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1. almes(se n.

Additional spellings: almesse
144 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Anything given to relieve those in poverty or distress, any charitable gift or offering, alms; an allotment of alms; eten almes, be dependent on alms; gan on almes, liven bi, of almes, live on……

2. alōe(s n.

Additional spellings: aloes
23 quotations in 1 sense
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Aloe: (a) the tree; (b) the juice or resin of the tree, aloes; (c) med. the drug aloes; aloe caballinum (cicotrine, epatik). …

3. anker n.

42 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A ship's anchor; casten, laien, senden out anker; drauen up, halen, highen, pullen up, taken up, weien (up) anker; riden at, bi, on anker; (b) a weight; (c) a fastening device, a mooring. …

4. ān-sǣte n.

Additional spellings: ansæte
1 quotation in 1 sense
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A recluse. …

5. antē̆me n.

24 quotations in 2 senses
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A musical composition based upon a scriptural text, sung in the Church Offices before each psalm and often repeated after the psalm, or after each verse of the psalm [see Karl Young, The Drama of the……

6. apostle n.

52 quotations in 3 senses
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One of the Twelve Apostles of Christ; apostles twelve; also, a missionary or evangelist of the early Church, such as St. Paul; apostle of Engelonde; apostle of hethen men; apostolene prince. …

7. box n.(1)

19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The box tree (Buxus sempervirens) or its wood; box tre; box table, a tablet of boxwood (for inscriptions); (b) rendering L sambucus 'elder' erroneously. …

8. box n.(2)

60 quotations in 4 senses
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A jar (for salves, cosmetics, spices, etc.), usually cylindrical. …

9. celidoine n.(1)

33 quotations in 3 senses
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The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus); also, any of its parts used medicinally. …

10. chervel n.

18 quotations in 2 senses
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Chervil Anthriscus cerefolium, used as a pot-herb and in medicaments. …

11. cost n.(3)

5 quotations in 1 sense
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The herb costmary Chrysanthemum balsamita. …

12. crisopās(e n.

Additional spellings: crisopase
11 quotations in 1 sense
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A precious stone, chrysoprase. …

13. Crīst n.

144 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Christ; Crist Jesu(s, Drighten Crist, Helend Crist, Jesu(s Crist, (our) Lord Crist, our Lord Jesu Crist; (b) Cristes bodi (lichame), the Sacrament of bread; Cristes bok, the Gospels; Cristes……

14. cristallanus n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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A medicinal plant; prob., the south European fleawort (Plantago psyllium). …

15. dēken n.

59 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Eccl. A deacon; (b) one who reads the Gospel in divine worship; (c) as surname. …

16. dẹ̄vel, devel n.

208 quotations in 8 senses
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Satan, the Devil; -- often without the in early ME. …

17. fēnix n.

12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The Phoenix [see the Barth. quots.]; also a representation of it; (b) said of a woman of unique beauty; applied to the Virgin Mary; (c) said to be the name of a long-lived palm tree. …

18. ǧinǧivere n.

57 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The root of the plant Zingiber officinale or of a related species, ginger; poudre (of) gingivere, finely ground ginger; race (rote) of gingivere, a root of ginger; (b) grene gingivere, gingivere……

19. minster n.

92 quotations in 5 senses
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A monastery; a nunnery; ?also, a hermitage; also, the premises of such a religious community; nonnes minster, a nunnery or convent. …

20. nard(e n.

Additional spellings: narde
14 quotations in 1 sense
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Nard, the East Indian spikenard; precious ointment derived from Nardostachys jatamansi; also, any medicinal plant of the genus Valeriana; nard celtike, Celtic spikenard (V. celtica); treu nard, East……

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