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1. āǧen v.

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(a) To grow old, age; (b) ppl. aged, advanced in years, old; also mature; (c) aged men, those with authority, elders. …

2. argus n.(2) (plural)

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The dewclaws of a deer. …

3. atǒur n.

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(a) Appearance, character, manners; (b) array; (c) finery. …

4. aundir(en, -īren n.

Additional spellings: aundiren, aundiren, andiren
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A firedog, an andiron; -- often pl. …

5. bǒnche n.

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(a) A bundle or bunch; (b) a hump; (c) a swelling; (d) ?a knob. …

6. bǒnī n.

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A swelling, boil; a bump, hump. …

7. bọ̄teu n.

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A kind of low boot; pair of botewes; boteu sho. …

8. brāse n.

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in brase, (roasted) on embers [see quots. for recipes]. …

9. brushail n.

Additional spellings: bruschail
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Underbrush, bushes. …

10. calliditē n.

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Cleverness, shrewdness. …

11. callot n.

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A foolish woman; ?a harlot. …

12. cambring ger.

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Arched. …

13. compost(e n.

Additional spellings: composte
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(a) A mixture of stewed fruit and/or vegetables; a preserve; in compost, stewed or preserved; (b) a stew. …

14. cǒrrectāǧe n.

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The transaction of business by a broker; brokerage. …

15. corsiǒus adj.

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Corpulent. …

16. crachǒun n.

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A worthless person, a slob. …

17. cultellāre n.

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Surg. A knife-shaped cauterizing instrument. …

18. cūrīe n.(1)

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(a) Culinary art, cuisine; cokes curie; (b) a fine dish; curie of courte. …

19. dēceptoire adj.

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Deceptive. …

20. dertre n.

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A skin eruption: impetigo or eczema. …

21. deswarrẹ̄ ppl.

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Of a knight: errant. …

22. disparishen v.

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To disappear, vanish; awei disparishen. …

23. dīuturnitẹ̄ n.

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Long continuance. …

24. dǒul(e n.

Additional spellings: doule
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(a) The wooden rim of a wheel, or a section of it; felloe; (b) doul egge, ?the metal rim or tire of a wheel; ?a section of a felloe. …

25. engrēled ppl.

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Her. Having an edge or border consisting of tapering points; engrailed. …

26. enramplishen v.

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To fill, fill up. …

27. fei n.

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The liver. …

28. franch(e)-mol, fraunch(e)-mul n.

Additional spellings: franche-mol, fraunch-mul, fraunche-mul
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A dish consisting of a mixture of ingredients boiled or roasted in a sheep's stomach. …

29. frenǧe n.

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(a) An ornamental border of cloth or thread (on a garment, saddle, etc.), a fringe; (b) an ornamental strip suitable for use as a border on clothing, etc; esp., fringe material sold in lengths. …

30. frē̆t n.(4)

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A payment made to secure peace, a fine for a breach of the peace; a payment for a favor [quot.Brut]. …

31. frī(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: frie
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(a) Spawn or the young of fish; small fish; -- constr. with sg. or pl. verb; (b) roe. …

32. Ǧēne n.

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(a) Genoa; (b) in names of wares marketed by Genoese traders or associated with Genoa: gold of Gene, pot of Gene; (c) ?jean [short for Gene fustian; see OD]; (d) a small Genoese coin (worth about a……

33. ǧigelot n.

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(a) A loose woman; a courtesan, harlot; (b) villainous man, rascal; --only in Cornw. …

34. gilote n.

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A Rhodian coin. …

35. hei interj.

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(a) Implying challenge, rebuttal, anger, derision; (b) indicating sorrow or concern; hei weilawei; (c) an exclamation of encouragement to dogs, esp. in hunting; (d) as a burden in songs and carols……

36. infǒunden v.

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(a) To pour (sth.) in, infuse; infounden in (into, til, to), pour (sth.) into (sth.); infounden on (into, unto), pour (sth.) onto (sth.); also fig. ; (b) to soak (sth.), infuse. …

37. jaket n.

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A short garment for men, a jacket; also, a form of body armor. …

38. laxtẹ̄ n.

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In pl.: laxative herbs; ?poltrooneries; -- possibly a pun. …

39. lionne n.

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A lioness. …

40. lūbrifīen v.

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To lubricate (a ligament, etc.), make slippery. …

41. mancowe n.

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Some kind of ape or monkey; ?an ape with a dog's head, ?dog-faced baboon. …

42. masticot n.

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Protoxide of lead, used as a yellow pigment. …

43. missī̆ve adj. & n.

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(a) In phrases: lettres missive(s, lettre missive, missive lettres, official letter(s sent by the king or some other authority conveying a command or commission; (b) ?as noun: a commandment. …

44. morphēa n.

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(a) A skin disease characterized by leprous or scurfy eruptions, morphea; a leprous or scurfy eruption; (b) as adj.; (c) blak morphea, a morphea arising from the humor melancholy and characterized by……

45. oilet n.

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A small opening in a wall or window, usually for observation or the discharge of missiles. …

46. pā̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: pate
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(a) The head or skull; pat of the hed, the back of the head; bi pat and bi polle, ?head by head, one by one; rum pat, by my head [Corn.]; (b) in surnames. …

47. pēche n.

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(a) A peach; peches bon, the stone of a peach; peche tre, a peach tree; peche armenie, a variety of peach; (b) a peach tree; (c) as surname. …

48. pers-pere n.

Additional spellings: perspere
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The plant samphire (Crithmum maritimum). …

49. peverāde n.

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A peppery sauce served with meat; peverade sauce. …

50. plauntǒun n.

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A plant, an herb. …

51. plūperfith adj.

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Gram. Of a verb tense: past perfect, pluperfect. …

52. polron n.

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A piece of armor protecting the shoulder; also, a protective cloth pad for the shoulder [quot.: Paston 2nd]. …

53. pontificāltẹ̄ n.

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The tenure of a pope, popedom. …

54. popelot(e n.

Additional spellings: popelote
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A pet or darling. …

55. popet n.

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(a) A youth, young girl; a babe; also, a small person; (b) a doll; (c) a wax figure used in necromancy; (d) ?as surname. …

56. poppen v.(2)

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To apply cosmetics to (one's face), paint (oneself). …

57. posset n.

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(a) A hot drink made of curdled milk and ale or wine, often with sugar and various spices; (b) ?hot milk curds used as a poultice. …

58. presten v.(2)

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To lend (money), especially involuntarily to the king, advance; ?also, to borrow (money). …

59. prēvailen v.

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(a) To win the victory or mastery; prove superior in authority or power; overcome (sb.) [quot.: a1500]; win a victory for (sb.) [quot.: Lydg.Guy]; (b) prevailen ayen, to prevail over (sth.); prevailen……

60. punce n.

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A kind of plant; ?rampion Campanula rapunculus. …

61. quartelet(te n.

Additional spellings: quartelette
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?A vessel of volume smaller than the standard quart; ?a vessel of pint volume; quartelet pot, pot quartelet. …

62. rapǒunce n.

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A wild radish Campanula rapunculus. …

63. refreshen v.

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(a) To comfort, strengthen, or restore (sb.) physically; also fig.; (b) to comfort, strengthen, or restore (sb.) spiritually or mentally; (c) to provide shelter and refreshment for (a stranger……

64. resovenaunce n.

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Memory, reflection. …

65. rial n.

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Foam, froth. …

66. rouer n.

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A dead tree, esp. a dead oak tree; -- also coll.; wode rowers. …

67. rǒusen v.

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(a) Refl. Of a hawk: to shake the feathers; (b) ppl. rousing, of birds in a heraldic charge: rising [cp. rousand adj.]. …

68. rǒuten v.(6)

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Of a huntsman; to shout to the hounds; also, direct (a hound to the pack) by shouting. …

69. rutei n.

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In cpd.: rutei time, rutting season. …

70. rutilaunt adj.

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Glistening with a golden or reddish color. …

71. sā̆verei(e n.

Additional spellings: savereie
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(a) A plant of the genus Satureia, esp. the garden or summer savory Satureia hortensis; (b) as surname. …

72. scarceler(e n.

Additional spellings: scarcelere
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A courier. …

73. sculiǒun n.

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A menial domestic servant, scullion. …

74. semble adj.

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(a) Similar; also, the same; in semble wise, similarly, in like manner, likewise; (b) false, hypocritical. …

75. sē̆rch n.

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A dressed stone, prob. of curved shape; -- also coll. …

76. serōsitẹ̄ n.

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Physiol. The quality of being serous or whey-like. …

77. simphā̆n(e n.

Additional spellings: simphane
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(a) A musical instrument, usu. a stringed instrument [cp. simphonie n.(a)]; simphan gle; (b) a pleasing combination of sounds, harmony; (c) = simphaner n.(a). …

78. skimmen v.

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(a) To skim impurities from (a liquid); clarify (butter); skim impurities or fat from liquid in a pot containing (sth.); also, remove the impurities from the surface of (the white of an egg); skimmen……

79. smaragdī̆n(e n.

Additional spellings: smaragdine
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A green precious stone; an emerald; also, emerald. …

80. sōcibbilitẹ̄ n.

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An expression of sociability, a friendly discourse. …

81. sǒuche n.

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?A chimney-shaft. …

82. sǒupet n.

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A small amount of meal boiled to make a soup or porridge. …

83. spigot n.

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(a) A wooden stopper for the vent hole of a cask; a wooden peg used as a stop valve, a faucet; also, a vent hole [quot. a1425(c1395)]; (b) as surname. …

84. stīven v.(3)

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?To install (sb. somewhere), place, put. …

85. stǒupaille n.

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(a) A stoppage; maken stoupaille of, to stop up (a hole), plug; (b) ?a covering; -- used in phrase: in stoupaille, on the outside, in public. …

86. suffeten v.

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To slap, smack. …

87. sustentā̆ment n.

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(a) The action of maintaining someone in power; (b) surg. a supporting bandage, binding, or similar device used to stabilize a part of the body. …

88. talbot n.

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(a) As a name for a dog;—also used in political allegories [2nd & 3rd quots.]; (b) ?a representation of a dog on fabric; (c) cook. a sauce made from the blood of a hare;—usu. pl.; also, pl. a dish of……

89. tā̆lion n.

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A young branch, cutting, slip. …

90. tene n.(1)

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A stalk, tendril; cluster tenes. …

91. thral n.(2)

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A thrush. …

92. top-seil-cōle n.

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A wind striking the topsail. …

93. tranest adj.

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?Decorated with trefoils; ?woven. …

94. transpīring ger.

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Evaporating, evaporation. …

95. trigoldrīe n.

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Deception. …

96. valence n.(1)

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A thin, fine cloth associated with Valence or Valenciennes, perh. openwork. …

97. valenciens n.

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A kind of cloth or other yardgood, perh. openwork, associated with Valenciennes. …

98. veil n.(2)

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One who keeps watch or is vigilant, a watcher. …

99. veir n.

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(a) Fur, prob. that of some species of squirrel, used to make or trim a robe, hood, etc.; also, an article of clothing made from this fur; veir and gris; meni veir [see meni-ver n.]; (b) a weasel. …

100. vī̆lifīen v.

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To consider (oneself) of little value, despise. …

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