• bomblen, bumblen

bomblen v. Also bumblen . Imitative Of the bittern: to boom. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.972 As a bitore bombleth [vr. bumblith] in the myre, She leyde hir mouth vnto the water doun.

• brat

brat n. OE bratt (from Celtic ). A cloak of coarse cloth. (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY. Manly-Rickert G.881 Nadde they but a shete Which that they myghte wrappe hem in a nyght And a brat to walke in by day light.

• brouding

brouding ger. Embroidering; embroidery. (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn. Manly-Rickert A.2498 Ther maistow seen deuysynge..Of goldsmythrye, of browdyng, and of steel. (1420) Grocer Lond. Kingdon 137 [Item pur] browdynge [de lez G].

• chaped

chaped ppl. From chape n. Mounted, trimmed. (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. Manly-Rickert A.366 Hir knyues were chaped noght with bras, But al with siluer.

• childishli

childishli adv. From adj. Clumsily. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC Benson-Robinson 4.804 If I discryven wolde hire hevynesse, It sholde make hire sorwe seme lesse..and childisshly deface Hire heigh compleynte.

• chinken

chinken v.(2) Of a bell: to toll, ring. c1425 Chaucer CT.Pard. Petw 7 C.664 As þei satte þei herd a belle chink [vr. clynke] Byforn a corps, was caried to his graue.

• chuk, chukke, chokke

chuk n. Also chukke , chokke . Imitative A clucking sound. (c1390) Chaucer CT.NP. Manly-Rickert B.4364 With a chuk he [rooster] gan hem [hens] for to calle.

• chukken

chukken v. Cp. chuk n. To make a clucking sound. (c1390) Chaucer CT.NP. Manly-Rickert B.4372 [Chauntecleer] chukketh whan he hath a corn yfounde, And to hym rennen thanne hise wyues alle.

• cimenting, cement-

cimenting ger. Also cement- . Alch. Combining or cementation (of ingredients). (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY. Manly-Rickert G.817 Matires embibyng..matires encorporyng..Oure cementyng and fermentacioun.

• clerkishli

clerkishli adv. Cp. clerk . Learnedly. ?a1450 Chaucer TC StJ-C L.1 2.1024 I wot thow nylt it [a letter] clerkissly endite As make it with argumentz togh.

• cloistreles

cloistreles adj. Away from a monastery or monastic enclosure. c1410 Chaucer CT.Prol. Hrl 7334 A.179 A monk, whan he is Cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche þat is watirles.

• cloudeles

cloudeles adj. Cloudless. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 4.m.1.23 On nyghtes that ben cloudeles it semeth as the hevene were peynted with diverse ymages of sterres.

• cok, cok!

cok , cok! Imitative The clucking sound made by a cock. (c1390) Chaucer CT.NP. Manly-Rickert B.4467 Chauntecleer..cryde anon `cok, cok!', and vp he sterte As man that was affrayed.

• agrẹabletẹ

agrẹabletẹ n. OF Favorable disposition, tolerance. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 2.pr.4.128 Alle fortune is blisful to a man by the aggreablete or by the egalyte of hym that suffreth it.

• crouke

crouke n. OE cruce , corresp. to OS kruka . A pitcher, jug. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Rv. Manly-Rickert A.4158 And whan that dronken al was in the crowke [vr. crouke; rime: sowke], To bedde wente the doghter.

• contemplaunce

contemplaunce n. Coined for rime's sake. Contemplation, devotion. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sum. Manly-Rickert D.1893 Er he hadde any speche With hye god..He fasted longe and was in contemplaunce [rime: governaunce].

• ajusten

ajusten v. OF ajuster gauge or adjust a measure. To correct or remedy. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 2.pr.3.25 For whan that tyme is, I schal moeve and ajuste swiche thynges that percen hemselve depe.

• eschaufing(e

Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.537 The herte of man, by eschawfynge and moeuynge of his blood, wexeth so trouble that he is out of alle iugement of resoun. a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr. Lamb 501 75/4 Chaung þe eir for eschaufynge. (c1390)

• escheuing(e

escheuing(e ger. Avoiding, shunning, escaping, eschewing. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.464 General signes of gentilesse, as eschewynge of vice and ribaudye. (1414) RParl. 4.59a For eschewynge of grete meschiefs that mighten..falle. c1430(c1380) Chaucer PF Benson-Robinson 140 Th'schewing is only the

• especial, especiaille

an act of spying; (b) a body of spies. c1425 Chaucer CT.Mel. Petw 7 B.2509 Than shal ȝe euermore countrewaite enbusshmentys and al especials [vrr. especiall, enspecial, espiaille, etc.]. c1415 Chaucer CT.Fri. Corp-O 198 D.1323 Sotilly he hadde his especiaile