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
INPARFIT, _adj._ imperfect, B 3. p 10. 12, 15, 18; Inperfit, incomplete, A.
i. 18. 3.
INPLITABLE, _adj._ intricate, impracticable, B 1. p 4. 59.
INPOSSIBLE, _s._ impossible thing, T. iii. 525; F 1009. See IMPOSSIBLE.
INQUISITIF, _adj._ inquisitive, A 3163.
INSET, _pp._ implanted, B 2. p 3. 13.
INSIGHTE, _s._ understanding, perception, B 1. p 6. 75; Insight, E 242.
INSOLENCE, _s._ I 391.
INSOLENT, _adj._ I 399.
INSPIRED, _pp._ quickened, A 6.
INSTABLE, _adj._ unstable, unconstant, E 2057.
INSTANCE, _s._ presence, B 5. p 6. 82; suggestion, T. ii. 1441; urgent
request, E 1611.
INSTRUMENT, _s._ A. pr. 13; (of music) T. v. 442; 3. 314; Instruments (of
music), _pl._ 5. 197; L. 1101; F 270; Instrumentz, T. v. 459.
INSUFFICIENT, _adj._ D 1960.
INTELLECT, _s._ understanding, A 2803, G 339.
INTELLIGENCE, _s._ the understanding, mind, B 5. p 4. 114; mode of
understanding, 4. 166.
INTENDESTOW, dost thou intend, T. v. 478.
INTERCEPT, _pp._ intercepted, A. ii. 39. 24.
INTERMINABLE, _adj._ endless, B 5. p 6. 11.
INTERROGACIOUNS, _pl._ questions; _by i._, with respect to questions, A
3194.
INTERVALLE, _s._ interval, B 2724.
IN-TIL, _prep._ unto, as far as, R. 624.
INTO, _prep._ into, A 23, &c.; unto, B 2423.
INTRESSE, _s._ interest, 10. 71. See note. Cf. 'The soyle enbrouded ful of
somer-floures There wedes wycke had none _interesse_': Lydgate, _Falls of
Princes_, bk. i. c. 1.
INTRODUCTORIE, _s._ introduction, A. pr. 73.
INVIS['I]BLE, _adj._ unseen, B 3790; invisible, L. 1021; T. v. 1866.
INVOCACIOUN, _s._ invocation, HF. 67.
INWARD, _adv._ in, T. ii. 1725; within, 1732; Inwarde, towards the inward
side, northward, A. ii. 40. 24.
INWARDE, _adj. pl._ inward, B 5. m 2. 4.
INWARDLY, _adv._ closely, T. ii. 264.
IN-WITH, _prep._ within, in, T. ii. 508, v. 1022; B 2. p 1. 67; R. 401; L.
86, 202, 228; B 1794, 2159, E 870, 1394, 1586, 1944.
IPOCRAS, _s._ a kind of cordial drink, E 1807. See YPOCRAS; and the note to
C 306.
IPOCRISYE, _s._ hypocrisy, C 410; Ipocrisie, I 391.
IPOCRITE, _s._ hypocrite, R. 414, I 394; Ypocryte, F 514, 520.
IRE, _s._ irritability, R. 314; quickness of temper, I 665; anger, T. v.
589; A 1659, 1997, B 3221, C 657, F 781. O.F. _ire_.
IREN, _s._ iron, R. 946; 5. 149; T. ii. 1276; A 500.
IROUS, _adj._ angry, B 2315, D 2014, 2016, I 619.
IRREGULER, _adj._ a sinner against his orders, I 782.
IRREVERENCE, _s._ I 391.
IS, _1 pr. s._ am (Northern), A 4031, 4045, 4202; _2 pr. s._ art
(Northern), A 4089; Is, _pr. s._ is, A 4, &c.; used with _two_ sbs., F 294.
ISSE, _v._; Issest, _2 pr. s._ issuest, B 3. p 12. 119. O.F. _issir_.
(Barbour has _isch_.)
ISSUE, _s._ outlet, vent, T. v. 205; Issues, _pl._ results, B 3. p 7. 8.
I-STABLED, _pp._ established, E 2405 _n_.
IT, _pron._ it, A 145, &c.; It am I, it is I, A 1736, 3766, B 1404. See
HIT.
IVY-LEEF, _s._ ivy-leaf, T. v. 1433; A 1838.
I-WIS, _adv._ certainly, truly, verily, 6. 48. See YWIS.
I (_consonant_); _for_ J.
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