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101. 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……

102. frē̆t n.(1)

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(a) Gnawing; (b) the wearing effect (of greed, fear, etc.). …

103. frisk adj.

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Full of spirit, lively, frisky. …

104. frith n.(2)

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(a) A royal forest, a game preserve; (b) frith-mot, frith yeld, fridmannes mot[cp. OE mōt toll, tax], an annual rent paid by certain townships in Delamere Forest (a royal forest in Chester) for the……

105. frough adj.

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(a) Weak (in character), loose, fickle; fals and frough; (b) of a vision: delicate; ?delightful. …

106. gāte-shā̆del n.

Additional spellings: gateshadel
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A place where roads intersect, a crossroad; the point at which a road divides into two or more branches. …

107. gēsǒun adj. & n.

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(a) Rare, scarce, lacking; not (nought) gesoun, not uncommon, frequent; (b) barren, empty, vain; gesoun on, barren of (sth.), lacking in; gesoun of, free from (bushes), cleared of; (c) as noun……

108. gēthe, gẹ̄the n.

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

109. gọ̄dlī adv.(2)

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(a) Excellently, expertly; diligently, intently, valiantly; (b) beautifully, pleasingly, splendidly. …

110. gremth(e n.

Additional spellings: gremthe
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(a) Anger, fury; (b) grief. …

111. grim n.(1)

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(a) Fierceness; (b) fury, anger, hatred; o grim, angrily; taken to grim, to be angered, take offense; (c) excitement, agitation; (d) terrible creature(s. …

112. grubben v.

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(a) To dig in earth with a tool; grubben and graven; (b) to dig up (earth); dig around the roots of (a vine); (c) grubben up, to dig up (sth.), extract; dig up (a tree by the roots); grubben awei……

113. hā interj.

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An exclamation expressing interest, surprise, distress, indignation, shock, etc. [See also hum interj.] …

114. hāle-wei(e n.

Additional spellings: halewei, hali-wei, haliwei, hale-weie, haleweie, hali-weie, haliweie
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(a) A sweet healing liquid, used either as potion or lotion; hale-wei drenche, a potion of this liquid; also, any medicinal antidote; (b) the aromatic oleoresin of the balm of Gilead; (c) fig.; (d)……

115. harraunte adj.

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Shouting, yelling. …

116. hā̆ver n.(2)

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(a) The cereal grain, oats; (b) haver bern, haver gerner, a storehouse for oats; haver bred, oaten bread; haver cake, a loaf made from oaten flour; also as surname; haver mele, oaten flour; (c) haver……

117. here-towa n.

Additional spellings: heretowa
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Leader, commander, governor of a province; also fig. …

118. hẹ̄rthe n.

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(a) The sense of hearing; (b) that which one has heard. …

119. ?hirse n.

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Millet. …

120. họ̄k(e n.

Additional spellings: hoke
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(a) The second Monday and Tuesday (?also Wednesday) after Easter, a period during which merrymakers stopped travelers on the roads and exacted contributions; hok tide; (b) hok dai, Hock Tuesday; --……

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