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Explanation of the abbreviations by which the Works of Chaucer and fome other books are generally cited in the following Gloffary.

The Arabian numerals, without any letter prefixed, refer to the verfes of The Canterbury Tales in this edit. Ed. Sp. 1602. Page

A, B, C.-Chaucer's A, B, C,
A. F.-Affemblee of Foules,
An.-Annelida and Arcite,

347

233

Aftr.-Treatife on the Aftrolabe,

243 b.

Bal. Vil-Balade of the Village,

249

Ber. The Hiftory of Beryn, ed. Ur. p. 600.

319 b.

B. K.-Complaint of the Black Knight,

Bo. Tranflation of Boethius. V. books,

257 b.

C. D.-Chaucer's Dreme,

197 b.

C. L.-Court of Love,

334

327

C. M.-Complaint of Mars,

C. M. V.-Complaint of Mars and Venus,
C. N.-Cuckow and Nightingale,

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Cofg.-Cotgrave's Fr. and Eng. Dictionary.
Conf. Am.-Gower's Confeffio Amantis, ed.1532.
C. V. Complaint of Venus,

called The Dreme of Chaucer,

310

Du.-The book of the Ducheffe, commonly

227

F.-The Houfe of Fame. III books,

262

344

F. L.-The Flour and the Leaf,
Gam.-The Tale of Gamelyn, ed. Ur. p. 36.
Jun. Etymol.-Junii Etymologicon Ling. Angl.
by Lye.

Kilian. Kiliani Etymologicum Ling. Teuton.
L. W.-Legende of good Women,

Lydg. Tra.-Lydgate's Tranflation of Boccace
De cafibus virorum illuftrium, ed. J. Wayland.
M.-The Tale of Melibeus.

185

Ed. Sp. 1602. Page

Magd.-Lamentation of Marie Magdalene, 302

P.-The Perfones Tale.

P. L.-Tranflation of Peter of Langtoft, by
Robert of Brunne, ed. Hearne.

P. P.-Visions of Pierce Ploughman, ed. 1550.
Prompt. Parv.-Promptorium Parvulorum five
Clericorum, mf. Harl. 221.; a dictionary in
which many hundreds of English words are
tranflated into Latin, compiled in 1440, by
a frier preacher, a reclufe, at Lynne in Nor-
folk. He gives notice, in his preface, that his
English is that fpoken in the caft country;
and accordingly his orthography will be found
to differ very much from Chaucer's. His name
was Richard Fraunces, if we may believe a
mf. note cited by Hearne, Gloff to P. L. v.
Nesfe, who has there alfo given an account
of an edition of this dictionary printed by
Pynfon in 1499. Dr. Hunter has a copy of it.
Prov.-Proverbes by Chaucer,

R. The Romaunt of the Rofe,
R. G.-Robert of Glocefter's Chronicle, ed.
Hearne.

Sk. Skinner's Etymologicon Ling. Angl.
Sp. Speght, the editor of Chaucer.
T.-Troilus and Crefeide. V books,
T. L.-Teftament of Love. III books,
Ur.-Urry, the editor of Chaucer.

321 b.

109

143

271 b.

A GLOSSARY.

A, which is commonly called the indefinite article, is really nothing more than a corruption of the Saxon adjective ane or an, before a substantive beginning with a confonant.- It is fometimes prefixed

to another adjective, the fubftantive to which both belong being understood, ver. 208.;-A Frere there was, a wantonanda mery. See ver. 165, and the note. -It is alfo joined to nouns plural taken collectively, as, an hundred frankes, ver. 13201.; a thoufand frankes, ver. 13206—and to fuch as are not ufed in the fingular number, as a liftes, ver. 1715. See the note. So the Latins faid Une litera, Cic. ad Att. v. 9, andthe French formerly unes lices, unes lettres, unes tréves. Froiffart, v. i. c. 153, 237, v. ii. c. 78. A, prep. before a gerund, is a corruption of on. To go a begging, 11884,R. 6719,i. e. on begging. The prep. is often expreffed at length; on hunting ben they ridden, 1689; To ride on hawking, 13667.-In the fame manner before a noun it is generally a corruption of on or in; a'bed, 5989, 6509; a'fire, 6308; a'Goddes name, 17267; a'morwe, 824; a'night, 5784; a'werke, 4335, 5797; though in fome of thefe inftances perhaps it may as well be fuppofed to be a corruption of at.- -A, in composition, in words of Saxon original, is an abbreviation of af or of, of at, of on or in, and often only a corruption of the prepofitive particle ge or y. In words of French original it is generally to be deduced from the Latin ab, ad, and fometimes ex.

A, interj. ah! 1080, 9109.

Abacke, adv. Sax. backwards, L. W. 864.

Abaift, part. pa. Fr. abashed, ashamed, 8193, 8887. Abate, v. Fr. to beat down, P. 227.

Abarved, part. pa. Fr. esbabi, astonished, R. 3646; I was abawed for marveile. Orig. Moult m'esbahy de la merveille.

Abegge, abeye, abie, v. Sax. to fuffer for, 3936, 12034, 16162.

Abet, n. Sax. help, T. ii. 357.

Abide, v. Sax. to stay, 3131,3.

Abidden

Abiden

ST. ii. 935

part. pa 2984, 9762.

Abit for abideth, 16643; R. 4977.
Able, adj. Fr. fit, proper, 167; R. 986.
Abote, part. pa. of abate, C. D. 1290.
Abought, part. pa. of abegge, 2305.

Abouten, prep. Sax. on-butan, about, 2191, 4146.
Abraide, v. Sax. to awake, to start, 4188. See Braide.
Abraide, pa. t. awaked, started, 8937, 10791, 15014.
Abrede, adv. Sax. abroad, R. 2563.

Abrege, v. Fr. to fhorten, to abridge, 9531.

Abroche, v. Fr. to tap, to fet abroach; spoken of a veffel of liquor, 5759..

Abufion, n. Fr. abufe, impropriety, T. iv. 990.

Acceffe, n. Fr. properly the approach of a fever, a fever, B. K. 136.

Accidie, n. Fr. from Axndia, Gr. negligence; arising from difcontent, melancholy, &. P. 218, feq. Accord, n. Fr. agreement, 840.

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Accufe, v. Fr. to discover, R. 1591.
Achate, n. Fr. purchase, 573.

Achatour, n. Fr. a purchafer, a caterer, 570.
Acheked, part. pa. Sax. choked, L. W. 2006.
Acheve, v. Fr. to accomplish, R. 2049, 4600,
Ackele, (akele) v. Sax. to cool, C. L. 1076.

Acloye, v. A. F. 517, may perhaps mean to cloy, to embarrafs with fuperfluity.

Acoie, v. Fr. to make quiet, R. 3564.

Acomberd, part. pa. Fr. encombered, 510. Acroke, adj. Fr. crooked, awkward, C. L. 378. Adare, v. Sax. to awake, 10274, T. iii. 1126. Ado, v. Sax. to do; it is ufed to exprefs the Fr. à faire, to have ado, R. 3036, to have to do; and don all that they han ado, R. 5080, Et facent ce qu'ils doivent faire, orig. 4801,

Adon, (corruption of of-don) part. pa. Sax. done away, L.W. 2582.

Adon, pr. n. Adonis, 2226.

Adoun, adv. Sax. downward, 2417---below, 17054. Adrad, adradde, part. pa. of adrede, v. Sax. afraid, 607, 3425.

Adriane for Ariadne, pr. n. 4487.

Advertence, n. Fr. attention, T. iv. 697.

Advocacies, n. pl. Fr. law-fuits, T. ii. 1469.
Advocas, n. pl. Fr. lawyers, advocates, 12225.
Afered, aferde, part.pa. Sax. afraid, frightened, 12218,
T. ii. 606.

Affecte, n. Lat. affection, R. 5486, T. iii. 1397.
Affermed, part. pa. Fr. confirmed, 2351, L. W. 790.
Affie, v. Fr to trust, R. 3155.

Affray, v. Fr. to affright, 8331.

n. Fr. disturbance, 555-fear, R. 4397. Affrikan, pr. n. the elder Scipio Atii-anus, A. F. 41. Afile, v. Fr. to file, polish, 714.

Aforen, aforne, afore, adv. & prep. Sax. æt-foɲan, before,

Again, prep. Sax. on-gean, against, 2453, 10456; toward, 4811, 5419-adv. 993, 10456.

Agafte, v. Sax. to terrify, 1509.

231 3 C

Agaft, for agafted, part. pa. terrified, 2343.
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