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
FETYS, _adj._ well-made, R. 532, 1017; handsome, R. 821, 829; splendid, R.
1133; graceful, C 478. See FETIS.
FETYSLY, _adv._ exquisitely, neatly, R. 1235. See FETISLY.
FEVERE, _s._ fever, B 3. p 8. 39; Fever, T. i. 491, ii. 1520; Fevre, T.
iii. 1213; _blaunche f._, white fever, T. i. 916 (see note).
FEWE, _pl._ few, 2. 56; A 639; _a f. welles_, a few wells, 3. 160.
FEY, _s._ faith, A 1126, 3284, C 762, D 203, 1057, E 9, 1032, H 13, I 23;
certainty, truth, B 4. p 2. 13; fidelity, L. 778, 1365, 1847, 2519; Fay,
faith, F 1474. A. F. _fei_.
FEYN, _adj._ glad, 7. 315. See FAYN.
FEYNE, _v._ feign, pretend, A 736, F 510; speak falsely, 2. 4; _feyne us_,
feign, pretend, B 351; _ger._ 11. 18; Feyned, _pt. s._ feigned, 7. 126;
Feyned her, pretended, L. 2375; Feyne, _imp. s._ feign, B 2501; Feigne,
who-so f. may, let him, who can, pretend, B 3. p 10. 62; Feyned, _pp._
feigned, L. 1749; A 705, C 62; _as adj._ pretended, false, 4. 173; D 1360,
F 524; Feined, _as adj._ L. 1257.
FEYNEST, _adv._ most gladly, 5. 480. See FAYN.
FEYNING, _s._ pretending, cajolery, F 556; pretence, feigning, 3. 1100; L.
1556.
FEYNT, _adj._ feigned, R. 433. See FEYNE.
FEYNTE, _1 pr. s._ faint, T. i. 410; Faynte, _v._ 3. 488; Feyntest, _2 pr.
s._ enfeeblest, B 926.
FEYNTING, _s._ fainting, failing, E 970.
FEYTH; _see_ FEITH.
FICCHEN, _ger._ to fix, B 5. m 4. 11; to found, B 2. m 4. 9; _v._ affix, B
4. p 1. 47; Fichen, _ger._ to fix, B 3. m 9. 30; Ficcheth, _pr. pl._ infix,
B 5. m 1. 3; Ficche, _pr. s. subj._ fix, B 3. m 12. 46; Ficched, _pp._
fastened, B 3. p 11. 161.
FIEBLE, _for_ Feble, B 306 _n_.
FIERS, _adj._ fierce, A 1598; B 300, 1790; proud, R. 1482; Fierse, T. iii.
22. See FERS.
FIFTE, fifth, R. 962, 982; 16. 9; T. v. 1205; HF. 1703; A. i. 21. 54.
FIFTENE, fifteen, A 61, B 4047.
FIGE-LEVES, _s. pl._ fig-leaves, I 330.
FIGES, _pl._ fig-trees, R. 1364.
FIGHTEN, _v._ fight, L. 1996; Fight, _pr. s._ fights, 5. 103; Faught, _pt.
s._ fought, A 399, B 3519; Foughten, _pp._ A 62.
FIG['U]RE, _s._ shape, 16. 27; form (as a man), B 3412; figure, 1. 94;
figure (of speech), A 499; F['i]gure, type, 1. 169; Fig['u]res, _pl._
forms, appearance, C 28; figures (of speech), E 16; shapes, B 5. m 5. 1;
markings, A. pr. 47.
FIGURED, _pp._ signified, I 922.
FIGURINGE, _s._ formation, form, L. 298; similitude, figure, G 96.
FIKELNESSE, _s._ fickleness, 15. 20.
FIL, _pt. s. of_ Fallen.
FILD, _pp. of_ Fille.
FILET, _s._ fillet, head-band, A 3243.
FILLE, _s._ fill, 6. 13; 7. 195; A 1528, B 2167, D 1700; sufficiency, L.
817, 2354.
FILLE, _v._ fill; Fild, _pp._ filled, 5. 610.
FILTHE, _s._ filth, 1. 157; T. iii. 381; D 1215; infamy, B 1. p 4. 100;
Filth, 3. 629; Filthes, _pl._ filthinesses, I 196.
FINAL, _adj._ ultimate, T. i. 682.
FINCH, _s._ finch (bird), R. 915; _pulle a finch_, pluck a dupe, A 652;
Finches, _pl._ R. 658.
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