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1. agnus (dei) n. or phr.

Additional spellings: agnus dei
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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'.

2. al-thing, al(le thing n. & (earlier) phr.

Additional spellings: althing, al thing, alle thing
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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.

4. anī-man phr. & n.

Additional spellings: animan
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Anyone.

5. anī-thing phr. & n.

Additional spellings: anithing
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(a) Anything; anything else; anything at all; also, anybody [c1300 SLeg.Patr.]; most of ani-thing, more than anything else; (b) for ani-thing, at all events, despite everything.

6. ā-per-sē phr. as adj. & n.

Additional spellings: a per se, aperse
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Unique, outstanding; a prominent person.

7. aqua vite n. phr.

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Brandy or other highly distilled spirits; esp., spiced brandy [cp. aqua ardens, water ardaunt].

8. bāke(n mēte, bāke-mēte phr. & n.

Additional spellings: bake mete, bake-mete, bakemete
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Any dish baked in a shell of pastry, such as a meat pie, a tart, a custard.

9. basket ful, basket-ful phr. & n.

Additional spellings: basket-ful, basketful
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A basket full (of sth.), a basketful.

10. blank-de-sorẹ̄ n. (from phr.)

Additional spellings: blankdesore
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A dish of minced chicken or fish [see quots.].

11. bro(u)ghtforth phr. as n.

Additional spellings: broughtforth
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12. chele priem n. or phr.

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Coriander.

13. chirche-wǒrk n. (& phr.)

Additional spellings: 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.

14. cūth-ūtlaghe phr. as n.

Additional spellings: cuthutlaghe
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Law One who harbors a known outlaw.

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].

16. drūe-le-reigne phr. as n.

Additional spellings: druelereigne
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Dear-to-the-queen, the queen's paramour; -- a nickname.

17. ēst sē n. or phr.

Additional spellings: est-se
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The southern part of the North Sea, lying between England and the Low Countries.

18. fā̆der in laue, fā̆der in lei n. & phr.

Additional spellings: 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.

19. flẹ̄men(e fremth, flẹ̄men-fremth, flẹ̄menes-fremth phr. & n.

Additional spellings: flemene fremth, flemen-fremth, flemenfremth, flemenes-fremth, flemenesfremth
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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
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A fortunate day; also, good fortune.

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
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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.

23. gọ̄d spẹ̄de, gọ̄̆d-spẹ̄de phr. & n.

Additional spellings: god-spede, godspede
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(a) Quickly, speedily; a god spede; (b) as interj.; (c) as surname.

24. gọ̄d wīf, gọ̄d-wīf phr. & n.

Additional spellings: 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.

25. gọ̄d wil(le, gọ̄d-wil(le phr. & n.

Additional spellings: 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.

26. hā̆lī̆-dai, hālī dai n. & phr.

Additional spellings: halidai, hali dai
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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.

Additional spellings: heil Marie
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(a) The greeting of Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; (b) the prayer Ave Maria.

28. il wil(le phr. & n.

Additional spellings: il wille
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(a) Malevolence, hostility, ill will; il wil of, ill will towards (sb.); (b) ?as adj. = il-willed.

29. ma-dam(e n. & phr.

Additional spellings: madam, ma-dame, madame
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My lady: (a) used as a respectful form of address, usually to a woman of the upper classes; (b) used as part of a title; (c) in the name of a dish; ?in the title of a dance tune.

30. malenǧīn(e n. & phr.

Additional spellings: malengine
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(a) Deceit, trickery; also a treacherous scheme; (b) law withouten fraude or (other) malengin, without fraud or deception.

31. Merchene laue n. & phr.

Additional spellings: 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.

32. nō-man phr. & n.

Additional spellings: noman
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(a) No one, nobody; (b) in proverbs and sayings; (c) no-mannes-lond-lond, a piece of unowned land; esp. one outside London used for executions; (d) no creature; (e) in place name.

33. ?retauthing n. phr.

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A pleasant thing; of retauthing to reden, to read of something pleasant.

34. sǒm-thing phr. & n.

Additional spellings: somthing
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(a) An undetermined or unspecified thing, some thing; (b) an unspecified act or deed; aginnen (don, hoten) som-thing, to undertake (do, enjoin) some deed; (c) an unspecified event or occurrence; (d)…

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.

36. wīlde bēst(e phr. & n.

Additional spellings: 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.].

38. wīlde cat phr. & n.

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(a) An undomesticated cat in contrast to a domesticated cat (b) the European wildcat, prob. Felis catus, or a similar fur-bearing animal; ?specif. the marten; (c) pl. skins of the wildcat used as fur…

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.

Additional spellings: 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…

42. wīlde man phr. & n.

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(a) A man lacking in restraint, self-discipline, self-control, etc.; a reckless or rash man (b) one who is irrational or crazed, a madman; (c) one who lives like an animal, a primitive, a savage;…

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.

44. wīlde werk phr. or n.

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Peltry of wild, as opposed to domesticated, animals.

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…

46. wīse-man phr. & n.

Additional spellings: wiseman
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(a) One who has discretion in temporal matters, a thoughtful, discerning, or rational person; one governed by reason, moderation, good sense, or cautiousness; also, one who dispenses sound judgments…

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…

48. yǒng man phr. & n.

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(a) A man who is young, young man; an adolescent;—often contrasted with olde man; also in proverbs and prov. expressions (b) a man, usu. young, serving as an attendant upon a person of higher rank;…