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1. āme n.(2)

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A liquid measure (of varying capacity).

2. baselā̆rd n.(1)

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A kind of short straight sword or dagger, in civilian use, worn in a sheath hung from a strap, e.g. at the girdle; baselard knif; in some examples perhaps used loosely of a curved 'hanger.'

3. blenken v.

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(a)To shine, gleam, be bright; (b) to cause (one's countenance) to grow livid; to turn pale; blenken of one's ble, of a person: to turn pale; of the sun: to grow dim.

4. blī-gẹ̄ter n.

Additional spellings: bligeter
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A lead founder.

5. blusteren v.

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To blow violently; of persons: shout loudly and angrily.

6. bọ̄s n.(1)

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A stall for livestock; also, a manger; bos gate, ?the gate or door of a stall.

7. bǒuken v.

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To soak (sth.) in a lye solution for the purpose of cleaning and bleaching, buck (clothing, thread, etc.); fig. cleanse.

8. bou-sprẹ̄t(e, bǒu(e)sprẹ̄t(e n.

Additional spellings: bouspret, bou-sprete, bousprete, bouesprete, bouspret, bouespret, bousprete
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Naut. Bowsprit.

9. brāken v.

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To vomit, spew; braken out, braken up.

10. brinke n.

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(a) The shore (of the sea); seashore, coast; se brinke; ?also, the top (of a mound) [quot.: 1607], ?a precipice [quot. a1425 Wycl.]; (b) the bank (of a stream); (c) the edge (of a spring); (d) in…

11. bught n.

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(a) A bend or curve; loop (of thread or yarn); fold (of cloth); loop (in a dragon's tail); (b) a hollow or curve in the body; bught of the arm, the angle of the elbow; bught of the kne (leg), the…

12. but(te n.(5)

Additional spellings: butte
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(a) A fish of the family Pleuronectidae, a flounder; (b) but tourte, a torte or pie containing this fish; -- used as personal name.

13. clam adj.

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Viscous, sticky; muddy, miry; also fig.

14. clap-holt n.

Additional spellings: clapholt
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Small boards of split oak, board cut to make barrel staves.

15. corf n.

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(a) A basket; (b) ?a booth.

16. cǒuren v.

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(a) To crouch, squat, or kneel; couren doun, couren on knes; (b) to cringe, cower; (c) fig. to lurk.

17. cracche n.(2)

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Scratching, itch.

18. cracchen v.

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(a) To scratch (sth.); esp., scrape with claws or fingernails; -- also without object; (b) to scratch oneself to relieve itching; scrape (sth.) lightly with claws or nails; (c) to comb (cloth) to make…

19. craulen v.

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(a) To swarm, crawl; ben crauling, be crawling (with worms); (b) fig. to drag oneself, walk slowly.

20. cropling n.

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An inferior kind of stockfish.

21. crǒus adj.

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(a) Of persons: fierce, grim, bold; crous to sinne, eager to sin; (b) stormy (sea); lively (action); (c) awful, terrifying (event); fearful (thing).

22. crǒuse n.

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(a) An earthen pot; (b) a dry measure (less than a quart).

23. cunte n.

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(a) A woman's private parts; cunte-beten, impotent (man); (b) the corresponding organ(s) of a female animal; (c) sexual intercourse; (d) in place names and surnames; grope cunte lane [see gropen v.]…

24. curre n.

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A watchdog, such as a mastiff; a small hunting dog, such as a terrier; esp., a mongrel, cur, or stray dog; curre dogge; also fig. of the Devil.

25. dēle n.

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(a) A sawed board; firren dele, a deal made of fir; (b) dele maker, one who makes boards.

26. den n.(1)

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(a) A natural cave, cavern, or pit; (b) a cave as used for shelter or refuge; (c) a grave or tomb; a catacomb; double den, a catacomb with separate sections for the burial of men and women; (d) the…

27. doder n.

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(a) Flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum), a greenish-yellow parasitic plant growing on flax; (b) ?hemlock (Conium maculatum).

28. dọ̄l n.(3)

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A landmark; a boundary mark, such as a stone, post, or rail.

29. draie n.

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(a) A wheelless vehicle for hauling, a sledge; also, a cart with wheels; (b) draie lode, as much of a load as is normally hauled on a dray, a cartload.

30. drīpen, drippen v.

Additional spellings: drippen
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(a) To fall in drops, drip; dripen of, drip from (sth.); ppl. driping, dripping, misty; (b) dripen on, to drop or dab (a liquid or salve) on (sth.); (c) dripen mid, to moisten or daub (sth.) with…

31. drivel n.(1)

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A drudge or menial; also, a low fellow, rascal.

32. dwẹ̄re n.

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(a) Doubt, perplexity, uncertainty; in (a) dwere, in doubt; without dwere, without question, certainly; (b) ?disagreement, dissension; ?distress, trouble; (c) amazement, awe; dread, fear.

33. ēves n.

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The projecting lower edge of a roof, eaves, eave.

34. flǒunder n.

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(a) A flatfish, esp. the flounder; (b) as a name.

35. fokesail n.

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A sail attached to the foremast, a (triangular) foresail.

36. fōr(e-dēl n.

Additional spellings: fore-del
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Advantage, advancement, benefit; ben at for-del, to have the upper hand.

37. fuk n.

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A foresail; fuk mast, foremast.

38. gār-fangel n.

Additional spellings: garfangel
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A fish spear.

39. gelstren v.

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To stink.

40. gessen v.

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(a) To infer (sth.) from observation, etc.; perceive, find out; gessen in, gessen of, perceive (sth.) in (sb.), suspect; (b) with clause as obj.: to conclude (that sth. is true or will happen)…

41. gilder n.(3)

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Any of a number of coins [orig. gold] of varying weight and value, current esp. in Germany, Holland, Flanders.

42. glimeren v.

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(a) To shine brightly; gleam, glitter; (b) to shine faintly; glimmer.

43. glimsen v.

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(a) To glisten, be dazzling; (b) to glance with the eyes.

44. glisteren v.

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To glisten, glitter, sparkle, flash; shine brightly; glisteren ayen the sonne, to reflect the light of the sun.

45. gō̆le n.(1)

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(a) Gullet of an animal; (b) a throatful, speech, talk.

46. grāpe n.(2)

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(a) A kind of pitchfork, dungfork; (b) ?a trowel.

47. grei n.(2)

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(a) A gray fur, prob. the fur from the back of the Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris in winter; red (ruskin) grei, the fur of the Eurasian red squirrel in winter; tristi (tresti) grei, ?error…

48. ?grīm n.(2)

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Dirt, grime; fig.?foul weather, a dark or gloomy sky; ?a contemptible person, wretch.

49. grīmen v.

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To blacken (sth.), cover with soot; make (sth.) dark or gloomy; fig. make (robbers) unhappy, punish.

50. grūen v.

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(a) To be terrified, shudder, tremble; (b) of mirth, manner, behavior: to be disturbed, be troubled; (c) ?to frighten (sb.) [?error for greven].

51. grummen v.

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To grumble.

52. grundel n.

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(a) ?A fish, a groundling; ?a bird [cp. L fringilla, ML frigellus]; (b) as surname.

53. grūsen v.

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To munch (sth.), nibble.

54. hake-bōt n.

Additional spellings: hakebot
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A kind of small ship [perh. orig. a boat with a broad stern or counter; cp. Arngart in EStudies 25.164].

55. harsk adj.

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(a) Rough-textured, coarse; (b) harsh-tasting, sour, astringent.

56. harwe n.

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(a) A harrow for cultivating land, a drag; gon at harwe, to drive a harrow; (b) fig. the Old or New Testament; the power of Love (with pun on arwe); also, in proverb; (c) harwe tind (toth), a tooth of…

57. hauker n.(2)

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A peddler, huckster.

58. hā̆ver n.(2)

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(a) The cereal grain, oats; (b) haver bern, haver gerner, a storehouse for oats; haver bred, oaten bread; haver cake, a loaf made from oaten flour; also as surname; haver mele, oaten flour; (c) haver

59. hē̆ngel n.

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(a) The part of a hinge containing a ring or eye to fit over the hook or pin on a gatepost, doorjamb, or window casing; also, the complete hinge; hengles and hokes; hengel hok, the pin or hook of the…

60. hēpe n.(1)

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A kind of pruning knife; what with hepe and what with crok, by hook or by crook.

61. herle n.(1)

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A strand or twist of hair.

62. ?hirse n.

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Millet.

63. hodelnesse n.

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Secrecy, concealment; oblivion.

64. holken v.

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(a) To dig, excavate; holken out, gouge out (the eyes); ppl. holked, of eyes: sunken, hollow; (b) to form a hollow in (dough), shape into a shell.

65. hukker n.

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(a) A petty merchant, peddler, male huckster; ?also, an auctioneer; (b) in surnames.

66. hurkelen v.

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(a) To nestle, crouch; (b) hurkelen doun with hed, to bend the head down, cower; (c) to rest, lie; (d) hurkelen up, ?to stand up; (e) in surnames [see Smith PNElem. 1.260-1].

67. kip n.

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(a) A bundle or lot of animal hides; (b) ?the hide of a small animal; ?a particular kind of hide; (c) a bundle of sticks.

68. knar-hō̆lt n.

Additional spellings: knarholt
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A thin oak board [orig. prob. a board full of knots].

69. knarre n.

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(a) A crag, twisted rock; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.102].

70. knobbe n.

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(a) A knot, a knob; (b) a knot in a tree; (c) a bulge, a convexity; a swelling; a hump; (d) a lump in the skin or flesh; (e) thickened and hardened skin, a callus; also, the bark of a tree.

71. knod n.

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An excrescence or lump in the flesh.

72. labben v.

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To talk foolishly; labben oute, let out (a secret); ppl. labbing, babbling, bigmouthed.

73. lak n.

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(a) Lack, absence, want; shortage, deficiency; default of payment; lak of sacramentes, failure to receive the sacraments; no lak (of, no shortage (of, no deficiency (of; pens lak, q.v.; (b) for lak of

74. lāk(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: lake
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Fine linen, ?cambric; whit as lak, as white as linen.

75. langrāvie n.

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A landgrave.

76. lask n.

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A flat piece of wood fastened across a joint to strengthen it, a fish-joint.

77. lēne n.

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Naut. The railing or bulwark of a ship's castle.

78. lis-punt n.

Additional spellings: lispunt
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A unit of weight, twenty of which made a ship pound, used in the Baltic trade; ?between 15 and 20 pounds.

79. lob n.

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(a) The pollack (Gadus pollachius); lob fish; (b) a lazy lout, lubber; ?also, a bundle of clothing [quot.: c1475]; (c) as surname.

80. lǒuen n.

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A rascal, rogue.

81. mare-grāve n.

Additional spellings: maregrave
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A count in Flanders or Friesland.

82. marlen v.(2)

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To ensnare, entrap; ppl. marled, entangled; ensnared.

83. māsel n.

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(a) The disease, measles; -- also pl.; (b) a pustule or skin eruption characteristic of or as in measles.

84. māte n.

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(a) Companion, friend, comrade; (b) fellow, creature; (c) naut. designating various crew members or officers of a ship: the mate of a ship; a bosun's mate; ?also, a shipmate, sailor.

85. meis(e n.

Additional spellings: meise
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(a) A container (barrel, basket, or crate) holding 500 or 1000 herring, used as a measure in the fish trade; (b) the quantity of herring in such a container; (c) a container used as a measure for…

86. mirken n.

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A small coin, equivalent to the German hallard, q.v.

87. mīte n.(2)

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(a) A coin [orig. Flemish] of very small denomination, variously valued at a farthing or half a farthing; a small sum; (b) a jot, a whit; half a mite; not a mite, not a bit, not at all; dere inough

88. molle n.(1)

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(a) The common European mole (Talpa europæa); as an ingredient in medicine; also as an image of covetousness or folly; moseling molle [see moselen (d)]; (b) molle hep, molle hille, mole hill; molle

89. mọ̄me n.

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(a) An aunt; also, affectionate term of address for older woman; (b) an old woman.

90. mud(de n.

Additional spellings: mudde
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(a) Mud, mire; also, murky water; (b) mud wal, a wall of clay; (c) in surname & in place name [see Smith PNElem. 2.44].

91. mul-berī(e n.

Additional spellings: mulberi, mul-berie, mulberie
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(a) A mulberry tree; mul-beri tre; (b) a mulberry.

92. mūle n.(2)

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A sore spot on the heel, a chilblain; ?also, gout.

93. nebillen v.

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To peck away at (sth.), nibble at; make a stab at singing (a part).

94. nẹ̄d(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: nede
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A metal plate on which the point of a nail is beaten down, a rove or burr.

95. nẹ̄r(e n.

Additional spellings: nere
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(a) The kidney of a human being or animal; [gloss mis-placed in 1st quot.]; (b) pl. the region of the kidneys; (c) pl. the kidneys as the seat of the emotions.

96. nirk-punt n.

Additional spellings: nirkpunt
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A unit of weight, less than a lis-punt.

97. nodden v.

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(a) To nod the head in drunkenness, sleepiness, gloominess, etc.; nodden with hed (bek), nod (one's) head; (b) ?to fall asleep, become drowsy.

98. nurth n.

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Noise, din, racket.

99. osmund n.

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A kind of iron, made chiefly in Sweden; also a standard-size piece of such iron; fals osmund, a counterfeit piece of such iron; trencher osmund, a knife made of such iron.

100. overlọ̄̆ppe n.

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A platform covering a ship's hold.