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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Meste, pl. most, i.e. highest in rank, greatest, E 131; at the m., at most, T. v. 947. A.S. mǣst.

Mester, s. service, office, occupation, A 1340. O. F. mester, from Lat. ministerium. See Mister.

Mesurable, adj. moderate, A 435, C 515, F 362; modest, I 936.

Mesurably, adv. moderately, B. 2795.

Mesure, s. moderation, 3. 881; T. ii. 418; E 622, I 465; measure, E 256; measure, plan, 5. 305; by m., not too much, 3. 872; moderately, R. 543 (cf. 823); over m., immeasurably, 5. 300; out of m., immoderately, B 2607; withoute m., beyond measure, 3. 632.

Mesuren, ger. to trace out, B 5. p 1. 15; Mesured, pt. s. measured out, 1. 174.

Mesuring, s. measure, R. 1349.

Met, s. measure of capacity, I 799. A.S. gemet.

Metal, s. 4. 201; 9. 29; B 4. m 7. 25; D 1064; Metál, R. 386; F 243.

Metamorphoseos, gen. s. (the book) of Metamorphosis; it should be pl. Metamorphoseon; B 93.