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
FAIRE REWTHELEES, Fair Unpitying One, _La Belle Dame sans Merci_, 6. 31.
FAIRER, _adj. comp._ R. 555; 5. 301.
FAIRNESSE, _s._ beauty, A 1098; E 384; honesty of life, A 519; Fairnes, 4.
76; Fairenesse, _s._ beautiful appearance, B 2. m 3. 10.
FAIR-SEMBLAUNT, Fair-show, R. 963.
FAIRYE; see FAYERYE.
FAL, _s._ fall, in wrestling, 13. 16.
FALDING, _s._ a sort of coarse cloth, A 391 (see note), 3212.
FALLEN, _v._ happen, T. iv. 976; F 134; Falle, _v._ befall, happen, 2. 23;
A 585, B 2656, H 40; light, E 126; suit, E 259; prosper, L. 186; Falle,
_pr. s. subj._ befall, may befall, R. 798; B 4650; _impers._ may it befall,
L. 277; happen, L. 855; Falleth, _pr. s._ comes as by accident, 6. 4;
comes, 3. 706; suffers depression (an astrological term), D 702, 705;
Falles, _pr. s._ (Northern form), falls, A 4042; belongs, 3. 257; Fallen,
_pr. pl._ happen, come to pass, R. 20; Fel, _1 pt. s._ fell, 2. 15; Fil,
_pt. s._ fell, 3. 123; A 845, B 1865, 1962, 3275, C 245, 253, 804, G 204,
1198; befell, happened, 3. 1320; 4. 51; L. 589, 1162, 1423; E 449, 718; was
fitting, 3. 374; L. 2474; Fel, befell, B 141; _fil on slepe_, fell asleep,
HF. 114; _fil of his accord_, agreed with him, F 741; _as fer as reson
fil_, as far as reason extended, F 570; Fille, _1 pt. pl._ fell, became, D
812; Fillen, _pt. pl._ fell, T. ii. 1191; B 3183, 3620; Fille, _pt. pl._
HF. 1659; T. iii. 1052; A 2666, F 238, 1219; _fille in speche_ = fell to
talking, F 964; Fellen, _pt. pl._ happened, T. i. 134; Fille, _pt. s.
subj._ might fall, A 131; should happen, A 2110; Falle, _pp._ fallen, 5.
406; L. 1726, 1826; A 2930, 3451, B 303, 3196, 3268, I 136; happened, T.
iii. 841; A 324; accidentally placed, F 684; Falling, _pres. pt._ felling,
causing to fall, T. ii. 1382.
FALS, _adj._ false, 3. 618, 633; B 74; False, _def._ 3. 650; B 3727, D
1338; _false get_, cheating contrivance, G 1277; _voc._ B 4416, E 1785;
_pl._ 3. 653.
FALSEN, _v._ falsify, A 3175; deceive, L. 1640; T. iii. 784; betray, T. v.
1845; False, _v._ be untrue to, 3. 1234; Falsest, _2 pr. s._ L. 1377;
Falsen, _pr. pl._ L. 1377; Falsed, _pt. s._ was false to, 7. 147; T. v.
1053; _pp._ T. v. 1056; falsified, broken (faith), F 627.
FALSHEDE, _s._ falsehood, G 979, 1274.
FALTREN, _pr. pl._ falter, fail, B 772.
FALWE, _adj._ fallow, yellowish, HF. 1936; A 1364. A.S. _fealo_. (_Perhaps
read_ falwe _for_ salowe; R. 355.)
FALWES, _pl._ fallow-ground, D 656.
FAME, _s._ notoriety, A 3148; rumour, L. 1242; good report, E 418; Fames,
_pl._ rumours, HF. 1292; renown, HF. 1139, 1154.
FAMILER, _s._ familiar friend, B 4. p 6. 159; Familier, B 3. p 5. 20;
Famileres, _pl._ B 1. p 4. 143; Famuleres, B 1. p 3. 34.
FAMILIARITEE, _s._ friendship, B 2. p 1. 12; -tees, _pl._ B 3. p 5. 1.
FAMILIER, _adj._ intimate, B 3. p 5. 51; Famulier, familiar, at home, A
215, B 1221; of one's own household, E 1784; Famulere, familiar, affable,
L. 1606.
FAMOUS, _adj._ L. 1404; _pl._ famous people, HF. 1233.
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