† espouseen.
Obsolete. rare.
A bride.
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brideOE
spousessc1384
espousee1480
bridewoman1530
bride-wife1567
espousess1597
novia1874
makoti1949
1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xi. viii They were parents and of kynne to þe espowsee.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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n.1480- to set in the pillory
- to set in train
- to set in work
- to set in, into, out of, to a etc frame
- to set in, into, out of, to a good frame
- to set in, into, out of, to frame
- to set into
- to set into gear
- to set into motion
- to set land
- to set light
- to set light by
- to set light of
- to set light of, before
- to set light, at light
- to set lightly, coldly
- to set lite, a great deal, less, least, more, most by
- to set lite, mickle, less, least, more, most by
- to set lite, much , less, least, more, most by
- to set little , a great deal, less, least, more, most by
- to set little , mickle, less, least, more, most by
- to set little , much , less, least, more, most by
- to set little by
- to set little etc by
- to set little nought by