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1. abaft, adv. and prep. View full entry a1400
...Chiefly Naut. To or towards the rear; backward....
2. aha, int. and n. View full entry a1400
...Expressing triumph, satisfaction, realization, discovery, or (now rarely) mockery or irony. Cf. ah34ha1b....
3. almondine, adj. View full entry a1400
...Of, resembling, or reminiscent of the almond tree or its fruit. Now rare....
4. † a-ˈmorning, adv. View full entry a1400
...In the morning....
5. † ande, v. View full entry a1400
...To breathe, blow....
6. anywhere, adv. View full entry a1400
...In any place. The indefinite compound of where. Formerly written separately....
7. ashen, adj.1 View full entry a1400
...Of or pertaining to an ash-tree. (Cf. aspen)...
8. attaint, v. View full entry a1400
...To touch, get at with a blow, to hit in tilting; = attaini. Obs....
9. backward, adv., adj., and n.2 View full entry a1300
...Of motion: In the direction of one's back or of that to which one's back is turned, as to lean backward, bend backward, fall backward, ...
10. bailey, n. View full entry a1400
...The external wall enclosing the outer court, and forming the first line of defence, of a feudal castle; and, in a wider sense, any of the circuits of walls or defences which...
11. † ˈbairnheid, n. View full entry a1300
...Childhood, infancy....
12. † ˈbandon, v.1 View full entry a1400
...To have under control, subdue; = abandon9....
13. banning, n. View full entry a1400
...Cursing....
14. † bapˈtize | bapˈtise | bapˈtiis, n. View full entry a1400
...Baptism....
15. bared, adj. View full entry a1300
...Made bare, exposed to view, naked, nude....
16. bark, v.2 View full entry a1400
...intr. (with over) To form a bark....
17. † bate, n.1 View full entry a1400
...Contention, strife, discord....
18. beˈforetime, adv. View full entry a1300
...In former time, formerly, previously....
19. † beˈhie, v. View full entry a1400
...refl. To hie oneself, make haste....
20. † beˈknow, v. View full entry a1300
...To become acquainted with, to recognize....