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
KNAVE, _s._ boy, servant-lad, page, R. 886; A 3431, B 474, 1500, C 666;
man-servant, servant, L. 1807, 2366, 2371; D 1779, E 1302; peasant, D 1190,
I 188; Knave child, male child, B 715, 722, E 444, 447, 612; Knaves, _pl._
lads, B 3087; servants, A 2728. A.S. _cnafa_.
KNAVISH, _adj._ rude, H 205.
KNEDE, _v._ knead, A 4094; Kneden, _pp._ kneaded, R. 217.
KNEDING-TROGH, _s._ kneading-trough, A 3548, 3620.
KNEDING-TUBBES, _pl._ kneading-tubs, A 3564, 3594.
KNEE, _s._ knee, L. 455; A 391; _sette him on his knee_, knelt down, D
2120; Kne[:e]s, _pl._ A 1103. See KNOWE.
KNELE, _v._ kneel, T. iii. 962; Knelest, _2 pr. s._ 16. 43; Kneled, _pt.
s._ kneeled, A 897; Kneled, _pt. pl._ knelt, L. 295; Kneling, _pres. pt._
L. 117; Kneleth, _imp. pl._ T. iii. 965.
KNELINGES, _s. pl._ kneelings, I 1055.
KNET, KNETTE; see KNITTE.
KNETTINGE, _s._ chain, B 5. p 1. 24. Lit. 'knitting.' See KNITTINGES.
KNEW, KNEWE; see KNOWE.
KNIGHT, _s._ knight, R. 1205; A 43; servant (of God), G 353.
KNIGHTHOD, _s._ knighthood, 4. 75; T. v. 1591; Knighthede, A 2789;
Knighthode, _dat._ B 3832.
KNIGHTLY, _adv._ bravely, L. 2085.
KNITTE, _ger._ to knit, I 47; Knette, _v._ (Kentish), join, 4. 183; 5. 438;
Knittest, _2 pr. s. refl._ joinest (thyself), art in conjunction, B 307; _2
pr. s._ B 3. m 9. 18; Knetteth, _pr. s._ (Kentish), knits together, T. iii.
1748; Knit, _pp._ L. 89, B 3224; conjoined, 5. 381; agreed, F 1230; wedded,
F 986; joined in love, 4. 50; Knet, _pp._ (Kentish), knit, R. 1397; fixed,
5. 628; Knit forth, _imp. s._ sum up, gather up, B 4. p 2. 84. A.S.
_cnyttan_.
KNITTINGES, _pl._ connections, B 3. m 3. 12. See KNETTINGE.
KNOBBES, _pl._ knobs, large pimples, A 633.
KNOK, _s._ knock, B 4504.
KNOKKE, _v._ knock; Knokketh, _pr. s._ B. 1403; Knokked, _1 pt. s._
knocked, R. 534; _pt. s._ B 3721; Knokkeden, _pt. pl._ knocked for
admission, beat, 4. 84; Knokke, _imp. s._ A 3432.
KNOKKINGE, _s._ knocking, I 1055.
KNOPPE, _s._ bud, R. 1702; Knoppes, _pl._ 1080, 1675, 1683, 1691.
KNOTTE, _s._ knot, difficulty, B 5. p 3. 22; gist of a tale, F 401, 407.
A.S. _cnotta_.
KNOTTELES, _adj._ without a knot, T. v. 769.
KNOTTY, _adj._ covered with knots, A 1977; full of knots, R. 927, 988.
KNOWE, _dat._ knee, T. ii. 1202; Knowes, _pl._ knees, T. iii. 1592 _n_; B
1719, F 1025. A.S. _cn[=e]ow_, dat. _cn[=e]owe_, pl. _cn[=e]owas_. See
KNEE.
KNOWE, _v._ know, A 382, I 115; Knowen, _v._ 3. 120, I 116; Knowestow, thou
knowest, A 3156, B 367; Knowen, _2 pr. pl._ B 128; Knowe, _2 pr. s. subj._
T. iii. 407; Knewe, _2 pt. s._ knewest, 10. 21; Knew, _pt. s._ A 240, F
131; Knewe, _1 pt. s. subj._ could know, F 466; Knewe, _pt. pl._ 9. 23; D
1341; Knewe, _pt. s. subj._ were to know, R. 282; L. 801; Knowen, _pp._
known, L. 421; HF. 1736; E 689; made known, shown, B 2702; Knowe, _pp._
known, L. 1382; B 890, 955, F 215.
KNOWELICHE, _s._ knowledge, B 1220. The correct spelling is _knowlech[`e]_,
which is trisyllabic; see _cnawleche_ in Stratmann.
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