Referring to an unspecified, or as yet unspecified, member of a class or representative of a type; -- (a) as the first unit in a noun phrase [the usual construction]; (b) before an adj. modifying a……

Sun-dried or salt codfish. …

?Boastful; ?puffed up, inflated. …

To summon (sb.). …

(a) To choke, strangle, or suffocate (sb.); (b) to obstruct (sth.). …

(a) Dealings, intercourse, traffic; (b) sexual intercourse; (c) conflict, fighting. …

Askew, awry. …

Straightway. …

A turbulent current (of the sea), ?a tidal wave. …

Soured ale, malt vinegar. …

Eel spear, fish spear. …

leiden legges aliri, ?crossed their legs or thighs; ?made their legs lame, acted as if paralyzed. …

A songbird of some kind; ?a bullfinch, ?a thrush. …

An uncanny creature. …

A liquid measure (of varying capacity). …

Culrage (Polygonum hydropiper). …

Lizard, newt. …

One (not an heir-at-law) to whom a property or right is bequeathed; heires and assignes. …

As a horde or gang. …

?To trick, get the better of (sb.); ?get away, escape. …