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

LYM, _s._ lime, F 1149, G 806, 910; quicklime, L. 649; Lyme (_before a
vowel_), L. 765. A.S. _l[=i]m_.

LYMAILLE, _s._ filings of any metal, G 1162, 1197; Lymail, G 1164, 1267,
1269; Limaille, G 853.

LYME, _ger._ to lime, to cover with birdlime, T. i. 353.

LYMERE, _s._ hound held in leash, 3. 365; Lymeres, _pl._ 3. 362.

LYMROD, _s._ lime-rod, lime-twig, B 3574.

LYNE, _s._ line, T. i. 1068, ii. 1461; line, cord, A. ii. 23. 27;
fishing-line, 4. 242; T. v. 777; lineage, line of descent, 19. 23; D 1135;
_as lyne right_, straight as a line, T. iii. 228.

LYNED, _pp._ lined, A 440.

LYNE-RIGHT, _adj._ in an exact line, exactly in a line with, A. i. 21. 19;
A. ii. 23. 2. See LYNE.

LYNX, _s._ lynx, B 3. p 8. 30.

LYOUN, _s._ lion, T. iii. 1780; v. 830; Lyouns, _pl._ R. 894. See LEOUN.

LYST, _2 pr. s._ liest, reclinest, T. ii. 991; Lystow, liest thou, T. iv.
394; H 276. See LYE (1).

LYTARGYE, _s._ lethargy, T. i. 730; Litargie, B 1. p 2. 14.

LYTE, _adj._ small, little, R. 532; 5. 64; 7. 107; L. 495, 740, 2495; A.
pr. 20; B 109, 2153, D 1600, F 565; slight, I 689; Lyte, _s._ a little, T.
ii. 384; L. 29, 535; 3. 249; 5. 28; HF. 621; A 1334, B 352; Lyte, _pl._
little, A 494, 1193; 5. 350; L. 219; small, T. iii. 1250. See LITE.

LYTE, _adv._ little, 3. 884; 7. 200; L. 421; a little, E 935; in a small
degree, G 632, 699; _l. and l._, by little and little, D 2235.

LYTH, lies; see LYE (1).

LYTHE, _adj._ easy, soft, HF. 118. A.S. _l[=i]dhe_.

LYTHE, _ger._ to alleviate, cheer, T. iv. 754. See above.

LYVE; see LYF.

LYVELY, _adv._ in a lively way, 3. 905. See LYFLY.

LYVES; see LYF.

LYVES, _adv._ in life; hence, _as adj._ living, alive, T. iv. 252, 767; HF.
1063; A 2395, E 903, 1864; _no lyves creature_, no living creature, T. iii.
13. So in Havelok, 509; P. Plowm. B. xix. 154; C. xxii. 159; &c.

LYVINGE, _s._ manner of life, C 847; state of life, G 322. See LIVINGE.



M', _sometimes put for_ Me (before a vowel); _as in_ masterte, mathinketh,
mexcuse.

MA DAME, my lady, T. ii. 880. See MADAME.

MA FEY, my faith! T. iii. 52.

MAAD; _pp. of_ Make.

MAAT, _adj._ dejected, B 2. p 4. 29. (E. _mate_ in _check-mate_.) See MAT.

MACE, _s._ mace, club, A 2124; B 2003; Maces, _pl._ A 2559, 2611; T. ii.
44, 640.

MAD, _adj._ mad, T. ii. 113; iv. 393; A 4231, F 1511; Madde, _pl._ T. v.
206.

MAD, _pp._ made, L. 286. See MAKE.

MADAME, _s._ madam, 12. 1; 21. 1; A 121; F 378; _ma dame_, A 376; Ma dame,
T. ii. 880.

MADDE, _v._ go mad, 4. 253; _ger._ to be furious, T. i. 479; _1 pr. s._ am
mad, R. 1072; _2 pr. s. subj._ art mad, A 3156; _pr. s. subj._ A 5559.

MADE, _pt. s. of_ Make.

MADER, _s._ madder, 9. 17.

MAGESTEE, _s._ majesty, R. 1339; 14. 19; B 1082, 3334, 3505, 3862, D 824.
And see MAIESTEE.

MAGICIEN, _s._ magician, B 3397, F 1184; Magiciens, _pl._ HF. 1260.

MAGIK, _s._ magic, A 416, F 1202; M. naturel, natural magic, F 1125; Magyk,
F 218; Magyke (_read_ magyk?), HF. 1266.

MAGISTRAT, _s._ magistracy, B 3. p 4. 16.

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

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

LYM, _s._ lime, F 1149, G 806, 910; quicklime, L. 649; Lyme (_before a
vowel_), L. 765. A.S. _l[=i]m_.

LYMAILLE, _s._ filings of any metal, G 1162, 1197; Lymail, G 1164, 1267,
1269; Limaille, G 853.

LYME, _ger._ to lime, to cover with birdlime, T. i. 353.

LYMERE, _s._ hound held in leash, 3. 365; Lymeres, _pl._ 3. 362.

LYMROD, _s._ lime-rod, lime-twig, B 3574.

LYNE, _s._ line, T. i. 1068, ii. 1461; line, cord, A. ii. 23. 27;
fishing-line, 4. 242; T. v. 777; lineage, line of descent, 19. 23; D 1135;
_as lyne right_, straight as a line, T. iii. 228.

LYNED, _pp._ lined, A 440.

LYNE-RIGHT, _adj._ in an exact line, exactly in a line with, A. i. 21. 19;
A. ii. 23. 2. See LYNE.

LYNX, _s._ lynx, B 3. p 8. 30.

LYOUN, _s._ lion, T. iii. 1780; v. 830; Lyouns, _pl._ R. 894. See LEOUN.

LYST, _2 pr. s._ liest, reclinest, T. ii. 991; Lystow, liest thou, T. iv.
394; H 276. See LYE (1).

LYTARGYE, _s._ lethargy, T. i. 730; Litargie, B 1. p 2. 14.

LYTE, _adj._ small, little, R. 532; 5. 64; 7. 107; L. 495, 740, 2495; A.
pr. 20; B 109, 2153, D 1600, F 565; slight, I 689; Lyte, _s._ a little, T.
ii. 384; L. 29, 535; 3. 249; 5. 28; HF. 621; A 1334, B 352; Lyte, _pl._
little, A 494, 1193; 5. 350; L. 219; small, T. iii. 1250. See LITE.

LYTE, _adv._ little, 3. 884; 7. 200; L. 421; a little, E 935; in a small
degree, G 632, 699; _l. and l._, by little and little, D 2235.

LYTH, lies; see LYE (1).

LYTHE, _adj._ easy, soft, HF. 118. A.S. _l[=i]dhe_.

LYTHE, _ger._ to alleviate, cheer, T. iv. 754. See above.

LYVE; see LYF.

LYVELY, _adv._ in a lively way, 3. 905. See LYFLY.

LYVES; see LYF.

LYVES, _adv._ in life; hence, _as adj._ living, alive, T. iv. 252, 767; HF.
1063; A 2395, E 903, 1864; _no lyves creature_, no living creature, T. iii.
13. So in Havelok, 509; P. Plowm. B. xix. 154; C. xxii. 159; &c.

LYVINGE, _s._ manner of life, C 847; state of life, G 322. See LIVINGE.



M', _sometimes put for_ Me (before a vowel); _as in_ masterte, mathinketh,
mexcuse.

MA DAME, my lady, T. ii. 880. See MADAME.

MA FEY, my faith! T. iii. 52.

MAAD; _pp. of_ Make.

MAAT, _adj._ dejected, B 2. p 4. 29. (E. _mate_ in _check-mate_.) See MAT.

MACE, _s._ mace, club, A 2124; B 2003; Maces, _pl._ A 2559, 2611; T. ii.
44, 640.

MAD, _adj._ mad, T. ii. 113; iv. 393; A 4231, F 1511; Madde, _pl._ T. v.
206.

MAD, _pp._ made, L. 286. See MAKE.

MADAME, _s._ madam, 12. 1; 21. 1; A 121; F 378; _ma dame_, A 376; Ma dame,
T. ii. 880.

MADDE, _v._ go mad, 4. 253; _ger._ to be furious, T. i. 479; _1 pr. s._ am
mad, R. 1072; _2 pr. s. subj._ art mad, A 3156; _pr. s. subj._ A 5559.

MADE, _pt. s. of_ Make.

MADER, _s._ madder, 9. 17.

MAGESTEE, _s._ majesty, R. 1339; 14. 19; B 1082, 3334, 3505, 3862, D 824.
And see MAIESTEE.

MAGICIEN, _s._ magician, B 3397, F 1184; Magiciens, _pl._ HF. 1260.

MAGIK, _s._ magic, A 416, F 1202; M. naturel, natural magic, F 1125; Magyk,
F 218; Magyke (_read_ magyk?), HF. 1266.

MAGISTRAT, _s._ magistracy, B 3. p 4. 16.

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