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1. abbot, n. View full entry eOE
...A man who is the head or superior of an abbey of (Christian) monks. Also used as a title placed before (and in Old English also after) a name....
2. Adam, n.1 View full entry OE
...The first human in the biblical account of the creation of the world, as a symbol of humanity or human nature, esp. of the state of sin into which, according to traditional...
3. adder, n.1 View full entry eOE
...In generic sense: a snake, a serpent, esp. with reference to the serpent as a manifestation of the devil in the biblical account of the Fall in the Garden of Eden; (hence,...
4. after-, prefix View full entry eOE
...Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later....
5. † again-buy, v. View full entry eOE
...trans. To buy in exchange. rare....
6. † alese, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To deliver or release (a person) from captivity, punishment, etc. Also: to relieve (a person) from illness, to cure. Cf. leese1....
7. † alesness, n. View full entry eOE
...= alesedness...
8. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
9. alleluia, int. and n.1 View full entry eOE
...‘Praise the Lord’: used as an expression of worship. Now also in weakened or ironic use. Freq. in psalms, prayers, and other devotional compositions....
10. All-Hallows, n. View full entry OE
...The saints (saint2a) collectively....
11. † almight, adj. View full entry OE
...Freq. as postmodifier: = almighty...
12. almighty, adj., n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...All-powerful, omnipotent....
13. almous, n. View full entry OE
...= alms (in various senses)....
14. alms, n. View full entry eOE
...Charitable relief given to the poor or needy, usu. (now only) in the form of material gifts, typically of money or food; (in later use esp.) the goods given in...
15. † alout, v. View full entry OE
...intr. To bow down, stoop, bend over....
16. altar, n. View full entry eOE
...A block, table, stand, or other raised structure with a flat top used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a god or gods....
17. † aˈmanse, v. View full entry c800
...To excommunicate, anathematize....
18. † ˈanchor, n.2 View full entry a1000
...An anchorite...
19. angel, n. View full entry c950
...A ministering spirit or divine messenger; one of an order of spiritual beings superior to man in power and intelligence, who, according to the Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and other theologies, are the...
20. answer, v. View full entry c950
...intr. To speak in reply or opposition to a charge or accusation, to make a rebutting statement, defend oneself....
