Headword


Old French headword (sample)

Old French "dame" occurs once in the text. It is a noun and its definition is "mistress".


Middle English headword (sample)

Middle English "faire" occurs thirty-eight times in the text. There are four kinds of words among them: First, faire 1 is a noun which signifies " fair, market; 'new faire': New Fair (exchange game)" and derived from OF. feire. See also feire n. in Middle English Dictionary. Second, faire 2 is a noun which signifies "good fortune". See also "fair n." in MED. Third, faire 3 is an adjective which means "fair". See also "fair adj." in MED. Finally, faire 4 is an adverb which means "properly, aptly; courteously, etc." See also "fair(e) adv." in MED. The last three words are of Old English origin.



Latin headword (sample)

dabitur (2) L. occurs two times in the text. It is 3rd sg. fut. indic. pass. and its definition is "shall be given".

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