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William Langland
the poem (Rawlinson 137) makes direct reference to the death of its author: "whan this werke was wrouyt, ere Wille myte aspie/ Deth delt him a dent and drof wikipedia.org
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drof-land
† drof-land Old Law. Also ? dryfland and erron. driftland. [f. ME. drōf, OE. dráf, drove, driving + land.] (See quot. 1660).1660 W. Somner Gavelkind prop. iv. 116 (Drof-land) that holden by the service of driving, as well of Distresses taken for the Lords use, as of the Lords cattel from place to pl... Oxford English Dictionary
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droffe
▪ I. † drof, drove, a. Obs. [OE. dróf turbid, disturbed, a parallel form to OS. drôƀi (MDu. droeve, Du. droef), OHG. truobi (Ger. trübe):—OTeut. *drôƀu-z (becoming *droƀjo-), from ablaut stem of draƀ-an, whence draff. Cf. dref.] Turbid, disturbed, troubled: physically or mentally.c 1000 Sax. Leechd.... Oxford English Dictionary
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dreff
▪ I. † dref, a. Obs. rare. [early ME.:—OE. *dréfe (:—drôƀjo-), secondary form of dróf (:—drôƀu-): see drof, and cf. OHG. truobi, Ger. trübe.] Troublesome, vexatious, grievous.c 1250 Gen. & Ex. 4144 Ydolatrie, ðat was hem lef, ofte vt-wroȝte hem sorȝes dref.▪ II. dref(f obs. pa. tense and pple. of dr... Oxford English Dictionary
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drovy
† drovy, a. Obs. exc. dial. (ˈdrəʊvɪ) [A deriv. of OE. and ME. dróf, turbid, troubled, drof, or of its deriv. vb. drove v.1: see -y.] Turbid; not clear or transparent, opaque, ‘drumly’; cloudy.c 1220 Bestiary 523 So droui is te sees grund. 13.. E.E. Allit. P. B. 1016 A see..Þat ay is drouy & dym, & ... Oxford English Dictionary
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dreighly
ˈdreely, dreighly, adv. Now Sc. and north. dial. [f. dree a. + -ly2.] † 1. Heavily, mightily, vehemently, stiffly. Obs.13.. E.E. Allit. P. C. 235 Drof hem dryȝlych adoun þe depe. 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1026 Þay..þe wyn dronken, Daunsed ful dreȝly wyth dere carolez. c 1460 Towneley Myst. (Surtees) 90 A... Oxford English Dictionary
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abloy
† aˈbloy Obs.—1 [perh. ad. OFr. ablo! ‘vive! courage! allons! ferme!’ Godefroi.]c 1340 Gawayne & Gr. Knt. 1173 (1864) 37 Þe lorde for blys abloy Ful oft con launce & lyȝt, & drof þat day with joy, Thus to þe dark nyȝt. Oxford English Dictionary
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drove
▪ I. drove, n. (drəʊv) Forms: 1–2 dráf, 3 drof, 4– drove, (5 drowe, north. drafe, draffe, drawe, 6 droave, Sc. drave). [OE. dráf, from 2nd ablaut grade of dr{iacu}fan to drive.] I. † 1. The action of driving. (Only OE.)971 Blickl. Hom. 199 He þa se fear þæs hyrdes drafe forhoᵹode. 2. A number of bea... Oxford English Dictionary
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draff
draff (drɑːf, -æ-) Forms: 3–5 draf, (3 drof, 4–5 draft, 5 draaf, drafe, 5–7 draffe), 5– draff, (7 draugh). [early ME. draf, prob. repr. an unrecorded OE. *dræf, corresp. to MDu. and Du. draf, Icel. draf, Sw. draf, Da. drav sediment of a brewing, grains, husks, OHG. *trab, pl. trebir, MHG. treber, Ge... Oxford English Dictionary
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cof
† cof, a. Obs. 1–2 cáf, kaf, 4 kof. [OE. cáf:—OTeut. type *kaifo-; f. root *kī̆f, kaif, whence ON. kîfa, Ger. keifen, Du. kijven, to strive keenly. The meaning of OE. cáf was largely that of L. acer, alacer.] Quick, nimble, prompt; eager, keen, bold; fierce, pugnacious.c 1000 ælfric On N. Test. 16/3... Oxford English Dictionary
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devilness
† ˈdevilness Obs. rare. [f. devil n. + -ness.] A thing diabolical or of demonic character, a demon: = devilry 1.a 1300 E. E. Psalter xcv. 5 For alle goddes of genge develnesses ere þa. a 1448 Note in R. Glouc. Chron. (MS. Coll. Arms) (1724) 415 The monekes toke holywater, and drof a way the maner de... Oxford English Dictionary
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dotage
dotage (ˈdəʊtɪdʒ) [app. f. dote v.1 or n.1 + -age. Cf. F. radotage.] 1. The state of one who dotes or has the intellect impaired, now esp. through old age; feebleness or imbecility of mind or understanding; infatuation, folly; second childhood; senility. Also transf.13.. E.E. Allit. P. B. 1425 Þenne... Oxford English Dictionary
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bordel
† ˈbordel Obs. Forms: 4–9 bordel, (4 ? bordeal), 5–7 bordell, 5 bordele, bourdel(l, bordyl(le, burdell, 6 Sc. bo(i)rdall, 8 bourdel. [a. OF. bordel ‘cabin, hut, brothel’, corresp. to Pr. bordel, Sp. burdel, It. bordello, med.L. bordellus, -um, dim. of late L. borda (? or of *bordum): see bordar. (No... Oxford English Dictionary
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namecouth
† namecouth, a. Obs. Forms: 1 namc{uacu}ð, 3–4 namecouth, (4 -coþ, -kouþ, 6 Sc. -kouth), 4–5 namecouthe, (4 -kowþe), 6 naamkouth, Sc. naimcouth; 1–3 nomecuðe, 4–5 -kowthe. [OE. namc{uacu}ð, nomec{uacu}ð: see name n. and couth a.] Known by name, well known, famous.a 1000 Laws Ethelred ix. 37 in Thorp... Oxford English Dictionary
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