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Middle English
Noun
wowke
- Alternative form of weke (“week”)
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Frankeleyns Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
And in swich forme enduren a wowke or two.
Thanne were my brother warisshed of his wo.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knyghtes Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
Is gereful, right so chaungeth she array.
Selde is the Friday al the wowke ylike.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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