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1. bī̆-smār(e n.

Additional spellings: bismar, bi-smare, bismare
49 quotations in 3 senses
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Ridicule, mockery, derision, disdain, or an instance of it; on (a) or for bi-smar, by way of mockery or ridicule, tauntingly, derisively; driven to bi-smar, engage in mockery, make fun of, be amused……

2. chippe n.

23 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A chip, splinter, shaving (of wood); also, kindling, trash (usu. pl.); (b) peg; (c) share-beam (of a plow). …

3. clōve n.(1)

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A bulbil or clove, esp. of garlic; (b) as surname. …

4. cō n.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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A jackdaw; co-brid. …

5. cot n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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Wool matted together in the fleece. …

6. cǒupe n.(1)

24 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A large wicker basket; pannier, dosser; coupe ful; (b) a coop or house for chickens; henne coupe; (c) a cart or sled with a wicker box (as for carrying manure); coupe bodi, wicker body (of a……

7. derth(e n.

Additional spellings: derthe
26 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A period of scarcity or high prices, a famine; derth of scarcite, a famine caused by scarcity; (b) derth of, a shortage of (sth.), lack, scarcity; high price of (sth.), expensiveness. …

8. fẹ̄ n.(1)

38 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Livestock; a herd of livestock; (b) fe-hous, a shed for livestock; (c) fe-man a herdsman; (d) fe-rod, ?the product of a rood of land as a perquisite for herding livestock. …

9. frith n.(2)

54 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A royal forest, a game preserve; (b) frith-mot, frith yeld, fridmannes mot[cp. OE mōt toll, tax], an annual rent paid by certain townships in Delamere Forest (a royal forest in Chester) for the……

10. hẹ̄rthe n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The sense of hearing; (b) that which one has heard. …

11. latthe n.

60 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A long, thin strip of wood used in building; esp. such a strip nailed to rafters to form a support for shingles, tiles, or slates; ?also, a shingle; herte latthe [see herte 1d. (c)]; (b) latthe……

12. shīve n.

24 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A slice, piece, usu. of bread or other food; also in proverb; also, a portion of food; shive (of) bred; step-moder shive, a thin slice, an insufficient portion; (b) ?a slab or length of wood; ?a……

13. therne n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A young woman; a girl; (b) a female servant, handmaid. …

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