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21. chīld n.

360 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) A young child, a baby; child infaunte, litel (smal, yong) child, ; beren child, to give birth; (b) an unborn child, a fetus; unborne child; (c) ben (mid) with child, gon with child, to be…

22. crọ̄k n.

109 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Any tool, implement, or utensil consisting of, or having as an important part, a curved piece of metal or hook, such as a grappling iron, a pot hook, a reaping hook or sickle, ?a hoe, ?a fork, a…

23. dai n.

714 quotations in 15 senses
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A period of 24 hours, a natural day; dai natural; a daies space, a whole day; daies bred, daily bread; prime of the dai; etc.

24. dēd adj. as n.

41 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A dead man, a corpse; pl. dead men, corpses, the dead; dedes office, funeral service; (b) a ghost; (c) one who has died; the ded, the deceased; dedes wille, will or desire expressed by someone who…

25. dẹ̄men v.

258 quotations in 17 senses
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(a) Law To pass judgment on (sb. or sth.); judge, adjudicate; (b) to render judgment, judge; -- with prep. phr.; (c) demen dom, to pass judgment, render a verdict, impose a sentence; also, sit in…

26. dēth n.

329 quotations in 12 senses
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Loss of life; dying, death as an event; deth of the bodi, deth of lif; dout (dred) of deth, fear of dying; paien the dette of deth, to die as man must die; dethes cares, throes of death.

27. flē̆sh n.

411 quotations in 16 senses
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(a) The flesh of the human body; esp., the muscular, gristly, and glandular portions (as opposed to blood vessels, bones, fat, hair, ligaments, nerves, skin, etc.); (b) corresponding portions of an…

28. fọ̄n v.

104 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) To grasp or seize (something), take hold of, pick up; fon on, fonto; (b) fon armes, to take up arms, become a knight; fon rest, find rest; fon the cross, take the cross, go crusading; fon to

29. fō̆rth-gōn v.

Additional spellings: forthgon
30 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To go forth or out; to come out, issue; to go, proceed; forth-gon wei, to travel a path; (b) of periods of time: to pass.

30. forwro(u)ght ppl.

Additional spellings: forwrought
8 quotations in 2 senses
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Theol. Having committed a sin; hence, condemned, lost; as noun: sinner, a condemned person.

31. frẹ̄ adj.

342 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Of a person: free in rank or condition, having the social status of a noble or a freeman, not a slave or serf; holding one's land in free tenure (i.e., a more or less permanent tenure depending…

32. frumth(e n.

Additional spellings: frumthe
12 quotations in 2 senses
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Theol. (a) The beginning of the World, the Creation; the period before the Fall of Man; early times; (b) the period before the Creation, Eternity; the creative principle, the first cause.

33. glīden v.

149 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To pass through the air, sky, etc.; glide smoothly and uninterruptedly; of light: to come, shine; (b) to slip downward, descend, fall; doun gliden, gliden to ground, etc.; (c) gliden in, to pass…

34. gōn v.

1054 quotations in 29 senses
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(a) To walk; also, be able to walk; walken and gon; comen gon (going), come walking; gon on fot, gon upon fet, gon with fot, etc., go on foot, walk; gon on a fot, go on one foot, hop; (b) gon or

35. hōpe n.(1)

90 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Trust, confidence; haven hope to (in), to trust in (sb. or sth.); (b) wishful desire, hope; without hope, without wishful thinking, without exaggeration; (c) expectation; state of expectancy; (d)…

36. hōpen v.(1)

106 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To hope, take hope, maintain hope; hope for (sth.); hope (to do sth.); hope (that sth. is the case); hopen after (to), hope for (sth.); (b) to have trust, have confidence; assume (sth.)…

37. ifọ̄n v.

18 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To conquer (a country); capture (sb.), seize; catch (game, birds); ifon forth, carry (sb.) away; (b) to receive recompense, be rewarded; receive (reward or punishment); accept (laws); receive (sb…

38. keie n.(1)

143 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) A key; lok and keie; also fig.; kinges keies, crowbars and hammers used to force locks or doors; (b) a representation of a key in a heraldic device; keie of rome, a key as a sign of Roman…

39. kīnde n.

622 quotations in 17 senses
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(a) The aggregate of inherent qualities or properties of persons, animals, plants, elements, medicines, etc.; essential character; the nature of emotions, attributes, and the like; after the fleshes

40. ladder(e n.

Additional spellings: laddere
63 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A ladder; also, Jacob's ladder; ?also, a stone stairway; (b) a removable framework attached to the body of a cart; cart ladder [see cart 8. (b)]; (c) ?a splint used on broken bones; (d) ladder(es