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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Holin, for Holm, 5. 178 n.

Holly, adv. wholly, T. iii. 145. See Hoolly.

Holm, s. holm-oak, evergreen oak, 5. 178, A 2921.

Holour, s. lecher, fornicator, adulterer, D 254, I 626, 878; Holours, pl. I 857. O.F. holier, 'débauché, libertin'; Godefroy.

Holowe, pl. HF. 1035. See Holwe.

Holownesse, s. concavity, T. v. 1809.

Holpe, -n; see Helpe.

Holsom, adj. wholesome, T. i. 947, iii. 1746; sound, B 1. p 6. 19; healing, 5. 206.

Holt, s. wood, plantation, A 6; Holtes, pl. T. iii. 351. A.S. holt.

Holt, pr. s. holds, T. iii. 1374. See Holde.