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1. shāme n.

295 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) The feeling of having offended against propriety or decency; the feeling of having done something disgraceful; an instance of such feeling; embarrassment or revulsion caused by awareness of one's…

2. thī̆r(e pron.

Additional spellings: thire
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(a) Used anaphorically, pointing to previously mentioned persons, things, actions, etc.: these, they; also, these, them [quots. 1st & c1450(?a1400)]; alle thir; also, pointing to one of two previously…

3. trī̆nen v.(2)

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(a) To go, step, proceed; trinen forth (in, on, up); trinen a (heigh) trot, trinen on a (gret) trot, go speedily, go at a smart pace; (b) to approach (sth.), go near to; trinen a trace, make one's way…

4. weik adj.

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Lacking physical rigidity, flexible, pliant [glossing L flexibilis, lentus]; also, thin, slender.