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

MELTE, _v._ melt, T. iv. 367; Melteth, _pr. s._ (pron. _melt'th_ or
_melt_), R. 276; Malt, _pt. s._ T. i. 582; HF. 922; Molte, _pp._ T. v. 10;
HF. 1145, 1149.

MEMBRE, _s._ limb, R. 1028; member, 3. 495; Membres, _pl._ I 137; parts, A.
pr. 48.

MEMORIAL, _adj._ which serves to record events, 7. 18.

MEM['O]RIE, _s._ memory, 7. 14; L. 1889; G 339; remembrance, A 3112, B
3164; Mem['o]ire, recollection, 3. 945.

MEN, _pl. of_ Man; _also a weakened form of_ Man, _in the sense_ of 'one,'
_or_ 'some one'; used with a singular verb; A 149, 1524, &c.; see MAN.

MENA, _error for_ Mene, I 11 _n_.

MENCIOUN, _s._ mention, 5. 29; A 893, B 3311, H 106; _made of m._, made
mention of, B 54.

MENDE, _v._ mend, T. v. 1426; _2 pr. pl._ profit, gain, T. ii. 329.

MENDINANTS, _pl._ mendicant friars, D 1907, 1912. See note.

MENDITE, _for_ Me endyte, G 32 _n_.

MENE, _adj._ middle, B 3. m 9. 18; mean, A. ii. 44. 14 (see MOTE); _mene
whyle_, mean while, T. iii. 50; B 546, G 1262; of middle size, T. v. 806;
Mene, _adj. pl._ intermediate, 7. 286.

MENE (m[`e][`e]n[*e]), _s._ means, way, 11. 36; T. v. 104, 1551; middle
course, B 4. p 7. 69; T. i. 689; instrument, E 1671; mediator, 1. 125;
go-between, T. iii. 254; intermediary, I 990; the mean, L. 165; Menes,
_pl._ mediators, go-betweens, A 3375; means, B 480; means, instruments, D
1484, F 883, 884.

MENELICHE, _adj._ moderate, B 1. p 6. 77.

MENEN (m[`e][`e]n[*e]n), _ger._ to say, HF. 1104; Mene, _ger._ to signify,
B 3941; Mene, _1 pr. s._ intend, mean, 11. 31; L. 166, 558; A 793, 1673, B
93, 641, 1860, 2141, G 1424, I 11; Menest, _2 pr. s._ meanest, 3. 743,
1137, 1305; Menestow, meanest thou, G 309; Mente, _1 pt. s._ meant,
intended, B 4614, G 999, 1051; purposed, 18. 50; Mente, _pt. s._ R. 1285,
T. iii. 432; B 327, F 108, 522; L. 309; thought, 5. 581; declared, 7. 160;
_2 pt. pl._ meant, F 981; Meneden, _pt. pl._ B 5. p 1. 33; Ment, _pp._
intended, 5. 158.

MENE-WHYLE, mean time, D 1445. See MENE, _adj._

MENINGE, _s._ intention, T. i. 285; L. 474; Mening, intent, F 151.

MENIVERE, _s._ miniver, R. 227.

MENSTRALCIES, _pl._ mintrelsies, HF. 1217. See MINSTRALCYE.

MENTE, _pt. t. of_ Menen.

MENTES, _pl._ plants of mint, R. 731.

MERCENARIE, _s._ hireling, A 514.

MERCIABLE, _adj._ merciful, 1. 1, 182; 15. 17; L. 347, 410; B 1878, 3013,
3076, F 1036.

MERC['U]RIE, _s._ mercury, i.e. quicksilver, G 772, 774, 827, 1431, 1438.

MERCY, _s._ 1. 7; A 918, 2808; (have) mercy, 1. 36; _graunt mercy_, much
thanks, 10. 29; T. iii. 649.

MERE, _s._ mare, A 541; Mare, A 4055, H 78; Mares, _pl._ A 4065, 4081.

MERIDIAN, _adj._ meridional, at the moment of southing, exact southern, A.
pr. 60; southern, on the meridian, A. ii. 39. 6.

MERIDIAN, _s._ meridian, A. ii. 39. 16; Meridians, _pl._ A. ii. 39. 10.

MERIDIE, _s._ midday, A. ii. 44. 30.

MERIDIONAL, _adj._ southern, A. i. 4. 5; F 263 (see ANGLE); Miridional
lyne, the meridian, A. ii. 39. 1.

MERIE; see MERY.

MERIELY, _adv._ merrily, A 714; Merily, B 4462; R. 1329.

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

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

MELTE, _v._ melt, T. iv. 367; Melteth, _pr. s._ (pron. _melt'th_ or
_melt_), R. 276; Malt, _pt. s._ T. i. 582; HF. 922; Molte, _pp._ T. v. 10;
HF. 1145, 1149.

MEMBRE, _s._ limb, R. 1028; member, 3. 495; Membres, _pl._ I 137; parts, A.
pr. 48.

MEMORIAL, _adj._ which serves to record events, 7. 18.

MEM['O]RIE, _s._ memory, 7. 14; L. 1889; G 339; remembrance, A 3112, B
3164; Mem['o]ire, recollection, 3. 945.

MEN, _pl. of_ Man; _also a weakened form of_ Man, _in the sense_ of 'one,'
_or_ 'some one'; used with a singular verb; A 149, 1524, &c.; see MAN.

MENA, _error for_ Mene, I 11 _n_.

MENCIOUN, _s._ mention, 5. 29; A 893, B 3311, H 106; _made of m._, made
mention of, B 54.

MENDE, _v._ mend, T. v. 1426; _2 pr. pl._ profit, gain, T. ii. 329.

MENDINANTS, _pl._ mendicant friars, D 1907, 1912. See note.

MENDITE, _for_ Me endyte, G 32 _n_.

MENE, _adj._ middle, B 3. m 9. 18; mean, A. ii. 44. 14 (see MOTE); _mene
whyle_, mean while, T. iii. 50; B 546, G 1262; of middle size, T. v. 806;
Mene, _adj. pl._ intermediate, 7. 286.

MENE (m[`e][`e]n[*e]), _s._ means, way, 11. 36; T. v. 104, 1551; middle
course, B 4. p 7. 69; T. i. 689; instrument, E 1671; mediator, 1. 125;
go-between, T. iii. 254; intermediary, I 990; the mean, L. 165; Menes,
_pl._ mediators, go-betweens, A 3375; means, B 480; means, instruments, D
1484, F 883, 884.

MENELICHE, _adj._ moderate, B 1. p 6. 77.

MENEN (m[`e][`e]n[*e]n), _ger._ to say, HF. 1104; Mene, _ger._ to signify,
B 3941; Mene, _1 pr. s._ intend, mean, 11. 31; L. 166, 558; A 793, 1673, B
93, 641, 1860, 2141, G 1424, I 11; Menest, _2 pr. s._ meanest, 3. 743,
1137, 1305; Menestow, meanest thou, G 309; Mente, _1 pt. s._ meant,
intended, B 4614, G 999, 1051; purposed, 18. 50; Mente, _pt. s._ R. 1285,
T. iii. 432; B 327, F 108, 522; L. 309; thought, 5. 581; declared, 7. 160;
_2 pt. pl._ meant, F 981; Meneden, _pt. pl._ B 5. p 1. 33; Ment, _pp._
intended, 5. 158.

MENE-WHYLE, mean time, D 1445. See MENE, _adj._

MENINGE, _s._ intention, T. i. 285; L. 474; Mening, intent, F 151.

MENIVERE, _s._ miniver, R. 227.

MENSTRALCIES, _pl._ mintrelsies, HF. 1217. See MINSTRALCYE.

MENTE, _pt. t. of_ Menen.

MENTES, _pl._ plants of mint, R. 731.

MERCENARIE, _s._ hireling, A 514.

MERCIABLE, _adj._ merciful, 1. 1, 182; 15. 17; L. 347, 410; B 1878, 3013,
3076, F 1036.

MERC['U]RIE, _s._ mercury, i.e. quicksilver, G 772, 774, 827, 1431, 1438.

MERCY, _s._ 1. 7; A 918, 2808; (have) mercy, 1. 36; _graunt mercy_, much
thanks, 10. 29; T. iii. 649.

MERE, _s._ mare, A 541; Mare, A 4055, H 78; Mares, _pl._ A 4065, 4081.

MERIDIAN, _adj._ meridional, at the moment of southing, exact southern, A.
pr. 60; southern, on the meridian, A. ii. 39. 6.

MERIDIAN, _s._ meridian, A. ii. 39. 16; Meridians, _pl._ A. ii. 39. 10.

MERIDIE, _s._ midday, A. ii. 44. 30.

MERIDIONAL, _adj._ southern, A. i. 4. 5; F 263 (see ANGLE); Miridional
lyne, the meridian, A. ii. 39. 1.

MERIE; see MERY.

MERIELY, _adv._ merrily, A 714; Merily, B 4462; R. 1329.

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