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Wars of Alexander

The Wars of Alexander (c1450–1500).
The 136th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 2534 quotations (about 0.08% of all OED quotations).

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LemmaDefinitionDate
aglopenedFrightened, startled.1450Go To Quotation
balanA strong stuff made of tow.1340Go To Quotation
balghRound, rounded; ? swelling.1340Go To Quotation
barmkinThe battlement of the outer fortification of a castle; the outer fortification, or…1340Go To Quotation
berceletA hunting dog, a hound.1340Go To Quotation
bibbingContinued or repeated drinking; tippling.1399Go To Quotation
blandprep. among.1399Go To Quotation
brushA forcible rush, a hostile collision or encounter; in later use, chiefly a short but smart encounter.1399Go To Quotation
brushintr. To rush with force or speed, usually into collision. Obs. exc. as influenced by brush v.: see quot. 1863 4.1399Go To Quotation
buskedClothed, attired; dressed up; adorned, embellished.1450Go To Quotation
cadgetrans. ? To fasten, tie: cf. cadgel v. (The early passages are obscure, and for one or…1399Go To Quotation
ceilTo cover with a lining of woodwork, sometimes of plaster, etc. (the interior roof or walls…1399Go To Quotation
chalk-whiteWhite like chalk.1399Go To Quotation
chaltertrans. ? To bind, fetter.1399Go To Quotation
citylessWithout a city or cities, having no city.1399Go To Quotation
citywardToward, or in the direction of, the city (orig. to the city-ward).1399Go To Quotation
cleekAn act of cleeking, a clutch.1399Go To Quotation
clocherAn apartment, room.1399Go To Quotation
closerAn enclosed space or place; a closet.1399Go To Quotation
clynterand? pres. pple. of clunter n.; but very possibly a misreading of clintes and: see clint n.1399Go To Quotation
coggleA rounded water-worn stone, esp. of the size suitable for paving; a cobble. More fully coggle-stone.1399Go To Quotation
colkin? To gasp.1399Go To Quotation
colwer? A snake, adder.1399Go To Quotation
commendingThe action of commend v.; commendation.1399Go To Quotation
conqueressA female conqueror.1399Go To Quotation
copA spider.1399Go To Quotation
coronacle= coronal n. (See also crownacle n.)1399Go To Quotation
coronestChoicest.1399Go To Quotation
cowdrifeApp. a scribal error in MS. for cocodrise = cockatrice.1399Go To Quotation
crabtrans. To go counter to, to cross; to put out of humour or temper; to irritate, anger, enrage, provoke. Sc. ? Obs.1399Go To Quotation
crab-fish= crab n. 1.1399Go To Quotation
cradletrans. To lay or place in, or as in, a cradle; to rock to sleep.1399Go To Quotation
crathonA term of depreciation: (app.) Craven, caitiff.1399Go To Quotation
crayfishFormerly, like German krebs, a general name for all the larger edible crustacea. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
crazedBroken, cracked; flawed, damaged. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
creeTo create.1399Go To Quotation
crestynA sort of pannier.1399Go To Quotation
cure= cury n.1399Go To Quotation
dainDisdain, dislike, distrust.1399Go To Quotation
dainSyncopated form of dedain, disdain v.1399Go To Quotation
dangerTo render liable.1399Go To Quotation
debateintr. To abate, fall off, grow less.1399Go To Quotation
depuretrans. To free from impurity, cleanse, purify (lit. and fig.); = depurate v.1399Go To Quotation
destinateas pple.1399Go To Quotation
dewessA goddess.1399Go To Quotation
dispersontrans. To treat with indignity, insult.1399Go To Quotation
distressTo constrain by force or infliction of suffering (to do a thing, into, out of something).1399Go To Quotation
disworshipThe opposite of worship; the withholding of esteem, regard, or honour; dishonour, disgrace, discredit.1399Go To Quotation
drabbleintr. To become wet and dirty by dabbling in, or trailing through, water or mire.1399Go To Quotation
dreight= dreigh n. 1.1399Go To Quotation
duckingThat ducks, dives into water or bows the head.1399Go To Quotation
dwiningOne who pines away, a sickly creature.1399Go To Quotation
earltrans. ? To be the lord of.1399Go To Quotation
earthorig. Sc. To bury (a corpse); also with up. In later use poet. or Brit. regional.1450Go To Quotation
easing= eavesing n. 2. Also in comb., as easing-drops, easing-sparrow.1399Go To Quotation
eldMiddle English ane eld = a neld, a needle n.1399Go To Quotation
elken? To flatter, propitiate.1399Go To Quotation
emong= among prep.1399Go To Quotation
enfamishtrans. To famish, starve.1399Go To Quotation
enfeofftrans. To invest with a fief; to put (a person) in possession of the fee-simple or…1400Go To Quotation
enheretrans. ? To possess as an inheritance.1399Go To Quotation
ethetrans. To ask with an oath; to adjure.1399Go To Quotation
evensIn the evening.1399Go To Quotation
everylikeEver in like fashion; continually; in later dialectal use, from time to time; at intervals.1399Go To Quotation
famishtrans. To reduce to the extremities of famine and hunger; to starve. Also, to famish away.1399Go To Quotation
farthingdealgen. A fourth part.1399Go To Quotation
fearlessUnaffected by fear; bold, intrepid. Const. of; rarely, with inf.1399Go To Quotation
feattrans. To equip, furnish, make fit.1399Go To Quotation
feddleOne who is made much of; a pet, favourite. Also attrib.1399Go To Quotation
feederfig.1399Go To Quotation
feloureFoliage.1399Go To Quotation
fender= defender n. Obs. exc. dial.1399Go To Quotation
ferdshipTerror.1399Go To Quotation
ferlyintr. To wonder.1399Go To Quotation
fettletrans. To make ready, put in order, arrange. Now only dial. to put to rights, ‘tidy…1399Go To Quotation
fillingThat which fills or is used to fill a cavity or vacant space, to stop a tooth or a hole, to…1399Go To Quotation
foamingThat foams.1399Go To Quotation
folityFoolishness.1399Go To Quotation
foodlessOf a person or animal: having no food. Also fig.1450Go To Quotation
forceletA little fort or fortress.1399Go To Quotation
foultrans. To trample, tread, tread down.1399Go To Quotation
founceThe bottom of anything.1399Go To Quotation
furlength= furlong n.1399Go To Quotation
galtA boar or hog.1399Go To Quotation
garnishTo fit out with anything that adorns or beautifies; to decorate, ornament, or…1399Go To Quotation
genosophis(See gymnosophist n.)1399Go To Quotation
gillattrib., as gill-brack (see brack n. 8), gill-edge, gill-runnel, gill-stream.1399Go To Quotation
giltenGilt, gilded; golden.1399Go To Quotation
glaceIce. on a glace: frozen.1399Go To Quotation
gladen? A space left unguarded.1399Go To Quotation
glamAny loud noise, as shouting, loud or merry talk, barking of dogs, etc.; also, a shout, cry.1399Go To Quotation
glaverChatter; loud noise.1399Go To Quotation
glitterintr. To shine with a brilliant but broken and tremulous light; to emit bright fitful flashes of light; to gleam, sparkle.1399Go To Quotation
glode(Meaning uncertain: perh. a misreading.)1399Go To Quotation
gloomOf the weather, the sky, etc.: To lower, look dark or threatening; to be or to become dull and cloudy. Also fig.1399Go To Quotation
gloringShining, glittering.1399Go To Quotation
goretrans. To pierce or stab deeply, with a sharp weapon, spike, spur, or the like. Obs. exc. as in 2.1399Go To Quotation
goteA watercourse; any channel for water; a stream.1399Go To Quotation
gradetrans. To degrade.1399Go To Quotation
granate= garnet n.1399Go To Quotation
grandthe Grand: = ‘the Great’ as an epithet of a famous person, city, or country. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
GrecanGrecian, Greek.1399Go To Quotation
grideA spasm of pain, a pang.1399Go To Quotation
gridetrans. To pierce with a weapon; to wound; †also, to inflict (a wound) by piercing (obs.). Also with away. Obs. or arch.1399Go To Quotation
grigA diminutive person, a dwarf. Obs. rare.1399Go To Quotation
grimintr. To be angry, look fierce. Const. at, on, to. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
grooveA mining shaft; a mine, pit. Now dial. †Also, in 15th c., a cave (obs.).1399Go To Quotation
grubA short, dwarfish fellow.1399Go To Quotation
gulesRed, as one of the heraldic colours; in engraving represented by vertical lines. Hence poet.…1399Go To Quotation
gymnosophistOne of a sect of ancient Hindu philosophers of ascetic habits (known to the Greeks…1399Go To Quotation
hanchtrans. and intr. To snatch, snap at, or bite with violent or noisy action of the jaws…1399Go To Quotation
hand-ballA ball for throwing with the hand.1399Go To Quotation
helderMore; rather.1399Go To Quotation
heldestMost, foremost, soonest.1399Go To Quotation
hersetrans. To glorify or extol.1399Go To Quotation
hersountrans. To glorify, do honour to.1399Go To Quotation
heterRough; fierce, violent, cruel; severe; keen, eager.1399Go To Quotation
hightletrans. To adorn, ornament; = hight v.1399Go To Quotation
hilla= hillo int.1399Go To Quotation
hithertoward= hitherto adv. adj.1399Go To Quotation
horse-fleshLiving horses collectively, usually with reference to riding, driving, or racing.1399Go To Quotation
hurkleintr. To draw the limbs and parts of the body closely together, esp. with pain or…1399Go To Quotation
hurl? The rush (of water); swirl. rare.1399Go To Quotation
hurtlessFree from hurt; unhurt.1399Go To Quotation
hyneFrom this world; out of this life. (baith) heir and hyne, both in this world and the next. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
iceTo cover or cause to be covered with ice, as a result of freezing temperatures. Freq. in pass.1499Go To Quotation
imparktrans. To enclose or shut up in a park, as beasts of the chase; hence gen. to confine, shut up.1399Go To Quotation
Indoispl. Indians.1399Go To Quotation
inhabitingThe action of the verb inhabit v.; habitation, dwelling; †a dwelling-place.1399Go To Quotation
inklingMentioning in an undertone; a faint or slight mention, report, or rumour; chiefly in phrase to hear…1399Go To Quotation
jazerant‘A light coat of armour composed of splints or small plates of metal rivetted to each other…1399Go To Quotation
jettingOstentatious in gait or behaviour; showy; strutting, swaggering.1450Go To Quotation
joylessDestitute of joy; having, feeling, or manifesting no joy; sad, cheerless. †Sometimes const. of.1399Go To Quotation
kindlaikKindness.1399Go To Quotation
kokell? Unsteady, wavering, shaky.1399Go To Quotation
laveOf ears: Drooping, hanging.1399Go To Quotation
learInstruction, learning; in early use †a piece of instruction, a lesson; †also, a doctrine, religion.1399Go To Quotation
lessentrans. To make less in size, quantity, amount, scope, etc.; to diminish.1399Go To Quotation
light-heartedHaving a light heart; not oppressed by care or sorrow; cheerful, gay.1399Go To Quotation
littlelaikLittleness.1399Go To Quotation
liverDelivered (of a child); = deliver adj. 3. rare.1450Go To Quotation
loudlyWith reference to dress: Flashily, showily.1399Go To Quotation
love-layA love song.1450Go To Quotation
lowintr. To flame, blaze, glow; fig. to glow, be ‘on fire’ with passion, etc. Also with up.1399Go To Quotation
magtrans. To mangle; to cut up.1450Go To Quotation
maideuxso maideux: ‘so help me God!’.1450Go To Quotation
mamblerA voluble speaker.1450Go To Quotation
masterlikeIn the manner of a master.1450Go To Quotation
maun= may v. 5, 6. rare.1450Go To Quotation
midfieldThe middle of a field (in any sense). Now chiefly poet.1450Go To Quotation
midstThe middle point, part, or position (spatially or temporally); = middle adj. 1. Obs. (arch. in later use).1450Go To Quotation
muldPerh.: a tribute, an offering.1450Go To Quotation
murgeonOriginally: dirt, refuse, dregs. Later: wet peaty soil; mortar or cement from old walls, esp. used as manure.1450Go To Quotation
musardryFoolish or idle dreaming; sloth.1450Go To Quotation
nabA projecting or jutting part of a hill or rock; a peak, a promontory; a rocky or prominent hill, a summit, etc.1450Go To Quotation
nekardAn insignificant or contemptible person.1450Go To Quotation
nemelPerh. = enamel n.1450Go To Quotation
nicking= inkling n. 1.1499Go To Quotation
nurturedThat is or has been nurtured (in various senses of the verb). Chiefly as the second…1450Go To Quotation
nychometA piece of onyx.1450Go To Quotation
obeyanceObedience, obeying; obeisance, homage; an instance of this. Also: †authority, sway (obs.).1450Go To Quotation
originThe fact of being born from a particular ancestor or race; parentage, ancestry, extraction, pedigree. Also in pl.1450Go To Quotation
ossingA presaging; a prophecy.1450Go To Quotation
out-byOut a little way; a short distance out; out of doors; (Mining) near to the mine shaft…1450Go To Quotation
overlaikSuperiority, supremacy.1450Go To Quotation
overlendtrans. To pass over or beyond.1450Go To Quotation
pegtrans. (refl.). To gorge, stuff oneself. Obs. rare.1450Go To Quotation
pentestA kind of precious stone (not identified).1450Go To Quotation
pierA stone. franche pier n. Obs. a block of building stone. precious pier n. Obs. a precious stone.1450Go To Quotation
pirnProb.: a twig or branch.1450Go To Quotation
planirFlat, level.1450Go To Quotation
plungeA deep pool; a place where one may plunge. at the plunge: (Sc.) immersed. Obs. (Eng. regional in later use).1450Go To Quotation
powerfulOf a person or group of people: having power over others; holding control or influence…1450Go To Quotation
presidenceThe action or fact of presiding; control, authority.1499Go To Quotation
projectA plan, draft, scheme, or table of something; a tabulated statement; a design or…1450Go To Quotation
quernPerh.: a large piece of ice; a crack or crevice in a piece of ice. Obs. rare.1450Go To Quotation
ranknessThe quality or condition of being rank (in various senses).1450Go To Quotation
rastelingPerh.: a disturbance, a commotion.1499Go To Quotation
rifenessThe state or condition of being rife.1450Go To Quotation
rissomA head of corn, oats, or other grain. Also risom head.1450Go To Quotation
sagelyIn a sage manner.1399Go To Quotation
sailerOne who sails. Now rare.1399Go To Quotation
saluteAn utterance, gesture, or action of any kind by which one person salutes another…1399Go To Quotation
sapient= sapience n.1399Go To Quotation
satraperA satrap.1399Go To Quotation
scaledHaving or furnished with scales, as a fish or a serpent; scaly. Now rare exc. as second…1399Go To Quotation
scareFear, dread. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
scautintr. ? To dart.1399Go To Quotation
schirktrans. To brighten.1399Go To Quotation
schurA shed, hovel.1399Go To Quotation
scoleyeintr. To attend school; to study as a scholar.1399Go To Quotation
scythedFurnished with a scythe; esp. Hist. (= Greek δρεπανηϕόρος, Latin falcatus)…1399Go To Quotation
sea-bottomThe bottom or lowest depth of the sea; a tract of ground covered by a sea.1399Go To Quotation
sea-bullThe male of the sea-cow or seal. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
sensitiveHaving the function of sensation or sensuous perception.1399Go To Quotation
sentureA girdle.1399Go To Quotation
serelepySeparate; with pl. n., sundry, various.1399Go To Quotation
SeresWith pl. concord. The name of a people anciently inhabiting some part of Eastern…1399Go To Quotation
seretyVariety.1399Go To Quotation
shiveringThat shivers (in various senses of the verb); shattering, breaking, splintering.1399Go To Quotation
shogrefl. (obs.)1399Go To Quotation
sicFollowed by a (or †ane).1399Go To Quotation
sileTo fall or sink (down). Also dial., to subside.1399Go To Quotation
sizetrans. To regulate or control, esp. in relation to a fixed standard. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
skelptrans. To strike, beat, slap, smack, in later use spec. on the breech.1399Go To Quotation
slimingDefiling with slime; slimy.1399Go To Quotation
slowfulSlack, slow, sluggish.1400Go To Quotation
snape(Meaning uncertain.)1399Go To Quotation
snapetrans. To be hard upon; to harm, damage, or injure in some way. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
snartSevere, strong.1399Go To Quotation
snaterintr. To stumble.1399Go To Quotation
sniddleCoarse grass, rushes, or sedge.1399Go To Quotation
snippingNipping, biting with cold.1399Go To Quotation
snyintr. To move, proceed.1399Go To Quotation
soilThe earth or ground; the face or surface of the earth.1399Go To Quotation
sotTo render foolish or doltish; to stupefy, to besot. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
soundWithout harm or injury; in safety or security; safely. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
sparintr. To dart or spring; to strike or thrust rapidly. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
sparelessUnstinted, unlimited. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
spene(Meaning obscure.)1399Go To Quotation
spitetrans. To regard with contempt or spite.1399Go To Quotation
staff-fullQuite full.1399Go To Quotation
stairtrans. To ascend.1399Go To Quotation
stampingThe action of stamp v., in various senses.1399Go To Quotation
staringShining; bright-coloured. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
stedilltrans. To array (soldiers), draw up in order.1399Go To Quotation
stigintr. To start in alarm.1399Go To Quotation
stonedBuilt of stone; fortified with stone. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
straightrefl. and intr. To direct one's course, go. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
straketrans. To sound (a particular call) on the horn. Also absol. or intr.1399Go To Quotation
streamingOf light or other effluence: Issuing in a full stream. Of a luminous body: Emitting a stream of rays or beams.1399Go To Quotation
stullA great piece or hunch (of anything edible).1399Go To Quotation
stumblingThe action of the verb stumble v., in various senses.1399Go To Quotation
sulptrans. To defile, pollute.1399Go To Quotation
surgerA surgeon.1399Go To Quotation
susprise= supprise v. 1 – 2.1399Go To Quotation
swafeA swinging stroke or blow; momentum.1399Go To Quotation
swayOften with down: To go down, fall (lit. and fig.); spec. to fall or sink into a swoon. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
swelmeThe heat (of anger or the like).1399Go To Quotation
swimbleintr. To feel dizzy.1399Go To Quotation
swingA stroke with a weapon. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
SyrianA native or inhabitant of Syria, historically a region of Western Asia immediately east…1399Go To Quotation
tacheintr. To make a (hostile) charge or attack; to charge.1399Go To Quotation
taiteGladness, alacrity.1399Go To Quotation
tallowtrans. To smear or anoint with tallow; to grease (formerly esp. the bottom of a ship or boat).1399Go To Quotation
tangtrans. †To pierce; to prick (obs.); to sting as a serpent or an insect. Also absol. (Now dial.)1399Go To Quotation
targetA light round shield or buckler; a small targe. Also fig. Now chiefly Hist.1399Go To Quotation
tereDifficult, tedious, tiresome, toilsome.1399Go To Quotation
tethyOf uncertain origin and meaning.1399Go To Quotation
TetragrammatonA word of four letters; spec. the Hebrew word written yhwh or jhvh (vocalized as y a hw e h, j…1399Go To Quotation
texalte= to exalt v.: see t' prep. and exalt n.1450Go To Quotation
thrillA hole or aperture; esp. a nose-thirl n., nostril.1399Go To Quotation
throngIn various early instances difficult to explain, all connected with thring v. Among these…1399Go To Quotation
throttletrans. To stop the breath of by compressing the throat, to strangle; to kill in…1399Go To Quotation
tineVery small, diminutive: = tiny adj.1399Go To Quotation
tipTo overthrow, knock, or cast down, cause to fall or tumble; to overturn, upset; to throw…1399Go To Quotation
tirementAttire; pl. articles of attire; garments, or ornaments as a whole.1399Go To Quotation
toutintr. To peep, peer, look out; to gaze; = toot v. 2. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
townlessHaving no town or towns; devoid of towns.1399Go To Quotation
tramA mechanical contrivance; a machine, an engine; an implement, instrument, tool; in…1399Go To Quotation
transmittrans. To cause (a thing) to pass, go, or be conveyed to another person, place, or thing…1399Go To Quotation
trellisA structure of light bars of wood or metal crossing each other at intervals and fastened…1399Go To Quotation
trellistrans. To furnish with a trellis or with lattice-work; to enclose in a trellis or grating.1399Go To Quotation
tremblingThat trembles, in various senses of the verb.1399Go To Quotation
trineintr. To go, march, step. (Chiefly in allit. verse.)1399Go To Quotation
tripletrans. To make three times as great or as many as before; to multiply by three; to make threefold; to treble.1399Go To Quotation
tucktrans. and intr. To touch (rare); to beat the drum; also intr. of a drum: To sound.1399Go To Quotation
tulkA man.1399Go To Quotation
turrintr. and trans. To butt, as a ram; to push down by butting.1399Go To Quotation
twinlepiTwofold, double.1399Go To Quotation
unablyIn an unable or incapable manner.1399Go To Quotation
uncalledNot called or summoned; not invited.1399Go To Quotation
unchanceMischance, misfortune.1399Go To Quotation
uncorrumpedUncorrupted.1399Go To Quotation
uncorsayed(un- prefix 8. Sense doubtful.)1399Go To Quotation
undeadNot dead; alive. Also, not quite dead but not fully alive, dead-and-alive. In…1399Go To Quotation
undistrained(un- prefix 8.)1399Go To Quotation
undisturbled(un- prefix 8.)1399Go To Quotation
unghostly†Unspiritually.1399Go To Quotation
unhemmedUnconfined, unrestrained.1399Go To Quotation
unhoneAbsence of delay; haste.1399Go To Quotation
unhonourableNot honourable; not deserving of honour.1399Go To Quotation
unlapTo unfold; to spread open. Also intr.1399Go To Quotation
unmeetly= unmeet adj. 1b.1399Go To Quotation
unreproved(un- prefix 8.)1399Go To Quotation
unsamenNot in union or harmony.1399Go To Quotation
unseasonin unseason, out of season.1399Go To Quotation
unseized(un- prefix 8.)1399Go To Quotation
unsummedNot summed up; uncounted.1399Go To Quotation
unsureNot safe against attack or mishap; liable to danger or risk; exposed to hazard or peril; insecure.1399Go To Quotation
unweetinglyUnknowingly; unconsciously; †without it being known.1399Go To Quotation
unyarktrans. To undo or open (a gate).1399Go To Quotation
up-sunSc. Between sunrise and sunset.1399Go To Quotation
vauntBoasting, bragging; boastful or vainglorious language or utterance; arrogant assertion or bearing.1399Go To Quotation
vauntrefl. To boast, extol, glorify, or praise (oneself). Usu. const. for, of, or in. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
vawardMil. = vanguard n. 1.1399Go To Quotation
verdureGreen vegetation; plants or trees, or parts of these, in a green and flourishing state.1399Go To Quotation
vianceFood, sustenance.1399Go To Quotation
viceDesign, figure, device.1399Go To Quotation
wall-eyedof human beings.1399Go To Quotation
wapat a wap: at one blow, suddenly.1399Go To Quotation
wapintr. To strike, knock upon; to strike through.1399Go To Quotation
warbletrans. ? To proclaim by flourish of trumpets; ? to sound (a trumpet). Obs.1399Go To Quotation
wardererA warder or truncheon.1399Go To Quotation
warlockdial. (See quot.) Cf. warrok v.1399Go To Quotation
watchmanA member of a military guard, a sentinel or sentry; a look-out posted to give warning…1399Go To Quotation
waveschtrans. To put aside.1399Go To Quotation
whirrViolent or rapid movement, rush, hurry; the force or impetus of such movement. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
whirrTo throw or cast with violence and noise; to fling, hurl. Obs.1399Go To Quotation
whistlySilently, quietly, softly, without noise.1399Go To Quotation
whosomever= whoever pron., whosoever pron.1399Go To Quotation
windlessBreathless, out of breath. Now rare.1399Go To Quotation
wrawedAngry, wroth; perverse.1399Go To Quotation
wreathen= wreathed adj. 1.1399Go To Quotation
wrothDeep anger or resentment; wrath, rage, or fury; ire.1399Go To Quotation
yederQuick; frequent.1399Go To Quotation

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