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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Song, -e, -en; see Singe.

Sonken, pp. of Sinke.

Sonne (sunnə), s. sun, A 7, 30, F 48, 53, 734, G 52; 3. 821; 4. 4; L. 61; Sonne, gen. sun's, of the sun, A 1051, B 3944; Sonnes, gen. sun's, of the sun, T. iii. 3; (sonne, used as a fem, sb.) A. pr. 58; A. ii. 1, rubric. A.S. sunne.

Sonne-beem, s. sunbeam, D 868.

Sonnish, adj. sun-like, golden, T. iv. 736, 816.

Soor (sòòr), s. sore, wound, A 1454. A.S. sār. See Sore.

Soor, adj. wounded, grieved, A 2695; sore, F 1571; sad, T. v. 639.

Soot (sóót), s. soot, an emblem of bitterness, T. iii. 1194.

Sooth (sóóth), adj. true, L. 14; HF. 987; B 2136, 3436, C 157, F 21; as adv. truly, C 636, F 536. A.S. sōð.

Sooth (sóóth), s. truth, 3. 35, 1090; L. 702; A 284, 2447, B 1072, 3971, C 370, D 450, 601, F 166; Sothe, 5. 578, G 662 (see note); Sothe, dat. B 1939, E 2424. From the adj.