• destinal

Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 4.pr.6.88 The ordre destynal procedith of the simplicite of purveaunce. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 4.pr.6.109 Whethir that destyne be exercised outhir by some devyne spirites..or elles by some soule..the destinal ordenaunce is ywoven and acomplissid. ?a1425(c1380)

• detteles

detteles adj. From dette n. Free of debt. (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. Manly-Rickert A.582 To make him lyue by his propre good In honour detteles.

• discerning

discerning ger. The action of perceiving. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 5.pr.5.23 Tho thingis that ben absolut..ne folwen nat in discernynge thinges object fro withouteforth.

• allidatha

allidatha n. ML , from Ar. A revolving rule, or index, attached to the back of the astrolabe. a1500 Chaucer Astr.Spurious Insert. Add 23002 p.81 Thy rewle of thy astrolabye, that is to sey, the allydatha.

• disconcordaunce

disconcordaunce n. From concordaunce . A discord, conflict. c1405 Chaucer CT.Pars. Elsm I.275 After the diuerse disconcordaunces [vrr. discordaunces, discordaunce] of oure wikkednesses was the passioun of Ihesu crist ordeyned.

• doutremer

doutremer phr. as adj. OF phrase From overseas. c1450(1369) Chaucer BD Benson-Robinson 253 A fether-bed..ryght wel cled In fyn blak satyn doutremer.

• drauenesse

drauenesse n. From drauen v. ?Hesitation, delay. c1410 Chaucer CT.Pars. Hrl 7334 I.680 Accidie..doþ alle þing wiþ anoy and with drawenes [Heng: wrawnesse], slaknes and excusacioun.

• emprisen

emprisen v. From emprise . To undertake. c1410 Chaucer CT.Pars. Hrl 7334 I.403 Presumpcioun is whan a man vndertakith and emprisith þat him oughte not to do.

• ambages

ambages n. OF , taken from L . Intentional ambiguity. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC Benson-Robinson 5.897 If Calkas lede us with ambages..Swiche as men clepen a word with two visages.

• encorporing

encorporing ger. Alch. The process of forming an amalgam or compound. (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY. Manly-Rickert G.815 Of..othere matires embibyng, And eek of oure matires encorporyng..Oure cementyng and fermentacioun.

• amble, aumble

amble n. Also aumble . OF An easy walking gait. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Th. Manly-Rickert B.2075 His steede..gooth an ambel [vrr. ambil, aumble] in the way Ful softely and rounde.

• endirken

endirken v. ?OE diercan , from deorc . To obscure; to sully. ?c1400 Chaucer Bo. Add 10340 4.pr.3.3418 Þan is þe mede of goode folk swiche þat no..wickednesse shal endirken it.

• entermuted

entermuted ppl. Cp. L mutire mumble. Muted, muffled. c1460 Chaucer CT.Prol. McC 181 A.123 note Entermuted [crit.ed.: Ful wel she soong the seruyce dyuyne, Entuned in hir nose.]

• erect

erect adj. L erect-um . Upright. (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML. Manly-Rickert B.9 The shadwe of euery tree Was as in lengthe the same quantitee That was the body erect that caused it.

• overhaste

overhaste n. From hast(e n. Excessive haste. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC Benson-Robinson 1.972 But if drerinesse Or overhaste oure bothe labour shende, I hope of this to maken a good ende.

• overthoued

overthoued ppl. From p.ppl. of thauen v. Thawed away. ?c1450 Chaucer HF Pep 2006 1143 They weren al most ouerthowed [vr. ofthowed] so, That of the lettres on or to Was molt awey of euery name.

• awẹpe

awẹpe adv. From phr. on wẹp . bresten , burst into tears; start to weep. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC Benson-Robinson 2.408 She began to breste a-wepe anoon.

• Pierides, pieriedes, pieriades, peridesse, prurides

Pierides n. Also pieriedes , pieriades , peridesse (error) prurides . L The Muses. (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML. Manly-Rickert B.92 Me were looth be likned doutelees To Muses that men clepe Pierides.

• plaing

plaing ger. From pleien v.(2). Pleading, lament. c1450 Chaucer CT.Pars. Tex 143 I.84 Playng [Heng: penitence is the pleynynge of man for the gilt þat he hath doon].

• popper(e

popper(e n. From poppen v.(1). A small dagger. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Rv. Manly-Rickert A.3931 A ioly poppere [vr. popper] baar he in his pouche.