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
EVIDENTLY, _adv._ by observation, A. ii. 23. _rubric_.
EW, _s._ yew-tree, 5. 180; A 2923; (_collectively_) yew-trees, R. 1385.
EXALTACIOUN, _s._ (astrological) exaltation, D 702, E 2224, I 10 (see
note).
EXALTAT, _as pp._ exalted, D 704.
EXAMETRON, _s._ a hexameter, B 3169.
EXAMINE, _v._; Examineth, _imp. pl._ examine, try, B 2456.
EXAMININGE, _s._ examining, B 2392.
EXCEDEN, _v._ exceed, surpass, B 5. p 5. 46; Excedeth, _pr. s._ exceeds, A.
ii. 23. 14; Exceded, _pp._ A. ii. 23. 15.
EXCELLENCE, _s._ excellence, 2. 59; A. ii. 26. 1; A 311.
EXCELLENT, _adj._ 18. 74; Excellente, _fem._ F 145.
EXCEPCIOUN, _s._ exception, L. 2653; A. ii. 34. 10.
EXCERCYSE, _s._ exercise, E 1156.
EXCES, _s._ excess of feeling, T. i. 626.
EXCITE, _v._ excite; Excitinge, _pres. pt._ B 5. m 4. 33; Excited, _pp._
exhorted, D 1716.
EXCUS['A]BLE, _adj._ excusable, T. iii. 1031.
EXCUSASCIOUN, _s._ false excuse, I 680; plea, I 164; Excusaciouns, _pl._
excuses, L. 362 a.
EXCUSE, _s._; _for myn e._, in my excuse, 7. 305.
EXCUSE, _v._ excuse, A 651; Excusen, _v._ T. iii. 810, 1025; Excused, _pp._
3. 678; A 1766.
EXECUCIOUN, _s._ execution, T. iii. 521, v. 4; E 522, H 287.
EXECUTE, _v._; Executeth, _pr. s._ performs, A 1664; Execut, _pp._
executed, T. iii. 622.
EXECUTOUR, _s._ executor, carrier out, executant, D 2010.
EXECUTRICE, _s._ causer, T. iii. 617.
EXEMPLE, _s._ example, A 568. See ENSAMPLE.
EXEMPT, _pp._ freed, B 2. p 7. 109.
EXERCEN, _v._ exercise, B 2. p 6. 30.
EXERCITACIOUN, _s._ exercise, B 4. p 6. 186.
EXERCYSE, _s._ exercise, B 4029.
EXERCYSED, _pp._ performed, B 4. p 6. 65.
EXIL, _s._ exile, place of exile, B 2. p 4. 78.
EXILINGE, _s._ exiling, banishment, B 1. p 3. 38; ['E]xiling, L. 1680.
EXISTENCE, _s._ reality, HF. 266.
EXORSISACIOUNS, _pl._ exorcisms, spells to raise spirits, HF. 1263.
EXPANS, _adj._ (calculated) separately, F 1275; Expanse, A. ii. 45. 12. See
ANNI EXPANSI.
EXPERIENCE, _s._ 17. 22; T. iii. 1283; A 2445; D 1, 124; experiment, HF.
788; understanding acquired by trial, A. ii. 1. 17.
['E]XPERT, _adj._ expert, T. i. 67; Exp['e]rt, A 577; experienced, T. ii.
1367; B 4; skilled, D 174; skilful in performing an experiment,
experienced, G 1251.
EXPOUNE, _v._ explain, B 3398, G 86; Expounde, _v._ B 3940; Expounden, _pr.
pl._ explain, T. v. 1278; Expouned, _pt. s._ B 3346, 3399, 4305.
EXPRES, _adj._, expressed, made clear, D 1169.
EXPRES, _adv._ expressly, C 182, D 719, I 795.
EXPRESSE, _ger._ to declare, 17. 5; Expresse, _v._ relate, C 105; _pr. pl._
T. v. 790; Expressed, _pp._ E 2362.
EXPULSIF, _adj._ expellent, A 2749.
EXTENDEN, _pr. pl._ are extended, B 461.
EXTORCIOUN, _s._ extortion, 15. 23; Extorcions, _pl._ D 1429.
EXTREE, _s._ axle-tree, A. i. 14. 1. A.S. _eax_, an axis, axle.
EX['Y]LE, _2 pr. pl._ exile, 22. 11; Ex['y]led, _pp._ A 1244, 1272, C 273.
EY, _s._ egg, B 4035, G 806. A.S. _aeg_.
EY, _interj._ eh! T. ii. 128, iii. 74; E 2291, 2419; alas! T. iv. 1087;
what! C 782.
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