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1. article, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Each of the separate items of a summary of faith; spec.each of the separate clauses or statements of the Apostles' Creed; (freq. with capital initial) any of the...
2. beg, v. View full entry ?c1225
...To ask alms or by way of alms....
3. beggar, n. View full entry a1250
...One who asks alms, especially habitually; one who lives by so doing....
4. challenge, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans. To accuse, bring a charge against, arraign, impeach. Also absol.Obs. (or ? dial.)...
5. chamber, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A room or suite of rooms in a house, typically one allotted to the use of a particular person, a private room; (in later use) esp. a bedroom, typically on...
6. comfort, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Strengthening; encouragement, incitement; aid, succour, support, countenance. upon comfort of: on the strength of. Obs. except in archaic legal use (in phr. aid and comfort)....
7. early, adj. and n. View full entry ?c1225
...With reference to the time of day....
8. mishap, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Bad luck; misfortune. Now rare....
9. profession, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The declaration, promise, or vow made by a person entering a religious order; (hence) the action of entering such an order; the fact or occasion of being professed in a religious order....
10. story, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...A narrative, true or presumed to be true, relating to important events and celebrated persons of a more or less remote past; a historical relation or anecdote. Obs....
