| A-NYGHTES.........1 | |
| MilT 3214 On which he made a-nyghtes melodie | 28 |
| ABAK..............1 | |
| MilT 3736 Abak he stirte, and thoughte it was amys, | 550 |
| ABBOT.............1 | |
| MilT 3666 For tymber, ther oure abbot hath hym sent; | 480 |
| ABIDYNG...........1 | |
| MilT 3595 And sitten there, abidyng Goddes grace. | 408 |
| ABOUTE............7 | |
| MilT 3239 And eek bihynde, on hir coler aboute, | 52 |
| MilT 3304 And thakked hire aboute the lendes weel, | 118 |
| MilT 3481 On foure halves of the hous aboute, | 294 |
| MilT 3554 Aboute pryme upon the nexte day. | 368 |
| MilT 3645 Aboute corfew-tyme, or litel moore; | 458 |
| MilT 3674 Aboute his dore, syn day bigan to sprynge. | 488 |
| MilT 3811 Of gooth the skyn an hande-brede aboute, | 624 |
| ABOVE.............2 | |
| MilT 3213 And al above ther lay a gay sautrie, | 26 |
| MilT 3837 And hadde hem hanged in the roof above; | 650 |
| ABSOLON...........30 | |
| MilT 3313 The which that was ycleped Absolon. | 126 |
| MilT 3339 This Absolon, that jolif was and gay, | 152 |
| MilT 3348 This parissh clerk, this joly Absolon, | 162 |
| MilT 3353 And Absolon his gyterne hath ytake; | 166 |
| MilT 3366 " What! Alison! Herestow nat Absolon, | 180 |
| MilT 3371 Fro day to day this joly Absolon | 184 |
| MilT 3387 That Absolon may blowe the bukkes horn; | 200 |
| MilT 3389 And thus she maketh Absolon hire ape, | 202 |
| MilT 3394 For though that Absolon be wood or wrooth, | 208 |
| MilT 3398 For Absolon may waille and synge " allas. " | 212 |
| MilT 3657 This parissh clerk, this amorous Absolon, | 470 |
| MilT 3671 This Absolon ful joly was and light, | 484 |
| MilT 3688 Up rist this joly lovere Absolon, | 502 |
| MilT 3711 Wel bet than thee, by Jhesu, Absolon. | 524 |
| MilT 3714 " Allas, " quod Absolon, " and weylawey, | 528 |
| MilT 3719 " Ye, certes, lemman, " quod this Absolon. | 532 |
| MilT 3723 This Absolon doun sette hym on his knees | 536 |
| MilT 3730 This Absolon gan wype his mouth ful drie. | 544 |
| MilT 3733 And Absolon, hym fil no bet ne wers, | 546 |
| MilT 3741 And Absolon gooth forth a sory pas. | 554 |
| MilT 3744 This sely Absolon herde every deel, | 558 |
| MilT 3749 But Absolon, that seith ful ofte, " Allas! " | 562 |
| MilT 3764 This Absolon knokketh al esily, | 578 |
| MilT 3766 " What, who artow? " " It am I, Absolon. " | 580 |
| MilT 3767 " What, Absolon! for Cristes sweete tree, | 580 |
| MilT 3772 This Absolon ne roghte nat a bene | 586 |
| MilT 3783 " Therof, " quod Absolon, " be as be may. | 596 |
| MilT 3793 I am thyn Absolon, my deerelyng. | 606 |
| MilT 3804 And therwith spak this clerk, this Absolon, | 618 |
| MilT 3852 And Absolon hath kist hir nether ye, | 666 |
| ACCORDED..........1 | |
| MilT 3301 And thus they been accorded and ysworn | 114 |
| ACORDAUNT.........1 | |
| MilT 3363 Ful wel acordaunt to his gyternynge. | 176 |
| ACORDED...........1 | |
| MilT 3402 Acorded been to this conclusioun, | 216 |
| ACQUITAUNCE.......1 | |
| MilT 3327 And maken a chartre of lond or acquitaunce. | 140 |
| AD................1 | |
| MilT 3216 And Angelus ad virginem he song; | 30 |
| ADOUN.............5 | |
| MilT 3446 Adoun he gooth, and tolde his maister soone | 260 |
| MilT 3477 " What! Nicholay! What, how! What, looke adoun! | 290 |
| MilT 3524 For sorwe of this he fil almoost adoun, | 338 |
| MilT 3649 And Alisoun ful softe adoun she spedde; | 462 |
| MilT 3845 With othes grete he was so sworn adoun | 658 |
| ADRAD.............1 | |
| MilT 3425 And seyde, " I am adrad, by Seint Thomas, | 238 |
| AFFECCIOUN........1 | |
| MilT 3611 Lo, which a greet thyng is affeccioun! | 424 |
| AFTER.............14 | |
| MilT 3217 And after that he song the Kynges Noote. | 30 |
| MilT 3220 After his freendes fyndyng and his rente. | 34 |
| MilT 3229 Men sholde wedden after hire estaat, | 42 |
| MilT 3329 After the scole of Oxenforde tho, | 142 |
| MilT 3357 A litel after cokkes hadde ycrowe, | 170 |
| MilT 3413 If that he axed after Nicholas, | 226 |
| MilT 3493 And after wol I speke in pryvetee | 306 |
| MilT 3527 " If thou wolt werken after loore and reed. | 340 |
| MilT 3528 Thou mayst nat werken after thyn owene heed; | 342 |
| MilT 3576 As dooth the white doke after hire drake. | 390 |
| MilT 3621 And after that a tubbe and a kymelyn, | 434 |
| MilT 3662 Ful prively after John the carpenter; | 476 |
| MilT 3704 I moorne as dooth a lamb after the tete. | 518 |
| MilT 3725 For after this I hope ther cometh moore. | 538 |
| AGAST.............1 | |
| MilT 3834 He was agast so of Nowelis flood | 648 |
| AGAYN.............2 | |
| MilT 3773 Of al his pley; no word agayn he yaf; | 586 |
| MilT 3778 And I wol brynge it thee agayn ful soone. " | 592 |
| AGE...............1 | |
| MilT 3223 Of eighteteene yeer she was of age. | 36 |
| AGEYN.............1 | |
| MilT 3496 This carpenter goth doun, and comth ageyn, | 310 |
| AGO...............1 | |
| MilT 3537 " Yis, " quod this Carpenter, " ful yoore ago. " | 350 |
| AGONYE............1 | |
| MilT 3452 In some woodnesse or in som agonye. | 266 |
| AL................41 | |
| MilT 3191 Hadde lerned art, but al his fantasye | 4 |
| MilT 3213 And al above ther lay a gay sautrie, | 26 |
| MilT 3235 A ceynt she werede, barred al of silk, | 48 |
| MilT 3238 Whit was hir smok, and broyden al bifoore | 52 |
| MilT 3252 In al this world, to seken up and doun, | 66 |
| MilT 3280 And seyde, " Lemman, love me al atones, | 94 |
| MilT 3321 Al in a kirtel of a lyght waget; | 134 |
| MilT 3334 In al the toun nas brewhous ne taverne | 148 |
| MilT 3373 He waketh al the nyght and al the day; | 186 |
| MilT 3373 He waketh al the nyght and al the day; | 186 |
| MilT 3390 And al his ernest turneth til a jape. | 204 |
| MilT 3406 She sholde slepen in his arm al nyght, | 220 |
| MilT 3415 Of al that day she saugh hym nat with ye; | 228 |
| MilT 3419 This passeth forth al thilke Saterday, | 232 |
| MilT 3438 How may ye slepen al the longe day? " | 252 |
| MilT 3439 But al for noght; he herde nat a word. | 252 |
| MilT 3489 Shal al the world be lost eftsoones now? " | 302 |
| MilT 3520 Shal al be dreynt, so hidous is the shour. | 334 |
| MilT 3530 `Werk al by conseil, and thou shalt nat rewe.' | 344 |
| MilT 3536 That al the world with water sholde be lorn? " | 350 |
| MilT 3581 And thanne shul we be lordes al oure lyf | 394 |
| MilT 3582 Of al the world, as Noe and his wyf. | 396 |
| MilT 3605 What al this queynte cast was for to seye. | 418 |
| MilT 3630 But er that he hadde maad al this array, | 444 |
| MilT 3672 And thoghte, " Now is tyme to wake al nyght, | 486 |
| MilT 3678 To Alison now wol I tellen al | 492 |
| MilT 3682 My mouth hath icched al this longe day; | 496 |
| MilT 3684 Al nyght me mette eek I was at a feeste. | 498 |
| MilT 3686 And al the nyght thanne wol I wake and pleye. " | 500 |
| MilT 3722 " Now hust, and thou shalt laughen al thy fille. " | 536 |
| MilT 3738 He felte a thyng al rough and long yherd, | 552 |
| MilT 3751 But me were levere than al this toun, " quod he, | 564 |
| MilT 3754 His hoote love was coold and al yqueynt; | 568 |
| MilT 3764 This Absolon knokketh al esily, | 578 |
| MilT 3773 Of al his pley; no word agayn he yaf; | 586 |
| MilT 3799 And thoughte he wolde amenden al the jape; | 612 |
| MilT 3821 And doun gooth al; he foond neither to selle, | 634 |
| MilT 3842 And turned al his harm unto a jape. | 656 |
| MilT 3846 That he was holde wood in al the toun; | 660 |
| MilT 3851 For al his kepyng and his jalousye, | 664 |
| MilT 3854 This tale is doon, and God save al the rowte! | 668 |