"chierte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: From Old French cherté. Compare charite. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|cherté}} Old French cherté Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chierte, {{enm-noun|-}} chierte (uncountable)
  1. tender regard, affection Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-chierte-enm-noun-KEtErrZ9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "Yet it tickled his heart, for he\nBelieved that I had of him so great affection.",
          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 395-396",
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          "text": "Whanne the Quene ladyes & 20 gentilwymmen wyſt theſe tydynges / they had ſuche ſorowe & heuyneſſe that ther myght no tonge telle hit / for tho knyghtes had hold them in honour and chyerte",
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