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ornest

  • noun [ neuter ]
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ornest, es; n.
Trial by battle
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  • Gif Englisc man beclypaþ ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste for þeófte . . . oððe for ǽnigan þingan ðe gebyrige ornest for tó beónne . . . hæbbe hé fulle leáfe swá tó dónne. And gif se Englisca forsæcþ ðæt ornest,

      W. ii. 1; Th. i. 489, 5-9: ii. 2-3; Th. i. 489, 11-25. v- eornost, orrest.
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  • ornest, n.