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10101. yēvenesse n.

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Forgiveness; specif. forgiveness through the remission of sins; yevenesse of sinne.

10102. yē̆vethe n.

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A store of treasure, riches.

10103. yē̆vethe adj.

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Allotted (to sb.) by fate, ordained.

10104. yēving(e ger.

Additional spellings: yevinge
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(a) The action of conveying possession of something of one’s own or over which one has authority; the act or practice of gratuitous giving, conferring, donating, bestowing, or rewarding; giving as…

10105. yexe n.

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The condition of having the hiccups; the yexe.

10106. yexen v.

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(a) To hiccup; also, belch; (b) ?to yawn, gulp, or swallow convulsively; also, ?gasp [2nd quot.]; (c) to sob; (d) transl. of L esse in syncopi.

10107. yexinge ger.

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(a) Hiccupping, the hiccups; also, a hiccup; the yexinge; (b) ?yawning, convulsive swallowing, or gulping; also, ?gasping [last quot.]; (c) sobbing; a sob; also, visible grief.

10108. yicche n.

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(a) A sensation of itching; a skin ailment, condition, or disease characterized by itching; also, the part of the body affected by itching [quot. c1450]; (b) error for ache n.(1).

10109. yicchen v.

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(a) To feel an itch (b) to produce itching; ppl. ȝitchinge, of an ailment: characterized by itching; (c) fig. to feel craving or desire, crave something; have longing (for sth.); ppl. ȝitchinge,…

10110. yift(e n.

Additional spellings: yifte
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(a) That which is given or offered; a gift, present; also iron.;—also coll.; maken yift (of, yeven yift; neue yer yift, ?a small item to be given as a gift at New Year’s; yeres yift [see yer n.(2) 2b.

10111. yikthe n.

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(a) An itch; itching; (b) fig. acute desire, craving.

10112. yimme n.

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(a) A precious stone, gem;—also coll. [quot. c1275]; (b) yimme ston [OE gim-stān], a gemstone, jewel; ?also, specif. a pearl [quot. a1225(?OE)]; also fig. and in fig. context.

10113. yimmede adj.

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Adorned with gems.

10114. yis adv.

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Indeed, truly;—used parenthetically with reduced semantic force.

10115. yis interj.

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(a) As an affirmative reply to a direct or an indirect question: yes; also, as an affirmation of the truth or correctness of an assertion, a proposition, a negation, etc., usu. presented as a question…

10116. yit pron.

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As subj. of a verb: (a) you two; (b) yit (…) bo, yit (…) bothe, both of you; (c) with more than two persons as referent: you;—?error for ye pron.

10117. yī̆tsen v.

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(a) To have longings (contrary to an opposing nature); ppl. gitsigende as adj.: covetous, greedy; (b) to desire (sth.) inordinately or wrongly, covet; also with obj. in gen. [1st quot.].

10118. yī̆tsere n.

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(a) A covetous or an avaricious person; (b) the word ‘yitsere’.

10119. yī̆tsinge ger.

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(a) The act of coveting or desiring inordinately or wrongly (b) inordinate desire for possessions, covetousness, greed;—also pl.; worldes yitsinge, the lust for worldly goods; (c) the vice of…

10120. yīver adj.

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(a) Gluttonous, greedy; also, rapacious, predatory; yiver after aughte, acquisitive; (b) eager, keen; (c) as noun: those who are gluttonous.

10121. yīverlī adv.

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(a) Greedily; (b) eagerly; willingly; promptly.

10122. yīvernesse n.

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(a) Greediness for food and drink, gluttony; covetousness, avarice; also, gluttony or avarice as one of the deadly sins; (b) eagerness; also, rashness.

10123. yō̆gh n.

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The name for the letter ȝ.

10124. yoȝelinge ger.

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Wretched crying, outcry; also, the hooting or shrieking of an owl.

10125. yōke n.

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(a) A collar or other similar apparatus attached to a team of animals and used to form a connection to a wagon, plow, etc., yoke; also fig. and in fig. context; yoke boues, the rounded portions of the…

10126. yōken v.

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(a) To put a harness on (a draft animal), yoke; couple (a pair of animals) with a yoke, double harness; also, yoke (one animal to another); also fig.; yoken togeder (b) to harness (an animal to a…

10127. Yọ̄l n.

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(a) The Christmas season generally, Yuletide or Christmastime; specif. the festival season from Christmas Eve to Epiphany, Christmastide; on (o) the Yol manere, in the manner in which something is…

10128. yọ̄l-dai n.

Additional spellings: yoldai
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(a) Christmas Day, December 25; (b) yol-dai of fish, a fast day during Advent on which fish is eaten.

10129. yolk(e n.

Additional spellings: yolke
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(a) The yellow part of the interior of an egg, as distinguished from the white; also in conventional comparisons; yolk of an egge (ei), egge (ei) yolk (b) in medicinal or culinary recipes; yolk

10130. yọ̄mer adj.

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(a) Wretched, miserable, unhappy; also, of a ship: in dire circumstances; of a voice: expressing sorrow, mournful, sad;—used in adv. phrase (b) of a time: unfortunate, unfavorable; of an affliction:…

10131. yọ̄mere adv.

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Sorrowfully, mournfully.

10132. yọ̄meren v.

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To cry out in sorrow, wail, lament; also, groan in grief or pain; ppl. ȝeomerinde as adj.: sorrowful, woeful [1st quot.].

10133. yọ̄mering ger.

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Sorrowing, mourning, lamenting; also, a cry, wail.

10134. yọ̄merlī adj.

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Mournful, piteous; also, causing distress or affliction.

10135. yọ̄merlī adv.

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Dolefully, piteously; also, so as to cause pain, harshly.

10136. yọ̄mernesse n.

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A sorry condition, wretchedness.

10137. yon adj.

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As dem. adj., pointing to a person, place, or thing: that…over or up there, that; also, those…over there, those: (a) with noun only; (b) with intervening adj.; yon ilke (self, same).

10138. yon prep.

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Through all parts of (one’s land, the earth, etc.), throughout; also, over the surface of (the sea), on, across.

10139. yond adv.

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(a) At a distance, over there, yonder; her and yond, here and there (b) yond of, ?from (a place); ?far away from (a place); (c) to that place, there; comen (gon, leden) yond; hider and yond, this way…

10140. yond prep.

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(a) In every part or region of (a town, land, the world, etc.), throughout the extent of, everywhere in; throughout (a population); also, within (a country), in; (b) among (ships).

10141. yond- pref.

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An infrequent suffix derived from OE; it appears in two verbs, yondbreden and yondfaren, and has the meanings ‘across’, ‘through’, ‘over’.

10142. yondbrēden v.

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To go beyond (limits), extend over.

10143. yondfāren v.

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To journey through (a country or city); travel across (heaven), traverse;—used in fig. context.

10144. yǒng n.(1)

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(a) A person in the early stage of childhood, youth, adolescence, or adulthood, a young person; the yong waxen, one who is in adolescence (b) Coll. those who are in the early stage of childhood,…

10145. yō̆ng n.(2)

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(a) A going, walking; a journey; also, a course [quot. c1275, last]; yong hethen, death; five (twenti) daies yong, five (twenty) days’ journey; also, in adv. construction: fele daies yong, for many…

10146. yǒng adj.

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Of a person: (a) at an immature stage of development; in the period of childhood, youth, or adolescence; also, fig. innocent; also, in the early period of adulthood; yong man, q.v.; yong of (in) age

10147. yō̆ngen v.(2)

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(a) Of a person: to travel on foot, walk, go; comen yongen, arrive; also, come (to sb.); (b) of water, wind: to circulate rapidly, swirl around; ben iȝeongeð, of the sea: ebb.

10148. yǒnglī adj.

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(a) Of a person, a snake: having the characteristics of youth, youthful; of the face: youthful in appearance; yongli of yeres, not far advanced in age, young; maken yongli (b) fresh, vigorous; also,…

10149. yǒngling n.

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(a) A young man or woman; specif. a young male soldier, warrior, etc.; ?also, coll. a band of youths [quot. c1400, vr.] (b) in vocative use; also used disparagingly [1st quot.]; (c) a child,…

10150. yǒng man phr. & n.

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(a) A man who is young, young man; an adolescent;—often contrasted with olde man; also in proverbs and prov. expressions (b) a man, usu. young, serving as an attendant upon a person of higher rank;…

10151. yōre adv.

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(a) At a time long past, long ago, of old; biforen yore (b) earlier, previously; formerly; also, by now [quot. a1375]; yore while, recently, a short time ago; (c) for a long time now; for some time…

10152. York n.

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(a) In combs. referring to the city, county, or ecclesiastical see of York: York (yorkes) cite, York toun; York (yorkes) lond; York minster, York Minster; York peni, a type of bronze coin minted at…

10153. yǒu pron.

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As direct obj. with plural referent: you: (a) addressed to more than one person or reification (b) with indef. pron. or adj. or num.: you alle, alle…you; you bothe; you ech on; you thre; (c)…

10154. yǒur pron.

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Your;—modifying a noun denoting something in the charge, control, or possession of the person(s addressed, or something rhetorically assigned to the person(s addressed as something to be dealt with…

10155. yǒu-self pron.

Additional spellings: youself
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Emphatic plural 2nd person pron. used as an appositive to the subj. of a clause: yourselves.

10156. yǒuth n.

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(a) The time of life between childhood and adulthood, adolescence; also, fig. a young life [quot. a1420]; also, the entire period before the attainment of maturity; ful) waxinge youth, waxede youth

10157. yǒuthhēde n.

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(a) The time of youth, adolescence; also, infancy; (b) the state of being young, youthfulness; also person.; welle of youthhede, the fountain of youth.

10158. yǒuthnesse n.

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The time of youth, adolescence.

10159. adv.

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Of old, formerly; nou yu [see nuȝȝu adv.].

10160. yūlinge n.

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A deceit, deception.

10161. yūwelere n.

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A magician.

10162. zima lentition n.

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Some kind of plant.