Middle English Dictionary Entry

ān-sǣte n.
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Entry Info

Forms ān-sǣte n.
Etymology Cp. OE ān one, & land-sǣta settler, colonist; like OHG ein-sidilo, modeled on ML mon-achus (ultim. Gr.).

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
A recluse.
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