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1. serē̆nitẹ̄ n.

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(a) Clear weather, fair weather; (b) a title given to a king, highness. …

2. enoilen v.

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(a) To treat or mix (meal) with oil; (b) to administer extreme unction to (someone). …

3. anoi n.

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(a) A feeling of annoyance, irritation, displeasure, distaste; discomfort, uneasiness; also, weariness [WB(2)]; -- also pl.; (b) tribulation, affliction, suffering; -- also pl. …

4. enamelen v.

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To ornament or encrust (a metal object) with enamel; to draw (a figure) in enamel. …

5. acōlẹ̄ n.(1)

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(a) The blow struck in dubbing a knight, accolade (orig., a ceremonial embrace); (b) a blow struck in combat. …

6. annǒuncen v.

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Proclaim, make known. …

7. reguson n.

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In phrase: pain reguson, the name of a dish made with raisins, ginger, pepper, wine, and bread [cp. pain n. (b)]. …

8. portūre n.(2)

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A child, an offspring. …

9. ?trīnīe adj.

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In phrase: the trinie compas, threefold space, the three realms or worlds comprised of earth, sea, and heaven. …

10. ?entres n.

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The inner bark. …

11. chaunte-pleure n.

Additional spellings: chauntepleure
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'Sing-and-weep', alternation of joy and grief. …

12. pellwet n.

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A fuzzy or hairy plant, perhaps cudweed Filago germanica or mouse-ear hawkweed Hieracium pilosella, used medicinally. …

13. cōherciǒun n.

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(a) The exercise of force; compulsion, coercion; (b) the right or power to enforce compliance. …

14. ballok-broth n.

Additional spellings: ballokbroth
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See quots. …

15. sī̆ring(e n.

Additional spellings: siringe
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Med. (a) A hollow tube for bringing medicine to an interior organ or for irrigation of an ulcer; (b) a thin probe-like instrument for dislodging a stone in the urethra; (c) ?error for springinge ger……

16. tais n.

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Some kind of ornamental material, or a border or fringe, used on garments and liturgical vestments;— also coll. …

17. enterpendaunt adj.

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Bold, enterprising. …

18. annulet n.

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(a) a small ring; (b) Med. and anat. the 'cartilage of the windpipe' [Norri]; (c) her. a cadency mark in the shape of a ring. …

19. compinel n.

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A companion or lover. …

20. rew n.

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In phrase: rew de rounci, nag's tail, a comic title for a dish. …

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