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1. āǧen v.

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(a) To grow old, age; (b) ppl. aged, advanced in years, old; also mature; (c) aged men, those with authority, elders. …

2. calliditē n.

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Cleverness, shrewdness. …

3. dīuturnitẹ̄ n.

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Long continuance. …

4. infǒunden v.

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(a) To pour (sth.) in, infuse; infounden in (into, til, to), pour (sth.) into (sth.); infounden on (into, unto), pour (sth.) onto (sth.); also fig. ; (b) to soak (sth.), infuse. …

5. plūperfith adj.

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Gram. Of a verb tense: past perfect, pluperfect. …

6. posset n.

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(a) A hot drink made of curdled milk and ale or wine, often with sugar and various spices; (b) ?hot milk curds used as a poultice. …

7. prēvailen v.

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(a) To win the victory or mastery; prove superior in authority or power; overcome (sb.) [quot.: a1500]; win a victory for (sb.) [quot.: Lydg.Guy]; (b) prevailen ayen, to prevail over (sth.); prevailen……

8. rutilaunt adj.

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Glistening with a golden or reddish color. …

9. smaragdī̆n(e n.

Additional spellings: smaragdine
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A green precious stone; an emerald; also, emerald. …

10. sōcibbilitẹ̄ n.

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An expression of sociability, a friendly discourse. …

11. spigot n.

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(a) A wooden stopper for the vent hole of a cask; a wooden peg used as a stop valve, a faucet; also, a vent hole [quot. a1425(c1395)]; (b) as surname. …

12. tene n.(1)

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A stalk, tendril; cluster tenes. …

13. vī̆lifīen v.

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To consider (oneself) of little value, despise. …

14. viriditẹ̄ n.

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Greenery; also, an item of greenery. …

15. wā̆stetẹ̄ n.

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Devastation; desolation; ben in wastete, to be the object of destruction. …

16. youle n.

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?A yoke for horses or oxen. …

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