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, 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, Cofg.-Cotgrave's Fr. and Eng. Dictionary. 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, Kilian. Kiliani Etymologicum Ling. Teuton. Lydg. Tra.-Lydgate's Tranflation of Boccace 185 Ed. Sp. 1602. Page Magd.-Lamentation of Marie Magdalene, 302 P.-The Perfones Tale. P. L.-Tranflation of Peter of Langtoft, by P. P.-Visions of Pierce Ploughman, ed. 1550. R. The Romaunt of the Rofe, Sk. Skinner's Etymologicon Ling. Angl. 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. Abouten, prep. Sax. on-butan, about, 2191, 4146. 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. Accufe, v. Fr. to discover, R. 1591. Achatour, n. Fr. a purchafer, a caterer, 570. 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. Affecte, n. Lat. affection, R. 5486, T. iii. 1397. 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. |