571 kitte cut
572 wardrobe latrine
573 hir entraille their bowels
576 Mordre murder wol out will become known
579 souded to bonded with
580 evere in oon constantly
585 flesshly carnally
586–7 awaiteth… After waits for
589 bisy thoght frantic anxiety
591 gan so fer espye discovered this much
596 liklihede probability
598 wroghte acted
600 fraineth inquires
602 wente oght forby passed by at all
604 Yaf put inwith within
605 after for
609 emeraude emerald
611 Ther where ykorven cut upright on his back
615 coomen came
616 provost chief magistrate (n.)
618 herieth praises
620 leet he binde he had bound
625 swowning in a swoon beere bier
626 Unnethe with difficulty
628 torment torture
629 dooth… for to sterve puts to death
631 He would not sanction such wickedness
633 with… hors… dide hem drawe had them dragged behind a horse
634 heng hanged
635 ay all the time
636 auter altar
637 covent monks
638 Han sped hem made haste
640 spreind sprinkled
644 conjure beseech
645 halsen entreat
648 Since your throat is cut, as it appears to me
650 as by wey of kinde according to nature
653 Wol wishes laste should last
654 worship honour
656 welle fountain
657 as after my konninge according to my ability
658 sholde forlete was about to lose
660 antheme antiphon (n.) in my deyinge as I died
662 grein seed
663 moot must
664 free gracious
665 of-taken taken away
669 agast afraid
672 softely calmly
674 trikled trickled as rein like rain
675 gruf face down plat flat
676 as as if
678 herien praise
679 been went went
681 marbilstones cleere gleaming marble slabs
685 With by notable well known
691 seid told
693 japen joke tho then
694 at erst for the first time
696 woldest would like to
699 war yow look out
700 wast waist shape formed
701 This would be a dainty little person to embrace in one’s arms
702 smal slender
703 elvissh otherworldly
704 For he does not chat with anybody
705 said said their piece
707 ivele apaid displeased
711 deintee delightful cheere appearance
712 Listeth listen
713 verrayment truly
714 solas fun
715 gent noble
721 free noble
724 wax became doghty swain brave youth
725 paindemain white bread
727 rode complexion scarlet in grain fast-dyed scarlet cloth (n.)
730 safroun saffron
731 raughte reached
732 His shoes were of Cordovan leather
733 hosen hose
734 siklatoun rich silken fabric
735 jane a small Genoese coin (g.)
737 an hauking for river hawking for waterfowl
739 Therto also
741 Ther where stonde be on view (as a prize)
742 bour chamber
743 moorne yearn par amour with passion
744 When it would be better for them to sleep
746 brambel-flour dog-rose
747 rede hepe red hip
748 upon a day one day
751 worth upon mounts
752 launcegay light lance
754 priketh rides
756 bukke male deer
758 almest almost
759 Bitidde befallen sory care painful misfortune
761 Liquorice and zedoary (a spice)
762 clowe-gilofre clove
763 notemuge nutmeg
764 moiste fresh
765 cofre chest
766 it is no nay it cannot be denied
767 The sparrowhawk and the parrot
769 thrustelcok male song-thrush lay song
770 wodedowve wood-pigeon spray twig
773 thrustel thrush
774 And galloped as if he were mad
776 swatte sweated wringe wring out
780 corage spirit
782 make… som solas give some relief to
783 forage fodder (n.)
785 What does this love have against me
788 lemman mistress
789 goore gown (n.)
790 iwys assuredly
792 make mate
793 Among men
796 downe hill
797 clamb climbed
799 t’espye to search out
801 privee woon secret place
810 Child young knight (n.)
811 But if unless haunt territory
812 sle slay
815 symphonye hurdy-gurdy (n.)
817 Also mote I thee as I may prosper
820 par ma fay on my word
822 Pay for it bitterly
823 mawe belly
826 slawe slain
829 fel deadly staf-slinge sling whose strings are attached to the end of a staff
831 gras grace
832 beringe behaviour
833 listeth listen
834 Murier sweeter
835 rowne tell (lit. whisper)
836 sides smale a slim waist
839 murye men followers
840 To provide him with entertainment
842 hevedes heads
843 paramour love jolitee passion
845 Do come summon
846 gestours story-tellers
848 reales regal (n.)
850 love-likinge romantic love
852 mede mead maselin maple drinking-bowl
853 real regal
854 gingebred preserved ginger
855 comin cumin
856 trie fine
857 leere flesh
858 clooth of lake fine linen cleere beautiful
860 aketoun padded jacket worn under the armour
861 haubergeoun mail-coat
862 For to prevent
863 hauberk set of plate-armour
866 cote-armour tunic bearing heraldic device
868 debate fight
870 bores boar’s
871 charbocle carbuncle
874 Come what may
875 jambeux pieces of leg-armour quirboily hardened leather (n.)
876 shethe sheath
877 latoun brass (n.)
878 rewel-bon ivory
882 Which bodes war and not peace
885 gooth an ambel goes at an easy walking pace
886 Very slowly and easily
888 fit part of a poem, section
889 wole want
890 fonde try
891 par charitee for charity
893 spelle tale
895 love-drury wooing
897 of pris excellent
901 bereth the flour is the best
902 real chivalry kingly knights
903 bistrood mounted
904 glood went
905 sparcle spark bronde torch
907 stiked was stuck
908 May God keep his body from disgrace
909 knight auntrous knight-errant, knight wandering in search of exploits (n.)
911 liggen lie
912 wonger pillow
913 baiteth feeds destrer war-horse
917 So worthy under his garments (n.)
921 wery weary lewednesse stupidity
922 wysl
y surely
923 eris aken of ears ache from drasty crude
924 biteche consign to
925 rym dogerel doggerel rhyme
926 lette hinder
928 kan know
929 at o word in a word
930 tord turd
931 despendest waste
933 aught anything geste ?alliterative verse (n.)
935 doctrine edification
936 pine suffering
938 liken please
939 to daungerous too choosy
941 Although it is sometimes told in different ways
942 Of by
946 sentence substance, meaning
947 acorden agree
957 Comprehended included tretis treatise
958 enforcen strengthen
962 Shullen shall
964 After according to mirye entertaining
967 bigat engendered
968 desport amusement is went went
969 yshette shut
971 betten beat
973 seigh saw rentinge tearing
974 as ferforth as as far as stinte cease
975 nat-forthy nevertheless
976 sentence saying cleped called
978 doon his diligence do his best reconforte console
979 suffred allowed
980 say saw
981 aperteneth nat is not fitting for
982 warisshe recover
985 abideth endures
988 attempree moderate defended forbidden
990 outrageous excessive
991 Mesure of moderation in
993 forgoon lost do diligence endeavour boote benefit
994 sapience wisdom
996 sleeth slays
997 flees fleece anoyeth to harm
999 temporel substance worldly goods
1000 biraft taken away from wold willed
1001 sothe true therto also
1002 Lat calle summon linage kindred cas situation yow governe after be guided by
1003 Werk do conseil taking counsel
1005 sirurgiens surgeons hir semblaunt their appearance
1006 coomen came
1009 baar bore
1011 licence permission
1012 aperteneth it is fitting withholden retained, employed
1013 twey two everich each o one
1014 pertinent appropriate norice foment
1015 warisshinge healing do so ententif bisinesse make such an earnest effort
1017 hir contraries their opposites warisshe cure
1018 feined pretended
1019 semblant semblance empeired made worse agregged muchel of exaggerated
1020 outrely emphatically wreke him take vengeance
1022 nede business
1023 by resoun of because of
1026 do thy diligence do your best propre own wacche guard save protect
1027 garnisoun garrison
1028 moeve werre instigate war deme believe were profitable would be advantageous
1029 espace opportunity
1030 soone quickly
1031 by leiser at leisure
1032 anoyful irritating to repreve to be blamed
1033 avoutrye adultery wiste knew wroot wrote twies twice
1035 stirten sprang the mooste partie the largest part
1036 iren iron wreken avenge
1037 contenaunce sign stille quiet audience a hearing
1038 amounteth means
1039 lightly easily
1041 sterve die
1043 wende thought breken put a stop to tale words beden ordered abregge cut short
1044 sarmon sermon
1045 anoyous irritating
1046 say saw him wanted he lacked
1047 enforce thee nat do not try
1048 wanteth is lacking
1049 in general audience publicly
1050 acorded agreed
1051 say saw shoop him planned
1052 for alle gerdons as you hope to prosper
1053 quiten it pay it back
1054 abide wait
1057 wikke wicked foond found o one
1058 maistrye control Goddes forbode God forbid
1061 moste be knowe ought to be known
1064 debonairly meekly
1065 ootherweyes otherwise
1066 bihight promised perfourne perform emprise enterprise weive abandon liere liar
1067 lesing lie corage inclination
1068 thar ye nat you need not but yow like unless it pleases you
1069 clatereth jabbers honeste respectable
1070 save youre grace with respect
1071 science knowledge kan knows
1073 preved proved
1075 bountee virtue
1078 paraventure perhaps soverein bountee unqualified goodness
1079 Evaungelie Gospel
1080 him ne wanteth he does not lack
1083 werke by act in accordance with
1084 janglerye talkativeness woot nat do not know
1085 jangleresses gossips
1087 riotous quarrelsome
1089 assayed put to the test hele conceal
1090 venquisse vanquish stant… in no stede is of no avail
1095 yet ben still are holsom sound
1096 outher either to litel of pris of too little value
1098 benisoun blessing
1100 apaised appeased wit cleverness
1101 enhaunced advanced
1103 forme-fader first father, progenitor
1104 help helper semblable to like
1106 wroght created
1107 Jaspre jasper (a precious stone)
1113 by ordinaunce in due order
1114 governe me be ruled
1115 vouchesauf grant chesinge choosing
1116 biseken to entreat
1117 shapeth yow dispose yourself entente state of mind
1118 dresse guide
1120 take conseil deliberate
1124 weneth believes
1125 irous angry deme judge
1134 falleth in strays into avise yow reflect
1139 rede advise
1140 Biwrey reveal but if so be that unless wenen believe sikerly for a certainty
1142 loking favourable looks supportacioun support
1143 kepe conseil secrely keep a secret discreetly
1146 cloos concealed stille quiet
1148 plit condition
1149 make no semblant not allow it to be apparent thee were levere you prefer entente intention
1152 enforcen hem try lust wish
1153 selde seldom
1157 clepe summon
1158 soote sweet
1163 seighen seen expert experienced
1165 delivernesse agility fieble by age weak with age enforcen grow stronger
1166 especiale intimate
1168 mo more
1172 eschue avoid
1173 lust desire
1174 troweth believes
1175 soothfastnesse truth
1177 egre sharp
1180 Encline nat thine eres to do not lend an ear to
1181 Avise thee reflect
1183 grace favour
1187 sikerly certainly maketh thee cheere of humilitee puts on a humble expression louteth bows
1188 demeth thinks contenance behaviour
1189 Make no felaweshipe with do not keep company with bountee kindness
1191 to soore too deeply
1193 dronkelewe drunkards
1194 privetee secrecy
1196 sleighte cunning sheweth seems
1198 shrewes villains
1199 ripe mature
1205 acorden to are in harmony with
1206 atteine therto achieve it moore greater
1207 as such as
1208 weive reject
1210 ben sprongen have sprung
1215 distreineth retains
1216 Assay attempt charge burden weive abandon
1217 suffre forbear
12
18 most may
1221 defenden forbid
1222 conferme prosecute, follow through sadly steadfastly
1223 repreve reproach
1224 cas situation
1225 bihoveth is necessary
1228 dishoneste dishonourable
1229 bihestes promises
1230 goodly well
1233 covenably suitably withholding retention
1234 condescende in especial get down to detail
1236 replye again object to distempre upset
1239 mocioun impulse
1241 First and forward first of all
1243 chargeant burdensome anoyous troublesome
1244 thereas whereas
1245 doon yow reverence show you respect
1248 anientissed eradicated
1249 talent inclination affeccioun desire
1252 yow suffiseth it is satisfactory to you avis deliberation
1253 hadde ben would have been emprise enterprise
1257 hochepot hotch-potch moore greater ben ye condescended have you settled
1260 han the maistrye dominate
1264 mannissh human
1269 aperteneth it appertains anoye harm
1270 after hir craft according to their skill doon gret diligence take great pains
1272 rede advise sovereinly gerdoned handsomely rewarded
1273 ententif bisinesse earnest diligence curacioun cure
1274 suffren allow
1276 encresceden advanced
1277 warisshed cured
1278 thilke text that precept sentence opinion
1280 a contrarye an injury
1283 plesaunce pleasure
1284 understonden understood
1285 semblable alike
1287 everich each aggreggeth aggravates
1289 suffrance forbearance
1291 herto acordeth agrees with this
1292 yeldeth give back
1294 amonesteth recommends acord harmony
1296 by oon acord unanimously
1297 over above do youre diligence do your best kepe protect warnestore fortify
1298 avisely with forethought
1299 toucheth to relates to
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