jonnybob's Middle English words

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• BEMIREverbMiddle English6 findersTo soil with mud or a similar substance.
• BESMIRCHverbMiddle English126 findersTo make dirty.
• COXSWAINnounMiddle English603 findersIn a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
• FORECASTLEnounMiddle English125 findersA raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.
• FURTIVELYadverbMiddle English245 findersIn a furtive manner.
• GAINSAYverbMiddle English88 findersTo say something in contradiction to.
• RUEFULadjectiveMiddle English85 findersCausing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
• SIGHTLYadjectiveMiddle English13 findersAttractive, pleasing to the eye; affording gratification to the sense of sight; aesthetically pleasing.
• STANCHadjectiveMiddle English20 findersArchaic spelling of staunch.
• STREWINGverbMiddle English14 finderspresent participle and gerund of strew

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