Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Tenquere, for To enquere, to ask, 1. 113; E 1543.

Tenspyre, for To enspyre, i.e. to inspire, G 1470.

Tente, s. tent, 1. 9, 41; T. v. 148, 845; A 1021, B 3570, 3762; Tentes, pl. 7. 154; T. v. 670.

Tenthe, tenth, T. iv. 1595, 1598; HF. 63, 111; Tenthe some, company of ten (see note), T. ii. 1249.

Tentifly, adv. attentively, carefully, E 334.

Tercel, adj. male (of an eagle), 5. 393, 449; as s. male eagle, 5. 405, 415; Tercels, pl. male, 5. 540. See note to 5. 371.

Tercelet, s. male falcon, 5. 529, 533; F 504, 621; Tercelets, pl. male birds of prey, 5. 659; male hawks, F 648. 'Tiercelet, m. the tassell, or male of any kind of hawke, so tearmed, because he is, commonly, a third part lesse then the female'; Cotgrave's French Dict. F. tiercelet.

Terciane, adj. tertian, B 4149.

Tere (tèèrə), s. tear, B 3251, 3852, F 894; Teer, (for Tere, before a vowel), E 1104; Teres, pl. 2. 10; 4. 8; 12. 9; A 1280, B 70, 3853.

Tere (tèrə), v. tear, B 1326; scratch, R. 325; Torn, pp. L. 2103.