['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. Aaaa1r-Bbbb1v.]

 

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Dagon, (fractura) a pece.
dagged, digged.
dan Burnell (vide annot.)
darreigne, attempt.
dare, stare.
dasse, dastard.
dates, account.
dawes, dayes, times.
daw, spring or dawne.
deblis,
defended, forbad.
defended, forbidden.
deiden, dyed.
deignons, disdainfull.
deis, feate.
dey, dead.
dey, a deyriwoman.
deaurat, shining.
defayted, decaied.
dessicate, deified.
deffinished, proued.
defowled, shamed.
demene, dwell.
demin, iudge.
demeane, complaine.
denwere, doubt.
deme, to iudge.
demeane, behaue.
debonair, gentle, humble.
de pardeur, by god.
depe loupe, (transparens.)
dere, greeue.
debonairly, meekely.
decoped, peaked.
deuoire, dutie, labour.
demaine, toll, custome.
dent, strooke.
dely, small.
dequace, dash.
deslauy, lecherous.
destrer, horse of armes.
derne, (dirus,) cruel, hard, carefull.
diapred, diuersified.
digne, worthy: also, disdainfull: sometime, gentle.
dight, made ready.
dight, prouided.
dight, appoint.
dight, vied.
discure, shewe.
disioynt, hard case.
distreineth, effecteth.
distaunce, discord.
disheuiled, with haire hanging down.
dispended, wasted.
dismall, vnluckie.
disparage, disgrace.
dissoned, dissonant.
disioynt, ieopardie.
disceuer, spend.
discase, vexation.
dite, a treatise.
doleth, greeueth.
doluen, buried.
domesman, iudge.
donet, a booke, called a donat.
docked, cut off.
dormant, vnremooued.
dortour, a place to lie in.
douced, a sweet instrument.
dowtremere, beyond the sea.
dow, giue.
draftie, irkesome.
drey, drie.
dreint, drowned.
drenched, ouercome.
dretch, to dreame, to deceiue, to tarry.
dretch, to stay.
dretching, delay.
drenching, taking in.
dronklew, giuen to drinke.
drough, drew.
drouy, troubled.
drury, sobriety, modesty.
dry, suffer.
dulcarnon, (vide annot.)
dwale, Nightshade prouoking sleepe, (solanum soporiferum.)
dwyned, consumed.

 

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