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Poema Morale

Poema Morale (a1225–1300).
The 932nd most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 524 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations524Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word46Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning134Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
atletto remit, pardon.1200Go To Quotation
awitTo watch over, command (a troop).1200Go To Quotation
beinPleasant, genial, kindly; ‘nice.’ (Latin amœnus, almus, benignus.) Obs.1199Go To Quotation
besayTo declare, speak about.1200Go To Quotation
bidemetrans. To condemn.1199Go To Quotation
bischuntrans. To shun, avoid (a thing); also with refl. pron.1200Go To Quotation
chilceChildishness, childness.1199Go To Quotation
christenman= Christian man, Christian.1199Go To Quotation
cleoobs. form of cleof, cleove, cleve n., cliff, steep slope, hill-side, brae. (The modern…1275Go To Quotation
conyThe skin or fur of the rabbit. (The earliest recorded use in English.) Obs. or dial.1199Go To Quotation
derne‘Dernly’, secretly.1199Go To Quotation
doomsmanA judge, deemster.1199Go To Quotation
ermineAn animal of the weasel tribe (Mustela Erminea), an inhabitant of northern countries…1199Go To Quotation
eveningAn equal, one of the same rank; a ‘match’; a neighbour (in scriptural sense).1199Go To Quotation
evermo= evermore adv.1199Go To Quotation
froudA frog or toad.1199Go To Quotation
gathererOne who gathers or collects (in general senses). Also gatherer up.1199Go To Quotation
ginintr. To begin, followed by inf. active, with or without to; rarely for to. In…1199Go To Quotation
haleHealth, well-being, welfare; cure, remedy; = hail n., heal n.1199Go To Quotation
his3rd singular feminine accusative personal pronoun; = her pron., it; refl. herself.1199Go To Quotation
horelingA fornicator, whoremonger; an adulterer, a paramour.1200Go To Quotation
illOf persons. Obs. exc. dial. Common in Sc.1199Go To Quotation
lawlessWithout law, having no laws; ignorant of, or not regulated by law. Of a law: Not based on principles of right. Now rare.1199Go To Quotation
lomeFrequently; phr. oft and lome.1200Go To Quotation
martenThe fur or dressed skin of a marten (see sense 2a). Formerly freq. in pl.1299Go To Quotation
marter= marten n. 2a.1250Go To Quotation
meedyernGreedy for bribes, covetous.1224Go To Quotation
no manNo one, nobody.1224Go To Quotation
outsayTo utter (something); to say or name out loud. Obs.1250Go To Quotation
sabelineThe fur of the sable.1199Go To Quotation
sleuthintr. To be slothful. rare.1300Go To Quotation
smartSharp, often intense, physical pain, esp. such as is caused by an external agency (a…1224Go To Quotation
smeekSmoke arising from burning or smouldering matter; reek. Also in fig. context.1199Go To Quotation
spendOf persons: To pay out or away; to disburse or expend; to dispose of, or deprive oneself of, in this way.1175Go To Quotation
swinchToil, labour.1200Go To Quotation
ticetrans. To entice; to induce or attract by the offer of pleasure or advantage. Also absol.1275Go To Quotation
unsteadfastOf persons, the mind, etc.: Not steadfast in conduct or opinion; inconstant, fickle.1199Go To Quotation
untruenessAbsence of trueness or truth; falsity, inexactness.1199Go To Quotation
up and downHither and thither; to and fro; backward and forward.1199Go To Quotation
waneMisery, woe.1199Go To Quotation
wiAn exclamation used to introduce an anxious question or a statement of something regrettable.1199Go To Quotation
wrongousOf persons: Acting wrongfully, inequitably, or unjustly; rascally, iniquitous, unjust. Obs.1199Go To Quotation
yfereIn company; together. (Extensively used in Middle English poetry as a rhyming tag; rare in prose.)1199Go To Quotation
ylaidMiddle English pa. pples. of lay v.1200Go To Quotation
youngheadYouth (abstr. and concr.).1275Go To Quotation
yselþeVariant of i-selth n.: success.1200Go To Quotation

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