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
MAKING, _s._ poetry, composition, 8. 4; T. v. 1789; L. 74, 413, 483.
MALADYE, _s._ malady, A 419, 1373; Maladie, I 423; Maladyes, _pl._ A 2467,
B 2467.
MALAPERT, _adj._ forward, T. iii. 87.
MALE (1), _s._ bag, wallet, A 694, 3115, C 920, G 566, I 26. O. F. _male_.
MALE (2), _s._ male, D 122.
MALEFICE, _s._ evil practices, unlawful arts, B 1. p 4. 196; evil
contrivance, I 341.
MAL['E]NCOLYE, _s._ melancholy, T. v. 360; B 4123; Mel['a]ncolye, 3. 23.
MAL['E]NCOLYK, _adj._ melancholy, A 1375.
MALGRE, _prep._ in spite of, 4. 220. See MAUGRE.
MALICE, _s._ malice, spite, 3. 794, 993; Malis, T. iii. 1155.
M['A]LICI['O]US, _adj._ evil, HF. 93.
MALIGNITEE, _s._ malignity, I 513.
MALISON, _s._ curse, I 443; Malisoun, G 1245; cursing, I 619.
MALLIABLE, _adj._ malleable, such as can be worked by the hammer, G 1130.
MALONE, _for_ Me alone, T. i. 1028 _n_, ii. 1401 _n_.
MALT, _s._ A 3988, 3991, D 1746.
MALT, _pt. s._ melted, T. i. 582; HF. 922. See MELTE.
MALTALENT, _s._ ill-will, ill-humour, resentment, R. 273, 330. O. F. _mal
talent_.
MAN, _s._ A 167, 209, 223; (used indefinitely) one, B 43, D 2002; hero, B
3331; servant, I 772; Mannes, _gen._ A 574, B 1630; of mankind, T. ii. 417;
Men, _pl._ men, people, 18. 26; A 178; _sing._ (_unemphatic form of_ man),
one (_with sing. verb_), A 149, 232, C 675, G 392; T. iv. 866; 5. 22 (see
note); Mennes, _gen. pl._ 3. 976; B 202.
MANACE, _s._ threat, menace, A 2003, B 3789, I 646; Manaces, _pl._ B 1. m
4. 4; B 2. p 1. 65.
MANACE, _ger._ to threaten, E 1752; Manaceth, _pr. s._ menaces, E 122, I
646; Manaced, _pt. s._ B 2694; Manasinge, _pres. pt._ threatening, B 2. m
4. 3; B 4. m 2. 4.
MANASINGE, _s._ threatening, A 2035.
MANDEMENT, _s._ summons, D 1346, 1360; Mandements, _pl._ D 1284.
MANER, _s._ manor, place to dwell in, 3. 1004.
MANERE (_accented_ man['e]r[*e]), _s._ manner, 1. 29; A 858, D 1229;
deportment, A 140; method, B 5. p 1. 21; disposition, L. 251; manner, way,
3. 1130; B 3706, E 781; ease of behaviour, 3. 1218; goodly courtesy of
manner, 4. 294; _of manere_, in his behaviour, F 546; Maner (_accented_
m['a]ner), way, 3. 433; method, B 5. p 6. 203; manner, kind, sort (_used
without_ of _following_), _as in_ maner doctrine, B 1689; _cf._ 3. 471,
840; 4. 116; 7. 114; A. i. 2. 1, 19. 1; A 71, B 519, 1689, 2386, 3951, C
627, D 1266, E 519, 605, F 329, G 424, 527, I 103; Maneres, _pl._ ways, B
1. p 4. 198; kinds, R. 1406; I 82, 103; kinds (of creatures), B 4. m 3. 7;
methods, disposition, B 2. p 2. 36; Maners, _pl._ manners, 3. 1014.
MANHEDE, _s._ manliness, A 1285; Manhod, A 756; manhood, 18. 4.
MANIFESTEN, _ger._ to display, B 2. P 7. 31.
MANKINDE, _s._ mankind, 1. 107, 168; 5. 70; the race of men, A 1307, F 876,
877.
MANLY, _adj._ manly, 7. 259; A 167; noble, B 3901.
MANLY, _adv._ in a manly way, boldly, A 987, T. iv. 622.
MANNES, _gen._ of mankind, T. ii. 417. See MAN.
MANNISH, _adj._ manlike, T. i. 284; human, B 2454; unwomanly, B 782.
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