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(b) humble behavior or conduct. c1440 Chaucer CT.Ph. Add 25718 C.45 Humblete [Heng: She floured..With all humilitee]. c1450 PPl.B RwlPoet 38 5.629 Vmblete [Ld: Þat one hat abstenence and humilite an other]. c1410 Chaucer CT.Pars. Hrl 7334 I.109 Penitence distreyneth

attempringe ger. Guiding. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 5.pr.4.100 Ryght as men seen the cartere worken in the tornynge or in atemprynge [L moderandis] or adressynge of his cartes or chariottes.

notted adj. From not adj. With closely cropped hair. c1440 Chaucer CT.Prol. Cmb Ii.3.26 A.109 Notted [Heng: A not heed hadde he, with a broun visage].

novelnes n. From novel adj. Novelty, newfangledness. a1485 Chaucer CT.Sq. Ryl Eng 113 F.619 Nouelnes [Elsm: So newefangel been they of hire mete And louen nouelrie of propre kynde].

ofshouven v. Also ofshouwe , ofshowe . From shouven v. To shove off (sth.), repel. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Rv. Manly-Rickert A.3912 Leueful is with force force of showue [vrr. of showe, of schouve, of shouwe; to showue; of to showue].

outcacchen v. From cacchen v. To draw or pull out (sth.). (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pri. Manly-Rickert B.1861 This holy monk..His tonge out caughte and took awey the greyn.

outwardinges n. pl. From outward(e adj. External things. c1455 Chaucer CT.Pars. Hrl 1758 I.662 Outwardynges [Elsm: man suffreth iiij manere of greuances in outward thynges].

achekked ppl. Also acheked . Cp. OF eschequier . Brought to a sudden stop, checked. c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF Benson-Robinson 2093 When they metten in that place, They were achekked [vr. a-cheked] bothe two.

qualmed adj. From qualm n.(1). As noun: those slain by pestilence. c1440 Chaucer CT.Kn. Lin-C 110 A.2014 With qualmed [Heng: Yet saugh I..A thousand slayn and noght of qualm ystorue].

redoutinge ger. Honor. (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn. Manly-Rickert A.2050 With subtil pencel was depeynted this storie In redoutynge [vrr. recordyng, recorde, remembraunce] of Mars and of his glorie.

refreinden v. OF : cp. CF refraindre , AF refreindre . To be tempered or restrained. ?a1450 Chaucer TC StJ-C L.1 5.507 Refreynden [vrr. refreyden, refreyne] may this hoote faare Or Kalkas sende Troilus Criseide.

requerable adj. OF Desirable. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 2.pr.6.32 Which is thilke your derworthe power that is so cleer and so requerable [L expetibilis]?

requethen v. ?From quethen v. ?To speak to (sb.). c1440 Chaucer CT.Mel. Lchf 29 B.2873 Requethen [alt. from: quethen; Heng: they ne requeren ne preyen me nat of pees].

reufulles adj. From reuful adj. Pitiless. c1430 Chaucer PF Cmb Gg.4.27 613 Thow mortherere of the heysoge on the braunche That broughte the forth, thow reufulles glotoun, Leue thow soleyn werm corupcioun!

revelous adj. OF revelos , revelous . Disposed to revelry, merry. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Sh. Manly-Rickert B.1194 A wyf he hadde of excellent beautee And compaignable and reuelous was she.

route n.(4) From routen v.(2). Snoring. c1430 Chaucer CT.Rv. Cmb Gg.4.27 A.4166 Men myȝten here hyre route [Heng: routyng] too furlong.

bauderie n.(2) OF Gaiety; ?match-making. (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn. Manly-Rickert A.1926 In the temple of Venus maystow se..Plesance and hope, desir, foolhardynesse, Beautee and youthe, baudrye, richesse.

impudent adj. L impudens , -entis . Shameless. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.397 Impudent is he that for his pride hath no shame of hise synnes.

infortuninge ger. Causing a planet to have a malign influence. c1400 Chaucer Astr. Brussels 4869 2.4.86a Forther ouer thei seyn that the infortunynge of a planete is the contrarie of these thynges.

armles adj. Armless. (c1375) Chaucer CT.Mk. Manly-Rickert B.3393 On a wal this kyng hise eyen caste And say an hand armlees [vrr. armelees, armles, armelesse] that wroot ful faste.

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