(a) Benefit, advantage, profit; ben avail, to be useful or effective; ben litel avail, to be of little value; (b) of persons: worthiness. …

(a) To invite (sb.); (b) to call (sb.) into the presence of another, summon; order (sb.) to appear; also, order (sb. to come to a specific place); (c) law to cite (sb.) to appear before a court or……

(a) A course of action, method, way; a means of attaining an end; (b) bi mene of, with menes of; bi no (manere of) mene; bi al menes; bi god menes, with great skill; menes and weies; weies and menes……

(a) Recovery from illness, injury, poverty, misfortune, etc., relief; also, the power of or capacity for recovery; at no recover, in a weakened state; of hard recover, slow in recovering from an……

Law The act of gaining possession of property, income, money owed, etc. by legal action; haven recoveri ayen, ?to receive amends from (sb. for damage or harm committed). …

Law To reply a second time to (a plaintiff's charge or complaints), rejoin; -- also intr. …

(a) To afford or bring about safety; also, bring victory [1st quot.]; (b) to deliver (sb., a city, people, etc.) from some danger; rescue (sb. or sth.), bring to safety; -- also refl.; recover (a……

Law: (a) Seizin, possession in freehold, freq. indicated or established by actual or physical possession; also, the right to something [quot.: c1436, 2nd]; also, the ceremony at which seizin is……

(a) To urge (sb. to do sth.), invite, call upon; order (sb. to do sth.); -- also with that clause; ben somned, be called upon (to do sth.), be obliged; ben somned to, be invited to (a feast); (b) ?to……

(a) Particular affection, fondness; special favor, partiality; close friendship; bi (for, of) specialte; in specialte, as a favor, out of affection; also, in friendship [last quot.]; speches of……

(a) To cut (sth.) off; -- also without obj.; (b) to confine (sb.); (c) in glossaries, glossing L distringere; (d) ppl. streined as adj., of a sword: drawn. …

(a) To fasten (sth. to sth.), attach; also fig.;—also without obj.; nail (sb. to a cross or tree); also, sew (sth. to a garment); ppl. tachinge, sticking together, gluey; (b) to tie (a horse to sth.)……

Law A grant providing a trade license. …

(a) Conferring benefit, of value or utility, beneficial, profitable; having power (to do sth. or bring sth. about), efficacious; also [quot. a1475 Rev.St.Bridget 2nd], effective (against sth.);—used……

(a) Worthiness in terms of the chivalric virtues, nobility of character or breeding; also, spiritual worth [quot. ?a1475]; also, courtliness, refinement [quot. a1500(?a1400)]; of valour (b) bravery,……

(a) Without contents, empty; also fig. and in fig. context; of a river: empty of water, etc.; of a pen: empty of ink (b) of the stomach or part of the intestinal tract: without food, empty; of the……

(a) A reward or payment bestowed by a superior in exchange for some service; also used iron. [quot. a1470]; also, specif. a reward in the form of property (b) heavenly reward; hevenli warisoun,……