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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Out-caughte, pt. s. caught out, drew out, B 1861.

Out-drawe, pp. drawn out, T. iv. 1226.

Oute, adv. away, T. v. 553; out, i.e. uttered, D 977.

Outen, v. put out, utter, display, exhibit, G 834; utter, E 2438; Oute, 1 pr. s. utter, offer, D 521. A.S. ūtian.

Outer, adj. outer, T. iii. 664.

Outereste, adj. superl. uttermost, farthest, B 2. m 6. 11. See Outtereste.

Outerly, adv. utterly, entirely, E 335, 639, 768, 953.

Outfleyinge, s. flying out, HF. 1523.

Out-hees, s. outcry, hue and cry, alarm, A 2012. Cf. Owl and Nightingale, 1683, 1698; hence Low Lat. hutesium, uthesium (Matt. Paris).

Outher, conj. either, R. 250; 22. 79; T. ii. 857; iv. 510, 531; A 1485, 1593, B 2286; or, 3. 1100; T. ii. 1351; Outher ... or, either ... or, B 1136, 1137, C 213. See Other.