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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Aslake, v. diminish, A 3553; Aslaked, pp. satiated, L. 2008 n; assuaged, A 1760.

A-slepe, adv. asleep, L. 547, 2171, 2175.

Asonder, adv. asunder, apart, A 491, B 1157, D 1674; T. v. 983; 3. 425.

Asp, s. aspen tree, 5. 180; A 2921; collectively, R. 1384; Aspes, gen. T. iii. 1200; Aspe, dat. L. 2648. A.S. æps.

Aspect, s. an (astrological) aspect, A 1087; Aspectes, pl. L. 2597; T. ii. 682, iii. 716; A. ii. 4. 31. An 'aspect' is the angular distance between two planets. The principal aspects are five, viz. conjunction, sextile, quartile, trine, and opposition, corresponding to the angular distances 0°, 60°, 90°, 120°, and 180°, respectively.

Aspen, adj. belonging to an aspen-tree; or s. an aspen, T. iii. 1200 n. (An adjectival form.)

Aspen-leef, s. leaf of an aspen tree, D 1667.

Aspre, adj. sharp, bitter, T. iv. 827, 847, 1501, v. 265; B 4. p 4. 186, p 5. 23; vexatious, B 3. p 8. 12; cruel, B 2. p 8. 23; fierce, hardy, 7. 23; Aspere, irritable, irritated, B 2. p 1. 72.

Asprenesse, s. sharpness, B 4. p 4. 106; tribulation, B 4. p 7. 62.

Aspye, s. spy, C 755.