English words first attested in Chaucer, or special manuscript words of Chaucer, are a set of about two thousand English words whose first use found in existing

manuscripts A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced i ...

is credited to

Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (; – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for '' The Canterbury Tales''. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". He w ...

.Cannon, pp. 231–233 This does not necessarily mean that he was the person to introduce these words into English, but that the earliest extant uses of these words are found in Chaucerian manuscripts. Many of the words were already in everyday speech in 14th-century England (especially London). The claim is that these words are found for the first time in written manuscripts where he introduced them in one of his extensive works from 1374 to 1400 as the first author to use these particular words. Many of Chaucer's special manuscript words are used today: ''

absent Absence may refer to: Employment * Leave of absence, a period of time away from a job * Absenteeism, the habitual pattern of absence from work or duty * Absence rate, the ratio of workers with absences to total employees Sciences and philosophy ...

accident An accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans. The term ''accident'' implies that nobody should be blamed, but the event may have been caused by unrecognized or unaddressed risks. Most researche ...

add Addition (usually signified by the plus symbol ) is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic, the other three being subtraction, multiplication and division. The addition of two whole numbers results in the total amount or '' sum'' of ...

, agree,

bagpipe Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, ...

border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders ca ...

, box,

cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus '' Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakf ...

desk A desk or bureau is a piece of furniture with a flat table-style work surface used in a school, office, home or the like for academic, professional or domestic activities such as reading, writing, or using equipment such as a computer. Desks of ...

digestion Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma. In certain organisms, these smaller substances are absorbed through the small intest ...

, dishonest, examination,

finally Finally may refer to: Albums * ''Finally'' (Namie Amuro album) (2017) * ''Finally'' (Blackstreet album) or its title song * ''Finally'' (Sean Ensign album) or its title song "It's My Life (Finally)" * ''Finally'' (Layzie Bone & A.K. album) ...

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedles ...

funeral A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect ...

galaxy A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, dark matter, bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Greek ' (), literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System ...

horizon The horizon is the apparent line that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or near the surface of the relevant body. This line divides all viewing directions based on whether i ...

, infect,

ingot An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing. In steelmaking, it is the first step among semi-finished casting products. Ingots usually require a second procedure of sha ...

latitude In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north– south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from –90° at the south pole to 90° at the north ...

laxative Laxatives, purgatives, or aperients are substances that loosen stools and increase bowel movements. They are used to treat and prevent constipation. Laxatives vary as to how they work and the side effects they may have. Certain stimulant, lubri ...

miscarry Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss, is the death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently. Miscarriage before 6 weeks of gestation is defined by ESHRE as biochemical lo ...

, nod, obscure,

observe Observation is the active acquisition of information from a primary source. In living beings, observation employs the senses. In science, observation can also involve the perception and recording of data via the use of scientific instruments. The ...

, outrageous,

perpendicular In elementary geometry, two geometric objects are perpendicular if they intersect at a right angle (90 degrees or π/2 radians). The condition of perpendicularity may be represented graphically using the '' perpendicular symbol'', ⟂. It c ...

, Persian,

princess Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subs ...

resolve Resolve may refer to: * ''Resolve'' (Lagwagon album) * ''Resolve'' (Last Tuesday album) * "Resolve" (song), by the Foo Fighters *''The Resolve'', a 1915 American silent short drama film * "Resolve" (''One Tree Hill'' episode) *''Resolve'', a Briti ...

, rumour,

scissors Scissors are hand-operated shearing tools. A pair of scissors consists of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles (bows) opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutt ...

, session, snort,

superstitious A superstition is any belief or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural, attributed to fate or magic, perceived supernatural influence, or fear of that which is unknown. It is commonly applied to beliefs and ...

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

trench A trench is a type of excavation or in the ground that is generally deeper than it is wide (as opposed to a wider gully, or ditch), and narrow compared with its length (as opposed to a simple hole or pit). In geology, trenches result from ero ...

universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological description of the development of the univers ...

utility As a topic of economics, utility is used to model worth or value. Its usage has evolved significantly over time. The term was introduced initially as a measure of pleasure or happiness as part of the theory of utilitarianism by moral philosophe ...

vacation A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is either a leave of absence from a regular job or an instance of leisure travel away from home. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances or for specific fes ...

, Valentine,

veal Veal is the meat of calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, however most veal comes from young male calves of dairy breeds which are not used for breeding. Generally, v ...

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

, vulgar,

wallet A wallet is a flat case or pouch often used to carry small personal items such as paper currency, credit cards; identification documents such as driver's license, identification card, club card; photographs, transit pass, business cards and ...

, and

wildness Wildness, in its literal sense, is the quality of being Wildlife, wild or Domestication, untamed. Beyond this, it has been defined as a quality produced in nature, as that which emerges from a forest, and as a level of achievement in nature. M ...

.''

Etymology

Christopher Cannon, in ''The Making of Chaucer's English'', gives a complete detailed work on the

etymology Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words ...

of Chaucer's special manuscript words and references the ''

Middle English Dictionary ''The Middle English Dictionary'' is a dictionary of Middle English published by the University of Michigan. "Its 15,000 pages offer a comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1175–1500, based on the analysis of a collection of ...

'' (''MED'') definitions and etymology of each of these words.Cannon, 224–460 He points out that the ''MED'' does not give details on the etymology of many of Chaucer's derived words, including many compounds, some participial

adjective In linguistics, an adjective ( abbreviated ) is a word that generally modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent. Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun. Traditionally, adjectives were considered one of the ...

s, and most gerunds. Cannon also points out that, while the

Oxford English Dictionary The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') is the first and foundational historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a c ...

lists Chaucer as the ''first cited author'' of these words, it also is mostly silent on the etymologies of these particular derived words.Simpson, Weiner, et al, ''The Oxford English Dictionary''. According to the Library of Congress for those that have academic library subscribing to the OED, here are the steps you can use to find such a list of words: * Once you are in the OED Online, select "Simple Search" found at the bottom of the screen. * Enter the word Chaucer in the box on the upper left of the screen where it says Search for * For the next box below labeled "in," use the pull-down arrow and click on "first cited author." * Most Universities and Colleges and many large public libraries have OED Online where the reference librarian can give you a listing. * The listing output shows Chaucer's works where he is cited as the first cited author of these words and the year the work was published. Cannon furnishes a complete list of Chaucer's special manuscript words with their etymology. Historian Albert Baugh points out that some of Chaucer's aureate words came from Latin or French origin. Some of Chaucer's aureate words like ''

laureate In English, the word laureate has come to signify eminence or association with literary awards or military glory. It is also used for recipients of the Nobel Prize, the Gandhi Peace Award, the Student Peace Prize, and for former music direc ...

mediation Mediation is a structured, interactive process where an impartial third party neutral assists disputing parties in resolving conflict through the use of specialized communication and negotiation techniques. All participants in mediation are ...

,'' and ''

oriental The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of '' Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the ...

'' eventually became a part of everyday English. Baugh points out that the innovations of word development into common speech and everyday usage, such as these Chaucer words, is of considerable interest in the history of style.

List

Below is a complete list of the 1,977 Chaucer's special manuscript words that are first found in the existing manuscripts below as listed in the Oxford English Dictionary as being the "first cited author". Some now have different spellings and others are given the "root" word definition. Some of these words are now dated or obsolete. These manuscript words first found written in Chaucer's work, from ''

The Canterbury Tales ''The Canterbury Tales'' ( enm, Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is widely regarded as Chaucer's '' magnum opus ...

'' and other of his publications as shown below, were published in the 14th century.

''The Canterbury Tales''

'' is a collection of tales written sometime after 1373, with that resemble

Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio (, , ; 16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Born in the town of Certaldo, he became so well known as a writer that he was some ...

's stories of ''

The Decameron ''The Decameron'' (; it, label= Italian, Decameron or ''Decamerone'' ), subtitled ''Prince Galehaut'' (Old it, Prencipe Galeotto, links=no ) and sometimes nicknamed ''l'Umana commedia'' ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Da ...

'' of fleeing nobles.

''General Prologue''

The '' General Prologue'' introduces the tellers of the tales, with much wry and subtle social commentary. ''

acate Acate ( Sicilian: ''Acati'' or ''Vischiri'') is a small town and ''comune'' in the south of Sicily, Italy, part of the province of Ragusa. It is located in the Dirillo The Dirillo, or Acate, is a river in Sicily which springs from the Hybla ...

affile Affile ( la, Afilae) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about east of Rome. History Archaeology has shown the existence of a pre-Roman centre here, on the border of the lands of t ...

alight Alight, formerly the American Refugee Committee (ARC), is an international nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that has provided humanitarian assistance and training to millions of beneficiaries over the last 40 years. In 2011, Alight helped ...

, ambler,

army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

, arrive,

, begster,

borax Borax is a salt (ionic compound), a hydrated borate of sodium, with chemical formula often written . It is a colorless crystalline solid, that dissolves in water to make a basic solution. It is commonly available in powder or granular form ...

, bourdon,

bracer A bracer (or arm-guard) is a strap or sheath, commonly made of leather, stone or plastic, that covers the ventral (inside) surface of an archer's bow-holding arm. It protects the archer's forearm against injury by accidental whipping from th ...

bream Bream ( ) are species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including '' Abramis'' (e.g., ''A. brama'', the common bream), '' Acanthopagrus'', ''Argyrops'', '' Blicca'', '' Brama'', '' Chilotilapia'', ''Etelis'', '' L ...

cape A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...

ceruse Venetian ceruse, also known as ''blanc de ceruse de Venise'' and Spirits of Saturn, was a 16th-century cosmetic used as a skin whitener. It was in great demand and considered the best available at the time, supposedly containing the best quality ...

chape Chape has had various meanings in English, but the predominant one is a protective fitting at the bottom of a scabbard or sheath for a sword or dagger (10 in the diagram). Historic blade weapons often had leather scabbards with metal fittings a ...

, clasp, cordial,

dagger A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.State v. Martin, 633 S.W.2d 80 (Mo. 1982): This is the dictionary or popular-use def ...

, debtless,

digestible Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma. In certain organisms, these smaller substances are absorbed through the small intes ...

, dormant, Flandrish, foot-mantle, foster,

gaud Gaur Brahmins (spelling variations: Gor or Gour), also Gauda Brahmins (spelling variations: Gaud, or God), also known as Adi Gauda/Gaur, is a group of Brahmin communities in India. The Gauda Brahmins are one of the five Pancha Gauda Brahmin comm ...

hostelry A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

householder Householder may refer to: *Householder, a person who is the head of a household * Householder (Buddhism), a Buddhist term most broadly referring to any layperson * Householder (surname), notable people with the surname *'' The Householder'', a 196 ...

, in,

jingle A jingle is a short song or tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. Jingles are a form of sound branding. A jingle contains one or more hooks and meaning that explicitly promote the product or service being advertised, usually ...

, knob, licentiate,

line Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Art ...

, luce, magic, magician, marrowbone,

mercenary A mercenary, sometimes also known as a soldier of fortune or hired gun, is a private individual, particularly a soldier, that joins a military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any ...

moral A moral (from Latin ''morālis'') is a message that is conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. The moral may be left to the hearer, reader, or viewer to determine for themselves, or may be explicitly encapsulated in a maxim. ...

, pardoner,

parvis A parvis or parvise is the open space in front of and around a cathedral or church, especially when surrounded by either colonnades or porticoes, as at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. It is thus a church-specific type of forecourt, front yard o ...

patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...

, perse, session, significavit,

stew A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. A stew needs to have raw ingredients added to the gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables a ...

whistling Whistling without the use of an artificial whistle is achieved by creating a small opening with one's lips, usually after applying moisture (licking one's lips or placing water upon them) and then blowing or sucking air through the space. The a ...

''The Knight's Tale''

The Knight's Tale "The Knight's Tale" ( enm, The Knightes Tale) is the first tale from Geoffrey Chaucer's '' The Canterbury Tales''. The Knight is described by Chaucer in the " General Prologue" as the person of highest social standing amongst the pilgrims, t ...

'' introduces many typical aspects of

knighthood A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the ...

such as

courtly love Courtly love ( oc, fin'amor ; french: amour courtois ) was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. Medieval literature is filled with examples of knights setting out on adventures and performing var ...

and moral issues. ''

alan Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' * ...

, attourne,

breastplate A breastplate or chestplate is a device worn over the torso to protect it from injury, as an item of religious significance, or as an item of status. A breastplate is sometimes worn by mythological beings as a distinctive item of clothing. It is ...

, broid,

buckle The buckle or clasp is a device used for fastening two loose ends, with one end attached to it and the other held by a catch in a secure but adjustable manner. Often taken for granted, the invention of the buckle was indispensable in securing tw ...

, cerrial,

chaas Chaas ( gu:છાશ ''chhash'', hi:छाछ ''chhachh'') is a curd-based drink popular across the Indian subcontinent. In Rajasthani it is called ''ghol,'' in Odia it is called ''Ghol/Chaash,'' ''moru'' in Tamil and Malayalam, ''taak'' in M ...

Circe Circe (; grc, , ) is an enchantress and a minor goddess in ancient Greek mythology and religion. She is either a daughter of the Titan Helios and the Oceanid nymph Perse or the goddess Hecate and Aeëtes. Circe was renowned for her vas ...

, citrine, clottered, collared, execute, expel, expulsive, feminie, fluttery,

, gigge, holm, howl, huntress,

intellect In the study of the human mind, intellect refers to, describes, and identifies the ability of the human mind to reach correct conclusions about what is true and what is false in reality; and how to solve problems. Derived from the Ancient Gre ...

kemp Kemp may refer to: Places * Kemp, Illinois * Kemp, Ohio * Kemp, Oklahoma * Kemp, Texas * Kemp Land and Kemp Coast, Antarctica * Kemp Town, a 19th-century estate in East Sussex, England * Kemps Corner, place in India People * Kemp (surname) * Ke ...

, lacing,

, Lucina, melancholic,

menacing Menacing or brandishing is a criminal offense in many U.S. states generally defined as displaying a weapon with the intent of placing another person in fear of imminent physical injury or death. Depending on state, degrees of offense range from a ...

, mishap,

mortal Mortal means susceptible to death; the opposite of immortal. Mortal may also refer to: * Mortal (band), a Christian industrial band * The Mortal, Sakurai Atsushi's project band * ''Mortal'' (novel), a science fiction fantasy novel by Ted Dekke ...

, mover, murmur, murmuring, muzzle, naker,

narcotic The term narcotic (, from ancient Greek ναρκῶ ''narkō'', "to make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties. In the United States, it has since become associated with opiates ...

nymph A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label=Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are ...

obsequy A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect ...

obstacle An obstacle (also called a barrier, impediment, or stumbling block) is an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction. Different types of obstacles include physical, economic, biopsychosocial, cultural, political, technologic ...

, opie, opposite, oyez,

parament Paraments or parements (from Late Latin ''paramentum'', adornment, ''parare'', to prepare, equip) are both the hangings or ornaments of a room of state, and the ecclesiastical vestments. Paraments include the liturgical hangings on and around ...

party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often featu ...

, perturb,

pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

plain In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands ...

portraiture A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this re ...

possibility Possibility is the condition or fact of being possible. Latin origins of the word hint at ability. Possibility may refer to: * Probability, the measure of the likelihood that an event will occur * Epistemic possibility, a topic in philosophy an ...

, progression, refuge,

renting Renting, also known as hiring or letting, is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for a ...

returning In retail, a product return is the process of a customer taking previously purchased merchandise back to the retailer, and in turn receiving a refund in the original form of payment, exchange for another item (identical or different), or a store ...

, save,

saving Saving is income not spent, or deferred consumption. Methods of saving include putting money aside in, for example, a deposit account, a pension account, an investment fund, or as cash. Saving also involves reducing expenditures, such as recur ...

, serie, shouting, smiler,

strangle Strangling is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain. Fatal strangling typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and is one of two main ways that hangin ...

strangling Strangling is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain. Fatal strangling typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and is one of two main ways that hangin ...

, tester,

thoroughfare A thoroughfare is a primary passage or way as a transit route through regularly trafficked areas, whether by road on dry land or, by extension, via watercraft or aircraft. On land, a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a multi-lane highw ...

turret Turret may refer to: * Turret (architecture), a small tower that projects above the wall of a building * Gun turret, a mechanism of a projectile-firing weapon * Objective turret, an indexable holder of multiple lenses in an optical microscope * M ...

, vanishing, variation, vital, vomit, whippletree,

winged A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is express ...

''The Miller's Tale''

The Miller's Tale "The Miller's Tale" ( enm, The Milleres Tale) is the second of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales'' (1380s–1390s), told by the drunken miller Robin toquite (a Middle English term meaning requite or pay back, in both good and negative wa ...

'' is told by a drunken miller to (requite) ''

''. The word here means to make repayment for a service – in this case, telling stories. ''

almagest The ''Almagest'' is a 2nd-century Greek-language mathematical and astronomical treatise on the apparent motions of the stars and planetary paths, written by Claudius Ptolemy ( ). One of the most influential scientific texts in history, it can ...

, bragget,

chant A chant (from French ', from Latin ', "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of n ...

fart Flatulence, in humans, is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. A proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environm ...

forge A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature at which it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to th ...

, haunch-bone,

interrogation Interrogation (also called questioning) is interviewing as commonly employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, intelligence agencies, organized crime syndicates, and terrorist organizations with the goal of eliciting useful inf ...

, keek, kneading, kneading-trough, lab, mislie,

out Out may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 * ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander * ''Out'' (2002 film), a Japanese film ba ...

pearl A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carb ...

Pilate Pontius Pilate (; grc-gre, Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, ) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of J ...

piping Within industry, piping is a system of pipes used to convey fluids (liquids and gases) from one location to another. The engineering discipline of piping design studies the efficient transport of fluid. Industrial process piping (and accompa ...

, shelf, slumber, swive, tub,

very Very may refer to: * English's prevailing intensifier Businesses * The Very Group, a British retail/consumer finance corporation ** Very (online retailer), their main e-commerce brand * VERY TV, a Thai television channel Places * Véry, a co ...

, vere,

watchet Watchet is a harbour town, civil parish and electoral ward in the county of Somerset, England, with a population in 2011 of 3,785. It is situated west of Bridgwater, north-west of Taunton, and east of Minehead. The town lies at the mouth of ...

''The Reeve's Tale''

The Reeve's Tale "The Reeve's Tale" is the third story told in Geoffrey Chaucer's '' The Canterbury Tales''. The reeve, named Oswald in the text, is the manager of a large estate who reaped incredible profits for his master and himself. He is described in the ...

'' is about two clerks tricking a miller. This tale is possibly based on Boccaccio's sixth story of the ninth day (IX.6) in ''The Decameron''. '' bodkin, bolt, chime,

derere Delele is a Zimbabwean, Zambian, north-eastern Botswana and Northern South African dish made from a local plant of the same name, and often eaten with sadza or phaletšhe or Vhuswa. The English word for delele is Okra. Okra is also referred to as ...

easement An easement is a nonpossessory right to use and/or enter onto the real property of another without possessing it. It is "best typified in the right of way which one landowner, A, may enjoy over the land of another, B". An easement is a propert ...

, grass time, halfway, jossa,

messuage In law, conveyancing is the transfer of legal title of real property from one person to another, or the granting of an encumbrance such as a mortgage or a lien. A typical conveyancing transaction has two major phases: the exchange of contracts ...

, mullock, popper,

quack Quack, The Quack or Quacks may refer to: People * Quack Davis, American baseball player * Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack (1834–1917), Dutch economist and historian * Joachim Friedrich Quack (born 1966), German Egyptologist * Johannes Quack ...

, sack,

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire ...

, thick and thin,

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''The Cook's Tale''

'' The Cook's Tale'' is a tale of an apprentice named Perkins who is fond of drinking and dancing. He ultimately is released from his master and moves in with a friend. This friend's wife is a prostitute. The story becomes more 'seedy', continuing the downward trend of the preceding tales. ''

bribe Bribery is the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official, or other person, in charge of a public or legal duty. With regard to governmental operations, essentially, bribery is "Corru ...

convertible A convertible or cabriolet () is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. The methods of retracting and storing the roof vary among eras and manufacturers. A convertible car's design allows an open-air driving expe ...

galliard The ''galliard'' (; french: gaillarde; it, gagliarda) was a form of Renaissance dance and music popular all over Europe in the 16th century. It is mentioned in dance manuals from England, Portugal, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy. Dance f ...

Harry Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

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''The Man of Law's Tale''

The Man of Law's Tale "The Man of Law's Tale" is the fifth of the ''Canterbury Tales'' by Geoffrey Chaucer, written around 1387. John Gower's "Tale of Constance" in '' Confessio Amantis'' tells the same story and may have been a source for Chaucer. Nicholas Trive ...

'' is a story about a Christian princess named Constance. She is to marry a Syrian sultan on condition that he convert to Christianity. His mother gets involved and sets her adrift at sea. '' constabless,

crone In folklore, a crone is an old woman who may be characterized as disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make her either helpful or obstructive. The Crone is also an archetypal fig ...

dilatation Dilation (or dilatation) may refer to: Physiology or medicine * Cervical dilation, the widening of the cervix in childbirth, miscarriage etc. * Coronary dilation, or coronary reflex * Dilation and curettage, the opening of the cervix and surgi ...

, erect,

femininity Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered f ...

, feminity, man of law, mortally,

motive Motive(s) or The Motive(s) may refer to: * Motive (law) Film and television * ''Motives'' (film), a 2004 thriller * ''The Motive'' (film), 2017 * ''Motive'' (TV series), a 2013 Canadian TV series * ''The Motive'' (TV series), a 2020 Israeli T ...

muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in ...

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

, seriously,

victorious ''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. The series revolves around asp ...

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''The Wife of Bath's Tale''

The Wife of Bath's Tale "The Wife of Bath's Tale" ( enm, The Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. It provides insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and was probably of interest to Chaucer himsel ...

'' is a tale about marriage. Scholars have associated this story as one of the so-called "marriage group" of Chaucer tales. ''

annex Annex or Annexe refers to a building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodations. It may also refer to: Places * The Annex, a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada * The Annex (New ...

ascendant The ascendant (Asc, Asc or As) is the astrological sign on the eastern horizon when the person was born. According to certain astrological theories, celestial phenomena reflect or influence human activity on the principle of " as above, so bel ...

, ba, bum,

bumble Bumble is an online dating application. Profiles of potential matches are displayed to users, who can "swipe left" to reject a candidate or "swipe right" to indicate interest. In heterosexual matches, only female users can make the first contac ...

, caterwaul,

chose Chose (pronounced: , French for "thing") is a term used in common law tradition to refer to rights in property, specifically a combined bundle of rights. A chose describes the enforcement right which a party possesses in an object. The use of ''chos ...

, disfigure,

Ecclesiast Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

inclination Orbital inclination measures the tilt of an object's orbit around a celestial body. It is expressed as the angle between a reference plane and the orbital plane or axis of direction of the orbiting object. For a satellite orbiting the Ea ...

, lure,

Martian Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has appeared as a setting in works of fiction since at least the mid-1600s. It became the most popular celestial object in fiction in the late 1800s as the Moon was evidently lifeless. At the time, the pr ...

preamble A preamble is an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy. When applied to the opening paragraphs of a statute, it may recite historical facts pertinent to the subj ...

, preambulation,

resemblance Resemblance may refer to: *Similarity (philosophy) *Resemblance nominalism * Family Resemblance (anthropology) *Ludwig Wittgenstein's family resemblances *In text mining, the degree to which two documents resemble each other, calculated using shing ...

reveller Reveller was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. His most significant win came in the 1818 St Leger Stakes, but he remained in training until 1823, winning numerous races in the North of England. He had a long rivalry with another norther ...

, sip,

spaniel A spaniel is a type of gun dog. Spaniels were especially bred to flush game out of denser brush. By the late 17th century, spaniels had been specialized into water and land breeds. The extinct English Water Spaniel was used to retrieve water ...

squire In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight. Use of the term evolved over time. Initially, a squire served as a knight's apprentice. Later, a village leader or a lord of the manor might come to be known as ...

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, taur,

''The Friar's Tale''

'' The Friar's Tale'' is a satirical attack on the profession of summoner. ''

approver A criminal turns state's evidence by admitting guilt and testifying as a witness for the state against their associate(s) or accomplice(s), often in exchange for leniency in sentencing or immunity from prosecution.Howard Abadinsky, ''Organized C ...

bribery Bribery is the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official, or other person, in charge of a public or legal duty. With regard to governmental operations, essentially, bribery is "Cor ...

, determinate, flattering,

foal A foal is an equine up to one year old; this term is used mainly for horses, but can be used for donkeys. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, and are used until the horse is three or four. When the foa ...

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''The Summoner's Tale''

'' The Summoner's Tale'' is a tale in defense of the satirical attack by the Friar. '' acceptable, chirt, dagon,

demoniac Demoniac were a heavy metal band from New Zealand formed in Wellington in 1993 by singer and bass player Lindsay Dawson, guitarist Sam Totman and Drummer Steve Francis. They later moved to London, UK. Three of the members went on to for ...

demonstrative Demonstratives ( abbreviated ) are words, such as ''this'' and ''that'', used to indicate which entities are being referred to and to distinguish those entities from others. They are typically deictic; their meaning depending on a particular fram ...

, Dives, equally, pismire,

reverberation Reverberation (also known as reverb), in acoustics, is a persistence of sound, after a sound is produced. Reverberation is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is abso ...

, spence,

swarm Swarm behaviour, or swarming, is a collective behaviour exhibited by entities, particularly animals, of similar size which aggregate together, perhaps milling about the same spot or perhaps moving ''en masse'' or migrating in some direction. ...

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''The Clerk's Tale''

The Clerk's Tale "The Clerk's Tale" is the first tale of Group E (Fragment IV) in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales''. It is preceded by The Summoner's Tale and followed by The Merchant's Tale. The Clerk of Oxenford (modern Oxford) is a student of what ...

'' is the story of Griselda, a young woman whose husband tests her loyalty. ''

amble Amble is a town on the North Sea coast of Northumberland, England, at the mouth of the River Coquet; Coquet Island is visible from its beaches and harbour. In 2011, it had a population of 6,025. Etymology There are two suggested origins of ...

, archwife, Chichevache, constant, dishonest, frowning,

gaze In critical theory, sociology, and psychoanalysis, the gaze (French ''le regard''), in the philosophical and figurative sense, is an individual's (or a group's) awareness and perception of other individuals, other groups, or oneself. The concept ...

, marquisess, mazedness,

proem __NOTOC__ A preface () or proem () is an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author. An introductory essay written by a different person is a ''foreword'' and precedes an author's preface. The preface often closes ...

''The Merchant's Tale''

The Merchant's Tale "The Merchant's Tale" ( enm, The Marchantes Tale) is one of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. In it Chaucer subtly mocks antifeminist literature like that of Theophrastus ("Theofraste"). The tale also shows the influence of Boccaccio ...

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Decameron ''The Decameron'' (; it, label= Italian, Decameron or ''Decamerone'' ), subtitled ''Prince Galehaut'' (Old it, Prencipe Galeotto, links=no ) and sometimes nicknamed ''l'Umana commedia'' ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Da ...

'' seventh day in his ninth tale. Chaucer's tale is a sexually explicit story. '' a-noon, arc,

bedstraw ''Galium'' is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw. There are over 600 ...

, brotelness, court-man,

crake The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, althou ...

hippocras Hippocras ( ca, Pimentes de clareya; lat, vīnum Hippocraticum), sometimes spelled hipocras or hypocras, is a drink made from wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, and possibly heated. After steeping the spices in the ...

houndfish The houndfish (''Tylosurus crocodilus'') is a game fish of the family (biology), family Belonidae. It is the largest member of its family, growing up to in length and in weight. It is also often called the crocodile needlefish. Description Whi ...

ordinate In common usage, the abscissa refers to the (''x'') coordinate and the ordinate refers to the (''y'') coordinate of a standard two-dimensional graph. The distance of a point from the y-axis, scaled with the x-axis, is called abscissa or x c ...

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Priapus In Greek mythology, Priapus (; grc, Πρίαπος, ) is a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical ter ...

, procreation,

skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. ...

, sole, struggle,

superlative Comparison is a feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe. In languages ...

, vernage, visage''

''The Squire's Tale''

The Squire's Tale "The Squire's Tale" is a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's '' The Canterbury Tales''. It is unfinished, because it is interrupted by the next story-teller, the Franklin, who then continues with his own prologue and tale. The Squire is the Knight's son, ...

'' is a tale of the Squire, who is the

Knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the Christian denomination, church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood ...

's son. The tale is an epic romance about a novice warrior and lover with more enthusiasm than experience. It is quite explicit and descriptive. '' albe,

, exaltation, feastly, heronsew,

Pegasus Pegasus ( grc-gre, Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; la, Pegasus, Pegasos) is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as hor ...

, peregrine,

plumage Plumage ( "feather") is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage differ between species and subspecies and may vary with age classes. Within species, ...

poleyn The poleyn or genouillere was a component of Medieval and Renaissance armor that protected the knee. During the transition from mail armor to plate armor, this was among the earliest plate components to develop. They first appeared around 1230 ...

prolixity Verbosity or verboseness is speech or writing that uses more words than necessary. The opposite of verbosity is plain language. Some teachers, including the author of '' The Elements of Style'', warn against verbosity; similarly Mark Twain and E ...

prospection In psychology, prospection is the generation and evaluation of mental representations of possible futures. The term therefore captures a wide array of future-oriented psychological phenomena, including the prediction of future emotion (affective f ...

, prospective, resound, serve,

Tartar Tartar may refer to: Places * Tartar (river), a river in Azerbaijan * Tartar, Switzerland, a village in the Grisons * Tərtər, capital of Tartar District, Azerbaijan * Tartar District, Azerbaijan * Tartar Island, South Shetland Islands, A ...

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''The Franklin's Tale''

The Franklin's Tale "The Franklin's Tale" ( enm, The Frankeleyns Tale) is one of '' The Canterbury Tales'' by Geoffrey Chaucer. It focuses on issues of providence, truth, generosity and ''gentillesse'' in human relationships. Synopsis A medieval franklin was fre ...

'' focuses on issues of providence, truth, and generosity. A franklin was a medieval landowner. '' alnath,

Armorica Armorica or Aremorica (Gaulish: ; br, Arvorig, ) is the name given in ancient times to the part of Gaul between the Seine and the Loire that includes the Brittany Peninsula, extending inland to an indeterminate point and down the Atlantic Coast ...

, arrayed, begged, begeth,

collect The collect ( ) is a short general prayer of a particular structure used in Christian liturgy. Collects appear in the liturgies of Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran, and Presbyterian churches, among othe ...

, considering,

declination In astronomy, declination (abbreviated dec; symbol ''δ'') is one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system, the other being hour angle. Declination's angle is measured north or south of th ...

equation In mathematics, an equation is a formula that expresses the equality of two expressions, by connecting them with the equals sign . The word ''equation'' and its cognates in other languages may have subtly different meanings; for example, in F ...

, expanse, falconer, faring, Nowell,

opposition Opposition may refer to: Arts and media * ''Opposition'' (Altars EP), 2011 EP by Christian metalcore band Altars * The Opposition (band), a London post-punk band * '' The Opposition with Jordan Klepper'', a late-night television series on Com ...

Parnassus Mount Parnassus (; el, Παρνασσός, ''Parnassós'') is a mountain range of central Greece that is and historically has been especially valuable to the Greek nation and the earlier Greek city-states for many reasons. In peace, it offers ...

, proportional,

rigour Rigour (British English) or rigor (American English; see spelling differences) describes a condition of stiffness or strictness. These constraints may be environmentally imposed, such as "the rigours of famine"; logically imposed, such as ma ...

''The Physician's Tale''

The Physician's Tale "The Physician's Tale" is one of ''The Canterbury Tales'', written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. It is a domestic drama about the relationship between a daughter and her father, based on a tale from the Histories of Titus Livius and ...

'' is a domestic drama about the relationship between a daughter and her father. ''

award An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An awar ...

, definitive,

notable Notability is the property of being worthy of notice, having fame, or being considered to be of a high degree of interest, significance, or distinction. It also refers to the capacity to be such. Persons who are notable due to public responsibi ...

vicar general A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary. As vicar of the bishop, the vicar general exercises the bishop ...

''The Pardoner's Tale''

The Pardoner's Tale "The Pardoner's Tale" is one of ''The Canterbury Tales'' by Geoffrey Chaucer. In the order of the Tales, it comes after The Physician's Tale and before The Shipman's Tale; it is prompted by the Host's desire to hear something positive after th ...

'' is a tale in the form of a moral example. ''

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, cinque, cinq, clink, corny,

corpus Corpus is Latin for "body". It may refer to: Linguistics * Text corpus, in linguistics, a large and structured set of texts * Speech corpus, in linguistics, a large set of speech audio files * Corpus linguistics, a branch of linguistics Music * ...

, domination,

envelop Envelopment is the military tactic of seizing objectives in the enemy's rear with the goal of destroying specific enemy forces and denying them the ability to withdraw. Rather than attacking an enemy head-on as in a frontal assault an envelopment ...

fen A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires ...

, Galianes,

policy Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an orga ...

, rioter,

saffron Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of ''Crocus sativus'', commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma (botany), stigma and stigma (botany)#style, styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly ...

, sane,

''The Shipman's Tale''

The Shipman's Tale "The Shipman's Tale" (also called ''The Sailor's Tale'') is one of '' The Canterbury Tales'' by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is in the form of a fabliau and tells the story of a merchant, his wife and her lover, a monk. Although similar stories can ...

'' is similar to some of

's stories in his ''

'' and tells the story of a stingy merchant, his greedy wife and her lover. '' creance, porteous,

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''The Prioress's Tale''

The Prioress's Tale "The Prioress's Tale" ( enm, The Prioresses Tale) follows "The Shipman's Tale" in Geoffrey Chaucer's '' The Canterbury Tales''. Because of fragmentation of the manuscripts, it is impossible to tell where it comes in ordinal sequence, but it is se ...

'' story is of a child martyr killed by Jews. '' outcry,

sold Sold may refer to: * ''Sold'' (Boy George album), 1987 * ''Sold'' (Died Pretty album), 1996 * ''Sold'' (TV series), a British comedy drama television series * ''Sold'' (McCormick novel), a 2006 novel by Patricia McCormick and Illustrated by Br ...

''The Tale of Sir Thopas''

The ''Tale of Sir Thopas'' is told by the narrator of the

frame story A frame is often a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction and/or steel frame that limits the construction's extent. Frame and FRAME may also refer to: Physical objects In building construction *Framing (co ...

of the ''Tales'', presented unflatteringly as an awkward, reserved person. It is a parody of grandiose Gallic romances. The narrator is interrupted by the Host before the story is finished. ''

piercing Body piercing, which is a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry ( U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal ...

poppet In folk magic and witchcraft, a poppet (also known as poppit, moppet, mommet or pippy) is a doll made to represent a person, for casting spells on that person or to aid that person through magic. They are occasionally found lodged in chimneys ...

''The Tale of Melibee''

The Tale of Melibee "The Tale of Melibee" (also called "The Tale of Melibeus") is one of '' The Canterbury Tales'' by Geoffrey Chaucer. This is the second tale in the collection told by Chaucer himself. After being interrupted by the host Harry Bailly, Chaucer la ...

'', told by the narrator of the

, consists largely of a debate between Melibee and his wife on how to seek redress for a violent crime. '' accidental, accomplish, annoyful, anoyful,

arbitration Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that resolves disputes outside the judiciary courts. The dispute will be decided by one or more persons (the 'arbitrators', 'arbiters' or 'arbitral tribunal'), which renders the ...

, blameful,

brigue , neighboring_municipalities= Lalden, Mund, Naters, Ried-Brig, Simplon, Termen, Visp, Visperterminen , twintowns = Langenthal (Switzerland), Domodossola (Italy) Brig, officially Brig-Glis (french: Brigue-Glis; it, Briga-Glis), is a ...

, chincher, chinchery, commit, counterwait,

damnably Damnably is a small independent record label and music publisher based in London, England, which also organises live events and tours for its roster of acts. History The label was founded in 2006 by George Gargan, of the band Former Utopia. He ...

, desiring, edifice, especial, estable, examination, examining, formal, garnison, hotchpotch,

information Information is an abstract concept that refers to that which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level information pertains to the interpretation of that which may be sensed. Any natural process that is not completely random, ...

, mishappy, persevere, pertinent,

retain RETAIN is a mainframe based database system, accessed via IBM 3270 terminals (or more likely, emulators), used internally within IBM providing service support to IBM field personnel and customers. The acronym RETAIN stands for Remote Technical ...

, withholding ''

''The Monk's Tale''

The Monk's Tale "The Monk's Tale" is one of '' The Canterbury Tales'' by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Monk's tale to the other pilgrims is a collection of 17 short stories, exempla, on the theme of tragedy. The tragic endings of these historical figures are recounte ...

'' is a collection of seventeen short stories on the theme of tragedy. These are of

Lucifer Lucifer is one of various figures in folklore associated with the planet Venus. The entity's name was subsequently absorbed into Christianity as a name for the devil. Modern scholarship generally translates the term in the relevant Bible passa ...

Adam Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the ...

Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar II (Babylonian cuneiform: ''Nabû-kudurri-uṣur'', meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir"; Biblical Hebrew: ''Nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar''), also spelled Nebuchadrezzar II, was the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling ...

Belshazzar Belshazzar (Babylonian cuneiform: ''Bēl-šar-uṣur'', meaning "Bel, protect the king"; ''Bēlšaʾṣṣar'') was the son and crown prince of Nabonidus (556–539 BC), the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Through his mother he might h ...

Zenobia Septimia Zenobia ( Palmyrene Aramaic: , , vocalized as ; AD 240 – c. 274) was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legends surround her ancestry; she was probably not a commoner and she married the ruler of the cit ...

Pedro of Castile Peter ( es, Pedro; 30 August 133423 March 1369), called the Cruel () or the Just (), was King of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for ...

Peter I of Cyprus Peter I (9 October 1328 – 17 January 1369) was King of Cyprus and titular King of Jerusalem from his father's abdication on 24 November 1358 until his death in 1369. He was invested as titular Count of Tripoli in 1346. As King of Cyprus ...

Bernabò Visconti Bernabò or Barnabò Visconti (1323 – 19 December 1385) was an Italian soldier and statesman who was Lord of Milan. Along with his brothers Matteo and Galeazzo II, he inherited the lordship of Milan from his uncle Giovanni. Later in 1355, he a ...

, Ugolino of Pisa,

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 un ...

Holofernes In the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, Holofernes ( grc, Ὀλοφέρνης; he, הולופרנס) was an invading Assyrian general known for having been beheaded by Judith, a Hebrew widow who entered his camp and beheaded him while he was ...

, Antiochus,

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, an ...

, and

Croesus Croesus ( ; Lydian: ; Phrygian: ; grc, Κροισος, Kroisos; Latin: ; reigned: c. 585 – c. 546 BC) was the king of Lydia, who reigned from 585 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 547 or 546 BC. Croesus was r ...

. The Monk's Tale ''De Casibus Virorum Illustrium'' of these illustrious men is modeled after Boccaccio's '' De Casibus Virorum Illustrium'' of illustrious men. '' afear, annunciate, appurtenant,

armless ''Armless'' is a 2010 comedy film directed by Habib Azar and starring Daniel London, Janel Moloney, Matt Walton, Zoe Lister-Jones and Laurie Kennedy. It was written by Kyle Jarrow. It was an official selection of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival ...

centaur A centaur ( ; grc, κένταυρος, kéntauros; ), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse. Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as bein ...

Cerberus In Greek mythology, Cerberus (; grc-gre, Κέρβερος ''Kérberos'' ), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. He was the offspring of the ...

clubbed ''Clubbed'' is a 2008 British drama film about a 1980s factory worker who takes up a job as a club doorman, written by Geoff Thompson and directed by Neil Thompson. Plot In 1984, Danny - a lonely factory worker intimidated by life - is batter ...

consecrate Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agr ...

, contributary, cursedly, customance, custumance,

hexameter Hexameter is a metrical line of verses consisting of six feet (a "foot" here is the pulse, or major accent, of words in an English line of poetry; in Greek and Latin a "foot" is not an accent, but describes various combinations of syllables). It w ...

, humblehede, importable, leonine, lim-rod, misery, misgovernance,

monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...

morality Morality () is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper (right) and those that are improper (wrong). Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of co ...

Occident The Occident is a term for the West, traditionally comprising anything that belongs to the Western world. It is the antonym of ''Orient'', the Eastern world. In English, it has largely fallen into disuse. The term ''occidental'' is often used to ...

orient The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of '' Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the ...

officer An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," f ...

, Persian, pompous,

precept A precept (from the la, præcipere, to teach) is a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action. Religious law In religion, precepts are usually commands respecting moral conduct. Christianity The term is en ...

proverb A proverb (from la, proverbium) is a simple and insightful, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic language. A proverbial phrase or a proverbia ...

, Septentrion,

size Size in general is the magnitude or dimensions of a thing. More specifically, ''geometrical size'' (or ''spatial size'') can refer to linear dimensions ( length, width, height, diameter, perimeter), area, or volume. Size can also be me ...

sperm Sperm is the male reproductive cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger, female reproductive cell and a smaller, male one). Animals produce motile sperm with a tail known as a flagellum, ...

''The Nun's Priest's Tale''

'' The Nun's Priest's Tale of the Cock and the Hen, Chanticleer and Partlet'' is a vigorous and comical beast fable and

mock epic Mock-heroic, mock-epic or heroi-comic works are typically satires or parodies that mock common Classical stereotypes of heroes and heroic literature. Typically, mock-heroic works either put a fool in the role of the hero or exaggerate the heroi ...

poem. '' aha,

apoplexy Apoplexy () is rupture of an internal organ and the accompanying symptoms. The term formerly referred to what is now called a stroke. Nowadays, health care professionals do not use the term, but instead specify the anatomic location of the bleedi ...

, catapuce, centaury,

cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium '' Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea that lasts a few days. Vomiting an ...

chuck Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer * C ...

, clinking,

cottage A cottage, during Feudalism in England, England's feudal period, was the holding by a cottager (known as a cotter or ''bordar'') of a small house with enough garden to feed a family and in return for the cottage, the cottager had to provide ...

, digestive,

embattled A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at interv ...

fortunate "Fortunate" is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture ''Life'' and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell. "Fortunate" was awarded Best R&B Single o ...

fumitory ''Fumaria'' (fumitory or fumewort, from Latin ', "smoke of the earth") is a genus of about 60 species of annual flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae. The genus is native to Europe, Africa and Asia, most diverse in the Mediterranean re ...

, herb Ive,

jade Jade is a mineral used as jewellery or for ornaments. It is typically green, although may be yellow or white. Jade can refer to either of two different silicate minerals: nephrite (a silicate of calcium and magnesium in the amphibole group ...

, jet, laureole, :wikt:poop, poop, :wikt:reverse, reverse, :wikt:tame, tame, :wikt:tiptoe, tiptoe''

''The Second Nun's Tale''

''The Second Nun's Tale'' tells the story of Saint Cecilia. '':wikt:chaste, chasteness, :wikt:eternal, eternal, :wikt:noble, noble, :wikt:oppose, oppose, :wikt:oppress, oppress, :wikt:outer, outer, :wikt:preface, preface, :wikt:prefect, prefect, :wikt:proceed, proceed, :wikt:rote, rote, :wikt:soul, soul, :wikt:trine, trine''

''The Canon's Yeoman's Tale''

''The Canon's Yeoman's Tale'' is an attack on alchemists. '':wikt:ablution, ablution, :wikt:amalgam, amalgam, :wikt:ammoniac, ammoniac, :wikt:argol, argol, :wikt:arsenic, arsenic, :wikt:blunder, blunder, :wikt:bole, bole, :wikt:calcination, calcination, :wikt:calcining, calcining, :wikt:cered, cered, :wikt:chalk, chalk-stone, :wikt:citrination, citrination, :wikt:clergial, clergial, :wikt:coagulate, coagulate, :wikt:corrosive, corrosive, :wikt:crude, crude, :wikt:cucurbit, cucurbit, :wikt:elixir, elixir, :wikt:fermentation, fermentation, :wikt:fusible, fusible, :wikt:gris, gris, :wikt:hayne, hayne, :wikt:hazelwood, hazelwood, :wikt:induration, induration,

, :wikt:introduction, introduction, :wikt:lamp, lamp, :wikt:luna, luna, :wikt:lunary, lunary, :wikt:magnesia, magnesia, :wikt:malleable, malleable, :wikt:mollification, mollification, :wikt:orpiment, orpiment, :wikt:pellitory, pellitory, :wikt:porphyry, porphyry, :wikt:proffered, proffered, :wikt:prowl, prowl, :wikt:rap, rap, :wikt:rehearsal, rehearsal, :wikt:relent, relent, :wikt:rosary, rosary, :wikt:sal, sal, :wikt:sluttish, sluttish, :wikt:sol, sol, :wikt:sublime, sublime, :wikt:sublimed, sublimed, :wikt:tartar, tartar, :wikt:test, test, :wikt:vitriol, vitriol''

''The Manciple's Tale''

''The Manciple's Tale'' is a story of a purchasing agent for a law court telling a fable about Phoebus Apollo and his pet crow. '':wikt:affect, affect, :wikt:bottle, bottle, :wikt:Rooster, cock, nod, :wikt:palled, palled, :wikt:python, python, :wikt:Recklessness (psychology), rackleness, :wikt:textual, textual, :wikt:Title, titleless''

''The Book of the Duchess''

''The Book of the Duchess'' is a poem on the death of Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster and the first wife of John of Gaunt. '':wikt:aside, aside, :wikt:bagge, bagge, :wikt:bear, bear ''

''The Parson's Tale''

''The Parson's Tale'' is a prose treatise on virtuous living. '':wikt:annoyance, annoyance, :wikt:appertain, appertain, :wikt:ardour, ardour, :wikt:ardor, ardor, :wikt:arrogant, arrogant, :wikt:barring, barring, :wikt:bending, bending, :wikt:castle, castle, :wikt:closure, closure, :wikt:nude, clotheless, :wikt:consideration, consideration, :wikt:contract, contract, :wikt:contumacy, contumacy, :wikt:create, create, :wikt:curiousness, curiousness, :wikt:cutted, cutted, :wikt:dedicate, dedicate, :wikt:departed, departed, :wikt:dishonesty, dishonesty, :wikt:durable, durable, :wikt:elation, elation, :wikt:embracing, embracing, :wikt:emprise, emprise, :wikt:eschew, eschew, :wikt:furring, furring, :wikt:gabber, gabber, :wikt:hernia, hernia, :wikt:homicide, homicide, :wikt:homily, homily, :wikt:hostler, hostler, :wikt:humiliation, humiliation, :wikt:impudent, impudent, :wikt:manslaughter, manslaughter, :wikt:material, material, :wikt:mistress, mistrest, :wikt:mortification, mortification, :wikt:mystery, mystery, :wikt:natural law, natural law, :wikt:Necromancy, nigromancian,

, :wikt:ordure, ordure, :wikt:ours, ours, :wikt:paling, paling, :wikt:parting, parting, :wikt:pax, pax, :wikt:perdurable, perdurable, :wikt:performing, performing, :wikt:Pleat, platly, :wikt:pounced, pounced, :wikt:Pounce (calligraphy), pouncing, :wikt:raffle, raffle, :wikt:replenish, replenish, :wikt:retraction, retraction, :wikt:slumber, slumbery, :wikt:somnolence, somnolence, :wikt:springer, springer, :wikt:sticking, sticking, :wikt:strangeness, strangeness, :wikt:Sustenance, sustenant, :wikt:talker, talker, :wikt:thunderclap, thunderclap, :wikt:total, total, :wikt:trey, trey, :wikt:Charity, uncharitably''

''Parlement of Foules''

''The Parliament of Fowls'' is a love poem associated with Valentine's Day. Many claim Chaucer is the mythmaker of the concept as we know it today.Oruch, Jack B., "St. Valentine, Chaucer, and Spring in February", ''Speculum,'' 56 (1981): 534–565. Oruch's survey of the literature finds no association between Valentine and romance prior to Chaucer. He concludes that Chaucer is likely to be "the original mythmaker in this instance"
Colfa.utsa.edu – "St. Valentine, Chaucer, and Spring in February". Chaucer as Valentine mythmaker
/ref> '':wikt:abstinent, abstinent, :wikt:bedside, bedside, :wikt:blossomed, blossomed, :wikt:cackling, cackling, :wikt:Cupid, Cupid, :wikt:disfigure, disfigurate, :wikt:dishevel, dishevel, :wikt:disobeisant, disobeisant, :wikt:entitle, entitle, :wikt:facund, facund, :wikt:formel, formel, formal, :wikt:horologe, horologe, :wikt:messageries, messagery, :wikt:mirthless, mirthless, :wikt:tercel, tercel, :wikt:tiercel, tiercel, :wikt:tercelet, tercelet, :wikt:tercelet, tiercelet, :wikt:uncommitted, uncommitted, :wikt:untressed, untressed, :wikt:valence, valence, :wikt:Valentine, Valentine, :wikt:west, west''

''The Romaunt of the Rose''

''The Romaunt of the Rose'' is an allegorical dream, in which the narrator receives advice from the god of love on gaining his lady's favor, her love being symbolized by a rose. '':wikt:absent, absent, :wikt:commune, communably, :wikt:farewell, forwelk, :wikt:fresh, fresh, :wikt:fur, fur, :wikt:galantine, galantine, :wikt:guerdon, guerdon, :wikt:habit, habit, :wikt:household, householding, :wikt:jargoon, jacounce, :wikt:jargoon, jagounce, :wikt:jargon, jargon, :wikt:jocund, jocund, :wikt:lambskin, lambskin, :wikt:lightsome, lightsome, :wikt:lozenge, lozenge, :wikt:mansuete, mansuete, :wikt:masonry, masonry, :wikt:mavis, mavis, :wikt:medlar, medlar, :wikt:mendicity, mendicity, :wikt:medicine, mendience, :wikt:coveting, miscoveting, :wikt:mislay, misway, :wikt:mourning black, mourning black, :wikt:muid, muid, :wikt:nock, nock, :wikt:non-certain, non-certain, obscure, :wikt:overgilt, overgilt, :wikt:outwine, outwine, :wikt:outstretch, outstretch, :wikt:outsling, outsling, :wikt:palasin, palasin, :wikt:papelardy, papelardy, :wikt:par coeur, par coeur, :wikt:parochial, parochial, :wikt:patter, patter, :wikt:praise, praise, :wikt:prill, prill, :wikt:prime temps, prime temps, :wikt:Proteus, Proteus, :wikt:quail-pipe, quail-pipe, :wikt:racine, racine, :wikt:ravisable, ravisable, :wikt:recreandise, recreandise, :wikt:refraining, refraining, :wikt:reft, reft, :wikt:resemblable, resemblable, :wikt:return, return, :wikt:reverie, reverie, :wikt:ribanding, ribanding, :wikt:rideled, rideled, :wikt:riverside, riverside, :wikt:roin, roin, :wikt:roinous, roinous, :wikt:rose-leaf, rose-leaf, :wikt:sailour, sailour, :wikt:Sarsenish, Sarsenish, :wikt:satin, satin, :wikt:savorous, savorous, :wikt:scutcheon, scutcheon, :wikt:seemlihead, seemlihead, :wikt:shutting, shutting, :wikt:slitter, slitter, :wikt:smallish, smallish, snort, :wikt:squirrel, squirrel, :wikt:suckeny, suckeny, :wikt:tassel, tassel, :wikt:terin, terin, :wikt:thick-set, thick-set, :wikt:thread, thread, :wikt:timbester, timbester, :wikt:tissue, tissue, :wikt:tress, tress, :wikt:tretis, tretis, :wikt:villainsly, villainsly, :wikt:volage, volage, :wikt:waterside, waterside, :wikt:well-arrayed, well-arrayed, :wikt:well begone, well begone, :wikt:well beseen, well beseen, :wikt:well-fed, well-fed, :wikt:wyndre, wyndre''

''The House of Fame''

''The House of Fame'' is a love poem based on works by Ovid and Virgil. The allegorical poem consists of a dream that journeys to two temples, ''The House of Fame'' and ''The House of Rumour'' which are various aspects of truth and falsehood. '':wikt:accustomance, accustomance, :wikt:act, act, :wikt:agreeable, agreeable, :wikt:airish, airish, :wikt:appearance, appearance, :wikt:arrivage, arrivage, :wikt:arrival, arrival, :wikt:assail, assail, :wikt:babery, babery, :wikt:blaze, blaze, :wikt:burned, burned, :wikt:cadence, cadence, :wikt:casually, casually, :wikt:celestial, celestial, :wikt:check, check, :wikt:clarion, clarion, :wikt:congealed, congealed, :wikt:conservative, conservative, :wikt:corbet, corbet, :wikt:cornemuse, cornemuse, :wikt:covercle, covercle, :wikt:crowd, crowding, :wikt:dear-bought, dear-bought, :wikt:desesperat, desesperat, :wikt:dissimulation, dissimulation, :wikt:doucet, doucet, :wikt:dowset, dowset, :wikt:ducat, ducat, :wikt:duration, duration, :wikt:encumbrous, encumbrous, :wikt:existence, existence, :wikt:feminine, feminine, :wikt:fouldre, fouldre, :wikt:fumigation, fumigation,

, :wikt:gig, gig, :wikt:greenish, greenish, :wikt:harmony, harmony, :wikt:Hebraic, Hebraic, :wikt:herald, herald, :wikt:herd, herd-groom, :wikt:therewithal, herewithal, :wikt:humble, humble, :wikt:inclined, inclined, :wikt:inclining, inclining, :wikt:intermeddle, intermeddle, :wikt:lee, lee, :wikt:lilting, lilting, :wikt:masty, masty, Milky Way, :wikt:minstrel, minstrelly, :wikt:misappropriation, misgovernment, :wikt:ray, ray, :wikt:Resemblance, renovelance, :wikt:rumble, rumble,

, :wikt:signal, signal, :wikt:spring, spring, :wikt:stellify, stellify, :wikt:sorceress, sorceress, :wikt:sweynt, sweynt, :wikt:syllable, syllable, :wikt:tewel, tewel, :wikt:tuel, tuel, :wikt:tinned, tinned, :wikt:shut, unshut, :wikt:upper, upper''

''Boece''

Boece (Chaucer), ''Boece'' is Chaucer's work derived from ''The Consolation of Philosophy'', a Latin work originally written by the Roman Christian philosopher Boethius around AD 524. '':wikt:embarrassment, abashing, :wikt:agree, accordable,

, :wikt:address, address, :wikt:injection, adjection, :wikt:adjust, adjoust, :wikt:adjudge, adjudge, :wikt:administer, administer, :wikt:admonishing, admonishing, :wikt:admonition, admonition, :wikt:agreeability, agreeability, :wikt:agreeably, agreeably, :wikt:albeit, albeit, :wikt:alien, alien, :wikt:all-utterly, all-utterly, :wikt:amends, amenuse, :wikt:amusing, amenusing, :wikt:amoved, amoved, :wikt:annoying, annoying, :wikt:annoying, annoyously, :wikt:anointed, anointed, :wikt:arbitre, arbitry, :wikt:Arcturus, Arcturus, :wikt:ardent, ardent, :wikt:armourer, armourer, :wikt:asperges, asperness, :wikt:assigned, assigned, :wikt:astonishing, astoning, :wikt:taste, attaste, :wikt:attempter, attemper, :wikt:temperance, attemperance, :wikt:attention, attention, :wikt:auster, auster, :wikt:autumn, autumn, :wikt:awaited, awaiter, :wikt:beholder, beholder, :wikt:besot, bespot, :wikt:betiding, betiding, :wikt:bite, biting, :wikt:blandishing, blandishing, :wikt:blissfulness, blissfulness,

, :wikt:byname, byname, :wikt:Caurus, Caurus, :wikt:cavern, cavern, :wikt:celebrating, celebrable, :wikt:centre, centre, :wikt:center, center, :wikt:commotion, coemption, :wikt:coeternity, coetern, :wikt:commonality, commonality, :wikt:comove, commove, :wikt:accomplish, complish, :wikt:component, compotent, :wikt:compound, compound, :wikt:comprend, comprend, :wikt:compress, compress, :wikt:conject, conject, :wikt:conjoin, conjoin, :wikt:conjunction, conjunction, :wikt:conjuration, conjuration, :wikt:consequent, consequent, :wikt:conservation, conservation, :wikt:consular, consular, :wikt:contagious, contagious, :wikt:continuation, continuation, :wikt:contrary, contrary, :wikt:convenient, convenient, :wikt:corollary, corollary, :wikt:corrige, corrige, :wikt:Corybant, Corybant, :wikt:credible, credible, :wikt:declare, declaring, :wikt:decree, decreet, :wikt:defeat, defeat, :wikt:definite, definish, :wikt:delicate, delicate, :wikt:delie, delie, :wikt:delye, delye, :wikt:deluge, deluge, :wikt:demonstration, demonstration, :wikt:despoiling, despoiling, :wikt:destination, destinable, :wikt:destine, destinal, :wikt:differing, differing, :wikt:disarm, disarm, :wikt:discord, discording, :wikt:discourse, discourse, :wikt:decrease, disincrease, :wikt:ordinance, disordinance, :wikt:dispensation, dispensation, :wikt:dispense, dispense, :wikt:dissolve, dissolve, :wikt:distemper, distempre, :wikt:distrait, distrait, :wikt:divide, divide, :wikt:divination, divination, :wikt:division, division, :wikt:dull, dull, :wikt:durability, durability, :wikt:during, during, :wikt:eager, eager, :wikt:echinus, echinus, :wikt:egality, egality, :wikt:empoisoning, empoisoning, :wikt:emprunt, emprent, :wikt:embarrassing, enbaissing, :wikt:enchafe, enchafe, :wikt:enchantress, enchantress, :wikt:in charge, encharge, :wikt:damage, endamage, :wikt:endark, endark, :wikt:enduring, enduring, :wikt:enhance, enhance, :wikt:enlace, enlace, :wikt:ensample, ensampler, :wikt:entache, entach, :wikt:entice, entech, :wikt:entaient, entalent, :wikt:environing, environing, :wikt:eschaufe, eschaufe, :wikt:establish, establish, :wikt:estimation, estimation, :wikt:eternity, eternity, :wikt:everyday, everyday, :wikt:evening star, eve-star, :wikt:evidently, evidently, :wikt:exceed, exceed, :wikt:exempt, exempt, :wikt:exerce, exerce, :wikt:excitation, exercitation, :wikt:exiling, exiling, :wikt:fullness, fellness, :wikt:fellowship, fellowship, :wikt:felonous, felonous, :wikt:festival, festivally, :wikt:fleeing, fleeing, :wikt:flitting, flitting, :wikt:flutter, fluttering, :wikt:foley, foleye, :wikt:forline, forline, :wikt:form, formly, :wikt:fortuit, fortuit, :wikt:fortune, fortunel, :wikt:fortuitous, fortunous, :wikt:frounce, frounce, :wikt:furthest, furthest, :wikt:gaping, gaping, :wikt:gassiness, gastness, :wikt:geometrian, geometrian, :wikt:ginner, ginner, :wikt:gizzard, gizzard, :wikt:glaring, glaring, :wikt:glow, glow, :wikt:governai, governail, :wikt:guerdon, guerdon, :wikt:guide, guideress, :wikt:habitable, habitacule, :wikt:habitation, habitation, :wikt:harmful, harmfully, :wikt:hunter, henter, :wikt:Hesperus, Hesperus, :wikt:hider, hider, :wikt:honey, honeyed, :wikt:honied, honied, :wikt:hustle, hustlement, :wikt:hydra, hydra, :wikt:ignorant, ignorant, :wikt:imaginable, imaginable, :wikt:immovability, immovability, :wikt:immovable, immovable, :wikt:impair, impair, :wikt:imperial, imperial, :wikt:impetres, impetre, :wikt:imply, imply, :wikt:imposition, imposition, :wikt:imprint, imprint, :wikt:inconvenient, inconvenient, :wikt:indifferently, indifferently, :wikt:indignation, indignation, :wikt:inestimable, inestimable, infect, :wikt:infinity, infinity, :wikt:infirm, infirm, :wikt:inhabit, inhabit, :wikt:interchanging, interchanging, :wikt:intercommunicate, intercommuning, :wikt:interlac, interlace, :wikt:interminable, interminable, :wikt:jangling, jangling, :wikt:jaw, jaw, :wikt:joint venture, jointure, :wikt:knowledge, knower, :wikt:lash, lash, :wikt:leecher, leecher, :wikt:lost, lost, :wikt:luxure, luxure, :wikt:manifest, manifest, :wikt:Marmaris, Marmaric, :wikt:marvelling, marvelling, :wikt:marvel, marveling, :wikt:meanly, meanly, :wikt:drawing, misdrawing, :wikt:knowledge, misknowing, :wikt:mishandeling, miswandering, :wikt:movability, movability, :wikt:mowing, mowing, :wikt:mutable, mutable, :wikt:necess, necess, :wikt:nilling, nilling, :wikt:Orphan, orphelin, :wikt:overlight, overlight, :wikt:over-swift, over-swift, :wikt:overthrowing, overthrowing, :wikt:overwhelve, overwhelve, :wikt:perdurability, perdurability, :wikt:plungy, plungy, :wikt:poetical, poetical, :wikt:porism, porism, :wikt:portionable, portionable, :wikt:presentary, presentary, :wikt:previdence, previdence, :wikt:pronouncer, pronouncer, :wikt:proportionable, proportionable, :wikt:purveyable, purveyable, :wikt:reasoning, reasoning, :wikt:reddy, reddy, :wikt:redoubt, redoubt, :wikt:reduce, reduce, :wikt:remount, remount, :wikt:rending, rending, :wikt:replenished, replenished, :wikt:replication, replication, :wikt:requirable, requirable, :wikt:resist, resist,

, :wikt:resounding, resounding, :wikt:resounding, resounding, :wikt:rhetorian, rhetorian, :wikt:roil, roil, :wikt:roundness, roundness, :wikt:rower, rower, rumour, :wikt:sarplier, sarplier, :wikt:scaping, scaping, :wikt:scorkle, scorkle, :wikt:semblable, semblable, :wikt:senatory, senatory, :wikt:sensibility, sensibility, :wikt:sensible, sensible, :wikt:shadowy, shadowy, :wikt:showing, showing, :wikt:similitude, similitude, :wikt:simplicity, simplicity, :wikt:singler, singler, :wikt:Sirius, Sirius, :wikt:skilling, skilling, :wikt:slaked, slaked, :wikt:slead, slead, :wikt:smoking, smoking, :wikt:smoothness, smoothness, :wikt:stadie, stadie, :wikt:starlight, starlight, :wikt:starry, starry, :wikt:speculation, speculation, :wikt:Stoician, Stoician, :wikt:suasion, suasion, :wikt:submit, submit, :wikt:summit, summit, :wikt:superfice, superfice, :wikt:supply, supply, :wikt:sway, sway, :wikt:sweller, sweller, :wikt:tempest, tempest,

, :wikt:theater, theater, :wikt:thenceforth, thenceforth, :wikt:thunderer, thunderer, :wikt:thunderlight, thunderlight, :wikt:tragedian, tragedian, :wikt:tragedy, tragedy, :wikt:tranquillity, tranquillity, :wikt:transport, transport, :wikt:troublabla, troublabla, :wikt:tumbling, tumbling, :wikt:twitter, twitter, :wikt:two-footed, two-footed, :wikt:unagreeable, unagreeable, :wikt:unassayed, unassayed, :wikt:unbetide, unbetide, :wikt:unbowed, unbowed, :wikt:uncovenable, uncovenable, :wikt:undepartable, undepartable, :wikt:undiscomfited, undiscomfited, :wikt:undoubtous, undoubtous, :wikt:uneschewable, uneschewable, :wikt:unexercised, unexercised, :wikt:ungentle, ungentle, :wikt:unhoped, unhoped, :wikt:universal, universal, :wikt:universality, universality, :wikt:unleeful, unleeful, :wikt:unmovablety, unmovablety, :wikt:unparegal, unparegal, :wikt:unperegal, unperegal, :wikt:unpiteous, unpiteous, :wikt:unpiteous, unpiteous, :wikt:unplight, unplight, :wikt:unplite, unplite, :wikt:unraced, unraced, :wikt:unscience, unscience, :wikt:unsolemn, unsolemn, :wikt:unstanchable, unstanchable, :wikt:unstanched, unstanched, :wikt:untreatable, untreatable, :wikt:unusage, unusage, :wikt:unweened, unweened, :wikt:unwit, unwit, :wikt:unworshipful, unworshipful, :wikt:unwrap, unwrap, :wikt:upheaping, upheaping, :wikt:used, used, :wikt:variant, variant, :wikt:vengeress, vengeress, :wikt:voluntarily, voluntarily, :wikt:weening, weening, :wikt:weeply, weeply, :wikt:withinforth, withinforth, :wikt:witnessfully, witnessfully, :wikt:wood, wood''

''Anelida and Arcite''

''Anelida and Arcite'' is a retelling of an old Roman story previously written by Boccaccio. '':wikt:assure, assure, :wikt:awaiting, awaiting, :wikt:causeless, causeless, :wikt:chair, chair, :wikt:chantpleure, chantepleure, :wikt:cramp, crampish, :wikt:crookedly, crookedly, :wikt:desolate, desolate, :wikt:doubleness, doubleness, :wikt:ecliptic, ecliptic, :wikt:excuse, excuse, :wikt:lowly, lowly, :wikt:sound, sound, :wikt:subtile, subtile, :wikt:Theban, Theban, :wikt:triumph, whaped, :wikt:unfeigned, unfeigned, :wikt:whaped, whaped, :wikt:womanhood, womanhead''

''Troilus and Criseyde''

''Troilus and Criseyde'' is a story from Boccaccio's ''Il Filostrato''. ''wikt:abetting, abetting, wikt:abusion, abusion, wikt:accident, accident, wikt:accord, accord, wikt:accusement, accusement, wikt:adieu, adieu, wikt:adorn, adorn, wikt:adverse, adverse, :wikt:advertence, advertence, :wikt:advocacy, advocary, :wikt:agame, a-game, agree, :wikt:alembic, alembic, :wikt:aloud, aloud, :wikt:alter, alter, :wikt:ambassador, ambassador, :wikt:appoint, appoint, :wikt:argument, argument, :wikt:alite, alite, :wikt:ambage, ambage, :wikt:amphibology, amphilbology, :wikt:argument, argument, :wikt:Aries, Aries, :wikt:arot, a-root, :wikt:fasten, asfast, :wikt:askance, askance, :wikt:asper, asper, :wikt:asper, aspre, :wikt:astrologer, astrologer, :wikt:atede, atrede, :wikt:attendance, attendance, :wikt:attrition, attrition, :wikt:twixt, atwixt, :wikt:audience, audience, :wikt:augury, augury, :wikt:avancer, avaunter, :wikt:await, await, :wikt:bawdry, bawdry, :wikt:bay, bay, :wikt:beblot, beblot, :wikt:befalling, befalling, :wikt:benignity, benignity, :wikt:bestiality, bestiality, :wikt:between, betrend, :wikt:beware, beware, :wikt:blossomy, blossomy, :wikt:bounteous, bounteous, :wikt:burn, burn, :wikt:bypath, bypath, :wikt:calculating, calculing, :wikt:captive, captive, :wikt:casual, casual, :wikt:childishly, childishly, :wikt:chittering, chittering, :wikt:circle, circle, :wikt:circumscribe, circumscrive, :wikt:collateral, collateral, :wikt:combust, combust, :wikt:comedy, comedy, :wikt:complain, complain, :wikt:complete, complete, :wikt:conceit, conceit, :wikt:concord, concord, :wikt:conserve, conserve, :wikt:consolation, consolation, :wikt:constraint, constraint, :wikt:continuance, continuance, :wikt:converse, convers, :wikt:counterpoise, counterpoise, :wikt:cramp, cramp, :wikt:crow's foot, crow's foot, :wikt:cumber-world, cumber-world, :wikt:curation, curation, :wikt:dart, dart, :wikt:defeat, defeit, :wikt:defeat, defet, :wikt:define, define, :wikt:deliver, deliber, :wikt:deliberation, deliberation, :wikt:derring do, derring do, :wikt:desespeir, desespeir, :wikt:despair, desesperance, :wikt:despondency, desesperaunce, :wikt:determine, determine, :wikt:digression, digression, :wikt:direct, direct, :wikt:disadvantage, disadvance, :wikt:misadventure, disadventure, :wikt:blame, disblame, :wikt:disconsolate, disconsolate, :wikt:discordare, discordable, :wikt:discordant, discordant, :wikt:disdainful, disdainous, :wikt:disjoint, disjoint, :wikt:dispone, dispone, :wikt:disport, disport, :wikt:disposition, disposition, :wikt:disseverance, disseverance, :wikt:dissimule, dissimule, :wikt:distil, distil, :wikt:distill, distill, :wikt:disturb, disturn, :wikt:divineness, divineress, dulcarnon, :wikt:embassador, embassador, :wikt:enchant, enchant, :wikt:enteropatia, enterpart, :wikt:in tune, entune, :wikt:erratic, erratic, :wikt:estate, estately, :wikt:estrange, estrange, :wikt:exchange, exchange, :wikt:excusable, excusable, execute, :wikt:esecutrice, executrice, :wikt:expert, expert, :wikt:eyed, eyed, :wikt:faith, faithed, :wikt:farewell, farewell, :wikt:fatal, fatal, :wikt:fate, fate, :wikt:faun, faun, :wikt:feasting, feasting, :wikt:fervently, fervently, :wikt:fetching, fetching,

, :wikt:firmly, firmly, :wikt:fix, fix, :wikt:forbidden, forbysen, :wikt:forlese, forlose, :wikt:forpass, forpass, :wikt:fury, fury, :wikt:future, future, :wikt:gauge, gaure, :wikt:godhead, goodlihead, :wikt:good night, good night, :wikt:goodish, goosish, :wikt:governance, governance, :wikt:grace, graceless, :wikt:grof, groof, :wikt:gruff, grufe, :wikt:guide, guide, :wikt:halfgod, half-god, :wikt:harden, hardiment, :wikt:hawking, hawking, :wikt:heinous, heinous, :wikt:hemisphere, hemisphere, :wikt:herding, herdess, :wikt:heroism, heroner, :wikt:hollowness, hollowness, :wikt:homecoming, homecoming,

, :wikt:hone, howne, :wikt:humbly, humbly, :wikt:hust, hust, :wikt:immortal, immortal, :wikt:impression, impression, :wikt:increase, increase, :wikt:inch, in-eche, :wikt:infernal, infernal, :wikt:influence, influence, :wikt:unfortunate, infortune, :wikt:inhaled, inhelde, :wikt:inhaled, inhielde, :wikt:injure, injure, :wikt:innit, inknit, :wikt:intendment, intendment, :wikt:interchange, interchange, :wikt:intercommunicate, intercommune, :wikt:jangler, janglery, :wikt:jeopard, jeopard, :wikt:Jove, Jove, :wikt:jumper, jumper, :wikt:just, just, :wikt:kanker, kankedort, :wikt:knot, knotless, :wikt:legame, let-game, :wikt:lethargy, lethargy, :wikt:liberty, liberty, :wikt:lignanes, lign-aloes, :wikt:loadstar, loadstar, :wikt:lodestar, lodestar, :wikt:martial, martial, :wikt:mask, mask, :wikt:melodious, melodious, :wikt:misappropriation, misaccount, :wikt:misconstrue, misconstrue, :wikt:forgive, misforgive, :wikt:missive, mislived, :wikt:mister, mismeter, :wikt:molest, molest, :wikt:muck, muck, :wikt:mucker, mucker, :wikt:munch, munch, :wikt:mutability, mutability, :wikt:natal, natal, :wikt:native, native, :wikt:new, new, :wikt:nouriture, nouriture, :wikt:occidental, occidental,

, :wikt:ounded, ounded, :wikt:outring, outring, :wikt:overcarve, overcarve, :wikt:over-haste, over-haste, :wikt:over-rede, over-rede, :wikt:palaceward, palaceward, :wikt:palaceward, palaceward, :wikt:palaestrial, palaestrial, :wikt:parody, parody, :wikt:peoplish, peoplish, :wikt:philosophical, philosophical, :wikt:phrenetic, phrenetic, :wikt:Rule of plumb rule, :wikt:North Pole, pole arctic, :wikt:predestiny, predestiny, :wikt:pregnant, pregnant, :wikt:Progne, Progne,

, :wikt:qualm, qualm, :wikt:racket, racket, :wikt:rackle, rackle, :wikt:railed, railed, :wikt:refigure, refigure, :wikt:refrain, refrain, :wikt:refreid, refreid, :wikt:reheting, reheting, :wikt:reprehension, reprehension, :wikt:repression, repression, :wikt:resistence, resistence, :wikt:resort, resort, :wikt:resport, resport, :wikt:return, return, :wikt:revoke, revoke, :wikt:Robin, Robin, :wikt:rootless, rootless, :wikt:rosy, rosy, :wikt:royal, royal, :wikt:ruin, ruin, :wikt:safeguard, safeguard, :wikt:saluing, saluing, :wikt:sand, sand, :wikt:satyr, satyr, :wikt:scrivenliche, scrivenliche, :wikt:secondly, secondly, :wikt:sentiment, sentiment, :wikt:shapely, shapely, :wikt:signifer, signifer, :wikt:sling-stone, sling-stone, :wikt:slink, slink, :wikt:sliver, sliver, :wikt:snowish, snowish, :wikt:soar, soar, :wikt:sob, sob, :wikt:space, space, :wikt:strangely, strangely, :wikt:subtilty, subtilty, :wikt:sugared, sugared, :wikt:sunnish, sunnish, :wikt:surplus, surplus, :wikt:supprise, supprise, :wikt:teary, teary, :wikt:tempestous, tempestous, :wikt:testy, testy, :wikt:thriftily, thriftily, :wikt:thrifty, thrifty, :wikt:trance, trance, :wikt:transitory, transitory, :wikt:transmew, transmew, :wikt:trapdoor, trapdoor, :wikt:tremor, tremor, :wikt:unapt, unapt, :wikt:unbody, unbody, :wikt:unbridled, unbridled, :wikt:unbroided, unbroided, :wikt:uncircumscript, uncircumscript, :wikt:undeserved, undeserved, :wikt:unespied, unespied, :wikt:unfeelingly, unfeelingly, :wikt:unhappily, unhappily,

, :wikt:unkissed, unkissed, :wikt:unlikeliness, unlikeliness, :wikt:unlove, unlove, :wikt:unmanhood, unmanhood, :wikt:unnest, unnest, :wikt:unprayed, unprayed, :wikt:unsheathe, unsheathe, :wikt:unsitting, unsitting, :wikt:unswell, unswell, :wikt:unthrifty, unthrifty, :wikt:untied, untied, :wikt:untormented, untormented, :wikt:untroth, untroth, :wikt:unwist, unwist, :wikt:urn, urn, :wikt:vapour, vapour, :wikt:verre, verre, :wikt:vetch, vetch, :wikt:virtueless, virtueless, :wikt:voidee, voidee, :wikt:voluptuous, voluptuous, :wikt:vulgarly, vulgarly, :wikt:vulture, vulture, :wikt:wantrust, wantrust, :wikt:weak, weak, :wikt:well-shapen, well-shapen, :wikt:well-willy, well-willy, :wikt:wester, wester, :wikt:wieldy, wieldy, :wikt:womanhood, womanhood, :wikt:womanish, womanish, :wikt:wrongfully, wrongfully, :wikt:yfled, yfled, :wikt:yold, yold, :wikt:yolden, yolden''

''The Legend of Good Women''

''The Legend of Good Women'' is a dream vision love poem. '':wikt:accomplish, accompass, :wikt:adulation, adulation, :wikt:grotesque, agrote, :wikt:angel, angel-like, :wikt:angrily, angrily, :wikt:petit, appete, :wikt:appetite, appetite, :wikt:argue, arguing, :wikt:betook, bedote, :wikt:bench, bench, :wikt:betraying, betraising, :wikt:bleeding, bleeding, box, :wikt:bridled, bridled, :wikt:broad, browd, :wikt:cleft, clift, :wikt:complaining, complaining, :wikt:courtyard, countryward, :wikt:crinkled, crinkled, :wikt:distain, distain, :wikt:during, during, :wikt:emboss, emboss, :wikt:ensure, ensure, :wikt:eternally, eternally, :wikt:everything, everything, :wikt:famous, famous, :wikt:father-in-law, father-in-law, :wikt:felicity, felicity, :wikt:figuring, figuring, :wikt:fingering, fingering, :wikt:fleuron, fleuron, :wikt:forgiving, forgiving, :wikt:foundation, foundation, :wikt:fret, fret, :wikt:gledy, gledy, :wikt:graciousness, graciousness, :wikt:imagining, imagining, :wikt:infinite, infinite, :wikt:joining, joining, :wikt:knightly, knightly, lure, :wikt:Mantuan, Mantuan, :wikt:paper-white, paper-white, :wikt:penful, penful, :wikt:presenting, presenting, :wikt:radevore, radevore, :wikt:reclaiming, reclaiming, :wikt:renownee, renownee, :wikt:ruled, ruled, :wikt:seemliness, seemliness, :wikt:skirmishing, skirmishing, :wikt:stately, stately, :wikt:storial, storial, :wikt:subtilly, subtilly, :wikt:subtilely, subtilely, :wikt:tidife, tidife, :wikt:tidive, tidive, :wikt:tuteler, tuteler, :wikt:toteler, toteler, :wikt:virelay, virelay, :wikt:well, well, :wikt:wifehood, wifehood''

''Treatise on the Astrolabe''

''Treatise on the Astrolabe'' is Chaucer's scientific paper of clearer definitions on how to use the astrolabe, an astronomical instrument. '':wikt:adding, adding, :wikt:aline, aline, :wikt:almanac, almanac, :wikt:almucantar, almucantar, :wikt:amor, almury, :wikt:altitude, altitude, :wikt:Arabic, Arabic, :wikt:Arctic, Arctic, :wikt:armpit, arm-hole, Toledan Tables, Arsechieles tables, :wikt:azimuth, azimuth, :wikt:calculer, calculer, :wikt:Capricorn, Capricorn, :wikt:coldness, coldness, :wikt:compilator, compilator, :wikt:concentric, concentric, :wikt:couching, couching, :wikt:crepuscule, crepuscule, :wikt:crosshair, cross-line, :wikt:denticle, denticle, :wikt:depression, depression, :wikt:declension, descension, :wikt:direct, direct, :wikt:distant, distant, :wikt:elevate, elevate, :wikt:elevation, elevation, :wikt:elongation, elongation, :wikt:embellir, embelif, :wikt:epicycle, epicycle, :wikt:equal, equal, :wikt:equator, equator, :wikt:equinox, equinox, :wikt:fraction, fraction, :wikt:Gemini, Gemini, :wikt:cheerful, gerful, :wikt:Greek, Greek, :wikt:tide, half-ebb, :wikt:henceforth, hence-forthward, :wikt:indeterminate, indeterminate, :wikt:intercept, intercept, :wikt:introductory, introductory,

, :wikt:Right angle, line-right, :wikt:longitude, longitude, :wikt:web, lop-web, :wikt:meridian, meridian,

, :wikt:possibly, possibly, :wikt:precedent, precedent, :wikt:rete, rete, :wikt:retrograde, retrograde, :wikt:right angle, right angle, :wikt:scale, scale, :wikt:Scorpio, Scorpio, :wikt:second, second, :wikt:septentrional, septentrional, :wikt:site, site, :wikt:solid, solid, :wikt:solsticion, solsticion, :wikt:succedent, succedent, :wikt:Taurus, Taurus, :wikt:tortuous, tortuous, :wikt:tropic, tropic, :wikt:unstrange, unstrange, :wikt:usward, usward,

, vulgar''

Miscellaneous poems

Below are words first attested to in his miscellaneous poems, namely: *''An ABC'' *''Balade to Rosemounde'' *''Chaucers Wordes unto Adam, His Owne Scriveyn'' *''Complaint to His Lady'' *''Fortune'' *''Gentilesse'' *''Lak of Stedfastnesse'' *''Lenvoy de Chaucer a Scogan'' *''Lenvoy de Chaucer a Bukton'' *''Proverbs'' *''The Complaint unto Pity'' *''The Complaint of Chaucer to his Purse'' *''The Complaint of Mars'' *''The Complaint of Venus'' *''The Former Age'' *''The Truth'' *''Womanly Noblesse'' ''wikt:cumbrous, accumbrous, wikt:advocate, advocatrice, wikt:anile, ancille, wikt:artillery, artillery, wikt:aspen, aspen, wikt:benevolence, benevolence, wikt:besprent, besprent, wikt:blaspheme, blaspheme, wikt:blasphemer, blasphemer, Bone marrow, cannel-bone, wikt:carrack, carrack, wikt:carrack, carack, wikt:cartwheel, cart-wheel, wikt:castigation, castigation, wikt:causer, causer, wikt:collusion, collusion, wikt:comeliness, comeliness, wikt:complaint, complaint, wikt:conforter, confeder, wikt:convict, convict, wikt:covert, coverter, wikt:craze, craze, wikt:create, create, wikt:gray, dapple-grey, wikt:delicacy, delicacy, wikt:desespeire, desespeire, wikt:desperation, desperation, wikt:trouble, distrouble, wikt:down, down, wikt:dullness, dullness, wikt:dulness, dulness, wikt:emboss, emboss, wikt:enfortune, enfortune, wikt:enlumine, enlumine, wikt:in tune, entune, :wikt:envoy, envoy, :wikt:envy, envy, :wikt:errant, errant, :wikt:eterne, eterne, :wikt:fat, fattish, :wikt:fawn, fawn, :wikt:feigned, feigned, :wikt:fers, fers, :wikt:fickleness, fickleness, :wikt:fleshy, fleshy,

, :wikt:forlorn, forloin, :wikt:fortune, fortune, :wikt:fortuned, fortuned, :wikt:furious, furious, wikt:gere, gere, wikt:glazing, glazing, wikt:halfword, half-word, wikt:hearse, hearse,

, wikt:humbles, humblesse, wikt:inconstancy, inconstance, wikt:interess, interess, wikt:jane, jane, wikt:knack, knack, wikt:lake, lake, wikt:lambisse, lambish, wikt:lancegay, lancegay, wikt:leer, leer, wikt:likeliness, likeliness, wikt:limer, limer, wikt:lusty, litster, wikt:lustihood, lustihead, wikt:meet, meet, :wikt:midpoint, midpoint, :wikt:overstrew, overstrew, :wikt:prose, prose, :wikt:rechase, rechase, :wikt:resign, resign, :wikt:royalty, royalty, :wikt:scant, scant, :wikt:seeming, seeming, :wikt:solein, solein, :wikt:solitude, solitude, :wikt:sore, sore, :wikt:sough, sough, :wikt:sturdily, sturdily, :wikt:suffisance, suffisance, :wikt:suing, suing, :wikt:surmount, surmount, :wikt:sweaty, sweaty, :wikt:tall, tall, Tantalus, :wikt:tapet, tapet, Tartary, :wikt:tickleness, tickleness, :wikt:tongued, tongued, :wikt:traitress, traitress, wikt:traitoress, traitoress, Turkey, :wikt:tyranny, tyranny, :wikt:uncorven, uncorven, :wikt:uncoupling, uncoupling, :wikt:unforged, unforged, :wikt:ungrubbed, ungrubbed, :wikt:unsown, unsown, :wikt:weld, weld, :wikt:well-faring, well-faring, :wikt:well-founded, well-founded, :wikt:whirling, whirling, :wikt:wildly, wildly,

Usages

Below are some of the words first found in Chaucer's manuscripts that we use today and how they were used in his poems in the 14th century.

Footnotes

References

* Baugh, Albert Croll, ''A History of the English Language'', Prentice-Hall 1978, London. . * Brown, Peter, ''A companion to Chaucer'', Wiley-Blackwell, 2002. . * Burnley, David, ''A guide to Chaucer's language'', Macmillan, 1983. . * Cannon, Christopher, ''The making of Chaucer's English: a study of words'', Cambridge UP, 1998. . * Chaucer, Geoffrey, ''The works of Geoffrey Chaucer'', Macmillan, 1898. * Chaucer, Geoffrey, ''The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: The house of fame, The legend of good women '', Editor: Walter William Skeat. Clarendon, 1894. * Cousin, John W., ''A short biographical dictionary of English literature'', Babylon Dreams, 1910. . * Davis, Norman, ''A Chaucer Glossary,'' Clarendon, 1979. . * Ralph Warren Victor Elliott, Elliott, Ralph Warren Victor, ''Chaucer's English'', Deutsch, 1974. . * Fisher, John H., ''The emergence of standard English'', UP of Kentucky, 1996. . * Gardner, John, ''Life and Times of Chaucer'', Barnes & Noble, 1999. . * Gosse, Edmund, ''English literature : an illustrated record '', Heinemann, 1906. * Horobin, Simon, ''Chaucer's language'', Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. . * Langer, William Leonard, ''An encyclopedia of world history, ancient, medieval and modern ..., Volume 1'', Houghton Mifflin, 1948. * Phelan, Walter S., ''The Study of Chaucer's Vocabulary'', Computers and the Humanities, Vol. 12, No. 1/2, ''Medieval Studies and the Computer'', 1978. * Stearns, Peter N., ''The Encyclopedia of world history: ancient, medieval, and modern '', Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001. . * Tatlock, John S. P., ''The Development and Chronology of Chaucer's Works'', BiblioBazaar, 2009. . * Simpson, J. A., Weiner, E. S. C., ''The Oxford English Dictionary'', Second Edition, Oxford UP, 1989, Reprinted 1991. . * Wallace, David, ''Giovanni Boccaccio, Decameron'', Cambridge UP, 1991. .

External links

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