Geoffrey Chaucer — "And yet he was a trewe persoun and a good, / And hated swearing, and was not so …"
And yet he was a trewe persoun and a good, / And hated swearing, and was not so wood.
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General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Parson. The phrase 'not so wood' (not so mad) is a subtly backhanded compliment, making it unusual and slightly 'weird' in its phrasing.
Date: c. 1387-1400
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