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41. ?gẹ̄̆ldāble adj. & n.

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Liable to the payment of taxes to the English crown; as noun: geld.

42. hē̆rbe-benē̆t n.

Additional spellings: herbebenet
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One of two plants used for medicine: the common hemlock (Conium maculatum); the common avens (Geum urbanum).

43. heriet n.

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(a) A payment made, by the heir(s to the lord of the manor, upon the death of a tenant; (b) the right to collect this payment.

44. herimacius n.

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Some precious stone.

45. hoggaster n.

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A boar in his third year.

46. hogget n.

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(a) A boar of the second year; (b) a sheep of the second year.

47. imprǒuement n.

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(a) A piece of common land which has been enclosed for agricultural purposes; (b) the management of something for profit; (c) increase of income, profit.

48. imprǒuen v.

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(a) To enclose land for agricultural purposes; (b) to increase (income); (c) ppl. improued, ?approved, ?beloved.

49. intrūsiǒun n.

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(a) The invasion of property, or usurpation of an office, not rightfully one's own; (b) fig.

50. kidel n.

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(a) A stationary fence made of stakes, wattles, and nets set in rivers or along seacoasts for catching fish; the net on such a weir; kidel man, one who has charge of a kiddle, ?a maker of kiddles; (b)…

51. last n.(2)

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(a) The load of a ship, cargo; (b) a measure for hides, 200 hides; (c) a measure for wool; prob. 20 sacks; (d) a measure for herrings and other fish, bacon, beer, wine, small cut or shaped stones…

52. lēte n.(2)

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(a) A kind of local court with power to investigate, try lesser offenses, levy fines, and sometimes legislate for its district; a court leet; also, a session of such a court; lete general, gret lete

53. lǒve-dai n.

Additional spellings: lovedai
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(a) A day appointed for a meeting between enemies, rivals, parties to a lawsuit, etc., for the purpose of reconciliation or arbitration; often, the meeting so arranged; also, the reconciliation or…

54. mercīen v.(2)

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To levy fines; fine (sb.).

55. mesuāǧe n.

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A residence, dwelling house; farmstead; also, a household.

56. minstralsī(e n.

Additional spellings: minstralsie
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(a) Music as produced on an instrument, musical sound; musical entertainment, ?singing; also, merriment, revelry; don (maken) minstralsi, to perform music; provide musical entertainment; (b) a tune or…

57. mūt(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: mute
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A pack of hunting dogs; ?also, the baying of such a pack.

58. ǒutlau(e n.

Additional spellings: outlaue
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(a) One decreed an outlaw; a fugitive from justice; an exile, banished person [occasionally indistinguishable from sense (b)]; (b) a miscreant, villain; pirate, robber; fig. extortioner; (c) as…

59. ǒutlauen v.

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(a) To pronounce (sb.) an outlaw; banish (sb.), exile; (b) to ostracize (sb.); exclude (sb. from an assembly); also fig. banish (sb. from heaven or paradise); (c) to banish (charity, reason, Holy…

60. ǒutlauerī(e n.

Additional spellings: outlauerie
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(a) A judgment or declaration of outlawry against somebody; an exiling, a banishment; at the outlaueri, about to be declared an outlaw; with outlaueri, under sentence of banishment; (b) the condition…