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21. scrẹ̄ne n.

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An upright piece of furniture providing protection from the heat of a fire, drafts, etc.; a screen; ?also, a partition in a hall. …

22. sẹ̄ǧen v.

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(a) To besiege (a city, stronghold, etc.), lay siege to; besiege (sb. in a fortified place); segen abouten (enviroun); (b) ppl. seging, besieging, laying siege; (c) to beset (sb.); segen abouten……

23. seuen v.(1)

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(a) To follow after; follow (sb., a group), walk behind; also fig.; be guided by (a star, a blind person); seuen after, come behind; also, follow (sb.); seuen bestes, drive (a team); seuinge hire fet……

24. skellet n.(2)

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A small bell. …

25. skeu n.(2)

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Arch. (a) Beveled stone used to form the slope of a gable coping, the offset of a buttress, etc.; a piece of such stone, a skew; skeu scapeled; (b) in cpds. & combs.: skeu assheler, squared, hewed……

26. skeuen v.(2)

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(a) To escape; (b) to run obliquely or at an angle; skeuing to, ?slanting across (the forehead). …

27. skevināǧe n.

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A district of Calais under the jurisdiction of the town officers. …

28. skillen v.(2)

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To move quickly, run; leap (into a saddle); ginnen skillen (awei. …

29. skimmǒur n.

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(a) A utensil for skimming impurities, fat, etc. from a liquid, freq. perforated; (b) a pirate; (c) as surname. …

30. snak n.

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A ship of some kind, esp. a light, fast ship. …

31. sordīne n.

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A plant of some kind: ?perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne); ?bearded darnel (Lolium temulentum); ?corn cockle (Agrostemma githago). …

32. sǒundre n.

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A herd of wild swine; soundre of (wild) swine, soundre of hogges; soundre of stares, a flock of starlings. …

33. spọ̄le n.

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(a) A weaver's bobbin, spool; spole stikke, ?a weaver's shuttle; (b) in surnames. …

34. spūchǒur n.

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Naut. A wooden vessel for carrying or bailing water, a bailer. …

35. squillecte n.

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An illegal collection of money. …

36. stencelette n.

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A sparkle. …

37. strācūr n.

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?A hunting or tracking dog. …

38. straif n.

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= strai n. 1.(a); also, any movable property of which the owner is unknown, waif [quot. 1365 & perh. a few others]; weif and straif. …

39. strichen v.

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To level off (grain) with the rim of the measure. …

40. strī̆kāǧe n.

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The action of measuring flour or wine by means of a strickle or measuring vessel. …

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