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1. anelās n.

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(a) A two-edged stiletto or dagger; (b) a spike [see quot.].

2. bidel n.

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One who makes announcements or carries messages and performs other services on the authority of a lord, court, guild, etc.; herald, town crier, summoner; bidel hod, a beadle's hood; bidel land (a…

3. elf n.

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A supernatural being having magical powers for good or evil; a spirit, fairy, goblin, incubus, succubus, or the like.

4. ǧerfaucǒun n.

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A large falcon used in hawking, a gerfalcon; whit gerfaucoun, the white gerfalcon of Iceland.

5. gēthe, gẹ̄the n.

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Only in phr. in a gethe, ?spiritedly, ?hastily.

6. harping-īren n.

Additional spellings: harpingiren
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A harpoon.

7. hauberk n.

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(a) A coat of mail; also, plate armor or a coat of mail reinforced with plates; -- sometimes used interchangeably with habergeoun; (b) chain mail worn over a hair shirt as a form of penance; (c) fig.

8. herberǧerī(e n.

Additional spellings: herbergerie
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(a) A temporary lodging place; also, the tents or camp of an army in the field; (b) a permanent dwelling place; a repository for treasures; (c) fig. a human being as God's dwelling place; the Virgin…

9. maskel n.

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(a) Spot, mark; blemish; (b) pl. the strands or cords of a net; also, the openings between the strands or cords of a net; (c) gise of maskel, ?lozenge shaped.

10. mis n.

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(a) Sin, sinfulness; guilt, culpability for sin; evil, wickedness; withouten mis, sinless, innocent; withouten mis of this man, he being sinless, innocent as he was; (b) a sin, an evil deed; criminal…

11. sirō̆n n.

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A shoot, sprout.

12. treu(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: treue
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(a) A pledge to cease hostilities for a lengthy or an indefinite period of time, usu. as a preliminary to further negotiation or the formal establishment of a peace; also, the peace established…

13. wẹ̄r(e n.(5)

Additional spellings: were
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(a) A feeling or personal condition of doubt or uncertainty; also, hesitancy, indecision; double wer, a state of doubt or indecision between two alternatives; in (a) wer, in a state of doubt or…

14. werle n.

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Some sort of covering or adornment for the head, prob. a circlet; ?a garland.