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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Ware, imp. pl. beware, B 4416; Ware, imp. pl. refl. beware, C 905, I 797. A.S. warian, to guard. See War him.

Warente, ger. to warrant, protect, C 338. See Waraunte.

Wariangles, pl. shrikes, butcher-birds, D 1408 (see note). Speght notes that the word was in use, in his time, in Staffordshire and Shropshire.

Warien, ger. to curse, T. ii. 1619; Warie, 1 pr. s. T. v. 1378; B 372. A.S. wergian.

Warisoun, s. requital, R. 1537. O. F. warisoun (F. guérison).

Warisshe, v. cure, I 998; recover, be cured, B 2172; Warisshed, pp. cured, B 2467, F 856, 1138, 1162; Warished, 3. 1104. O. F. wariss-, stem of warir, v. (F. guérir). See Waryce.

Warisshinge, s. cure, B 2205. See above.

Warly, adv. warily, carefully, T. iii. 454.

Warm, adj. 3. 491.

Warme, adv. warmly, comfortably, T. iii. 1630; Warm, R. 409.