Law A sum of money established as the value of a free man, determined according to social rank and paid as compensation for the murder or injury of such a man. …

Law A thief whose guilt might be absolved through payment of his wergild; also, the payment of compensation for a theft; ?also, the right to receive such payments [quot. a1315 & perh. others]. …

(a) The doing of an act or action; acting (in a certain way), (one’s) behavior; also, that which one does or has done, (one’s) acts or doings; an act, a deed; werking togeder; a merveillous werking……

As simple adv., with indefinite or generalizing force (a) with ref. to physical location: in any place, anywhere; her or wher; wher elles, in various places, around; (b) with ref. to a written text:……

As rel. adv.: (a) introducing restrictive locative adj. clauses: in which, wherein, where (b) introducing nonrestrictive locative adj. clauses: in which place, at which place, where; also, from which……

(a) The appetitive and volitional faculty of the soul;—often as contrasted with reason, imagination, etc.; also in fig. context; also person.; volition; also, the soul in its appetitive operations……

(a) To depart from a place, move away, leave; refl. take oneself away, go away; absent oneself; ben withdrawen, be departed; also, be out of the way [quot. a1325] (b) freq. refl. to retreat from a……

Law (a) The distraining of a deforcer’s personal goods in order to force restoration of that which he has illegally taken; also, a writ authorizing this action (b) a distress authorized by one civic……

(a) Not enclosed or fully contained in (a part of the body, a container); also, not immersed in (water); above (ground) (b) outside (an enclosed or a defined space), in the area beyond (an enclosing……

Law The illegal cutting of wood. …

(a) Law Outlawry; also, an outlaw; crien (maken) wolfes-hed, taken wolfes-hed on, to declare (sb.) an outlaw, impose outlawry on; also in fig. context; (b) as surname. …

(a) Law That which washes ashore from the sea, esp. from a wrecked ship; also, the right to take that which washes up on a certain stretch of seashore; ?also, a wrecked ship, a shipwreck [quot……

(a) Something written; a document in writing, a written covenant, account, set of instructions, etc.; also, a source text for another written work; ?also, handwriting [quot. 1340]; ?error for writere……

(a) Of a person or creature: walked; also, was able to walk [quot. c1440]; yede on fot, yede on his fet, yede upright, etc.; yede afote, was on foot (b) walked (in a certain manner); (c) in……

(a) A measurement of time or calendrical unit reckoned by the earth’s completion of its course around the sun, the year as an abstract entity;—usu. conceived as divided into twelve months and……

(a) To give alms, gifts, etc., give something voluntarily, make a gift; give generously (to sb.); give alms, gifts, etc. (to sb.) in response to a request; also, in partitive construction: yeven of……