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almous
† almous Obs. or dial. Forms: 3–5 almus, 5 -ws, -ows, 5–6 -ouse, 5–7 -ous, 8–9 mod.Sc. awmous. [a. ON. almusa, cogn. w. OE. ælmysse: see alms. Almous is thus, so far as Eng. is concerned, a word of independent origin.] 1. = alms 1.a 1300 Cursor M. 19813 Þin orisuns and þin almus Es knauin hei in god... Oxford English Dictionary
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awmous
awmous Sc. form of almous. Oxford English Dictionary
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almaser
† ˈalmoseir, almousser, almaser Sc. Obs. [f. almous, almos + -er1.] = almoner1 1.1501 Douglas Pal. Hon. iii. 542 (1874) I. 68 Pietie is the kingis almoseir. c 1501 Dunbar Dance 15 (1860) 165 Then cam in the maister almaser. 1581 Acts Jas. VI (1814) 236 His hienes preceptor and maister almousser. Oxford English Dictionary
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almose
† almose Obs. 5–6. Also 6 almoys(e, almoise, almos. [A literary variant of alms, affected by many writers, chiefly ecclesiastical, in 16th c.; apparently a partial refashioning of ˈalmesse, ˈalmes, after med.L. elimosina, perhaps owing something to the contemporary northern almous, and (especially S... Oxford English Dictionary
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alms-deed
ˈalms-deed [f. alms + deed, from the early phrase to do alms.] 1. An act of almsgiving; a deed of charity to the poor, especially as a religious good work.c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 107 Ȝif þe ȝunge bið butan hersumnesse, and þe richen butan elmesdedan. c 1340 Hampole Prose Tr. (1866) 11 To helpe þaire sawle... Oxford English Dictionary
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devout
▪ I. devout, a. and n. (dɪˈvaʊt) Forms: α. 3–5 (6 Sc.) devot, 3–7 (9 arch.) devote, (4 devoste), 6 Sc. devoit, divoit, divot. β. 3– devout, 4–5 devowt(e, 4–6 devoute. [ME. devot, devout, a. OF. devot, devote (12th c. in Littré), = Pr. devot, Sp. devoto, It. divoto, ad. L. dēvōt-us devoted, given up ... Oxford English Dictionary
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alms
alms (ɑːmz) Forms: 1 ælmysse, 1–3 ælmesse (2–3 ælmisse, elmisse, 2–4 elmesse), 2–6 almesse (2–4 almisse, 4 alemesse, allmesse, 5 almese), 2–7 almes (2 elmes, 3 almys, 4 almis, 5 elmys, 6 allmes), 7–9 alms. Pl. wanting; formerly 4–6 almessis, almesses; since 7 the sing. alms has also been used as pl.... Oxford English Dictionary
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fetles
† ˈfetles Obs. Forms: α. 1 fǽtels, fétels, Orm. fetless, south. vetles, 3 fet(e)les. β. north. dial. 3–4 fetel, -il. [OE. fǽtels str. masc., perh. related by ablaut to fæt, fat n., vat. In northern ME. the final s disappeared, as in mod. burial from buriels.] A vessel or receptacle; a bag, cask, sac... Oxford English Dictionary
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fey
▪ I. fey, a. Formerly chiefly Sc. (feɪ) Forms: 1 fǽȝe, 3 fæiȝe, south. væiȝe, vaiȝe, fæie, south. væie, faie, 3–4 feie, south. veie, feye, 4 feiȝe, south. veiȝe, fei, 4–5 fay, (8 fie), 4– fey. [Common Teut.; OE. fǽᵹe = OS. fêgi (MDu. vêge, Du. veeg), OHG. feigi (MHG. veige in same sense, also timid,... Oxford English Dictionary
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Skire Thursday
Skire Thursday Sc. and north. dial. ? Obs. Forms: α. 5 Skire, 5–6 Skyre, 6 Skir, 7 Sky(i)r, Skier, Sky. β. 5 Skyrys, 6 Skyris, Skiris, 9 Skiers, Scarce; 7 Skis, Skies. See also Thursday. [ad. ON. Sk{iacu}ri-Þórsdagr (Norw. Skirtorsdag), f. sk{iacu}r skire a. Cf. also skere a. 4.] The day next before... Oxford English Dictionary
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deacon
▪ I. deacon, n.1 (ˈdiːkən, -k(ə)n) Forms: α. 1 diacon, deacon; β. 2 diacne, diakne, 4 dyakne, pl. diaknen; γ. 2 dæcne, 2–4 deakne, 3–5 dekne, (3 gen. pl. deknene); 3–6 deken (-in, -on, -un, -yn(e), 4 deeken (pl. deeknys), decoun, 4–6 decon, decane, 5–6 deaken, deakon, 6 diacon(e, deacone, 5– deacon.... Oxford English Dictionary
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dole
▪ I. dole, n.1 (dəʊl) Forms: 1 dál, 2–4 dal(e, 3 dol, 4–6 dool(e, 5 doylle, dooll, 6 Sc. daill, 6–7 doal(e, 3– dole. [OE. dál, a parallel form to dǽl which gives deal n.1 In senses 5–7, used as n. of action from deal v. See also dale2.] † 1. The state of being divided; division. Obs.c 1000 ælfric Ex... Oxford English Dictionary
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Portugal
Portugal (ˈpɔətjʊgəl) Forms: α. 5–6 Portyngale, 6 -gall, -ggale, Portingaill, 7 -galle, 5–9 -gale, 6–9 -gal(l. β. 6–7 Portugale, -gall(e, 7 -gual, 6– Portugal. [a. Pg. (= Sp., F., etc.) Portugal, earlier Portucal, ad. med.L. Portus Cale, the port of Gaya, Oporto. Alfonso, Count of Portucalé, became ... Oxford English Dictionary
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set
▪ I. set, n.1 (sɛt) Also 4–5 sete, 3–6 sette, (6 seat), 5– (now prevalent in many technical senses) sett. [f. set v.1, partly directly from the vb.-stem, and partly a subst. use of set ppl. a.; the two formations cannot always be distinguished. OE. had set neut., seat (in sing. place of setting of t... Oxford English Dictionary
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