Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

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From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

put or pin the blame on

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading _Et cantabit gallus.

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From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

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From this reading _Et cantabit gallus.

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

From this reading _Et cantabit gallus.

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

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

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

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From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

Identical; not different.

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

carry out

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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

From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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

From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.

which person or people

From this reading Whan I herd the cok crowyn, he kest on me a loke, As who seyth, “bethynke the what I seyd before?”

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading Alas! qwher xal I now on erthe rest, Tyl he of his mercy to grace wole me take?

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading And than Jhesus xal lokyn on Petyr, and Petyr xal wepyn, and than he xal gon out and seyn_, A! weel away! weel away! fals hert, why wylt thou not brest, Syn thi maystyr so cowardly thou hast forsake?

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From this reading I have forsake my mayster and my lord Jhesu Thre tymes, as he tolde me that I xuld do the same; Wherfore I may not have sorwe anow, I synful creature am so meche to blame.