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1. bal n.

76 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) A round body; sphere, globe, orb; turnen as a bal, to turn as does Fortune's ball; (b) the orb borne together with a scepter as an emblem of sovereignty; (c) a rounded protuberance or boss for…

2. bōthe num. (as n., adj., & conj.)

369 quotations in 6 senses
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As noun: Two together, both; -- in various constructions: (a) alone; (b) the two of them; the bothe; (c) both here (theire) hedes, the heads of both of them; etc.; (d) here bother (baþre, bothe,

3. bǒugh n.

81 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A branch of a tree or bush; a main branch, a limb; also, a small branch or twig; (b) a branch of any kind of plant; a spray of an herb or shrub, a shoot, a branch of a vine, a palm frond; (c) a…

4. brẹ̄ch n.

55 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The undergarment covering the lower part of the body; underpants, drawers, or tights; brech and sherte, sark and brek; (b) brech, brek, as pl.; a pare brech, a pair of breeches.

5. caiser n.

32 quotations in 2 senses
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A Roman emperor, a Caesar; caiser of Rome.

6. chēp n.

73 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Bargaining, dickering; (b) a (good) bargain or purchase; (c) price asked or offered; þurh non chep, at no price; for negard chep, because of niggardliness; (d) value set (upon a person)…

7. cōl n.(2)

124 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Charcoal, or a piece of it; wode and col(es; prob. also, fuel; -- sg. or pl.; (b) mineral coal [some late quots. in (a) may belong here].

8. dauen v.

48 quotations in 4 senses
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To dawn, grow light; dauen clere, dauen light, dauen (to) dai; (a) with subj. it; (b) with subj. dai.

9. derth(e n.

Additional spellings: derthe
26 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A period of scarcity or high prices, a famine; derth of scarcite, a famine caused by scarcity; (b) derth of, a shortage of (sth.), lack, scarcity; high price of (sth.), expensiveness.

10. deuen v.

19 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To shed dew or rain; also fig.; (b) of dawn or daylight: to come with refreshing dew, bring relief.

11. dingle n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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A deep dell or hollow: (a) se dingle, a deep in the bed of the sea; (b) in names [see Smith PNElem. 1.133].

12. draught n.

163 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) The action of pulling, a pull, pulling in harness; (b) pulling or drawing a net to catch birds or fish; (c) the drawing of water from a well; drawing of liquor from a cask, etc.; (d) one cut of a…

13. drīpen, drippen v.

Additional spellings: drippen
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To fall in drops, drip; dripen of, drip from (sth.); ppl. driping, dripping, misty; (b) dripen on, to drop or dab (a liquid or salve) on (sth.); (c) dripen mid, to moisten or daub (sth.) with…

14. ender adj. or n.

22 quotations in 1 sense
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Only in set phrases: this ender(s) dai, recently, the other day; this ender(s) night, one night not long ago; this ender(s) yer, formerly, in recent times.

15. flēn v.(3)

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Of the mouth: to speak flatteringly or deceptively.

16. fletting ger.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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A tangled mass of hair, an elflock.

17. -fōld suf.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Forming adjs. (used also as advs., and occas. as nouns) on cardinal numerals and on indefinite numerals, and having such meanings as 'consisting of or comprising x parts, units, specimens, etc.'…

18. frough adj.

9 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Weak (in character), loose, fickle; fals and frough; (b) of a vision: delicate; ?delightful.

19. gēthe, gẹ̄the n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Only in phr. in a gethe, ?spiritedly, ?hastily.

20. interj.

12 quotations in 1 sense
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An exclamation expressing interest, surprise, distress, indignation, shock, etc. [See also hum interj.]