used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
approvedadjectiveUS /əˈpruːvd/
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Odious are town-weddings.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
completely unclothed
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
blisful
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
ChaucernounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading Chaucer.
commendedverbUS /kəˈmendɪd/
past form of “commend” — express approval of
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
the act of departing
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
eke
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
elles
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
festivitiesnounUS /feˈstɪvətiz/
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
holt
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
investedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəd/
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
immediately past
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
leke
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
lif
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
mery
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
new-married
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From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
OdiousadjectiveUS /ˈoʊdiəs/
unequivocally detestable
From this reading Odious are town-weddings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
ordre
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
oughten
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
proverbiallyadverb
in the manner of something that has become a byword
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
Thanken
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
in or at that place or location
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
town-weddings
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From this reading Odious are town-weddings.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
virtuousadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːəs/
morally excellent
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
wedlocknounUS /ˈwedlɑːk/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
wif
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From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To our fancy there is something appalling in the splendour with which the ceremony is invested.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading O blisful ordre, O wedlock precious, Thou art so mery, and so virtuous, And so commended, and approved eke, That every man that holt him worth a leke, Upon his bare knees oughten all his lif Thanken his God that him hath sent a wif; Or elles pray to God him for to send A wif to last until his lives end.
