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  • achevement s.

    Usage labels: iron.

    Citations:

    (ironic?) achievement
    iron.: (c.1256) Ke vot aver semblance ensample Regarde le rois de France E sun achevement achiefement Pol Songs 44.50

  • amendement s.

    Semantic labels: build., finan., law, med., theol.
    Usage labels: fig., iron.

    Citations:

    betterment, improvement
    iron.: (c.1240) Les forlignés sunt unkore vifs Ke a cel amendement unt le secle mis Mir N-D 35.76

  • apel s.

    Semantic labels: law, sound, theol.
    Usage labels: fig., iron.

    Citations:

    welcome, reception
    iron.: (1163-70) nes cunuis, n’unkes nes vi Ne lur apel n’ai deservi S Edw barking 6481

  • avancer 1 v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as s. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: eccl., finan., law, med.
    Usage labels: also_fig., fig., iron., local

    Citations:

    to succeed, make it
    iron.: (1267) ele (=monk’s mistress) em put estre esclandree, Dunt ja de produmme n’iert desiree; Si dirra l’en, Ne la prendra mie, Ke ele fu a un moine amie. Dunke l’avra bien avance[e] -- Meuz vaudreit k’unke ne fu nee! Lum Lais ANTS 8510

  • bel a. adv. s.

    Semantic labels: kinship, law, meteo.
    Usage labels: iron., name, politeness, prov.

    Citations:

    fine, fancy
    iron.: (s.xiiiin) Dunc di jo ke sa richesce bele Ne li vaut pas une cenele Pet Plet ANTS 970

  • estraine 1 s.

    Semantic labels: divin., finan., merch.
    Usage labels: iron.

    Citations:

    gift, favour
    iron.: (s.xii3/4) (God) geter nos veut de la paine Ou tuit estoient par l’estreine De Adam et de Evan sa moillier S Laur ANTS 473
    iron.: (s.xiiex) Al nessement recevons dure estreine Rom rom 199

  • furche s. s. pl.

    Semantic labels: agricultural, anat., archit., bot., domestic, geog., implement, law, mammals, mil., trees, ven., zool.
    Usage labels: fig., iron.

    Citations:

    with fork and flail (ironic allusion to legal term for villein's services)
    iron.: (1174-75) N’i aveit el païs ne vilain ne corbel N’alast Flamens destruire a furke e a fleel FANT OUP 1081

  • guerduner v.trans. v.intrans. sbst. inf. p.pr. as s.

    Usage labels: iron.

    Citations:

    to reward, give just deserts to
    iron.: (a.1399) et bien fuist guerdoné aprés, qare il fuist trayné, bowellee, pendu et decollé come traitour Anon Chr1 138.3

  • mestrie s.

    Usage labels: iron., pej.

    Citations:

    wisdom
    iron.: (c.1275) (the sick) Ne trova dé myres allegaunce, Mes mut out suffert de grevaunce Pur endurer lur mestrye, A poy ke ne out perdu la vye S Fran ANTS 8312

  • professer v.trans. v.refl. a.

    Semantic labels: eccl., monastic, theol.
    Usage labels: iron.

    Citations:

    to dedicate oneself
    iron.: (c.1360-79) Iceste file beveresse [...] au matin primer s'adresce A la taverne et se professe Tout droit au bout de la tonelle GOWER Mirour 8129