3283 wryed faste turned vigorously
3285 lat be leave off
3287 Do wey take away for youre curteisye kindly, if you please
3288 gan mercy for to crye begged forgiveness
3289 profred him offered himself faste earnestly
3293 hir leiser wel espye see her chance
3295 but unless waite watch
3296 I nam but deed I am as good as dead
3297 derne secret
3298 therof care thee noght don’t worry about it
3299 A student would have spent his time poorly
3300 But if he koude if he could not
3304 thakked patted lendes buttocks
3308 wirche perform
3309 haliday holy day
3311 leet left off
3314 Crul curly
3315 strouted stuck out fanne fan
3316 evene straight joly shode handsome parting (of hair)
3317 rode complexion
3318 Poules window corven the window of St Paul’s cut out (n.)
3319 fetisly elegantly
3320 ful smal in very close-fitting clothes
3321 kirtel tunic waget light-blue cloth
3322 pointes laces (n.)
3323 therupon over that
3324 blosme blossom ris spray, branch
3325 child youth
3326 laten blood let blood (n.)
3327 chartre of… aquitaunce document in evidence of a transaction
3328 manere ways
3330 casten leap
3331 rubible ribible, two-stringed fiddle (n.)
3332 quinible high treble part (lit. one octave above the treble)
3333 giterne gittern, a lute-like instrument (n.)
3334 nas there was no
3335 solas powers of entertaining
3336 gailard tappestere gaily dressed barmaid
3337–8 somdel squaimous Of somewhat squeamish about daungerous fastidious
3339 joly gallant
3340 sencer censer
3341 Sensinge censing faste vigorously
3342 lovely fond, amorous
3345 propre good-looking likerous delectable
3347 hente catch
3351 wolde noon did not want any
3354 paramours love
3357 ycrowe crowed
3358 dressed him took up his position shot-windowe casement window (n.)
3360 gentil and smal refined and high-pitched
3362 rewe take pity
3363 acordant to his giterninge in harmony with his accompaniment on the gittern
3367 boures wal bedroom wall
3369 everydel all
3370 So this goes on; what more do you want
3372 woweth woos him is wo bigon he is overcome with sadness
3374 made him gay made himself handsome
3375 menes intermediaries brocage employment of a go-between
3376 page servant
3377 brokking ?warbling
3378 piment wine sweetened with honey and flavoured with spices
3379 wafres wafers, thin cakes glede fire
3380 of town from the town mede payment
3382 strokes blows
3383 lightnesse agility
3384 scaffold stage (n.)
3387 blowe the bukkes horn go and twiddle his thumbs (lit. to idle away time blowing a goat’s horn, like a shepherd)
3389 maketh… hir ape makes her dupe
3390 jape joke
3391 sooth true
3392 nye slye rogue who is close by
3393 Makes the loved one who is further off fall out of favour
3394 wood angry
3396 stood in his lighte put him at a disadvantage
3397 bere thee bear yourself
3402 conclusioun decision
3403 shapen hem a wile devise a trick for them
3404 sely simple
3410 softe unobtrusively
3414 niste did not know
3416 trowed believed in maladye ill
3418 for thing that mighte falle in spite of anything that might happen
3419 passeth forth continues
3420 stille quietly
3421 And ate and slept, or did what pleased him
3423–4 hath greet mervaille Of wonders greatly about him aille be wrong with him
3425 adrad afraid
3426 It stondeth nat aright all is not well
3427 shilde forbid
3428 tikel changeable, unreliable
3430 That… him whom wirche work
3431 knave servant
3432 Clepe call
3436 wood mad
3438 may ye can you al the longe day all day long
3440 fond found
3441 Theras where wont accustomed
3442 depe far inside
3444 caping evere uprighte continually staring upwards
3445 kiked on gazed at
3446 soone straightaway
3447 array state
3448 blessen him cross himself
3452 woodnesse madness agonye fit
3454 privetee secrets
3455 Ye yes lewed uneducated
3456 bileve creed
3453 kan knows
3458 prye gaze
3460 marle-pit lime-pit
3462 Me reweth sore of I am deeply sorry for
3463 rated of scolded for
3465 under-spore lever from beneath
3466 hevest of lift off
3468 gan him dresse turned his attention
3470 haf it of lifted it off
3472 stille silent
3473 caped gawped eir air
3474 wende he were thought he was
3476 spitously vehemently
3479 crouche… fro wightes guard from supernatural beings by making the sign of the cross
3480 night-spel see n.
3481 halves sides
3482 withoute outside
3484 wight creature
3485 see n. to
3480–86
3486 wentestow did you go soster sister
3488 sike soore sigh deeply
3489 eftsones now right now
3491 swinke labour
3494 toucheth concerns
3499 shette shut
3500 sette seated
3501 lief beloved
3503 this counseil wreye reveal this secret
3505 man to anyone art forlore will be destroyed
3509 sely simple labbe loudmouth
3510 lief to gabbe fond of blabbing
3512 harwed helle harrowed hell (n.)
3516 at quarter night a quarter of the way through the night
3517 wood furious
3518 Noes Noah’s
3520 dreint drowned
3521 drenche drown lese lose
3526 for Gode by God
3527 If you are willing to act according to instruction and advice
3528 after thin owene heed according to your own judgement
3530 Werk al by conseil always act after consultation rewe be sorry
3536 lorn destroyed
3537 ful yore ago long ago
3541 Him hadde levere he would have preferred
3542 wetheres (male) sheep
3544 wostow do you know
3547 in house
3548 kneding-trogh trough in which bread was kneaded kemelin trough (used in cooking or brewing)
3550 mowen may
3551 vitaille suffisaunt enough food
3553 aslake subside
3554 prime 9 a.m. (g.)
3555 wite know
3559 but if thy wittes madde unless your wits are deranged
3562 speed thee make haste heeraboute about this
3564 Ygeten got
3566 purveiaunce preparations
3568 faire carefully
3569 atwo in two
3571 an heigh high up
3572 Unto the gardinward towards the garden
3576 doke duck
; 3577 How hello, hi
3578 passe anon soon be over
3583 o one
3584 Be wel avised take good care ilke same
3585 into shippes bord on board ship
3587 Ne clepe ne crye nor call nor cry out
3588 heste command
3589 mote hange fer atwinne must hang far apart
3592 ordinaunce order spede prosper
3595 abiding waiting for
3596 space time
3599 it nedeth thee nat teche there is no need to teach you
3603 privetee secret
3604 bet better
3605 What all this ingenious contrivance signified
3606 ferde as acted as if
3611 which a what a affeccioun emotion
3612 imaginacioun fantasy, hallucination
3613 So deeply may the mental image be imprinted
3614 quake to tremble
3616 walwing surging
3618 maketh sory cheere acts sorrowfully
3619 siketh sighs swogh groan
3622 prively secretly in house
3623 heeng hung
3624 His owene hand with his own hands
3625 ronges rungs stalkes uprights (of a ladder)
3626 balkes rafters
3627 vitailled stocked with food
3628 jubbe jar
3629 right inogh amply
3630 array preparation
3631 wenche serving-maid
3632 nede business
3633 drogh to drew towards
3635 dressed arranged
3636 clomben climbed
3637 seten sat wel a furlong way a good two or three minutes
3638 Pater noster, clum (say) the Lord’s Prayer, (then) hush
3640 devocioun prayer
3641 sit (= sitteth) sits biddeth prays
3642 Awaitinge on waiting for
3643 bisinesse activity
3645 corfew-time curfew (n.)
3646 travaille trouble goost spirit soore deeply
3647 routeth snores mislay lay in an uncomfortable position
3648 of from stalketh steals
3649 spedde hastened
3651 Theras where
3654 Occupied with pleasure and fun
3655 laudes Lauds (n.)
3656 chauncel chancel (the part of the church containing altar and choir seats, separated from the nave by a screen)
3658 wo-bigon overwhelmed with suffering
3661 upon cas by chance cloisterer canon
3663 drogh drew
3664 werche work
3665 be went has gone
3666 ther where
3668 graunge farm (n.)
3671 joly cheerful light light-hearted
3674 sin since
3675 So mote I thrive as I may prosper
3677 stant (= standeth) stands boures wal bedroom wall
3679 misse fail
3681 parfay truly
3682 icched itched
3684 me mette I dreamed
3687 crowe crowed
3688 rist (= riseth) rises joly gallant
3689 And dresses himself finely, to the pitch of perfection
3690 grein cardamom likoris liquorice
3691 kembd combed
3692 trewe-love Herb Paris (a plant with four leaves arranged around a central flower or berry, resembling a true-love knot)
3693 gracious attractive, alluring
3695 stant (= standeth) stands
3696 raughte reached
3697 cougheth clears his throat semi-soun slight, gentle sound
3699 brid bird, ‘baby’ cinamome cinnamon, ‘honey’
3700 lemman sweetheart
3702 swete ther I go sweat as I walk
3703 swelte grow faint
3704 moorne… after yearn for tete teat
3706 turtel turtle-dove
3709 com pa me come and kiss me (n.)
3711 bet better
3713 a twenty devel wey in the devil’s name
3715 ivel biset badly bestowed
3721 stille quietly
3722 hust hush
3724 lord at alle degrees lord to the highest degree
3726 oore mercy, favour
3727 undoth opens
3728 Have do… com of have done, get on with it speed thee hurry up
3731 pich pitch
3733 And Absalon had no better or worse fate
3734 ers arse
3735 savourly with relish
3736 sterte sprang
3738 rogh rough long yherd covered with long hairs
3740 clapte… to banged shut
3741 a sory paas with dejected steps
3743 Goddes corpus God’s body
3744 sely poor every del every bit
3746 quite pay back
3747 froteth rubs
3750 bitake consign Sathanas Satan, the devil
3751–2 But I would rather be avenged for this humiliation than (own) all this town
3753 ybleint blenched, moved away
3754 yqueint quenched
3756 paramours love kers cress (a worthless object)
3758 gan defye renounced
3760 A softe paas at a leisurely pace
3761 Until to
3762 smithed plough-harneis forged harness or fittings for a plough
3763 sharpeth sharpens shaar ploughshare cultour coulter (blade of plough-share)
3764 esily softly
3765 Undo open up
3767 tree cross
3768 rathe early
3769 eileth is wrong with gay gerl loose woman
3770 Has set you spinning (n.)
3772–3 ne roghte nat a bene Of did not care a bean for pley fun again he yaf returned
3774 He had more business in hand
3777 Lend it to me; I have (something) to do with it
3780 poke bag untold uncounted
3782 Cristes foo the devil
3783 Therof as to that be as be may let it be as it may
3785 stele handle
3788 therwithal as well
3789 er before
3792 lief beloved
3793 dereling darling
3796 ygrave engraved
3798 was risen had got up
3799 amenden al the jape improve on the joke
3801 up… dide raised
3805 noot noght do not know
3807 thonder-dent thunder-clap
3808 yblent blinded
3809 hoot hot
3810 smoot struck
3811 Of off an hand-brede aboute a hand’s breadth all round
3812 brende burned toute rump, arse
3813 smert pain wende for to die thought he would die
3814 wood mad
3816 sterte started
3817 oon someone
3818 Nowelis Noah’s
3819 sette him up sat up
3820 atwo in two
3821–2 he fond neither to selle, Ne breed ne ale he did not stop (n.) celle floor
3823 aswowne in a swoon
3824 Up stirte hire up jumped
3827 ronnen ran gauren on stare at
3829 brosten broken
3830 stonde he moste unto he had to submit to
3831 bore doun borne down
3832 With by
3834 agast afraid
3835 fantasye delusion vanitee folly
3839 par compaignye for company
3841 kiken gaze cape stare
3844 reson explanation, account
3847 anon-right immediately
3849 strif quarrel
3850 swived laid (sexual sense)
3851 For al his keping in spite of all his guarding
3852 nether eye arsehole
3855 nice cas ludicrous incident
3858 moore part greater part pleyde joked
3859 him greve get angry
3860 But it were unless it was
3862 ylaft left
3863 gan to grucche grumbled
3865 With the hoodwinking of a proud miller
3867 ik I
3869 writeth proclaims
3870 also mowled as mouldy
3871 openers medlar, ‘open-arse’
3872 ever lenger the wers always the longer, the worse
3873 mullok rubbish-heap stree straw
3876 hoppe dance
3878 hoor white
3879 might capacity
3880 evere in oon constantly
3882 yreke raked up
3883 gleedes live coals devise name
3884 Avaunting boastfulness coveitise covetousness
3885 sparkles sparks eelde age, old age
3886 limes limbs unweelde impotent
3888 have alwey a coltes tooth still have youthful desires
3889 Though many years have passed since then
3891 sikerlik certainly
3892 drough the tappe pulled out the stopper (n.)
3894 tonne barrel
3895 chimbe rim (of a barrel)
3896 sely innocent chimbe chime, ring out
3897 ful yoore long ago
3901 What is the meaning of this display of wisdom
3902 What why
3904 soutere cobbler leche doctor
3906 half wey prime half-way between 6 and 9 a.m., 7.30 a.m.
3907 ther where shrewe rascal
3908 It were al time it is high time
3910 yow greve take offence
3911 somdel in some degree sette his howve mock him
3912 leveful lawful of-showve repel
3915 Paraventure perhaps
3917 cherles termes boorish language
3918 to-breke break
3919 stalke straw (n.)
3922 brigge bridge
3923 melle mill
3924 sooth truth
3927 beete repair
3928 turne coppes turn (wooden) cups (on a lathe) sheete shoot
3929 panade large knife
3930 trenchaunt sharp-edged
3931 poppere small dagger
3932 dorste dared
3933 thwitel knife
3934 camuse pug
3935 piled bald
3936 market-betere a swaggerer in the market atte fulle to the hilt
3937 legge lay
3938 abegge pay for it
3940 sleigh cunning usant accustomed
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