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1. worthing(e ger.

Additional spellings: worthinge
12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The act of honoring someone; the act of worshiping God; also, honor; worship, reverence; worthing dai [OE weorþung-dæg], a day of worship, specif. the Sabbath; worthing night, ?the evening of Ash……

2. lammasse n.

44 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Lammas, Aug. 1; the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula; also, one of the quarter days [cp. lammasse dai]; ?also, the time of year about Lammas; to the lammasse, at Lammas; (b) in surnames. …

3. birth(e n.

Additional spellings: birthe
116 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) The act of giving birth, childbirth; birth bering; labour of birth; at on (a) birth, in one delivery; (b) birth in wombe, conception. …

4. Frī(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: Frie
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
The goddess of love, Freya. …

5. win adj.

9 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Joyful, blissful; delightful, fair, goodly; also, precious; win folk, good people, followers; win to biholden, pleasant to behold, fair to look on. …

6. frī-dai n.

Additional spellings: fridai
52 quotations in 2 senses
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Friday; --freq. with def. art.; in various constructions; (b) in prep. phrases; (c) adverbial uses. …

7. hā̆lī̆-dai, hālī dai n. & phr.

Additional spellings: halidai, hali dai
65 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A Christian festival, a day consecrated to religious observances, a day of rest; any holy day, including Sunday; (b) any Hebrew holy day, including Saturday; (c) fig. a day sacred to Cupid, a……

8. thane def. art. & adj.

199 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; also with noun used as indirect obj. [1st quot.]……

9. this pron.

178 quotations in 4 senses
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As anaph. or dem. pron.: (a) pointing to a previously mentioned person or thing: this, this one, he, she, him, etc.; also, pointing to a previously mentioned group or series of ingredients, actions……

10. 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……

11. upon prep.

717 quotations in 32 senses
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(a) Above and touching (sth.); seated upon (sth.); supported by (sth.); also used, in fig. context, with a person as obj. [quot. a1225(c1200)] (b) based on (truth, authority, etc.); grounden upon;……

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