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Chaucer's Middle English
Words in middle english
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Undergraduate 3
04/28/2008
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al
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although
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alday
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continually
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alderbest
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best of all
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algate(s)
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in any case, at any rate
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bet
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better
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bihote
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promise
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blyve
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quickly, soon
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bountee
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goodness
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brenne(n)
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burn
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breyde
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move suddenly, start
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buxom
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obedient
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cas
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chance, accident
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conne, konne
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be able, know
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coy
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quiet
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daungerous
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distant, haughty
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disese
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discomfort
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drenche(n)
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drown
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dreynt
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drowned
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emforth
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to the extent of
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fere, feere
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companion
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fele, feele
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many
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ferre
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father
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fonde
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test, strive
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forthy
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therefore
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forward
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agreement, promise
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grete
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gist
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hem
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them
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her, hir(e)
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their
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hight
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named, promised
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him thoughte
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it seemed to him
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in hye
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quickly, soon
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kep(e)
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keep, heed, care
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lette(n)
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hinder, prevent
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lite
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little
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lust
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pleasure, desire
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mede
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reward
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moot
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must, may
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mowe
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may
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murye, myrie

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merry
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no fors
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no matter
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not (ne wot)
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do(es) not know
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nyce
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foolish
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nyste (ne wyste)
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did not know
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or
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ere
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paraunter, per
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peradventure
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quite(n)
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repay, requite
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rathe
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early, soon
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siker(ly)
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sure, surely
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sithen
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since, afterwards
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skile, skille
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reason
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skilful
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reasonable
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sownen
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conduce to
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steven(e)
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voice
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stinten, stenten

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stop
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sweven
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dream
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swich
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such
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swynk, swynken
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work
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swythe

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quickly
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ther
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where
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tho

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adv then
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tho
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pron those
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trowe(n)
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believe
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unnethe(s)
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scarcely
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verray
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true
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wente
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n turn, path
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wisly
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certainly, surely
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withouten drede
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without doubt
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wood
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adj mad, insane
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worship
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honor
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wot
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know
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wrye(n)
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turn
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yerne
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eagerly
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yfeer
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together
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ywis
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certainly
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You're going to do great on your exam.  Wanna know how I know...?
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Because you are the smartest girl I know and you are so beautiful and lovely and you have 10 little angels for toes and they are so cute and I love them and I love you and I'm so happy you are here with me today.  I love you, my beautiful baby!
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