Frequently Used Words (and Meanings) in Chaucer

Abide

Wait a moment, stay

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Anon

Straight away

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Axe

Ask

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Bad

Ordered

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Breed

Bread

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Chese

Choose

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Clepe(d)

Name(d)

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Clerke

Scholar (frequently a churchman)

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Conseil(le)

Advice, recommendation

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Daungerous

Difficult to please, gruding, reluctanty

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Defended

Forbade

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Dorste

Dared

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Ech

Each

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Eek

Also

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Flour

Flower

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Freletee

Frailty, weakness

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Gentil

Noble

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Glose

Interpret, explain, persuade

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Goost

Spirit, soul

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Hem

them

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Herkne

Listen

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Hir

Their

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Hoten

Be called

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Ilke

This here, this same

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Indulgence

Allowance

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List

If you like, if it pleases you

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Maide

Virgin (male or female)

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Maidenhede

Virginity

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Mo

More

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Nathelees

Nevertheless

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Nis

Is not

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Noght

Nothing

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Noon

No, none

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Pardee

By God (par dieu)

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Quod

Said

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Seith

Says

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Sholde

Should

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Sith

Since

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Sondry

Various

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Sothe/Sooth

Truth

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Stirte

Jumps

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Swich

Such

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Thral

Slave

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Trowe

Believe

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Wight

Person

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Wiste

Knew

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Wo

Misery

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Wolde

Would, wanted

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Woot

Know, knew

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Wrothe

Angry

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Yaf/yeve

Give, gave

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Yifte

Gift

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Ywis

You know, indeed, certainly

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Frequently Used Words (and Meanings) in Chaucer

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