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1. ǣn-līc adj.

Additional spellings: ænlic
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Of persons: noble. …

2. al-kin(nes adj. & (earlier) genitive phr.

Additional spellings: alkin, al-kinnes, alkinnes
36 quotations in 1 sense
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Of every or any kind; of all kinds; in (on) al-kin wise (maner), in every or any way. …

3. al-mightī adj. (& n.)

Additional spellings: almighti
29 quotations in 2 senses
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Almighty, omnipotent; -- (a) of God; god almihti and god-almighti (cpd.); (b) of a member of the Trinity; (c) of a divine attribute; (d) of a non-Christian god or object of worship; (e) of Samson……

4. Britǒun n. & adj.

31 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A native of the British Isles, a Celt; Britones se, the Britons' (or Bretons') Sea = Brittish se, the English channel; (b) a Breton; (c) a Breton apple. …

5. crisp adj.

42 quotations in 3 senses
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Of hair, wool, etc.: curly. …

6. Cristen adj. & n.

101 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of persons: Christian; Cristen soule, Christian soul; also, a Christian; (b) Cristen man, a Christian. …

7. Ēǧipcien, -ian n. and adj.

Additional spellings: Egipcian
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As noun: a native of Egypt, an Egyptian. …

8. fīndī adj.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Capable of understanding (what is said); apt or effective (language); (b) capable or able (person); (c) ?suitable or proper for a certain purpose. …

9. ǧēaunt n. & adj.

50 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A fabulous manlike creature of great size; also, a man of extraordinary size or strength; geaunt berd, a giant's beard; geauntes fight, the war of the giants against the Greek gods; fig. Genesis……

10. Lā̆tī̆n adj.

25 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of the Latin language, Latin; (b) of a book: written in Latin; (c) Latin-speaking, Latin-writing; Latin chirche, the Western church; (d) of the original Latin-speaking peoples; port Latin, the……

11. Lǒndenish adj.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of London, belonging to London; (b) as noun: a Londoner; (c) as surname. …

12. mid adj. & pref.

66 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Middle, mid-; mid strem, the middle of the stream; mid theigh (leg), the middle of the thigh (leg); in the mid se (sheld), in the middle of the sea (shield); in the mid side, ?in the middle; to……

13. prǒud adj.

228 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Guilty of the sin of Pride; haughty, arrogant; also, obstinate, rebellious; (b) proudest of pride, supremely proud; proud as lucifer; proud herte, proud heart; -- also as surname or epithet; maken……

14. purpel adj.

32 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Purple, dark crimson, or violet; of a cloth or garment: dyed in a purplish or crimson hue, often denoting royalty; also, of a liturgical vestment: denoting a penitential season; (b) purpel pal, a……

15. sanctus adj.

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Holy, sainted; -- used before the name of a saint or of Solomon. …

16. sēdil adj.

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?Gentle. …

17. seint(e adj.

Additional spellings: seinte
246 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Holy, divinely inspired, worthy of worship; also in oaths; in personification: seint treuth; (b) in phrases: for (par, etc.) seint charite, for the sake of charity; -- common in entreaties and……

18. siker adj.

276 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Free from danger, not at risk, in safety, safe; siker and sauf; siker o, safe from (sb.); siker of, safe from (sb. or sth.); also, safe on account of (the king's seal); maken siker, to make (sth.)……

19. stormī adj.

33 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Characterized by violent weather, stormy; also fig.; (b) of a place: subject to frequent storms; (c) in proverbs and prov. expressions. …

20. thā̆n def. art. & adj.(1)

249 quotations in 6 senses
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Referring to a specific member of a class and used anaphorically, pointing to a person or thing previously mentioned: the, that, this: (a) with noun; (b) with noun, now further specified by an adj., a……

21. thas def. art. & adj.

109 quotations in 5 senses
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Referring to a specific member of a class and used anaphorically, pointing to a person or thing previously mentioned: the, that, this: (a) with noun; thas weies (aweies), in this manner; (b) with……

22. toren-eȝe adj.

Additional spellings: toreneȝe
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Bleary-eyed; also, of the eyes: bleared; (b) as noun phrase: ?bleariness or rheuminess of the eyes; ?bleary eyes. …

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