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1
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ay (adv.)

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always, forever

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algates (adv)

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entirely, nevertheless

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morwe

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morning

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parfit

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perfect, complete

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forwot

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foreknowledge, know beforehand

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aryght

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rightly, correctly

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meten, mette

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dream, dreamed

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yow

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you

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anon, anoon

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at once, immediately

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spede

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success

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hir

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their

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wone

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dwelling, place

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sweve(n)

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dream

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shonde

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shame, disgace

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mysdemen

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misjudge, condemn

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abreyde

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awoken, suddenly moved

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stonden, stondynge

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stand, standing

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redili, redely

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quickly, truly

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aught/ought

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anything

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pres

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crowd

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ded

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death, deadly

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connen, kan,

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know, care, know how

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wenen, wenynge

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believe, believed (think, suppose)

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amis, amys

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amis, wrong. amys=wrongly

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willen / wol

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wish, desire

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ye, or eie

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eye

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bet

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better

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biheste

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promise

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acquiteth

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acquit, release

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bone, boone

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request, gift

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bord

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table

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32
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burel

A

unlearned

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but

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except, only

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care

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sorrow

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certes

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certainly

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chaffare

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trade

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chapman

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merchant

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cherl

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peasant

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clene

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pure

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corage

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spirit, desire

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cors

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corpse

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42
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craft

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trade

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curteisie

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courtliness

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deme, demen

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judge

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digne

A

worthy

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doom

A

judgement

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eft

A

again

48
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eke, eek

A

also

49
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em

A

uncle

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enchesoun

A

cause

51
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er

A

before

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forthy

A

therefore

53
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forward

A

agreement

54
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gerdon, guerdon

A

reward

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henne

A

hence

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ilk

A

same

57
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ynogh

A

enough

58
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ywis

A

certainly

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lette

A

delay, hinder

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lewed, lewd

A

uneducated

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lite

A

little

62
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lowly

A

humble

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lusty

A

vigorous

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maugre

A

despite, in spite of

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mo

A

more

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moot

A

msut

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nyce

A

foolish

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orisoun

A

prayer

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hoost

A

army

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paraventure

A

perhaps, by chance

71
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queynt

A

clever, strange

72
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quyk

A

alive

73
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rathe

A

early

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recche

A

care

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reed

A

advice

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rewe, rewen, routhe

A

pity

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rude

A

ignorant

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sely

A

innocent, simple

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selve

A

same

80
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shende

A

destory

81
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sith

A

then, since, time(s)

82
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sondry

A

various

83
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soothfastnesse

A

truth

84
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spille(n)

A

destroy

85
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stede

A

place

86
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swithe

A

quickly

87
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verray

A

ture

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vertu

A

power

89
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wele

A

joy

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wende(n)

A

go, travel

91
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wene(n)

A

believe

92
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whilom

A

once

93
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wight

A

person

94
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wyle

A

trick

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wilne(n)

A

desire

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yeve

A

give

97
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yerne

A

eagerly

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yefte/yifte

A

gift

99
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buxom

A

obedient, submissive (buxom wyf)

100
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faren/ ferde

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seem/ seemed OR go, travel, happen

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routh(e)

A

pity, compassion

102
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trouth (e)

A

truth, pledge loyalty to ones word

103
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rede, reed

A

read, advise, study, speak, narrate

104
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game

A

joy, happiness, sport - but also a scheme or trick OR ‘in earnest of’ …..???

Chaucer glossary of common words (2 decks)

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