| abate | trans. To put an end to (a condition, state of affairs, etc.). Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| abbess | A woman who is the head or superior of an abbey of nuns or (formerly) of a double abbey of… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| abbey | The benefice or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess; an abbacy. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| abroad | Over a broad or wide area; widely, broadly; †so as to be fully open or outspread (obs.).… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| acale | Cold (lit. and fig.); frozen. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| access | An attack, or the onset (of fever or disease); a repeated episode (of an intermittent… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| according | With to. Corresponding to something; agreeing, matching. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| account | Counting, reckoning, enumeration; computation, calculation; (also) a style or mode of… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| account | trans. To present an account or reckoning of (one's actions, etc.); to answer for, to… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| achieve | intr. To be successful in doing something; to attain a desired end or level of… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| acoup | trans. To accuse. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| acre-staff | A plough staff. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| adoubt | trans. To fear, dread. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| advantage | Benefit; increased well-being or convenience. As a count noun: a benefit received. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| advice | The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| advowson | The right to present a member of the clergy to a particular benefice or living. Also… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| afforce | refl. To exert oneself (to do something); to strive, endeavour; to do one's best. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| afterwards | At a later or future time; later in time; subsequently. Cf. afterward adv. 2. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| agame | In play, in jest. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| aghast | Without complement. Also with †for (the emotion) (obs.). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| agraith | To dress, equip (a person); to decorate (a place). Chiefly in pass. Cf. graith v. 3. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| agremed | = agramed adj. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| air | Impetuosity, violence, force, anger. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| All Souls' Day | 2 November, a festival commemorating the souls of the dead, now observed chiefly by… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| alose | In pass. With complement or for. To be known or regarded as. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| alsauf | Safely. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| angle | A corner of a room or other enclosed space, esp. viewed internally or as a retreating space; a recess, a nook. Also fig. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| Black Monk | A monk of the Order of St. Benedict, a Benedictine; (also) a Black or Augustinian Canon. Cf. black canon n. at black adj. n. 5a. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| colour | Any of the constituents into which light can be separated as in a spectrum or rainbow… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| confirm | To make valid by formal authoritative assent (a thing already instituted or ordained); to ratify, sanction. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| confound | To discomfit, abash, put to shame, ashame. (Almost always in pass.) Chiefly Scriptural. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| confusion | Discomfiture, overthrow, ruin, destruction, perdition. ? Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| conjure | trans. To constrain (a person to some action) by putting him upon his oath, or by… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| contain | refl. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| conteck | Strife or debate at law; contention, dissension, quarrelling, discord. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| conteck | intr. To contend, strive, quarrel, dispute. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| contrarious | Of persons and their actions: Opposed in purpose, hostile. Obs. (This develops into 4.) | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| counsel | refl. To take counsel with oneself; to consider; also = 6. Cf. to advise oneself, French se conseiller, s'aviser. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| countenance | Bearing, demeanour, comportment; behaviour, conduct; sometimes spec. behaviour of two persons towards each other. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| counterfeit | To assume the character of (a person, etc.); to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as; to personate. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| courageous | Desirous, eager (to do something). Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| course | Onward movement in a particular path, as of the heavenly bodies, a ship, etc. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| courteously | In a courteous manner; with courtesy; with obliging politeness or civility; †graciously; kindly. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| courtier | One who frequents the court of a sovereign; an attendant at court. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| cousin | spec. The son or daughter of (one's) uncle or aunt: = own cousin n. at own adj. 2a, first cousin… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| cracking | The emission of a sharp sound as in the act of breaking or bursting, or the noise so emitted. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| creator | The divine agent which creates all things from nothing; (freq. with capital initial) God. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| croiserie | Crusading; a crusade. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| crow | Crowing (of a cock). Cf. cock-crow n. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| cruet | Ecclesiastical. A small vessel to hold wine or water for use in the celebration of… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| curry | trans. To rub down or dress (a horse, ass, etc.) with a comb. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| dainteth | = dainty n. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| dairy | Sometimes in towns the name is assumed by a shop in which milk, cream, etc. are sold. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| damsel | A young unmarried lady; originally one of noble or gentle birth, but gradually extended… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| dash | To knock, drive, throw, or thrust (away, down, out, etc.) with a violent stroke or collision. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| date | The edible fruit of the date palm (see sense 2), an oblong drupe with a single hard… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| defoul | trans. To trample under foot; tread down. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| delay | trans. To put off to a later time; to defer, postpone. to delay time: to put off time. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| delitable | Affording delight; delightful, pleasant, delectable. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| deliverance | The action of delivering or setting free, or fact of being set free (†of, from… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| demand | An act of demanding or asking by virtue of right or authority; an authoritative… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| depardieu | In God's name; by God: used as an asseveration. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| despite | In contempt or scorn of; in contemptuous defiance of. Obs. departure in despite of the court: see departure n. 6. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| device | Something devised or contrived for bringing about some end or result; an… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| diadem | A crown; an ornamental cincture or covering for the head, worn as a symbol of honour, esp.… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| disclander | trans. To speak evil of, so as to expose to opprobrium; to slander. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| disdain | The feeling entertained towards that which one thinks unworthy of notice or beneath one's dignity; scorn, contempt. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| disherison | The action of depriving of, or cutting off from, an inheritance; disinheritance. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| disherit | trans. To deprive or dispossess of an inheritance; to disinherit. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| disputisoun | = disputation n. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| distance | With a and pl. An instance of this; a quarrel, a disagreement; in later use, an estrangement. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| distrain | To constrain or force (a person) by the seizure and detention of a chattel or thing… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| distress | The action of distraining; the legal seizure and detention of a chattel, originally… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| disturber | A person or thing that disturbs, disquiets, or interferes with peace or quiet; one who causes tumult or disorder; a troubler. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| dolefully | In a doleful manner; sorrowfully, mournfully, sadly; drearily, dismally. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| dortour | A sleeping-room, bed-chamber, dormitory; esp. that of a monastery. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| double | trans. To make double; to make twice as many, as much, or as great; to increase or… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| dropsy | A morbid condition characterized by the accumulation of watery fluid in the serous cavities or the connective tissue of the body. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| face | In a person (or personified being) (esp. as a principal feature in recognition). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| fade | Of colour, etc.: Dull, pale, wan, sombre. Obs. exc. arch. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| falsehood | An uttered untruth; a lie. Also, false statements, uttered untruth, in general. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| fault | for (the) fault of: in default of; in the absence of; through deficiency or want of.… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| feign | To disguise one's sentiments, practise dissimulation, dissemble. Also intr. for refl. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| felony | Villany, wickedness, baseness. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| fenester | A window. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| feoff | Law. trans. To put in legal possession (properly confined to freehold interests… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| fierce | Proud, haughty. Obs. Cf. French fier. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| firmament | The arch or vault of heaven overhead, in which the clouds and the stars appear; the sky… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| foreclose | To bar or stop up (one's) passage. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| foretop | The lock of hair which grows upon the fore part of the crown, or is arranged ornamentally… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| forlain | Of a woman: That has lost her chastity. Also, as a term of abuse for either sex. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| found | To build (an edifice, town, etc.) for the first time; to begin the building of, be the first builder of. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| four-herned | Four-cornered. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| franchise | Freedom; exemption from servitude or subjection. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| frater | The eating or refreshment room of a monastery; a refectory. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| freestone | Stone that can be sawn in any direction and readily shaped with a chisel, such as fine-grained sandstone or limestone. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| friar | = brother n., in fig. applications; esp. in Old French phrase beu frere ‘fair brother’. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| front | = forehead n. 1. Now only poet. or in highly rhetorical language. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| fry | trans. To cook (food) with fat in a shallow pan over the fire. With up: to ‘hot up’ (cold food) in a frying-pan. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| frying | The action of fry v. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| furie | intr. To search. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| gering | ? A villain. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| girl | Chiefly in pl. A child of either sex; a young person. Now Irish English (Wexford). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| gloze | Flattery, deceit; an instance of this, a flattering speech, etc. to make glose (const. dat.)… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| golion | A kind of gown or tunic. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| Good Friday | The Friday before Easter-day, observed as the anniversary of the death of Christ. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| gothele | intr. To make a low rumbling noise, as bubbles rising through water, or as is heard in the bowels. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| gout | With a and pl.: orig. perh. referring to an affection of a particular joint; in later use =… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| grain | A small, hard, usually roundish particle (e.g. of sand, gold, salt, pepper). with a grain of salt (fig.): see salt n. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| grandsire | = grandfather n. 1. arch. and dial. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| grape | One of the berries, growing in clusters on a vine, and from the juice of which wine is… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| grease | The melted or rendered fat of animals, esp. when it is in a soft state: often with a… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| gridiron | A similar structure employed as an instrument of torture by fire. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| grievous | Of a disease, wound, or pain: Causing great suffering or danger; acute, severe. Now rare. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| gyve | trans. To fasten with, or as with, gyves; to fetter, shackle. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hale | A cry to call attention. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| halsen | trans. To call upon in the name of something holy, to adjure; = halse v. 2. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| harl | trans. To drag: usually with the notion of friction or scraping of the ground. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| harmless | Free from harm or injury; unhurt, uninjured, unharmed. Now rare. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hastely | = hastily adv. 1. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hawthorn-tree | = hawthorn n. 1. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hence | (Away) from here, from this place; to a distance. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| herb | A plant of which the stem does not become woody and persistent (as in a shrub or a tree)… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hermitage | The habitation of a hermit. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hinder | Situated behind, at the back, or in the rear; posterior. (Notwithstanding its comparative… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hoar-frost | The white deposit formed by the freezing of dew, frozen dew, white frost. In scientific use now distinguished from rime. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| Holy cross | The cross upon which Jesus Christ suffered death (see cross n. 2 and note). Hence in derived senses (cf. 3, 8, and 9). | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| homage | Formal and public acknowledgement of allegiance, by which a male tenant declares himself… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| honour | trans. To do honour to, pay worthy respect to (by some outward action); to worship… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hopping | The action of the verb hop v., in various senses. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| host | An armed company or multitude of men; an army. Now arch. and poet. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| host | spec. A man who lodges and entertains for payment; a man who keeps a public place of… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hostage | Pledge or security given to enemies or allies for the fulfilment of any undertaking by… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| hosteler | One who receives, lodges, or entertains guests and strangers; spec., in a monastery… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| hostess | A woman who keeps a public place of lodging and entertainment; the mistress of an inn. Also in archaic phr. mine hostess. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| houseful | A quantity (of people) that fills a house; as much or as many as a house can hold. Freq. with of. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| hure | A cap. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| husbandry | The administration and management of a household; domestic economy. Obs. (Cf. housewifery n. 1.) | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| incense | An aromatic gum or other vegetable product, or a mixture of fragrant gums and spices… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| inquest | A legal or judicial inquiry to ascertain or decide a matter of fact, esp. one made by a jury… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| instrument | spec. A contrivance for producing musical sounds, by the vibrations of some solid… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| intentive | Of persons: Devoting earnest attention or pains; paying regard or attention… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| intentively | In an intentive manner; with earnest attention or application; earnestly, heedfully, intently. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| interdict | Ecclesiastical. To cut off authoritatively from religious offices or privileges; to lay (a… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| irchepil | A hedgehog or urchin. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| irchin | A hedgehog. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| isle | A portion of land entirely surrounded by water; an island. Now more usually applied to… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| jailer | One who has charge of a jail or of the prisoners in it; a jail-keeper. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| jewel | An article of value used for adornment, chiefly of the person; a costly ornament, esp. one… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| joint | An arrangement, structure, or mechanism in an animal body, whereby two bones… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| joyful | Of persons, their feelings, etc.: Full of joy; having and showing a lively sense of… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| juice | The watery or liquid part of vegetables or fruits, which can be expressed or… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| jupe | A loose jacket, kirtle, or tunic worn by men. Obs. (In later use chiefly Sc.) | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| kindness | With a and pl.: An instance of this; a kind act; †a benefaction (obs.). | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| lance | A weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft and an iron or steel head, held by a… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| language | The system of spoken or written communication used by a particular country… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| languor | Mental suffering or distress; pining, longing, sorrow, grief. Also an instance of this. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| lay-fee | A fee or estate in land held in consideration of secular services, as distinguished… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| leader | Comm. (orig. U.S.) = leading article n. 2 cf. loss leader n. at loss n. Compounds. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| leave | intr. = leaf v. 1. Also to be leaved out (U.S.): to have the leaves expanded. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| lettuce | Any plant of the genus Lactuca (family Asteraceae (Compositae)) comprising annual… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| lieu | in (the) lieu of: in the place, room, or stead of (cf. instead adv. 1); in exchange or… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| lincloth | pl. Sheets for a bed. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| little man | The little finger. Obs. exc. dial. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| lope | = leap n. in various senses. Obs. | 1400 | Go To Quotation |
| lorain | The straps (often spoken of as gilt, studded with metal, or jewelled) forming part of the harness or trappings of a horse. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| lour | intr. Of persons, their eyes, countenances, etc.: To frown, scowl; to look angry or… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| loveday | A day appointed for a meeting with a view to the amicable settlement of a dispute; a… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| lunatic | Originally, affected with the kind of insanity that was supposed to have… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| majesty | Christian Church. The greatness and glory of God. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mal de flanc | Pain in the flank or loin; any disease characterized by this. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| manor | An estate of a lord, including both the land and the manor house or mansion; a landed possession. Now chiefly hist. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| march | spec. That part of England which borders on Wales (now usu. in pl. as the Marches); †Mercia (obs.… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mariner | A person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship; a sailor. In Law, more… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| marriage | The condition of being a husband or wife; the relation between persons married to each other; matrimony. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| marry | To enter into the state of matrimony; to take a husband or wife. Also with †to, (Sc.) †upon, with (now usu. regional). | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| masked | Bewildered, confused; lost. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mattress | A large rectangular case of strong fabric, filled with yielding but resilient material… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| maudlin | = Magdalene n. 1a. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| maugre | Ill will (considered in relation to its object), the state of being regarded with ill… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| Maundy | Originally (more fully Maundy ceremony): the ceremony of washing the feet of a number… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| mazed | Stupefied, dazed; insane, crazed; bewildered, confused; †terrified (obs.). | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| meddle | trans. To mix or mingle (people) with, among (others) or together. Usu. in pass. Also refl.: to mix oneself in, among. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| meinie | A family, a household. Now Sc. and Irish English (rare). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| melody | Sweet music or song (sometimes used with reference to the singing of birds); †beauty… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| member | The penis; (in pl.) †the male genitals (obs.). Also (occas.): †the vagina, the vulva, the female genitals (obs.). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mendment | = amendment n.; improvement, reparation, correction, reformation. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mercery | As a mass noun: the goods sold by a mercer; esp. fine textile fabrics. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mesel | Of a person: afflicted with leprosy or a similarly disfiguring skin disease; leprous.… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mess | A serving of food; a course; a meal; a prepared dish of a specified kind of food. Also fig.… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| message | The business entrusted to a messenger; the carrying or delivery of a communication; a mission, an errand. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| Michaelmas | The feast of St Michael (St Michael and all Angels), one of the quarter days in… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mididone | Forthwith, immediately. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| midwife | A woman (or, rarely, a man) who assists women in childbirth; (spec. in recent times)… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| milch | Yielding milk; in milk (opposed to dry adj. 4b). Obs. (chiefly regional in later use). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mildhead | Mildness, mercifulness; meekness. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| minister | A person acting under the authority of another; one who carries out executive duties as… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| misanswer | trans. To give a wrong or inappropriate answer to. Also (in early use, now only in Irish English… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| misaunter | = misadventure n. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| misbelieve | trans. To believe falsely or suppose erroneously that something is the case. Now rare. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| misdraw | intr. To go astray. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| miseasy | Miserable, wretched. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| misfaring | Transgressing, misbehaving. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mis-set | trans. To set in the wrong place, misplace. Chiefly in pa. pple. Obs. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| misstep | intr. To take a wrong step; to go astray. Also fig. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| misthought | Mistaken or improper thought or opinion; an instance of this. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| molten | Of metal, tallow, etc.: that has been melted and allowed to solidify again. Of an image… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| morrow-tide | The morning; the early part of the following day. Cf. morning-tide n. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| morsel | A bite or mouthful; a small piece of food, esp. of a specified kind. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| mountance | Length of time, duration. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| movable | Capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, time, or posture. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| movable feast | A religious feast day which, though always on the same day of the week, does not occur on the same calendar date each year. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| mutton | The flesh of sheep, used as food. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nake | Naked, bare. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nat | = not adv. | 1349 | Go To Quotation |
| needlings | Necessarily; of necessity. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nice | Of a person: foolish, silly, simple; ignorant. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nightmare | A female spirit or monster supposed to settle on and produce a feeling of suffocation in… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nighwhat | Almost, nearly. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| noblely | Nobly. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nobleye | Nobleness of rank, nature, or conduct; noble quality, condition, or state. Also: splendour, magnificence; pomp. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nobly | Splendidly, magnificently, finely; excellently; in a superior way. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nother | no nother: no different, no other. Obs. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| nourish | trans. To bring up, rear, or nurture (a child or young person). Occas. with up. Now arch. and poet. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nourishing | That which nourishes; nourishment, nutriment. Also fig. Now Irish English. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| number | The precise sum or aggregate of a collection of individual things or persons; the quantity or amount. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nunnery | A place of residence for a community of nuns; a building or group of buildings in which… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| nurse | Originally: a wet-nurse (now arch.). In later use: a woman employed or trained to take charge… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| obey | trans. To comply with or perform the bidding of; to do what one is commanded by (a… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| ocean | In collocation with sea, as ocean sea, sea ocean, sea of (the) ocean. Now arch. and poet. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| office | Any special liturgy for a particular occasion, as Office for the Dead, Office for Baptism… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| ointment | A cosmetic or (now chiefly) medicinal preparation in the form of a soft, smooth… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| ordain | trans. To arrange in rows or ranks, or other regular order; esp. to draw up in order of… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| ordinal | In the pre-Reformation English Church: a book detailing the order of Church services… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| ostler | A person who receives and lodges guests, esp. at a religious house; = hosteler n. 1. Obs. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| ou | Expressing surprise, excitement, or a similar emotion; = oh int. ou aye: ‘yes indeed’, ‘oh yes’ (in concessive sense). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| out and out | Thoroughly, completely, entirely; downright. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| outbuy | trans. To ransom (a prisoner), to buy out of slavery; to buy out of (a state of sin)… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| outdo | trans. To put or force out; to disallow, ignore. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| out-find | trans. To find out. (In later use chiefly poet.) | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| outlawing | The action or process of putting a person outside the law; outlawry. Also: the action or… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| outright | To the full extent, completely, entirely; in a manner which shows no reservation… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| outseek | trans. To seek out, seek for; to search out. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| out-try | trans. To choose, to select. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| overhip | trans. To pass over, pass by, omit, skip. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| overside | The upper, higher, or outer side of something. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| overward | In a direction over or across a surface, an intervening space, etc.; across, transversely. Cf. overthwart prep. 1. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pain | Punishment; penalty; suffering or loss inflicted for a crime or offence; (sometimes) spec. a fine, a tax. Also in extended use. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pair | In sing., preceding the noun complement without of. Now only in abbreviated style. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pallion | A pallium; a mantle. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| palm | The inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, on which the fingers… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| palmery | = palmer n. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| panful | The amount that a pan will hold; the contents of a pan. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| pardie | ‘By God!’ (as an asseveration). Hence: ‘certainly!’, ‘without a doubt!’, ‘indeed!’ Also occas. as adv. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pardon | R.C. Church. Remission of the punishment still due after the sacramental absolution of a… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pare | To trim (an object) by cutting off projecting, irregular, or superficial parts; to cut close… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| parish | The body of people who attend a particular church; the inhabitants of a parish (sense 2a). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| parliament | A formal conference or council, esp. an assembly of magnates summoned (usually by a… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| partner | A person with a joint share in or use of something; a person who is party to something.… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| partridge | Originally (now more fully common partridge, grey partridge, (N. Amer.) Hungarian partridge)… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| party | A division of a whole; a part, portion, or share. Also: a part of the body. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| passer | A person who conveys someone or something across a river, a ferryman. Obs. rare. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| past | Gone by in time; elapsed; done with; over. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pate | The head, the skull; spec. the crown of the head, now esp. of a bald head. Also: †the… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| penancer | A person who imposes a penance or penance; esp. (Christian Church) a priest appointed… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| peradventure | Qualifying a statement or clause. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| perch | A pole, rod, stick, or stake used for any of various purposes, esp. as a prop or support. Cf. perk n. 1a. Now rare. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| perfay | By my faith; truly; indeed, certainly; cf. fay n. 6b. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| perfect | spec. Of, marked, or characterized by supreme moral or spiritual excellence or… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| perilous | Dangerous, hazardous, fraught with peril; causing or resulting in danger; risky. In early use also: spiritually dangerous. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pierce | To penetrate; to pass or break through or into something, esp. as or in the manner… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| piss | To urinate. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pitcher | A large (often ceramic) vessel with one or two handles and usually a lip, for holding… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| piteous | Full of pity; affected with or feeling pity; compassionate, tender, merciful; = pitiful adj. 1. Now arch. and rare. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| piteously | With piety; piously, devoutly. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| plaint | intr. To make a complaint; to request redress for a wrong. Also with of, on, upon. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| planet | Each of the seven major celestial objects visible from the earth which move independently… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| plat | In predicative use: in a flat or recumbent position; horizontal. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| plenar | Of an assembly, or the place in which it is held: consisting of or having the full… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| plenarly | In full assembly; in full number; by all present. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| podagre | = podagra n. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| poll | The part of the head on which the hair grows; the head as characterized by the colour or… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| poll | To cut the hair of (a person or animal); to shave, shear; to barber. rare after 17th cent. (Sc. and Eng. regional in later use). | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| polled | Of a person or animal: having the hair cut short; shorn, shaven; (of the hair) cut off, cropped. Now arch. or regional. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| porch | Originally: an exterior structure forming a covered approach to the entrance of a… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pork | The flesh of a pig used as food, esp. when uncured. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| porray | A soup or broth, usually made of leeks or peas and flavoured with a range of ingredients… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| port town | A market town or borough; = port n. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| postern | A back or side entrance; any door, gate, etc., distinct from the main entrance, esp. one which is private or unobtrusive. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| powder | Solid matter in the form of dry particles; the mass of dry impalpable particles… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| power | Ability to act or affect something strongly; physical or mental strength; might; vigour, energy; effectiveness. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| prayer | A solemn request to God, a god, or other object of worship; a supplication or thanksgiving addressed to God or a god. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| precious stone | A stone of a kind prized for its beauty, hardness, or rarity and used in ornamentation or jewellery; a gemstone, a jewel. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| predication | The action of preaching; an instance of this; a sermon, an oration. Now rare. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| prejudice | Preconceived opinion not based on reason or actual experience; bias… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| present | To bring or place (a person) before or into the presence of; to bring to the notice of… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| price | As a general term of appreciation: worthy, noble; praiseworthy, commendable; prime. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| principal | Applied to things. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| prioress | A superior nun holding a position subordinate to an abbess, similar to a claustral prior.… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| priory | A monastery or nunnery governed by a prior or prioress, usually an offshoot of an abbey… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| procuracy | Christian Church. A payment made by a parish, religious house, etc., in lieu… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| procurator | The official agent, esp. the financial manager, of a church or religious house or community. Now hist. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| procure | trans. To contrive or devise with care (an action or proceeding); to try to bring about, esp.… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| proffer | trans. (refl.). To offer or present oneself (to a person); to put oneself forward (to do something). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| profound | Of a person: characterized by intellectual depth; having great insight into or… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| provend | A stipend, revenue, or estate, esp. one granted to a cathedral canon or member of the chapter; = prebend n. 1. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| provender | = prebend n. 1. Obs. (hist. in later use). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| prow | Advantage, profit; benefit, good, ‘weal’. Cf. prow adj. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| purchase | To endeavour or contrive to bring about (an event, outcome, or state of affairs); to… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pure | Not mixed or adulterated; clean, clear, refined; spec. (a) not mixed with any other… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| purely | Of degree or extent: thoroughly, completely, fully, utterly, really. In later use regional (now only U.S. regional). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| purge | refl. To clear oneself or one's character of an accusation or suspicion of guilt… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| purpose | That which a person sets out to do or attain; an object in view; a determined intention or aim. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| purseful | An amount that fills a purse; as much as a purse will hold. Freq. with of. Also fig. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| pursue | trans. To follow (a person) with hostility or enmity; to seek to injure; to persecute… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| purvey | trans. With infinitive or that -clause as object. To arrange in advance; to prepare; to plan. Cf. provide v. 5. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| purveyance | Foresight; foreknowledge of and provision for the future; = providence n. 1. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| quaintise | Wisdom, cleverness; skill, ingenuity. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| quaintly | Wisely, cleverly, ingeniously, esp. so as to accomplish some act or attain some end. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| quality | Character, disposition, nature. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| quarter | A measure of capacity for grain, coal, etc., varying greatly according to locality… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| quartern | A quarter or fourth part of something. Now Eng. regional. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| quest | The body of people appointed to hold an inquiry; = inquest n. 2. Also fig. Obs. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| quinzième | In pl. The fifteen gradual psalms. Cf. gradual psalms n. at gradual adj. 5. rare. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| quitter | Pus; a purulent discharge. Also fig. Now Jamaican (in forms quitta, quitter). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| raging | The action of rage v. (in various senses); an instance of this. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| rank | A row, line, or series of things. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| rave | Originally: †to be mad, to show signs of madness or delirium (obs.). Later: to speak… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| razor | A cutting instrument with a sharp blade or blades; spec. such an instrument designed… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| realm | A kingdom. Now chiefly rhetorically and in legal contexts. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| rearward | Mil. The part of an army or fleet stationed behind the main body; the third division in… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| rebours | Antagonism. rare. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| renable | Of a person: eloquent; speaking fluently and clearly; (later also) loquacious. In early… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| renay | To renounce, abjure (one's faith, God, etc.). Also intr. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| rent | To rend, tear, pull apart or to pieces (a person or thing). Also: to make (a hole… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| repent | intr. To review one's actions and feel contrition or regret for something one has done… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| repentance | The action of repenting; an instance of this. Also: the state of being repentant. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| reset | trans. To receive, harbour, or shelter (a person, esp. a thief, criminal, or… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| respite | An agreed delay or extension of time, esp. one granted for further consideration of a matter; a postponement. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| resurrection | The church festival commemorating Christ's rise from the dead; Easter. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| reverence | Deep or due respect felt or shown towards a person on account of his or her position… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| revest | Chiefly in pass. To clothe (a priest, monk, etc.) in ecclesiastical vestments or… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| rhyme | intr. To compose rhymes or verses; to versify. Also with about, †of, on, upon. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| ribaldy | = ribaldry n. (in various senses). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| rivedly | Frequently; abundantly, widely. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| rocket | Originally: a loose cloak or smock, esp. one worn as an outer garment by a woman (now Eng. regional… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| roll | Of a vessel: to sway; esp. to rock, often violently, from side to side. Also with about… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| rondel | A circular object or shape; a circle; a circular piece of something. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| round | A circular band, a ring; a ring-shaped object; (in later use) spec. a representation or… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| round | Having the form of a circle or ring; shaped like a circle; circular; annular; (also… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| round | So as to form a ring or circle; so as to form a circular, spherical, or curved shape. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| roundel | A circle or ring drawn, marked out, or formed in some way. Now Eng. regional and rare. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| rout | intr. To move, stir (esp. in negative contexts); to travel. Later also: to move towards a person with the intention to attack. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| router | A robber, a plunderer; a ruffian, a rogue. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| roveison | = rogation n. 1a. Also in Feast of the Roveisons n. the three days preceding Ascension… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| rub | trans. To apply pressure and friction to (something, esp. a part of the body, a horse… | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| rud | trans. To rub. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| sacrifice | intr. To offer up a sacrifice. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| sacring | concr. Used for: The consecrated elements. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| safe | Christian Church. Delivered from sin or condemnation, saved; in a state of salvation. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| sart | = assart n. Also in Comb. sart-silver n. a payment made by tenants for the right of taking brushwood from land. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| save | Preserving, without prejudice or harm to, with due regard for. Freq. used with a respectful… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| scarce | Of a period of time: Characterized by scarcity. ? Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| score | A group or set of twenty. Primarily a n., const. of (in Old English gen. pl.), but… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| secular | Of members of the clergy: Living ‘in the world’ and not in monastic seclusion… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| see | A seat of dignity or authority; esp. a royal seat, throne. Hence the rank or position symbolized by a throne. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| seigniory | Lordship, domination, sovereignty. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| seize | (In technical use written seise.) trans. To put (a person) in legal possession of a… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| servage | Servitude, bondage, slavery. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| sewing | The action of sew v.; the use of a needle and thread; the uniting of pieces of material… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| shrewhead | = shrewdship n. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| shrine | trans. To enclose (relics) in a shrine; to provide (a saint or deity) with a shrine or sanctuary. Now rare. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| shrip | = scrip n. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| sickle | Sickly. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| slab | A flat, broad, and comparatively thick piece or mass of anything solid. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| slander | The utterance or dissemination of false statements or reports concerning a person… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| slave | One who is the property of, and entirely subject to, another person, whether by… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| slavin | A pilgrim's mantle. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| snivelling | Of the nose, etc.: Discharging, or full of, snivel. Also of persons, given to snivelling or snuffling. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| sojourn | intr. To make a temporary stay in a place; to remain or reside for a time. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| sojourning | The action or fact of staying temporarily in a place. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| solace | Comfort, consolation; alleviation of sorrow, distress, or discomfort. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| solemnity | In the phrases with or in (great, etc.) solemnity. Now rare. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| soul mass | A mass said for the soul of a dead person. Cf. requiem n. Now hist. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| sovereign | One who has supremacy or rank above, or authority over, others; a superior; a… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| space | With infinitive or prepositional phrase as complement. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| spinning | The action or operation of converting fibres into thread or yarn by hand-labour or by machinery. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| spoonful | As much as fills a spoon; such an amount as can be lifted in a spoon. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| spouse | trans. To join or unite in marriage or wedlock. Chiefly employed in the passive, and usu. const. to… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| spronk | A spark. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| squire | In the military organization of the later middle ages, a young man of good birth attendant… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| statute | A decree or command made by a sovereign, ruler, or ruling body. Obs. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| stiffly | In a stiff manner; so as to be stiff; (in various senses of the adj.). | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| stive | A kind of bagpipe. Cf. stivour n. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| stooping | Of the body, head, shoulders, etc., also of the posture: Bowing down, inclining… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| strange | Belonging to some other place or neighbourhood; unknown to the particular locality… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| subtlety | Skill, dexterity; precision, care; ingenuity in workmanship or design. Obs. (rare after 16th cent.). | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| suitor | A frequenter (of a place). Obs. rare. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| sum | sum of money, sum of gold, sum of silver, sum of pence, etc. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| summons | An authoritative call to attend at a specified place for a specified purpose. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| sup | intr. To eat one's supper; to take supper. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| surplice | A loose vestment of white linen having wide sleeves and, in its amplest form, reaching… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| suspend | trans. To debar, usually for a time, from the exercise of a function or enjoyment of… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| suspicion | Const. of (†in, †to, †upon) the person of whom some evil is suspected. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| sustain | To keep in existence, maintain; spec. to cause to continue in a certain state for… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| sustenance | Food and drink as a means of keeping someone alive, or as a source of strength and good health; victuals. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| sweetheart | (Properly two words: see heart n. 22) A term of endearment = darling: used chiefly… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| swoon | To fall into a fainting-fit; to faint. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| swooning | Fainting, syncope. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| symphony | Used vaguely, after late Latin symphōnia, as a name for different musical instruments. (See also symphan n.) Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tabor | The earlier name of the drum; in later use (esp. since the introduction of the name drum… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tallage | Orig., in Eng. Hist., An arbitrary tax levied by Norman and early Angevin kings upon the… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| taste | trans. To try, examine, or explore by touch; to feel; to handle. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tax | To estimate or determine the amount of (a tallage, fine, penalty, damages, etc.);… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| teacher | That which shows or points out; an indicator; the index-finger. Obs. rare. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| Templar | A member of a military and religious order, consisting of knights (Knights Templars, Knights or… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| thence | From that place; from there. (Now chiefly literary.) | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| thiefly | In a thievish or thief-like manner; by stealth; stealthily, furtively. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| threatening | The action of the verb threaten v.; menacing; also, an instance of this, a threat. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tie-dog | A dog kept tied or chained up, either to guard a house, or because fierce; = bandog n. (In last quot. fig.) | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| till | intr. To reach, extend (to a specified point or distance; in quot. 1393, to a specified length). | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tomb | A place of burial; an excavation in earth or rock for the reception of a dead body, a… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| to-poune | trans. To pound to pieces. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| torch | A light to be carried in the hand, consisting of a stick of resinous wood, or of twisted… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| torment | An instrument of torture, as the rack, wheel, or strappado (rare or doubtful);… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| torment | trans. To put to torment or torture; to inflict torture upon. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tormenting | The action of the verb torment v.; torturing, vexing; an instance of this. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tormentor | An officer who inflicts torture or cruelty; an official torturer; an executioner. Also transf. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| touching | The action, or an act, of feeling something with the hand, etc.; the fact or state… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| transcript | A written copy; also transf. a printed reproduction of this; spec. in Law, a copy of a legal record. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| travel | intr. To make a journey; to go from one place to another; to journey. Also fig. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| treacher | A deceiver, a cheat; one who deceives by trickery; sometimes, a traitor. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| treasurer | One who has officially the charge of treasure; originally, a person entrusted with… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| treasury | A room or building in which precious or valuable objects are preserved, esp. a place… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tresche | A dance, revel, merry-making. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| trespass | A transgression; a breach of law or duty; an offence, sin, wrong; a fault. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tress | (By extension) A long lock of hair (esp. that of a woman), without any sense of its… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| truant | One who begs without justification; a sturdy beggar; a vagabond; an idle rogue or knave. (Often a mere term of abuse.) Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| tyrant | Any one who exercises power or authority oppressively, despotically, or cruelly; one… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| unbend | To release or relax (a bow) from tension; to unstring. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| unbowsome | = unbuxom adj. 1. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| unburnt | Not burnt or consumed by fire. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| uncle | A brother of one's father or mother; also, an aunt's husband (= uncle-in-law). | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| uncunning | Lack of knowledge; ignorance. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| uneasily | With difficulty on account of discomfort; only with pain or suffering. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| uneasy | Not conducing to ease or comfort; productive of physical discomfort. Also in fig. context. †Occas. const. to (a person). | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| uneaten | Not eaten; left undevoured. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| ungraithed | (un- prefix 8.) | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| uniliche | Incomparably. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| university | An institution of higher education offering tuition in mainly non-vocational subjects… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| unkind | Lacking in natural gratitude or willingness to acknowledge benefits; ungrateful. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| unworthily | Without being worthy, fit, or qualified; without having sufficient merit or ability; unmeritedly. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| updraw | trans. To pull out of the ground. Also fig. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| upnim | trans. To take up. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| usurer | One who practises usury or lends money at interest; a money-lender, esp. in later use… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| utas | = octave n. b. | 1324 | Go To Quotation |
| vacant | Of a benefice, office, position, etc.: Not filled, held, or occupied; in respect of… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| valley | Const. of (the distinctive name of the valley). | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| vein | A small natural channel or perforation within the earth through which water trickles or… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| venison | With of (an animal) or defining term. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| venomous | fig. Morally or spiritually hurtful or injurious; pernicious. Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| vestiary | A vestry of a church. Now rare or Obs. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| vile | Of actions, conduct, character, etc.: Despicable on moral grounds; deserving to be… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| vilely | In a vile manner (in various senses of the adj.). | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| violence | The exercise of physical force so as to inflict injury on, or cause damage to… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| vision | Something which is apparently seen otherwise than by ordinary sight; esp. an appearance… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| voice | Such sound used to represent the person or being who produces it, or such… | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| void | Of a see, benefice, etc.: Having no incumbent, holder, or possessor; unoccupied, vacant. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| vow | In phrases, as to make (hold, pay, keep, †yield or break) a vow. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| waker | One who ‘wakes’ or abstains from sleep. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| waste | Uncultivated and uninhabited or sparsely inhabited. Sometimes with stronger… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| waulking | The fulling of cloth. Cf. waulk v. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| waw | A wave. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| well-armed | Adequately armed for war or combat. Also transf. and fig. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| west side | The western part or side of something; the west. | 1300 | Go To Quotation |
| wetting | Of persons, esp. by rain or falling into water. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| whirl | intr. To move in a circle or similar curve, to circle, circulate; more vaguely, to move… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| wild man | A man of rough, savage, fierce, or unruly nature or character (cf. wild adj. 6 7). | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| wonder thing | A wonderful thing, wonder, marvel. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| wone | Hope or expectation of a favourable issue; choice of alternative; hence… | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| wrecheful | Vengeful; revengeful. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
| yreuested | Robed. | 1290 | Go To Quotation |
