• whist

with the spelling whist in the form section. Silent, quiet. ?c1400 Chaucer Bo. Add 10340 2.m.5.[23].1341 Þo weren þe cruel clariouns ful whist [Riverside: hust] and ful stille. c1455 Chaucer CT.Kn. (Rwl F.141) A.2981 Whist [Heng: They were set, and

• Caton

de moribus ad filium ) attributed to Dionysius Cato, or its author. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil. Manly-Rickert A.3227 He knew nat Catoun, for his wit was rude. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.1377 Suffre thy wyues tonge, as Caton bit. a1500(a1460) Towneley

• chorus

chorus n. L caurus , corus . The northwest wind. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 1.m.3.8 A swyft wynd that hyghte Chorus. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 4.m.5.25 The blastes of the wynd Chorus. (a1460) Vegetius(2) Pmb-C 243 2681 Auster is cardinal

• coltish

, see colt n. 3. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.1847 He..kiste his wyf and made wantown cheere. He was al coltyssh ful of ragerye And ful of iargon as a flekked pye. c1410 Chaucer CT.WB. Cmb Dd.4.24 D.602 I was

• crosset

& craisset . (a) A crucible; (b) a small lamp. c1440 Chaucer CT.CY. Lchf 29 G.1276 With his stikke aboue þe crossette [vr. Crosselet]..He stereth the coles. c1445 Chaucer CT.CY. Hlk 667 G.1147 Crosset [Elsm: this chanoun in to the

• croudinge

(c) impulsion. c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF Benson-Robinson 1359 Ful moche prees of folk ther nas, Ne crowdyng for to mochil prees. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 105 Crowdynge, caryynge wythe a barowe: Cenivectura. Crowdynge or schowynge: Pressura, pulsio. (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML. Manly-Rickert

• airish bestes, eirish

. Demons of the air. c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF Benson-Robinson 932 In this region, certeyn, Duelleth many a citezeyn, Of which that speketh Daun Plato. These ben the eyryssh [Pep: airesshe] bestes, lo! c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF Benson-Robinson 965 Tho gan y

• fortunous

governement of resoun? ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 4.pr.5.32 Yif I trowede that alle thise thinges weren medled by fortunows hap. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 5.pr.1.82 Thanne wenen folk that it is byfalle by fortunous bytydynge. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 2.pr.4.158

• equinoxial, -noccial, -noctial

equator. (c1390) Chaucer CT.NP. Manly-Rickert B.4046 By nature he [Chauntecleer] knew ech ascencioun Of the equinoxial in thilke toun. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 1.3914 And Phebus was ascendying in his spere..Halvynge in ver þe equinnoccial. a1450(1391) Chaucer Astr. Benson-Robinson

• overthrouing(e

strongly inclined to evil; (c) swift-turning. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 1.m.2.2 Allas, how the thought of man, dreynt in overthrowynge [vr. ouer þrowyng; L praecipiti] depnesse, dulleth and forleteth his propreclernesse. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 1.m.6.25 He that forleteth certein

• hevenish

heavens or sky. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC Benson-Robinson 1.104 So aungelik was hir natif beaute, That lik a thing inmortal semed she, As doth an hevenyssh perfit creature, That down were sent in scornynge of nature. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC Benson-Robinson 5.1813

• al-outreli, -outerly, -utterly

hym, al outrelyk. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 2.m.7.28 Al outrely unknowable. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 3.pr.3.101 Certes, nede mai nat al outrely be doon awey. c1450(1369) Chaucer BD Benson-Robinson 1244 She sayde `nay' Al outerly. c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF Benson-Robinson 296

• likerousnes(se

gluttony; (d) luxuriousness, self-indulgence; (e) inordinate desire, greed. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.611 Venus me yaf my lust, my likerousnesse [vr. licorousnes], And Mars yaf me my sturdy hardynesse. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.859 And for that many man weneth

• tercelet, tercellet, ters(e)let, tarcelet, tarselet, trauslet, tercelet(e)s, tercel(l)ettes, terselettis, tarcelettis, -selettes

c1430(c1380) Chaucer PF Benson-Robinson 529 Foules of ravyne Han chosen fyrst..The tercelet [vrr. tarcelet, terselet] of the faucoun to diffyne Al here sentence. c1430(c1380) Chaucer PF Benson-Robinson 596 'Now fy, cherl!' quod the gentil tercelet [vr. tercellet]. c1430(c1380) Chaucer PF

• compleininge

sighede sore in compleynyng. c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW Benson-Robinson 1357 Right so to yow make I my compleynynge. c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW Benson-Robinson 1971 The kynges doughter..And ek hire syster Phedra herden al His compleynynge. c1450(c1390) Chaucer Ven. Benson-Robinson 28 As wake

• furie

furies infernal. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC Benson-Robinson 1.9 To the clepe I, thow goddesse of torment, Thow cruwel Furie, sorwynge evere yn peyne. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC Benson-Robinson 2.436 O Furies thre of helle, on yow I crye! ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson

• finialli

in conclusioun, For to discryue owre cunnynge euery dele [etc.]. c1460 Chaucer TC Hrl 1239 2.1324 Finially he toke al for the beste That she hym wrote. c1460 Chaucer TC Hrl 1239 3.556 And finially he swore And gan hir

• ani maner

any. a1375 WPal. KC 13 2460 Wiþ-oute eny maner wem. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl. Manly-Rickert F.1507 Whan she wolde go Out of hir hous to any maner place. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sq. Manly-Rickert F.138 If any lady..Hath set hir herte on any

• further-over, forth-over

phrase. Moreover, furthermore. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pard. Manly-Rickert C.648 And forther ouer, I wol thee telle [etc.]. (a1393) Gower CA Frf 3 1.3431 Bot now, forth over, I beseche That ye more of my schrifte seche. c1400 Chaucer Astr. Brussels 4869

• crosselet, croselet, croslet(te, creslet, cres(s)elet, criselit, croislet

(c1395) Chaucer CT.CY. Manly-Rickert G.793 Yet wol I telle hem..Oure vrynals..Violes, crosletz [vrr. crosletis, crescellettes, creseletes, cresletes, criselites], and sublymatories. (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY. Manly-Rickert G.1147 This chanoun in to the crosselet [vrr. croslet, croslette, croselett] caste A poudre. (c1395) Chaucer