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1. abilitẹ̄ n.

19 quotations in 3 senses
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A capacity for doing something, proficiency in an art or profession, ability, power. …

2. abobbed ppl. as n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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The game of blind-man's buff [see first quot.]; pleien abobbed; fig. to fool or delude a helpless person. …

3. ale-pevere n.

Additional spellings: alepevere
3 quotations in 1 sense
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A garlic sauce, with pepper. …

4. arblast, -blastē̆r n.

Additional spellings: arblaster
35 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A weapon for discharging quarrels, stones, etc., consisting of a bow set crosswise on a shaft; a crossbow, an arbalest; (b) a missile shot from a crossbow; arblast shute. …

5. archēr, -iēr n.

Additional spellings: archier
25 quotations in 2 senses
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One who is trained in the use of bow and arrow: (a) a soldier armed with a bow or longbow, longbowman, archer; also, crossbowman [quot. 1509]; archers and arblasters, longbowmen and crossbowmen; (b)……

6. arnement n.

16 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A black coloring matter or pigment; black ink; (b) a pigment used in glass painting; prob., ferric oxide [cp. Knowles in Antiq.50]. …

7. assẹ̄th n.

43 quotations in 3 senses
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Fulfillment, satisfaction, reparation; maken (don) asseth, give satisfaction: (a) fulfillment of a wish, expectation or requirement; (b) fulfilling of a need; (c) satisfactory answer to a question or……

8. astǒned, astǒuned ppl.

Additional spellings: astouned
55 quotations in 4 senses
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Of persons: stupified, stunned; insensate, unconscious. …

9. -aunt suf.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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(a) In many pr.ppls. taken from OF, e.g. abound-a(u)nt, appar-a(u)nt, ard-a(u)nt, arrog-a(u)nt, charge-a(u)nt, ramp-aunt, -and, etc.; (b) in a number of nouns (orig. ppls.) adopted from OF, as……

10. avail(e n.

Additional spellings: availe
68 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Benefit, advantage, profit; ben avail, to be useful or effective; ben litel avail, to be of little value; (b) of persons: worthiness. …

11. availen v.

103 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To help (sb.), assist; do good to (sb.), benefit, be profitable to; (b) refl. to help oneself, succeed; (c) impers. or with delayed subject: availeth, it availeth, it avails (sb.), it profits, it……

12. avenǧen v.

27 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Refl. To avenge oneself, take or get revenge; -- often with of phrase; intr. in quot. 1420: (b) ben avenged, to get revenge; -- often with on, upon phrase. …

13. ā̆verāǧe n.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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A service owed by the tenant to his feudal superior [orig. consisting of work performed by the tenant with his draft animals]. …

14. balingēr n.

19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A small fast naval vessel; balinger of werre; (b) a sailor on such a vessel. …

15. basket n.

26 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A container made of withes, splints, rushes, etc.; wicker basket, hamper, etc.; (b) a basketful; (c) as a name. …

16. bat(e)rī n.

Additional spellings: bateri
5 quotations in 1 sense
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Forged metal ware. …

17. bē̆l adj.

46 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Fair, fine, good, excellent; of a woman: beautiful; bel cher, good company; bel chose, bel chist, female sex organ; bel sone, good son, ?grandson; la bel, the beautiful one; (b) in personal names……

18. bēver n.(2)

2 quotations in 1 sense
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A drink or beverage. …

19. ?bin-heie n.

Additional spellings: binheie
1 quotation in 1 sense
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An enclosure, pen. …

20. bolās n.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A wild plum (Prunus insititia), bullace; bolas fruit; bolas tre; (b) see quots. …

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