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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Ordred, pp. as adj. ordained, I 782, 894, 961.

Ordure, s. filthiness, I 841; mire, mud, B 1. m 7. 6; I 157; rubbish, T. v. 385.

Ore (òòrə), s. grace; thyn o., (I pray for) thy grace (see note), A 3726. A.S. ār.

Ore (óórə), s. ore (of metal), D 1064. A.S. ōr.

Ores, s. pl. oars, B 2. m 5. 14; L. 2308. A.S. ār.

Orfrays, s. gold embroidery, gold braid, fringe with golden threads, R. 462, 869, 1076. A. F. orfreis, O. F. orfrois (Godefroy); Low Lat. aurifrisium (Gloss. to Matt. Paris).

Organs, s. pl. 'organs,' the old equivalent of organ, G 134; see the note. Or it may mean 'musical instruments.'

Orgels, for Organs, G 134 n.

Orgon, pl. as sing. organ (Lat. organa), B 4041.