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
FORYELDE, _v._ yield in return, requite, E 831; _pr. s. subj._ may (he)
requite, reward, L. 457.
FORYETEN, _v._ forget, T. iii. 55; Foryete, 3. 1125; Foryete, _1 pr. s._ A
1882; For-yeteth, _pr. s._ forgets, T. ii. 375; Forget, _for_ Forgeteth,
_pr. s._ forgets, R. 61; Forgat, _1 pt. s._ forgot, 3. 790; C 919; For-yat,
_pt. s._ T. v. 1535; Forgete, _2 pt. s._ didst forget, L. 540; For-yeten,
_pp._ forgotten, B 1. p 5. 18, B 5. m 3. 31; A 2021; Forgeten, _pp._ 3.
413; L. 125, 1752; B 2602, E 469; Forgete, _pp._ 3. 410; Foryet, _imp. s._
forget, T. iv. 796; A 2797.
FORYETELNESSE, _s._ forgetfulness, I 827. From A.S. _forgitol_, forgetful.
FORYETFUL, _adj._ forgetful, E 472. The A.S. form is _forgitol_.
FORYETINGE, _s._ forgetfulness, B 2. p 7. 60; forgetting, B 3. m 11. 21.
FORYEVE, _v._ forgive, 3. 1284; B 994, E 526; _ger._ A 743; Foryive, _ger._
L. 458; Foryeve, _1 pr. s._ forgive, L. 450; A 1818; Foryiveth, _pr. s._ 1.
139; Foryaf, _pt. s._ forgave, T. iii. 1129, 1577; Forgaf, _pt. s._ L. 162;
Foryeve, _pt. pl._ L. 1848; Foryeven, _pp._ forgiven, T. ii. 595; (being)
forgiven, 5. 82; Foryeve, _pp._ (is) forgiven, T. iii. 1106; Foryive, _pp._
forgiven, 7. 280; given up, 3. 877; Foryeve, _3 imp. s._ may (He) forgive,
C 904; Foryeveth, _imp. pl._ H 206; Foryeve, _imp. pl._ G 79.
FORYIFNESSE, _s._ forgiveness, B 2963.
FOSTREN, _v._ foster; Fostreth, _pr. s._ cherishes, E 1387; Fostred, _pt.
s._ nourished, fed, kept, E 222, H 131; Fostred, _pp._ fostered, nourished,
R. 389; brought up, 10. 42; B 275, G 122; nurtured, nourished, C 219, E
1043, F 500, G 539; Fostre, _imp. s._ feed, H 175.
FOSTRING, _s._ nourishment, D 1845.
FOTE, _s._ foot, short distance, F 1177; _dat._ L. 2711; _him to f._, at
his foot, L. 1314; _on f._, on foot, 7. 35; F 390. See FETE, FOOT.
FOTHER, _s._ load, properly a cart-load, A 530; great quantity, A 1908.
FOT-HOOT, _adv._ hastily, immediately, 3. 375. See FOOT-HOT.
FOUDRE, _s._ thunderbolt, HF. 535. '_Foudre_, also _fouldre_, a
thunderbolt;' Cotgrave. From Lat. _fulgur_.
FOUGHTEN, _pp._ fought, A 62. See FIGHTEN.
FOUL, _s._ bird, 4. 13; 5. 306; L. 1390; F 149; Foules, _pl._ birds, 4. 1;
5. 323; T. i. 787; L. 37, 130; F 53, 398; _gen. pl._ 3. 295; R. 106. See
FOWEL.
FOUL, _adj._ vile, B 2. p 5. 5; filthy, I 137; vicious, A 501; ugly, R.
361; D 265, 1063, E 1209; Foule (_better_ Foul), I 147; Foule (_better_
Foul), wretched, B 4003; Foul, _as s._ foul weather, F 121; _for foul ne
fayr_, for foul means nor fair, B 525; Foule, _voc._ B 925; Foule, _pl._ R.
972, I 855; Foule, _def. adj._ disgraceful, L. 2239; dim, L. 2240; foul, D
1610.
FOULE, _adv._ vilely, D 1069, I 815; foully, 3. 623; 5. 517; evilly, A
4220, D 1312, H 278; shamefully, L. 1307; hideously, R. 155, D 1082;
meanly, R. 1061.
FOULER, _adj. comp._ uglier, D 999; fouler, I 139.
FOULER, _s._ fowler, L. 132.
FOULESTE, _adj. superl._ vilest, meanest, B 1. p 3. 57; foulest, I 147.
FOUNDE (1), _ger._ to found, T. i. 1065; Founded, _pp._ E 61.
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