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1. sub-pēna n.

Additional spellings: subpena
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Law (a) A writ compelling, under threat of punishment, the appearance of a party in a dispute before the court of chancery; ?also, a writ compelling a defendant to comply with an official ruling……

2. chemināǧe n.

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A toll paid to the forester for entering or passing through a forest. [See Neilson Cust.Rents in OSSLH 2 143.] …

3. stomaticon n.

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Med. A digestive or purgative medicine of various kinds; stomaticon comfortativum; gretere stomaticon. …

4. trainel n.

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Some part of the equipment pertaining to a horse; ?a hobble; ?a trace. …

5. champartīe n.

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Law The practice of aiding a litigant for a share of the matter in dispute, champerty. …

6. sāble n.

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(a) The European sable (Martes zibellina); (b) the fur or pelt of the sable; (c) the color black; blak sable; blak as (blakker than) sable; (d) a black garment, black clothing, mourning clothes; (e) h……

7. compert ppl.(1) & n.

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(a) Found out, ascertained; (b) law the finding of an inquest; also, an inquest. …

8. pichtel n.

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(a) A small, enclosed piece of land; a pightle; (b) in place names; -- often preceded by the genitive of a personal name. …

9. th, þ, ð n.

Additional spellings: þ, ð
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(a) The digraph th; the letter þ or ð of the alphabet, thorn; (b) an abbrev. for that pron., rel. pron., conj., etc. …

10. vernish n.

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One or more kinds of resin or gum, or such held in solution and intended for use as a decorative or protective coating on wood or other material, varnish; ?also, varnish used as a vehicle or mordant……

11. Dene-laue n.

Additional spellings: Denelaue
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The law code imposed upon the northern and eastern counties of England by the Danes or Northmen, or the 15 counties so governed; the Danelaw. …

12. last n.(2)

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(a) The load of a ship, cargo; (b) a measure for hides, 200 hides; (c) a measure for wool; prob. 20 sacks; (d) a measure for herrings and other fish, bacon, beer, wine, small cut or shaped stones……

13. cherset n.

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A customary rent paid in grain or chickens for the support of the (parish) church, usually at Martinmas (Nov.11). [See Neilson Cust.Rents in OSSLH 2 193-6.] …

14. tortette n.

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A small candle, prob. twisted; tortettes a broche, small candles mounted on the spikes of a candleholder. …

15. Turkī(e n.

Additional spellings: Turkie
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(a) The country of the Turks, located vaguely in Anatolia; also, Asia Minor; (b) dep Turki, ?the interior of the Anatolian peninsula; ?error for dep sirtes, one of two deep areas of dangerous sandbars……

16. trussūre n.

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= tressour n. (a). …

17. trusser n.

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Naut. A rope, line, cord, etc. serving as part of a ship's rigging. …

18. storax n.

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A gum or resin from the storax tree (Styrax officinale), often used medicinally; storax calamita; tre of storax, the storax tree. …

19. rē̆nǧe n.(2)

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(a) A row (of words, people), a line; (b) a line of fighting men assembled for battle or a joust, a rank; also, fig. a group of saints in heaven; on o (on) renge, in one rank, in a group; upon o renge……

20. wrak n.(1)

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A wrecked ship, shipwreck; ship wrak; toward a wrak, on the verge of being wrecked; gon (ben igone) to wrak, of a ship: to suffer destruction on the water, be wrecked; also in fig. context. …

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