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1. adjure, v. View full entry a1425
...trans. To bind under oath; to command or appeal to (a person) to do something in the name of God or a god, or under penalty of some punishment or curse....
2. † again-going, n. View full entry a1425
...The action of going to meet someone....
3. aghasted, adj. View full entry a1425
...In early use: †frightened, terrified (cf. agast) (obs.). Later: filled with shock or horror; made aghast. Cf. aghast...
4. languish, n. View full entry c1400
...An illness, a bout of weakness. Obs....
5. merchandising, n. View full entry a1425
...The transaction of mercantile business, the buying and selling of goods; bargaining; trade. Now rare....
6. money changer, n. View full entry c1400
...A person who changes money from one form to another, esp. as a profession (now chiefly hist.). Also: a machine which changes money....
7. next of kin, n. View full entry a1425
...A person's closest (living) relative or relatives (freq. in legal contexts). Also fig. and in extended use....
8. outlarged, adj. View full entry a1425
...Increased in width; fattened. Obs....
9. profane, v. View full entry a1425
...trans....
10. ramping, adj. and adv. View full entry a1425
...Of an animal, esp. a lion: standing erect, rearing, showing fierceness; (Heraldry) = rampant1c. Also fig. and in figurative contexts....
11. rescript, n. View full entry a1425
...A copy. Also: the action or an act of rewriting something; a rewrite. Cf. rescriteObs....
12. subplant, v. View full entry a1425
...trans. To dispossess and take the place of (another), esp. by treacherous or dishonourable means; to supplant (a person). Obs....
13. † unoverˈtrowable, adj. View full entry a1425
...Not deserving of suspicion; unsuspect....
14. whist, int.1 View full entry a1425
...An exclamation to command silence: Hush! (Coinciding with the imperative of whist1.)...
