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=no charge= (no matter), ii. 1068, =yaf in charge=, iv. 1052.

=charge=, _v.a._ i. 1223, ii. 1030, v. 7772, viii. 3103*, command, burden, trust; iv. 2242, blame.

=charge=, _s._ viii. 3066, duty.

=charite=, _s._ P. 110, i. 2049, 3371, =Charite=, ii. 3173, vii. 3167, _pl._ =charitees=, i. 3360.

=charitous=, _a._ ii. 3329.

=charke=, _v.n._ iv. 2996, creak.

=Charlemeine=, P. 748, PP. 283, =Charles=, P. 752.

=charme=, _s._ v. 3580, 4067.

=charr=, _see_ =char=.

=chartre=, _s._ i. 3357.

=chase=, _v.a._ vii. 302, _pp._ =chaced=, vii. 5255.

=chaste=, _a._ P. 228, i. 847, vii. 4244.

=chastellein=, _s._ ii. 725.

=chastete=, _s._ vii. 4240, 5387, =chastite=, P. 472.

=chastie=, _v.a._ i. 2117, 2900, ii. 38, punish, correct.

=chastiement=, _s._ vii. 2498.

=chastise=, _v.a._ iv. 1242, vi. 2217.

=chastisinge=, _s._ iv. 1276.

=chastite=, _see_ =chastete=.

=Chatemuz=, vii. 1462.

=Chaucer=, viii. 2941*.

=chaunce=, _see_ =chance=.

=cheke=, _s._ i. 1680, iv. 185, 385, =chieke=, v. 2471, viii. 2827, cheek.

=chele=, _s._ iii. 121, v. 7195*, vii. 638, chill.

=Chelidre=, v. 4129.

=chenes=, _s.pl._ v. 151, 681, chains.

=chep=, _s._, =good chep=, v. 1241.

=cherche=, _s._ P. 225, 246, &c., iii. 2275, (=chirche=, PP. 107, 239), _genit._ =the cherche keie=, P. 212, v. 1868, _pl._ =cherches=, ii. 3477.

=chere=, _see_ =chiere=.

=cherie=, _see_ =chirie=.

=cherl=, _s._ iii. 1252, v. 148, viii. 1367, =cherles knape=, viii. 1374.

=chese=, _s._ P. 416, ii. 2346, iii. 502, vi. 644.

=chese=, _v.a.n._ i. 1196, 1311, 1819, _pret.s._ =ches=, i. 3281, ii. 2457, _pl._ =chose=, P. 805, _imperat._ =ches=, i. 1829, _pp._ =chose(n)=, i. 101, 2088, iv. 2091.

=cheste=, _s._ P. 215, iii. 417 ff., v. 541, contention (in words).

=chevance=, _s._ v. 4424, 6106, profit.

=chide=, =chyde=, _v.n._ iii. 492, 534, 553, _pp._ =chidd=, iii. 474, 552.

=chidinge=, _s._ iii. 443, 565.

=chief=, _a._ ii. 2501, vi. 308, _def. pl._ =chief=, v. 1112.

=chief=, _s._ P. 149, iii. 2265, chief thing; ii. 1778, iv. 4, leader.

=chieke=, _see_ =cheke=.

=chiere=, =chere=, _s._ P. 155, i. 141, 341, 619, 1384, 3172, ii. 991, iii. 1081, iv. 1408, =chier=, viii. 2684, face, looks, welcome: =frendly chiere=, i. 2423, =hevy c.=, i. 2871, 3148, =feigned c.=, i. 724, _cp._ ii. 2061, =tok c. on honde=, i. 1767, =make c.=, P. 155, ii. 2181, iv. 747, 1194, =withoute lyves chiere= (_i. e._ lifeless), v. 1501.

=chiered=, _a._, =hevy chiered=, viii. 2533.

=chievere=, _v.n._ vi. 240, shiver.

=chiewe=, _v.n._ iii. 1629, vi. 930.

=child=, _s._ ii. 3206, 3258, =chyld=, iv. 1842, 1982, =with childe=, i. 916, ii. 919, =of childe=, v. 1255, _pl._ =children=, i. 2163, ii. 3219.

=childhode=, _s._ ii. 793, viii. 319.

=childinge=, _s._ i. 805, iv. 461, v. 829, childbirth.

=childly=, _a._ v. 3020.

=chiminee=, _s._ vii. 3951, fire-place.

=chin=, =chyn=, _s._ i. 1682, vi. 775, vii. 1892, =unto the chinne=, ii. 3450, v. 372.

=chinche=, v. 4814, miser.

=chippes=, _s.pl._ i. 1918.

=chirie=, =cherie=, _s._, =chirie feire=, P. 454, =cherie feste=, vi. 891.

=Chiro=, iv. 1971 ff.

=chitre=, _v._ v. 5700, 6011, twitter.

=chivalerie=, _s._ P. 723, i. 784, 2462, ii. 1826, iv. 1520, (=chevalerie=, viii. 3007), cavalry, army, prowess.

=chivalerous=, _a._ i. 1414, ii. 2517, v. 653.

=chois=, _s._ i. 1827, ii. 3391, viii. 70.

=chyme=, _v.n._ iv. 347.

=Chymerie=, iv. 2987.

=Chyo=, v. 5413.

=Cicorea=, vii. 1400.

=cilence=, _see_ =silence=.

=Cillene=, =Cillenus=, vii. 1599, 1607, Silanus.

=Cillenus=, v. 143, Silenus.

=Cilly=, vi. 1424.

=Cimpheius=, v. 4127.

=Cinichus=, vii. 2119.

=Cipio=, vii. 4187.

=Circes=, vi. 1427, 1461 ff., viii. 2599.

=circumference=, _s._ vii. 188.

=circumstance=, _s._ ii. 619, iii. 2745, v. 4293.

=Cirophanes=, v. 1525, 1529.

=Cirus=, P. 679, vii. 1889, 4367.

=cit=, _s._ P. 836, city.

=cite=, =citee=, _s._ P. 106, 665, ii. 1344, iii. 459.

=citezein=, _s._ P. 842, i. 1007, ii. 680, _fem._ =citezeine=, i. 1006.

=Cithero=, iv. 2648, vii. 1597.

=citole=, viii. 829, 1487, 2679.

=Civile=, ii. 83, the civil law.

=Cizile=, i. 1841, v. 967, 972, 1279, Sicily.

=Cladyns=, iv. 2407.

=clamour=, _s._ P. 514, v. 2394, viii. 2731.

=claper=, _s._ iv. 347.

=clappe=, _v._ i. 2391, v. 4640.

=clare=, _v.a._ viii. 1544, declare.

=clarion=, _s._ viii. 2482.

=Claudius= (Apius), vii. 5132 ff.

=Claudius= (Marchus), vii. 5167 ff.

=clause=, _s._ vii. 85.

=clawe=, _v.n._ iv. 2725.

(=cle=), _s._, _pl._ =cles=, i. 2994, iv. 1109, claws.

=cleime=, _see_ =cleyme=.

=Clemenee=, iv. 985, =Clymene=, v. 6756.

=clene=, _a._ ii. 3447: _adv._ i. 587, ii. 1413, vi. 119, =cleene=, iii. 2762.

=clennesse=, _s._ iv. 2558, vii. 4447.

=clense=, _v.a._ ii. 3463.

=Cleopatras=, viii. 2573.

=clepe=, _v.a.n._ P. 126, 436, i. 744, ii. 849, 3049, v. 1790, _pret._ =clepede=, iv. 842, v. 951, =cleped=, i. 1535.

=cler=, _see_ =clier=.

=clergesse=, _s._ vi. 980, clergy: _cp._ _Mirour_, 5546.

=clergie=, _s._ P. 281, 955, ii. 3351, iv. 236, learning, clergy.

=clergoun=, _s._ ii. 2850.

=clerk=, =clerc=, _s._ P. 52, i. 2274, iv. 234, _pl._ =clerkes=, P. 194, i. 1856.

=cleve=, _v.n._ ii. 577, 2293; _v.a._, _pp._ =cleft=, v. 4085.

=cleym=, _s._ ii. 2706.

=cleyme(n)=, _v.a._ ii. 1025, iii. 1973, =cleime=, PP. 59; _v.n._ ii. 2380, claim.

=client=, _s._ iii. 160.

=clier=, =cler=, _a._ P. 925, ii. 1888, vi. 431, _def._ =clere=, vii. 1329, _pl._ =cliere=, ii. 195, vii. 2643; _as subst._ vi. 360 f.: _superl._ =the cliereste=, vii. 1311: _adv._ =cler=, vii. 745.

=cliere=, _v.n._ viii. 1147, become clear.

=climat=, _s._ P. 137, vii. 799, _pl._ =climatz=, vii. 684.

=Climestre=, iii. 1909 ff.

=clippe= (1), _v.a._ v. 5591, _pret._ =clipte=, v. 4998, embrace.

=clippe= (2), _v.a._ v. 5690, cut.

=clos=, _a._ ii. 684 (_def._), 1346, iv. 2755, =in clos=, i. 1730: _adv._ ii. 469, 3197, iii. 769, iv. 1331.

=close=, _v.a._ i. 1275, iv. 2655, 3371, v. 340.

=closet=, _s._ i. 897.

=Clota=, vii. 1320.

=cloth=, _s._ i. 2111, 2997, iv. 1534, 2431, 2436, v. 283, 2759, _pl._ =clothes=, iii. 695, iv. 1536.

=clothe(n)=, _v.a._ P. 466, i. 612, ii. 1377, _pret._ =cladde=, viii. 652, _pp._ =clothed=, ii. 302, 2271, &c., =clad=, iv. 27, 1306; _refl._ iii. 966; _v.n._ P. 317, iv. 2236: clothe; be clothed.

=clothing(e)=, _s._ v. 214, vi. 989.

=Cloto=, iv. 2762.

=cloude=, _s._ iv. 3063, 3211, v. 1668, viii. 1039, (_pl._ =clowdes=, viii. 3007*).

=clowdy=, =cloudy=, _a._ P. 925, iv. 2843.

=clue=, _s._ v. 5343.

=clymbe=, _v.n._ ii. 241, 1630, iv. 2726.

=Clymene=, _see_ =Clemenee=.

=coc=, =cock=, _see_ =cok=.

=Cochitum=, v. 1110.

=Codrus=, vii. 3183.

=coevere= (1), _see_ =covere=.

=coevere= (2), _v.n._ viii. 1201, recover.

=coffre=, =cofre=, =cophre=, _s._ P. 314, ii. 2257, v. 33, 2079.

=coign=, _s._ v. 335, coin.

=coigne=, _v.a._ iv. 2448, coin.

=coise=, _s._ i. 1734.

=cok= (1), =cock=, _s._ iv. 3003, v. 4099, viii. 159, cock.

=cok= (2), =coc=, _s._ v. 4072, vi. 641, 716, _pl._ =cokes=, vi. 623, cook.

=cokard=, _s._ v. 2803, fool.

=cokerie=, _s._ iv. 2433.

=cokkel=, =cockel=, v. 1881, 1884.

=colblak=, _a._ iii. 808.

=Colchos=, v. 3265 ff., 4244, 4354, 6609, 7199, viii. 2520.

=cold=, _a._ ii. 1966, _def._ =colde=, iv. 422, vii. 1205, _pl._ =colde=, iii. 299, iv. 405.

=cold=, _s._ P. 977, i. 2421, iv. 1090.

=colde=, _v.n._ vi. 241, grow cold.

=cole=, _s._ v. 6204, coal.

=Collacea=, vii. 4806, 4911.

=collacioun=, _s._ ii. 2328, iv. 1144, conference, contrivance.

=Collatin=, vii. 4775 ff., viii. 2633.

=colour=, _s._ i. 606, 692, 1113, 2701, ii. 1874, iii. 2394, iv. 2981, colour, kind, pretence.

=coloure=, _v.a._ vii. 1625.

=colre=, _s._ vii. 431, 459, choler.

=comande=, _v.a.n._ i. 1275, 3240, iii. 2064, 2288, =comaunde=, P. 30*, iv. 2794.

=comandement=, =commandement=, _s._ P. 84, i. 2790, ii. 3200.

=comandinge=, =comandynge=, P. 54*, i. 1335.

=combes=, _s.pl._ i. 1749.

=come(n)=, _v.n._ P. II, 419, i. 902, &c., _2 s.pres._ =comst=, v. 3448, _3 s.pres._ =cometh=, P. 853, =comth=, i. 193, _pret. 1, 3 sing._ =com=, P. 1017, ii. 2073, =cam=, P. 236, i. 1185, _2 s._ =come=, viii. 2076, _pl._ =come(n)=, i. 835, 2048, iv. 1307, _imperat._ =com=, i. 197, 1617, _pp._ =come(n)=, P. 703, 731, iv. 1283.

=comelihiede=, =comlihied=, _s._ v. 2598, 6734.

=comely=, _a._ ii. 441, _superl. def._ =comelieste=, v. 3048.

=comendacioun=, _s._ vii. 1779.

=comende=, =commende=, _v.a._ P. 493, i. 3361, iii. 2264, iv. 1794,