1. Middle and Modern English
... and history of the change of the words, but it does include the definition, based on Chaucer's Middle English Glossary. Instances of such words include "eek " (Chaucer 5), "corages " (Chaucer 11), "bord bigonne " (Chaucer 52), sovereyn prys " (Chaucer 67) "burgeys " (Chaucer 376), and "woot " (Chaucer 391). "Eek " is defined as "also " (Babylon), "corages " as "spirits; feelings ... , ""bord bigonne"" as "a place of honor, " "sovereyn prys " as "an outstanding reputation, " "burgeys " as "citizen, " and "woot " as know/knows. " The commonalities of these words to their modern day meaning...
- Word Count: 797
- Approx Pages: 3
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