Crossword-Solution: FERE 4 letters, 5 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 7

Criseyde, which that wel neigh starf for fere, So as she was the ferfulleste wight 450 That mighte be, and herde eek with hir ere, And saw the sorwful ernest of the knight, And in his preyere eek saw noon unright, And for the harm that mighte eek fallen more, She gan to rewe and dredde hir wonder sore; 455 And thoughte thus, `Unhappes fallen thikke Alday for love, and in swich maner cas, As men ben cruel in hem-self and wikke; And if this man slee here him-self, allas! In my presence, it wol be no solas.

That half-witted hero should get him A heart made of clay for his carcase, Though the mate of the may with the necklace Is more of a fool than his fere!” “Now,” said Cormac, “I bid Thorvard anew to the holmgang, if he can be called in his right mind.

And whan thei weren come in fere, He tolde hem upon this matiere, And axeth hem what was to done: And thei avised were sone, And seide it thoghte hem for the beste To sette ferst his wif in reste, And after pleigne to the king Upon the matiere of this thing.

XLVII “This paragon should Queen Armida wed, A goodly swain to be a princess’ fere, A lovely partner of a lady’s bed, A noble head a golden crown to wear: His glosing sire his errand daily said, And sugared speeches whispered in mine ear To make me take this darling in mine arms, But still the adder stopt her ears from charms.

The noise must be travelling down the Oise valley, and I judged there was big fighting somewhere about Chauny or La Fere.