['The old and obscure words of Chaucer, explaned', from The Workes of our Antient and lerned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed, ed. by Thomas Speght (London: George Bishop, 1598), sig. Aaaa1^r-Bbbb1^v.]

babewryes, antiques.
barbicans, watch towers.
bayne, bathe.
bath, both.
barkefat, a tanners tubbe.
barme, lap.
bargaret, a sonnet or ballad.
bawsin, bigge.
baulke, to crosse.
baudricke, a sword girdle.
baggingly, (tumide) swellingly.
baggeth, disdaineth.
baggingly, disdainfully.
baude, braue.
bane, destruction.
baudricke, furniture.
barmecloth, an apron or safegard. (limas)
bandon, custody.
balais of Entaile, precious stone ingraued.
bandon, company, sect.
battailed, walled with battlements.
baudry, brauerie.
baselards, (pugio, fica) daggers.
bay, stake.
bailly, gouernment.
barbe, maske or visard.
bede, offer.
beed, continued.
bete, abate bete, make.
bet, better. bet, quickely.
bede, put.
beten, to kindle.
bete, boote, helpe.
berne, conuay or beare.
beset, set packing.
besant, a ducket.
besyen, trouble.
besey, become thee.
belt, a girdle.
belchose, faire thing.
belchier, good countenaunce.
belamy, faire friend.
bement, lamented.
bemes, trumpettes. or instruments of musicke.
benison, blessing.
bend, a muffler, kercher, or cawle.
benes, bones.
benimmeth, bereaueth.
beknew, learned out.
bewared, spent.
bewrecke, reuenged.
bewryen, bewray.
bewry, declare.
betreint, sprinkled.
betrassed, deceiued.
bey, buy. bey, obey.
bends, bonds.
bearing, behauiour.
behight, promised.
beausir, faire sir.
bialacoyl, faire welcoming.
bid a boone, desire a request.
bigin, bigot, superstitious hypocrite.
bigami, twise married.
bineme, bereaue.
bint, bound.
bismare, curiositie.
bittor, a certaine fenne foule.
bitressed, deceiued.
blasours, praisers.
blankers, white furniture.
blankemanger, a meat of Rise and Almon milke: brawne of capons and sugar.
blanch, white.
blackburied, to hell.
blend, (c¾care) to blind one.
blent, staied.
blent, blind.
blent, turned backe, ceased.
ble, sight, view.
blew ewage, of blewe colour: in Greeke Cyaneus.
bliue, readily, fast.
blyn, cease.
blythe, glad.
blo, blew.
boistous, haulting, lowly.
bollen, swelled.
bolne, to swell.
boles, bulles.
bone, request.
boodeth, sheweth.
boote, helpe.
boote of bale, ease of sorrowe.
bordels, brothelhouses.
borne, to burnish.
borrowes, sureties.
borace, solder.
borrow, pledge.
borrell, attire on the head.
bottom, a bud.
boun, ready.
bourd, iest.
brayd, a brunt.
brayd, to breake out.
brayd, tooke.
brayd, strange fare.
brayd, arose, waked.
brake, stele
bracket and meeth, drinke made with water and hony.
brat, a ragge.
brani, reward.
brawdry, grauen worke.
brecke, (ruptura) a bruse.
bren, bran.
brede, bredth.
bretfull, topfull.
brede, abroad.
bredgen, abridge.
breme, (ferociter) fiercely.
brige, breach.
bryke, strait or narrow.
brocking, throbbing.
broken, brooke.
broke my tresses, keepe safe the breids of my haire.
brocage, meanes.
brotell, brickle.
bronde, furie.
browded, embrodered.
browke, to enioy.
burly brand, a great sword.
burnet, wollen.
burnets, hoodes, or attire for the head.
but my lest, except I will.
buxumnes, lowlines.
burdon, the humming of a Bee, a deepe base.
burdon, a staffe.
burell and christall, fine glasse.
burioning, budding.
buried, armed.
burned, bright filed.
bumbeth, soundeth.
bydding, abiding.
byker, a fray.
byddeth, praieth.
byg, build.
bywopen, made senslesse.
bytrent, catcheth about.

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