conj._ before, A 1040, 1155, B 119, 1667, 2015, D 1317, F 733, G 1273;
4. 14; L. 552; _er that_, before, 1. 16; 2. 35; A 36, B 2232, D 1856, E
178, G 375.

ER, _prep._ before, C 892; _er tho_, before then, L. 1062; _er now_, ere
now, F 460.

ERAND, _s._ errand, T. ii. 72; Erande, 3, 134.

ERBE, _s._ herb, L. 109 a.

ERBE YVE, _s._ herb ive, ground ivy, _Ajuga Chamaepitys_, B 4156.

ERBER, _s._ arbour, L. 97 a. See HERBER.

ERCHEBISSHOP, archbishop, D 1502.

ERCHEDEKEN, _s._ archdeacon, D 1300; Erchedeknes, _gen._ A 658, D 1318,
1588.

ERE ([`e][`e]r[*e]), _s._ ear, B 1. m 1. 15; D 636, E 727, F 196, 316;
Eres, _pl._ 5. 500; HF. 1389; A 556, 1522, B 2608, 3726, D 954, 976, E 629;
T. iii. 1388; L. 354; _at ere_, in (her) ear, T. i. 106.

ERE ([`e][`e]r[*e]), _s._ ear (of corn), L. 76; Eres, _pl._ B 3. m 1. 3.

ERE ([`e]r[*e]), _ger._ to plough, A 886; _do ere_, caused to be ploughed,
B 3. m 3. 4; Ered, _pp._ HF. 485. A.S. _erian_.

ERITAGE, _s._ heritage, B 1. p 3. 21 _n_.

ERL, _s._ earl, B 3597, 3646, D 1157, E 939; Erles, _pl._ R. 1204; B 3839.

ERLY, _adv._ early, L. 49; A 33, 809, F 379.

ERME, _v._ feel sad, grieve, 3. 80; C 312 (see note). A.S. _earmian_,
_yrman_.

ERNEST, _s._ earnest, seriousness, L. 1287; T. ii. 452, iii. 254, iv. 1465;
A 3186, 733; _in e._, in earnest, A 1125, D 1627, E 609.

ERNESTFUL, _adj._ serious, T. ii. 1727; E 1175.

ERRATIK, _adj._ wandering, T. v. 1812.

ERRAUNT, _adj._ arrant, H 224; errant, stray (because near the middle of
the chess-board), 3. 661.

ERRE, _ger._ to do wrong, T. iv. 549; Erren, to make a mistake, B 2215;
Errest, _2 pr. s._ wanderest, T. iv. 302; Erre, _pr. pl._ err, T. iii.
1774; Erren, transgress, T. i. 1003.

ERROUR, _s._ error, 1. 5, 67; T. i. 1008, iv. 200; A. ii. 5. 8;
waywardness, 10. 4; doubt, 5. 146, 156; perplexity, 16. 7.

ERS, _s._ buttocks, A 3734, 3755, D 1690, 1694. A.S. _ears_.

ERST, _adv._ first, at first, 1. 87; HF. 2075; A 776; before, 16. 21; HF.
1496; L. 271; D 2220, E 336, F 981, 1602; aforetime, R. 692; _at e._,
first, for the first time, 4. 240; B 4. p 3. 24; T. iv. 1321; B 1884, G
151, 264; at last, T. i. 842; _e. than_, before, A 1566; _long e. er_, long
first before, C 662.

ERTHE, _s._ earth, 1. 50; 5. 57; E 203; Erthes, _s. pl._ lands, countries,
B 1. m 5. 37.

ERTHELY, _adj._ earthly, R. 387, 648; L. 985; mortal, 3. 19; Erthly,
mortal, A 1166; Ertheliche, earthly, B 2. p 6. 20.

ESCAPE, _v._ 16. 10; Escaped, _pp._ freed, B 1. p 2. 5; escaped, 11. 27.

ESCHAUFEN, _ger._ to burn, B 3. p 4. 47; Eschaufeth, _pr. s._ grows hot, B
1. m 6. 1, B 4. m 1. 6; warms, B 1. m 5. 20; chafes, I 657; Eschaufede,
_pt. s._ burned, was hot, chafed, B 1. p 5. 43; Eschaufed, _pp._ kindled, B
4. p 6. 230; heated, I 546.

ESCHAUFINGE, _s._ heating, I 537; Eschaufinges, _pl._ enkindlings, I 916.

ESCHAUNGE, _s._ exchange, A 278; Eschaunges, _pl._ interchangings, HF. 697.

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