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
FEELD, _s._ field, A 886, 3032; (in an heraldic sense), B 3573; Feld,
_dat._ plain, B 3197; Feld, _dat._ 3. 359; Feeldes, _pl._ fields, plains, A
977, D 564; Feldes, _pl._ 9. 4; L. 782, 787.
FEEND, _s._ fiend, devil, A 4288, B 780, 1064, 2611, 3654, 4476, C 844;
evil spirit, B 454, F 522, G 861, I 137; Fend, fiend, foe, L. 1996.
FEENDLY, _adj._ fiendlike, devilish, 3. 594; B 751, 783, F 868, G 1071.
FEER; see FERE, fear.
FEESTE, _s._ feast, I 47; see FESTE.
FEET, _s._ performance, E 429. E. _feat_.
FEET, _pl._ feet, A 473, 495. See FETE.
FEFFE, _v._ enfeoff, endow, present, T. iii. 901; _ger._ to present, T. v.
1689; Feffedest, _2 pt. s._ didst enfeoff, endow, B 2. p 3. 44; Feffed,
_pp._ enfeoffed, put in possession, endowed, E 1698.
FEIGNE; see FEYNE.
FEINED, _pp. as adj._ feigned, L. 1257; see FEYNE.
FEITH, _s._ faith, A 62, B 4603, 4604; surety, B 2. p 3. 59; assurance, B
2997; promise, A 1622; confirmation (Lat. _fidem_), B 1. p 4. 195; Feyth,
3. 632.
FEITHFUL, _adj._ faithful, E 520.
FEL, _s._ skin, T. i. 91.
FEL, _adj._ cruel, dreadful, T. v. 50; cruel, R. 151; A 2630; deadly, D
2002; terrible, B 2019; Felle, _voc._ cruel, A 1559; _pl._ terrible, T. i.
470; B 3290; destructive, T. iv. 44. A.S. _fel_ (in _wael-fel_).
FEL, _pt. s. of_ Falle.
FELAWE, _s._ companion, comrade, R. 267; L. 895; T. i. 696, 709; A 395,
648, 650, 890, 1192, F 1125, 1153, H 7; partner, A 1624; equal, I 400;
Felaw, companion, B 1715, 2135; Felow, fellow, man, 3. 366; Felawes, _pl._
fellows, companions, B 1629, 2748, 3356, E 282, G 747; comrades, C 696.
FELAWESHIPE, _s._ partnership, A 1626; companionship, T. ii. 206; B 2749;
company, A 26, 32, 474; Felawship, company, 3. 978; Felawshippe, company,
men, L. 947, 965.
FELAWSHIPE, _v._; Felawshipeth, _pr. s._ accompanies, B 4. m 1. 8; B 4. p
3. 55; Felawshippeth, _pr. s._ associates, B 4. p 6. 88.
FELD, -ES; see FEELD.
FELD, _pp. of_ Felle.
FELDEFARE, _s._ field-fare, 5. 364; T. iii. 861 (see note).
FELDEN, _pt. pl. of_ Felle.
FELE, _adj._ many, R. 189; 3. 400; 5. 329; T. iv. 110; HF. 1137, 1381,
1946; E 917. A.S. _feola_.
FELE-FOLDE, _adj._ manifold, B 2. p 1. 11.
FELEN, _v._ feel, experience, L. 692; Fele, understand by experiment, HF.
826; try to find out, T. ii. 387; _ger._ to feel, R. 556; Fele, _1 pr. s._
experience, L. 520; Felestow, feelest thou, perceivest thou, B 1. p 4. 1;
Feleth, _pr. s._ feels, A 1220, F 727; Felte, _1 pt. s._ 4. 217; F 566;
Feltest, _2 pt. s._ L. 1379; Felede, _pt. s._ G 521; Feled, _pt. s._ 3,
492; Felten, _2 pt. pl._ L. 689; Feled, _pp._ felt, B 5. p 5. 1; perceived,
B 5. p 3. 15; T. iv. 984.
FELICITEE, _s._ happiness, 1. 13; L. 1588, 2588; A 338, E 2021; favorable
aspect, A. ii. 4. 26.
FELINGE, _s._ feeling, expression, B 4483; Feling, feeling, 3. 11; 18. 32;
affection, 3. 1172.
FELINGLY, _adv._ feelingly, A 2203.
FELLE, _pl. of_ Fel, _adj._
FELLE, _v._ fell, A 1702; Felden, _pt. pl._ caused to fall, R. 911; Feld,
_pp._ cut down, A 2924.
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