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1. Aleman(n)es n. (plural)

Additional spellings: Alemannes
8 quotations in 1 sense
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The Germans, the German nation; also, the Teutons. …

2. arblast, -blastē̆r n.

Additional spellings: arblaster
35 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A weapon for discharging quarrels, stones, etc., consisting of a bow set crosswise on a shaft; a crossbow, an arbalest; (b) a missile shot from a crossbow; arblast shute. …

3. assẹ̄th n.

43 quotations in 3 senses
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Fulfillment, satisfaction, reparation; maken (don) asseth, give satisfaction: (a) fulfillment of a wish, expectation or requirement; (b) fulfilling of a need; (c) satisfactory answer to a question or……

4. avail(e n.

Additional spellings: availe
68 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Benefit, advantage, profit; ben avail, to be useful or effective; ben litel avail, to be of little value; (b) of persons: worthiness. …

5. avēr n.(2)

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Things owned; possessions, property, wealth; -- coll. or pl. …

6. ā̆verāǧe n.

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A service owed by the tenant to his feudal superior [orig. consisting of work performed by the tenant with his draft animals]. …

7. bochement n.

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An increase; specif., what is given to boot (in a bargain). …

8. bondāǧe n.

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(a) The feudal tenure or status of a bonde or bond(eman (q.v.), bondage; holden lond in bondage; (b) a service required of a customary tenant; (c) the class of bondmen and serfs, the unfree. …

9. brācēr n.

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(a) The part of a suit of armor protecting the arm; (b) an arm guard or wrist guard used by archers; (c) a bracelet, an armlet. …

10. briganders, -ine(s n.

Additional spellings: brigandine, brigandines
21 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A light body armor, consisting of a front and a back half, worn by foot soldiers (later also by others); pair (of) briganders; (b) briganders maker; briganders nail. …

11. cartē̆r n.

49 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The driver of a cart or coach; a carter, coachman; also fig.; (b) carter stable, a stable for cart horses; lavedies carter, ladies' coachman; (c) as personal name. …

12. ches-treu n.

Additional spellings: chestreu
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Naut. One of two small pieces of timber, perforated to receive the tack of a sail [see quot. 1625 below and quot. 1769 in OD under chesstree]. …

13. concitisein n.

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Fellow citizen. …

14. Cornwaile n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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Cornwall. …

15. cǒuntǒur n.(1)

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(a) An accountant; esp., an official who oversees the collecting and auditing of taxes for a shire, a kingdom, etc.; (b) one who calculates, an arithmetician; (c) a pleader in court, a lawyer; (d) as……

16. cǒverlī̆te n.

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A cloth for covering a bed; bedspread, coverlet. …

17. crosselet n.(2)

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Alch. A crucible. …

18. daierīe n.

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(a) A room or building for making butter and cheese; also, a room for keeping food, a pantry; (b) a dairy farm or a dairy building on a farm; also, a dairy herd. …

19. dēcai n.

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Deterioration, decline in value or capacity to produce income; in decai, of land: no longer productive; fallen into decai, gon in decai, to decline in value or productiveness. …

20. dēvẹ̄r, -er n.

60 quotations in 3 senses
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don dever [AF faire dever], (a) to do (one's) duty (as a Christian, priest, lord, knight, tenant, official, etc.); (b) to do one's best, do all one can; also, make an effort. …

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