masednesse

Middle English

Noun

masednesse

  1. Alternative form of mazidnesse
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Clerk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1058-1061:
      And she for wonder took of it no keep;
      She herde nat what thing he to hir seyde;
      She ferde as she had stert out of a sleep,
      Til she out of hir masednesse abreyde.
      And she for amazement took of it no notice;
      She heard not what thing he said to her;
      She fared as if she had suddenly awakened out of a sleep,
      Until out of her bewilderment she suddenly awoke.
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