"sacrifice" meaning in Middle English

See sacrifice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sacrifices [plural], sacrifise [alternative], sacrefise [alternative], sacrafyse [alternative], sacrafyce [alternative], sakerfyse [alternative], sacryfyce [alternative], sacryffyce [alternative]
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  1. a sacrifice:
    the act of offering a slain animal or goods to a deity (often by burning)
    Sense id: en-sacrifice-enm-noun-mwbhwKAc
  2. a sacrifice:
    a sacrificial offering; the victim or thing offered in sacrifice
    Sense id: en-sacrifice-enm-noun-kGVq1Ypk Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71

Alternative forms

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