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1. canter-cōpe n.

Additional spellings: cantercope
7 quotations in 1 sense
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Eccl. A robe or cope worn by the choirmaster [L cantor] or some other priest during Mass.

2. sēte n.(2)

137 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) The act of sitting; also, a sitting, session; longsom setes, protracted sittings; knouen mi sete, to know when I sit; (b) an occasion for eating, a meal, feast; bridales sete, a wedding feast; (c)…

3. shēr(e Thuresdai phr.

Additional spellings: shere Thuresdai
24 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The day before the Crucifixion of Christ; (b) eccl. Maundy Thursday, the celebration of Holy Thursday.

4. tāken v.

3092 quotations in 85 senses
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(a) To grip, take hold; taken to, clutch at (sb.), hold tight to; also, grasp [transl. of L adprehendere]; (b) to take hold of (sb. or sth.), grasp with the hand(s, grab; pick (sb. or sth.) up, lift…

5. Whit-Sǒn-dai n.

Additional spellings: Whit-Sondai
28 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Eccl. Pentecost, the festival celebrated by the church on the seventh Sunday after Easter in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples, Whitsunday; also, as adv.: on…

6. wīn(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: wine
141 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) An alcoholic drink, usu. made from crushed whole grapes or from grape juice; also fig. and in fig. context; couchen win, to place a stock of wine in storage; fillen the win, give (sb.) the wine…

7. yēven v.

1371 quotations in 35 senses
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(a) To give alms, gifts, etc., give something voluntarily, make a gift; give generously (to sb.); give alms, gifts, etc. (to sb.) in response to a request; also, in partitive construction: yeven of