ABSOLONEM...........1
ParsT 639A For he deceyveth hym that trusteth in hym, ut Achitofel ad Absolonem. But nathelees, yet is his wikked conseil first agayn hymself.29338
 
 ABSOLUCION..........1
PardT 924 Offren and han myn absolucion, 22574
 
 ABSOLUCIOUN.........3
GP 222 And plesaunt was his absolucioun: 222
GP 222 And plesaunt was his absolucioun: 5306
GP 222 And plesaunt was his absolucioun: 10390
 
 ABSTINENCE..........9
SumT 1873 We lyve in poverte and in abstinence, 17158
SumT 1900 But there in abstinence preye and wake, 17186
SumT 1908 To charite, humblesse, and abstinence, 17194
PhyT 45 With alle humylitee and abstinence, 21696
PardT 577 Were doon in abstinence and in preyere. 22228
ParsT 831 Agayns Glotonye is the remedie abstinence, as seith Galien; but that holde I nat meritorie,29700
ParsT 831A if he do it oonly for the heele of his body. Seint Augustyn wole that abstinence be doon for vertu and with pacience.29700
ParsT 832 " Abstinence, " he seith, " is litel worth but if a man have good wil therto,29702
ParsT 833 The felawes of abstinence been attemperaunce, that holdeth the meene in alle thynges; eek shame, that eschueth alle deshonestee;29704
 
 ABSTINENT...........1
ParsT 947A and mesurable in clothynge and in contenaunce, and been abstinent in etynge and drynkynge, in spekynge, and in dede.29932
 
 ABUSIOUN............4
MLT 214 They speken of magyk and abusioun. 4136
MLT 214 They speken of magyk and abusioun. 9220
MLT 214 They speken of magyk and abusioun. 14304
ParsT 445A and peynted and castelled with papir, and semblable wast, so that it is abusioun for to thynke.28988
 
 ABYD................6
MilT 3129 And seyde, " Abyd, Robyn, my leeve brother; 3130
MilT 3131 Abyd, and lat us werken thriftily. " 3132
MilT 3129 And seyde, " Abyd, Robyn, my leeve brother; 8214
MilT 3131 Abyd, and lat us werken thriftily. " 8216
MilT 3129 And seyde, " Abyd, Robyn, my leeve brother; 13298
MilT 3131 Abyd, and lat us werken thriftily. " 13300
 
 ABYDE...............47
KnT 2554 But thider he shal by force, and there abyde. 2556
KnT 2619 As forward was, right there he moste abyde. 2620
KnT 2650 He moste abyde, whan that he was caught, 2652
MilT 3123 Ne abyde no man for his curteisie, 3124
MLT 511 The wyl of Crist was that she sholde abyde. 4432
MLT 797 Custance in-with his reawme for t' abyde 4718
MLT 1133 Joye of this world, for tyme wol nat abyde; 5054
KnT 2554 But thider he shal by force, and there abyde. 7640
KnT 2619 As forward was, right there he moste abyde. 7704
KnT 2650 He moste abyde, whan that he was caught, 7736
MilT 3123 Ne abyde no man for his curteisie, 8208
MLT 511 The wyl of Crist was that she sholde abyde. 9516
MLT 797 Custance in-with his reawme for t' abyde 9802
MLT 1133 Joye of this world, for tyme wol nat abyde; 10138
KnT 2554 But thider he shal by force, and there abyde. 12724
KnT 2619 As forward was, right there he moste abyde. 12788
KnT 2650 He moste abyde, whan that he was caught, 12820
MilT 3123 Ne abyde no man for his curteisie, 13292
MLT 511 The wyl of Crist was that she sholde abyde. 14600
MLT 797 Custance in-with his reawme for t' abyde 14886
MLT 1133 Joye of this world, for tyme wol nat abyde; 15222
WBT 169 " Abyde! " quod she, " my tale is nat bigonne. 15454
WBT 255 She may no while in chastitee abyde, 15540
WBT 409 I wolde no lenger in the bed abyde, 15694
WBT 778 Bet is,' quod he, `hye in the roof abyde, 16064
WBT 979 Heere may ye se, thogh we a tyme abyde, 16264
ClT 119 Ay fleeth the tyme; it nyl no man abyde. 17698
ClT 1106 Unnethe abouten hire myghte they abyde. 18686
MerT 1409 Al sodeynly, for I wol nat abyde; 18996
MerT 1588 He wiste nat wher that he myghte abyde. 19174
MerT 1616 He was apoynted ther he wolde abyde. 19202
MerT 1927 And spede yow faste, for I wole abyde 19514
MerT 2124 Which ye shul heeren, if ye wole abyde. 19710
SqT 320 And whan ye come ther as yow list abyde, 20346
SqT 324 And in that place he wol abyde stille. 20350
FranT 923 But nathelees she moste a tyme abyde 20950
FranT 1242 And been descended ther they wolde abyde. 21268
FranT 1522 That fro his lust yet were hym levere abyde 21548
PardT 747 In age, if that ye so longe abyde. 22398
PardT 763 Under a tree, and there he wole abyde; 22414
ShipT 160 But out it moot; I may namoore abyde. 22778
Mel 1053A for in this wise thy freend wole abyde and thyn enemy shal the lenger lyve in drede.'23736
Mel 1054 The proverbe seith, `He hasteth wel that wisely kan abyde,' and `in wikked haste is no profit.' " 23736
NPT 3056 Though it abyde a yeer, or two, or thre. 26046
NPT 3080 And hym comanded that he sholde abyde, 26070
NPT 3095 But sith I see that thou wolt heere abyde, 26086
NPT 3412 Maugree youre heed, the cok shal heere abyde. 26402
 
 ABYDEN..............4
KnT 927 And certes, lord, to abyden youre presence, 928
KnT 927 And certes, lord, to abyden youre presence, 6012
KnT 927 And certes, lord, to abyden youre presence, 11096
MerT 1888 So longe hath Mayus in hir chambre abyden, 19474
 
 ABYDETH.............1
MLT 1175 Abydeth, for Goddes digne passioun, 15264
 
 ABYE................3
SumT 2155 Thou shalt abye this fart, if that I may! " 17440
PardT 756 Telle where he is or thou shalt it abye, 22406
CYT 694 For if thou do, thou shalt it deere abye. 27146
 
 ABYEN...............1
Thop 822 Abyen it ful sowre. 23440
 
 ABYGAIL.............1
Mel 1100 Abygail delivered Nabal hir housbonde fro David the kyng, that wolde have slayn hym,23824
 
 ACCEPTABLE..........1
SumT 1913 Been to the hye God moore acceptable 17198
 
 ACCEPTE.............6
KnT 2378 Accepte of me my pitous sacrifise. 2380
KnT 2378 Accepte of me my pitous sacrifise. 7464
KnT 2378 Accepte of me my pitous sacrifise. 12548
Mel 1830 for to accepte and receyve the sentence and juggement that Melibee wolde comande24812
SNT 63 Be synful, yet accepte my bileve. 26516
ParsT 109 For which seith Seint John Crisostom, " Penitence destreyneth a man to accepte benygnely every peyne that hym is enjoyned,28416
 
 ACCEPTED............3
KnT 2267 That his preyere accepted was that day. 2268
KnT 2267 That his preyere accepted was that day. 7352
KnT 2267 That his preyere accepted was that day. 12436
 
 ACCEPTETH...........3
SumT 1884 Maketh that Crist accepteth oure preyeres. 17170
ClT 96 Accepteth, lord, now of youre gentillesse 17676
ClT 127 " Accepteth thanne of us the trewe entente, 17706
 
 ACCIDENT............2
ClT 607 Noon accident, for noon adversitee, 18186
PardT 539 And turnen substaunce into accident 22190
 
 ACCIDENTAL..........1
Mel 1398 The cause accidental was hate. 24262
 
 ACCIDIE.............18
ParsT 388B For of this roote spryngen certein braunches, as Ire, Envye, Accidie or Slewthe, Avarice or Coveitise (to commune understondynge), Glotonye, and Lecherye.28892
ParsT 677 After the synne of Envye and of Ire, now wol I speken of the synne of Accidie.29408
ParsT 677A For Envye blyndeth the herte of a man, and Ire troubleth a man, and Accidie maketh hym hevy, thoghtful, and wraw.29410
ParsT 678 Envye and Ire maken bitternesse in herte, which bitternesse is mooder of Accidie, and bynymeth hym the love of alle goodnesse.29410
ParsT 678A Thanne is Accidie the angwissh of troubled herte; and Seint Augustyn seith, " It is anoy of goodnesse and joye of harm. " 29412
ParsT 680 But Accidie dooth no swich diligence. He dooth alle thyng with anoy, and with wrawnesse, slaknesse, and excusacioun, and with ydelnesse, and unlust;29414
ParsT 681 Thanne is Accidie enemy to everich estaat of man, for certes the estaat of man is in three maneres.29416
ParsT 684A And certes, to alle thise thynges is Accidie enemy and contrarie, for he loveth no bisynesse at al.29422
ParsT 685 Now certes this foule synne Accidie is eek a ful greet enemy to the liflode of the body,29424
ParsT 686 The fourthe thyng is that Accidie is lyk hem that been in the peyne of helle, by cause of hir slouthe29426
ParsT 687 Of Accidie comth first that a man is anoyed and encombred for to doon any goodnesse,29428
ParsT 687A and maketh that God hath abhomynacion of swich Accidie, as seith Seint John.29428
ParsT 689 Agayns this roten-herted synne of Accidie and Slouthe sholde men exercise hemself to doon goode werkes, and manly29432
ParsT 728 Agayns this horrible synne of Accidie, and the branches of the same, ther is a vertu that is called fortitudo or strengthe,29500
ParsT 730 For it enhaunceth and enforceth the soule, right as Accidie abateth it and maketh it fieble.29504
ParsT 731A For certes, ther bihoveth greet corage agains Accidie, 29508
ParsT 738 Eke ther been mo speciale remedies against Accidie in diverse werkes, and29520
ParsT 739 After Accidie wol I speke of Avarice and of Coveitise, of which synne seith29524