Thomas Usk

Name: Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index
Author: Thomas Usk

Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index (1897)

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“Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index”, published in 1897, is a work by Thomas Usk. It explores elements such as ale, Umple and French oci.

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Thomas Usk, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index (1897)

“ Will of wane, lit. wild of weening, at a loss as to what to do, XVII. 543.
Willers, s. pl. wishers, II. 228; gen. such w., of men who so desire, II. 780.
Willingly, adv. wilfully, V. 391.
Wilne, ger. to desire, I. i. 6. 101; v. I. iii. 4. 11; 2 pr. pl. II. 1250; pr. pl. II. 118; pp. I. iii. 6. ”

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Thomas Usk, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index (1897)

“ Listis, s. pl. borders, XVII. 179.
Living, pres. pt. living, existing, (but perhaps an error for leming, i.e. shining) , X. 24. See note.
Livinges, s. pl. modes of life (?) , I. ii. 1. 119 (perhaps an error for livinge) . ”

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“ Catel, s. wealth, I. ii. 5. 56; Catell, II. 385; Cattal, II. 250.
Cathedrals, s. pl. cathedrals, II. 313.
Cattel-cacching, s. getting money, II. 856.
Cauld, s. cold, XVII. 7.
Causeful, adj. circumstantial, weighty, I. iii. 5. 54.
Cautel, s. trick, III. 303; Cautele, V. 286; pl. deceits, XXII. 50.
Cawdell, s. a warm gruel, mixed with wine or ale, and sweetened or spiced, given chiefly to sick people, XXIV. 438. See Caudle in the N. E. D.
Caytif, s. captive, wretch, I. i. 1. 122; pl. II. 71. ”

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Thomas Usk, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index (1897)

“ Out-waye, out of the way, I. i. 8. 15. (But read out-waye-going as one word, meaning deviation; see note to bk. iii. 1. 6; p. 479.)
Out-waye-going, s. deviation, error, I. ii. 8. 126.
Out-wreste, v. force out, VIII. 48.
Over, prep. besides, I. i. pr. 88.
Over-al, adv. everywhere, I. i. 3. 136; XII. 18. ”

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“ Wan, pt. pl. won, XX. 480. (A guess; the old ed. has manly!)
Wandred, pp. men who have wandered, X. 60.
Wane, s. weening, thought, XVII. 543. See Will.
Wang-tooth, s. molar tooth, II. 16.
Wanhope, s. despair, I. i. 1. 112; I. i. 4. 54; XVII. 47.
Want, 1 pr. s. lack, do not possess, do not know, XX. 150; pr. s. is lacking, XVI. 449. ”

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“ Duracioun, s. duration, endurance, X. 87. Duresse, s. hardness, XVI. 703; force, I. iii. 7. 71; constraint, I. i. 6. 157; stress, I. i. 1. 87; cruelty, XVI. 784.
Dureth, pr. s. lasts, I. i. 3. 20.
During, adj. enduring, X. 131.
Dwale, s. a sleeping draught made from the deadly nightshade, XXIV. 998. ”

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Thomas Usk, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index (1897)

“ Leet, pt. s. caused; leet do crye, caused to be cried or proclaimed, IV. 174.
Leffer, adj. liefer, XXIV. 1130.
Lefful, adj. permissible, I. iii. 2. 51; Leful, I. i. 3. 129.
Lefte, 1 pt. s. remained, V. 443; XXI. 190; abandoned, IV. 342; Leften, error for Left, pp. left, XXIV. 1166.
Lege, adj. liege, III. 10.
Legeaunce, s. allegiance, VIII. 551.
Legende, Legend, V. 316. See note.
Legge, v. allege, XXIV. 1065; Legen, pr. pl. allege, I. i. 7. 73; Leged, pp. alleged (to be) , I. ii. 2. 103.
Legistres, s. pl. lawyers, I. ii. 2. 69.
Leid, s. lead, XVII. 155.
Leid, s. person, man, XVII. 449. ”

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“ A-per-se, A by itself, the chief letter, prime thing, XVII. 78.
Apert, adj. open; prevy nor apert, secret nor open, in no respect, XVI. 174.
Apertly, adv. openly, I. iii. 8. 108; without concealment, I. i. 8. 29; Apertely, I. iii. 2. 28.
Apeted, pp. sought after, I. ii. 13. 53. See the note, p. 476.
Apeyre, v. suffer evil, be harmed, XVIII. 170; Apeyred, pp. injured, I. iii. 5. 24; defamed, I. i. 6. 11. ”

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Thomas Usk, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index (1897)

“ Knitting, s. choosing friends, I. ii. 8. 19.
Knot, s. knot, a fanciful term for the bliss for which a man strives, the summum bonum, I. ii. 4. 140.
Knowers, s. pl. men who know (it) , I. ii. 8. 28.
Knowing, s. knowledge, I. ii. 9. 17. ”

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“ Pretende, pr. pl. tend to advance, I. i. 1. 110.
Preterit, adj. preterite, gone by, I. iii. 4. 56.
Pretily, adv. prettily, XX. 89.
Prety, adj. pretty, XXIV. 1088.
Prevayl, v. benefit, be of service to, help, XVI. 519.
Preve, s. proof, XVI. 751.
Preven, ger. to prove, to test, I. i. 5. 15; v. V. 55; pr. s. XVI. 350; pp. XVI. 586.
Prevy nor apert, i.e. in no respect, XVI. 174.
Pricke, s. dot, point, I. i. 8. 95; moment, I. i. 8. 128.
Prime face, first look; at the p. f., primā facie, I. i. 6. 57.
Principalitè, s. rule, I. i. 9. 47; -altè, dominion, I. ii. 3. 12. ”

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Thomas Usk, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index (1897)

“ Ale, s. ale, II. 432.
Alegeaunce, s. alleviation, XVI. 54.
Aleged, pp. alleged, adduced, I. ii. 9. 143.
Alegement, s. alleviation, XII. 32.
Alegge, v. alleviate (me) , XIX. 26.
Algate, adv. in any case, IV. 249; VIII. 519; always, IV. 271.
Algates, adv. in all ways, I. iii. 6. 14; at any rate, I. ii. 5. 71. ”

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“ Occupacioun, s. occupation, employment, XX. 565.
Occupyer, s. owner, user, I. ii. 5. 75; I. ii. 6. 30.
Ochane, s. och hone! cry of woe, XVII. 541.
Ocy, s. French oci, an exclamation imitating the cry of a nightingale, XVIII. 124, 127, 135. See note. ”

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Thomas Usk, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index (1897)

“ Umple, fine stuff in a single fold, fine gauze or lawn, XXI. 471.
Unable, adj. weak, I. iii. 1. 171.
Unbodye, ger. to quit the body, I. i. 1. 88.
Unbrent, pp. unburnt, X. 129. Unconning, adj. unskilful, I. i. 3. 164. ”

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Thomas Usk, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — Glossarial Index (1897)

“ Nale, s.; at the nale = at then ale, at the ale-house, II. 870.
Name-cleping, s. naming, I. iii. 1. 42.
Nameliche, adv. especially, I. iii. 6. 100; Namely, I. i. 2. 27; III. 264; V. 322; VIII. 480.
Namore, no more, V. 357.
Nar, adv. nearer, XVII. 263.
Nat-for-than, adv. nevertheless, I. iii. 5. 52.
Naught, adj. wicked, XVIII. 190; Naughty, I. ii. 5. 7.
Nay, s. denial, XVIII. 281; denying, XXI. 351, 521.
Nayed, pp. said no, I. i. 7. 7.
Nebule, s. mist, X. 53.
Nede, s. need, V. 77.
Nedes, adv. of necessity, I. iii. 2. 83.
Nedest, 2 pr. s. art needy, I. ii. 5. 16. ”

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