Chapter VI

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From this reading [Footnote T23: MS. “behold.”]

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

go together

From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [Headnote: BUT AT LAST GRANTS HIS BOON.]

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

see with attention

From this reading [Footnote T23: MS. “behold.”]

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

a desirable state

From this reading [Headnote: BUT AT LAST GRANTS HIS BOON.]

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading [Headnote: BUT AT LAST GRANTS HIS BOON.]

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

a state at a particular time

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

plural of “consent” — permission to do something

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading [Footnote T23: MS. “behold.”]

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

let have

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

plural of “grant” — any monetary aid

From this reading [Headnote: BUT AT LAST GRANTS HIS BOON.]

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading [Headnote: BUT AT LAST GRANTS HIS BOON.]

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading [Headnote: BUT AT LAST GRANTS HIS BOON.]

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

immediately past

From this reading [Headnote: BUT AT LAST GRANTS HIS BOON.]

go away from a place

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

From this reading [Footnote T23: MS. “behold.”]

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

not any; not one

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading [Footnote T23: MS. “behold.”]

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.”

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From this reading “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.”