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1. † abbotric, n. View full entry OE
...The benefice or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess; an abbacy. Also: an abbey....
2. † ablend, v. View full entry OE
...To deprive of sight, blind; to deprive of sight temporarily; to dazzle....
3. ˈarbalest | ˈarbalist | ˈarblast, n. View full entry a1100
...A cross-bow, consisting of a steel bow fitted to a wooden shaft, furnished with special mechanism for drawing and letting slip the bowstring, and used for the discharge of arrows, bolts, stones,...
4. † aˈsye, v. View full entry 1024
...To sink down; to ‘set’....
5. † aˈtend, v. View full entry 1006
...trans. To set on fire, kindle....
6. † at-ˈhind(en, adv. and prep. View full entry 1016
...Behind....
7. aware, adj. View full entry 1095
...Watchful, vigilant, cautious, on one's guard. to be aware of: to be on one's guard against. Obs....
8. benorth, adv. and prep. View full entry 1087
...To the north. Obs....
9. † beˈnote, v.1 View full entry a1100
...trans. To use, make use of....
10. † beˈsit, v. View full entry a1100
...trans. To encamp about, besiege....
11. † beˈstrip, v. View full entry 1065
...trans. To strip clean: to deprive of or take away entirely....
12. † beˈtell, v. View full entry 1048
...trans. To speak for, answer for, justify....
13. † ˈblithemod, adj. View full entry 1065
...Of blithe mood; of cheerful disposition....
14. bridal, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1075-6
...A wedding feast or festival; a wedding....
15. bride-ale | bridale, n. View full entry 1075-6
...A wedding-feast of the Old English type, an ale-drinking at a wedding....
16. brother, n. View full entry OE
...The word applied to a male being to express his relationship to others (male or female) as the child of the same parent or parents....
17. buscarl, n. View full entry OE
...In (late) Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman England: a member of a body of men retained, apparently usually by the king, to guard the coast....
18. Candlemas, n. View full entry 1014
...The feast of the purification of the Virgin Mary (or presentation of Christ in the Temple) celebrated with a great display of candles....
19. chancellor, n. View full entry OE
...General sense of secretary, official secretary. Obs. or alien....
20. chaplain, n. View full entry a1100
...gen. The priest, clergyman or minister of a chapel; in Middle English a chantry priest....
