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1. agnus (dei) n. or phr.
Additional spellings:
agnus dei
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Lamb of God [i.e. Jesus]; a figure of a lamb used as an emblem of Jesus; (b) a part of the Mass beginning with the words 'Agnus Dei'.
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2. al-thing, al(le thing n. & (earlier) phr.
Additional spellings:
althing, al thing, alle thing
22 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) All things, everything; (b) in al-thing, in all things, in everything; in full detail; in every way; (c) through al-thing, for everything, by all means; throughout; (d) nought alle thing, not by……
3. amor ereos n. phr.
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Love-sickness.
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8. bāke(n mēte, bāke-mēte phr. & n.
Additional spellings:
bake mete, bake-mete, bakemete
9 quotations in 1 sense
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Any dish baked in a shell of pastry, such as a meat pie, a tart, a custard.
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9. basket ful, basket-ful phr. & n.
Additional spellings:
basket-ful, basketful
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A basket full (of sth.), a basketful.
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10. blank-de-sorẹ̄ n. (from phr.)
Additional spellings:
blankdesore
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A dish of minced chicken or fish [see quots.].
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11. bro(u)ghtforth phr. as n.
Additional spellings:
broughtforth
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No definition available (stub entry)
12. chele priem n. or phr.
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Coriander.
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13. chirche-wǒrk n. (& phr.)
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chirchework
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(a) Construction or structure of a church; (b) repair or maintenance of a church or its furnishings, or a fund set aside for this purpose; -- sg. or pl.
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14. cūth-ūtlaghe phr. as n.
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cuthutlaghe
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Law One who harbors a known outlaw.
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15. dai-werk, -work, daies werk n. & phr.
Additional spellings:
daiwerk, dai-work, daiwork, daies werk
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(a) A normal day's work; a day's customary service; also, a day's fighting; (b) as a land measure: a plot of land that can be plowed by one team in one day [appar. from 3 to 5 poles].
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16. drūe-le-reigne phr. as n.
Additional spellings:
druelereigne
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Dear-to-the-queen, the queen's paramour; -- a nickname.
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18. fā̆der in laue, fā̆der in lei n. & phr.
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fader-in-laue, faderinlaue, fader in lei, fader-in-lei, faderinlei
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The father of one's wife or husband, father-in-law.
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19. flẹ̄men(e fremth, flẹ̄men-fremth, flẹ̄menes-fremth phr. & n.
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flemene fremth, flemen-fremth, flemenfremth, flemenes-fremth, flemenesfremth
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Law The right of jurisdiction over cases involving the harboring of fugitives or outlaws, the right to collect fines in such cases [orig. prob., the offence of entertaining an outlaw]; (b) in……
20. gọ̄d dai, gọ̄d(d)ai phr. & n.
Additional spellings:
godai, goddai
45 quotations in 4 senses
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A fortunate day; also, good fortune.
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21. gọ̄der hēle, gọ̄der-hēle phr. & n.
Additional spellings:
goder-hele, goderhele
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(a) Good fortune; advantageously, fortunately; as interj.: Good luck!; (b) to goder hele, fortunately; (c) with dative: fortunately for (sb.); to goder hele, to goder hele to, fortunately for (sb.)……
22. gọ̄d man, gọ̄d-man phr. & n.
Additional spellings:
god-man, godman
60 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A good man, righteous man; excellent or worthy man; valiant man; god man and treue; god man of armes; (b) as item of address.
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23. gọ̄d spẹ̄de, gọ̄̆d-spẹ̄de phr. & n.
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god-spede, godspede
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(a) Quickly, speedily; a god spede; (b) as interj.; (c) as surname.
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24. gọ̄d wīf, gọ̄d-wīf phr. & n.
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god-wif, godwif
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(a) A good woman, a virtuous wife; (b) the mistress of a household; a female citizen; (c) as surname.
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25. gọ̄d wil(le, gọ̄d-wil(le phr. & n.
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god wille, god-wil, godwil, god-wille, godwille
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(a) A good disposition, goodness, piety, virtue; men of god wil, good men; (b) benevolence, kindness; friendliness; generosity; (c) don god wil, to act virtuously.
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26. hā̆lī̆-dai, hālī dai n. & phr.
Additional spellings:
halidai, hali dai
65 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A Christian festival, a day consecrated to religious observances, a day of rest; any holy day, including Sunday; (b) any Hebrew holy day, including Saturday; (c) fig. a day sacred to Cupid, a……
27. heil Marī(e phr. & n.
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heil Marie
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(a) The greeting of Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; (b) the prayer Ave Maria.
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30. malenǧīn(e n. & phr.
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malengine
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(a) Deceit, trickery; also a treacherous scheme; (b) law withouten fraude or (other) malengin, without fraud or deception.
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31. Merchene laue n. & phr.
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Merchenelaue
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(a) An Old English code of laws, Mercian Law; (b) the area governed under this code in late OE and early ME times.
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33. ?retauthing n. phr.
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A pleasant thing; of retauthing to reden, to read of something pleasant.
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35. venīre facias n. phr.
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Law A writ directing a sheriff to summon a jury; also, a writ requiring a person indicted of a misdemeanor to appear in court.
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36. wīlde bēst(e phr. & n.
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wilde beste
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(a) An untamed or undomesticated animal; also, a game animal; also, a wild animal kept for display or entertainment; also in fig. context
(b) a savage beast, ferocious animal; also in fig. context;……
37. wīlde brēde phr. & n.
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Roasted game; also, ?coll. game animals [2nd quot.].
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39. wīlde dẹ̄r phr. & n.
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(a) An undomesticated beast in contrast to a domesticated counterpart, a woodland creature, wild animal; also, a dumb beast, brute [1st quot.]; wilde der kin, any creature representing the general……
40. wīlde fīr(e phr. & n.
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wilde fire
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(a) Raging fire; a conflagration; a bonfire [quot. c1440 Perceval]; also, flames breathed out by a dragon [quot. c1440 Morte Arth.]
(b) a highly combustible and not easily extinguished substance used……
41. wīlde fǒul(e phr. & n.
Additional spellings:
wilde foule
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(a) An undomesticated bird in contrast to a domesticated bird; a wild bird, esp. a game bird;—also coll.; also, a bird of prey, a scavenging bird [1st quot.]
(b) the carcass or flesh of a wild bird……
43. wīlde wāre phr. or n.
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(a) Coll. Furs, pelts, or skins taken from wild animals, as a commodity or raw material for clothing, trim, etc.; ?also, wild animals [last quot.];
(b) ornamental fur decoration.
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44. wīlde werk phr. or n.
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Peltry of wild, as opposed to domesticated, animals.
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45. wīlde wọ̄de phr. & n.
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(a) A natural forest; also, a trackless woodland, esp. one regarded as dangerous; also, a forest preserve [quot. a1382, 2nd]; a stand of trees, grove [quot. c1384]
(b) in comb., with diminished……
47. wrōther hēle phr. & n.
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(a) Destruction, ruin; disaster, harm;—sometimes used as an exclamation; also, in tmesis: to wrother here hele, to their disadvantage
(b) in phrase: to wrother hele, preceded by dat. pers. pron.: to……