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Life of St. Cuthbert

The Life of St. Cuthbert (c1450).
The 596th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 794 quotations (about 0.02% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations794Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word32Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning138Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
confereA companion, fellow, colleague.1450Go To Quotation
creueintr. To grow.1450Go To Quotation
currachA small boat made of wickerwork covered with hides, used from ancient times in Scotland and Ireland; a coracle.1450Go To Quotation
deneA fictitious n. made by separating the adv. bedene adv., bydene ‘together…1450Go To Quotation
dillabsol. To benumb, cause dullness.1450Go To Quotation
falterintr. To become entangled, catch.1450Go To Quotation
hostintr. To be a guest; to lodge, put up. Obs.1450Go To Quotation
insensetrans. To cause (a person) to understand or know something; to inform.1450Go To Quotation
javeler= jailer n.1450Go To Quotation
loonA worthless person; a rogue, scamp (esp. in false loon, to play the loon); a sluggard, idler.1450Go To Quotation
machinetrans. With that -clause or infinitive: to resolve, determine. Also: to contrive or plot…1450Go To Quotation
melancholyIn a melancholic or resentful manner.1450Go To Quotation
mistetchA bad habit. Used esp. of animals.1450Go To Quotation
motheWeary, exhausted, disquieted. Also (of the strings of a musical instrument): slack, out of tune.1450Go To Quotation
mouthfulA quantity that fills the mouth; as much or as many (of something) as a mouth will hold or…1450Go To Quotation
need-steadIn trouble or distress; = need-bestead adj.1450Go To Quotation
obeisand= obedient adj. Freq. with to. Cf. obeisant adj.1450Go To Quotation
office-houseA ‘house of office’ (house n. int. 3b); (in later use only in pl.) apartments or…1450Go To Quotation
overquelltrans. To quell, overcome, subdue.1450Go To Quotation
prophetintr. and trans. To prophesy.1450Go To Quotation
rebelliousTending to rebel; defying lawful or established authority; insubordinate, in rebellion.…1450Go To Quotation
rebutRebuke, reproach; repulse. Also: an instance of this; a rebuke, a rebuttal.1450Go To Quotation
ScotsmanA person who is Scottish by descent, birth, or residency; (typically) a man born in Scotland or to Scottish parents.1450Go To Quotation
sea-beastA beast living in the sea.1450Go To Quotation
Skire ThursdayThe day next before Good Friday; Maundy Thursday; = Sheer Thursday n.1450Go To Quotation
suitintr. To ‘do suit’ to a court; hence, to have recourse to. Obs.1450Go To Quotation
thigh-boneThe bone of the thigh; the femur; in quot. 1825 as an emblem of death: cf. cross-bones n.1450Go To Quotation
trety= tretis adj.1450Go To Quotation
tristilySadly, sorrowfully.1450Go To Quotation
undiseasedFree from discomfort or trouble. Obs. rare.1450Go To Quotation
unwellNot well or in good health; somewhat ill; indisposed.1450Go To Quotation
wathA ford; a fordable stream.1450Go To Quotation

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