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:—