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1. aberdē̆n(e n.

Additional spellings: aberdene
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Sun-dried or salt codfish.

2. assignẹ̄ n.

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One (not an heir-at-law) to whom a property or right is bequeathed; heires and assignes.

3. baǧǧen, baggen v.(3)

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(a) To slant; (b) to deviate (from a rule); (c) to leer, squint.

4. bataunt n.

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A finished board or bar (as used in paneling).

5. bǒnī n.

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A swelling, boil; a bump, hump.

6. chevender n.

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A fresh-water fish: the chub.

7. cowl n.

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A swelling raised by a blow, a lump.

8. fēmē̆l(e, -āl(e adj. & n.

Additional spellings: femele, femal, female
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(a) Of man and animals: female; a female; (b) femel complexioun, the physiological 'constitution' of a female (in accordance with the 'humor' theory).

9. flānen n.

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Sackcloth.

10. flọ̄rī, -ey n.

Additional spellings: florey
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Froth of a fermenting liquid; dregs.

11. flūe n.(2)

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The mouthpiece of a hunting horn.

12. foist n.

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A wooden vessel; a cask.

13. garfra n.

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Entrails, giblets.

14. ǧī̆gen v.

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To make a creaking sound.

15. gō̆le n.(1)

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

16. gǒusse n.

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As a combining element in compound plant names: stondene gousse [q.v.], standel gousse [see standel n.(2)], gandre gousse [see gandre n.], an orchid of some kind, prob. the early purple orchid Orchis

17. hōrd n.(2)

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A palisade, wall; ?also, space enclosed by a palisade; hord raile, a rail for a palisade.

18. jorī-seil n.

Additional spellings: joriseil
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?A temporary sail.

19. luchen v.

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?To throw (sb.).

20. marǧin(e n.

Additional spellings: margine
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(a) The edge or rim of an object; edge of a garment or cloth; the end of a bodily organ, border or edge of a wound, etc.; (b) the shore of a sea or lake, bank; (c) the margin of a page or column in a…