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

MESURE, _s._ moderation, 3. 881; T. ii. 418; E 622, I 465; measure, E 256;
measure, plan, 5. 305; _by m._, not too much, 3. 872; moderately, R. 543
(cf. 823); _over m._, immeasurably, 5. 300; _out of m._, immoderately, B
2607; _withoute m._, beyond measure, 3. 632.

MESUREN, _ger._ to trace out, B 5. p 1. 15; Mesured, _pt. s._ measured out,
1. 174.

MESURING, _s._ measure, R. 1349.

MET, _s._ measure of capacity, I 799. A.S. _gemet_.

METAL, _s._ 4. 201; 9. 29; B 4. m 7. 25; D 1064; Met['a]l, R. 386; F 243.

METAMORPHOSEOS, _gen. s._ (the book) of Metamorphosis; it should be pl.
_Metamorphoseon_; B 93.

METE (m['e]['e]t[*e]), _adj._ meet, befitting, 3. 316; fit, L. 1043; _pl._
meet, A 2291. A.S. _m[=ae]te_ (but Ch. has close _e_).

METE (m['e]['e]t[*e]), _s._ equal, 3. 486. See above.

METE (m[`e]t[*e]), _s._ meat, food, T. i. 485; A 136, 1900; meat, L. 1108;
F 173, 618; repast, T. ii. 1462; eating, A 127. A.S. _mete_.

METE (m['e]['e]t[*e]), _v._ meet, 4. 138; L. 148; find, 5. 698; Mete,
_ger._ to meet, L. 634; to meet together, B 1873; Meten, _ger._ L. 630;
Mete, _1 pr. s._ 4. 59; R. 1342; Meteth, _pr. s._ meets (_men_ being
singular = _one_), A 1524; Mette, _pt. s._ 5. 37; HF. 2069; L. 977; Mette,
_pt. pl._ met, E 390, F 1173, 1508; Metten, _pt. pl._ HF. 227; Met, _pp._
met; _wel met_, D 1443. A.S. _m[=e]tan_.

METE (m['e]['e]t[*e]), _v._ dream, T. iii. 1559, iv. 1396, v. 249; _ger._
3. 118; 5. 108, 115; M['e]te, _1 pr. s._ dream, T. iii. 1344; am dreaming,
3. 1234; Met, _pr. s._ 5. 104, 105; Mette, _1 pt. s._ dreamt, 5. 95; HF.
110; T. ii. 90; D 577; _pt. s._ R. 10; HF. 61; T. i. 362, v. 1238; B 3930,
4329; Me mette, _1 pt. s. refl._ I dreamt, R. 26; L. 210; _pt. s. impers._
3. 276, 442, 1320; HF. 119; _refl._ A 3684, B 4084; T. ii. 925; Met, _pp._
B 4445. A.S. _m[=ae]tan_ (but Ch. has close _e_).

METE, _1 pr. s._ (I) measure, A. ii. 41. 5; _imp. s._ A. ii. 43. 6. A.S.
_metan_.

METELY, _adj._ well-proportioned, R. 822.

METH, _s._ mead (drink), A 2279. See MEETH.

METING (1), _s._ meeting, L. 784.

METING (2), _s._ dream, 3. 282.

METRES, _pl._ metres, L. 562; B 48.

MEVE, _v._ move, stir, T. i. 472; Meve, _ger._ 5. 150; HF. 825; Meved,
_pp._ HF. 813; _to him meved_, urged against him, L. 344. See MOEVE.

ME-WARD, TO, towards me, B 1. m 1. 20; T. iv. 1666.

MEWE, _s._ mew, i.e. coop wherein fowls were fattened, A 349; properly, a
coop for hawks when moulting, F 643; hiding-place, T. iii. 602. See MUWE.

MEWET, _adj._ mute, T. v. 194. See note.

MEXCUSE, _for_ Me excuse, excuse myself, 16. 36.

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

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

MESURE, _s._ moderation, 3. 881; T. ii. 418; E 622, I 465; measure, E 256;
measure, plan, 5. 305; _by m._, not too much, 3. 872; moderately, R. 543
(cf. 823); _over m._, immeasurably, 5. 300; _out of m._, immoderately, B
2607; _withoute m._, beyond measure, 3. 632.

MESUREN, _ger._ to trace out, B 5. p 1. 15; Mesured, _pt. s._ measured out,
1. 174.

MESURING, _s._ measure, R. 1349.

MET, _s._ measure of capacity, I 799. A.S. _gemet_.

METAL, _s._ 4. 201; 9. 29; B 4. m 7. 25; D 1064; Met['a]l, R. 386; F 243.

METAMORPHOSEOS, _gen. s._ (the book) of Metamorphosis; it should be pl.
_Metamorphoseon_; B 93.

METE (m['e]['e]t[*e]), _adj._ meet, befitting, 3. 316; fit, L. 1043; _pl._
meet, A 2291. A.S. _m[=ae]te_ (but Ch. has close _e_).

METE (m['e]['e]t[*e]), _s._ equal, 3. 486. See above.

METE (m[`e]t[*e]), _s._ meat, food, T. i. 485; A 136, 1900; meat, L. 1108;
F 173, 618; repast, T. ii. 1462; eating, A 127. A.S. _mete_.

METE (m['e]['e]t[*e]), _v._ meet, 4. 138; L. 148; find, 5. 698; Mete,
_ger._ to meet, L. 634; to meet together, B 1873; Meten, _ger._ L. 630;
Mete, _1 pr. s._ 4. 59; R. 1342; Meteth, _pr. s._ meets (_men_ being
singular = _one_), A 1524; Mette, _pt. s._ 5. 37; HF. 2069; L. 977; Mette,
_pt. pl._ met, E 390, F 1173, 1508; Metten, _pt. pl._ HF. 227; Met, _pp._
met; _wel met_, D 1443. A.S. _m[=e]tan_.

METE (m['e]['e]t[*e]), _v._ dream, T. iii. 1559, iv. 1396, v. 249; _ger._
3. 118; 5. 108, 115; M['e]te, _1 pr. s._ dream, T. iii. 1344; am dreaming,
3. 1234; Met, _pr. s._ 5. 104, 105; Mette, _1 pt. s._ dreamt, 5. 95; HF.
110; T. ii. 90; D 577; _pt. s._ R. 10; HF. 61; T. i. 362, v. 1238; B 3930,
4329; Me mette, _1 pt. s. refl._ I dreamt, R. 26; L. 210; _pt. s. impers._
3. 276, 442, 1320; HF. 119; _refl._ A 3684, B 4084; T. ii. 925; Met, _pp._
B 4445. A.S. _m[=ae]tan_ (but Ch. has close _e_).

METE, _1 pr. s._ (I) measure, A. ii. 41. 5; _imp. s._ A. ii. 43. 6. A.S.
_metan_.

METELY, _adj._ well-proportioned, R. 822.

METH, _s._ mead (drink), A 2279. See MEETH.

METING (1), _s._ meeting, L. 784.

METING (2), _s._ dream, 3. 282.

METRES, _pl._ metres, L. 562; B 48.

MEVE, _v._ move, stir, T. i. 472; Meve, _ger._ 5. 150; HF. 825; Meved,
_pp._ HF. 813; _to him meved_, urged against him, L. 344. See MOEVE.

ME-WARD, TO, towards me, B 1. m 1. 20; T. iv. 1666.

MEWE, _s._ mew, i.e. coop wherein fowls were fattened, A 349; properly, a
coop for hawks when moulting, F 643; hiding-place, T. iii. 602. See MUWE.

MEWET, _adj._ mute, T. v. 194. See note.

MEXCUSE, _for_ Me excuse, excuse myself, 16. 36.

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