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

GLOSSAR Y.

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Bet, adv. Better, 152, 514, 571. (A.S. bet.)
Bethynke(n), vw. To think, to
imagine, to conceive, 483. (A.-S. bepencan.)
Betyde(n), vw. To happen, to result, 654. (A.-S. be and tfdan, to happen, from t2d, time, tide.)
Bewreye'n), vw. To reveal perfidiously, to betray, 348. (A-S. be and
wregan, wregean, to accuse.)
Bi, By, Be, prep. Concerning, 4,
158, 159, 477. (A.-S. be, bi.)
Byheste, n. Promise, 245. (A.-S.
behces, vow, promise.)
Blende(n), vw. To blind; 3d per.
sing. Ares., blent, 600. (See Introduction, p. 41.) (A.-S. blendan.)
Blyue, adv. Quickly, speedily, 604.
Bldsmy, adj. Full of blossoms, 183.
(A.-S. blosma, blossom, with suffix y.
MS. has blospemy.)
Bode, n. Message, announcement,
343. (A.-S. bod, command.)
Bolde(n), vw. To become bold, 144.
(A.-S. bildan, embolden, from bald,
bold, bold.)
Bone, n. Prayer, 643. (O. N. bon;
A.-S. ben; modern English, boon.)
Borde(n), vw. To jest; i. i. bordit,
589. (0. F. border, bourder, to joke, to
jest.)
Bote, n. Boot, remedy, 276. (A.-S. bbt.)
Bour, n. Chamber, apartment, 304.
(A.-S. bir.)
Brenne(n), vw. To burn, 249. (A.S. brennan.)
Bringe(n), vw. in
BRINGEN ADOUN. To overcome, 537.
BRINGEN FORTH. To hatch, 192, 613.
In 0. E. this frequently has the
sense of " bring up;" and such may
be its meaning in line 613. (A.-S.
bringan )
Brid, Bryd, n. (i.) Young of birds,
brood, 192. (2.) Bird, 310, 336, 527.
(A.-S. brid, the young of any animal,
especially of fowls.)

Busy, Besy, adj. Zealous, anxious,
active, 89, 369. (A.-S. bysig, bisig.)
BESYLY, adv. Eagerly, 257.
BESYNESSE, n. Occupation, toil, 86.
But, conj. Unless, 159, 459, 469, 567.
Always followed here by the subjunctive. (A.-S. bztan, buton.)
C.
Carayne, n. Dead body, corpse, 177.
(0. F. caroigne; L. Lat. caronia, from
Lat. caro, carnis, flesh; modern Eng.
lish, carrion.)
Cast, n. Contrivance, 305. (O. N.
kast.)
Centence, n. See SENTENCE.
Certis, n. Certainly, 424, 632. (O.
F. certes.)
Cher, Chere, n. (I.) Countenance,
414. (2.) Expression of countenance
as denoting the state of mind, 488.
(0. F. chere, from L. Lat. cara, face.)
Chese(n), vs. To choose, 146, 310,
370, 388, 399, 400, 631. ist per. pres.
sing., chese, 417; 3d per., cheest, 623.
(See Introduction, p. 41.) Pret. ches.
417. (A.-S. cedsan; cecs, curon;
coren.)
Clepe(n), vw. To call, 352. (A.-S.
cliAzan, clepan.)
Clere, adj. Pure, noble, transparent,
77. (0. F. cler, from Lat. clarus.)
Clerk, n. A learned man, a scholar,
333. (A.-S. cleric, clerc, priest; O. F.
clerc, educated, from Lat. clericus,
priest, scholar.)
Cofere, n. Chest, coffin, 177. (0. F.
cofre.)
Colde(n), vw. To become cold, 145.
(A.-S. cealdian.)
Corupcioun, n. Destruction, 614.
(0. F. corruption; Lat. corruptio.)
Couche(n), vw. To arrange, to set
in order, 216. (0. F. coucher; L. Lat.
culcare, from Lat. collocare, to put
together.)
Couercheif, n. Strictly a covering
for the head, a head-dress; but, in line