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
GRACELEES, _adj._ void of grace, unfavoured by God, G 1078; out of favour,
T. i. 781.
GRACIOUS, _adj._ acceptable, A 3693.
GRACIOUSLY, _adv._ favourably, B 1534.
GRACIOUSNESSE, _s._ kindness, L. 1675.
GRAME, _s._ anger, grief, harm, 7. 276; T. i. 372, iii. 1028; G 1403. A.S.
_grama_.
GRAMMERE, _s._ grammar, B 1726.
GRANGE, _s._ (see note), barn, granary, A 3668; Graunges, _pl._ HF. 698; B
1256.
GRANT MERCY, best thanks, much thanks, T. ii. 239; G 1380; Graunt mercy, G
1156; Grantmercy, D 1403; Graunt mercy, 3. 560; HF. 1874; T. iii. 1305; E
1088. Tudor E. _gramercy_.
GRANTETH, _imp. pl._ grant, 6. 131. See GRAUNTEN.
GRAPENEL, _s._ grapnel, L. 640.
GRAPES, _s. pl._ F 1148.
GRAS (1), _s._ grass, R. 1419, 1425; 5. 206; F 153; Grasses, _pl._ blades
of grass, R. 1400. See GRES.
GRAS (2), _s._ grace, B 2021. See GRACE.
GRASPE, _v._ grope, T. v. 223; Graspeth, _pr. s._ L. 2186 _n_; A 4293.
GRAS-TYME, _s._ time of eating grass, time of youth, A 3868.
GRATE, _s._ grating (?); _or an error for_ gate (?); D 2012 _n_. (The
passage is spurious.)
GRAUNGES, _pl._ granges, barns, granaries; HF. 698; B 1256. See GRANGE.
GRAUNT, _s._ grant, R. 851; A 1306.
GRAUNT MERCY; see GRANT.
GRAUNTEN, _v._ grant, R. 1483; fix, name, E 179; Graunte, _1 pr. s._
consent, C 327; Graunteth, _pr. s._ 1. 137; Graunted, _pt. s._ assented to,
L. 2665; T. iii. 580; E 183; Graunted, _pt. pl._ consented to, A 786; _pp._
agreed to, A 810; Graunte, _imp. s._ (_3 p._), may he grant, E 842;
Graunteth, _imp. pl._ 5. 643; Granteth, 6. 131.
GRAUNTING, _s._ grant, A 2439.
GRAVAILES, _s. pl._ sands, B 3. m 10. 9. See GRAVEL.
GRAVE, _s._ A 2778; pit, L. 680.
GRAVEL, _s._ R. 127, 1556. See GRAVAILES.
GRAVEN, _v._ engrave, F 830; Grave, _v._ dig; _doth she gr._, she causes to
be dug, L. 678; bury, E 681; Grave, _ger._ to carve, carve out, 23. 5; to
engrave, C 17; to cut, impress, T. ii. 1241; Graven, _pr. pl._ engrave, T.
iii. 1462; Grave, _pr. s. subj._ engrave, C 15; Graven, _pp._ engraved,
graven, HF. 193; A. ii. 5. 7; buried, L. 785; Grave, _pp._ graven, HF. 157,
253, 256; I 751; buried, D 1065, F 976; T. iii. 103.
GRAY, _adj._ A 1492; see GREY.
GRAYN, _s._ dye; _in grayn_, in dye, i.e. dyed of a fast colour, B 1917.
See GREYN.
GRAYTHE, _ger._ to adorn, clothe, dress, R. 584. See GREITHE, GREYTHE.
GRECE, _s._ grease, A 135, C 60, D 487.
GREDY, _adj._ greedy, ready, T. iii. 1758.
GREE (1), _s._ favour, good part, R. 42; E 1151; favour, B 259; good will,
18. 73; _in gree_, favourably, T. ii. 529, iv. 321. O.F. _gre_, Lat.
_gratum_.
GREE (2), _s._ degree, rank, L. 1313; E 1375; superiority, A 2733. O.F.
_gre_, Lat. acc. _gradum_.
GREEF, _s._ grievance, D 2174.
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