Common Words Chaucer Flashcards by Emmely Goossens

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Al, al be that

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Although

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Anon

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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

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Ask

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Ay

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Always

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Been

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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

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Burn

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Can, kan

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To know, to be able

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Canstow

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Can you, you can

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Cas

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Happening, chance

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Certes

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Surely, certainly

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Clepe(n)

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Call

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Clerk

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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

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Each one

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Eek, eke

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Also

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Er, or

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Before, formerly

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Everich

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Every; every one

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Fay, fey

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Faith

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Forthy

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Therefore

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Fro

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From

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Gan, gonne

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Began

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Han

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Have

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Hastow

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Have you, you have

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Hem

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Them

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Hight

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Named, called

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Here

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Her

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Him lest (list)

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He wants (“it is pleasing to him”)

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Hir(e)

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Her, their

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Ilke

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Same

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Kan

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Know, know how to, can

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Konne

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Learn; know how to; can

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Koude

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Knew; knew how to; could

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Kynde

A

Nature

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Lasse

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Less

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Le(e)ve

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Dear

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Lite

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Little

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Maistow, maystow

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May you, you may

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Make

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Mate, husband, make

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More

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Mo

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Moot(e)(n)

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

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Morewe

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Morrow, morning

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Mowe

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May

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Muche(l)

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Much, many (a)

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Nam

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Am not

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Namo, namoore

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No more

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Nas

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Was not

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Nat

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Not

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Nathelees

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Nevertheless

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Ne

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Not, nor

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Nere

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Were not

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Nolde

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Would not

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Nones, nonys

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Occasion

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Noon

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None, no

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Noot

A

Know not

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Nyce

A

Foolish

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Nys

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Is not

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O, oo, on, oon, that oon

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One

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Of

A

Of, off

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Pardee

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

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Prime, pryme

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9 AM

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Quode

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Said

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Rathe

A

Early, soon

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Rede

A

Advise, interpret, read

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Seistow

A

You say

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Sely

A

Innocent, simple

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Seyde

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Said

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Seye

A

Say

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Shaltow

A

You shall

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Sikerly

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Certainly, surely, truly

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Sith

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since, then

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Somdel

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Somewhat

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Sooth, soothfastnesse, sothe

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Truth knowledge; know

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Swich

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Such

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Syn

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Since

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Than(ne)

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Then, than

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Thilke

A

This, that, at that

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Tho

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Those, then

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Tweye

A

Two

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Unnethe(s)

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Scarcely

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Verray

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True, veritable

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Wene(-eth)

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Think, thinks

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Whylom

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Once, once upon a time, formerly

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Wight

A

Person, thing

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Yaf

A

Gave

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Ycleped

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Named

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Ye(n)

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Eye(s)

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Yeve(en, est, eth)

A

Give, given

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Ynogh

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Enough

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Ywis

A

Surely, certainly

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Ygo

A

Ago