ONF

Meaning of ONF in English

Old North French.

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WASTE — — wastable , adj. — wasteless , adj. /wayst/ , v. , wasted, wasting , n. , adj. v.t. 1. …
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WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
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OLD NORTH FRENCH — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbr.: ONF [ 1925-30 ]
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GALLET — /gal"it/ , Masonry. n. 1. spall (def. 1). v.t. 2. to fill (a mortar joint) with gallets. Also, galet, garret …
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FUNK — funk 1 — funker , n. /fungk/ , n. 1. cowering fear; state of great fright or terror. 2. a …
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CATERPILLAR — /kat"euh pil'euhr, kat"euhr-/ , n. 1. the wormlike larva of a butterfly or a moth. 2. a person who preys …
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WYVERN — [wy.vern] n [alter. of ME wyvere viper, fr. ONF wivre, modif. of L vipera] (1610): a mythical animal usu. represented …
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WINCE — [wince] vi winced ; winc.ing [ME wynsen to kick impatiently, fr. (assumed) ONF wincier to turn aside, of Gmc origin; …
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WICKET — [wick.et] n [ME wiket, fr. ONF, of Gmc origin; akin to ON vik corner, vikja to move, turn] (13c) 1: …
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WASTE — [waste] n [ME waste, wast; in sense 1, fr. ONF wast, fr. wast, adj., desolate, waste, fr. L vastus; in …
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WARRIOR — [war.rior] n, often attrib [ME werriour, fr. ONF werreieur, fr. werreier to make war, fr. werre war--more at war] (14c): …
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WARREN — [war.ren] n [ME warenne, fr. ONF, prob. of Gmc origin; akin to OHG werien to defend, protect--more at weir] (15c) …
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WARRANTY — [war.ran.ty] n, pl -ties [ME warantie, fr. ONF, fr. warantir to warrant] (14c) 1 a: a real covenant binding the …
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WARRANT — [war.rant] n [ME, protector, warrant, fr. ONF warant, modif. of a Gmc noun represented by OHG werento guarantor, fr. prp. …
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WARISON — [war.i.son] n [prob. a misunderstanding by Sir Walter Scott in the Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805) of ME waryson …
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WARDROBE — [ward.robe] n [ME warderobe, fr. ONF, fr. warder to guard + robe robe] (14c) 1 a: a room or closet …
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WARDEN — [war.den] n [ME wardein, fr. ONF, fr. warder to guard, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG warten to watch] (13c) …
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WARBLE — [war.ble] n [ME werble tune, fr. ONF, of Gmc origin; akin to MHG wirbel whirl, tuning peg, OHG wirbil whirlwind--more …
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WALLOP — [wal.lop] vb [ME walopen to gallop, fr. ONF waloper] vi (1579) 1: to boil noisily 2. a: to move with …
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WAIVER — [waiv.er] n [AF weyver, fr. ONF weyver to abandon, waive] (1628) 1: the act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a …
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WAIT — [wait] vb [ME, fr. ONF waitier to watch, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG wahta watch, OE waeccan to watch--more …
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WAGE — [wage] n [ME, pledge, wage, fr. ONF, of Gmc origin; akin to Goth wadi pledge--more at wed] (14c) 1 a: …
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LICKERISH — [lick.er.ish] adj [alter. of lickerous, fr. ME likerous, fr. (assumed) ONF, fr. ONF leckeur lecher] (14c) 1: greedy, desirous 2. …
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FORK — [fork] n [ME forke, fr. OE & ONF; OE forca & ONF forque, fr. L furca] (bef. 12c) 1: an …
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DESCANT — [des.cant] n [ME dyscant, fr. ONF & ML; ONF descant, fr. ML discantus, fr. L dis- + cantus song--more at …
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CLOCK — [clock] n, often attrib [ME clok, fr. MD clocke bell, clock, fr. ONF or ML; ONF cloque bell, fr. ML …
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CATCHPOLE — [catch.pole] or catch.poll n [ME cacchepol, fr. OE caecepol, fr. (assumed) ONF cachepol, lit., chicken chaser, fr. ONF cachier + …
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CARNAL — [car.nal] adj [ME, fr. ONF or LL; ONF, fr. LL carnalis, fr. L carn-, caro flesh; akin to Gk keirein …
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CANT — [cant] adj [ME, prob. fr. (assumed) MLG kant] (14c) dial Eng: lively, lusty [2]cant vt (ca. 1543) 1: to give …
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CALLANT — [cal.lant] n [D or ONF; D kalant customer, fellow, fr. ONF calland customer, fr. L calent-, calens, prp. of calere …
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CALK — [calk] , calk.er var of caulk, caulker [2]calk n [prob. alter. of calkin, fr. ME kakun, fr. MD or ONF; …
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