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1. āme n.(2)

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A liquid measure (of varying capacity).

2. blenken v.

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(a)To shine, gleam, be bright; (b) to cause (one's countenance) to grow livid; to turn pale; blenken of one's ble, of a person: to turn pale; of the sun: to grow dim.

3. blī-gẹ̄ter n.

Additional spellings: bligeter
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A lead founder.

4. bǒuken v.

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To soak (sth.) in a lye solution for the purpose of cleaning and bleaching, buck (clothing, thread, etc.); fig. cleanse.

5. bught n.

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(a) A bend or curve; loop (of thread or yarn); fold (of cloth); loop (in a dragon's tail); (b) a hollow or curve in the body; bught of the arm, the angle of the elbow; bught of the kne (leg), the…

6. but(te n.(5)

Additional spellings: butte
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(a) A fish of the family Pleuronectidae, a flounder; (b) but tourte, a torte or pie containing this fish; -- used as personal name.

7. clam adj.

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Viscous, sticky; muddy, miry; also fig.

8. clap-holt n.

Additional spellings: clapholt
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Small boards of split oak, board cut to make barrel staves.

9. corf n.

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(a) A basket; (b) ?a booth.

10. cracchen v.

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(a) To scratch (sth.); esp., scrape with claws or fingernails; -- also without object; (b) to scratch oneself to relieve itching; scrape (sth.) lightly with claws or nails; (c) to comb (cloth) to make…

11. craulen v.

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(a) To swarm, crawl; ben crauling, be crawling (with worms); (b) fig. to drag oneself, walk slowly.

12. cropling n.

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An inferior kind of stockfish.

13. cunte n.

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(a) A woman's private parts; cunte-beten, impotent (man); (b) the corresponding organ(s) of a female animal; (c) sexual intercourse; (d) in place names and surnames; grope cunte lane [see gropen v.]…

14. dēle n.

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(a) A sawed board; firren dele, a deal made of fir; (b) dele maker, one who makes boards.

15. doder n.

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(a) Flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum), a greenish-yellow parasitic plant growing on flax; (b) ?hemlock (Conium maculatum).

16. dọ̄l n.(3)

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A landmark; a boundary mark, such as a stone, post, or rail.

17. drivel n.(1)

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A drudge or menial; also, a low fellow, rascal.

18. dwẹ̄re n.

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(a) Doubt, perplexity, uncertainty; in (a) dwere, in doubt; without dwere, without question, certainly; (b) ?disagreement, dissension; ?distress, trouble; (c) amazement, awe; dread, fear.

19. fokesail n.

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A sail attached to the foremast, a (triangular) foresail.

20. fōr(e-dēl n.

Additional spellings: fore-del
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Advantage, advancement, benefit; ben at for-del, to have the upper hand.