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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Horowe, adj. pl. foul, scandalous, 4. 206. See note. Cf. A.S. horig, filthy; horu (gen. horwes), filth.

Horríble, adj. horrible, L. 1838, 1868.

Horrour, s. horror, I 223, 224.

Hors, s. horse, 7. 157; A 168, B 15, E 388; the 'horse,' a name for the little wedge that passes through a hole in the end of the 'pyn,' A. i. 14. 4 (Arabic alpheraz, the horse); Horse, dat. T. v. 37; Hors (for Horse, before a vowel), dat. A 94; Hors, pl. horses, B 2. m 1. 8; B 4. m 7. 28; 3. 349; HF. 952; A 74, 598, B 1823, 3294, D 285, 1559. A.S. hors, pl. hors.

Hors, adj. hoarse, 3. 347; Hoors, T. iv. 1147. A.S. hās.

Horsly, adj. horselike, like all that a horse should be, F 194.

Hose, s. hose, covering for the feet and legs, A 3933, G 726; Hosen, pl. A 456, 3955, B 1923; Hoses, pl. A 3319, I 423. A.S. hose.

Hospitaliers, s. pl. knights hospitallers, I 891.

Hoste, s. host (of an inn), keeper of a lodging, A 747, 3501, B 1, 39, 1625, 3970, E 1; Host, H 56. Often spelt oste; see Oste. O.F. hoste, Lat. acc. hospitem.

Hostel, s. hostelry, HF. 1022.