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Chaucerian Lexicon
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Undergraduate 4
10/10/2012

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array
Definition
condition, arrangement
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bane
Definition
destruction, killer
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boote
Definition
remedy
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conseil
Definition
counsel, advice
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deel
Definition
part, bit
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degree
Definition
rank, social condition
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devyse
Definition
trick, device
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drede
Definition
doubt, fear
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ensample
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example
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estaat
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condition in life, rank
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forward
Definition
agreement
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foule/fowel
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bird
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jape
Definition
joke, trick
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lust
Definition
pleasure, desire
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lym
Definition
limb
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mede
Definition
reward
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mete
Definition
food
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paas
Definition
slow walk, pace
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rede
Definition
advice
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routh
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pity
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sleighte
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trick
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sooth
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truth
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viage
Definition
expedition, voyage
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vilenye
Definition
churlishness
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werre
Definition
war
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certeyn
Definition
sure, certain
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fer, ferrer, ferrest
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far, farther, farthest
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fetis
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well made, graceful
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feyn
Definition
glad, willing
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gentle
Definition
noble
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geste
Definition
story
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glose
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gloss, interpretation (deceitful)
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hende
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handy, tricky, courteous
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hye/ heigh
Definition
high
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kynde
Definition
nature, species
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leef
Definition
dear
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looth
Definition
hateful, loath
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nones (for the)
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indeed; at that time, then
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ny, near, next
Definition
near, nearer, nearest
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nyce
Definition
foolish; scrupulous
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povre
Definition
poor
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siker
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certain, trusty
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verray
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true
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wode/ wood
Definition
mad, crazy
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axe
Definition
ask
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brenne
Definition
burn
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bresten, braste, ybrest
Definition
burst
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chesen, chees, ychose
Definition
choose
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clepen, yclept
Definition
call
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deme(n)
Definition
judge, consider
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dighten, dighte
Definition
prepare, adorn, equip
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duren
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endure, last
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fallen, fil/fel, yfalle
Definition
happen, befall
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gyen
Definition
guide, direct
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helpen, help/help, yholpe
Definition
help, cure
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highte
Definition
be called; promised
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lesen
Definition
lose
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metten
Definition
dream
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nomen, ynome
Definition
taken, captured
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rekne
Definition
reckon
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reknen
Definition
to reckon; count
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rennen, ran, yronne
Definition
run
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speden
Definition
succeed
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tharfen
Definition
to be necessary
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wedden
Definition
pledge, marry
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wene
Definition
suppose, consider
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wilnen
Definition
desire, want
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wilnen
Definition
desire, want
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witen, wot, wiste
Definition
know
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yeven/yiven, yaf, (y)yeven
Definition
give
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and(de)
Definition
had not
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nam
Definition
am not
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nas
Definition
was not
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nath
Definition
has not
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nere
Definition
were not
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nolde
Definition
didn't want to
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nostow
Definition
you don't know
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not, noot
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I/he do/ does not know
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nyl
Definition
will not, wish not
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nyste
Definition
didn't know
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after
Definition
according to
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agayns
Definition
towards
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agon
Definition
ago, long ago
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atones
Definition
at once, immediately
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ay
Definition
ever, forever
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blyve
Definition
quickly
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certes
Definition
truly, certainly
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eft
Definition
again
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er
Definition
ere, before, earlier
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erst
Definition
first, at first
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nedes
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by necessity
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onces
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once
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overal
Definition
everywhere
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owher
Definition
anywhere
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there
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where
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unethe(s)
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hardly
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whilom
Definition
once, formerly
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yliche
Definition
alike
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yond
Definition
yonder
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ech, iche
Definition
each
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everich
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each
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everichon
Definition
every one
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ilk
Definition
each
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swich
Definition
such, some
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thilke
Definition
the same, that same
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al
Definition
although, even if
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als, al so
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as
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and, and if
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if
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but, but if
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if, unless
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eek/ eke
Definition
also
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for to
Definition
in order to
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for, for that
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because
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forthy
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therefore
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forwhy
Definition
because
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or...or
Definition
either...or
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other, outher
Definition
or
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sin/syn
Definition
since
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sithe(n)
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since
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ther(as)
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where
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wher
Definition
whether; also used to introduce a question
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after
Definition
according to, after
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agayn, agaynes
Definition
against, toward
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at
Definition
of, from, at
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atte
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at the
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biforn
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before
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bitwix, bitwinen
Definition
between
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fro
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from
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inwith
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within
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maugree
Definition
despite
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of
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by (when used as the agent of a passive)
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thurgh
Definition
through
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til
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toward
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up
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upon
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with
Definition
by (when used as agent of a passive)
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withouten
Definition
without (also as an adverb "outside")
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