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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. amboht n.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Handmaid, bondwoman. …

3. anclẹ̄ n.

21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The ankle; ankle bone, esp. the inner projection [quots. c1150, c1440]; innermore ancle; utward ancle, outer projection of the ankle; (b) ancle bon, ankle bone; utter ancle, outer projection of……

4. asshe n.(2)

98 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Ashes of combustible materials; brennen to asshe; turnen to asshe; (b) ashes as used in medicaments, for making lye, etc.; (c) hot ashes or coals, as for baking. …

5. bāl(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: bale
14 quotations in 1 sense
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A blazing fire, esp. one for burning victims or corpses; also, hell-fire; bale-fir. …

6. bank(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: banke
50 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A natural ridge; (b) a height, hill, mountain; (c) a slope, a hill-side; (d) ?the crest of a wave. …

7. bī n.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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A dwelling; farm, village, town; bi-milne, town mill. [Common in place names and field names of the East Midland and the North (the Danelaw). See A. H. Smith PNElem. 1.66, & the thorp, by, tun map in……

8. big n.(1)

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Barley; big bern, barley barn; big rid(d)el, barley riddle or sieve (for bolting). …

9. bīke n.(1)

5 quotations in 1 sense
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A nest of wild bees or wasps; a honeycomb; hony bike. …

10. 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. …

11. blē̆k n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Ink; blek pot, inkhorn; (b) a black substance, ?tar; (c) a dark or somber mood. …

12. bōle n.(1)

141 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A bull; fre bole, a bull free to roam with the herd [see Homans Eng.Villagers 61-3]; (b) a steer or bullock. …

13. bọ̄n n.(2)

77 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The act of praying, or what one asks for in praying; a prayer; a favor asked for; bidden, don, maken, praien bon, address a prayer (to God), say a prayer, pray; asken, bidden bon, pray for……

14. bō̆nd n.

177 quotations in 10 senses
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Something used for tying, binding, wrapping, fastening, joining: (a) a cord, string (also fig.); a strap, halter, leash; a bowstring; (b) a twist of straw; a tendril; (c) a bandage or wrapping; (d) a……

15. bō̆nd(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: bonde
32 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A customary tenant (as distinct from a free-holder); a villager (villain) or farmer (husbandman) holding land under a lord in return for customary services, esp. plowing (cp. plough-man); specif……

16. brand-reth n.

Additional spellings: brandreth
14 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A grate, gridiron, or trivet for supporting cooking utensils above a fire; (b) a gridiron for torture. …

17. brẹ̄ch n.

55 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The undergarment covering the lower part of the body; underpants, drawers, or tights; brech and sherte, sark and brek; (b) brech, brek, as pl.; a pare brech, a pair of breeches. …

18. brim n.(1)

7 quotations in 1 sense
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A body of water, such as the sea, a pool, spring, river. …

19. būte-carl n.

Additional spellings: butecarl
2 quotations in 1 sense
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A boatman. …

20. cæppe n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Warrior. …

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