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1. abǒve(n adv. as n.

Additional spellings: aboven
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(a) A higher place; from (fro) above, from heaven; also, from the sky; (b) the upper part of the body or of a bodily organ. …

2. ā̆lias n. & adv.

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Law (a) A second writ of attachment issued when the first proves ineffectual; from the phrase sicut alias praecipimus; (b) otherwise called; -- from phr. alias dictus. …

3. atterling n. & adv.

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As noun: a malicious person, a shrew [cp. attri 2]; as adv.: bitterly, sharply. …

4. babel adv. (?n.)

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As a fool. …

5. bet adv. & adj. as n.

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(a) A better thing or person; better luck, advantage; haven the bet, have the advantage, be better off; tak þe bet, make the best of it, do your best; ben no bet, be of no advantage or use; him fil no……

6. chois adj., n., & adv.

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(a) Distinguished, excellent, noble, handsome (person); fine (features); elegant (room, etc.); pure (gold); (b) as noun: the chois (of god men), the best; (c) as adv.: extremely (glad). …

7. contrā adv. & n.

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(a) On the opposite side; (b) short for L contrā dīcō, I deny it; (c) as noun: a denial or objection; the pro and the contra. …

8. dēvaunt n., adv., and interj.

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(a) A game played with dice [cp. adevaunt]; (b) com devaunt, of devaunt, ?as (mentioned) before; (c) away with! [cp. avaunt interj.]; (d) at devaunt, ?ahead [?error for at defaute]; (e) of devaunt……

9. dīȝel adj., n., & adv.

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(a) Hidden, secret; of words: cryptic; (b) as noun: on diȝel, in secret; (c) as adv.: secretly. …

10. drīe-fọ̄t adv. & n.

Additional spellings: driefot
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(a) Without wetting the feet, with dry feet; (b) as surname. …

11. ē̆nde-ward adv. as n.

Additional spellings: endeward
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Only in the phrase drauen (labouren) to the endeward, approach the end of existence, draw to a close. …

12. ē̆rtheward adv. and n.

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In phrases to (the) ertheward, towards the earth, earthward. …

13. everi-dēl n. & adv.

Additional spellings: everidel
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As a noun: everything, all. …

14. ever-lasting ppl. (also as n. & adv.)

Additional spellings: everlasting
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(a) Eternal; eternally; eternity; of the everlasting, from eternity; (b) enduring, continuing, or obtaining through all future time, perpetual; (c) constant, incessant. …

15. frā̆kel adj. (Also as n. & adv.)

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Vile, foul, wretched, worthless; this frakel world. …

16. giltlēs adj., adv., n.

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As adj.: (a) guiltless, sinless, innocent; blameless, inculpable; -- of persons, things, or actions; (b) giltles of, giltles from, not guilty of (sth.), innocent of (a misdeed, sin); giltles of blod……

17. grēt adj. & adv. & n.

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(a) Large in size or quantity, big; gret and smal, large and small, all; gret ne smal, big or little, of no kind; althergrettest, largest of all [cp. alder- pref.]; gret belle, large bell; (b) much……

18. grū̆f(fe n. & adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: gruffe
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(a) As noun: a gruf, on (the) gruf, o gruf, face downward, on the face, prone; (b) as adj.: face downward; lien gruf; with face gruf, face downward; (c) as adv.: fallen (turnen) gruf, to fall (turn)……

19. halven-dēl(e n., adj., and adv.

Additional spellings: halvendel, halven-dele, halvendele
65 quotations in 3 senses
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As noun: (a) a half portion of anything; (b) an arithmetical half; (c) bi the halven-del, to the extent of one half; ?by a great deal, considerably; in halven-del, in half, into two equal parts; to……

20. hēdlō̆ng n. or adv.

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In phrase only: bi hedlong, headlong. …

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