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dagginge ger. Ornamenting garments with dagges . (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.418 The degise endentynge..so muche daggynge of sheris.

damageous adj. OF Harmful. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.438 Whan that meynee is felonous and damageous to the peple by hardynesse of hey lordshipe.

drincling ger. From drinklen . Drowning. c1415 Chaucer CT.Kn. Corp-O 198 A.2456 Myn is þe drynclyng in þe see.

amalgaming ger. Blending, alloying. (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY. Manly-Rickert G.771 The care and wo That we hadde..in amalgamyng and calcenyng Of quyk siluer.

empoisonere n. OF One who poisons; a poisoner. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pard. Manly-Rickert C.894 Thus ended..eek the false empoysonere also.

enticere n. From enticen . Instigator. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.1017 That another man be occasioun or enticere of his synne.

envined ppl. OF enviner . Stocked with wine. (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. Manly-Rickert A.342 A better envyned man was nowher noon.

equator n. L aequator . The celestial equator. c1400 Chaucer Astr. Brussels 4869 1.17.81a This cercle equinoccial..is clepid equator, or the weyere of the day.

ertheles adj. Without soil, soilless. c1430 Chaucer TC Cmb Gg.4.27 4.770 Erþeles [vr. roteles] grene mot sone deye.

overslippe n. OE oferslype An overgarment, a cassock. c1460 Chaucer CT.CY. McC 181 G.633 Ouerslyppe [Lchf: His ouer sloppe is not worth a myte].

marchioness. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.283 I wole with othere maydens stonde..and se The markisesse [vrr. Mayrkysesse, marquisesse; markis wyfe]. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.394 To this newe markysesse [vr. marques] God hath swich fauour sent. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert

mershli adj. From mersh . Marshy. c1410 Chaucer CT.Sum. Hrl 7334 D.1710 Þer is in Engelond I gesse A mersschly lond called holdernesse.

mirtheles adj. From mirth(e n. Joyless, unhappy. c1430(c1380) Chaucer PF Benson-Robinson 592 Daunseth he murye that is myrtheles?

goldles adj. From gold . Without money. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Sh. Manly-Rickert B.1480 But goldlees [vr. goldelesse] for to been, it is no game.

gultli adv. Cp. gilt n. (1). Unjustly, wrongfully. c1465 Chaucer CT.Kn. Barl 20 A.1314 Gultly [Heng: This prescience That giltlees tormenteth Innocence].

hevenishli adv. From hevenish . In a celestial manner. (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn. Manly-Rickert A.1055 As an aungel heuenysshly [vr. heuenyssly] she song.

nist adj. OF nicet Foolish. a1500 Chaucer CT.Rv. Hrl 7333 A.4282 Nyst [Heng: His wyf..wiste no thyng of this nyce stryf].

oportune n. OF opportune A suitable time, an opportunity. c1470 Chaucer CT.Pars. Eg 2864 I.310 Oportune [Heng: if man haue oportunytee].

joie adj. From noun. Joyful, happy. c1450 Chaucer CT.NP. Tex 143 B.4264 Ioye [Heng: Iolif and glad they wenten vn-to reste].

bidaffed ppl. Outwitted; ?cowed. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.1191 Beth nat bidaffed for youre innocence, But sharply tak on yow the gouernaille.

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