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
FORTHEREN, _ger._ to further, T. v. 1707. See FORTHREN.
FORTHERING, _s._ furtherance, aid, L. 69 a.
FORTHER-MOOR, _adv._ further on, A 2069; Forthermore, moreover, C 357, E
169; Forthermo, moreover, C 594, D 783.
FORTHER-OVER, _adv._ furthermore, moreover, C 648, I 196, 270, 758, 765;
Further-over, 2. 85.
FORTHEST, _adj. and adv._ furthest, B 4. p 6. 86, 91.
FOR-THINKE, _v._ seem amiss, (_or here_) seem serious, T. ii. 1414;
For-thinketh, _pr. s. impers._ seems a pity (to me), E 1906; Forthinke, _2
pr. s. subj._ regret, B 2. p 4. 49; Forthoughte, _pt. s. subj._ should
displease, R. 1671.
FORTHREN, _ger._ to further, help, assist, L. 71, 472, 1618; _v_. L. 440; A
1137; Fortheren, _ger._ to further, T. v. 1707; Forthred, _pp._ furthered,
L. 413. See FURTHEREN.
FORTH-RIGHT, _adv._ straightforwardly, straightforward, R. 295; F 1503.
FORTHWARD, _adv._ forward, forwards, A. ii. 35. 5; B 263, F 1169.
FORTHWITH, also, as well as, together with, I 419.
FOR-THY, _adv._ therefore, on that account, B 1. m 6. 15, B 1. p 6. 56; T.
i. 232; A 1841, 4031.
_Fortitudo_, _s._ fortitude, I 728.
FORTRODEN, _pp._ trodden down, trampled, B 4. p 1. 21; trodden under foot,
I 190. Pp. of _fortreden_.
FORTUIT, _adj._ fortuitous, B 5. p 1. 58.
_Fortuna maior_ (see note), T. iii. 1420.
FORTUNAT, _adj._ fortunate, T. ii. 280.
FORT['U]NE, _s._ Fortune, A 915; F['o]rtun[`e], T. iv. 1682;
F['o]rtun[`e]s, _gen._ fortune's, 7. 44; 10. 4.
FORTUNEL, _adj._ accidental, B 5. m 1. 10.
FORTUNEN, _v._ to give (good or bad) fortune to, A 417 (see note);
Fortunest, _2 pr. s._ renderest lucky or unlucky, A 2377; Fortuned, _pt.
pl._ happened, chanced, 3. 288; _pp._ endowed by fortune, 4. 180.
FORTUNOUS, _adj._ fortuitous, accidental, B 1. p. 6. 7, 10, B 2. p 3. 59, B
4. p 5. 20.
FORUH, _s._ furrow, B 5. m 5. 3; Forwes, _pl._ 9. 12.
FOR-WAKED, _pp._ tired out with watching, 3. 126; B 596. A.S. prefix _for_,
and _wacian_, to watch.
FORWARD, _adv._ foremost, B 3. p 3. 16; _first and f._, first of all, B
2431, E 2187.
FORWARD, _s._ agreement, covenant, L. 2500; T. v. 497; A 33, 829, 848, 852,
1209, B 34, 1167; promise, B 40. A.S. _foreweard_.
FORWELKED, _adj._ withered, wrinkled, deeply lined, R. 361.
FORWEPED, _pp._ weary, exhausted through weeping, 3. 126.
FORWERED, _pp._ worn out, R. 235.
FOR-WERY, _adj._ worn out with weariness, very tired, 5. 93.
FORWES, _pl._ furrows, 9. 12. See FORUH.
FOR-WHY, _conj._ for what reason, T. iii. 1009; wherefore, why, B 1. p 6.
56; T. iii. 477; HF. 20; because, 3. 461, 793, 841, 1257; T. iii. 635; HF.
553, 725, 1183; L. 140 _a_, 464; A. ii. 46. 21; C 847.
FOR-WITER, _s._ foreknower, B 5. p 6. 210.
FORWITING, _s._ foreknowledge, B 4433.
FOR-WOT, _pr. s._ foreknows, foresees, HF. 45; T. iv. 1071; Forwoot, B
4424.
FORWRAPPED, _pp._ wrapped up, C 718; concealed, I 320.
FORYAF, _pt. s._ of Foryeve.
FORYAT, _pt. s._ of Foryeten.
FOR-YEDE, _pt. s._ gave up, T. ii. 1330.
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