miller's tale vocab

A riche gnof that gestes heeld to bord,

churl

A riche gnof that gestes heeld to bord,

took in lodgers

hadde lerned art, but al his fantasye

desire

was turned for to lere astrologye,

learn

whan that men sholde have droughte or elles shoures

showers

this clerk was cleped hende Nicholas

called

this clerk was cleped hende Nicholas

handsome, suave

Of derne love he coude, and of solas

clandestine

Of derne love he coude, and of solas

pleasures

and thereto he was sly and ful privee

secretive

And like a maide meeke for to see

meek

Ful fetisly ydight with herbes swoote

elegantly garnished

Ful fetisly ydight with herbes swoote

sweet

of licoris or any setewale

setwall, ginger

his astrelabye longing for his art,

astrolabe

his astrelabye longing for his art,

belonging to

On shelves couched at his beddes heed;

set

so swetely that al the chambre rong

rang

This carpenter hadde wedded newe a wif

recently

Jalous he was, and heeld hire narwe in cage,

closely, confined

that bad men wedde his similitude

commanded

that bad men wedde his similitude

counterpart

Thus swived was the carpenteres wif

Screwed/fucked

For al his keeping and his jalousye,

Guarding

And absolon hath kist hir nether eye

Lower

This tale is doon, and God save al the route!

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