Chapter 14

And when this jape is tald another day,I sal be hald a daf,a cokenay.

And when this jape is tald another day,I sal be hald a daf,a cokenay.

And when this jape is tald another day,

I sal be hald a daf,a cokenay.

coker (A.S.)120,a short stocking, or glove, a sheath

coket (A.N.)135,a kind of fine bread

cokewold (A.N.)75,a cuckold

cole (A.N.)134,cabbage

coler (A.N.)a collar

collen (A.N.)203,to embrace, put one's arms round a person's neck, in French,accoller

colomy (A.S.)267(?)

colvere (A.S.)319,a dove, pigeon

come (A.S.)416,to come.pres. s.he comth,18,332.pret. s.cam, kam, coom,168, com,400.pl.comen,438, come,235,237,430, coome,416, coomen,438.subj., til he coome,328, er thei coome,353

comsen (A.N.)23,24,49,77,81,119,136,152,244,372,to begin, commence, to endeavour.pret. s.comsede,402,403. comsynge,382

comunes (A.N.)80,420,commons, allowance of provision

confus (A.N.)confused

congeyen, congeien (A.N.)258,to give leave, dismiss

congie (A.N.)258,leave

konne (A.S.)401,408,437,to learn, know.pres. s.kan.pret.kouthe,411, koude.subj.in case that thow konne,424, and thou konne,397,if thou know.pret. act.konnyng,206,knowing

konnynge (A.S.)409,knowledge, science, cunning

contenaunce (A.N.)2,203,appearance, gesture, carriage

contrarien (A.N.)367,to go against, vex, oppose

contree (A.N.)a country

contreve (A.N.)to contrive. contreved,contrived

conying (A.N.?)a rabbit

copen (A.N.)51,to cover with a cope, like a friar

coppe (A.N.)44,191,a cup, basin

coroune (A.N.)a crown

corounen (A.N.)to crown.part. p.y-corouned

cors (A.N.)295,the body

corsaint (A.N.)109,a relique, the body of a saint

corsen (A.S.)305,to curse

corsede (A.S.)cursed. corseder,421,more cursed, worse

cost (A.N.)33,151,376,a side, region

costen (A.N.)to cost.pret. s.costed,13.part. pas.costned,13

cote (A.S.)152,a cottage, cot

coten (A.N.)51,to dress in a coat

†cotinge (A.S.)468,cutting

coupable (A.N.)366,guilty, culpable

coupe (A.N.)44,95,a cup

coupen (A.N.)to cut out, fashion(?)part. past, y-couped,370

courben (A.N.)19,28,to bend, stoop

courtepy (A.N.)82,128,a short cloak of coarse cloth

couthen (A.S.)87,to make known, discover, publish.pret.kidde,103,269

†couuen (A.S.)473, perhaps an error in the old printed text forconnen

coveiten (A.N.)to covet

covent (A.N.)428,a convent

coveren (A.N.)238,to recover

cracchen (A.S.)211,322,to scratch

crafte (A.S.)craft, art. crafty-men,121,artisans

creaunt (A.N.)239,believing

crepen (A.S.)to creep.pret. s.crope,pl.cropen

cryen (A.N.)to cry.pret. s.cried, cryde,374,pl.cryden, cride

croft (A.S.)a small inclosed field, a croft

crokke (A.S.)412,a pot, pitcher, vessel of earthenware

†crom-bolle (A.S.)476,a crum-bowl

crop (A.S.)332,334,the head or top of a tree or plant; hence the expression "root and crop," still in use

cropiers (A.N.)the housings on the horse's back

croppen (A.S.)319,to eat (said of a bird), to put into its crop or craw

crouche (A.N.)109,a cross. Hence is derived the name ofthe Crutched Friars

†crouken (A.S.)495,to bend

†crucchen (A.S.)495,to crouch

cruddes (A.S.)curds

cruwel (A.N.)269,cruel

ku,pl.kyen (A.S.)125,a cow

kulle (A.S.)344, kille,434,to kill.pret. s.kilde,431.part. past, kulled,339. to kulle,338

culorum (Lat.)60,198,the conclusion or moral of a tale

cultour (A.S.)123, kultour,61,a culter, blade

cuppe-mele (A.S.)90,cup by cup

kutte,79(A.S.)to cut.imperat.kut,75.pret. pl.kitten,128

kynde (A.S.)nature, race, kind

kynde (A.S.)natural. kyndeliche,382,naturally

kyng (A.S.)pl.kynges.gen. pl.kyngene,21,400,a king

kyng-ryche (A.S.)a kingdom

kyn,gen. s.kynnes (A.S.)40,kin, kind. This word is used in the genitive case in such phrases as the following: of foure kynnes thynges,151,of four kinds of things. othere kynnes men,177,other kinds of men. none kynnes riche,213,no kind of rich men, or rich men of no kind. many kynnes maneres,359,many sorts of manners. any kynnes catel,400,any kind of property

D.

D.

D.

daffe (A.S.)a fool

daggen (A.S.)433,to dag, to cut the edges of the garment in jagged ornaments, as was the custom at this period

daren (A.S.)to dare.pres. pl.dar,10,280.pret. s.andpl.dorste,11,42,253,393

dawe (A.S.)380,dawn.pret. s.dawed,395

dawnten (A.N.)319,to tame,—also,to daunt, to fear

decourren (A.N.)285,to discover, lay open, narrate

dedeynous (A.N.)156,disdainful

deed (A.S.)dead

deen (A.N.)a dean

dees (A.N.)dice

deef (A.S.)pl.deve,403,deaf

defende (A.N.)47,485,to forbid, prohibit

defien, defyen, defie (A.N.?)84,100,141,298,to digest

defyen (A.N.)to defy.pret. s.defyed,429

degised (A.N.)2,disguised

deyen (A.S.)to die.pret. s.deide,214. to dye,352

deyntee (A.N.)205,dainty, niceness, preciousness

deys, dees (A.N.)139,250,the dais, or high table in the hall

deitee (A.N.)deity, godhead

del, deel (A.S.)part, portion. tithe deel,323,tenth part

delen, dele, deelen (A.S.)47,175,218,share, distribute, give, deal.pres.ye deele,144

deliten (A.N.)to delight, take pleasure

delitable (A.N.)delightful, pleasant

delven (A.S.)417,to dig, bury.pret. pl.dolven,128.part. pas.dolven,128,293

delvere (A.S.)a digger, delver

demen (A.S.)to judge.pret.demede

dene (A.S.)373,din, noise

dene (A.N.)a dean

departable (A.N.)355,divisible

depper (A.S.)307,deeper

dere (A.S.)140,349,370,to injure, hurt

derely (A.S.)396,expensively, richly

dereworthe (A.S.)precious, honourable

derk (A.S.)dark

derne (A.S.)38,249,secret

destruyen, destruye (A.N.)361,to destroy.pret. s.destruyed,340

dette (A.N.)pl.dettes,a debt

devoir (A.N.)duty

devors (A.N.)433,divorce

dya (A.N.)435,dyachylon

diapenidion,84,an electuary

dido (A.S.)256,a trifle, a trick

dighte (A.S.)134,to fit out, make, dispose, dress.pret. s.dighte,396

†digne (A.N.)472,worthy

digneliche (A.N.)worthily, deservedly

dyk,417(A.S.)dych, a ditch

dikere, dykere (A.S.)96,a ditch or foss digger, ditcher

dymes (A.N.)326,tithes

dymme (A.S.)388,dark.adv.dymme,184,darkly

dymmen (A.S.)98,to become dim or dark

dyngen (A.S.)62,125,193,295,to strike, ding, knock

dynt (A.S.)370,a blow, knock

disalowed (A.N.)281,disallowed, disapproved. disalowyng,282,disapproving

discryven (A.N.)to describe

disour (A.N.)a player at dice

disour (A.N.)120,a teller of tales

dyssheres (A.S.)96,a female who makes dishes

†distrie (A.N.)478,to destroy

doel (A.N.)100,124,368,grief, lamentation

doughtier (A.S.)83,more doughty, more to be feared. doghtiest,403,bravest. doghtiliche,371,doughtily, bravely

doke (A.S.)81,352,a duck

dole (A.S.)47,a share, portion. Another form ofdel.

donet (A.N.)89,grammar, elements, first principles, from Donatus. Seenoteon l. 7944

domesman (A.S.)414,a judge

dongeon (A.N.)a fort, the chief tower of a castle

doom, dome (A.S.)pl.domes,judgment

doon (A.S.)to do.pres. sing.dooth,pl.doon, don.pret. s.dide,pl.diden,278,392, dide,389.part. pas.doon, do.imperat. pl.dooth,152. to doone,226,263

dore-tree (A.S.)a door post

†dortour (A.N.)463,a dormitory

doted (A.S.)foolish, simple

doughtres (A.S.)daughters

doute (A.N.)fear, doubt

dowen (A.N.)to endow.pret.dowed,325,endowed

dowve (A.S.)319,a dove

draf (A.S.)173,419,dregs, dirt. Things thrown away as unfit for man's food, particularly the dust and husks of corn after it has been threshed. Chaucer's Parson (C. T. l. 17329) says:—

Why schuld I sowendrafout of my fest,Whan I may sowe whete, if that me lest?

Why schuld I sowendrafout of my fest,Whan I may sowe whete, if that me lest?

Why schuld I sowendrafout of my fest,

Whan I may sowe whete, if that me lest?

†drane (A.S.)493,a drone

drawen (A.S.)to draw.pret. s.drough,89,98. drogh,280,437. drow,376,pl.drowen,222.part. pas.drawe,175

†drecchen (A.S.)478,480,to vex, grieve, oppress

drede (A.S.)434,to dread, fear.pres. s.he drat,165.pret. s.dredde,280.pl.dradden,429.imperat.dred,17

dredfully (A.S.)352,fearfully, terrified

dregges (A.S.)419,dregs

dremels (A.S.)148,247,a dream

drenchen, drenche (A.S.)154,237,to drown.pret. pl.a-dreynten,198

drevelen (A.S.)175,to drivel

drye (A.S.)276,thirst

drien (A.S.)16,to be dry, thirsty

drihte (A.S.)262,lord. drighte,279

drinken (A.S.)to drink.pret. s.drank,pl.dronken,277, dronke,278.part. pas.dronken, y-dronke,354

dryven (A.S.)to drive

droghte (A.S.)134,a drought, deficiency of wet

dronklewe (A.S.)156,drunken, given to drink. The word occurs in Chaucer, C. T. l. 7625:—


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