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1. ave-nāmes n. (plural)

Additional spellings: avenames
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Pieces of land taken from the common land and enclosed for private use.

2. bakke n.

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A bat; bakke wing.

3. blāre n.

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A caulking compound made of tar and tow or oakum.

4. gersum(e n.

Additional spellings: gersume
33 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A treasured object, valuable possession; also, a gift or reward; (b) coll. treasure, valuables, movable possessions; (c) gold and gersum, etc. [See also gold n., sense 2.]

5. glimme n.

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Shining brightness; radiance.

6. īren n.

229 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Iron, as ore, metal, or commodity; of iren, made of iron or consisting of iron parts; (b) a piece of iron; things made of iron; (c) filinge (limature) of iren, iron filings; filth (rust) of iren

7. leske n.

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That part of the sides of the body of a man or quadruped between the ribs and thighs; the flank.

8. noucin n.

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An affliction, a misery; affliction, privation, want.

9. ofnā̆m n.

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A piece of land detached from common land; -- often in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.7]. [Delete the entry ave-names n.(pl.).]

10. orest(e n.

Additional spellings: oreste
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(a) Combat, struggle; (b) law the right of jurisdiction over cases involving trial by combat; (c) by misunderstanding of (b): the liberty of entering woods or lands; (d) by false etymologizing [cp. or

11. 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.

12. prīd(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: pride
250 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Unreasonable self-esteem, pride; desire to exceed one's proper station; also, the sin of pride (shading into 1c.); prid of herte; (b) love of praise, vanity; (c) prideful bearing or behavior…

13. raun-trẹ̄ n.

Additional spellings: rauntre
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A rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia).

14. rōn n.(2)

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A rowan-tree berry.

15. rump(e n.

Additional spellings: rumpe
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(a) The rump of a quadruped mammal; also, the tail; also, an animal rump as food for a hawk; (b) the rump of a person, posterior; (c) as surname.

16. runkel n.

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A wrinkle, crease, fold; also, as adj., of an animal's neck: wrinkled with folds.

17. scalp(e n.

Additional spellings: scalpe
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(a) The crown or top of the head; (b) the skull; (c) as surname.

18. scā̆rre n.(2)

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(a) A rocky cliff, precipice; a crag, jagged outcropping; (b) a crag or rock formation rising out of the sea; (c) in surname and place names [see Smith PNElem.2.124].

19. scarth(e n.

Additional spellings: scarthe
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(a) A pottery fragment, shard; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem.2.124].

20. scot n.(2)

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(a) Payment for provision of food or drink at a social gathering, at a tavern, or to one's host or benefactor; one's share of such payment; paien scot; yeven scot, to contribute to a common feast; (b)…