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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Worching, s. working, influence, 5. 5.

Word, s. word, A 304; language, B 4. p 7. 17; good word, approval, T. v. 1081; w. by w., word by word, D 2244; 18. 81 (but see note); Worde, dat. word, 2. 12; saying, 3. 1311; Wordes, pl. 2. 56; at shorte wordes, briefly, in a word, T. ii. 956, iv. 1658; L. 2462; hadde the wordes, was spokesman (see note), I 67. A.S. word.

Word and ende (for Ord and ende), beginning and end, T. ii. 1495, iii. 702, v. 1669; B 3911 (see note).

Wordly, adj. worldly, B 2. p 5. 100 n.

World, s. world, 1. 2, 161; A 176; Worldes, gen. 5. 53.

Worldes, pl. worlds, T. iii. 1490 n.

Worldly, adj. worldly, A 292.

Worm, s. worm, R. 454; 5. 326; L. 318; E 880; snake, C 355; Wormes, pl. F 617.

Worm-foul, s. birds which eat worms, 5. 505.

Worse, adj. worse, 17. 18; T. iii. 1246; B 4476, E 675; as s. worse position, A 1348.