semblant
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And therewith he made semblant to strike off his head.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
After gastelich, e erased. ⁊ hwer se he is ȝemeles; nis hare nan þe ne feareð ofte untoheliche. ⁊ gulteð ilome. oðer ifol semblant; oder in vuel dede.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph
So when he came with his wife Anglides, the king made them fair semblant till they had dined.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
Et vn keu le roi le retint, Purceo qe fort le vist & grant, Et mult le vist de bon semblant.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
Sy luy fait moult beau semblant & dit en riant. and now he must tell her who he is.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)