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1. alisa(u)ndre, -er n.

Additional spellings: alisaundre, alisander, alisaunder
15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Alexanders, horse parsley (Smyrnium olusatrum); (b) alisandre more, alisandre rot; alisandre sed. …

2. almes(se n.

Additional spellings: almesse
144 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Anything given to relieve those in poverty or distress, any charitable gift or offering, alms; an allotment of alms; eten almes, be dependent on alms; gan on almes, liven bi, of almes, live on……

3. amatist(e n.

Additional spellings: amatiste
18 quotations in 1 sense
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Amethyst; amatist colour, amatist ston. …

4. amidǒun n.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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Crushed hulled wheat; grits, starch. …

5. artetīk, -ica adj. & n.

Additional spellings: artetica, arthetica, arthretica, aretica
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Arthritic, rheumatic; arthritis, rheumatism; goute artetik, arthritis, gout. …

6. calǒur n.

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physiol. Warmth, heat. …

7. celidoine n.(1)

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The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus); also, any of its parts used medicinally. …

8. cercelle n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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A teal duck. …

9. cocodril n.

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Crocodile (any reptile of the genus Crocodilus). …

10. coloquint(ide n.

Additional spellings: coloquintide
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The plant colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) or its fruit or pith. …

11. dē̆fāmāciǒun n.

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(a) Disgrace, dishonor, ill repute, scandal; (b) calumny, slander, defamation. …

12. demigraine n.

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A severe ache on one side of the head, migraine. …

13. diker n.

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(a) A measure or lot of ten; esp., of hides or skins; (b) ?in place name [see Smith PNElem. 1.133]. …

14. ditain(e n.

Additional spellings: ditaine
19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) One of two medicinal plants: dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus) and/or white dittany (Dictamnus albus); (b) lesse ditain, costmary (Chrysanthemum balsamita). …

15. dragaunt n.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The gum tragacanth; muscilage dragaunt; (b) some kind of vitriol; calcantum dragaunt, vitriol dragaunt. …

16. dragme n.

21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A unit of apothecary's weight of one eighth of an ounce, a dram; (b) fig. a bit of talent. …

17. Ēbreu adj.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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Of or pertaining to the Jews of Biblical times or their language, Hebrew. …

18. emigraine, -grāne n.

Additional spellings: emigrane
4 quotations in 1 sense
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A severe headache, orig. one affecting one side only. …

19. enquēren, -ien v.

Additional spellings: enquerien
89 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To ask (a question, or questions), to ask for (specific information);--often with of phr. of the person questioned; (b) enqueren after, of, upon, to ask about (someone or something); ben enquering……

20. expressen v.

64 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) To put (something) into words, to describe or set forth; to state, declare, or report; to relate (events), to tell (a story); expressen trouth, give a true account, tell the truth; (b) to give……

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