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1. cherset n.

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A customary rent paid in grain or chickens for the support of the (parish) church, usually at Martinmas (Nov.11). [See Neilson Cust.Rents in OSSLH 2 193-6.] …

2. Dene-laue n.

Additional spellings: Denelaue
7 quotations in 1 sense
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The law code imposed upon the northern and eastern counties of England by the Danes or Northmen, or the 15 counties so governed; the Danelaw. …

3. flẹ̄te n.

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(a) A group of ships; esp. a fleet of warships, a navy; ?a naval expedition; (b) a troop of armed men, an army; (c) ?a set (of fishing nets). …

4. frank-pleǧǧe n.

Additional spellings: frankplegge
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One of the mutually responsible members of a tithing, etc. …

5. last n.(2)

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(a) The load of a ship, cargo; (b) a measure for hides, 200 hides; (c) a measure for wool; prob. 20 sacks; (d) a measure for herrings and other fish, bacon, beer, wine, small cut or shaped stones……

6. scauāǧe n.

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A custom levied on goods displayed for sale within the precincts of London. …

7. shrīden v.

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(a) To clothe (sb., oneself), dress; -- also without obj.; provide (sb.) with clothing; cover (one's skin, the genitals, etc.); also fig.; also, provide (sb. with a bed); (b) ppl. shrid, clothed……

8. smolt n.(1)

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Coll. Young salmon [last quot. may belong to smolt n.(2)]. …

9. snek n.

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(a) A latch; a bolt; snek bond, a string or band attached to the latch and passed through a hole to the outside to raise the latch when pulled; snek hole, a hole through which a string for raising the……

10. somnen v.

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(a) To urge (sb. to do sth.), invite, call upon; order (sb. to do sth.); -- also with that clause; ben somned, be called upon (to do sth.), be obliged; ben somned to, be invited to (a feast); (b) ?to……

11. sǒuken v.

184 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To feed from the breast or udder; also fig.; souken of (at, on, upon), feed from (the breast); also fig.; (b) souken of, to partake of (milk from the breast); (c) ppl. soukinge as adj.: of the age……

12. stath n.

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(a) A shore; the bank of a river, edge of a pond [last quot. may be error for scath(e n.]; also in proverbs; (b) a dock, wharf, landing place; lond stath, an embankment forming the end of a bridge……

13. stik(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: stike
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A measure of quantity for eels, usu. 25; stik ele, ?eels of small size. …

14. strāke n.(2)

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(a) One of the separate pieces of iron together forming a band used to secure the felloes of a cartwheel to each other, a strake; cart strake; strake nail, a nail for fastening strakes; -- also coll……

15. tup(pe n.

Additional spellings: tuppe
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(a) A male sheep, ram; also, a ram's skin [quot. c1450]; tup hed; tup horn; (b) mil. a battering ram; (c) in surnames and place name. …

16. walda n.

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Alum. …

17. yẹ̄ld n.

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(a) Tax; a tax, an exaction; also, a royal land tax; also, a sum paid in tax; dane yeld [see dane-geld n.] (b) a customary rent or payment; ?also, quittance or exemption from the obligation to pay……

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