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1.
first
n.(1)
28 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
A (limited) period of time;
yere first
, a period of years;
yeven first
, to grant time (for a certain purpose).
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stern(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
sterne
24 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The rear section of a ship, the stern;
stern post
;
stern shete
, the rear portion of a ship;
stern skegge
, a wooden projection aft of the stern;
leven at stern
, to outdistance another ship; (b)…
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