(a) Conj. In such a way that; even as, as; (b) as if, pretending that; -- also ascaunce that. …

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……

(a) In numerous ppls. taken from Latin ( ?& OF), e.g. cre-at, desol-at, determin-at, fortun-at, immacul-at, moder-at, ordin-at, priv-at, separ-at; (b) in several nouns (orig. ppls.) taken from Latin (……

(a) Of great age or antiquity, old; of wine: well aged; (b) having existed in a certain state from early times; auncien demene, ancient demesne, property held by a tenant and by his ancestors; also……

A firedog, an andiron; -- often pl. …

One of the celestial servants of God, an angel. …

(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……

(a) Of persons, speech, manner: harsh, severe, stern; (b) rigorously moral, austere; (c) grim, fierce. …

(a) The altar of a church; also, the altar placed before the shrine or image of a saint; (b) heigh auter, chef auter, the high altar, the altar on which the Eucharist is offered; sacrement of the……

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

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

(a) An office held by delegation from a superior; delegated authority, jurisdiction, or rule; an official post or commission; the office of a baillif; office of bailli; (b) performance or service in……

Compliant, obedient. …

Split or crushed by or after soaking. …

Power to control, rule, or dispose; -- only in prep. phrases: (a) ben in (at) bandoun, be in (someone's) power or under (his) control; be dominated by (sb.); be in bondage; ben in sere bandons, be……

(a) Cook. Decorated with strips of metal foil; (b) Her. divided equally by horizontal stripes of two alternating colors; also as noun: blazon so constituted. …

(a) To beat; esp. to beat or strike repeatedly, batter, flog; also fig.; (b) to pat (sb. on the back). …

(a) To beat (sb.); stamp, pound (sth.); knock (on the door); ppl. batted, battered, bruised; (b) to pat (sb., sth.); (c) to beat or flap (wings, fins); (d) without obj., of a bird: to strike or peck. …

(a) To strike (sth.) with the beak, peck; (b) to strike with a pointed weapon; (c) of a hawk: to cleanse (itself) with the beak; (d) beken out, to thrust out the beak; fig. to stick out one's nose. …

(a) To grow a beard, have a beard; also, to reach the age of puberty; berded bukke, a lascivious male; (b) of a leaf: to have hair or fuzz; (c) of a star: to have a tail; berded sterre, a comet. …