blithe – A Chaucer Lexicon

Category : blithe

blithe adj.

etymology : OE
addresser : Troilus (in his letter)
addressee : Criseyde
adjectives_with_which_juxtaposed : N/A
counterpart_in_its_sources : N/A (but see 7.72)
nouns_nps_modified : seat of the emotions (heart = Troilus)
attributive :
predicative : 1
reference : TR5.1380, TR5.1381, TR5.1382, TR5.1383, TR5.1384, TR5.1385, TR5.1386,

TR5.1380 “Whĭch wíth yŏure cómy̆ng hóm ăyéyn tŏ Tróiĕ TR5.1381 Yĕ máy rĕdrésse, ănd móre ă thóusănd síthĕ TR5.1382 Thăn évere ĭch hádde ĕncréssĕn ín mĕ jóiĕ. TR5.1383 Fŏr wás thĕr néverĕ hértĕ yét sŏ blíthĕ TR5.1384 Tŏ hán hĭs líf ăs Í shăl bén ăs swíthĕ TR5.1385 Ăs Í yŏw sé; ănd thóugh nŏ ..

blithe adj.

etymology : OE
addresser : Narrator
addressee : N/A
adjectives_with_which_juxtaposed : N/A
counterpart_in_its_sources : N/A
nouns_nps_modified : human beings (they = Troilus and Criseyde)
attributive :
predicative : 1
reference : TR3.1681, TR3.1682, TR3.1683, TR3.1684, TR3.1685, TR3.1686, TR3.1687,

TR3.1681 Nŏught nédĕth ít tŏ yów, sy̆n théy bĕn mét, TR3.1682 Tŏ áxe ăt mé ĭf thát thĕy blíthĕ wérĕ; TR3.1683 Fŏr íf ĭt érst wăs wél, thŏ wás ĭt bét TR3.1684 Ă thóusănd fóld; thĭs nédĕth nóught ĕnquérĕ. TR3.1685 Ăgó wăs évery̆ sórwe ănd évery̆ féerĕ; TR3.1686 Ănd bóthe, y̆wýs, thĕy hádde, ănd só ..

blithe adj.

etymology : OE
addresser : Narrator
addressee : N/A
adjectives_with_which_juxtaposed : N/A
counterpart_in_its_sources : N/A (but see 3.33, 1-2)
nouns_nps_modified : day and night (night)
attributive :
predicative : 1
reference : TR3.1317, TR3.1318, TR3.1319, TR3.1320, TR3.1321, TR3.1322, TR3.1323,

TR3.1317 Ŏ blísfŭl nýght, ŏf hém sŏ lónge ĭsóught, TR3.1318 Hŏw blíthe ŭntó hĕm bóthĕ twó thŏw wéerĕ! TR3.1319 Why̆ nád Ĭ swích ŏon wíth my̆ sóule y̆bóught, TR3.1320 Yĕ, ór thĕ léestĕ jóiĕ thát wăs théerĕ? TR3.1321 Ăwéy, thŏw fóulĕ dáungĕr ánd thŏw féerĕ, TR3.1322 Ănd lát hĕm ín thĭs hévenĕ blíssĕ dwéllĕ, TR3.1323 ..