Morning Hymn

shall v. i.

To owe; to be under obligation for. [OE. shal, schal, imp. sholde, scholde, AS. scal, sceal, I am obliged, imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan; akin to OS. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skolda, D. zullen,]

unveil v. t.

To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face. [1st pref. un- + veil.]

inmost a.

Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part; innermost. [OE. innemest, AS. innemest, a double superlative form fr. inne within, fr. in in. The modern form is due to confusion with most. See In, and cf. Aftermost, Fore]

craft n.

Strength; might; secret power. [AS. cr strength, skill, art, cunning; akin to OS., G., Sw., & Dan. kraft strength, D. kracht, Icel. kraptr; perh. originally, a drawing together, stretching, fr]

damning a.

That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt.

morn n.

The first part of the day; the morning; -- used chiefly in poetry. [OE. morwen, morgen, AS. morgen; akin to D. morgen, OS. morgan, G. morgen, Icel. morginn, morgunn, Sw. morgon, Dan. morgen, Goth. maúrgins. Cf. Morrow, Morning.]

carousal n.

A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse. [See Carouse, but also cf. F. carrousel tilt.]

forum n.

A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people. [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See Foreign.]

mart v. t.

To buy or sell in, or as in, a mart.

behest v. t.

To vow. Paston.

lucre n.

Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; -- often in an ill sense. [F. lucre, L. lucrum.]

usury n.

A premium or increase paid, or stipulated to be paid, for a loan, as of money; interest. [OE. usurie, usure, F. usure, L. usura use, usury, interest, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use. See Use, v. t.]

humbly adv.

With humility; lowly.

quickening n.

The act or process of making or of becoming quick.

yore adv.

In time long past; in old time; long since. [OE. , yare, , AS. geára;akin to geár a year, E. year. Year.]

lave v. t.

To lade, dip, or pour out. [OE. laven. See Lavish.]

dispel v. t.

To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors, cares, doubts, illusions. [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push, drive. See Pulse a beating.]

ebon a.

Consisting of ebony.

stoutly adv.

In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately; as, he stoutly defended himself.

tremendous a.

Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall. [L. tremendus that is to be trembled at, fearful, fr. tremere to tremble. See Tremble.]

lust v. i.

To list; to like. [AS. lystan. See Lust, n., and cf. List to choose.]

aright adv.

Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright. [Pref. a- + right.]

forlorn a.

Deserted abandoned; lost. [OE., p.p. of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. forleósan (p.p. forloren); pref. for- + leósan (in comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw. förlor]

palsied a.

Affected with palsy; paralyzed.

puissant a.

Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as, a puissant prince or empire. [F., originally, a p. pr. formed fr. L. posse to be able: cf. L. potens powerful. See Potent.]

wildering n.

A plant growing in a state of nature; especially, one which has run wild, or escaped from cultivation.

devious a.

Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way. [L. devius; de + via way. See Viaduct.]

foresee v. i.

To have or exercise foresight.

dwell v. i.

To delay; to linger. [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dväljas to dwell, Dan. dv]

Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.