(a) Relieve (sb.); (b) reduce (sth.). …

(a) A lying in wait, an ambush; leien (maken) await, to set an ambush; leien (sb.) in await, to put (sb.) in ambush; leien await for (upon), to set an ambush for (sb.); lien (sitten, stonden) in await……

(a) To lie in ambush for (sb.), waylay; lie in wait to get (sth.); lie in wait (to do sth.); awaiten upon, to lie in wait for; (b) to plot, conspire; secretly to plan or contrive (an injury, etc.). …

Any pathological swelling, eruption or lesion, such as a boil, a tumor, a (running) sore, an ulcer, a tubercle, a bubo. …

A predicament, plight, difficulty; ben, bringen, fallen in brike. …

(a) Any of several cutting tools used by stone masons, sculptors, carpenters or metal workers; chisel, punch, etc.; (b) a pointed blade, such as a scalpel; (c) fig. a means of destruction and……

To kick or throw (a ball); fig. to treat (sb.) as one pleases, kick or chase about. …

Restricted in quantity or amount; scarce. …

The washing and cleansing with boiling water of an animal's carcass; scalding. …

To drive or chase (something). …

A number of ME words derived from OF are spelled with both initial sc- and s(c)h- before a, e.g., scaffold/ s(c)haffold n., scalden/schald(e(n v., scandle/schaundle n. These spellings represent……

(a) To burn (sb.) with hot liquid; burn (a bodily part) with burning coal; sear (sth. in fire); of the sun, fire, hot or molten metal, hot water, etc.: scorch or burn (sb., sth., an animal); scalden……

To rough-hew (stone); square (a block of stone); also, ppl. scapeld as adj. …

Contempt, scorn; to scar, to the shame (of sb.); don to scar, to heap scorn on (sb.). …

(a) Insufficient or barely sufficient in amount, number, or effect; small in amount, few in number, rare; of hair: sparse; of a text: lacking needed explanation; (b) limited in area, narrow, cramped……

(a) Insufficiency, want; dearth, lack; scarcity of food; (b) scarsete of, insufficiency of (sth.); a dearth of (sth., people); (c) smallness of amount, fewness of number; rarity; sparseness of hair……

(a) An implement for drawing or taking up liquids, prob. usu. provided with a handle; a scoop; also fig.; (b) a scoop for use on a boat, usu. for bailing water; (c) a scoop used in the brewing……

(a) A feeling or attitude of contempt, scorn; in (o, with) scorn, disdainfully; haven scorn, to scorn (to do sth.); haven scorn of, feel contempt for (sb. or sth.); leten (tellen) scorn of, regard……

(a) To be contemptuous; hold (sb. or sth.) in disdain, despise; ppl. scorninge as adj.: ?disdainful, scornful; (b) to bring (sth.) into contempt. …

(a) To remove (an outer layer, skin, etc.) with a scraping instrument; scrapen awei (of); scrapen oute of, remove (sth.) from (a place); (b) to make erasures; erase (writing, written material) with a……

An upright piece of furniture providing protection from the heat of a fire, drafts, etc.; a screen; ?also, a partition in a hall. …

(a) To besiege (a city, stronghold, etc.), lay siege to; besiege (sb. in a fortified place); segen abouten (enviroun); (b) ppl. seging, besieging, laying siege; (c) to beset (sb.); segen abouten……

(a) To follow after; follow (sb., a group), walk behind; also fig.; be guided by (a star, a blind person); seuen after, come behind; also, follow (sb.); seuen bestes, drive (a team); seuinge hire fet……

A small bell. …

Arch. (a) Beveled stone used to form the slope of a gable coping, the offset of a buttress, etc.; a piece of such stone, a skew; skeu scapeled; (b) in cpds. & combs.: skeu assheler, squared, hewed……

(a) To escape; (b) to run obliquely or at an angle; skeuing to, ?slanting across (the forehead). …

A district of Calais under the jurisdiction of the town officers. …

To move quickly, run; leap (into a saddle); ginnen skillen (awei. …

(a) A utensil for skimming impurities, fat, etc. from a liquid, freq. perforated; (b) a pirate; (c) as surname. …

A ship of some kind, esp. a light, fast ship. …

A plant of some kind: ?perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne); ?bearded darnel (Lolium temulentum); ?corn cockle (Agrostemma githago). …

A herd of wild swine; soundre of (wild) swine, soundre of hogges; soundre of stares, a flock of starlings. …

(a) A weaver's bobbin, spool; spole stikke, ?a weaver's shuttle; (b) in surnames. …

Naut. A wooden vessel for carrying or bailing water, a bailer. …

An illegal collection of money. …

A sparkle. …

?A hunting or tracking dog. …

= strai n. 1.(a); also, any movable property of which the owner is unknown, waif [quot. 1365 & perh. a few others]; weif and straif. …

To level off (grain) with the rim of the measure. …

The action of measuring flour or wine by means of a strickle or measuring vessel. …

(a) A blow or buffet; (b) a flat piece of wood used in leveling grain even with the rim of the measuring vessel, strickle; strik meted, level-measured, measured by strickle [quots. 1454 and 1465 may……

A large-sized eel; -- also coll. …

Of a hawk: to wipe (the beak) clean of food. …

(a) An outer coat or overgarment of varying style, freq. of rich material, worn by men, an overtunic; also fig. [quot. a1475]; -- also coll. [quot. a1387]; nethere surcot, a tunic worn under the……

A cloth for a table, esp. a protective overcloth laid for handwashing; also, a napkin; -- also coll.; maken surnap, to ready the overcloth for formal handwashing. …

(a) Arrogance, pride; presumptuousness; also person.; also, conceit; (b) theol. as a branch of the deadly sin of pride: presumption, arrogance, self-importance; (c) intellectual presumption; (d)……

A girth for a horse, perh. one that passes over the blanket, the saddle, a pack, etc., surcingle. …

(a) To pull at (sb., a soul), tug; also fig.; (b) to do battle, fight, struggle; also, attack (sb.); toilen up, destroy (a town); ben toiled, of Jesus: be assailed (by torments); (c) to struggle with……

One who engages in treachery or deceit. …

(a) A support, usu. one of a pair, for boards or planks serving as a tabletop, a base, trestle; also, a beam or rod; also [quot. ?a1425], wood for a scabbard;— ?error for tre n.; paire (of) trestes……

A prefix or combining element in more than thirty words, chiefly nouns and adjectives, borrowed from L or OF meaning 'three, triple' or 'triply, three times', for example: the nouns tre-foil,……

(a) A three-footed stand; (b) as surname and in place name. …

(a) In phrase: tukken le mein, ?to shake hands, i.e., strike a bargain [could also be construed as OF]; (b) tukken up, to sound a blast on (a trumpet). …

(a) Eccl. A vestment similar to, or sometimes identical with, the dalmatic or the alb specifically assigned to the subdeacon assisting at the Mass; vestement of tunicle; (b) a regal or ceremonial……

(a) To afflict (sb. or sth.) physically; ben vexed, be afflicted (by sickness, frost, the pangs of love, etc.); also, of the spirit: be agitated or disturbed (by sth.); ppl. vexede, of someone’s……

(a) Morally offensive; vilous of tonge, of a person: speaking reprehensibly; (b) hideous to the sight, horrible. …

(a) A cloth head-covering, kerchief; (b) a bandage for the head; (c) a winding sheet, shroud; also, a cloth used in Biblical times to wrap the head of a corpse before burial. …

(a) A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, an Old World vulture; (b) ?as surname. …

(a) A shade of blue, light blue; also, cloth of that color; wachet bleu; (b) as surname. …

(a) A maker or purveyor of wafers; also, a household official responsible for the making or obtaining of wafers; (b) as surname. …

(a) A pledge, guarantee, surety; winter wage, a foretaste of winter, the promise of winter’s approach; holden in wage, to hold (sth.) hostage; (b) a promise or pledge to meet in battle. …

(a) To offer surety (for sb. that he will not do sth.), guarantee;—also refl.; also, ?offer security or certainty [2nd quot.] (b) to give (sth.) as a pledge or as surety; also, pay (a ransom,……

(a) Something pledged or sworn to, a promise, vow (b) an agreement whereby something is pledged on the outcome of a future event, a bet, wager; also, the sum or object held as a surety pending the……

The dyestuff made from the plant Isatis tinctoria, woad; also in designations for woad of specific geographical origin. …

(a) A dyer with or purveyor of woad; (b) as surname. …

(a) To cry out in sorrow, wail, lament;—also refl.; also, have or feel sorrow, be sorrowful; waimenten after, cry for (sth.), ?long in sorrow for; (b) to bewail (sth.), lament. …

(a) Profit, advantage, benefit; (b) spoils, booty; ?also, victory [2nd quot.]. …

As a term of abuse: a lazy dog, a worthless person. …

(a) One who earns one’s bread, a servant, laborer; also used contemptuously [1st quot.]; (b) a gauntlet [cp. gain-pain n.]; (c) as surname. …

(a) A watcher, an observer, onlooker; a covert observer, spy (b) a lookout, watchman, sentinel; a military guard; also, a palace or city guard; also fig.; waites place, a lookout post; (c) a……

(a) To direct one’s gaze, look; gaze (out a window or cave opening); waiten abouten, waiten him umbe, etc (b) to fasten one’s gaze (on sb. or sth.), look (at sb. or sth.); stare (into sth.); (c) to……

(a) A gallop;—used only in adv. phrase: a walop, at a gallop; (b) as surname. …

Of a horse: to gallop; of a rider: ride at a gallop; ppl. waloping, galloping. …

The Vandals. …

(a) The plant madder (Rubia tinctorum); (b) ?the plant crosswort (Galium cruciata). …

(a) One who guards or defends, a protector;—also used of God; also, a champion; drauen to warant, to resort to or betake oneself (to sb. or Christ) as a protector or for protection;—also refl. (b)……

To act as protector, afford protection [quot. a1470, 2nd]; protect (sb. or sth., oneself), shield; also, guarantee the safety of (sth.), guard; save (sb. from death), rescue. …

(a) Keeping, care, custodial possession; safekeeping, storage; protection, preservation; maintenance; sauf ward [see also sauf adj. 6.(c)]; ward store, provisions, stores [prob. by reanalysis of warne……

A piece of armor for the arm. …

(a) A cloak, mantle; also, a tunic; (b) a bodyguard; also, an attendant, esquire; (c) as surname. …

(a) A guardian, protector, defender; a rescuer, preserver; also fig. and in fig. context; also, a heavenly patron; a guardian angel (b) one who is responsible for guarding, safeguarding, or attending……

(a) To stand guard, keep watch; protect (against sth.), guard; also in fig. context; also, defend oneself [last quot.] (b) to protect (sb. or sth., oneself), defend, guard; protect (sb. or sth.……

(a) A room for the storage of clothing, armor, and similar articles; a closet; a dressing room; also in fig. context; also, a private chamber or small apartment (b) a stock or supply of clothing;……

(a) To be mindful, be aware; waren of, be knowledgeable concerning (sth.), be skilled in; ware him his fal is nexte his honde, let him be mindful his fall is at hand (b) to be mindful of (sth.),……

(a) To regain one’s health or happiness, get well, recover; recover (from pain, sickness, etc.) (b) to effect a cure; also, effect the reversal of a magical transformation; effect a cure (for an……

(a) A reward or payment bestowed by a superior in exchange for some service; also used iron. [quot. a1470]; also, specif. a reward in the form of property (b) heavenly reward; hevenli warisoun,……

?A garment; pl. equipment, gear, etc. …

(a) To give notice of some existing circumstance or a past or coincident event, make something known (b) to inform (sb., sb. of sth.), notify, advise; (c) to announce (sth. to sb.), proclaim,……

(a) Provisions of foodstuffs, provender; ?also, the action of provisioning [1st quot.]; pl. stores, supplies; in warnestor, in storage, in stock, on hand [last quot.] (b) military supplies, including……

(a) To furnish (a city, castle, etc.) with supplies of foodstuffs or with men, provision, garrison; also, man (boats); equip (a house) for defense, fortify, make secure (b) in Biblical usage: ppl. wa……

The complement of men, arms, etc. necessary for a military expedition. …

An officer in charge of furnishing arms and equipment for defense of a stronghold. …

(a) A girth for a horse; (b) a wedge or twisting stick used to tighten the lashings on a scaffold; (c) ?as surname [perh. belongs to warrok n.(1)]. …

(a) To girth or harness (a horse);—used in fig. context; (b) to bind (sb.), fetter; (c) to stabilize (a fractured limb) by securing splints around it with twisted cords. …

(a) An insect of one of the superfamilies Vespoidea and Sphecoidea, esp. a member of the genus Vespa, a wasp or hornet; also in fig. context; wasp been, ?waspish, aggressive bees; waspe(s nest (b) in……

(a) Chaff and other matter remaining after threshing, used as fodder; (b) as surname. …

Uncultivated or uninhabited land; wilderness, desert; also, a tract of uncultivated, barren, or desolate land; ?also, a parcel of land left fallow or untended [quot. a1467]. …

Of land, a country, a place, etc.: uncultivated, wild; uninhabited, desolate; wast lond. …

(a) A feeling or personal condition of doubt or uncertainty; also, hesitancy, indecision; double wer, a state of doubt or indecision between two alternatives; in (a) wer, in a state of doubt or……

(a) A deceiver, dishonest person; (b) as surname. …