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1. āme n.(2)

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A liquid measure (of varying capacity).

2. clap-holt n.

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

3. gō̆le n.(1)

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

4. grūsen v.

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To munch (sth.), nibble.

5. lǒuen n.

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A rascal, rogue.

6. plump n.(2)

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A pump.

7. plumpen v.

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(a) To plunge into water, dive; (b) to immerse (sth.) in liquid quickly, plunge.

8. ripelinge ger.

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The act or process of cleaning the seeds from flax; ripelinge comb (stok), = ripel-stok n.

9. ruffelen v.(2)

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To be at odds, quarrel, dispute.

10. scrimpin n.

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A kind of fur of poor quality.

11. shingle n.(2)

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(a) Gravel, pebbles; (b) in place names [see Smith PN Elem.2.121].

12. shrimpe n.

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(a) The European shrimp (Crangon vulgaris); (b) a scaly monster, dragon; (c) a puny person.

13. sige n.

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Urine.

14. skelten v.

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(a) To come, go; skelten ther-at, apply oneself to something; (b) to raise (an alarm); cause (skirmishing), begin; (c) ?to cause (sb.) to go away, drive away; ?revile (sb.).

15. sled(de n.

Additional spellings: sledde
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(a) A wheelless vehicle, usu. used for drawing heavy loads over the ground or ice, a sled, sledge, dray; also, a carriage or other means of transportation [quot.: ?a1425(c1380)]; sled man; (b) as…

16. smod n.

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(a) Obscene behavior, filth; (b) as surname.

17. snegge n.

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(a) A snail; (b) some kind of fish; ?an eel.

18. snig(ge n.

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(a) An eel; (b) in surnames.

19. snobben v.

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To sob; snobben and sighen, sighen and snobben; snobben after, weep in longing for (sth.); ppl. snobbinge, sobbing; also, accompanied by sobs [quot. a1450 Aelred, 2nd].

20. sough n.

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(a) A swamp, bog; (b) a gutter, sewer, drain; a place where waste collects; (c) ?in surnames and field name.

21. spalderling n.

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A fish which has been split open and dried.