Geoffrey Chaucer

“ Forbode, s. prohibition; goddes forbode, it is God's prohibition (i.e. God forbid) , L. 10 a.
Forbode, -n, pp. of Forbede.
Forbrak, 1 pt. s. broke off, interrupted, B 4. p 1. 5. Pt. t. of forbreken.
For-brused, pp. badly bruised, B 3804.
Forby, adv. by, past, L. 2539; B 1759, 1792, C 125, 668; T. ii. 658. Cf. G. vorbei.
Forbyse, ger. to instruct by examples, T. ii. 1390. (A false form; for forbisne (n) , the former n being dropped by confusion with that in the suffix.)
Force; see Fors. ”

“ The form hernshaw is in Spenser, F. Q. vi. 7. 9; and is a later form of heronsew, due to confusion with shaw, a wood. Heronsew is derived, regularly, from A.F. herouncel, later herounçeau; a diminutive from heroun, like lioncel from lion. 'Ardeola, an hearnesew' occurs in Elyot's Dictionary. ”

“ Gōst (gòòst) , s. spirit, ghost, HF. 185; B 404; soul, 1. 56; 13. 20; mind, L. 103; ghost (ironically) , H 55; the Holy Spirit, 1. 93; G 328; yeldeth up the gost, gives up the ghost, L. 886; Goost, spirit, A 205, B 803, C 43, D 97, 986; soul, B 2. p 4. 28; yaf up the goost, B 1862; Goste, dat. 14. 10. ”

“ Haberdassher, s. seller of hats, A 361. 'The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hattes;' Gascoigne, Fruites of Warre, st. 64.
Habergeoun, s. a hauberk or coat of mail, A 76, 2119, B 2051; Haubergeons, pl. I 1052. O.F. hauberjon, small hauberk, dimin. of hauberc, a hauberk.
Habit, s. (1) habit, A 1378; Habite, disposition, mood, B 3. p 1. 16; practice, B 4. p 4. 195; Habit (2) , dress, L. 214; Habite (better Habit) , T. i. 170. ”

“ Flour, s. (1) flower, L. 48; A 4, B 1090, 2091, 3287, 3687, I 288; of alle floures flour, flower of all flowers, 1. 4; flower, i.e. choice, A 4174; choice part, A 982; chief, 18. 82; prime vigour, 3. 630; chief time of flourishing, A 3048; chief ornament, A 3059; choice pattern, E 919; Floures, pl. flowers, L. 41; A 90, F 908; (2) flour, R. 356.
Flour-de-lys, s. fleur-de-lis, lily, A 238.
Flouren, ger. to flourish, prosper, B 4. p 5. 6; Floure, pr. s. subj. flower, flourish, E 120; Floureth, pr. s. flourishes, B 4. p 1. 19; T. iv. ”

“ HF. 999; A 2723, B 285, C 303, E 1092, 2430, G 1019, 1357; no force, no matter, 18. 53; no fors is, it is no matter, 5. 615; T. iv. 322; no force of, no matter for, 10. 13; no fors of me, no matter about me, 4. 197; therof no fors, never mind that, 3. 1170; make no fors, pay no heed, R. 1294; H 68; I do no fors, I care not, 11. 31; D 1254; I do no fors therof, it is nothing to me, 3. 542; doth no fors, takes no account, I 711; what fors, what matter, T. ii. 378; what force, E 1295. 'I gyve no force, I care nat for a thyng, Il ne men chault;' Palsgrave, p. ”

“ Foudre, s. thunderbolt, HF. 535. 'Foudre, also fouldre, a thunderbolt;' Cotgrave. From Lat. fulgur.
Foughten, pp. fought, A 62. See Fighten.
Foul, s. bird, 4. 13; 5. 306; L. 1390; F 149; Foules, pl. birds, 4. 1; 5. 323; T. i. 787; L. 37, 130; F 53, 398; gen. pl. 3. 295; R. 106. See Fowel. ”

“ Half, s. side, R. 163; HF. 1136; behalf, T. ii. 1734; Halfe, dat. 5. 125; on my halfe, from me, 3. 139; a goddes halfe, on God's side, in God's name, 3. 370, 758; D 50; Halve, dat. side, part, T. iv. 945; on every halve, on all sides, all over, B 2. m 6. 7; Halves, pl. sides, A 3481.
Half-goddes, pl. demi-gods, L. 387. See Halve goddes. ”

“ Flokmele, adv. in a flock, in a great number, E 86. A.S. floc, a flock; mǣl, a portion; hence dat. pl. as adv. mǣlum, in parts, and the compound flocmǣlum, by divisions or companies.
Flood, s. flood-tide, F 259, 1059, 1062; Flode, high water, A. ii. 46. 6; Flood, river, B 4. m 7. 30; HF. 72; on a fl., in a state of flood, T. iii. 640; Flodes, pl. floods, B 3777.
Floor, s. area, domain, B 2 p 1. 68; Flore, dat. floor, HF. 2033.
Florin, s. A 2088, I 749; Florins, pl. L. 1122; C 770, 774.
Florisshe, v. flourish; Florissheth, pr. s. flowers, I 636; Florisching, pres. pt. flourishing, B 1. m 1. 2. ”

“ Entrete, v.; Entreteden, pt. pl. treated of, discussed, B 2466.
Entryketh, pr. s. holds fast in its subtle grasp, ensnares, 5. 403; Entryked, pp. entrapped, R. 1642; 'Intriquer, to intricate, perplex, pester, insnare, involve;' Cotgrave. ”

“ Ech, adj. each, 1. 136; A 39, 369.
Eche, v. increase, augment, T. i. 887, iii. 1509, v. 110; ger. enlarge, add to, HF. 2065; Eche, pr. pl. augment, T. i. 705; Eched, pp. added, B 3. p 6. 10; T. iii. 1329.
Echines, s. pl. sea-urchins, B 3. m 8. 14 (Lat. echinis) .
Echoon, each one, 3. 695, 817; L. 290; A 2655, E 124; Echon, 3. 335; A 820, B 1818; Echone, pl. (?) , all, every one, C 113.
Eclipse, s. B 4. m 5. 14; Eclips, A. i. 21, 20.
Ecliptik, s. ecliptic, A. pr. 71. A great circle of the sphere, drawn along the middle of the zodiac, making an angle with the equator of about 23° 18' ”

“ Entremes, s. intervening course, 5. 665. 'Entremets, certaine choice dishes served in between the courses of a feast;' Cotgrave. And see Mess in my Etym. Dict.
Entremette, v. refl. interfere, D 834; Entremeten (him) meddle with, 5. 515; Entremetteth, pr. s. interferes, B 2731; Entremeteth, pr. s. meddles, B 3. p 12. 95; Entremete, imp. s. take part (in) , meddle (with) , T. i. ”

“ Imaginatyf, adj.; No-thing list him to been imaginatyf = it did not at all please him to imagine, he did not care to think, F 1094.
Imaginen, v. imagine, T. ii. 836, iv. 1626; Imagining, pres. pt. E. 598.
Imagining, s. plotting, A 1995; fancy, 18. 36.
Immortál, adj. immortal, 5. 73; Inmortal, T. i. 103. ”

“ Gobet, s. piece, morsel, fragment, A 696; lump, B 5. p 1. 51; Gobetes, pl. lumps, B 2. m 5. 24.
God, s. A 769; God be with you, farewell, C 748; Goddes, God's, Christ's, B 1166, 1169, 1175; (pronounced god's) , D 1096; Goddes, pl. gods, false gods, 3. ”

“ Halle, gen., hence Halle dore, door of the hall [or Halle-dore, compound s.] , F 80; Halle, dat. F 86; Halles, pl. 5. 304, 9. 41; A 2463.
Halp, pt. s. of Helpe.
Hals, s. neck, 5. 458; HF. 394; B 73, E 2379, G 1029; cut the hals, cut in the throat, L. 292 a. A.S. heals.
Halse, 1 pr. s. I conjure, B 1835. See note. The proper meaning of A.S. healsian is to clasp round the neck (A.S. heals) , and thence to beseech, supplicate.
Halt, pr. s. of Holde and Halten.
Halten, ger. to go halt, to limp, T. iv. 1457; Halt, pr. s. goes lame, is lame, 3. 622.
Halve, Halves; see Half.
Halve goddes, pl. ”

“ Elde, v. grow old, R. 396; Elden, v. wax feeble, B 2. p 7. 5; to age, R. 396; Eldeth, pr. s. ages, makes old, R. 391.
Elder, adj. older, B 3. p 10. 37; B 5. p 6. 46; B 1720, 3450.
Elder-fader, s. grandfather, B 2. p 4. 33.
Eldres, pl. ancestors, B 3. m 6. 7; B 3388, D 1118, 1131, E 65, 156.
Eleccioun, s. choice, election, 5. 409, 621; 19. 23; election (in astrology) , B 312 (see note) ; A. ii. 4. 44; Elecciouns, pl. A. ii. 4. 2. ”

“ Cf. semideûmque pecus; Statius, Theb. vi. 122. See Half-goddes.
Halvendel, s. the half part (of) , T. v. 335; half, T. iii. 707.
Halwen, ger. to hallow, I 919; Halwed, pp. consecrated, G 551; held sacred, T. iii. 268.
Halwes, pl. saints, L. 1310; B 1060; I 225; apostles, 3. 831; shrines of saints, A 14, D 657; gen. pl. of (all) saints, G 1244.
Haly-dayes, pl. holy-days, festivals, L. 422; A 3952, I 667; Halidayes, A. i. 11. 1. See Haliday.
Ham, s. home (Northern) , A 4032. See Hoom. ”

“ Gyse, s. guise, way, R. 182; A 663; manner, 5. 399; R. 789, 1212; A 1208, 1789, F 332, 540; custom, A 993; way, plan, T. iv. 1370; way, L. 105 a; Gyses, pl. ways, B 4. p 6. 35.
Gyte, s. dress, perhaps skirt or mantle, A 3954; Gytes, pl. D 559. See note to A 3954; cf. gyde in Jamieson's Dict., where the sense is dress, skirt, or mantle. Gascoigne uses gite in the sense of dress in his Philomena, l. 117: 'A stately Nimph, a dame of heauenly kinde, Whose glittering gite so glimsed in mine eyes, As yet I not what proper hew it bare.'
Ha! ”

“ A small circle, the centre of which moves along the circumference of a larger one.
Epistel, s. letter, T. iii. 501; Epistels, pl. Epistles, L. 305 a; Epistelles, pl. B 55.
Equacion, s. equal partition, A. ii. 37. 9; Equacions, pl. equations, F 1279; Equaciouns, A. ii. 36 (rubric) ; calculations, A. i. 23. 3. By 'equations of houses' is meant the division of the sphere into twelve equal portions (or 'houses') , for astrological purposes.
Equales, adj. pl. of equal length; houres equales, hours each containing sixty minutes, A. ii. 8. 2; Equals, equal, A. i. 16. 10. ”

“ Hattes, error for Hottes, HF. 1940 n. See note.
Haubergeons, s. pl. hauberks, I 1052, 1054. See Habergeoun.
Hauberk, s. coat of mail, 4. 97; 9. 49; A 2431, B 2053; Hauberkes, pl. I 1054.
Hauk, s. hawk, T. i. 671; D 1340, 1938, F 446; Haukes, gen. F 632; Hauke, dat. T. v. 65; Haukes, pl. ”

“ Fel, adj. cruel, dreadful, T. v. 50; cruel, R. 151; A 2630; deadly, D 2002; terrible, B 2019; Felle, voc. cruel, A 1559; pl. terrible, T. i. 470; B 3290; destructive, T. iv. 44. A.S. fel (in wæl-fel) .
Fel, pt. s. of Falle.
Felawe, s. companion, comrade, R. 267; L. 895; T. i. 696, 709; A 395, 648, 650, 890, 1192, F 1125, 1153, H 7; partner, A 1624; equal, I 400; Felaw, companion, B 1715, 2135; Felow, fellow, man, 3. 366; Felawes, pl. fellows, companions, B 1629, 2748, 3356, E 282, G 747 ”

“ Hent, pp. caught, L. 2322; T. i. 509, A 1581, B 4249, D 1311, G 12; seized, R. 1657, E 676; Hent, imp. s. seize, take, D 1553. A.S. hentan.
Henteres, s. pl. filchers, B 1. p 3. 57. See above.
Hépe, s. hip, the fruit of the dog-rose, B 1937. A.S. hēope.
Hepe (hèèpə) ; see Heep.
Hepe, v. heap; Hepen, pr. pl. augment, B 5. p 2. 28; Heped, pp. accumulated, T. iv. 236.
Her, Hir, pron. poss. their, B. 136, 138, 140, 221, 373, C 892, G 363, 1387, &c. A.S. heora, hira, of them; gen. pl. of hē, he.
Herafterward, adj. hereafter, G 1168.
Her and ther, hither and thither, B 5. p 5. 20. See Heer. ”

“ Gayne, v.; Gayneth, pr. s. avails, A 1176, 1787, 2755; Gayned, pt. s. profited, T. i. 352. Icel. gegna.
Gaytres beryies, berries of the gay-tree or gait-tree (goat-tree) , berries of the Rhamnus catharlicus, or buckthorn, B 4155. See note.
Gaze, v. gaze; Gazed, pt. s. E 1003. ”

“ Kalender, s. calendar, almanack, A. i. 11. 1; hence a complete record of examples, L. 542 (see note) ; Kalenderes, pl. 1. 73; Kalendres, A. pr. 61.
Kalendes, i.e. beginning, introduction, T. v. 1634. (Because the Kalends fall on the first of the month.) ”

“ Glede, s. burning coal, glowing coal or ashes, T. iv. 337, v. 303; A 1997, 3379, B 111; coloured as the glede, of a bright red, B 3574; Gledes, pl. glowing coals, L. 235; T. ii. 538; A 3883, I 548. See Gleed.
Gledy, adj. glowing (as a coal) , burning, L. 105 (see note) .
Glee, s. music, 1. 100; T. ii. 1036; entertainment, B 2030; Gleës, pl. musical instruments, HF. 1209, 1252.
Gleed, s. glowing coal, L. 735. A.S. glēd. Usually Glede, q.v. ”

“ O.E. coecil, small cake; see Stratmann. 'With us it is called a Gods kichell, because Godfathers and Godmothers used commonly to give one of them to their Godchildren, when they asked blessing': Speght. ”

“ O. F. joquier, jouquier, être en repos, jucher, en parlant d'un oiseau perché sur le juchoir': Godefroy.
Iournee (Juurnee) , s. day's work, R. 579; day's march, A 2738; journey, E 783.
Iowes (Jòwez) , s. pl. jaws, B 1. p 4. 71 (where the Latin text has faucibus) ; jaws, jowls, HF. 1786 (riming with clowes, claws) .
Ioye (Joiə) , s. joy, 4. 223; A 1271, 1871, 1873; F 368, I 120; Ioie, B 3964; Ioy, 5. 3.
Ioyne (Joinə) , v.; Ioyned, pt. s. joined, let (his ears) touch one another, 3. 393; Ioigned, pp. joined, nearly or wholly in conjunction, A. ii. 4. 35; Ioyneden, pt. pl. joined, T. v. 814 ”

“ Herde-gromes, pl. servants who look after the herds, herdsmen, HF. 1225.
Herdes, pl. coarse flax, 'hards,' R. 1233. A.S. heorde, pl. heordan.
Herdesse, s. shepherdess, T. i. 653. See Hierdesse.
Herd-herted, adj. hard-hearted, B 2885.
Here (hèrə) , pron. her, R. 1260; 7. 120; T. iii. 34, 267, 1642, iv. 612; A 1421, 2057, B 460, E 887, F 790; HF. 1003. (Dissyllabic and final.)
Here, poss. pron. her, T. i. 285.
Here (héérə) , adv. here, in this place, on this spot, 3. 93; T. v. 478. (Dissyllabic.) See Heer.
Here (hair) , Heres; see Heer.
Hère, rarely Hére, v. hear, 1. 31; 3. 94; 5. 467; 23. 20 ”

“ Endelees, adj. endless, I 153; infinite, H 322; Endeles, endless, T. ii. 1083; B 951; infinite, B 2. p 7. 73.
Endelong, adv. all along, HF. 1458; A 2678; lengthways, A 1991; Endlang, A. ii. 40. 24, 47.
Endelong, prep. all along, L. 144 a; F 992; along, L. 1498; down along, F 416.
Endentinge, s. indentation, I 417. Endented or Indented is an heraldic term, signifying notched with regular and equal indentations. ”

“ Girles, pl. young people, whether male or female, A 664. See Gerl.
Girt, pr. s. girds, 4. 100; L. 1775; Girt, pp. girded, A 329. A.S. gyrt, he girds; from gyrdan.
Giser (jizer) , s. gizzard, liver, B 3. m 12. 29.
Giterne, s. kind of guitar, cittern, A 3333, 3353, 4396, H 268; Giternes, pl. ”

“ Hindreste, superl. hindmost, A 622. A double form; in hind-r-est, -r- represents a comparative, and -est a superlative form.
Hipes, pl. hips, A 472; Hippes, 3. 957; B 3904. A.S. hype.
Hir, (1) , pers. pron. dat. and acc., to her, her, A 126, B 162, &c.; to her, 3. 1226; 4. 39; for her, 4. 293; acc. (applied to a star) , A. ii. 3. 30.
Hir, (2) , poss. pron. her, 5. ”

“ Fit, s. a 'fyt' or 'passus,' a portion of a song, B 2078; bout, turn, A 4184, 4230, D 42.
Fithele, s. fiddle, A 296.
Fixe, pp. as adj. fixed, T. i. 298; A. pr. 57; F 1282; solidified, G 779; Fix, fixed, 1. 9; A. i. 21. 49; Fixes, pl. A. i. 21. 4. ”

“ Honóur, s. honour, A 46; Hónour, A 582; one who is an honour to others, 4. 288.
Honóure, v. honour, 18. 23; Honóuren, T. iii. 1262; ger. 7. 28; Honóureth, pr. s. honours, 18. 13; Honóured, pp. 7. 4; A 50, D 1719; worshipped, B 3753 n; Honóureth, imp. pl. 4. 3; E 370.
Honten; see Hunten.
Hony, s. honey, 5. 354; B 2. m 5. 6; A 2908, B 2600, 3537, F 614; beloved one, A 3617; Honies, pl. stores of honey, B 3. m 7. 3.
Hony, adj. sweet, B 5. m 2. 1.
Hony-comb, a term of endearment, sweet one, A 3698; Honycombes, pl. honey-combs, B 2303.
Hony-swete, sweet as honey, E 1396. ”

“ A.S. hē; dat. him; acc. hine; dat. pl. him.
Hed, pp. hidden, L. 208; (perhaps read hed for hid in B 103) . See note. See Hyde.
Hede, s. heed, A 303, B 3577, F 612; R. 418; T. i. 820; L. 1857; tak h., take care, 1. 47.
Hede, v. head, provide with a head, T. ii. 1042.
Hèèd, s. head, R. 356; 2. 24; 3. 628; 4. 205; T. ii. 844; A 198, 293, 455, 470, 1169, B 2060, 2073, F 411, 643, H 19; source, 16. 43; beginning, F 1282; on his h., at the risk of his head, A 1725; malgre hir hede, in spite of all they can do, 4. 220; maugree hir heed, in spite of all she could do, D 887 ”

“ A 1186, 1648, B 2203, F 762, 1608; every, A 241; each one, 5. 401; A 371; every one, E 1017; Everech, every one, A pr. 41; e. of hem, either of the two, B 1004; Everich other, each other, 7. 53, 56.
Everichoon, every one, i.e. (of) the set, R. 449; every one, A 31, 747, G 960, I 15; Everichon, B 330, G 1365; each one, L. 2567; Everich on, every one, B 1164; Everichone, pl. each one (of us) , HF. 337; each of them all, all of them, T. iii. 412; B 429; Everich a, each, A 733. (In B 3277 and 3279, it were better to read everichone and stone) . ”