['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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Iambeux, armour for the legs.
iangerlesses, brablers.
iane, halepence of Ianua, or Galey halfepence.
ibete, set forth.
icond, learned.
ido, vndone.
idolaster, idolater,
iet, deuise.
iewry, a Iewish Synagogue.
iewry, the Iewes street.
iewise, gibbet.
iewise, reward by reuenge.
ifere, together.
ifete, effect.
ifounded, suncke.
ifretten, deuoured.
igrauen, buried.
ihight, called.
ikend, knowne.
ilke, same.
ilimed, taken.
imped, grafted.
I mete, I might.
impetren, entreat.
imasked, wrapped.
imenit, mingled.
in rise, in his beautie.
in gree, in good part.
in lioure, in sight.
ineched, put in.
indulgence, pardon.
intresse, lining.
innerest, inward.
intermeting, chaunging.
intermetteth, medleth.
inome, taken.
in hie, in hast.
inomen, obtained.
inhild, infuse.
inde, azure colour
intermete, meddle.
interuall, distance of time.
incubus, the night mare.
ioyeux, pleasant, ioifull.
ioleyning, ioyfull.
iomber, ioine, or iomber.
iordanes, double vrinals.
ipulled, smoothed.
isbad, scattered.
isboue, set forth.
isped, (expeditas) dispatched.
ispended, considered.
isperi, orizon.
iswent, swenged.
ithee, thriue.
itwight, drawen.
iubbe, bottell.
Iubeli, ioy, gladnesse, a mirth day.
iwry, hidden.
iwry, couered.
iwimpled, mufled.

 

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