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- (obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prologues”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- He was a gentil harlot and a kynde;
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (obsolete) A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Reues Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- "Ye, false harlot," quod the millere, "hast? A, false traitor! false clerk!" quod he, Tow shalt be deed, by Goddes dignitee!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Removed / moved to Middle English by Astova. J3133 (talk) 21:06, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
- OED has plentiful post-1500 cites for this. Probably a search for EEBO would suffice to cite this, skipping over uses referring to women. This, that and the other (talk) 08:43, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
- Easier said than done, given how often this word appears in EEBO. Maybe copy cites from NED. This, that and the other (talk) 11:31, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- I put in two cites. There are more in NED, but I stopped because going through these archaic texts was making my skin dry out from all the dust. I think the senses should be combined (they are combined in NED/OED). This, that and the other (talk) 03:51, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
- Easier said than done, given how often this word appears in EEBO. Maybe copy cites from NED. This, that and the other (talk) 11:31, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
cited Kiwima (talk) 02:18, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 05:18, 20 April 2022 (UTC)