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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Toumbe, s. a tomb, F 518; Tombe, B 1871, D 497.

Toumbling, adj. perishing, B 3. p 9. 124; instable (Lat. caduca), B 2. p 4. 110. See Tomblinge.

Toun, s. town, A 217, 240, 478; farm, B 4138, I 898, 899; neighbourhood, R. 446; Toune, dat. town, T. i. 270; B 1983, 2028 (see notes), D 2294; Tounes, pl. L. 714; A 3025. See Towne.

Tour, s. tower, 1. 154; 3. 946; L. 1960; A 1030, 1277, B 3599, 3615, F 176; tower, citadel, B 4. p 6. 33; tower (of London) A 3256; mansion (in astrology), 4. 113; Toure, dat. (after of), A. ii. 41. 2; Toures, pl. 9. 24, 60; T. v. 730; B 2523, 3561, D 870. (In B 2096, the sense is that his crest was a miniature tower, with a lily above it.) F. tour.

Touret, s. turret, A 1909.

Tourne, v. turn, T. ii. 688; return, D 988. See Tornen.

Tourneyinge, s. fighting in a tourney, a tournament, R. 1206.

Tourneyment, s. a tournament, B 1906.

Tourning, s. turning round, R. 761.

Toute, s. buttocks, backside, A 3812, 3853. Cf. Icel. tūta, a peak, prominence.