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1. alisa(u)ndre, -er n.

Additional spellings: alisaundre, alisander, alisaunder
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(a) Alexanders, horse parsley (Smyrnium olusatrum); (b) alisandre more, alisandre rot; alisandre sed.

2. almes(se n.

Additional spellings: almesse
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(a) Anything given to relieve those in poverty or distress, any charitable gift or offering, alms; an allotment of alms; eten almes, be dependent on alms; gan on almes, liven bi, of almes, live on…

3. amatist(e n.

Additional spellings: amatiste
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Amethyst; amatist colour, amatist ston.

4. amidǒun n.

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Crushed hulled wheat; grits, starch.

5. artetīk, -ica adj. & n.

Additional spellings: artetica, arthetica, arthretica, aretica
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Arthritic, rheumatic; arthritis, rheumatism; goute artetik, arthritis, gout.

6. calǒur n.

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physiol. Warmth, heat.

7. celidoine n.(1)

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The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus); also, any of its parts used medicinally.

8. cercelle n.

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A teal duck.

9. cocodril n.

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Crocodile (any reptile of the genus Crocodilus).

10. coloquint(ide n.

Additional spellings: coloquintide
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The plant colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) or its fruit or pith.

11. dē̆fāmāciǒun n.

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(a) Disgrace, dishonor, ill repute, scandal; (b) calumny, slander, defamation.

12. demigraine n.

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A severe ache on one side of the head, migraine.

13. diker n.

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(a) A measure or lot of ten; esp., of hides or skins; (b) ?in place name [see Smith PNElem. 1.133].

14. ditain(e n.

Additional spellings: ditaine
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(a) One of two medicinal plants: dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus) and/or white dittany (Dictamnus albus); (b) lesse ditain, costmary (Chrysanthemum balsamita).

15. dragaunt n.

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(a) The gum tragacanth; muscilage dragaunt; (b) some kind of vitriol; calcantum dragaunt, vitriol dragaunt.

16. dragme n.

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(a) A unit of apothecary's weight of one eighth of an ounce, a dram; (b) fig. a bit of talent.

17. emigraine, -grāne n.

Additional spellings: emigrane
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A severe headache, orig. one affecting one side only.

18. gāte n.(3)

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A deep bowl.

19. grī̆p(e n.(3)

Additional spellings: gripe
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(a) The fabulous beast griffin; (b) a representation of the griffin in heraldry, ornamentation; grip fot, a figure of the griffin's claw as decoration for the base of a vessel; (c) a vulture; (d)…

20. gule n.

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In phr. gule of August, Lammas Day, August 1.