Common Words Chaucer Flashcards by Emmely Goossens

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Al, al be that

A

Although

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Anon

A

At once

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Artow

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Art thou, thou art

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As

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As, as if, like

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Atte

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At, at the

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Aventure

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Chance

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Axe

A

Ask

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Ay

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Always

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Been

A

Are

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Bet

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Better

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Beth

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Are; (imperative) be

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Brenne

A

Burn

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Can, kan

A

To know, to be able

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Canstow

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Can you, you can

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Cas

A

Happening, chance

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Certes

A

Surely, certainly

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Clepe(n)

A

Call

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Clerk

A

Scholar, regular or secular clergy

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Coy

A

Quiet

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Ech

A

Each

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Echo(o)n

A

Each one

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Eek, eke

A

Also

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Er, or

A

Before, formerly

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Everich

A

Every; every one

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Fay, fey

Faith

Forthy

Therefore

Fro

From

Gan, gonne

Began

Han

Have

Hastow

Have you, you have

Hem

Them

Hight

Named, called

Here

Her

Him lest (list)

He wants (“it is pleasing to him”)

Hir(e)

Her, their

Ilke

Same

Kan

Know, know how to, can

Konne

Learn; know how to; can

Koude

Knew; knew how to; could

Kynde

Nature

Lasse

Less

Le(e)ve

Dear

Lite

Little

Maistow, maystow

May you, you may

Make

Mate, husband, make

More

Mo

Moot(e)(n)

May, must, ought to Moot I; as I hope to

Morewe

Morrow, morning

Mowe

May

Muche(l)

Much, many (a)

Nam

Am not

Namo, namoore

No more

Nas

Was not

Nat

Not

Nathelees

Nevertheless

Ne

Not, nor

Nere

Were not

Nolde

Would not

Nones, nonys

Occasion

Noon

None, no

Noot

Know not

Nyce

Foolish

Nys

Is not

O, oo, on, oon, that oon

One

Of

Of, off

Pardee

Certainly, (a common oath, literally “by God”)

Prime, pryme

9 AM

Quode

Said

Rathe

Early, soon

Rede

Advise, interpret, read

Seistow

You say

Sely

Innocent, simple

Seyde

Said

Seye

Say

Shaltow

You shall

Sikerly

Certainly, surely, truly

Sith

since, then

Somdel

Somewhat

Sooth, soothfastnesse, sothe

Truth knowledge; know

Swich

Such

Syn

Since

Than(ne)

Then, than

Thilke

This, that, at that

Tho

Those, then

Tweye

Two

Unnethe(s)

Scarcely

Verray

True, veritable

Wene(-eth)

Think, thinks

Whylom

Once, once upon a time, formerly

Wight

Person, thing

Yaf

Gave

Ycleped

Named

Ye(n)

Eye(s)

Yeve(en, est, eth)

Give, given

Ynogh

Enough

Ywis

Surely, certainly

Ygo

Ago