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
FASTE, _adv._ closely, R. 1346; T. ii. 276; C 124; close, near, A 1478;
tight, R. 431; fast, quickly, T. i. 748; B 2017, C 259, G 245; _as f._,
very quickly, G 1235; hard, soundly, 5. 94; intently, eagerly, R. 793;
_faste by_, near to, A 1476; _faste by_, close at hand, 3. 369; HF. 497; R.
163, 1274; L. 2091; B 3116, D 1389, F 847; close to, A 719.
FASTE, _v._ fast, B 1405; Fasten, _v._ L. 1271; Faste, _1 pr. s._ fast, 7.
293; Fasteth, _pr. s._ F 819; Faste, _pt. s._ C 363; Fasting, _pres. part._
fasting, before eating, R. 1102; Fastinge, C 363.
FASTER, _adj. comp._ stronger, B 1. p 6. 71.
FASTER, _adv._ closer, B 3722.
FASTING, _s._ fasting, R. 440; 3. 612.
FASTNE, _v._ fix, plant, B 4. m 1. 26; Fastnede, _pt. s._ fixed, B 1. p 3.
3; B 3. p 2. 1. See FESTNE.
FAT, _adj._ fat, R. 439; 11. 27; T. i. 222; A 200, 206, 288, 349.
FATAL, _adj._ T. iii. 733.
FATE, _s._ T. v. 109.
FATTE, _v._ fatten, D 1880.
FATTISH, _adj._ plump, 3. 954.
FAUCON, _s._ falcon, R. 546; 5. 337; L. 1120; T. iii. 1784, iv. 413; F 411,
424.
FAUCONERS, _s. pl._ falconers, F 1196.
FAUGHT, _pt. s. of_ Fighten.
FAUNE, _v._; Fauned, _pt. s._ fawned on, 3. 389.
FAUNES, _pl._ Fauns, A 2928.
FAVORABLE, _adj._ favourable, 7. 15.
FAV['O]UR, _s._ favour, 5. 626; 10. 5; D 1210; F['a]vour, B 3914.
FAWE, _adj._ fain, glad, D 220.
FAWE, _adv._ fain, anxiously, T. iv. 887.
FAY, _s._; see FEY.
FAYERYE, _s._ troop of fairies, E 2039, 2227; troops of fairies, D 859;
enchantment, E 1743; Fairye, fairy-land, B 1992, 2004, F 96; magic,
enchantment, F 201; Fayeryes, _pl._ fairies (_or_ troops of fairies), D
872.
FAYLE; _withouten f._, without doubt, R. 1572. See FAILE.
FAYLED, _pt. pl._ failed, R. 775. See FAILEN.
FAYN, _adj._ glad, L. 130, 1137; T. iv. 1321; A 2437, H 92; fond, R. 1376;
Feyn, 7. 315.
FAYN, _adv._ gladly, 3. 1101; A 766, 1257, B 41, 173, 222, 3283; _wolde
f._, would be glad to, E 696.
FAYNER, _adj._ gladder, 6. 77; _adv_. more gladly, 6. 83.
FAYNTE; see FEYNTE.
FAYR; see FAIR.
FAYRE, _s._; see FAIRE.
FEBLE, _adj._ feeble, weak, L. 2590, E 1198.
FEBLENESSE, _s._ feebleness, HF. 24.
FEBLESSE, _s._ weakness, B 3. p 5. 32; T. ii. 863; I 1074.
FEBLY, _adv._ feebly, T. i. 518.
FECCHE, _s._; Fecches, _pl._ vetches, T. iii. 936.
FECCHEN, _ger._ to fetch, T. v. 485; E 276; _v._ fetch, B 1857, G 411;
_ger._ to reach, get, 7. 338; Fette, _ger._ to fetch, to be brought (i.e.
absent), T. iii. 609; Fette, _2 pt. s._ didst fetch, T. iii. 723; Fette,
_pt. s._ fetched, 9. 22; L. 676; D 2159, G 548, 1365; brought, T. v. 852;
Fette, _pt. pl._ B 2041; Fet, _pp._ fetched, A 2527, B 667, F 276; brought,
R. 603; A 819; brought home, D 217.
FECCHING, _s._ fetching, rape, T. v. 890.
FEDE, _v._ feed, R. 352; Fedde, _pt. s._ fed, A 146.
FEE, _s._ reward, pay, 7. 193; Fee simple, an absolute fee or fief, not
clogged with conditions, A 319; Fees, _pl._ fees, A 317, 1803; Fe[:e]s,
payments, 3. 266.
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