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1. auncestre n.

32 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A forebear, an ancestor; (b) a predecessor in office; (c) pl. those who lived in former times, the ancients; our auncestres, those who lived before us. …

2. enchauntǒur n.

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One who practices sorcery; an enchanter, sorcerer; also, one who does sleight-of-hand tricks, a conjuror. …

3. anǒur n.

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(a) The dignity of high rank, nobility; (b) the authority or power of a ruler, domain; an authority [quot.St.Anne]. …

4. fra(u)ghtāǧe n.

Additional spellings: fraughtage
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Transportation, carriage; ?carrying charge. …

5. Britonish n.

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Celtic, British. …

6. Britoner n.

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(a) A Breton; (b) a minstrel or juggler [cp. OF Breton minstrel]. …

7. boliǒuned adj.

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Embossed. …

8. ap(p)rẹ̄ven v.

Additional spellings: appreven
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To test (sb.), put to the test; investigate, examine. …

9. anǒuren v.

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(a) Do homage to, worship (God); revere, honor (Holy Church, a Saint); (b) greet or salute (sb.) respectfully; anouren together, greet one another, as with a bow. …

10. misattemperance n.

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Disproportion or imbalance of the four humors, causing disorder (of the temperaments or complexions). …

11. unattendaunce n.

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Lack of attention; also, neglect. …

12. brēde n.(2)

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(a) The shorter of two dimensions of a surface, area, or object; width, breadth; a (in, o, of, on) brede, in width; (b) in (after the) brede, at an angle to the length (of an object), crosswise……

13. cǒuard adj.

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(a) Lacking in courage, cowardly, timid; (b) ?lacking in toughness, ill-prepared, untrained. …

14. smēre n.

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(a) Animal fat, tallow; grease, lard, etc.; also, fig. the richest part [quot. a1325(c1250)]; also, hot grease used in torture; smere gavel, a tax on sellers of suet; foxes (hertes, swines) smere, gos……

15. fraunchīsen v.

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(a) To set free; --used fig.; (b) to liberate (a people or nation); (c) to allow (someone) freedom of choice. …

16. furbishen v.

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To polish or burnish (metal), to furbish;--also fig. …

17. cǒuẹ̄ adj. & n.

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(a) Of rimed verse: having a shorter line at regular intervals, tailed; in (rime) coue, in tail rime; (b) ?the tail, or shorter line, of such verse; couplen a coue, ?to make intricately rimed verse. …

18. bǒtonen v.

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(a) To furnish (a garment) with buttons; provide (sth.) with knobs or studs; (b) to button (a garment); (c) to put forth buds. …

19. attǒurnen v.

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To turn (toward sth.), make one's way; turn (topsy-turvy); fig. transform or change (the heart). …

20. avauntāǧe n.

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(a) Dominant, privileged, or advantageous position; supremacy, superiority; haven avauntage of (before), to be superior to (sb.); (b) ship of avauntage, a superior ship, ?a faster ship; (c) at most……

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