The Prologue, the Knightes Tale, the Nonne Prestes Tale from the Canterbury TalesClarendon Press, 1880 - 221 pages |
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Page 119
... ( Cotgrave , 1611 A.D. ) 11. 53 , 54. Pruce . When our English knights wanted employment , it was usual for them to go and serve in Pruce , or Prussia , with the knights of the Teutonic order , who were in a state of constant warfare with ...
... ( Cotgrave , 1611 A.D. ) 11. 53 , 54. Pruce . When our English knights wanted employment , it was usual for them to go and serve in Pruce , or Prussia , with the knights of the Teutonic order , who were in a state of constant warfare with ...
Page 137
... Cotgrave has the French phrase , Elle sçait asses de la vieille danse . ' Cp . Launcelot of the Laik , 1. 132 , and Chaucer ( Aldine ) , vol . iv . p . 198 , 1. 4 . 1. 478. Persoun of a toun , the parson or parish priest . Chaucer in ...
... Cotgrave has the French phrase , Elle sçait asses de la vieille danse . ' Cp . Launcelot of the Laik , 1. 132 , and Chaucer ( Aldine ) , vol . iv . p . 198 , 1. 4 . 1. 478. Persoun of a toun , the parson or parish priest . Chaucer in ...
Page 172
... Cotgrave has Bossé , knobby , bulked or bumped out . ' With this root are connected Eng . billow , bulge , bilge ( Icel . bolgna , to swell ) . Bour : c 12. A. S. bur , bower , inner chamber ; Prov . Eng . boor , a parlour . Bracer ...
... Cotgrave has Bossé , knobby , bulked or bumped out . ' With this root are connected Eng . billow , bulge , bilge ( Icel . bolgna , to swell ) . Bour : c 12. A. S. bur , bower , inner chamber ; Prov . Eng . boor , a parlour . Bracer ...
Page 181
... ( Cotgrave . ) O. Fr. dais , deis ( Lat . discus ) . See note , p . 133 . Dich , a ditch : c 28. See Dyke . Diete , Dyete , diet , daily food : A 435. It is generally derived from Mid . Lat . dieta , from dies , GLOSSARY . 181.
... ( Cotgrave . ) O. Fr. dais , deis ( Lat . discus ) . See note , p . 133 . Dich , a ditch : c 28. See Dyke . Diete , Dyete , diet , daily food : A 435. It is generally derived from Mid . Lat . dieta , from dies , GLOSSARY . 181.
Page 185
... ( Cotgrave . ) Felawe , a fellow : A 650. O. E. felaghe . The syllable fe = fee , goods , and law = order , law . Cp . O. N. félagi , a fellow , a sharer in goods ; O. N. fé , money , goods ; and lag , order , society . Felaweschipe ...
... ( Cotgrave . ) Felawe , a fellow : A 650. O. E. felaghe . The syllable fe = fee , goods , and law = order , law . Cp . O. N. félagi , a fellow , a sharer in goods ; O. N. fé , money , goods ; and lag , order , society . Felaweschipe ...
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