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1. bọ̄s n.(1)

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A stall for livestock; also, a manger; bos gate, ?the gate or door of a stall.

2. 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…

3. crǒuse n.

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(a) An earthen pot; (b) a dry measure (less than a quart).

4. 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.]…

5. den n.(1)

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(a) A natural cave, cavern, or pit; (b) a cave as used for shelter or refuge; (c) a grave or tomb; a catacomb; double den, a catacomb with separate sections for the burial of men and women; (d) the…

6. draie n.

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(a) A wheelless vehicle for hauling, a sledge; also, a cart with wheels; (b) draie lode, as much of a load as is normally hauled on a dray, a cartload.

7. 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.

8. ēves n.

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The projecting lower edge of a roof, eaves, eave.

9. grāpe n.(2)

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(a) A kind of pitchfork, dungfork; (b) ?a trowel.

10. grei n.(2)

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(a) A gray fur, prob. the fur from the back of the Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris in winter; red (ruskin) grei, the fur of the Eurasian red squirrel in winter; tristi (tresti) grei, ?error…

11. grundel n.

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(a) ?A fish, a groundling; ?a bird [cp. L fringilla, ML frigellus]; (b) as surname.

12. harwe n.

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(a) A harrow for cultivating land, a drag; gon at harwe, to drive a harrow; (b) fig. the Old or New Testament; the power of Love (with pun on arwe); also, in proverb; (c) harwe tind (toth), a tooth of…

13. 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

14. hukker n.

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(a) A petty merchant, peddler, male huckster; ?also, an auctioneer; (b) in surnames.

15. knarre n.

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(a) A crag, twisted rock; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.102].

16. lak n.

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(a) Lack, absence, want; shortage, deficiency; default of payment; lak of sacramentes, failure to receive the sacraments; no lak (of, no shortage (of, no deficiency (of; pens lak, q.v.; (b) for lak of

17. lob n.

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(a) The pollack (Gadus pollachius); lob fish; (b) a lazy lout, lubber; ?also, a bundle of clothing [quot.: c1475]; (c) as surname.

18. molle n.(1)

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(a) The common European mole (Talpa europæa); as an ingredient in medicine; also as an image of covetousness or folly; moseling molle [see moselen (d)]; (b) molle hep, molle hille, mole hill; molle

19. mul-berī(e n.

Additional spellings: mulberi, mul-berie, mulberie
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(a) A mulberry tree; mul-beri tre; (b) a mulberry.

20. quabbe n.

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A marsh, bog; also in surnames & place names [see Smith PNElem.1.121].