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
HEVEN, _s._ heaven, A 519; the celestial sphere, B 3300; supreme delight,
T. ii. 826, F 558; beautiful sight, T. ii. 637; Hevene, _gen._ of heaven,
heaven's, 1. 24, 149; 5. 72; T. iii. 704; D 1181, G 542; Heven, _gen._ B
3986; Hevenes, _gen._ sphere's, 4. 29; Hevene, _dat._ F 149.
HEVENISH, _adj._ heavenly, T. i. 104, v. 1813; HF. 1395; of the spheres, 4.
30; Hevenissh, A. i. 21. 37.
HEVENLY, _adj._ celestial, A 1055.
HEVIEN, _v._ make heavy; Hevieth, _pr. pl._ weigh down, B 5. m 5. 11.
HEVINESSE, _s._ sorrow, sadness, grief, R. 262, 1224; 3. 601; 4. 163; B
3959, E 432, 678; F 828; indolence, I 686.
HEVY, _adj._ heavy, R. 229, 959; 19. 7; I 130; sad, 4. 12; 19. 4; F 822;
difficult, A. pr. 33.
HEWE, (1) _s._ hue, colour, complexion, 3. 497; 5. 258; 7. 145; L. 55,
1761; A 394, 1364, B 137, F 1016, G 728; outward appearance, mien, D 1622,
E 377, F 508, 587, 640; pretence, C 421; Hew (_before unemphatic_ her), L.
1748; Hewes, hues, R. 66; T. iv. 1154; Hewis, colours, T. ii. 21.
HEWE, (2), _s._ (household)-servant, domestic, E 1785. A.S. _h[=i]wa_.
HEWE, _ger._ to hew down, A 2865; Hewen, _v._ hew, cut in pieces, A 1422.
HEWED, _adj._ coloured, hued, R. 213, 1030; 3. 905; B 4059, F 1245.
HEY, _s._ hay, A 3262, D 1539, 1547, H 14; grass, B 3407. Cf. A.S.
_gr[=e]ne h[=i]g_, green grass, Mk. vi. 39.
HEY! _interj._ hey! L. 1213.
HEYE, _adj. def._ high, A. i. 16. 7. See HEIGH, HY.
HEYER, _adj._ higher, A. ii. 5. 10; A. ii. 23. 27. See HYER.
HEYEST, _adj. as s._ highest place, A. ii. 14. 1. See HYESTE.
HEYGHE, _adv._ high, T. ii. 354. See HYE.
HEYGHTE, _s._ height, A. ii. 22. 5. See HEIGHTE.
HEYNE, _s._ wretch, G 1319. See note.
HEYNOUS, _adj._ heinous, hateful, odious, T. ii. 1617.
HEYRE, _s._ heir, 3. 168. See HEIR.
HEYRE, _adj._ hair, made of hair, C 736. The form is due to the sb. below.
HEYRE, _s._ hair-shirt, G 133, I 1053; Heyres, _pl._ I 1052, 1054. O.F.
_haire_, of Teut. origin. See HAIRE.
HEYSUGGE, _s._ hedge-sparrow, 5. 612. A.S. _heges-sugge_ (Voc.).
HEYT, _interj._ come up, D 1561 (see note); Hayt, D 1543.
HIDDE; _see_ HYDE.
HIDER, _adv._ hither, 4. 165; T. v. 484; A 672, B 4000. A.S. _hider_.
HIDERWARD, _adv._ hither, in this direction, B 3159. A.S. _hiderweard_.
HIDOUS, _adj._ hideous, A 3520; terrible, horrible, dreadful, 1. 132; A
1978, B 4583; ugly, R. 158, 987, 1353.
HIDOUSLY, _adv._ terribly, A 1701.
HIELDE, _pr. s. subj._ pour out, shed, B 2. m 2. 1 (Lat. _fundat_). See
HELDE.
HIERDESSE, _s._ shepherdess, T. i. 653 _n_; Hierdes, female guardian,
protectress, T. iii. 619. See HERDESSE.
HIGH, _adj._ highborn, distinguished, R. 1034; High and low, under all
circumstances, T. iii. 418. See HEIGH, HY.
HIGHT, HIGHTE; see HOTE.
HIGHTE, _v._; Highteth, _pr. s._ adorns, gladdens, B 1. m 2. 16. See
_hihten_ in Stratmann.
HIL, _s._ hill, T. i. 950; B 3772; Hille, _dat._ 5. 243; R. 114. A.S.
_hyll_.
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