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

LETTE, _v._ hinder, T. ii. 732; B 1276, 2116, D 154; prevent, L. 732;
oppose, stay, B 3306; cause delay, B 1117; wait, B 1440; tarry, B 4224;
stop, desist, B 4279; cease, R. 279; 4. 186; 5. 439; _ger._ HF. 1954;
Letten, _v._ hinder, delay, A 889; hinder, stop, T. iv. 529; give up, cease
from, T. i. 150; Letten, _ger._ to put obstacles in the way (of), to
decline (from), A 1317; Lettest, _2 pr. s._ hinderest, D 839; stoppest, L.
325, 757; Letteth, _pr. s._ hinders, E 1573; Let, _pr. s._ prevents, B 3. p
10. 110; Lette, _pr. s. subj._; _lette him no man, god forbede_, God forbid
that any should hinder him, T. iii. 545; Lette, _pr. pl. subj._ let,
hinder, F 994; Letted, _pt. s._ hindered, A 1891; was hindered, B 2591;
Lette, _pt. s._ hindered, B 4030; waited, HF. 2070; tarried, L. 2167;
ceased, T. ii. 1089; desisted, T. iii. 473; delayed, E 389; Let, _pp._
hindered, T. ii. 94, v. 1302; B 3788; thwarted, T. iii. 717; Lette, _imp.
s._ hinder, T. iii. 725; Letteth, _imp. pl._ hesitate, T. ii. 1136. A.S.
_lettan_.

LETTE-GAME, _s._ 'let-game,' one who hinders sport, T. iii. 527.

LETTER, _s._ letter, reading, 3. 788; Lettre, writing, B 3398; inscription,
R. 1543; Lettres, _pl._ letters, (_also as sing._ a letter), B 736; 5. 19.

LETTRURE, _s._ learning, B 3486; Letterure, literature, book-lore, B 3686;
G 846.

LETUARIE, _s._ electuary, remedy, T. v. 741; C 307; E 1809; Letuaries,
_pl._ electuaries, A 426. '_Letuaire_, ['e]lectuaire, sorte de
m['e]dicament, sirop': Godefroy. Lat. _electuarium_.

LEVE (l['e]['e]v[*e]), dear; see L['E]['E]F.

LEVE (l[`e][`e]v[*e]), _s._ leave, 3. 153; 4. 9, 153; 6. 11; T. i. 126; HF.
1089; B 1637, D 908, E 2194, F 363, 584; permission, L. 2281, B 3136, C
848, G 373; _bisyde hir leve_, without her leave, T. iii. 622.

LEVE (1) _v._ leave, E 250, F 828; let alone, G 714; let go, 3. 1111; go
away, 5. 153; leave alone, T. i. 688; _ger._ to leave off, T. i. 686; A
4414; to forsake, G 287; Leve, _1 pr. s._ leave, 2. 50; Leveth, _pr. s._
remains, 3. 701; A. ii. 10. 10, 44. 29; Lafte, _1 pt. s._ left, C 762;
Lefte, left off, F 670; Lafte, _pt. s._ left, L. 1332, 1657; left, ceased,
B 3496; Lefte, _pt. s._ left off, T. ii. 560; Lafte, _pt. pl._ left, L.
968; B 3388; Laften, _pt. pl._ L. 168; Left, _pp._ left off, B 1. p 6. 53;
omitted, I 231; Laft, _pp._ left, L. 1260, 1330; F 186, 263, G 883, 1321;
Leef, _imp. s._ leave, T. iv. 852, 896, 924; leave (it) alone, T. v. 1518;
Lef, _imp. s._ forego, D 2089; Leve, _imp. s._ leave, A 1614; Leveth, _imp.
pl._ leave, 6. 118; B 2650, C 659. A.S. _l[=ae]fan_.

LEVE (2) _v._ believe, 5. 496; L. 10; T. ii. 420; D 319; _ger._ to be
believed, HF. 708; Leve, _1 pr. s._ 3. 691; L. 1615; T. i. 342; G 213;
Levestow, believest thou, G 212; Leveth, _pr. s._ E 1001; Leve, _1 pr. pl._
B 1181; _2 pr. pl._ T. ii. 1141; _imp. s._ 3. 1047, 1148; Leveth, _imp.
pl._ believe, 6. 88; L. 88 _a_; A 3088, B 2944. A.S. _l[=e]fan_,
_l[=y]fan_.

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

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

LETTE, _v._ hinder, T. ii. 732; B 1276, 2116, D 154; prevent, L. 732;
oppose, stay, B 3306; cause delay, B 1117; wait, B 1440; tarry, B 4224;
stop, desist, B 4279; cease, R. 279; 4. 186; 5. 439; _ger._ HF. 1954;
Letten, _v._ hinder, delay, A 889; hinder, stop, T. iv. 529; give up, cease
from, T. i. 150; Letten, _ger._ to put obstacles in the way (of), to
decline (from), A 1317; Lettest, _2 pr. s._ hinderest, D 839; stoppest, L.
325, 757; Letteth, _pr. s._ hinders, E 1573; Let, _pr. s._ prevents, B 3. p
10. 110; Lette, _pr. s. subj._; _lette him no man, god forbede_, God forbid
that any should hinder him, T. iii. 545; Lette, _pr. pl. subj._ let,
hinder, F 994; Letted, _pt. s._ hindered, A 1891; was hindered, B 2591;
Lette, _pt. s._ hindered, B 4030; waited, HF. 2070; tarried, L. 2167;
ceased, T. ii. 1089; desisted, T. iii. 473; delayed, E 389; Let, _pp._
hindered, T. ii. 94, v. 1302; B 3788; thwarted, T. iii. 717; Lette, _imp.
s._ hinder, T. iii. 725; Letteth, _imp. pl._ hesitate, T. ii. 1136. A.S.
_lettan_.

LETTE-GAME, _s._ 'let-game,' one who hinders sport, T. iii. 527.

LETTER, _s._ letter, reading, 3. 788; Lettre, writing, B 3398; inscription,
R. 1543; Lettres, _pl._ letters, (_also as sing._ a letter), B 736; 5. 19.

LETTRURE, _s._ learning, B 3486; Letterure, literature, book-lore, B 3686;
G 846.

LETUARIE, _s._ electuary, remedy, T. v. 741; C 307; E 1809; Letuaries,
_pl._ electuaries, A 426. '_Letuaire_, ['e]lectuaire, sorte de
m['e]dicament, sirop': Godefroy. Lat. _electuarium_.

LEVE (l['e]['e]v[*e]), dear; see L['E]['E]F.

LEVE (l[`e][`e]v[*e]), _s._ leave, 3. 153; 4. 9, 153; 6. 11; T. i. 126; HF.
1089; B 1637, D 908, E 2194, F 363, 584; permission, L. 2281, B 3136, C
848, G 373; _bisyde hir leve_, without her leave, T. iii. 622.

LEVE (1) _v._ leave, E 250, F 828; let alone, G 714; let go, 3. 1111; go
away, 5. 153; leave alone, T. i. 688; _ger._ to leave off, T. i. 686; A
4414; to forsake, G 287; Leve, _1 pr. s._ leave, 2. 50; Leveth, _pr. s._
remains, 3. 701; A. ii. 10. 10, 44. 29; Lafte, _1 pt. s._ left, C 762;
Lefte, left off, F 670; Lafte, _pt. s._ left, L. 1332, 1657; left, ceased,
B 3496; Lefte, _pt. s._ left off, T. ii. 560; Lafte, _pt. pl._ left, L.
968; B 3388; Laften, _pt. pl._ L. 168; Left, _pp._ left off, B 1. p 6. 53;
omitted, I 231; Laft, _pp._ left, L. 1260, 1330; F 186, 263, G 883, 1321;
Leef, _imp. s._ leave, T. iv. 852, 896, 924; leave (it) alone, T. v. 1518;
Lef, _imp. s._ forego, D 2089; Leve, _imp. s._ leave, A 1614; Leveth, _imp.
pl._ leave, 6. 118; B 2650, C 659. A.S. _l[=ae]fan_.

LEVE (2) _v._ believe, 5. 496; L. 10; T. ii. 420; D 319; _ger._ to be
believed, HF. 708; Leve, _1 pr. s._ 3. 691; L. 1615; T. i. 342; G 213;
Levestow, believest thou, G 212; Leveth, _pr. s._ E 1001; Leve, _1 pr. pl._
B 1181; _2 pr. pl._ T. ii. 1141; _imp. s._ 3. 1047, 1148; Leveth, _imp.
pl._ believe, 6. 88; L. 88 _a_; A 3088, B 2944. A.S. _l[=e]fan_,
_l[=y]fan_.

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