OBSERVATIONS ON THE LANGUAGE OF CHAUCER. 
foule (S. fûl, L. ful, fule, O. fule), 6645, 6664 f. 
fresshe (S. feersc, L. freche, frech, O. fressh), 2388, 
9656, 9733, 10698. 
grete (S. great, O. grat), 4754, 9100, 9848, 10783, 
15885 ; 
but, gret, 341, 439, 749, 1189, 1247, 1401, 2485, 
4814, 5100, etc. 
highe (S. heáh, L. heh, hzhze, O. heh, hezhe), 7474, 
8011, 8082, 12436 f, 14055; 
but, highé, 11047, 11085; high, 14202, 14867. 
longe (S. lang, long, L. long, O. lang), 1575, 5399, 
5591, 6206, 11393, 14141, etc. ; 
but, long, 619, 1189, 2561. 
lowde (S. hlád), 10582. 
lowe (S. lah, L. loh, laih, laze), 3696 f, 6783 f. 
merye (S. mirig, L. murie, muri), 208 f, 8491 f. 
olde (S. eald, ald, L. ald, alde, olde, O. ald), 4470, 
9830, 11465 ; à 
but, old, 12129, 14128, 14155, 14160. 
rowe (S. hreów, hreóh, L. reh, raze, O. ruhh), 
12789 f. 
shorte (S. scort, L. sceort, O. shorrt), 6206 ; 
schorté, 748, 2548 ; schort, 93. ; 
suche (S. swyle, L. swile, sulche, O. swille), 8613, 
13800, 15628 ; | 
but, swich, 3, 2824. 
swifte (S. swift, O. swifft), 2870. 
tame (S. tam), 2188. ` 
wete (S. wet, L. wet), 2340. — 
` whiche (S. hwyle, L. while, woche, O. whillc), 15896. 
which, 4, 2677, etc. 
wise (S. wis, L. wis, wise, O. wis, wise), 11183. 
wys, 67, 787, 853. 
wylde, wilde (S. wild, L. O. wilde), 4170, 5858, 
* 5955, 7742, 15166, 15402. 
wild, 10126 (?). 
ylle (S. yfel, L. ufele, uvel, O. ille), 4182. 
y-nowe (S. ge-nóh, L. inoh, inowe, O. inoh), 12788 f. 
So, as if by dropping the final consonant * (compare 
Lat. mortalis, Pol, mortale, etc.). 
haire (S. haeren), 14151. 
forme fader (apparently from S. frumfader), ii. 335. 
* ware, 16094 f, should be war, and chare (chariot), 
16096 f, char, — this last not to be confounded with charé 
— chair, 16099. 
cristne, 5630, should probably be cristen, but the n 
might easily be transposed. 
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lyte, lite (S. lytel), 2629 f, 3861 f, 7182 f. 
litel occurs, 1527, 8860, 14635. 
moche (S. micel, mucel), 1810, 9114, 9117, 
9298, 16256. 
mochil(-el) occurs, 17269, 17270. 
$31. The following adjectives, of uncertain deri- 
vation, are found terminating in ë: 
badde, 9467, 3157 f, 9482 f, 15908 f. 
deynte, 15122 (deynteth, 16321) ; Welsh dantaidd 
— toothsome. 
dronkelewe, 7625 f, 9407 f: so costlewe, iii. 115, 117. 
meke, 3202, 6016f, 14653f; Goth. muks, North 
Friesic meek. 
racle, 17210, 17271, 17221 — rash. 
wikke, 1582 f, 5448 f: apparently allied with A. S. 
wicce — witch. 
$ 32. The Definite Form of monosyllabic Adjec- 
tives, including Participles and Adjective Pronouns 
(i. e. the Adjective when preceded by the Definite 
Article, by any other demonstrative, or by a Posses- 
sive Pronoun), ends in Chaucer in e. 
the yonge sonne, 7. 
his halfe cours, 8. 
this ilke monk, 175, 723, 12008. 
his owne * cost, 213, 542, 8019, 8528, 9119, 9175, 
9364, 13475, 13716, 13905, etc. 
the syke man, 426, 9255, 9749. 
atte (at the) fulle, 653. 
the seventhe yeer, 1464. 
the thridde night, 1465, 14251, 14486. 
thou felle Mars, 1561. 
the colde deth, 2010, 2780, 7934. 
his crispe her, 2167. 
here hoote love, 2321, 2385, 11558. 
the brighte sonne, 2439, 2291, 9622, 10099, 16252. 
the derke cote, 2459, 2470, 11156. 
the blake berd, 2519. 
that selve moment, 2586, 2862. 
the scharpe spere, 2606. 
the stronge kyng, 2646, 2640, 2423 f. 
the righte way, 2741, 9264. 
the harde stoon, 3023. 
the brode ryver, 3026. 
the deepe see, 3033. 
this wyde world, 3101. 
* The uncontracted owen is often treated as a dissyllable; 
as, myn owen lord, 10068, 11192, 11386. 
