The parlament of foules, by Geoffrey Chaucer. Ed., with introduction, notes, and glossary, by T. R. Lounsbury.

GLOSSARY.

The following are the chief contractions used: -

adj..
adv.
art.
A.-S.
comp..
conj.
dem..
Lat.
L. Lat.
n...
nom.
O. E..
O. F..
O. N..
p..
part.
prep.

adjective.
adverb.
article.
Anglo-Saxon.
comparative.
conjunction.
demonstrative.
Latin.
Low Latin.
noun.
nominative.
Old English.
Old French.
Old Norse.
passive participle.
participle.
preposition.

pres..
pret..
pron..
prov..
Prov.......
v. pret.-pres.

present.
preterite.
pronoun.
provincial.
ProvencaL
verb.
preterite-present verb,

A.
Acloye(n), vw. To lame, to harm,
517. (0. F. encloer, from en, in, and
clo., Lat. clavus, nail. The original
sense is to lame a horse by driving in
a nail in shoein.;.)
Acord, n. Agreement, accord, 668.
(0. F. acorde, from Lat. cor, cord-is,
heart: ac, probably from Lat. ad.)
Adamaunt, n. Loadstone, magnet,
148. (O. F. adamant, from Lat. adamas, adamant-is.)

a verb whose original present has disappeared, and whose
original preterite is
used as a present.
vs.. verb of the strong conjugation.
vw.... verb of the weak conjugation.
Aftir, prep. According to, in pursuance of, 305.
AFTIR AS. According as, 216: (A.-S.
after.)
Agen, Agens, prep. (i.) Against,
facing, 443. (2.) In preparation for,
342. (A.-S. agen, onfgedn.)
Ago,.. p. Gone, 465. (p. p. of A.-S.
gagan, to go away, go off.)
AGON, adv. Ago, i8. (From preceding.)
Agref, adv. In grief, amiss, 543.
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