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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Shoppe, s. shop, A 4352, 4376.

Shorn, pp. shaven, B 3142. See Shere.

Short, adj. short, 5. 1; A 93, 1743, 2544, D 624; small, A 746.

Shorte, v. shorten, T. v. 96; D 1261; to shorte with your weye,

to shorten your way with, A 791; Shorteth, pr. s. shortens, I 727; Shorte, pr. s. subj. D 365.

Shortly, adv. briefly, A 30, 1485; in short, 3. 830.

Short-sholdred, adj. short in the upper arm, A 549.

Shot, s. a missile, B 4539; arrow, A 2544; Shottes, pl. shots, T. ii. 58.

Shot-windowe, s. a window containing a square division which opens on a hinge, A 3358, 3695. See the note.

Shour, s. shower, T. iv. 751; onset, conflict, T. iv. 47; Shoures, pl. showers, A 1, F 118, 907; conflicts, T. iii. 1064; assaults, T. i. 470. Cf. E. 'a shower of darts.'