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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Allyen, ger. to ally myself, E 1414; Allye, C 613; Allyen, v. C 618; Allyed, pp. allied, 2. 65; T. i. 87; provided with friendly aid, B 3720.

Almenak, s. almanac, A. pr. 67.

Almes-dede, s. alms-deed, alms-doing, B 1156.

Almesse, s. alms, B 168, 2757, D 1609, I 377; Almesses, s. pl. almsdoings, I 1030.

Almest; see Almost.

Almicanteras, s. pl. small circles of declination (in the celestial sphere), A. i. 18. 2, 8. Arabic muqantarah, a solar quadrant, or sun-dial; pl. muqantarāt, circles parallel to the horizon; from qantara, he bent.

Almighty, adj. 1. 1.

Almost, adv. almost, A 155, 894; Almest, B 3. p 2. 52; B 1948.

Almury, s. the 'denticle' or tooth-like point or pointer situate on the Rete near the 'head' of Capricorn, A. i. 23. 1. Arabic al-mur'ī, the indicator.

Aloes, pl. aloe, in comp. ligne-aloes, T. iv. 1137. (Aloes is a pl., not a gen. case here; see Aloe in the New E. Dict.)