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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Selle, s. dat. boarding, flooring, A 3822. A Kentish form; M.E. sulle, sille; A.S. syll. See note.

Selle, v. sell, F 1563; offer, barter, A 278; for to selle, for sale, D 414; to selle, for sale, A 3821; Solde, pt. s. subj. should sell, were to sell, R. 452.

Sellers, pl. sellers, A 248.

Selly, adj. wonderful (MSS. sely), HF. 513. A.S. sellīc, seldlīc, strange.

Selve, -n; see Self.

Sely, adj. happy, T. iv. 503; kind, 4. 89; good, B 1702, D 730, E 948; holy, B 682; innocent, simple, 4. 141; T. i. 338, iii. 1191; L. 2339, 2346, 2532; A 3404, C 292, D 132, 370, 1906, 1983; poor, pitiable, T. i. 871, ii. 683; E 1869; poor, B 4565; wretched, A 3896; foolish, hapless, L. 1254, 1336, 2713. A.S. sǣlig.

Semblable, adj. similar, B 5. p 3. 52; E 1500; like, B 2294, I 408, 417.

Semblaunce, s. likeness, R. 425; appearance, R. 145.

Semblaunt, s. appearance, semblance, look, R. 152; B 1. p 1. 4; L. 1735, 2691; B 2194, E 928, F 516; in hir s., apparently, R. 863.