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
HANGE, _v._ hang; Hangeth, _pr. s. as fut._ will hang, R. 193; Heeng, _pt.
s._ hung, A 3250; Heng, _pt. s._ hung, R. 224, 240; 3. 122, 461, 729; 5.
282; HF. 394; T ii. 639; A 160, 358, 676, 3623, B 1824, G 574; (which)
hung, E 1883; hung down, T. ii. 689; _1 pt. s._ 3. 1216; Henge, _pt. pl._
3. 174; A 677; Hanging, _pres. pt._ hanging, A 392; being hung, L. 264;
Hanginge, lingering, T. iii. 1140; Hanged, _pp._ hung round, A 2568; hung,
T. ii. 353. And see HONGE.
HANSELINES, _the same as_ Hainselins, I 422 _n_.
HAP, _s_. chance, B 5. p 1. 7; L. 1773; E 2057; luck, success, 5. 402; T.
ii. 1454; B 3928, G 1209; good fortune, 3. 1039; _h. other grace_, a mere
chance or a special favour, 3. 810; Happes, _pl._ chances, B 1. p 6. 7; B
5. m 1. 10; occurrences, 3. 1279.
HAPPE, _v._ happen, befall, A 585; Happeth, _pr. s._ R. 264; 5. 10; B 2857,
F 592, G 649, H 201; Happed, _pt. s._ (it) happened, 3. 805; L. 634; D 989,
1379; F 960; chanced, befel, 4. 142; Happed me, (it) happened to me, 5. 18;
Happede, _pt. s._ C 606, 885; _h. how h. may_, happen what may, T. v. 796.
HAPPEN, _pr. s. subj._ (it) may happen, L. 78. From infin. _happenen_.
HAPPY, _adj._ lucky, T. ii. 621.
HARD, _adj._ hard, A 229; callous, B 2. m 1. 8; _of hard_, with difficulty,
T. ii. 1236; Harde, _def._ cruel, 6. 106; F 499; _pl._ strenuous, B 4. m 7.
20; _with h. grace_, with displeasure, severity, (see GRACE).
HARDE, _adv._ firmly, B 3. p. 11. 104; tightly, A 3279.
HARDELY, _adv._ boldly, R. 270; certainly, 3. 1043, T. ii. 304, v. 673;
unhesitatingly, 6. 118; scarcely, R. 4; Hardily, boldly, B 2. p 2. 23;
certainly, HF. 359; T. v. 1124; D 2285, E 25; unhesitatingly, 6. 118.
HARD-HERTED, _adj._ hard-hearted, B 2. m 6. 8.
HARDIMENT, _s._ boldness, T. iv. 533.
HARDINESSE, _s._ boldness, T. ii. 634; A 1948, B 3210, 3440, E 93, I 460;
fool-hardiness, B 2508; insolence, I 438.
HARDING, _s._ hardening, tempering, F 243.
HARDN['E]SSE, _s._ cruelty, 4. 232; hardship, I 688; Hardnesses, _pl._
afflictions, B 4. p 5. 24.
HARDY, _adj._ bold, T. iv. 601; A 405; sturdy, F 19; rash, R. 1038.
HARE, _s._ hare, A 191, 684, 1810, B 1294, 1886, 1946, D 1327; B 3. m 12.
8.
HARIE, _ger._ to drag, I 171; Haried, _pp._ pulled forcibly, A 2726. O.F.
_harier._
HARKNING. _pres. pt._ listening to, R. 106. See HERKNEN.
HARLOT, _s._ a person of low birth, servant-lad, D 1754; ribald, A 647;
rogue, scoundrel, rascal, A 4268, I 624; Harlotes, _pl._ thieves,
pick-pockets, R. 191. (Used of both sexes.)
HARLOTRYE, _s._ ribaldry, A 3145, 3184; wickedness, D 1328; evil conduct, E
2262; Harlotryes, _pl._ ribald jests, A 561.
HARM, _s._ harm, 3. 492; A 385; _broken harm_, minute injury, petty
annoyance (see note), E 1425; Harme, _dat._ injury, suffering, F 632;
Harmes, _s. pl._ misfortunes, B 1. m 1. 10; sufferings, A 2229, 2232.
HARMED, _pp._ hurt, 3. 931.
HARMFUL, _adj._ 3. 995.
HARNEISED, _pp._ equipped (lit. harnessed), A 114.
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