The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales: With Notes, Plan of Preparation, Examination Papers, and Glossary by J.M.D. MeiklejohnW.& R. Chambers, 1882 - 96 pages |
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adverb atte berd bettre bokeler But-if called Canterbury Canterbury Tales Chaucer Clepen clerk Cogs Courtepy couthe dative dialect Doublet Edward III English eyghen Fader French accent ful fair genitive German Grammar gret guttural hath heed Heih Hence hire hond hood horse John of Gaunt Julius Cæsar king knarre knight language Latin Leet line 29 line 46 Lond London lord lovede Low Lat manere Maunciple meaning Mede mery metathesis Milton moche modern moot morwe note on line nought noun oldest past tense phrase pilgrimage pilgrims pleyn plural pronunciation reed reeve saugh Sawtrie says schal sche schort schulde Scotch Scotland Seynt Shak Shakspeare shire smerte Sompnour Sondry speke spelling stoor Street Swynk syllable Tabard tale ther therto tyme Uppon verb Vileinye vitaille weak verb Wel cowde weren weye whan wight wolde Wonyng woot worthi wyde yeer