Chaucer Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

To learn commonly used Middle English words used by Chaucer.

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1
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adoun

A

aDOON; down

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agayn, ageyn, ayein

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aGAYN; against, towards, in return

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anon, anoon

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aNON, aNOON; at once, immediately

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4
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arn

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ARN; are

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5
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artow

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ahrTOO; are you

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6
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asken, axen

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AHsken, AHXen; to ask

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auctoritee

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aucTOHRitee; authority

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8
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aventure

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ahVEHNtureh; chance, fortune

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9
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avys

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aVISS; advice

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10
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ay

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AI; always, all the time

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ben, been

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BEHN, BEEN; to be, are

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12
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benedicte

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benehDIHKteh; bless you

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13
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bet

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BEHT; better

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14
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bidde (past bad)

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BIHdeh and BAHD; to command, tell, order, ask

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biheten, bihoten (past bihighte)

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biHEHtehn, biHOHthen and biHIGHteh; to promise

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16
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bihove

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bihHOHveh; to be necessary

17
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blake

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BLAHkeh; black

18
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brennen (past brende, brente)

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BREHnehn and BREHNdeh, BRENteh; to burn, inflame

19
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can, connen, cunnen, kan (past coude)

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CAHN, COHnehn, CUHnehn, KAHN and COOdeh; to know how to, be able to

20
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cas, caas

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CAHS, CAYS; happening, affair, chance

21
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per cas

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PEHR CAHS; by chance

22
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catel

A

CAHtehl; goods, possessions, property

23
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cheere

A

CHEERuh; face, facial expression

24
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clepen

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CLEHpehn; to call, name

25
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crafty

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CRAHFtih; skillful, clever, sly

26
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curteisye

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CUHRtaysyuh; generosity, nobility, courtly behavior

27
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daunger

A

DOWNgehr; disdain, aloofness, reserve

28
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descryven

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dehsCRIHVehn; to describe

29
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devysen

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deVIHsehn; to describe, explain

30
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disese

A

dihSEESuh; discomfort, displeasure, distress

31
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douten

A

DOOtehn; to fear, doubt, be unsure

32
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ech, ich, ych

A

EHCH, ICH; each

33
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echon, echoon

A

ehCHAHN, ehCHOON; each one

34
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eek, eke

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EEK, AYkeh; also, moreover, furthermore