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Chaucer's Middle English
Canterbury Tales
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Graduate
09/25/2009
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Term
I, ich
 Definition
first person "I"
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myn, my
 Definition
1st person genitive
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me
 Definition
1st person dative or accusative
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thou
 Definition
second person nom
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thy, thyn
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2nd person gen
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thee
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2nd person dat/acc
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adoun
 Definition
down
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agast(e)
 Definition
afraid
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agayn(s)
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against, toward
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ago, ago(o)n
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gone, ago
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al
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all
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al, al be that
 Definition
although
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alderbest
 Definition
best of all
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als, also
 Definition
as, also
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an
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an, on
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anon
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at once
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artow
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art thou
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arwe
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arrow
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as
 Definition
as, as if, like
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atte
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at, at the
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aventure
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chance
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axe
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ask
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ay
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always
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been
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are
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benedicite!
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bless us!
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bet
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better
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beth
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are; (imperative) be
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bitwixen
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between
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blake
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black
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blyve
 Definition
quickly, soon
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brenne
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burn
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breste, brast
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burst
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bresting
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bursting
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but, but if
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unless
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can, kan
 Definition
know, be able
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canstow
 Definition
can you, you can
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cas
 Definition
happening, chance
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certes
 Definition
surely, certainly
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certeyn
 Definition
certainly, sure(ly)
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chees, chese(n)
 Definition
choose, chose chosen
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cheer, chiere
 Definition
facial expression
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clepe(n)
 Definition
call
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clerk
 Definition
scholar
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conne
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learn, can
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conseil
 Definition
secret, advice
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coude
 Definition
could
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coy
 Definition
quiet
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deel
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bit
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delit
 Definition
delight
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deme
 Definition
judge, suppose
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