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61. shou interj.

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An exclamation, shoö, used to scare or drive away hens. …

62. shreue n.

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(a) A rascal, rogue; a wicked person, an evildoer; also, an unruly or ill-disciplined child; also iron. [quot.: Idley]; maister shreue, the greatest rogue; (b) cursed (ebere, fals, mansed, olde, etc.)……

63. skelten v.

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(a) To come, go; skelten ther-at, apply oneself to something; (b) to raise (an alarm); cause (skirmishing), begin; (c) ?to cause (sb.) to go away, drive away; ?revile (sb.). …

64. slēuīe n.

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Languor, heaviness, weariness. …

65. slough n.(2)

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(a) A skin covering a body, the skin; fig. a covering; (b) the skin of a serpent, an eel, etc. [in the Titus & V. quot. the scribe who wrote the vr. slyme may have construed the slough of his exemplar……

66. smīlen v.

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(a) To assume an expression of amusement or pleasure, smile; smilen at (of), smile at (sth.), be pleased or amused by (sth.); (b) to assume a pleasant, kindly expression; wear a smile; smilen among……

67. smotten v.

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To corrupt (sb.), debase, defile. …

68. snegge n.

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(a) A snail; (b) some kind of fish; ?an eel. …

69. snobben v.

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To sob; snobben and sighen, sighen and snobben; snobben after, weep in longing for (sth.); ppl. snobbinge, sobbing; also, accompanied by sobs [quot. a1450 Aelred, 2nd]. …

70. spīche n.

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?A spoke of a wheel; ?a pointed stud on a wheel; -- prob. based on misunderstanding of OF gante 'rim of a wheel, felloe 'or on a misplaced gloss in Gloss.Bibbesw., the probable source. …

71. spǒuten v.

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(a) To spit out saliva; ?splash (sth. on a place); -- used without obj. [quot. a1475 Hrl.Bk.Hawking]; of a lake: send out sprays of water; of a dragon: spit fire; also, spit (fire or sparks), spew; of……

72. sprekle n.

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A speck, speckle. …

73. sprekled adj.

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Speckled, spotted. …

74. sterten v.

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(a) To leap, jump; cavort, caper, prance; also fig.; also, jump up and down in joy or fear; sterten up, leap up in the air; also fig.; ppl. stertinge, leaping, bounding, skipping; (b) with prep……

75. thǒuten v.

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To address (sb.) as 'thou.' …

76. thucke n.

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A mischievous or nasty trick, harm;—used in fig. context. …

77. tik n.

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A light touch, tap; also, a blow in combat. …

78. tiken v.

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To touch or pat a person as part of a game, dally frivolously. …

79. tọ̄̆murten v.

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To break apart, split. …

80. ?tọ̄̆shellen v.

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To break (a thumb, finger), shatter. …

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