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1. abbater phr. or adv.

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?Down on the ground.

2. abbotes horn phr.

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Some kind of horn, an abbot's hunting horn.

3. acceptǒur of persones phr.

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One who shows favoritism, a respecter of persons.

4. acrois phr. & adv.

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(a) In the shape of a cross, i.e. with arms extended; (b) in a crossed position; (c) from one side to the other, across the length of something.

5. a dai, adai phr. & adv.

Additional spellings: adai
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(a) In the daytime (as opposed to night), by day; ayen eve a dai, toward evening; a dai or anight; (b) each day, daily, in the day; oft a dai, many times each day; (c) on a certain day, one day; (d)…

6. a dē̆vel-wei phr. or adv.

Additional spellings: a develwei
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(a) To the Devil, to hell; wend a devel-wei, go away, get out!; (b) as an oath or expletive: the Devil!

7. adultime āǧe phr.

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?Adolescence.

8. adwōle adv. (or phr.)

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Falsely, erroneously.

9. agnus castus phr.

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Either of two plants: a Mediterranean shrub (Vitex agnus-castus), traditionally regarded as a preservative of chastity; a species of St.-John's-wort (Hypericum androsaemum), used as a medicinal…

10. 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'.

11. airish bēstes phr.

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Demons of the air.

12. al-abǒute(n phr., adv., & prep.

Additional spellings: al-abouten
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All around, on all sides, in all directions; in every way or respect.

13. a-last adv. (& phr.)

Additional spellings: alast
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(a) Last in order, in the end, finally; (b) on the last occasion, lately.

14. alāte adv. (?phr.)

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Of late, recently.

15. al awei phr. & adv.

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(a) All (gone) away, all gone, etc.; (b) in every way, by far (greater); (c) on and on.

16. al dai, al-dai(es phr. & adv.

Additional spellings: al-dai, aldai, al-daies, aldaies
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(a) The entire day, all day; (b) every day, all the time, always; any day, at any time, again and again; (c) al daies, for all time, forever.

17. al-kin(nes adj. & (earlier) genitive phr.

Additional spellings: alkin, al-kinnes, alkinnes
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Of every or any kind; of all kinds; in (on) al-kin wise (maner), in every or any way.

18. al rēdī phr. & adj.

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Of persons: (a) quite ready or prepared (to do sth.); (b) quite willing (to obey, please, etc.).

19. al-sauf phr. & adv.

Additional spellings: alsauf
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In all safety, quite safely; also, under safe-conduct [quot. c1325].

20. al-soule(n dai phr.

Additional spellings: alsoule dai, al-soulen dai, alsoulen dai
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All Souls' day [Nov. 2]; -- also al-soulen, al-soules for short.

21. 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…

22. al togeder, al-togeder phr. & adv.

Additional spellings: al-togeder, altogeder
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(a) As a phrase: all in one group, lot, or mass; all together; (b) as adv.: in every way, completely, entirely, fully, utterly; altogether; for short, simply [quot. 1423]; as adj.: complete, total…

23. a mod phr. or adj.

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?In the mud [if riming with wǒd]; ?in anger [if riming with wọ̄d; cp. mọ̄d]; ?disheartened [if riming with wọ̄d; cp. OE ǣmōd].

24. amor ereos n. phr.

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Love-sickness.

25. Andrewes crosse phr.

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An oblique X-shaped cross (on which St. Andrew was said to have suffered death); Seint Andrewes crosse.

26. Andrew gilder phr.

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A coin, 'the Burgundian florin of St. Andrew, struck from 1466 to 1485' [Hanham]; -- also in shortened form as simply an 'Andreu' (etc.)

27. anī-kin(nes phr. (used attributively) & adj.

Additional spellings: anikin, ani-kinnes, anikinnes
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Any kind(s) of, any; also, every kind of [quot.Cursor 276]; for ani-kin aughte, by every means, all he could; on (in) ani-kin wise, in any way or manner; bi ani-kin wei, anyway; for ani-kin thing, for…

28. anī-man phr. & n.

Additional spellings: animan
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Anyone.

29. anī maner phr. as adj.

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Any kind of, any.

30. anī ōn phr.

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Any (single) one, anyone.

31. 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.

32. anī-wīse phr.& adv.

Additional spellings: aniwise
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In any way or manner.

33. ānydan ūt v. phr.

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Expel.

34. a parcel(es phr.

Additional spellings: a parceles
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As (distinct) parts.

35. ā-per-sē phr. as adj. & n.

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

36. aqua vite n. phr.

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

37. a rōre adv. or phr.

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Only in setten arore, put in an uproar, arouse, provoke.

38. ashāme phr. & adj.

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Ashamed, disgraced; crien ashame, ?cry 'for shame'; putten to ashame, put to shame, make ashamed.

39. at ōn(e phr.

Additional spellings: at one
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(a) ben at on, to be of one mind, be in full or friendly accord or agreement; be friends; also, to be reconciled; al at on; (b) bringen at on, maken at on, to bring or restore to agreement or accord…

40. at ōnes phr.

Additional spellings: at-ones, atones
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In one body or group, together; al at ones.

41. a wike phr. (?also adv.)

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In the week, by the week, weekly.

42. ayẹ̄n-cǒmen v. (or phr.)

Additional spellings: ayencomen
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(a) To come back (to a person or place), return; (b) of something lost: to be recovered, return; (c) to go toward, go to meet, to meet or encounter (sth.); ayen-comen to, to go to meet (sb.)…

43. 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.

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

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

45. bi and bi phr.

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(a) Side by side, close together, alongside; (b) on and on, continually, constantly, incessantly, always; again and again, from time to time, repeatedly; (c) one by one, one after another, one and…

46. bī cause, because phr. & adv.

Additional spellings: because
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(a) By reason (of), on account (of), because (of); (b) for the sake (of); in order to prevent [quot. Malory].

47. bī west(en phr., adv., and prep.

Additional spellings: bi westen, biwest, biwesten
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In or to the west; west of (sth.); from bi west, from the west.

48. blank-de-sorẹ̄ n. (from phr.)

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

49. blaunk de Spain(e phr.

Additional spellings: blaunk de Spaine
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50. blaunk plum(b phr.

Additional spellings: blaunk plumb
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White lead.

51. bonking clōth phr.

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?A cloth for covering a pile or rick of grain; ?a cloth for winnowing grain.

52. brank ursine phr.

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The acanthus (Acanthus mollis).

53. brenning water phr.

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An alcoholic distillate, such as brandy.

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

Additional spellings: broughtforth
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55. cepi corpus phr.

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Law The return of a sheriff who has arrested a person upon a capias.

56. chele priem n. or phr.

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Coriander.

57. cher-mat phr. as adj.

Additional spellings: chermat
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Downcast.

58. 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.

59. Cink Pors, Cink Portes phr.

Additional spellings: Cink Portes
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The Cinque Ports (orig. the five seaports of Hastings, Sandwich, Dover, Romney, and Hythe, to which others were later added) on the south-east coast of England. [In return for extensive privileges…

60. codding tīme phr.

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The season for shelling peas.

61. commū̆ne bench, ~ court phr.

Additional spellings: commune court
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A court held at Westminster for the settlement of ordinary civil suits; the Court of Common Pleas.

62. com(m)ū̆ne crēde phr.

Additional spellings: comune crede
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The Apostles' Creed [cp. commune adj. 7].

63. commū̆ne equitẹ̄ phr.

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Universal or natural right or justice [cp. commune adj. 7].

64. commū̆ne jūrǒur phr.

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A juror in the Court of Common Pleas [cp. commune bench].

65. commū̆ne laue phr.

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(a) The general or customary law of a country, the law of the land; (b) specif., the common law of England as administered in the King's courts; gon to or suen (at) the commune laue, go to (sue at)…

66. commū̆ne numbre phr.

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A common factor.

67. commū̆n(e plāce phr.

Additional spellings: commun place
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(a) The Court of Common Pleas, a superior court sitting at Westminster for the trial of civil actions between subjects; (b) a Roman establishment regarded as in some measure equivalent to an English…

68. commū̆ne right phr.

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Common or natural right or justice [cp. commune adj. 7].

69. commū̆n(e veine phr.

Additional spellings: commun veine
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The median vein.

70. commū̆n(e wēle phr.

Additional spellings: commune wele
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(a) The general welfare (of a country or community), the common good; (b) a commonwealth or its people.

71. commū̆n(e welthe phr.

Additional spellings: commun welthe
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(a) The general welfare (of a community); (b) a commonwealth.

72. commū̆n(e yēr phr.

Additional spellings: commune yer
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(a) A year of 12 lunations; (b) the tropical or sidereal year; (c) the civil (Julian) year.

73. conscript fadres phr.

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The senators (of Rome).

74. cǒntrẹ̄-ward adv. or phr.

Additional spellings: contreward
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to (til) contre-ward, to (one's) country or abode, homeward; to what contre-ward, to what country.

75. cōren bọ̄te phr.

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Choice repayment, singular revenge.

76. Corpus Christī phr.

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The Blessed Sacrament; Corpus Christi fest, fest of Corpus Christi, the feast of the Blessed Sacrament celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday; Corpus Christi plai, play performed in…

77. crispe malwe phr.

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A mallow with crinkly leaves; prob. the curled mallow Malva crispa.

78. culpes of the sē phr.

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Sea plants; ?kelp.

79. cūth-ūtlaghe phr. as n.

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

80. dai-light, daies light cpd. & phr.

Additional spellings: dailight, daies light
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(a) The light of daytime, daylight, sunlight; brod dai-light; (b) the light part of a natural day, daytime; bi, on dai-light, in daytime; (c) daybreak, dawn.

81. 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].

82. den and strand phr.

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Inlet and shore; the right to use inlets and the shore, fisherman's right.

83. ditizance doutance phr.

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For a certainty, without fail.

84. Doncaster knīf phr.

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A knife or blade made in Doncaster.

85. dorne-dai court phr.

Additional spellings: dornedai court
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?A session of a borough court at which the sealing of a burgher's doorway for non-payment of burgage rent could be ordered.

86. doughter in laue phr.

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One's son's wife, daughter-in-law.

87. dǒutremēr phr. as adj.

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From overseas.

88. draw bleu phr.

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Dull blue.

89. drink heil phr.

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A salutation given in response to the toast wes hail: drink to your health!, good luck to you!

90. drūe-le-reigne phr. as n.

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

91. durring dọ̄n, durring-dọ̄ phr. & cpd.

Additional spellings: durring-do, durringdo, durring do
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Courage to engage in feats of arms, prowess in battle; also, feats of arms, exploits, battle.

92. ēch ōn pronominal phr.

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Each one; every single one, everyone;--(a) ref. to a preceding noun or pronoun; also without such an antecedent; (b) in apposition to a preceding noun or pron.; (c) with of phrase; (d) ech on..other

93. eies kunnes phr.

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Of any kind.

94. ei(e)s-wei(e)s adverbial phr., adv.

Additional spellings: eiesweies, eis-weis, eisweis, eies-weis, eiesweis, eis-weies, eisweies
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In any way or manner.

95. en grē phr. or adv.

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With good will, goodnaturedly, graciously.

96. ephialtes the more phr.

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Nightmare.

97. eri-dai adv. (orig. noun phr.)

Additional spellings: eridai
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Daily.

98. ē̆rne morwe phr. (later cpd.)

Additional spellings: ernemorwe
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on ernemorwe, in the early morning, at dawn; from erne morwe, from dawn.

99. 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.

100. et cetera Latin phr.

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And so forth, and so on; and others.