Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and IndexesChaucer, Geoffrey
General
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
Chaucer, Geoffrey
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
HELE, _s._ health, L. 1159; T. i. 461, ii. 1750, iii. 321, v. 1415, 1416; B
3. p 10. 169; B 4. p 6. 144; A 1271, 3102, F 1087, I 153, 374; health,
healing, recovery, well-being, 1. 80; 3. 1039; 5. 128; prosperity, L. 296.
A.S. _h[=ae]lu_.
H['E]LE, _dat._ heel, T. iv. 728; Heles, _pl._ R. 1022, 1218.
HELE, (h[`e]l[*e]), _v._ conceal, B 2279, D 950; Heled, _pp._ hidden, B
4245. A.S. _helan_.
HELELEES, _adj._ out of health, T. v. 1593. See above.
HELEN, _v._ heal, 11. 4; _ger._ F 641; Hele, _v._ 3. 40, 571; F 240; _ger._
F 471; Heled, _pp._ T. i. 1089, iii. 1212; A 2706.
HELLE, _s._ hell, 4. 120; L. 2, 6; A 658; _gen._ 3. 171; _dat._ 1. 96; B
3193, 3292.
HELM, _s._ helmet, 4. 99; T. ii. 638; Helmes, _pl._ A 2500.
HELMED, _pp._ provided with a helmet, T. ii. 593; B 3560.
HELP, _s._ help, aid, succour, 1. 12; 2. 47; F 459; Helpes, _pl._ aid (lit.
helps), T. ii. 1455.
HELPE, _s._ helper, assistant, L. 1616. See _helpe_ in Stratmann.
HELPE, _v._ help, A 258; Helpen, _ger._ A 584; Helpen of, cure of, A 632;
Heelp, _1 pt. s._ helped, A 4246; Heelp, _pt. s._ B 920, 3236 (cf. A 1651
_n_); Halp, _pt. s._ A 1651; Help, _imp. s._ 1. 6, 16; Helpeth, _imp. pl._
L. 68; G 1328; Helpen, _2 pr. pl._ 1. 104; Helpe, _pr. s. subj._ 3. 550; 4.
141; Holpe, _pt. s. subj._ helped, R. 1230; Holpen, _pp._ helped, aided, T.
ii. 1319; L. 1984, 2222; F 666; healed, A 18; Holpe, _pp._ L. 461; F 1044;
cured, E 2370.
HELPING, _s._ aid, help, T. i. 857; B 2491; Help['i]nge, T. i. 853.
HELPLES, helpless, L. 2714; B 303.
HELPLY, _adj._ helpful, T. v. 128.
HEM; see HE.
HEM, _s._ hem, border, B 1. p 1. 20.
HEMI-SPERE, hemisphere, T. iii. 1439; Hemisperie (_error for_ Hemispere), E
1799.
HEMPEN, _adj._ hempen, made of hemp, R. 1233.
HEM-SELF, _pron. pl._ themselves, 5. 234; B 145; themselves, i.e. the
things, B 2. p 3. 17; Hem-selven, F 1420.
HEN, _s._ hen, A 177, B 4629; (as a thing of small value), D 1112; Hennes,
_pl._ B 4056.
HENDE, _adj._ courteous, polite, gentle, R. 285, 1306; A 3199, 3272, 3462,
D 628, 1286. A.S. _gehende_.
HENNE, _adv._ hence, T. i. 572; ii. 209, iii. 630, iv. 1246; A 2356, 3889,
C 687. A.S. _heonan_.
HENNES, hence, T. v. 402; now, HF. 1284.
HENNES-FORTH, _adv._ henceforth, R. 701; T. iv. 17; HF. 782; F 658.
HENNES-FORTHWARD, _adv._ henceforth, A. i. 1. 3.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account