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41. gōl n.

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A boundary, limit. …

42. gǒunfanǒun n.

28 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A battle standard; the standard or banner of a king, an army, a division of an army, a troop; gounfanoun bere, maister of the gounfanoun, standard-bearer; maister gounfanoun, chief banner; (b) a……

43. grōser n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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An iron tool with hooked ends used by glaziers to cut or trim glass, a grozing iron. …

44. grū(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: grue
5 quotations in 1 sense
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A bit, a whit; no gru, not at all; not (nought) a (on) gru, not a bit. …

45. hache n.(1)

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A battle-ax; hache daneis, a Danish ax; (b) an ax, ?a hatchet. …

46. haddok n.

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(a) The fish haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus); (b) as surname. …

47. haine n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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Hatred; ?also, wickedness; haven in haine, to hate (sb.). …

48. hait n.

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Merriment, revelry; sitten at (in) hait, to engage in merrymaking. …

49. hal(le n.

Additional spellings: halle
171 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A large private residence, a manorial hall; a royal residence, palace, castle; (b) a large public building for the transaction of business, holding court, worship, etc.; [see also both hal, mot……

50. hamel n.

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A small village, hamlet. …

51. harneis n. singular & plural

112 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Personal fighting equipment, body armor; also, armor and weapons; leg harneis, leg armor; horse and harneis, horse and arms; to harneis, to arms!; wenden to harneis, to arm oneself; (b) a set of……

52. harp(e n.

Additional spellings: harpe
69 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A harp; also, any of several ancient stringed instruments; in harp, with the harp, to the accompaniment of a harp; in proverb [see asse 1. (c)]; (b) harp long, the large harp; harp smal, a small……

53. harper(e n.

Additional spellings: harpere
44 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) One who plays the harp, one who sings while accompanying himself on the harp, a minstrel; smal harper, one who plays a small harp; (b) in surnames; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.240]. …

54. harping-īren n.

Additional spellings: harpingiren
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A harpoon. …

55. hasp(e n.

Additional spellings: haspe
41 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A fastening for a door, gate, chest, etc.; a hasp; up bi the hasp, unfastened, unlatched; barre and hasp, stapel and hasp; (b) a fastening for a garment or a helmet; ?a buckle, ?a lace; (c) a hank……

56. hassel n.

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A retainer, young courtier; ?also coll.: retainers. …

57. hā̆st(e n.

Additional spellings: haste
73 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Hurrying, haste, speed; -- also in prov.; (b) violence, violent action; vehemence; (c) a need for quick action, urgency; a situation demanding quick action; haven hast, to be required to act……

58. hauberk n.

41 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A coat of mail; also, plate armor or a coat of mail reinforced with plates; -- sometimes used interchangeably with habergeoun; (b) chain mail worn over a hair shirt as a form of penance; (c) fig.……

59. haunche n.

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(a) The part of the human body between the lowest ribs and the thighs, the hips, haunch; haunche joint, the bones of the haunch; (b) one side of the haunch, a hip; pl. hips; also, buttocks; (c) the……

60. hei(e n.

Additional spellings: heie
51 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A hedge or fence; (b) an enclosed plot of land; field, yard; also, an enclosed hunting park in a forest; chirche hei, q.v.; (c) cpds. & combs. hei brer, some kind of briar growing in hedges; hei……

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