Chaucer Vocabulary 4 Flashcards
(35 cards)
1
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resoun
A
reason, argument
2
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reven (past rafte, refte)
A
to remove, steal, rob
3
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routhe, reuthe, rewthe
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pity, mercy
4
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seistow
A
you say
5
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sely
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happy, innocent, simple, blessed
6
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sentence
A
meaning, judgment
7
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siker(ly), seker(ly)
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certainly, surely
8
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sin, syn, sith, sithen
A
since
9
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sola(a)s
A
comfort, delight
10
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so(o)th, so(o)thly
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true, truly
11
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so(o)te, swote
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sweet, fresh
12
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soveraynetee, soveryntee
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sovereignty, authority
13
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sp(e)eden (past spedde)
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to prosper, succeed, carry out
14
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stinten, stenten
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to stop cease
15
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stevene
A
voice
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sweven
A
dream
17
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swich
A
such
18
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theen
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prosper
19
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so mote I theen
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so may I prosper
20
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thilke
A
this, that, that very
21
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tho
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those, then
22
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trouthe, treuthe
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fidelity, a promise, truth
23
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trowen
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believe, trust
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unnethes
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hardly, scarcely
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war
aware, cautious, wary
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wenden (past wente)
to go, leave, depart
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wenen (past wende)
to think, suppose, imagine
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wexen, waxen (past wax, wex, wox)
to increase, grow
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wilholm
once, formerly
30
wight
person, creature
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witen, weten (past wiste)
to know
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wonen (past woned)
to well, live, be accustomed to
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(e)ye(n)
eyes
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yede
went, departed (past tense of goon)
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yeven, yiven (past yaf)
to give
