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1. ruffẹ̄ n.

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A candle or torch.

2. brǒustī adj.

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Fermented; of oil: rancid.

3. gagrille n.

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Some kind of insect or reptile.

4. quethiren v.

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Of an arrow: to whiz, whir; quethiren oute, whir out, fly out.

5. smolten v.

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(a) To escape, go free; (b) ppl. smult, ejected, passed.

6. rāth(e n.

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A quarter of a year.

7. ūrlī adj.

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?Emaciated, miserable-looking.

8. polte-net n.

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Some kind of fishing net.

9. ǧait n.

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A band or border on cloth.

10. ranel n.

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A piece of equipment in a bakehouse; ?a rannel-tree.

11. rapok n.

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A contemptible person, wretch.

12. blisted ppl.

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Breathed upon balefully, blasted, blighted.

13. blist adv.

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In strong gusts, violently.

14. snippand adj.

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?Dazzlingly white; ?cold, nipping.

15. smilt adj.

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Finely sifted.

16. schāte n.

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?A fence.

17. scǒur n.

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(a) An attack, a conflict; an attack or a pang of emotional suffering; (b) in phrase: god scour, at high speed, quickly; comen (driven, faren, etc.) god scour.

18. switteron adj.

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?Splashing, wallowing; switteron swein, fig. ?a helpless infant.

19. ē̆che n.

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A tool or implement of some sort; ?an adze.

20. sprongelen v.

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?To struggle or writhe in death pain.

21. yedder n.

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The mark of a blow, a weal, bruise.

22. tavorsai n.

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Cook. A spicy stew of cod's head and liver.

23. tenauntrī(e n.

Additional spellings: tenauntrie
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(a) A property holding usu. attached to a manor and let in exchange for money or feudal service;—also coll.; fre tenauntri, a freehold; (b) one of the buildings leased.

24. loiotǒur n.

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?Leather or fur from an otter.

25. perle n.(1)

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A rush of water, surge.

26. rashen v.

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(a) To hurry along, rush; refl. hasten; rashen on armes, rush to the attack; (b) rashen in peces, to fly apart; rashen out, ?to swell; ?burst; (c) ?to scrape.

27. ?rans n.

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Some kind of prop or bar for a cart.

28. rug n.

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?Light, misty rain.

29. orlen v.

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?To bind by a pledge; orlen seurte to, bind (sb.) by a pledge to a formal agreement.

30. roset n.

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Rosin.

31. dūplicāten v.

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?To make a second reply to (a replication).

32. tiflen v.(2)

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To handle (sth.) carelessly, examine so as to damage or disorder.

33. whig n.

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The watery liquid that separates from milk curds in the process of coagulation, whey.

34. scaue n.

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An imperfection in cloth.

35. whin n.(2)

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Some type of hard rock.

36. ērī adj.

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Filled with fear or dread.

37. stitton adj.

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An abusive epithet of uncertain meaning.

38. soffen v.

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To knock (sb. from a horse).

39. smewe v. (past singular)

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Pulled off (a garment).

40. runǧen v.(2)

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In phrase: rungen oute, to search out (sth.), find out.

41. twinter n.

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A stock animal that has passed its second winter, a two-year-old; twinter noute, two-year-old cattle.

42. pil-cok n.

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(a) The penis; (b) as surname.

43. paumestrī n.

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The practice of reading palms; palmistry.

44. renǧe n.(1)

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A kind of sieve, esp. one for sifting grain or meal.

45. pirewinkes n.

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An instrument of torture for squeezing the thumbs, thumbscrew.

46. mīthen v.(2)

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To see or observe (sth.); ?be observed or seen.

47. wiskid ppl.

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Entangled (in brambles).

48. stǒute n.

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In phrase: stoute and route, completely.

49. sneke n.

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A head cold.

50. wēthe n.

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A piece of cloth, swatch; saumple wethe, a sample of cloth used to match a color.

51. stā̆terand adj.

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Staggering, tottering, stumbling; -- as term of abuse.

52. stage adj.

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Of animal skins: dried by stretching, without seasoning; also, as noun: dried, unseasoned skins.

53. thrat adj.

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?Swollen, enlarged; ?misshapen.

54. plǒuke n.

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A pustule, pimple.

55. pirī n.

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A storm, squall; a blast of wind.

56. rōve n.(2)

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Coll. Metal plates for clinching nails; rove nail, nails used with a clinch plate.

57. war-lou n.

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(a) One who is disloyal to king or country, a traitor; a criminal, felon; also with diminished force as a term of abuse (b) a wicked person, sinner; an impious person, infidel; a deceiver; also used…

58. warrok n.(1)

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A somewhat disparaging or contemptuous term for a dog; ?a hideous or monstrous creature.

59. wēve n.

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In phrase: in litel weve, in a moment.

60. strēken v.(1)

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(a) To lie stretched out, be extended; refl. to extend over a given area; (b) to stretch out (one's limbs) in a recumbent position; ppl. streked, prostrate, prone; (c) to fall prostrate; (d) to lay…

61. scoudere n.

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(a) One who dresses skins into leather of a white or light color [cp. whittauier n.]; (b) as surname.

62. scailen v.

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(a) Of persons: to separate, part company; scatter, disperse; (b) ben scailed, to be scattered or dispersed; (c) of vapor or smoke; to dissipate, disperse; (d) of hair: ?to disperse; ?flow or hang…

63. squirel n.

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(a) A squirrel, esp. the common Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris); -- also coll.; (b) the fur of the squirrel; (c) squirel tail, the tail of a squirrel; -- also coll.; squireles tail(es, the…

64. scǒupen v.

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To leap, skip, bound.

65. tusse-mose n.

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A bouquet of flowers or herbs, nosegay.

66. trotevāle n.

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(a) Vain talk, idle tale-telling; also, a trifle; a piece of foolishness; (b) a deceit, trick, delusion.

67. pakā̆ld n.

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A package, bundle; burden, load.

68. thræflī adv.

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Urgently, eagerly; ?angrily.

69. osete n.

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(a) A kind of cloth, probably woolen; also, a piece of such cloth; (b) an instrument used in making cloth, probably a loom under a certain size used in making this cloth.

70. undẹ̄mnes n.

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?Extraordinary or incalculable force, harshness, or severity; undemnes dint, an extraordinarily strong blow.

71. bitlok n.

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A bit of food.

72. vō̆k n.(1)

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(a) (?A reputation for) prowess, (?show of) strength; beren vok; (b) rumor, reputation, common report.

73. suffeten v.

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To slap, smack.

74. assẹ̄th n.

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Fulfillment, satisfaction, reparation; maken (don) asseth, give satisfaction: (a) fulfillment of a wish, expectation or requirement; (b) fulfilling of a need; (c) satisfactory answer to a question or…

75. cros n.

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(a) A cross for crucifixion, a gibbet; (b) the cross of Christ; holi cros; Exaltacioun of the cros, a feast, Sept. 14; feste of the holi cros, feast of the Invention of the Cross, May 3; (c) winnen