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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Wivere, s. wyvern, snake, T. iii. 1010. O. F. wivre, lit. viper; from Lat. uipera; F. givre.

Wlatsom, adj. disgusting, B 3814; heinous, B 4243. A.S. wlætta, disgust.

Wo, s. woe, R. 319; D 1082, 1083, F 737, 782; sorrow, F 945; woe, harm, A 2624; lamentation, A 900; me is wo, I am sorry, 3. 566, 573; L. 1985; wo were us, woe would be to us, E 139.

Wo, adj. unhappy, R. 312; sad, grieved, 3. 896, 1192; A 351, B 757, D 913, 1082, E 754, F 1007; wretched, 2. 3.

Wo-bigoon, adj. beset with woe, woe-begone, R. 336; L. 2409.

Wode, (wudə) s., wood, 3. 414, 444; 5. 100; B 3446, D 2173, F 413, 617; T. ii. 1332; Wodes, gen. B 4601; Wodes, pl. woods, 9. 42; A 2297.

Wode, adj.; see Wood.

Wode-binde, s. woodbine, honeysuckle, T. iii. 1231; A 1508.

Wode-craft, s. woodcraft, A 110.

Wodedowve, s. wood-dove, wood-pigeon, B 1960.