10
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
260
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
270
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
280
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
290
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
300
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
9
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
aboute
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
agas
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
alnounUS /æl/
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
alle
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
Answerde
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
aungel
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
CamnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
Christi
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
clawen
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
clouches
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
comen
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
communenounUS /ˈkɑːmjuːn/
the smallest administrative district of several European countries
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
ConstrueverbUS /kənˈstruː/
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
contree
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
counseil
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
Cracchen
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
Crye
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
dar
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
deinceps
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
Dicatur
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
diverseadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrs/
many and different
From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
doute
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
dredes
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
Dum
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
esnounUS /es/
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
esto
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
eyr
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
For-thi
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
fortasse
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
gamen
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
ganverbUS /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
gloton
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
goliardeis
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
grana
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
greved
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
greven
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
grucche
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
habere
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
habet
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
heigh
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
hemnounUS /hem/
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
hevene
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
hise
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
Hoc
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
holde
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
hym
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
JangleverbUS /ˈdʒæŋɡəl/
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
jugge
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
jura
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
jure
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
jus
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
justifie
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
Justus
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
koude
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
kynges
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
Latyn
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
laughte
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
legis
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
lewed
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
lif
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
lightliche
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
loke
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
lotheth
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
Lowed
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
mees
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
melius
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
the force of workers available
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
metas
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
metatur
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
metere
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
MonounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
myd
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
nenounUS /niː/
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 And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
Neutrum
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
Nisiadjective
not final or absolute
From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
nobis
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
noght
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
nomen
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
nudatur
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
Nudo
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
Nudum
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
overleep
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
passeadjectiveUS /ˌpæˈseɪ/
out of fashion
From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
perillousli
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
pietas
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
pietate
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
pius
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
pleide
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
possed
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
princeps
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
Præcepta
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
Qualia
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
qui
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
quod
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
ratons
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
renounUS /reɪ/
a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
regere
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
regis
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
rexnounUS /reks/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
seide
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
sereadjectiveUS /sɪr/
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
seritur
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
serven
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
sholde
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
sinenounUS /saɪn/
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
sithen
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
smale
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
specialia
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
spekenoun
English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
studet
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
suffren
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From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
a quantity of money
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
Sunt
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
Talia
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
tenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
tenere
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
Thanne
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
ther
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And sithen in the eyr an heigh An aungel of hevene Lowed to speke in Latyn, For lewed men ne koude {9} Jangle ne jugge, That justifie hem sholde, 260 But suffren and serven; For-thi seide the aungel: _Sum rex, sum princeps, Neutrum fortasse deinceps; O qui jura regis Christi specialia regis, Hoc quod agas melius, Justus es, esto pius.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
vers
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
Vestiri
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
vincula
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
visnounUS /vɪs/
plural of “vi” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
vult
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From this reading Nudum jus a te Vestiri vult pietate; 270 Qualia vis metere, Talia grana sere.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
wel
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
whan
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
which person or people
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
wille
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
wol
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From this reading "For doute of diverse dredes, We dar noght wel loke; And if we grucche of his gamen, He wol greven us alle, Cracchen us or clawen us, And in hise clouches holde, That us lotheth the lif Er he late us passe.
wolde
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From this reading Thanne gan al the commune Crye in vers of Latyn, To the kynges counseil; Construe who so wolde: _Præcepta regis Sunt nobis vincula legis._ 290 With that ran ther a route Of ratons at ones, {10} And smale mees myd hem Mo than a thousand, And comen to a counseil For the commune profit; For a cat of a contree Cam whan hym liked, And overleep hem lightliche, And laughte hem at his wille, 300 And pleide with hem perillousli, And possed aboute.
wordes
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From this reading Si jus nudatur, Nudo de jure metatur; Si seritur pietas, De pietate metas._ Thanne greved hym a goliardeis, A gloton of wordes, And to the aungel an heigh Answerde after: 280 _Dum rex a regere Dicatur nomen habere; Nomen habet sine re, Nisi studet jura tenere._
