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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Wight, adj. active, B 3457; nimble, fleet, A 4086.

Wighte, s. weight, 4. 99; HF. 739; L. 231, 1118; T. ii. 1385; A 2145, 2520, F 1560, G 73.

Wike, s. week, C 362. See Wyke.

Wiket, s. wicket-gate, small gate, R. 528, 642; HF. 477; E 2045, 2118.

Wikke, adj. evil, wicked, bad, R. 925; 1. 44; 10. 47; B 4. p 2. 59; T. i. 403, ii. 458; HF. 349; A 1087, 1580; B 78, 1028, C 88, E 785, G 524, I 493; false, B 2247; depraved, 10. 55; poor, much alloyed, HF. 1346; Wikke, adj. as s. evil, bad, T. iii. 1074; iv. 840.

Wikked, adj. bad, wicked, L. 2395; B 2387, F 1599, I 111; destructive, B 3806; Wikkid, disagreeable, B 3. m 1. 5; Wikkede, pl. wicked, I 112. In B 3576, wikked nest is put for F. mau ni, i.e. Sir Oliver Mauny; see the note.

Wikkedly, adv. wickedly, E 723.

Wikkednesse, s. evil, 17. 7.

Wil, s. will, 6. 83; B 5. p 2. 17. A.S. gewill. See Wille.

Wil, 1 pr. s. desire, wish, 7. 244, 245; pr. s. desires, B 1843. See Wol.