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
ADVERSARIE, _adj._ hostile, I 697.
ADVERS['A]RIE, _s._ adversary, B 3868, C 194, G 1476; Adversaire, 1. 8;
Advers['a]ries, _pl._ T. ii. 1435.
ADVERSITEE, _s._ adversity, A 484, F 502; 1. 101; harm, 7. 258, 276.
ADVERTENCE, _s._ attention, heed, T. iv. 698, v. 1258; HF. 709; G 467.
ADV['O]CAC['Y][:E]S, _pl._ pleas, T. ii. 1469.
ADV['O]CAT, _s._ advocate, intercessor, B 2211, G 68; 1. 102; Advocats,
_pl._ (in which the _t_ is mute), C 291; B 4. p 4. 183.
AFER, _adv._ afar, HF. 1215; L. 212; B 5. p 4. 103.
A-F[`E]RE, on fire, T. i. 229. See A-FYRE.
A-FEREN, _v._ to frighten; A-fered, _pp._ afraid, affrighted, T. i. 974,
iii. 482; A 1518, C 284; L. 53 _a_, 2321; Aferd, _pp._ afraid, A 628, 4095;
B 4611.
AFFECCIOUN, _s._ affection, devotion, A 1158; L. 1229.
AFFECT, _s._ desire; Affectis, _pl._ T. iii. 1391
AFFERME, _v._ affirm, T. ii. 1588; Affermeth, _pr. s._ affirms, B 4315;
fixes, B 4. m 6. 31; Affermed, _pp._ agreed upon, L. 790; established, A
2349.
AFFIANCE, _s._ trust, B 1330.
AFFINITEE, _s._ relation, B 1. p 4. 196.
AFFORCED, _pp._ forced, I 974.
AFFRAY, _s._ fray, quarrel, D 2156; terror, B 1137, 3273; fright, 4. 214;
HF. 553; Afray, dread, 7. 334.
AFFRAYE, _v._ to frighten; Affrayeth, _pr. s._ arouses, excites, R. 91;
Affrayed, _pp._ frightened, afraid, B 563; scared, B 4468; roused, 3. 296.
AFFYLE, _v._ file, i.e. render smooth, A 712; T. ii. 1681.
AFOR-YEYN, _prep._ over against, T. ii. 1188. See _Afornens_ in the New E.
Dict.
AFOUNDE, _v._ founder, perish, 12. 21. (Not in the New E. Dict.; but see
_Afounder_ in the same).
AFRAYED, _adj._ scared, distracted, R. 154. See AFFRAYE.
AFRIGHTE, _v._ to frighten; Afright, _pp._ affrighted, B 4085.
AFTER, _prep._ according to, A 125, 3220, B 2460, 2646, C 52, D 1642, F
100, 1033, G 25; L. 91, 2651; 1. 143; 3. 1095; 5. 305; A. pr. 61; A. ii.
17. 25; in expectation of, for, B 467; to get, A 525; later than, A. i. 21.
15; according as, L. 575; after, i.e. to fetch, L. 1130; T. v. 280;
towards, A 136; in accordance with, 8. 4; by inheritance from, L. 1072;
After as, according as, 5. 216; After oon, alike, A. 1781; After me,
according to my command, E 327; After the yeer, according to the season of
the year, F 47; After that, according as, T. ii. 1347; E 203.
AFTER, _adv._ afterwards, next, 5. 59, A 162, B 98; L. 75.
AFTERWARD, _adv._ afterwards, R. 5,29; A 497.
A-FYRE, on fire, D 726, 1982; HF. 1858; L. 2493; A-fyr, 1. 94; T. iii. 856;
A-f[`e]re, T. i. 229.
AGAIN, _prep._ when exposed to, L. 2426; Agayn, against, B 580, 1754, C
181, 427, G 1415, I 110; towards, A 2680; (so as) to meet, R. 785; D 1000;
opposite to, R. 1577; exposed to, H 110; contrary to, F 748; just before, B
4268, H 301; near, G 1279; to meet, B 391, G 1342; in comparison with, L.
189; Ageyn, against, A 66, F 142; 13. 11; compared with, R. 1011; turned
towards, L. 48.
AGAIN, _adv._ again; Agayn, A 801; Ageyn, F 654.
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