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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Yelpe, ger. to boast, A 2238; pr. pl. prate, T. iii. 307. A.S. gilpan.

Yelwe, adj. yellow, R. 310, A 1929, B 4092; Yelw, 3. 857; Yelow, L. 1672; A 675, 1049; Yelowe, R. 549.

Yeman, s. yeoman, A 101, D 1380, 1387, G 562, 587; Yemen, pl. A 2509.

Yemanly, adv. in a yeomanlike manner, A 106.

Yemanrye, s. yeomanry, A 3949 n.

Yen = Yën, pl. eyes; see Yë.

Y-ended, pp. ended, R. 1315.

Yerd, s. yard, garden, R. 492, 1582; B 4037, D 1798, F 1251; Yerde, dat. R. 634, 1348, 1461. A.S. geard.

Yerde, s. rod, stick, T. i. 257, 740, ii. 154, iii. 137; B 1287; switch, T. ii. 1427, iii. 1067; A 149; rod, 'caduceus,' A 1387; sapling, B 3. m 2. 22; yard (in length), A 1050; correction, 5. 640; E 22; Yerdes, pl. rods, I 1055. A.S. gerd, gyrd.