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
IUGEMENT (Jyj[*e]ment), _s._ judgement, decision, A 778, 805, 818, B 36; L.
406; judgement, B 688, C 198; opinion, B 1038, E 53; sentence, 5. 431;
justice, B 4. p 4. 190; distinction (Lat. _discretionis_), B 1. p 1. 9;
Iugements, _pl._ decisions, E 439; Iuggementz, _pl._ judgements, B 2596.
IUGGEN (Jyj[*e]n), _v._ judge, T. ii. 21; deem, T. v. 1203; Iuggeth, _imp.
pl._ judge ye, T. iii. 1312. See IUGE.
IUPARTE (Jypart[*e]), _v._; Iuparten, _2 pr. pl._ jeopard, imperil,
endanger, T. iv. 1566. See below.
IUPARTYE (Jypartii[*e]), _s._ jeopardy, peril, hazard, T. ii. 465, 772;
iii. 868, 877; v. 701,916; F 1495, G 743. O. F. _jeu parti_ (Lat. _iocus
partitus_), a divided game. See IEUPARDYES.
IURISDICCIOUN (Jyrisdiksiuun), _s._ jurisdiction, B 2569, D 1319, 1330.
IUST (Jyst), _adj._ just, exact, correct, D 2090; exact, A. ii. 3. 44;
Iuste (_for_ Iust, _before a vowel_), HF. 719; Iuste, _fem._ just, T. iii.
1227.
IUSTE (Jyst[*e]), _v._ joust, tourney, tilt, A 96, 2604; Iusten, _v._ L.
1274, H 42; Iusteth, _pr. s._ jousts, T. iii. 1718, F 1098; Iusten, _pr.
pl._ joust, A 2486; Iusting, _pres. part._ F 1198. O. F. _jouster_.
IUSTES (Jystez), _s. pl. as sing._ a jousting-match, A 2720. Usually in the
plural form; see P. Plowm. B. xvii. 74; Rob. of Glouc. p. 137; Rom. of
Partenay, 988.
IUSTING (Jysting), _s._ jousting, L. 1115.
IUSTLY (Jystli), _adv._ exactly, A. pr. 17. 14; i. 3. 45.
IUST['Y]SE (Jystiiz[*e]), _s._ judge, 1. 37; B 665, C 289, D 1028, G 497;
I['u]styce, A 314; I['u]stice, C 121. (In the form _Iust['y]se_ the _s_ is
pronounced as _z_.)
IUSTYSE, (Jystiiz[*e]), _s._ judgment, condemnation, 1. 142; administration
of justice, C 587; I['u]stice, 1. 30. (In the form _Iust['y]se_ the _s_ is
sounded as _z_.)
IUWEL (Jywel), _s._ jewel, jewelled ornament, L. 1117; Ieweles, _pl._ A
2945.
IUYSE (Jyiiz[*e]), _s._ justice, judgement, B 795; Iuwyse, sentence, A
1739. O.F. _juise_. (The word is _ju-y-se_, in three syllables.)
KALENDER, _s._ calendar, almanack, A. i. 11. 1; _hence_ a complete record
of examples, L. 542 (see note); Kalenderes, _pl._ 1. 73; Kalendres, A. pr.
61.
KALENDES, i.e. beginning, introduction, T. v. 1634. (Because the Kalends
fall on the _first_ of the month.)
KANKERDORT, _variant of_ Cankedort, T. ii. 1752 _n_.
KARF, _pt. s. of_ KERVE.
KAYNARD, _s._ dotard, D 235. O.F. _caignard_, _cagnard_, sluggard (term of
reproach); see _Cagnard_ in Littr['e]; and _Caynard_ in New E. Dict.
KECCHE, _v._ catch, clutch, T. iii. 1375. See CACCHE.
K[=E]CHIL, _s._ small cake, D 1747. O.E. _coecil_, small cake; see
Stratmann. 'With us it is called a Gods kichell, because Godfathers and
Godmothers used commonly to give one of them to their Godchildren, when
they asked blessing': Speght. On which Tyrwhitt remarks: 'But all this is
_gratis dictum_, I believe'; as is clearly the case. See note.
KEEN, _pl._ kine, cows, B 4021 _n_. See KYN.
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