Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

Name: Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

KEEP, _s._ care, heed, notice (only in the phrase _take keep_); _tak keep_,
take notice, A. i. 1. 2; D 431; _take keep_, may pay heed, A 503; _taken
keep_, take heed, F 348; _took keep_, took heed, took notice, 3. 128, 7.
135; L. 1733; A 398, 1389, E 1058. See KEPE.

KEEP, _imp. s._ take care! mind! A 4101. See KEPE.

KEK! _interj._ (represents the cackle of a goose), 5. 499.

KEKED, _pp._ = Kyked, A 3445 _n_.

KEMBE, _ger._ to comb, R. 599; HF. 136; Kembeth, _pr. s._ E 2011; Kembde,
_pt. s. refl._ combed himself, B 3. m 4. 2; Kembde, _pt. s._ F 560; Kempte,
_pt. s._ A 3374; Kembd, _pp._ combed, trimmed, A 2143; combed, A 3691, E
379; smoothed over, decked (lit. combed), B 1. m 5. 31 (L. _compta_);
Kempt, _pp._ combed, R. 577, A 2289. A.S. _cemban_.

KEMPE, _adj. pl._ shaggy, rough (see note), A 2134. Cf. Icel. _kampr_,
beard, moustaches, whiskers of a cat; and see Camp, _s._ (4) in the New E.
Dict.

KEN, _s._ kin, kindred, men, 3. 438. See note. (A Kentish form.)

KENE (k['e]['e]n[*e]), _adj._ keen, eager, 21. 6; cruel, 10. 27; bold, B
3439; sharp, A 2876, F 57, 1112; _pl._ sharp, A 104, 1966; keen, D 1381.
A.S. _c[=e]ne_.

KENE, _adv._ keenly, 6. 63; 11. 3.

KENNE, _v._ perceive, discern, HF. 498. A.S. _cennan_.

KEPE, _v._ take care (of), A 130; keep, preserve, L. 384; _ger._ to keep
to, 3. 43; _1 pr. s._ care, L. 1032, A 2960; intend, T. i. 676; regard,
reck, A 2238; _I kepe han_, I care to have, G 1368; Kepeth, _pr. s._ keeps,
E 1133; observes, F 516; Kepen, _1 pr. pl._ care, HF. 1695; Kepe, _pr. pl._
care, pay regard (to), T. i. 763; Kepe, _pr. s. subj._ may (He) keep, F
889; Kepte, _pt. s._ E 223; retained, A 442; took care of, A 415, 512, B
269; Keped, _pt. pl._ kept, L. 294 _a_; Kept, _pp._ E 1098; kept safe, A
276; Keping, _pres. pt._ keeping, tending, F 651; Keep, _imp. s._ take
care! A 4101; Kepeth, _imp. pl._ keep ye, B 764, G 226.

KEPE, _s._ heed (only in the phrase _take kepe_); _I take kepe_, 3. 6; _tak
kepe_, C 352, 360; _taketh kepe_, C 90; _ytaken kepe_, B 2604. See KEEP.

KEPER, _s._ keeper, i.e. prior, A 172.

KERCHEF, _s._ kerchief, L. 2202; B 837; Kerchief, finely woven loose
covering, 5. 272.

KERS, _s._ cress; thing of small value, A 3756. A.S. _cerse_, _cresse_.

KERVE, _v._ carve, cut, T. ii. 325, F 158; _ger._ 5. 217; Kerven, _ger._ R.
945; Kerveth, _pr. s._ cuts, L. 2334; I 888; (it) cuts, R. 277; Kerve, _pr.
s. subj._ cut, pierce, 25. 31 (see vol. iv. p. xxviii); Karf, _pt. s._
carved, A 100, D 2244, E 1773; cut, B 3647, 3791; B 2. m 5. 13; 9. 21;
Corven, _pt. pl._ slashed, hacked, cut, B 1. p 3. 28; Corven, _pp._ cut, 5.
425; A 2696; cut away, B 1. p 1. 26; carved, HF. 1295; cut, slashed, A
3318; Corve, _pp._ cut, L. 2695; Kerving, _pres. pt._ cutting, T. i. 631.
A.S. _ceorfan_, pt. t. _cearf_, pp. _corfen_.

KERVER, _s._ carver, A 1899.

KERVING, _s._ carving, A 1925; cutting, crossing over, A. 1. 19. 3;
Kervinges, _pl._ carvings, HF. 1302.

KERVING-TOLES, _s. pl._ tools to cut with, T. i. 632.

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Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

KEEP, _s._ care, heed, notice (only in the phrase _take keep_); _tak keep_,
take notice, A. i. 1. 2; D 431; _take keep_, may pay heed, A 503; _taken
keep_, take heed, F 348; _took keep_, took heed, took notice, 3. 128, 7.
135; L. 1733; A 398, 1389, E 1058. See KEPE.

KEEP, _imp. s._ take care! mind! A 4101. See KEPE.

KEK! _interj._ (represents the cackle of a goose), 5. 499.

KEKED, _pp._ = Kyked, A 3445 _n_.

KEMBE, _ger._ to comb, R. 599; HF. 136; Kembeth, _pr. s._ E 2011; Kembde,
_pt. s. refl._ combed himself, B 3. m 4. 2; Kembde, _pt. s._ F 560; Kempte,
_pt. s._ A 3374; Kembd, _pp._ combed, trimmed, A 2143; combed, A 3691, E
379; smoothed over, decked (lit. combed), B 1. m 5. 31 (L. _compta_);
Kempt, _pp._ combed, R. 577, A 2289. A.S. _cemban_.

KEMPE, _adj. pl._ shaggy, rough (see note), A 2134. Cf. Icel. _kampr_,
beard, moustaches, whiskers of a cat; and see Camp, _s._ (4) in the New E.
Dict.

KEN, _s._ kin, kindred, men, 3. 438. See note. (A Kentish form.)

KENE (k['e]['e]n[*e]), _adj._ keen, eager, 21. 6; cruel, 10. 27; bold, B
3439; sharp, A 2876, F 57, 1112; _pl._ sharp, A 104, 1966; keen, D 1381.
A.S. _c[=e]ne_.

KENE, _adv._ keenly, 6. 63; 11. 3.

KENNE, _v._ perceive, discern, HF. 498. A.S. _cennan_.

KEPE, _v._ take care (of), A 130; keep, preserve, L. 384; _ger._ to keep
to, 3. 43; _1 pr. s._ care, L. 1032, A 2960; intend, T. i. 676; regard,
reck, A 2238; _I kepe han_, I care to have, G 1368; Kepeth, _pr. s._ keeps,
E 1133; observes, F 516; Kepen, _1 pr. pl._ care, HF. 1695; Kepe, _pr. pl._
care, pay regard (to), T. i. 763; Kepe, _pr. s. subj._ may (He) keep, F
889; Kepte, _pt. s._ E 223; retained, A 442; took care of, A 415, 512, B
269; Keped, _pt. pl._ kept, L. 294 _a_; Kept, _pp._ E 1098; kept safe, A
276; Keping, _pres. pt._ keeping, tending, F 651; Keep, _imp. s._ take
care! A 4101; Kepeth, _imp. pl._ keep ye, B 764, G 226.

KEPE, _s._ heed (only in the phrase _take kepe_); _I take kepe_, 3. 6; _tak
kepe_, C 352, 360; _taketh kepe_, C 90; _ytaken kepe_, B 2604. See KEEP.

KEPER, _s._ keeper, i.e. prior, A 172.

KERCHEF, _s._ kerchief, L. 2202; B 837; Kerchief, finely woven loose
covering, 5. 272.

KERS, _s._ cress; thing of small value, A 3756. A.S. _cerse_, _cresse_.

KERVE, _v._ carve, cut, T. ii. 325, F 158; _ger._ 5. 217; Kerven, _ger._ R.
945; Kerveth, _pr. s._ cuts, L. 2334; I 888; (it) cuts, R. 277; Kerve, _pr.
s. subj._ cut, pierce, 25. 31 (see vol. iv. p. xxviii); Karf, _pt. s._
carved, A 100, D 2244, E 1773; cut, B 3647, 3791; B 2. m 5. 13; 9. 21;
Corven, _pt. pl._ slashed, hacked, cut, B 1. p 3. 28; Corven, _pp._ cut, 5.
425; A 2696; cut away, B 1. p 1. 26; carved, HF. 1295; cut, slashed, A
3318; Corve, _pp._ cut, L. 2695; Kerving, _pres. pt._ cutting, T. i. 631.
A.S. _ceorfan_, pt. t. _cearf_, pp. _corfen_.

KERVER, _s._ carver, A 1899.

KERVING, _s._ carving, A 1925; cutting, crossing over, A. 1. 19. 3;
Kervinges, _pl._ carvings, HF. 1302.

KERVING-TOLES, _s. pl._ tools to cut with, T. i. 632.

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