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Cotton Homilies

The Cotton Homilies (c1175–1240).
The 710th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 680 quotations (about 0.02% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations680Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word68Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning175Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
anblowTo blow on or into, breathe upon, inspire.1175Go To Quotation
astyingAscension.1220Go To Quotation
aturntrans. To attire, array, dress, prepare fitly.1220Go To Quotation
avowtrans. To own or acknowledge (a person) as one's own.1220Go To Quotation
backbitea person absent.1175Go To Quotation
backbitingThe action of detracting, slandering, or speaking ill of one behind his back.1175Go To Quotation
beektrans. and refl. To suffuse with genial warmth; to expose (oneself, one's limbs, etc.)…1230Go To Quotation
beekingThat gives genial warmth.1230Go To Quotation
belookintr. To look.1175Go To Quotation
brinieArmour for the body; a coat of mail, cuirass, breastplate.1175Go To Quotation
buffetingThe action of the verb buffet v.1240Go To Quotation
buryA manor-house, or large farm; a specialization of the Old English burh, byrig ‘an…1175Go To Quotation
buxomlyObediently, humbly, meekly; courteously, willingly.1239Go To Quotation
carlishOf or pertaining to a carl or carls; churlish, clownish, vulgar, coarse; rude, mean.1239Go To Quotation
carpintr. To speak, talk. Obs.1239Go To Quotation
chastytrans. To correct, chasten; to amend.1239Go To Quotation
chattelProperty; goods; money; = cattle n. I. Obs.1239Go To Quotation
cheered: Having a (certain) cheer, countenance, or demeanour. Chiefly in Comb., as glad-cheered…1175Go To Quotation
coldlylit. In a cold manner or state.1239Go To Quotation
confessortechn. One who avows his religion in the face of danger, and adheres to it under…1174Go To Quotation
constablegen. The chief officer of the household, court, administration, or military forces of a ruler.1239Go To Quotation
crowningThe action of placing a crown on the head; coronation.1239Go To Quotation
deathfulFull of death; fraught with death; mortal, fatal, destructive, deadly.1239Go To Quotation
deathlyIn a way causing or tending to death. Obs.1239Go To Quotation
debonairship= debonairty n.1239Go To Quotation
deer-kinBeast-kind as distinct from man.1174Go To Quotation
deraigntrans. To vindicate or maintain a claim to (a thing or person); to claim the…1239Go To Quotation
dingleA deep dell or hollow; now usually applied (app. after Milton) to one that is closely…1239Go To Quotation
doleGrief, sorrow, mental distress.1239Go To Quotation
dreadnessDreadfulness, awfulness. Now rare.1174Go To Quotation
drutDarling, love, friend.1239Go To Quotation
dunchtrans. To strike or push with a short rapid blow, now esp. to jog with the elbow.1239Go To Quotation
elningComfort, grace.1239Go To Quotation
eyelidOne of the lids or covers of the eye, distinguished as upper and lower; one of the…1239Go To Quotation
feelApprehension, sense, understanding, knowledge.1239Go To Quotation
finger-nailOne of the nails of the fingers. to one's finger nails: completely, thoroughly.1239Go To Quotation
fledeintr. To flow.1175Go To Quotation
forweartrans. To wear out, wear away, exhaust.1239Go To Quotation
gemmedAdorned with or as with gems.1239Go To Quotation
grimfulFull of grimness; fierce, terrible.1239Go To Quotation
hardishipHardy behaviour, courage.1239Go To Quotation
hatredThe condition or state of relations in which one person hates another; the emotion or…1174Go To Quotation
heart-bloodBlood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life.1239Go To Quotation
helingThe action of covering; covering up, concealing; the covering in of a house, roofing with slate, tiles, or the like.1199Go To Quotation
hilltrans. To cover, cover up; protect. Now dial.1239Go To Quotation
his3rd plural accusative personal pronoun; = them pron.1174Go To Quotation
i-beintr. To be.1174Go To Quotation
IHSin Middle English, medieval Latin, etc., also written IHS, Iħs, IHC, Iħc, representing Greek…1239Go To Quotation
illOf persons. Obs. exc. dial. Common in Sc.1199Go To Quotation
i-redy= ready adj.1174Go To Quotation
i-scoleA troop, host.1174Go To Quotation
i-teiledTailed, having a tail.1239Go To Quotation
JesusThe proper name.1174Go To Quotation
knightshipThe territory of a knight.1174Go To Quotation
lackintr. To be wanting or missing; to be deficient in quantity or degree. In early use…1174Go To Quotation
layA short lyric or narrative poem intended to be sung.1239Go To Quotation
leadingwith forth, off.1239Go To Quotation
letHindrance, stoppage, obstruction; also, something that hinders, an impediment. Now arch.…1174Go To Quotation
lithernessWickedness.1239Go To Quotation
loanA gift or grant from a superior. Obs.1239Go To Quotation
scorningThe action of the verb scorn v.1239Go To Quotation
shepper= sheppend n. Also (rarely) one who has control over.1174Go To Quotation
steeltrans. To overlay, point or edge with steel. Often in passive to be (well) steeled.1239Go To Quotation
strenghtrans. To make strong or stronger (in material or immaterial sense); to strengthen, confirm; to fortify, to reinforce.1174Go To Quotation
thrimnessThe Trinity. Cf. threeness n.1174Go To Quotation
underfong= underfo v. 3.1174Go To Quotation
wonderWonderful, wondrous, marvellous. on or in (a) wonder wise, wonderfully (cf. Middle…1174Go To Quotation
yfolȝedfollowed.1174Go To Quotation

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