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1. 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……

2. anker n.

42 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A ship's anchor; casten, laien, senden out anker; drauen up, halen, highen, pullen up, taken up, weien (up) anker; riden at, bi, on anker; (b) a weight; (c) a fastening device, a mooring. …

3. apostle n.

52 quotations in 3 senses
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One of the Twelve Apostles of Christ; apostles twelve; also, a missionary or evangelist of the early Church, such as St. Paul; apostle of Engelonde; apostle of hethen men; apostolene prince. …

4. box n.(1)

19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The box tree (Buxus sempervirens) or its wood; box tre; box table, a tablet of boxwood (for inscriptions); (b) rendering L sambucus 'elder' erroneously. …

5. celidoine n.(1)

33 quotations in 3 senses
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The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus); also, any of its parts used medicinally. …

6. crisopās(e n.

Additional spellings: crisopase
11 quotations in 1 sense
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A precious stone, chrysoprase. …

7. fēnix n.

12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The Phoenix [see the Barth. quots.]; also a representation of it; (b) said of a woman of unique beauty; applied to the Virgin Mary; (c) said to be the name of a long-lived palm tree. …

8. ǧinǧivere n.

57 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The root of the plant Zingiber officinale or of a related species, ginger; poudre (of) gingivere, finely ground ginger; race (rote) of gingivere, a root of ginger; (b) grene gingivere, gingivere……

9. nard(e n.

Additional spellings: narde
14 quotations in 1 sense
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Nard, the East Indian spikenard; precious ointment derived from Nardostachys jatamansi; also, any medicinal plant of the genus Valeriana; nard celtike, Celtic spikenard (V. celtica); treu nard, East……

10. Nicholas n.

21 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Personal name; -- often replacing Nicol in later ME; also, name of a ship; (b) seint Nicholas, St. Nicholas, bishop of Myra in Asia Minor; seint Nicholas chirche, chirche of seint Nicholas, a……

11. philosophe n.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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A philosopher or a scholar. …

12. Psalm(e n.

Additional spellings: Psalme
81 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) One of the Psalms of the Book of Psalms; (b) seien Psalm, to sing a Psalm; also, recite a Psalm; seiere of psalmes, a singer of Psalms; singen Psalm, sing a Psalm; praise (God) with a Psalm; don……

13. tiriake n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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A drug used as an antidote for poisonous animal bites. …

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