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41. anclẹ̄ n.

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(a) The ankle; ankle bone, esp. the inner projection [quots. c1150, c1440]; innermore ancle; utward ancle, outer projection of the ankle; (b) ancle bon, ankle bone; utter ancle, outer projection of…

42. and- pref.

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(a) In the nouns an(d)-ȝit, an(d)-let, and-seche, an(d)swere; (b) in the adjs. an(d)-sete, an(d)-weard; in the verbs and-ȝǣten, an(d)-sweren.

43. andetnes(se n.

Additional spellings: andetnesse
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(a) Confession of sins; (b) profession (of faith, etc.).

44. andȝǣten v.

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(a) Acknowledge, profess; (b) confess (sins).

45. anelās n.

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(a) A two-edged stiletto or dagger; (b) a spike [see quot.].

46. anent(es prep.

Additional spellings: anentes
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Of location or movement: (a) next to (sth.), close to, up to; near, adjoining; (b) across from (sth.), over against, facing; (c) toward.

47. angel-twacche n.

Additional spellings: angeltwacche
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Earthworm.

48. ang-nail n.

Additional spellings: angnail
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A corn; ?also, a whitlow.

49. anī limiting adj.

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(a) With concrete nouns: any (person (s), thing (s), etc.); often emphatic: any whatever, any at all; ani other, anyone else; best of ani man = better than ani; (b) with mass nouns, action nouns…

50. anī-kin(nes phr. (used attributively) & adj.

Additional spellings: anikin, ani-kinnes, anikinnes
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Any kind(s) of, any; also, every kind of [quot.Cursor 276]; for ani-kin aughte, by every means, all he could; on (in) ani-kin wise, in any way or manner; bi ani-kin wei, anyway; for ani-kin thing, for…

51. annulet n.

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(a) a small ring; (b) Med. and anat. the 'cartilage of the windpipe' [Norri]; (c) her. a cadency mark in the shape of a ring.

52. antē̆me n.

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A musical composition based upon a scriptural text, sung in the Church Offices before each psalm and often repeated after the psalm, or after each verse of the psalm [see Karl Young, The Drama of the

53. antiphonē̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: antiphonere
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A book containing a collection of antiphones [cp. anteme] and, it seems, also other sacred songs; antiphoner noted, an antiphoner with musical notation.

54. anti-pōpe n.

Additional spellings: antipope
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A pope elected in opposition to one regarded as canonically chosen.

55. ānydan ūt v. phr.

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Expel.

56. apallen v.

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(a) Of vigor of body or mind: grow or make faint or tired; grow indifferent; of youth: wane; (b) of emotions, memory: fade away or make fade; tone down, allay; (c) of power, honor, fame, etc.: grow or…

57. apassen v.

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(a) To move along, pass by; pass (over sth.); pass (to sb.); (b) to go by, vanish; (c) to pass away, die; (d) of time: to pass.

58. apoint n.

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(a) A decision or resolve; (b) (mental) equipment, capability.

59. applicātī̆f adj.

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Suitably applied, applicable, predicable.

60. approprishen v.

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To retain or claim (sth.) as one's personal property or for one's own exclusive benefit; approprishen to himself.