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

LETE, _v._ let, B 3524; let, leave, A 1335; give up, let go, T. v. 1688;
forsake, T. iv. 1199; B 325; D 31; let alone, leave, D 1276; quit, 1. 72;
give up, lose, G 406, 523; omit, depart from, 5. 391; Lete of, _ger._ to
leave off, 18. 52; Leten, _v._ let, L. 2107; give up, R. 1690; forsake, T.
iv. 1556; cease, B 1. p 4. 109; Leten, _ger._ to leave, B 4. p 4. 102; to
let go, T. i. 262; to consider, to deem, B 2. p 3. 18; B 2. p 8. 23; Late,
_v._ let, T. iii. 693, v. 351; Laten, _v._ let, A 3326; Lete, _1 pr. s._
leave, 7. 45; L. 2382; A 1323, F 890; let, L. 1210; B 321, 410, 1119; Let,
_pr. s._ lets go, repels, 5. 151; Lat, _pr. s._ lets, permits, T. iv. 200;
Leteth, _pr. s._ abandons, B 1. p 5. 24; Lete, _2 pr. pl._ abandon, B 2505;
L['e]['e]t, _pt. s._. let, L. 813, 1734; A 128, 175, E 82, G 190; let go, A
1206; allowed, HF. 243; left off, A 3311, 4214; left, A 508; caused,
permitted, B 373; caused, B 2194; caused (to be), B 959; _leet ... fecche_,
commanded (men) to fetch, D 2064; _leet don cryen_, caused to be
proclaimed, F 45; _leet make_, caused to be made, B 3349; _leet binde_,
caused to be bound, B 1810; commanded, bade, C 208; considered, T. i. 302;
Let, _pt. s._ caused, L. 2624; _let calle_, caused to be called, L. 1864;
Leet, _1 pt. s._ made, pretended, T. ii. 543; let, 5. 279; Lete, _pt. pl._
let, B 3898; Lete, _pt. s. subj._ were to let, T. iii. 1762; Leet, _imp.
s._ let, C 731; Lat, _imp. s._ let, 1. 79, 84; L. 256, 568; A. ii. 29. 14;
A 188, B 2456, E 162, G 164; let alone, give up, T. ii. 1500; Lat be, let
be, do away with, A 840; let me alone, A 3285; give up, HF. 992; Lat do,
cause, C 173; Lat take, take, G 1254, H 175; Lat see, let us see, A 831;
Lat goon, let slip (the dogs), L. 1213; Lete, _imp. pl._ let, E 98; Lat,
_imp. pl._ B 2156; Leteth, _imp. pl._ cease from, L. 411; Leten, _pp._ let
(in), admitted, R. 700; Leten goon, let go, HF. 1934; Lete, _pp._ let, D
767; Laten blood, _pp._ let blood (see note), A 4346; Letinge, _pres. pt._
leaving, T. v. 1810. A.S. _l[=ae]tan_.

LETTE, _s._ hindrance, T. i. 361, iii. 699, 748; delay, T. iii. 235, iv.
41, v. 851; E 300.

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

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

LETE, _v._ let, B 3524; let, leave, A 1335; give up, let go, T. v. 1688;
forsake, T. iv. 1199; B 325; D 31; let alone, leave, D 1276; quit, 1. 72;
give up, lose, G 406, 523; omit, depart from, 5. 391; Lete of, _ger._ to
leave off, 18. 52; Leten, _v._ let, L. 2107; give up, R. 1690; forsake, T.
iv. 1556; cease, B 1. p 4. 109; Leten, _ger._ to leave, B 4. p 4. 102; to
let go, T. i. 262; to consider, to deem, B 2. p 3. 18; B 2. p 8. 23; Late,
_v._ let, T. iii. 693, v. 351; Laten, _v._ let, A 3326; Lete, _1 pr. s._
leave, 7. 45; L. 2382; A 1323, F 890; let, L. 1210; B 321, 410, 1119; Let,
_pr. s._ lets go, repels, 5. 151; Lat, _pr. s._ lets, permits, T. iv. 200;
Leteth, _pr. s._ abandons, B 1. p 5. 24; Lete, _2 pr. pl._ abandon, B 2505;
L['e]['e]t, _pt. s._. let, L. 813, 1734; A 128, 175, E 82, G 190; let go, A
1206; allowed, HF. 243; left off, A 3311, 4214; left, A 508; caused,
permitted, B 373; caused, B 2194; caused (to be), B 959; _leet ... fecche_,
commanded (men) to fetch, D 2064; _leet don cryen_, caused to be
proclaimed, F 45; _leet make_, caused to be made, B 3349; _leet binde_,
caused to be bound, B 1810; commanded, bade, C 208; considered, T. i. 302;
Let, _pt. s._ caused, L. 2624; _let calle_, caused to be called, L. 1864;
Leet, _1 pt. s._ made, pretended, T. ii. 543; let, 5. 279; Lete, _pt. pl._
let, B 3898; Lete, _pt. s. subj._ were to let, T. iii. 1762; Leet, _imp.
s._ let, C 731; Lat, _imp. s._ let, 1. 79, 84; L. 256, 568; A. ii. 29. 14;
A 188, B 2456, E 162, G 164; let alone, give up, T. ii. 1500; Lat be, let
be, do away with, A 840; let me alone, A 3285; give up, HF. 992; Lat do,
cause, C 173; Lat take, take, G 1254, H 175; Lat see, let us see, A 831;
Lat goon, let slip (the dogs), L. 1213; Lete, _imp. pl._ let, E 98; Lat,
_imp. pl._ B 2156; Leteth, _imp. pl._ cease from, L. 411; Leten, _pp._ let
(in), admitted, R. 700; Leten goon, let go, HF. 1934; Lete, _pp._ let, D
767; Laten blood, _pp._ let blood (see note), A 4346; Letinge, _pres. pt._
leaving, T. v. 1810. A.S. _l[=ae]tan_.

LETTE, _s._ hindrance, T. i. 361, iii. 699, 748; delay, T. iii. 235, iv.
41, v. 851; E 300.

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

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