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1. baselā̆rd n.(1)

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A kind of short straight sword or dagger, in civilian use, worn in a sheath hung from a strap, e.g. at the girdle; baselard knif; in some examples perhaps used loosely of a curved 'hanger.'

2. glōrien v.(2)

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To dirty or defile (sth.).

3. glọ̄theren v.

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To flatter, cajole; flatter (sb.).

4. grills n. plural

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Young salmon.

5. hēn n.(2)

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(a) A poor man; (b) a rascal; ?a niggard; (c) as personal name.

6. ?hodove n.

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A whale.

7. hǒuns-cul n.

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A kind of metal head-armor.

8. plodder n.

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A ruffian.

9. ripelinge ger.

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The act or process of cleaning the seeds from flax; ripelinge comb (stok), = ripel-stok n.

10. smatte adj.

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Befouled.

11. snippand adj.

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?Dazzlingly white; ?cold, nipping.

12. sǒucharǧe n.

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An additional course or dish, served at the end of a meal.

13. spāle n.(2)

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Pl. The uprights of a ladder.

14. spaunishinge ger.

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Opening, extending; spreden to spaunishinge, to open to full bloom.

15. spil(e n.(1)

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(a) A fragment of wood; a splinter; (b) spil bon, the thighbone, femur; also, a bone of the arm, prob. the radius.

16. sprēven v.

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To commit spoliation or robbery, plunder; plunder or ravage (a country), rob (sb.); take possession of (sth.), take away, steal.

17. stellen v.

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(a) To establish (a rule), institute (a law); (b) ?to set or fix (castles with pigstys), turn (castles into pigstys) [could also be construed as stelen v. 3.(b), in which case the obj. of the prep…

18. stǒute n.

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In phrase: stoute and route, completely.

19. strācūr n.

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?A hunting or tracking dog.

20. sturte n.

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Quarreling, contention.

21. sturten adj.

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Quarrelsome, contentious.

22. suppliance n.

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?Succor, assistance; ? = error for pl. of suppliaunt n. (a): those who appeal to God.

23. swirlen v.

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To eddy, swirl.

24. switteron adj.

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

25. thē̆r-tour adv.

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With ref. to a physical place: across it, over it.

26. thrat adj.

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?Swollen, enlarged; ?misshapen.

27. thrumblen v.

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(a) To stumble, trip, lose one's footing; (b) thrumblen togeder, to crowd together, press together.

28. tinsel n.(1)

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Loss, destruction; also, spiritual loss, damnation; a state of damnation.

29. titte n.

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A sharp, firm pull, tug, jerk.

30. titten v.(1)

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(a) To pull (sb. or sth.), draw, tug; also, pull (sb. from a saddle); pull at (a body), stretch, distend; titten doun; titten of, pull off (clothing, an animal's skin); titten to, fasten (gates), pull…

31. tọ̄̆witheren v.

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To whirl around with sufficient force to break apart; also, cause (a body) to break apart under the stress of centrifugal force, whirl to bits.

32. traisen v.

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(a) To attach (a horse to sth.) by its traces; (b) fig. to put (a tongue) in harness, restrain.

33. tram(me n.

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(a) A mechanical device: an astronomical instrument; a siege tower or machine; also [1st quot.], nautical gear or tackle, ?a mast; (b) fig. a contrivance, stratagem.

34. trateler n.

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A gossip, an idle chatterer, a talebearer.

35. tratelinge ger.

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Idle chattering, prattling, foolish speech.

36. treunten v.

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To move or march quickly and surreptitiously; steal away.

37. trotevāle n.

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

38. unlauen-ē̆rthe n.

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A service of plowing, perh. such as exceeds the ordinary or customary service.

39. vẹ̄ren v.(2)

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(a) To raise (one’s visor); veren up, turn (one’s face) upward, raise; (b) of a ship: to change directions wildly, veer from its course.

40. wakin n.

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Some sort of liquid, perh. a thin paste of flour and water; also in a nonsense passage.

41. werre-faringe ger.

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The act of waging war, warfare.

42. wī̆ndel n.(4)

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In cpds. and combs.: yarn (garn) windel, a wooden reel from which a hank or thread of yarn may be wound into a ball, a yarn-winder; yarn (garn) windel blade, one of the crossed arms of a yarn-winder.

43. wirling(e n.

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A deformed creature, monster;—used as a term of abuse.

44. wisker n.

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A fan; also, a switch or fly swatter.

45. yūkinge ger.

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(a) A sensation of itching; (b) fig. craving, desire.