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

MOCHEL (muchel), _adj._ great, B 4. p 1. 30; L. 1966; much, 20. 7; G 611;
Moche, great, 3. 904; HF. 971; A. ii. 7. 14; much, B 1169, 2152. See
MUCHEL.

MOCHEL, _adv._ much, 3. 1102; B 3959.

MOCHEL, _s._ size, 3. 454, 861. Cf. A.S. _mycelu_, magnitude.

MOCIOUN, _s._ motion, B 2429; proposal, T. iv. 1291.

MODER, _s._ mother, 1. 49, 99; 5. 292; L. 338, 1828; B 276, 696, 1657,
1696, I 117; the thickest plate forming the principal part of the astrolabe
(Lat. _mater_ or _rotula_), A. i. 3. 1; Modres, _gen._ mother's, B 1783; C
729, G 1243; Modres, _pl._ Mothers, C 93. A.S. _m[=o]dor_.

MOEBLE, _adj._ moveable, A. i. 21. 49.

MOEBLE, _s._ moveable goods, property, personal property, T. iv. 1380,
1460; v. 300; Moebles, _pl._ G 540.

MOEDES, _s. pl._ moods, strains (of music), B 2. p 1. 32.

MOEVABLE, _adj._ impressionable, fickle, B 4. m 5. 23; _as s._ The firste
m., the 'primum mobile,' A. i. 17. 29.

MOEVABLETEE, _s._ mobility, B 4. p 6. 80.

MOEVE, _ger._ to stir up, B 2218; _v._ move, I 133; stir up, begin, B 2839;
Moeved, _pt. s._ disturbed, B 1136; Moeved, _pp._ troubled, B 4. p 6. 175;
Moeving, _pres. pt._ B 295. See MEVE.

MOEVERE, _s._ mover, A 2987.

MOEVING, _s._ moving, motion, B 2. p 5. 32; A. pr. 66; Firste moeving, the
'primum mobile,' A. i. 17. 27; Moevyng, B 2429; Moevynges, _pl._ motions, I
655.

MOISTE, _adj._ moist, A 420; Moist (_for_ Moiste, _before a vowel_), 5.
380; Moiste, _pl._ supple, A 457. See MOYSTE. O. F. _moiste_.

MOISTE, _adj. as s._ moisture, R. 1564.

MOISTURE, _s._ R. 1424; I 220.

MOKERERES, _s. pl._ misers, B 2. p 5. 11. See above.

MOKRE (mukr[*e]), _v._ hoard up, T. iii. 1375; Mokeren, _pr. pl._ B 2. p 5.
11. See _muckren_ in Stratmann.

MOLESTE, _v._ molest, vex, T. iv. 880.

MOLESTIE, _s._ trouble, B 3. p 9. 77.

MOLLIFICACIOUN, _s._ mollifying, softening, G 854.

MOLTE, _pp._; see MELTE.

MOMENT, _s._ A 2584.

MONCHE (munch[*e]), _v._ munch, T. i. 914.

MONE (m['o]['o]n[*e]), _s._ moon, 3. 824; 4. 235; HF. 2116; T. i. 1024; A.
pr. 66; L. 1972, 2503; A 2077, 3352, C 23, F 1287; moon, i.e. position or
'quarter' of the moon, A 403; Mone, _gen._ B 2070; Mones, _gen._ F 1154; I
10. A.S. _m[=o]na_.

MONE (m[`o][`o]n[*e]), _s._ moan, complaint, 4. 143; T. i. 696, iv. 950; A
1366, F 920. See MOON.

MONE (m[`o][`o]n[*e]), _v. refl._ to lament, T. i. 98.

MONE-LIGHT, _s._ moon-light, R. 1010.

MONETH, _s._ month, A. i. 10. 13, ii. 44. 37; _pl._ Monethis, ii. 44. 35.
A.S. _m[=o]nadh_. See MONTH.

MON['E]YE, _s._ money, A 703, B 1528, G 1033; B 3. p 3. 9.

MONK (munk), _s._ monk, A 165, B 3114; Monkes, _pl._ B 1632.

MONSTRE, _s._ monster, B 2. p 1. 11; L. 1928, 1991; E 2062; prodigy, F
1344; horrible thing, B 1. p 4. 140; Monstres, _gen._ of a monster, 3. 628;
_pl._ B 3302.

MONSTROUS, _adj._ monstrous, B 4. m 3. 22.

MONTAIGNE, _s._ mountain, B 24; Montayne, B 3776; Monteyne, B 3817;
Mountain, D 1887; Montaignes, _pl._ B 3454.

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

Chaucer, Geoffrey

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

MOCHEL (muchel), _adj._ great, B 4. p 1. 30; L. 1966; much, 20. 7; G 611;
Moche, great, 3. 904; HF. 971; A. ii. 7. 14; much, B 1169, 2152. See
MUCHEL.

MOCHEL, _adv._ much, 3. 1102; B 3959.

MOCHEL, _s._ size, 3. 454, 861. Cf. A.S. _mycelu_, magnitude.

MOCIOUN, _s._ motion, B 2429; proposal, T. iv. 1291.

MODER, _s._ mother, 1. 49, 99; 5. 292; L. 338, 1828; B 276, 696, 1657,
1696, I 117; the thickest plate forming the principal part of the astrolabe
(Lat. _mater_ or _rotula_), A. i. 3. 1; Modres, _gen._ mother's, B 1783; C
729, G 1243; Modres, _pl._ Mothers, C 93. A.S. _m[=o]dor_.

MOEBLE, _adj._ moveable, A. i. 21. 49.

MOEBLE, _s._ moveable goods, property, personal property, T. iv. 1380,
1460; v. 300; Moebles, _pl._ G 540.

MOEDES, _s. pl._ moods, strains (of music), B 2. p 1. 32.

MOEVABLE, _adj._ impressionable, fickle, B 4. m 5. 23; _as s._ The firste
m., the 'primum mobile,' A. i. 17. 29.

MOEVABLETEE, _s._ mobility, B 4. p 6. 80.

MOEVE, _ger._ to stir up, B 2218; _v._ move, I 133; stir up, begin, B 2839;
Moeved, _pt. s._ disturbed, B 1136; Moeved, _pp._ troubled, B 4. p 6. 175;
Moeving, _pres. pt._ B 295. See MEVE.

MOEVERE, _s._ mover, A 2987.

MOEVING, _s._ moving, motion, B 2. p 5. 32; A. pr. 66; Firste moeving, the
'primum mobile,' A. i. 17. 27; Moevyng, B 2429; Moevynges, _pl._ motions, I
655.

MOISTE, _adj._ moist, A 420; Moist (_for_ Moiste, _before a vowel_), 5.
380; Moiste, _pl._ supple, A 457. See MOYSTE. O. F. _moiste_.

MOISTE, _adj. as s._ moisture, R. 1564.

MOISTURE, _s._ R. 1424; I 220.

MOKERERES, _s. pl._ misers, B 2. p 5. 11. See above.

MOKRE (mukr[*e]), _v._ hoard up, T. iii. 1375; Mokeren, _pr. pl._ B 2. p 5.
11. See _muckren_ in Stratmann.

MOLESTE, _v._ molest, vex, T. iv. 880.

MOLESTIE, _s._ trouble, B 3. p 9. 77.

MOLLIFICACIOUN, _s._ mollifying, softening, G 854.

MOLTE, _pp._; see MELTE.

MOMENT, _s._ A 2584.

MONCHE (munch[*e]), _v._ munch, T. i. 914.

MONE (m['o]['o]n[*e]), _s._ moon, 3. 824; 4. 235; HF. 2116; T. i. 1024; A.
pr. 66; L. 1972, 2503; A 2077, 3352, C 23, F 1287; moon, i.e. position or
'quarter' of the moon, A 403; Mone, _gen._ B 2070; Mones, _gen._ F 1154; I
10. A.S. _m[=o]na_.

MONE (m[`o][`o]n[*e]), _s._ moan, complaint, 4. 143; T. i. 696, iv. 950; A
1366, F 920. See MOON.

MONE (m[`o][`o]n[*e]), _v. refl._ to lament, T. i. 98.

MONE-LIGHT, _s._ moon-light, R. 1010.

MONETH, _s._ month, A. i. 10. 13, ii. 44. 37; _pl._ Monethis, ii. 44. 35.
A.S. _m[=o]nadh_. See MONTH.

MON['E]YE, _s._ money, A 703, B 1528, G 1033; B 3. p 3. 9.

MONK (munk), _s._ monk, A 165, B 3114; Monkes, _pl._ B 1632.

MONSTRE, _s._ monster, B 2. p 1. 11; L. 1928, 1991; E 2062; prodigy, F
1344; horrible thing, B 1. p 4. 140; Monstres, _gen._ of a monster, 3. 628;
_pl._ B 3302.

MONSTROUS, _adj._ monstrous, B 4. m 3. 22.

MONTAIGNE, _s._ mountain, B 24; Montayne, B 3776; Monteyne, B 3817;
Mountain, D 1887; Montaignes, _pl._ B 3454.

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