1136 Voideth send away theroute outside
1137 shette shut
1138 privetee secret business
1141 yede went
1148 wherof of what
1149 outher… outher either… or
1150 was which was
1151 hie make haste
1152 couchen lay
1153 in tokening I thee love as a token that I love you
1155 do done
1156 Graunt merci thank you
1158 feendly fiendish
1160 bechen cole piece of charcoal made from beech-wood
1161 subtilly cunningly
1162 limaille filings
1163 withouten faille truly
1165 gin contrivance
1169 bigile deceive thoghte intended
1170 wente atwinne separated
1171 terved fleeced blinne cease
1172 dulleth vexes
1173 me wreke avenge myself
1175 He is so changeable that he doesn’t settle anywhere
1178 baar carried prively secretly
1184 therwith with it but a while only for a short space of time
1187 wete moisture
1189 with sory grace bad luck to him
1190 middeward middle
1192 gonne faste brenne were burning vigorously
1194 As swithe in a trice
1199 nedes of necessity
1200 evene above exactly above
1202 iliche equally
1203 sleighte trick
1204 alkamistre alchemist
1207 Go out and bring back a piece of chalk
1209 han hap have good fortune
1210 bolle bowl
1212 thrive prosper preve succeed
1213 for so that misbileve mistrust
1214 conceite notion
1221 What why
1222 shoop formed wise fashion
1223 devise tell
1225 teine rod ivele moot he cheve bad luck to him
1228 brede breadth
1229 drede doubt
1230 nat espide did not notice
1233 mirye cheere a cheerful expression
1235 When it pleased him, and immediately ordered the priest
1242 sey saw
1244 halwes saints
1245 hir malisoun their curse
1246–8 But… I wol be youre if I am not yours and ye vouchesauf if you agree
1249 assay trial
1251 expert of trained in
1253 discipline craft crafty learned
1260 faste vigorously
1263 eft a second time
1264 for a countenance as a pretence
1265 holwe hollow taak keep take note
1268 weel well
1269 every deel every bit
1270 in his bisinesse occupied
1271 gan him dresse went
1273 er before
1274 terve flay
1277 ordeined prepared get contrivance
1278 relente melt
1279 again the fir under the effect of the fire
1280 Unless he is a fool, knows well that it necessarily must
1281 yede came
1283 what wol ye bet than wel what more do you want
1288 profred offered eftsone again
1289 good wealth sone straightway
1290 crafty skilful
1291 warne tell bihinde to follow
1292 herinne in the house
1294 bye buy as swithe without delay
1295 hie the make haste
1297 nam took
1299 pronounce tell
1300 wit understanding doublenesse duplicity
1303 feendly fiendish
1304 werieth wearies
1306 To th’entente that in order that
1309 as swithe at once
1311 stoupe stoop
1312 jape trick
1313 made his ape duped
1318 teine rod
1319 heine rogue
1320 Unwiting not knowing
1321 laft left
1322 rumbled made a rumbling noise
1323 wonder prively very secretly
1325 hente seized
1326 in his game jocularly
1328 whil-er a while before
1333 wite find out oght worth anything
1334 nolde would not wish for min hood by my hood
1338 putte… in assay tested
1339 seye nay deny
1341 sotted stupid
1345 lustier more eager carolinge singing in a round-dance
1347 hardy brave
1348 grace favour
1349 sory wretched leere learn
1353 receit formula
1355 save except frere friar
1357 No fors no matter
1360 at o word in a word thee list it pleases you
1362 nere were it not for
1364 somme sum
1365 fette fetched took gave
1368–9 kepe han no loos Of do not wish to have any fame because of cloos secret
1371 and if soutiltee skill
1374 were would be
1376 hadde I levere I would rather
1377 wexe I wood may I go mad
1378 mescheef misfortune
1379 good preef success
1381 sy saw
1383 wolde wished
1385 bijaped tricked
1386 introduccioun preparation
1388 estaat rank of society
1389 debaat strife
1390 So ferforth to such an extent unnethes hardly
1391 blent (= blendeth) blinds
1393 scarsetee scarcity
1394 mistily figuratively
1395 come therby grasp it
1396 wit cleverness
1397 chiteren jabber
1398 And revel in their jargon and take trouble over it
1400 lightly easily aught anything
1401 good wealth
1402 lucre profit lusty pleasant
1403 grame sorrow
1404 empten empty
1405 purchasen obtain
1406 Of from
1407 brent burned
1409 I advise you who practise it to abandon it
1410 lese lose bet than nevere is late better late than never
1411 date time
1412 prolle ay search for ever
1414 blondreth blunders casteth perceives
1415 renne run
1416 bisides aside
1420 brode with eyes wide open
1421 on that chaffare in that trade
1422 rape and renne seize and make off with
1423 to faste too vigorously
1425 thrift prosperity ful clene completely
1426 right as swithe right away
1428 Newe Toun Villanova (n.)
1431 mortifye harden (n.)
1432 Unless it is with his brother’s co-operation
1433 How be that although
1435 dragon mercury (n.)
1439 brimstoon sulphur
1440 Sol sun (gold) Luna moon (silver) (n.)
1441 sawe saying
1442 bisy him exert himself
1445 lewed stupid
1446 konning skill
1447 secree secret
1451 soothfastnesse truth
1452 privee secret
1457 ignotum per ignocius see n.
1461 tho then
1463 nille will not
1465 discovere reveal
1467 leef precious
1469 liketh pleases his deitee him
1470 enspire enlighten defende prohibit
1473 nevene speak of
1475rede advise lat it goon let it pass
1477anything at all
1478thrive succeed
1480point full stop
1481boote of his bale remedy for his tribulations
1 Woot know stant (= standeth) stands
2 ycleped called
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5 Dun is in the mire see n.
6 hire money (n.)
7 al bihinde at the rear
9 nappeth sleeps cokkes bones a euphemistic substitution for ‘Goddes bones’
10 atones any minute
11 with meschaunce curse him
12 Do him com forth make him come forward
14 botel hey bundle of hay
16 by the morwe in the morning
17 fleen fleas
18 quene trollop yswonke laboured
20 nothing not at all
22 hevinesse drowsiness
23 Noot I nat I do not know me were levere I would rather
24 galoun win gallon of wine
31 daswen grow dim
33 wel disposed in good health
34 yglosed flattered
35 ganeth yawns wight creature
36 swolwe swallow
40 Foule moot thee falle I hope you come to a bad end
41 lusty gallant
42 justen atte fan joust at the quintain (n.)
43 yshape prepared
44 dronken han win-ape have drunk yourself stupid
46 wax wrooth and wraw grew angry
47 on… gan nodde shook his head at faste vigorously
48 caste threw
49 Wheras where
50 chivachee feat of horsemanship
52 were was
53 showving shoving
54 care and wo trouble and distress
55 So helpless was this wretched feeble soul
59 lewedly incompetently
60 moisty new
62 fneseth wheezes the pose a cold in the head
63 inow enough
64 capul horse slow mire
65 eftsoone a second time
66 inow to doone our hands full
67 cors body
68 make I no fors I do not care about
69 to nice too foolish
70 repreve him of reprove him for
72 Reclaime thee cut short your flight lure see n.
73 smale trivial
74–5 Such as finding fault with your accounts, which would not be to your credit, if it came to the crunch
76 mescheef misfortune
77 lightly easily
79 rit (= rideth) rides
80 wrathe anger also mote I thrive as I may prosper
81 in my bourde jokingly
82 gourde flask
88 faste heartily
90 pouped tooted
91 took… again gave back
92 fain glad
94 wonder wonderfully
96 Where that wherever
97 disese vexation
98 appese appease
99 Bacus Bacchus, god of wine
101 Worship honour thy deitee you
103 I the preye I beg you
105 Phebus Phoebus Apollo, god of the sun
107 mooste lusty bachiler most gallant knight
110 again the sonne in the sun
112 wroghte performed
113 minstralcye musical instruments
114 that so that
119 Therto in addition semelieste most handsome
121 fetures features discrive describe
122 on live alive
123 therwith besides
124 parfit worthinesse perfect nobility
125 bachelrye knighthood
126 fredom magnanimity
127 desport recreation
132 speke to speak
134 countrefete imitate
137 by an hondred thousand deel a hundred thousandth part
138 mirily sweetly
141 dide evere his diligence always endeavoured
142 doon hire reverence show her respect
143 sothe truth
144 wolde han kept hire fain would gladly have kept her confined
145 For he was unwilling to be deceived
146 swich degree such a position
147 in idel in vain
148 clene of pure in
149 kept in… await watched suspiciously
151 shrewe bad woman
152 verray nicetee true folly
153 spille waste
154 writen wrote in hir lives while they were alive
157 weninge believing plesaunce attentiveness
158 manhode courtesy governaunce behaviour
159 grace favour
160 embrace bring it about
161 destreine restrain
164 And give your whole mind and attention
166 bithinke imagine
167 clenly neatly
168 gay fine
170 Levere rather
171 wrecchednesse vile things
172 doon his bisinesse do his best
175 Lat take suppose one were to take
178 weiveth abandons
181 lust desire
182 flemeth banishes discrecioun judgement
183 vileins kinde base nature
184 lewedeste coarsest
186 hir lust she wants make mate
187 by concerning
188 nothing not at all
189 likerous lecherous
190 parforme hir delit take their pleasure
192 debonaire meek
193 newefangel fond of novelty with meschaunce curse it
194 konne can
195 sowneth into is consistent with
197 jolitee handsomeness
198 under him behind his back
201 moore greater
204 lemman lover
205 knavissh speche vulgar expression
208 moot nede acorde with must necessarily match
210 The word must be akin to the action
211 boistous straightforward
213 degree rank
214 dishoneste unchaste
215 povre poor
217 gentile high-born lady
218 cleped called
223 titlelees having no title, usurping
224 theef erraunt bandit
226 sentence saying
227 for because
228 meinee troops dounright out of hand
229 make al plain level everything
231 but only
233 meschief affliction
235 textuel learned
236 never a del not a bit
239 wroghten performed lust volage wanton pleasure
240 ay all the time
245 mirily sweetly
248 amis wrongly
249 for in spite of
251 minstralcye musical ability
252 waiting watching blered is thin eye you have been hoodwinked
255 montaunce value so moot I thrive as I may prosper
256 sey saw swive fuck
258 sadde toknes reliable signs
260 To his great shame and dishonour
262 gan aweyward for to wryen turned away
263 brast atwo would break in two
264 flo arrow
266 th’effect all there is to say
267 minstralcye musical instruments
268 giterne gittern (g.) sawtrye psaltery (g.)
272 confusioun ruin
273 nere I should I not be
274 lustihed delight
275 sad constant
276 listow you lie
277 dorste I I dare
278 rakel rash
279 trouble wit disturbed mind recchelees heedless
280 unavised thoughtlessly
281 wantrust mistrust
282 wit reason discrecioun judgement
283 rakelnesse rashness
285 witen know
286 beth avised take thought
290 fordoon destroyed
293 thee quite pay you back for
294 whilom formerly
295 forgon lose
298 awreke avenged
301 again at the approach of
302 In tokeninge as a sign
303 stirte sprang anon without delay
304 pulled plucked out
305 rafte took away
306 slong slung
307 bitake consign to
308 for this cas because of this incident
310 Beth war take note taketh kepe be careful
312 dight had it off with
320 feend devil
321 hem blesse guard themselves
324 him avise consider speeke says
326 spilt ruined
327 avisely with forethought
328 shent destroyed
330 but except doost thy peine endeavour
332 leere learn
335 ivele avised ill-considered
336 Where less speech would have been quite sufficient
338 wanteth naught is not lacking
339 Do you know what a rash tongue is good for
340 forkutteth cuts forkerveth slices
343 janglere gossip
346 bekke nod
347 Dissimule as pretend
349 if thee leste if it please you
350 jangling chattering
352 You need not fear to be betrayed
353 misseid said something wrong
354 clepe… again call back
356 be him leef or looth whether he likes it or not
358 ivel apaid sorry
359 auctour newe originator
361 Wherso wherever
1 By that by the time that
2 the south line meridian (n.)
7 as there in that place
8 lengthe height
10 see n.
12 thropes of a village
13 gye govern
14 joly gay
18 of ech degree from each social rank
19 ordinaunce plan
20 good chaunce good luck
21 lustily entertainingly
22 vicary vicar (n.)
23 person parson
24 Whatever you are, do not put a stop to our fun
26 Unbokele unbuckle male bag (of stories)
27 cheere appearance
29 cokkes bones a euphemistic substitution for ‘Goddes bones’
31 for by
33 weiven soothfastnesse reject truth
35 draf chaff fest fist
36 if that me lest if it pleases me
39 that if (n.) audience a hearing
40 fain gladly at Cristes reverence in honour of Christ
41 leefful lawful
42 southren southern
43 geste recite alliterative verse
45 glose use fine words