I'm not *buying* the Canterbury Tales for Core 6.

[conuly]

How insane. If it's in the public domain, I can get it online for free instead of having to pay $15 for it. Especially when we aren't even reading the entire thing.

Anyway, I'm scrolling through a quick glossary of Middle English words Chaucer used and find this:

kankedort noun bad situation
kaynard noun dotard, a person who is feeble-minded

Aren't those just two of the coolest words ever? I have to start using them, along with jangles (gossip), clyket (key), bireve (remove, deprive, take away), bileve (remain, stay), taas (heap), swyve (copulate with), and nyfles (silly stories).

Comments

[eofs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, although the meaning has changed slightly over the years (but then, the word has too ;0)

Looking at some of those it's not hard to see the English - Middle English - Friesian - Dutch connections.

[ladyshrew.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess it's become stronger. We also have a tendency to use it in the passive. But I think if you used it in the Middle English sense, people would understand. I'm pretty sure it's still acceptable anyway!