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

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Spirit, s. A 2809; Spirits, pl. 3. 900; Spirites, the (four) spirits in alchemy, G 820 (see note); vital forces, 3. 489.

Spitous, adj. malicious, R. 979; inhospitable, 22. 13.

Spitously, adv. spitefully, D 223; vehemently, A 3476.

Spitte, 1 pr. s. spit, C 421; Spitten, pr. pl. L. 1433. See Spete.

Spoke, pp. of Speke.

Spokes, pl. spokes, D 2256.

Sponne, 2 pt. pl. spun, did spin, T. iii. 734. See Spinne.

Spoon (spóón), s. spoon, F 602; Spones, pl. C 908, D 288.

Spore (spŭrə), s. spur, T. ii. 1427, A 2603; Spores, pl. A 473, 1704.

Sporne (spurnə), ger. to spurn, kick, 13. 11; Sporneth, pt. s. spurns, treads, T. ii. 797; Sporned, pt. s. tripped himself up, A 4280. A.S. spurnan. See Spurne.