241
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
7850
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From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
7860
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
7870
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
7880
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From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
a-loft
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
a-lough
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
a-resonedest
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
AcnounUS /ˈeɪˈsiː/
a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
Alle
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
apposeverb
place side by side or in close proximity
From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
assoille
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
beest
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
beestes
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
bileve
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From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
bredyng
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
breme
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
brid
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
briddes
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
brighte
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
cacche
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
chirche
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From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
clere
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
Clergie
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From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
clerkes
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
Creaunt
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
Crist
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
crosnounUS /krɔːs/
plural of “cro” — electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
depe
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
Dwelte
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
ellisnounUS /ˈelɪs/
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
etc
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
evere
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
faire
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
floures
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
fryth
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
hadde
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
helle
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
hevene
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
hewesverbUS /hjuːz/
third-person singular of “hew” — make or shape as with an axe
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
hir
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
How
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
hym
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
hymself
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From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
juxta
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
knowe
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
knoweth
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From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
knyght
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
kouthe
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
kynde
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From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
lawe
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From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
leve
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
without good reason
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
likyng
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
lolleth
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From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
loselly
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From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
loweste
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From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
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 right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
nevere
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From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
not any; not one
From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
noght
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
oon
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
oother
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
oure
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
outher
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
placuit
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
Quare
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
Qui
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
quia
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
on the contrary
From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
rebukynge
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
reddit
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
Reson
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
sekest
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
seye
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
skile
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
sterres
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
studiest
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
sua
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
theef
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
thef
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
thei
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
Thi
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
thow
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
trewe
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
Trojanus
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From this reading "And right as Trojanus the trewe knyght Dwelte noght depe in helle, That oure Lord ne hadde hym lightly out, So leve I the thef be in hevene.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
unicuique
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
voluit
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
wel
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From this reading For he is in the loweste of hevene, 7850 If oure bileve be trewe; And wel loselly he lolleth there, By the lawe of holy chirche.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
Wherof
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
whyes
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
willest
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "Clergie ne kynde wit Ne knew nevere the cause; 7880 Ac kynde knoweth the cause hymself, And no creature ellis.
wittes
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From this reading _Quare placuit, quia voluit._ {241} "And so I seye by thee That sekest after the whyes, And a-resonedest Reson A rebukynge as it were; And of the floures in the fryth, And of hire faire hewes, Wherof thei cacche hir colours So clere and so brighte; 7870 And willest of briddes and of beestes, And of hir bredyng, to knowe, Why some be a-lough and some a-loft, Thi likyng it were; And of the stones and of the sterres Thow studiest, as I leve; How evere beest outher brid Hath so breme wittes.
woldest
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
yald
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From this reading _Qui reddit unicuique juxta opera sua, etc._ = "And why that oon theef on the cros Creaunt hym yald Rather than that oother theef, Though thow woldest appose, Alle the clerkes under Crist 7860 Ne kouthe the skile assoille.
