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21. criket n.

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

22. 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.

23. darnel n.

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

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. drogge n.

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Any medicinal preparation, a drug.

27. dubber n.

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A renovator of old cloth or clothing.

28. 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.

29. 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).

30. 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…

31. 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.

32. gardin n.

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(a) A cultivated piece of land (large or small, usually enclosed) for vegetables, herbs, flowers, trees, etc.; a garden, park, orchard; clos gardin, a courtyard; fish gardin, a garden containing fish…

33. garsǒun n.

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(a) A boy or youth; a young male servant, squire, page, messenger, etc.; (b) a retainer, follower; (c) as surname.

34. gā̆vel n.(1)

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(a) Tribute; a tax, subsidy; (b) manorial or customary rent; ?also, a field rented for a customary service or payment; setten to gavel, to let (property) out to rent; (c) in combs: burgable, ?a tax on…

35. gein n.

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(a) Advantage, benefit; help, remedy; don gein, to benefit (sb.), do (sb.) good; ther is no gein, there is no help, nothing can be done; (b) worth, value or usefulness in battle; (c) reward, profit…

36. ǧerfaucǒun n.

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A large falcon used in hawking, a gerfalcon; whit gerfaucoun, the white gerfalcon of Iceland.

37. gēthe, gẹ̄the n.

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Only in phr. in a gethe, ?spiritedly, ?hastily.

38. ǧilden n.

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A foot soldier.

39. gīle n.(3)

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(a) A crafty or fraudulent trick; a plot; stratagem, wile; a lie; (b) fraudulent behavior, treachery, double-dealing, lying; also, friendly trickery; (c) something deceptive or illusory, delusion.

40. goǧet n.

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A grating of iron bars to cover a door or window.