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

FELLEN, _pl. pl._ happened, T. i. 134. See FALLEN.

FELLICHE, _adj._ bitingly, severely, B 2. m 3. 9.

FELNESSE, _s._ fierceness, B 1. m 6. 7.

FELON, _adj._ angry, T. v. 199.

FELONOUS, _adj._ fierce, wicked, B 1. m 4. 10; B 3. p 10. 69; fierce, B 4.
p 3. 75; impious, B 5. p 3. 88; mischievous, I 438.

FELONYE, _s._ injustice, B 4. p 6. 174; crime, A 1996, B 643; impiety, B 5.
p 3. 18; treachery, R. 165, 978; Felonyes, _pl._ evil deeds, B 3. m 12. 24;
Felonies, iniquities, I 281.

FEMELE, _adj._ female, D 122, I 961.

FEMININITEE, _s._ feminine form, B 360.

FEMINYNE, _adj._ feminine, HF. 1365.

FEN, _s._ fen, bog, A 4065, 4080.

FEN, _s._ chapter or subdivision of Avicenna's book called the Canon, C
890. See the note.

FEND; see FEEND.

FENEL, _s._ fennel, R. 731.

FENIX, _s._ phoenix, 3. 982.

FER, _adj._ far, A 388, 491, B 508, 658, 1908, 2565, F 801; A. ii. 16. 1;
Ferre, _def._ A 3393.

FER, _adv._ far, 7. 338; L. 2714; B 1781, 3157, 3872; Fer ne ner, neither
farther nor nearer, neither later nor sooner, A 1850; _how f. so_, however
far, 5. 440.

FERD, _s. dat._ fear, T. iv. 607; Ferde, _dat._ 3. 1214; HF. 950; T. i.
557, 1411. (Always in phr. _for ferd_, or _for ferde_.)

FERD, _pp. of_ Fere, _v._

FERD, -E; see FAREN, _v._

FERE, (f[`e][`e]r[*e]), _s. dat._ fear, 3. 1209; T. ii. 303, 314; B 3369,
3394, 3728, F 860, 893, 1347; panic, HF. 174; _acc._ 5. 143; Feer, _acc._
(_before a vowel_), HF. 607.

FERE, (f['e]['e]r[*e]), _s._ companion, L. 969, T. i. 13, iii. 1496; mate,
5. 410, 416; wife, T. iv. 791; Feres, _pl._ companions, T. i. 224. A.S.
_gef[=e]ra_.

FERE (f['e]['e]r[*e]), _s. dat._ fire, T. iii. 978.

FERE, (f[`e][`e]r[*e]), _v._ frighten, T. iv. 1483; Fered, _pp._ B 4576;
afraid, G 924; Ferd, _pp._ afraid, T. ii. 124.

FERFORTH, _adv._ far; _as f. as_, as far as, T. iv. 891; L. 690; A. pr. 51;
HF. 328, 1882; B 19, 1099, 2164, D 56, I 319, 621; as long as, T. i. 121;
_so f._, to such a degree, 1. 170; 5. 377; 7. 90, 111, 132; L. 1598; B 572,
F 567, G 40, 1390; _thus f._, thus far, 7. 290; T. ii. 960.

FERFORTHLY, _adv._ thoroughly; _so f._, to such an extent, A 960; so far,
L. 682; _as f._, as completely, D 1545.

FERFULLESTE, most timid, T. ii. 450.

FERLY, _adj._ strange, A 4173.

FERMACIES, _pl._ remedies, A 2713. Cf. E. _pharmacy_.

FERME, _adj._ firm, lasting, B 3. p 6. 23; firm, R. 1500; E 663.

FERME, _imp. s._ make firm, B 1. m 5. 40 (Lat. _firma_).

FERME, _s._ rent, A 252 b.

FERMELY, _adv._ firmly, T. iii. 1488, 1543, v. 495; surely, B 5. p 3. 102.

FERMENTACIOUN, _s._ fermenting, G 817.

FERMERERE, _s._ friar in charge of an infirmary, D 1859.

FERMOUR, _s._ farmer of taxes, L. 378.

FERN, _s._ fern, B 3. m 1. 3; F 255.

FERN, _adv._ long ago; _so fern_ = so long ago, F 256. A.S. _fyrn_, old,
O.H.G. _firni_, old. Cf. prov. G. _firner wein_, last year's wine. See
FERNE.

FERN-ASSHEN, _s. pl._ fern-ashes, ashes produced by burning ferns, F 254.

FERNE, _pl. of_ Ferren, distant, remote, A 14; B 2. m 7. 8.

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

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

FELLEN, _pl. pl._ happened, T. i. 134. See FALLEN.

FELLICHE, _adj._ bitingly, severely, B 2. m 3. 9.

FELNESSE, _s._ fierceness, B 1. m 6. 7.

FELON, _adj._ angry, T. v. 199.

FELONOUS, _adj._ fierce, wicked, B 1. m 4. 10; B 3. p 10. 69; fierce, B 4.
p 3. 75; impious, B 5. p 3. 88; mischievous, I 438.

FELONYE, _s._ injustice, B 4. p 6. 174; crime, A 1996, B 643; impiety, B 5.
p 3. 18; treachery, R. 165, 978; Felonyes, _pl._ evil deeds, B 3. m 12. 24;
Felonies, iniquities, I 281.

FEMELE, _adj._ female, D 122, I 961.

FEMININITEE, _s._ feminine form, B 360.

FEMINYNE, _adj._ feminine, HF. 1365.

FEN, _s._ fen, bog, A 4065, 4080.

FEN, _s._ chapter or subdivision of Avicenna's book called the Canon, C
890. See the note.

FEND; see FEEND.

FENEL, _s._ fennel, R. 731.

FENIX, _s._ phoenix, 3. 982.

FER, _adj._ far, A 388, 491, B 508, 658, 1908, 2565, F 801; A. ii. 16. 1;
Ferre, _def._ A 3393.

FER, _adv._ far, 7. 338; L. 2714; B 1781, 3157, 3872; Fer ne ner, neither
farther nor nearer, neither later nor sooner, A 1850; _how f. so_, however
far, 5. 440.

FERD, _s. dat._ fear, T. iv. 607; Ferde, _dat._ 3. 1214; HF. 950; T. i.
557, 1411. (Always in phr. _for ferd_, or _for ferde_.)

FERD, _pp. of_ Fere, _v._

FERD, -E; see FAREN, _v._

FERE, (f[`e][`e]r[*e]), _s. dat._ fear, 3. 1209; T. ii. 303, 314; B 3369,
3394, 3728, F 860, 893, 1347; panic, HF. 174; _acc._ 5. 143; Feer, _acc._
(_before a vowel_), HF. 607.

FERE, (f['e]['e]r[*e]), _s._ companion, L. 969, T. i. 13, iii. 1496; mate,
5. 410, 416; wife, T. iv. 791; Feres, _pl._ companions, T. i. 224. A.S.
_gef[=e]ra_.

FERE (f['e]['e]r[*e]), _s. dat._ fire, T. iii. 978.

FERE, (f[`e][`e]r[*e]), _v._ frighten, T. iv. 1483; Fered, _pp._ B 4576;
afraid, G 924; Ferd, _pp._ afraid, T. ii. 124.

FERFORTH, _adv._ far; _as f. as_, as far as, T. iv. 891; L. 690; A. pr. 51;
HF. 328, 1882; B 19, 1099, 2164, D 56, I 319, 621; as long as, T. i. 121;
_so f._, to such a degree, 1. 170; 5. 377; 7. 90, 111, 132; L. 1598; B 572,
F 567, G 40, 1390; _thus f._, thus far, 7. 290; T. ii. 960.

FERFORTHLY, _adv._ thoroughly; _so f._, to such an extent, A 960; so far,
L. 682; _as f._, as completely, D 1545.

FERFULLESTE, most timid, T. ii. 450.

FERLY, _adj._ strange, A 4173.

FERMACIES, _pl._ remedies, A 2713. Cf. E. _pharmacy_.

FERME, _adj._ firm, lasting, B 3. p 6. 23; firm, R. 1500; E 663.

FERME, _imp. s._ make firm, B 1. m 5. 40 (Lat. _firma_).

FERME, _s._ rent, A 252 b.

FERMELY, _adv._ firmly, T. iii. 1488, 1543, v. 495; surely, B 5. p 3. 102.

FERMENTACIOUN, _s._ fermenting, G 817.

FERMERERE, _s._ friar in charge of an infirmary, D 1859.

FERMOUR, _s._ farmer of taxes, L. 378.

FERN, _s._ fern, B 3. m 1. 3; F 255.

FERN, _adv._ long ago; _so fern_ = so long ago, F 256. A.S. _fyrn_, old,
O.H.G. _firni_, old. Cf. prov. G. _firner wein_, last year's wine. See
FERNE.

FERN-ASSHEN, _s. pl._ fern-ashes, ashes produced by burning ferns, F 254.

FERNE, _pl. of_ Ferren, distant, remote, A 14; B 2. m 7. 8.

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