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1. † adraw, v. View full entry lOE
...trans. To pull or draw out (also forth, back, etc.)....
2. ball, n.1 View full entry 1166
...A rounded hill, a knoll. Now Eng. regional (south-west.)....
3. bar, n.1 View full entry c1175
...gen. A straight piece of wood, metal, or other rigid material, long in proportion to its thickness....
4. baron, n. View full entry a1200
...Hist. Originally, one who held, by military or other honourable service, from the king or other superior; afterwards restricted to the former or king's barons, and at length mostly...
5. † brinie | brynie, n. View full entry c1175
...Armour for the body; a coat of mail, cuirass, breastplate....
6. council, n. View full entry 1125
...generally. An assembly called together for any purpose; a convocation or congregation. Obs....
7. court, n.1 View full entry 1154
...A clear space enclosed by walls or surrounded by buildings; a yard, a court-yard; e.g. that surrounding a castle, or that left for the sake of light, etc. in the...
8. crown, v.1 View full entry c1175
...trans. To place a crown, wreath, or garland upon the head of (a person), in token of victory or honour, or as a decoration, etc.; to adorn with the aureole of...
9. duke, n. View full entry 1129
...A leader; a leader of an army, a captain or general; a chief, ruler. Obs....
10. feeble, adj. and n. View full entry c1175
...Of persons or animals, their limbs or organs: Lacking strength, weak, infirm. Now implying an extreme degree of weakness, and suggesting either pity or contempt. †Const. of, also to...
11. forlorn, adj. and n. View full entry c1150
...Lost, not to be found. Obs.: see the vb....
12. fruit, n. View full entry c1175
...Vegetable products in general, that are fit to be used as food by men and animals. Now usually in pl. Also fruits of the earth or the....
13. harbour | harbor, n.1 View full entry c1150
...Shelter, lodging, entertainment: sojourn, abode....
14. harbour | harbor, v. View full entry c1150
...To provide a lodging or lodging-place for; to shelter from the weather or the night; to lodge, entertain. Obs....
15. John, n. View full entry c1175
...A masculine Christian name, that of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist; hence from early Middle English times one of the commonest in England....
16. Kaiser, n. View full entry c1160
...The Emperor: cf. emperor12...
17. knightship, n. View full entry a1175
...The performance of a knight or soldier; military service. Obs....
18. large, adj., adv., and n. View full entry c1175
...Liberal in giving; generous; bountiful, munificent; open-handed. Also, liberal in expenditure, prodigal, lavish. (Cf. fool-large) Const. of, in. Obs....
19. left, adj.1, adv., and n. View full entry a1175
...The distinctive epithet of the hand which is normally the weaker of the two (for examples see left hand), and of the other parts on the same side of the...
20. legate, n.1 View full entry lOE
...An ecclesiastic deputed to represent the Pope and armed with his authority. legate of the cross: one entitled to have a cross borne before him, as an emblem of dignity....
