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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Testament, s. last will, D 424; Testaments, pl. wills, D 1306.

Testers, pl. head-pieces, A 2499. O. F. testiere, 'a sallet, or steel-cap'; Cotgrave.

Testes, s. pl. vessels for assaying metals (Tyrwhitt), G 818. A vessel called a 'testa' is figured in Theatrum Chemicum, iii. 326. See Test in Webster.

Testif, adj. heady, headstrong, T. v. 802; A 4004.

Tete, s. teat, A 3704.

Tevery, for To every, T. iii. 912 n.

Tewel, for Tuwel, D 2148 n. See Tuwel.

Texpounden, for To expounden, to expound, to explain, B 1716.

Text, s. text, quotation from an author, T. iii. 1357; L. 328; B 45; saying, A 177, 182; text (as opposed to a gloss), 3. 333; Textes, pl. texts, authorities, H 236.