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1. about, adv., prep.1, adj., and int. View full entry eOE
...In rotation or revolution; round in a circular course. Now rare except in fig. use with verbs....
2. acorn, n. View full entry eOE
...The fruit of any tree producing mast. Also as a mass noun: †= mast1a (obs.). Now rare and only with contextual indication....
3. 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...
4. 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,...
5. adze | adz, n. View full entry eOE
...A tool similar to an axe, with a blade set at right angles to the shaft and curving inwards towards it, used for cutting or slicing away the surface of wood. Also:...
6. after, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...Behind something in place or position; in the rear; further back....
7. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
8. against, prep., conj., adv., and n. View full entry eOE
...In reception of, in welcome of. Obs....
9. alexanders, n. View full entry eOE
...A tall biennial plant, Smyrnium olusatrum (family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), native to southern Europe, with large, glossy compound leaves and clusters of tiny yellow-green flowers, formerly commonly...
10. 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....
11. almighty, adj., n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...All-powerful, omnipotent....
12. along, adj.2, prep., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Modifying a period of time, used to denote that something continues for the full extent of the period concerned: throughout the whole length of; for the entirety of. Obs....
13. 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....
14. anchor, n.1 View full entry c880
...An appliance for holding a ship, etc., fixed in a particular place, by mooring it to the bottom of the sea or river; now consisting of ‘a heavy iron, composed of a...
15. and, conj.1, adv., and n.1 View full entry eOE
...Simply connective....
16. 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...
17. ant, n.1 View full entry eOE
...Any of various small insects constituting the family Formicidae of the order Hymenoptera, which typically live in complex social colonies, are usually wingless except for fertile adults in...
18. any, adj. and pron. View full entry c950
...gen. An indeterminate derivative of one, or rather of its weakened adj. form a, an, in which the idea of unity (or, in plural, ...
19. anything, pron., n., and adv. View full entry a700
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20. ape, n. View full entry a700
...An animal of the monkey tribe (Simiadæ); before the introduction of ‘monkey’ (16th c.), the generic name, and still (since 1700) sometimes so used poetically or rhetorically, or...
