Chaucer Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
To learn Middle English vocabulary frequently employed by Chaucer. (39 cards)
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eft
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afterwards, again, another time
2
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ensample, ensaumple
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example, instructive story, model
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entente
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intention, meaning, desire
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er, or
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before
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everich
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each, every
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faren (past ferde)
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to go, depart, travel; befall, happen
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fayn, feyn
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glad(ly), willing(ly), eager(ly)
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fer
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far
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ferrer
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farther
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ferreste
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farthest
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fere
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companion, friend
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fey, fay
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faith, honor
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for
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for, because of, in spite of
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ful
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very, quite
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gentil, gentillesse
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noble, aristocratic
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ginnen (past gan, gon)
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to begin
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glosen
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to comment, interpret
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go(o) (past yede)
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to go
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habit
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dress, clothes
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hap
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chance, fortune
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hastow
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you have
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hoten (past hight)
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to be called, to promise
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heigh, hey, hy, hye
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high, noble
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hem
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them
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hende
courteous, noble, polite
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henten
to seize, grasp, attack
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her(e), hir(e)
her, their
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hit
it
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hool
whole, complete, healthy
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ich
I
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if, yif
if
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ilik(e), ylik(e), ylich(e)
like, alike, equal(ly), similar(ly)
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ilke, thilke
same, very
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iwis, ywis
certainly, truly
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kynde
nature, kind
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leef, lief
dear, pleasing
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lessen
to lose
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leten (past leet)
to let, allow
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letten (past lette)
to hinder, prevent
