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1. abbater phr. or adv.

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?Down on the ground. …

2. abloi ppl.

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Carried away (with joy), reckless (for joy). …

3. -acī(e suf.

Additional spellings: aci, asie, asi
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A suffix forming numerous abstract nouns denoting quality or condition, most of them directly borrowed from French or Anglo-Norman, some formed from Latin nouns in -atia or -acia (in some cases……

4. acǒlor adv.

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On pretext, pretending. …

5. adevaunte n.

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A game played with dice. …

6. āǧen v.

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(a) To grow old, age; (b) ppl. aged, advanced in years, old; also mature; (c) aged men, those with authority, elders. …

7. ala(u)ndēr n.

Additional spellings: alaunder
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alander of bef (moton), beef (mutton) roasted on a grill (also cooked differently); see quots. …

8. alkere ?adj.

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ris alkere, a kind of rice pudding. …

9. ambassāǧe n.

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The function of a messenger. …

10. argus n.(2) (plural)

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The dewclaws of a deer. …

11. Arminak n.

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An adherent of the house of Orleans; a French soldier in the 15th-century wars with the English. …

12. articūlēr adj.

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Of the joints. …

13. asquint adv.

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beholden or loken asquint: (a) to squint; be cross-eyed; (b) to look sidelong or furtively. …

14. atǒunt ppl.

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stingen atount, sting (sb.) senseless, daze. …

15. atǒur n.

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(a) Appearance, character, manners; (b) array; (c) finery. …

16. aundir(en, -īren n.

Additional spellings: aundiren, aundiren, andiren
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A firedog, an andiron; -- often pl. …

17. baber-lipped adj.

Additional spellings: baberlipped
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Thick-lipped. …

18. bab(e)winrīe n.

Additional spellings: babewinrie
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Grotesque ornamentation. …

19. banke n.(3)

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A financial organization, a bank. …

20. barken v.(2)

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To embark (on the study of books). …

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