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21. crampe n.(1)

26 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Violent contraction of muscles, a spasm; a disease characterized by contortion or spasms; the crampe; (b) crampe ring, a ring to ward off or cure such afflictions; crampe wort, a medicinal plant…

22. crap n.

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Chaff, siftings of grain; ?also, weed seeds; -- often in pl.

23. crāsen v.

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(a) To shatter (sth.), crush, break to pieces; (b) to perforate (sth.); make (a hole); (c) to crack (sth.), fill with cracks; also, become cracked; (d) ppl. crasing as adj., liable to crack or craze.

24. criket n.

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(a) A cricket; esp., the European house cricket (Gryllus domesticus); also, the mythical salamander; (b) a surname.

25. crūet n.

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(a) A small vessel for sacramental wine, holy water, or chrism; (b) a jug, bottle, or bowl (as for water); (c) fig.

26. darnel n.

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(a) A weed growing in grainfields: cockle, darnel (Lolium temulentum); (b) fig.

27. dart n.

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A metal-pointed missile, such as a javelin or spear, hurled by hand (perhaps also by the arbalest); [see esp. *Vegetius(1)]; casten dart, sheten dart; fishers dart, hunters dart.

28. diggen v.

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(a) To dig in or excavate earth with a mattock, spade, or other tool; ?also, dig with the fingers; diggen aboute, diggen under; (b) to dig up or excavate (earth); (c) to dig up (a field, balks) for…

29. dǒnǧǒun n.

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(a) A fortress, citadel, castle; (b) the most strongly fortified central part of a citadel or castle, donjon, keep; chef dongoun, roial dongoun; (c) fig. of a person: chief support, mainstay; (d) fig.

30. drogge n.

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Any medicinal preparation, a drug.

31. dubben v.

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(a) To create (a knight); confer knighthood on (sb.); give the accolade to (sb.); also, beat (sb.) [1st quot.]; neudubbed, of a knight: newly created; (b) dubben (to) knight, to make (sb.) a knight…

32. dubber n.

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A renovator of old cloth or clothing.

33. elf n.

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A supernatural being having magical powers for good or evil; a spirit, fairy, goblin, incubus, succubus, or the like.

34. fēd(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: fede
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(a) Mortal enmity, hostility, hostile conspiracy; revengeful spirit, homicide committed in revenge; (b) a mortal enemy; one of the three enemies of mankind (i.e. the flesh, the world, the Devil).

35. frecch(e adj.

Additional spellings: frecche
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(a) Greedy, voracious; (b) eager, bold, fierce.

36. frē̆sh adj.

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(a) Of recent making or occurrence, new, recent; fresh age, childhood or youth; fresh deluge, a new (or second) deluge; fresh and newe; (b) fresh god, a new or strange god, any god other than the…

37. gāble n.(1)

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(a) A gable of a building; also, a façade; (b) gable ende, gable wal, gable wough, the end wall surmounted by a gable, gable end; gable forke, a gable; gable windou, a window in a gable; (c) in place…

38. gāǧe n.

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(a) Something deposited as security, a pledge; leid in gage, given as security; holden under gage, to retain (sth.) by giving security, hostages, or the like; (b) a ransom, payment.

39. gai adj.

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Joyous, merry, gay; light-hearted, carefree; also, wanton, lewd, lascivious.

40. galopen v.

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To go at a gallop.