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1. squiler(e n.

Additional spellings: squilere
15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A servant in the scullery, dishwasher; also, an officer in charge of the scullery in a noble household; sergeaunt squiler, the officer in charge of the scullery in a king's household; (b) prive……

2. vernā̆ǧelle n.

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A variety of sweet wine, prob. similar to vernage n. …

3. servaunt n.

223 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) One owing a duty of service to a master or lord; a laborer for hire; a male or female domestic servant, household servant; servaunt man, servaunt womman; (b) servaunt familier (domestical,……

4. Sarasī̆neis adj.

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(a) Of Saracen manufacture or style; brouet Sarasineis blaunk, a milk-based sauce; (b) of Saracen birth; (c) as noun: the territory of the Saracens [cp. Sarasinesse n.(a)]. …

5. salā̆rī(e n.

Additional spellings: salarie
37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Compensation, payment, esp. a salary or compensation periodically paid for regular service [sometimes difficult to distinguish from (b)]; also fig.; (b) a payment for a specific service or limited……

6. resurrecciǒun n.

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(a) The Resurrection of Christ; also, the resurrection of Antichrist [quot.: Chester Pl.Antichr.]; (b) the religious festival commemorating the Resurrection; resurreccioun gilde, a guild that……

7. resǒunen v.(1)

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(a) To re-echo, resound; return an echo; resounen of (with), ring with (a sound), reverberate with, be filled with; (b) to sound, make or utter a sound; also, to play (a tune); resounen in-to mirthe……

8. rē̆sǒun n.(2)

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(a) The intellectual faculty, intellectual power or capacity, reason; -- also pl.; light of resoun; (b) the exercise of the intellectual faculty, act or process of reasoning; mental processes……

9. partrich(e n.

Additional spellings: partriche
81 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A partridge Perdix perdix; (b) partrich ei (galle, hed), partridge egg (gall, head); covei(e of partriches, a covey or flock of partridges; (c) partridge as food; partridge meat; (d) as surname. …

10. par amǒur(e adverbial phr.

Additional spellings: paramour, par amoure, paramoure
48 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Passionately; with sexual love or desire; also, in a friendly or courteous manner [quots.: c1400]; (b) loven paramour(es, to be passionately in love; love (sb.) fervently or passionately, have……

11. pannāǧe n.

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(a) Acorns and other food which swine find in the forest; pannage time, the season when swine are allowed to feed in the forest; (b) the right to let one's swine feed in a forest; (c) a fee paid to……

12. panē̆l n.(1)

38 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A piece of cloth; a saddle cloth or pad; ?also, a saddle; male panel, a pack saddle; sadel panel, saddle cloth or pad; (b) a pane of glass; a piece of ice; (c) a part or division. …

13. palmē̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: palmere
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(a) A pilgrim [orig. pilgrim to the Holy Land]; fig. a crusader; (b) as surname; (c) in names of streets, gilds, and topographical features. …

14. palmer n.

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A palm tree. …

15. oyes interj.

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A call for silence and attention: hear ye! …

16. oyer n.

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Law (a) A criminal hearing under a commission of oyer and terminer; oyer determiner; on eire of an oyer, on circuit under a commission of oyer and terminer; (b) oyer and terminer (determiner), a……

17. merliǒun n.

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(a) A small European falcon, the merlin Falco aesalon; (b) ?confused with the heraldic merlete. …

18. merim n.

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Lumber, timber. …

19. moinel n.

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A mullion. …

20. misprisiọ̄n n.

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Law An offense or illegal act, esp. on the part of a public official. …

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