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141. tippen v.(1)

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(a) To fall, be overturned; (b) ?to cut a tree in preparation for grafting; ?prune a tree; (c) to knock (a town, structure) down, overturn, topple; also, knock (a piece of clothing) askew; tippen doun

142. titerer n.

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A tattler, talebearer.

143. tod(de n.

Additional spellings: todde
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A measurement of weight for wool, usually 28 lbs.

144. tossen v.

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To buffet (sb. or sth.) about, agitate, toss; also [1st quot.], sift or winnow (sth.);—used fig.

145. toteren v.(1)

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(a) To sway to and fro; waver; (b) to rock (sb.) violently.

146. trash n.

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(a) Brush, fallen leaves, or twigs used as kindling, tinder [poss. confused with tach(e n.(2)]; (b) a rag, a tattered garment; ?also, an old worn-out shoe [cp. MnE dial. trash]; (c) coll. items of…

147. trillen v.(1)

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(a) Of tears, drops of blood: to flow, stream down; trillen doun (adoun); (b) to trail, hang down; trillen doun; (c) to turn (sth.); roll (sth.) on wheels; (d) of the tongue: to utter (sth.); (e) in…

148. trust n.

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(a) Confidence (in sb. or sth.), reliance (on sb. or sth.), trust; haven trust, to have confidence (in sb. or sth.), rely (on sb. or sth.); with inf.: haven more trust..thanne, think it preferable (to…

149. trusten v.

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(a) To be confident; also refl.; also, take heart, take courage [quot. c1384, 1st]; trusten in (of, on, to, unto, upon), have confidence in (sb., sth., oneself); rely on (sb. or sth.) for guidance…

150. twingen v.

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To afflict (sb.), torment, oppress.

151. twiteren v.

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Of a bird: to chirp, twitter; also, warble (songs), utter.

152. upbrixle n.

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An object of reproach.

153. waggen v.

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(a) To be in motion, esp. back and forth or up and down, shake, flutter, swing; also fig. with ref. to (e) [quots. a1387 & a1425]; of teeth: be loose; of a boat: rock with the waves; of flesh: wobble…

154. wāse n.

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(a) A bundle, bunch, or wisp, as of straw, pea plants, etc.; ?also, a clump of seaweed [glossing L alga; may belong to wose n.(2)]; ?also, flax [glossing L stuppa] (b) a torch; a bundle of straw…

155. weiknen v.

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To become feeble or deranged.

156. wẹ̄k(e n.(3)

Additional spellings: weke
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(a) The calendrical unit consisting of a cycle of seven successive named or numbered days and beginning or ending with a particularly specified day, the week of the Jewish or Christian calendar (b)…

157. whin n.(1)

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(a) Common furze, gorse (Ulex europaeus); a gorse plant or clump; also, any of several similarly spiky plants; pl. a clump or quantity of gorse (b) whin bush (tre), a gorse plant or clump; whin

158. wī̆ke n.(2)

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A corner of a part of the body; the wike of the eie; the thinne wikes, the temples; share wikes, ?the groin.

159. wīken v.(2)

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(a) To fail, flag; also, refl. give way; (b) ben weken, to be yielded up.

160. wiker n.

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(a) A thin, pliant stalk of a plant used for weaving, thatching, etc.;—also coll.; (b) a mat made of wicker.