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1. ablā̆tī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: ablative
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(a) The ablative (case) of Latin; a noun or adjective in the ablative case; (b) in a pun (with ref. to L ablātiō a taking away & ablāt-um taken away, stolen): carried off, stolen; ablatif cas, the……

2. abortī̆f, -īve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: abortive
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(a) Born prematurely or dead; (b) as noun: a child born prematurely or dead, a stillbirth; also fig.; (c) one who is born deformed, a monster. …

3. absent adj. (& n.)

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(a) Not in a particular place, not present, absent; -- often with fro, from; (b) of things, qualities, etc.: absent, lacking, non-existent. …

4. accǒunta(u)nt adj. & n.

Additional spellings: accountaunt
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(a) Liable to render account; (b) charged with accounting; officer accountant; (c) as noun: an accounting officer. …

5. ac(c)ūsatīf adj. & n.

Additional spellings: accusatif
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(a) Accusing, self-accusing [note the play on the word cas in GRom.]; (b) gram. accustif (cas). …

6. ac(c)ūsatōrie adj. & n.

Additional spellings: accusatorie
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(a) Self-accusing; (b) a confessional. …

7. acetọ̄se adj. as n.

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Sorrel (Rumex acetosa). …

8. actī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.

Additional spellings: active
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A person who is active in a cause. …

9. ācumendlīce adj. (plural) as n.

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Possible things or events; what can exist or occur. …

10. acūtīves adj. (plural) as n.

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Medicines for sharpening or improving (the hearing). …

11. adjectī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: adjective
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Gram. (a) Adjectival; noun adjectif, an adjective; verb adjectif, a verbal noun or adjective; (b) as noun: adjective. …

12. adminiculātī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: adminiculative
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(a) Supplementary; (b) a supplement. …

13. adversaire n. & adj.

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(a) An opponent or enemy; (b) opposing, hostile. …

14. affīāble adj. as n.

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Pledged person, one's betrothed. …

15. affirmatī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.

Additional spellings: affirmative
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(a) Phil. An affirmative proposition, a positive statement or inference; (b) the positive form or aspect of something; in affirmatives, in positive functions (as opposed to failure to function); wil……

16. agrest, -a adj. & n.

Additional spellings: agresta
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(a) Uncultivated, wild (plant); (b) win agrest, agresta, verjuice. …

17. al limiting adj. & n.

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Denoting the total number of entities in a class or group: all (persons, creatures, things, units); all without exception: (a) with a noun: al(le men, al(le the knightes, the knightes al(le, etc.; (b)……

18. alkalī, alkalīn n. & adj.

Additional spellings: alkalin
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An alkaline substance obtained from the calcined ashes of plants: soda (from sea plants), potash (from land plants); sal alkali(n. …

19. allectīf adj. as n.

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An inducement. …

20. allō̆cāte n. & adj.

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Law A writ authorizing payment (as of a pension or allowance); writ allocate. …

21. al-mightī adj. (& n.)

Additional spellings: almighti
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Almighty, omnipotent; -- (a) of God; god almihti and god-almighti (cpd.); (b) of a member of the Trinity; (c) of a divine attribute; (d) of a non-Christian god or object of worship; (e) of Samson……

22. alþeodī adj. & n.

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Alien; a stranger. …

23. ambidexter adj. as n.

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One who improperly occupies two offices or sides with both parties in a conflict; double-dealer. …

24. ambrōsien, -ine adj. & n.

Additional spellings: ambrosine
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Ambrosian (hymn). …

25. amēr adj. as n.

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don amer, deal bitter blows, inflict severe wounds. …

26. andsēte adj. & n.

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(a) Repugnant, odious; hostile; (b) as noun: adversary, enemy. …

27. aneurismāl adj. as n.

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Aneurism. …

28. angard n. & adj.

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(a) Forwardness, arrogance, insolence; angardes pride, etc.; (b) adj. arrogant, proud. …

29. ā̆nge adj. & n.

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(a) As pred. adj.: him was ange, he was vexed; dide hem ange, it troubled them; (b) as noun: vexation, trouble; pain. …

30. anglēr adj. as n.

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A cornerstone or quoin; also fig.; square angler, such a stone cut to a right angle; angler skouchon, cut to an obtuse angle [cp. scochoun shield]. …

31. anlīch(e adj. (& n.)

Additional spellings: anliche
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(a) Alike, similar; (b) as noun: likeness, image; (one's) like. …

32. anniversārie adj. & n.

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The anniversary (day) of a person's death, memorial day; the observance of that day; holden, kepen, observen anniversarie. …

33. annuē̆l adj. & n.

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(a) Of income, rent, etc.: yearly, annual; (b) of service: lasting a year, by the year; (c) of persons: engaged or appointed by the year; (d) annuel prest, a priest who performs anniversary memorial……

34. annuel(l)ēr adj. & n.

Additional spellings: annueller
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A priest who celebrates anniversary memorial masses for the dead, or is endowed for this purpose; prest annueler. …

35. antartik adj. & n.

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(a) (pol) antartik, the south pole of the heavens or the earth; also, the star marking its position (see south sterre); paralellus antarticus, the antarctic circle; (b) the southern half of the sky or……

36. antecēdent adj. & n.

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Logic & ethics A prior assumption or principle, a premise; antecedent trouth; antecedent ded, a preceding act as causing a later act. …

37. anti(s)pasticon adj. as n.

Additional spellings: antispasticon
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= antispasis. …

38. ā-per-sē phr. as adj. & n.

Additional spellings: a per se, aperse
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Unique, outstanding; a prominent person. …

39. apertī̆f, -īve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: apertive
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Med. Capable of opening or dilating (pores, veins, etc.): a medicine causing dilation. …

40. apocrif, -a, -um adj. & n.

Additional spellings: apocrifa, apocrifum
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Of unknown authorship or doubtful authenticity, or so regarded by the Church; not authentic, apocryphal; an apocryphon. …

41. apofleumatic adj. as n.

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Phlegm. …

42. apoloǧetik adj. as n.

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A formal defense, apology. …

43. apoplectik adj. & n.

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44. apostatā n. (& adj.)

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One who abandons or renounces an established religion or an article of faith; an apostate; tyrant apostata. …

45. appurtenaunt adj. & n.

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(a) Belonging (to a country, a manor) as a possession or a right; (b) as noun: what belongs to or forms a subsidiary part (of a manor, etc.). …

46. Arabe adj. as n.

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The Arabic language. …

47. Arabī n. & adj.

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(a) Arabia; Fenix of Arabi; (b) an Arab; (c) the Arabic language; (d) an Arabian horse; (e) gomme (of) Arabi, gum Arabic. …

48. Arābien, -ian adj. & n.

Additional spellings: Arabian
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(a) Arabian; an Arab; (b) a religious sect [see quot.]. …

49. Arabī̆k adj. & n.

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(a) Arabic; Arabik tonge; (b) gomme Arabik, gum Arabic. …

50. arǧent n. & adj.

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(a) Silver, silver coin; cash (specifying a cash price as opposed to a discounted price or price paid in installments); (b) her. silver-colored, silver-gilt; (c) vif argent, argent vif, [L argentum……

51. arōmaunt adj. & n.

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(a) Fragrant, aromatic; (b) pl. aromatic substances, spices. …

52. artetīk, -ica adj. & n.

Additional spellings: artetica, arthetica, arthretica, aretica
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Arthritic, rheumatic; arthritis, rheumatism; goute artetik, arthritis, gout. …

53. artīk adj. & n.

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(a) belonging to the celestial north; pol artik, the north pole of the heavens; specif., the North Star as marking its position; under the pol artik, under the North Star, in the North; of artik, of……

54. asaut adj. & n.

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In heat, in rut. …

55. ascellar adj. as n.

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(a) The axillary vein; (b) a brachial vein. …

56. ā̆sūr n.(1) & adj.

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The blue stone lapis lazuli; enamel made of powdered lapis lazuli. …

57. attenda(u)nt adj. & n.

Additional spellings: attendaunt
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(a) Solicitous, diligent, careful; considerate; (b) ben attendant on, to, take care of, attend. …

58. attenūātī̆f adj. as n.

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A thinning or reducing medicine. …

59. attractī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: attractive
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Of medicines: (a) having the property of drawing out or eliminating morbid or foreign matter from the body; (b) as noun. …

60. augard n. & adj.

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(a) Forwardness, arrogance, pride; (b) adj. proud, excellent; exceeding. …

61. Austī̆n n.(1) & adj.

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(a) A friar of the Augustinian order; (b) Austin frere, an Augustinian friar. …

62. autentī̆k adj. as n.

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Law A document that proves the validity of a right or claim. …

63. ?bad-rich adj. as n.

Additional spellings: badrich
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A term of contempt: upstart [lit., poorly-rich]. …

64. ?bālī adj. as n.

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The evil one (i.e. Belial). …

65. barbar adj. & n.

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(a) Foreign, non-Greek; (b) heathen, non-Christian; -- perh. with implications of inhumanity; (c) barbar tonge [see quots.]. …

66. barbariē̆n(e adj. & n.

Additional spellings: barbariene
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(a) Foreign or heathen; (b) a foreigner, i.e. not a Roman; (c) a native of the Barbary Coast; a Berber. …

67. barbarī̆n(e n. & adj.

Additional spellings: barbarine
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(a) A foreigner, barbarian, heathen; a non-Greek, a non-Roman; (b) foreign, non-Greek; also, rugged [quot.Chauliac]. …

68. bāre-shanke adj. as n.

Additional spellings: bareshanke
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Barelegged; -- only as nickname. …

69. basilic(a n. & adj.

Additional spellings: basilica
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The basilic vein; basilic vein. …

70. bastā̆rd n. as adj.

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(a) Born out of wedlock, illegitimate; bastard sone (doughter) bastard, etc.; (b) false, counterfeit, defective. …

71. bed-lawer(e n. & adj.

Additional spellings: bedlawer, bed-lawere, bedlawere
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One who is confined to bed; adj.: bedridden; bed-lawer man. …

72. bed-rēde(n adj. & n.

Additional spellings: bedrede, bed-reden, bedreden
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(a) Confined to bed, bedridden; (b) one who is confined to bed. …

73. benedight n. and adj.

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(a) As noun: St. Benedict of Nursia; (b) as adj.: blessed. …

74. best adj. as n.

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(a) The most excellent person, thing, idea, etc.; also, the person of highest rank; best and worste; best save on, next the best, the second best; demen the best, think the best, give the most……

75. bet adv. & adj. as n.

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(a) A better thing or person; better luck, advantage; haven the bet, have the advantage, be better off; tak þe bet, make the best of it, do your best; ben no bet, be of no advantage or use; him fil no……

76. bīgam adj. & n.

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(a) Having two wives; (b) one who marries a widow; married twice (also fig. of Christ). …

77. bigge ?adj. as n.

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?Big one. …

78. bīnārie adj. & n.

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Consisting of two parts, double; a unit consisting of two complementary parts, a duality or pair. …

79. bīs adj. & n.

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Dark, gray, ?blue-gray; a pigment of this color. …

80. bisī adj. as n.

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Only in the phrases ther was bisi & bisi was had, there was lively activity, a bustle, a stir. …

81. bit(t)er adj. as n.

Additional spellings: bitter
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(a) Grief, torment, suffering; (b) envy, ill will; (c) wickness evil; a sinner. …

82. bit(t)er-swẹ̄te adj. as n.

Additional spellings: biterswete, bitter-swete, bitterswete
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(a) A drink that tastes both sweet and sour; an experience in which pleasure and pain are mingled; (b) a kind of fruit, or the tree bearing it; ?morello. …

83. blaun-nēr adj. as n.

Additional spellings: blaunner
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A kind of fur, ?ermine. …

84. blēt adj. & n.

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(a) Bare (boughs); (b) bareness, lack of cover. …

85. blēð adj. & n.

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Timid, apprehensive; as noun: fear. …

86. bōld(e adj. as n.

Additional spellings: bolde
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(a) A brave or noble warrior, a knight [ironic in quot.: c1330]; (b) an arrogant, impudent, or shameless person. …

87. bō̆nd(e n.(2) & adj.

Additional spellings: bonde
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(a) Having the status of a tenant or serf (as opposed to that of a freeman or nobleman); a tenant or serf; bond and fre, bondman and freeman, all classes of society, everyone; bond of birthe (lineage)……

88. boreā̆l adj. & n.

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(a) Northern; (b) the north wind, Boreas. …

89. bōthe num. (as n., adj., & conj.)

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As noun: Two together, both; -- in various constructions: (a) alone; (b) the two of them; the bothe; (c) both here (theire) hedes, the heads of both of them; etc.; (d) here bother (baþre, bothe,……

90. bọ̄tī adj. or n.

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Profiting (by plunder). …

91. brēke-chēste n. (or noun as adj.)

Additional spellings: brekecheste
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One who stirs up strife, mischief-maker. …

92. brigǒus adj. (& n.)

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(a) Intricate, subject to dispute; (b) as noun: a quarrelsome person. …

93. Britǒun n. & adj.

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(a) A native of the British Isles, a Celt; Britones se, the Britons' (or Bretons') Sea = Brittish se, the English channel; (b) a Breton; (c) a Breton apple. …

94. Brittish adj. & n.

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(a) Celtic, British; Brittish speche; (b) Breton; (c) Brittish occean, Brittish se, the English Channel. …

95. brōth adj. & n.

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Sudden, hasty; of a person: quick, eager (to do sth.). …

96. Burgoin(e n. and adj.

Additional spellings: Burgoine
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(a) Burgundy; (b) a Burgundian. …

97. ?burlich n. or adj.

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?Error for barlī(ch barley; ?from bǒur cottager. …

98. burnē̆t n.(1) & adj.

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(a) Of cloth, a garment: brown; (b) a brown woolen cloth of fine quality; blak burnet, bright burnet; (c) a garment or bag made of this cloth. …

99. caffatīn n. & adj.

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In phrases denoting a type of sugar, orig. from Caffa in the Crimea: sugre (de) caffatin. …

100. calefactī̆f adj. & n.

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Med. (a) Of a remedy or a diet: producing heat in the body, warming; (b) a medicine which increases heat. …

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