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
MIRTHE, _s._ pleasure, amusement, R. 601; 3. 612; A 759, 766, 767; Mirthe,
Sir, Mirth (personified), R. 733; Murthe, joy, E 1123. A.S. _myrhdh_.
MIRTHELES, _adj._ without mirth, sad, 5. 592.
MIS, _adj._ wrong, amiss, 7. 279; T. iv. 1348; bad, HF. 1975; blameworthy,
G 999.
MIS, _s._ wrong, evil, L. 266 a.
MIS, _adv._ amiss, wrongly, B 4. p 5. 14; T. i. 934.
MIS, _1 pr. s._ lack, have not, 6. 47. See MISSE.
MISACOUNTED, _pp._ miscounted, T. v. 1185.
MISAUNTER, _s._ misadventure, misfortune, T 766. (_Aunter = aventure_; see
below.)
MISAVENTURE, _s._ misadventure, misfortune, mishap, R. 253; 4. 140, 229; B
616, 3540, D 1334; mischief, R. 422.
MISAVYSE, _pr. pl. refl._ advise themselves amiss, act unadvisedly, D 230.
MISBILEVE, _s._ belief of trickery, suspicion, G 1213.
MISBILEVED, _pp._ misbelieving ones, infidels, 1. 146.
MISBODEN, _pp._ offered (to do you) evil, insulted, A 909. Pp. of
_misb[=e]den_.
MISBORN, _pp._ misbehaved, B 3067 (lit. 'borne amiss').
MISCARIE, _v._ go amiss, A 513.
MISCHAUNCE, _s._ ill luck, R. 1548; 1. 85; T. i. 118; mischance, R. 251;
misfortune, L. 1826; Mischance, ill luck, D 1334; _to mischaunce_, i.e. to
the devil, T. ii. 222, v. 359; _how m._, how the mischief, T. iv. 1362.
MISCHEEF, _s._ misfortune, L. 1278; Mischef, misfortune, danger, 4. 58;
harm, R. 253. See MESCHIEF.
MISCONCEYVE, _v._; Misconceyveth, _pr. s._ misunderstands, E 2410.
MISCONSTRUE, _v._ misconstrue, T. i. 346.
MISCOUNTING, _s._ fraudulent reckoning, R. 196. See note.
MISDEDES, _pl._ misdeeds, D 1664.
MISDEME, _v._; Misdemeth, _pr. s._ misjudges, E 2410; Misdemen, _pr. pl._
HF. 92; Misdeme, _pr. s. subj._ HF. 97.
MISDEPARTETH, _pr. s._ parts or divides amiss, B 107.
MISDOERES, _pl._ misdoers, B 2631.
MISDOOTH, _pr. s._ doeth amiss to, illtreats, B 3112; Misdoon, _pp._ done
amiss, I 85.
MISDRAWINGES, _s. pl._ way of drawing aside, B 3. p 12. 74.
MISERICORDE, _s._ (there is) mercy, pity, T. iii. 1177; mercy, pity, 1. 25,
35; B 2608, D 1910, I 804, 805; Misericordes, _pl._ mercy, pity, B 3. m 12.
31.
MIS['E]RIE, _s._ misery, T. iv. 272; B 3167.
MISESE, _s._ trouble, I 806; discomfort, I 177; Miseise, discomfort, I 194;
Miseyses, _pl._ injuries, B 1. p 4. 48.
MISESED, _pp._ troubled, vexed, I 806.
MISFILLE, _pt. s. subj._ it went amiss (with), A 2388. From infin.
_misfalle_.
MISFORYAF, _pt. s._ misgave, T. iv. 1426. From infin. _misforyive_.
MISGOON, _pp._ gone astray, I 80; gone to the wrong place, A 4218; Misgon,
gone amiss, A 4252; Misgo, A 4255.
MISGOVERNAUNCE, _s._ misconduct, B 3202.
MISGYED, _pp._ misguided, misconducted, B 3723. See GYE.
MISHAP, _s._ ill luck, B. 3435.
MISHAPPE, _v._ meet with misfortune, B 2886; _pr. s. subj._ (it) may happen
ill for, A 1646.
MISHAPPY, _adj._ unhappy, B 2758.
MISKNOWINGE, _adj._ ignorant, B 2. p 8. 17.
MISKNOWINGE, _s._ ignorance, B 3. m 11. 18.
MISLAY, _pt. s._ lay in an uncomfortable position, A 3647. From infin.
_mislye_.
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