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1. aunǧel n.

155 quotations in 9 senses
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One of the celestial servants of God, an angel. …

2. calle n.

38 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A net for the hair, a kind of headdress; (b) comeli under calle, beautiful in one's headdress; uncomeli under calle; maken (sb.) a houve aboven a calle, to make a fool of (sb.); (c) ?a hood, ?a……

3. dubben v.

60 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To create (a knight); confer knighthood on (sb.); give the accolade to (sb.); also, beat (sb.) [1st quot.]; neudubbed, of a knight: newly created; (b) dubben (to) knight, to make (sb.) a knight……

4. pellican(e n.

Additional spellings: pellicane
32 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) One of the Eurasian pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus or Pelecanus crispus); also, a porphyrio (?Porphyrio cærulens); as a symbol of Christ [quot.: Symb.Pass.]; (b) in representations as a heraldic……

5. plaunten v.

105 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To plant or set (a tree, an herb, a vine, etc.); also fig.; also, transplant (a tree, etc.); plaunten over; plaunted thing, a plant; (b) to plant (a vineyard, a garden); (c) to plant or sow a……

6. sak n.

150 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) A sack, bag; also fig.; sak and ston, completely; (b) a sack for grain or flour; (c) a sack for money or valuables; also, a purse; (d) cook. a sack or bag used in kneading dough; pl. a culinary……

7. sop(pe n.(1)

Additional spellings: soppe
37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A piece of bread dipped or soaked in wine, water, milk, or some other liquid; pl. sops; also, cook. a dish containing pieces of toasted bread on which a broth or syrup is poured; soppes dorre(s)……

8. sturǧeǒun n.

45 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The sturgeon (Acipenser sturio); -- also coll.; ?also, another fish or aquatic animal [quot. ?c1475]; (b) cook. a sturgeon used as food; maken a sturgeoun, to prepare a sturgeon for the table; (c)……

9. wīn(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: wine
141 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) An alcoholic drink, usu. made from crushed whole grapes or from grape juice; also fig. and in fig. context; couchen win, to place a stock of wine in storage; fillen the win, give (sb.) the wine……

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