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1.
bidraveled
ppl.
Additional spellings:
bedraveled
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Dirtied; beslobbered.
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2.
lē̆ng(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
lenge
31 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
The European ling
Molva molva
; also, any fish of the genus Molva;
gret leng
, a full-grown ling;
leng fish
, a ling;
whit leng
, ?white ling [?error for
whiting
];
leng drie
, dried lings.
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3.
sheueles
n.
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A scarecrow.
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4.
sippen
v.
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To drink in small mouthfuls, taste, sip.
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5.
snakeren
v.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To sneak, slink.
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6.
spelter
n.(1)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Some kind of metal used to make or plate armored headgear: ?an alloy of zinc.
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7.
tọ̄̆murten
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To break apart, split.
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