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
GIPOUN, _s._ a short cassock or doublet, A 75, 2120. Cf. Fr. _jupon_.
GIPSER, _s._ pouch, purse, A 357. F. _gibeci[`e]re_, a game-bag.
GIRDEL, _s._ girdle, R. 1085; A 358, 3250, B 1921; central line, or great
circle, A. i. 17. 26; Girdles, _pl._ A 368.
GIRDEN, _ger._ to strike, B 3736. Properly to switch; from A.S. _gerd_, a
yard, a rod, switch.
GIRDILSTEDE, _s._ waist, lit. girdle-stead, R. 826.
GIRGOUN (jirguun), _s._ jargon, chatter, E 1848_n_.
GIRLES, _pl._ young people, whether male or female, A 664. See GERL.
GIRT, _pr. s._ girds, 4. 100; L. 1775; Girt, _pp._ girded, A 329. A.S.
_gyrt_, he girds; from _gyrdan_.
GISER (jizer), _s._ gizzard, liver, B 3. m 12. 29.
GITERNE, _s._ kind of guitar, cittern, A 3333, 3353, 4396, H 268; Giternes,
_pl._ C 466.
GITERNINGE, _s._ playing on the gittern, A 3363.
GLAD, _adj._ glad, A 846; Glade, _def._ 4. 12; Gladde, _pl._ D 1348; glad,
sparkling, R. 1217; Glade, _pl._ 3. 338, 601.
GLADDER, _adj. comp._ more glad, A 3051.
GLADDEST, _adj. sup._ 3. 1280.
GLADE, _ger._ to gladden, cheer, T. i. 734; E 1174; _v._ 3. 563; R. 498; B
4001, F 968, G 598; Gladen, _ger._ to console, A 2837; to rejoice, 5. 687;
Gladde, _v._ relieve, 3. 702; Gladeth, _pr. s._ pleases, cheers, E 1107, F
609; _pr. pl. refl._ delight, B 5. m 5. 6; Gladed, _pt. s._ cheered, T. i.
116; Gladded, _pt. s._ gladdened, HF. 962; Gladed, _pp._ cheered,
delighted, B 2. p 5. 42; T. i. 994; gladdened, B 2. p 4. 66; Glade, _imp.
s._ gladden, rejoice, T. i. 897; _3 p._ may he comfort, E 822; Gladeth,
_imp. pl._ rejoice, 4. 1.
GLADER, _s._ gladdener, one that cheers, A 2223.
GLADLY, _adv._ fitly, I 887; willingly, 3. 754; F 224; by preference, L.
770; _that been gl. wyse_, that would be thought wise, F 376.
GLADNES, _s._ Gladness, R. 746, 848.
GLADSOM, _adj._ pleasant, B 3968.
GLARE, _v._; Glareth, _pr. s._ glistens, shines, HF. 272; Glaringe, _pres.
pt._ staring, shining, A 684.
GLAS, _s._ glass, 3. 322, 336; B 1. m 7. 5; HF. 120; A 152, 198, 700, 1958,
F 254.
GLASE, _ger._ to glaze, furnish with glass (see note), T. v. 469.
GLASING, _s._ glazing, glass-work, 3. 327.
GLEDE, _s._ burning coal, glowing coal or ashes, T. iv. 337, v. 303; A
1997, 3379, B 111; _coloured as the glede_, of a bright red, B 3574;
Gledes, _pl._ glowing coals, L. 235; T. ii. 538; A 3883, I 548. See GLEED.
GLEDY, _adj._ glowing (as a coal), burning, L. 105 (see note).
GLEE, _s._ music, 1. 100; T. ii. 1036; entertainment, B 2030; Gle[:e]s,
_pl._ musical instruments, HF. 1209, 1252.
GLEED, _s._ glowing coal, L. 735. A.S. _gl[=e]d_. Usually Glede, q.v.
GLEEM, _s._ gleam, L. 164a.
GLENING, _pres. part._ gleaning, L. 75.
GLENTE, _pt. pl._ glanced, T. iv. 1223. From infin. _glenten_.
GLEWE, _v._ fasten, glue, HF. 1761.
GLEYRE, _s._ white (of an egg), G 806. '_Gleyre_ of eyryne [i.e. _eggs_] or
other lyke, _glarea_;' Prompt. Parv. Fr. _glaire_ (which in Ital. is
_chiara_), the white of an egg; corrupted from _claire_, from Lat.
_clarus_, clear.
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