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1.
bōle
n.(1)
141 quotations in 7 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A bull;
fre bole
, a bull free to roam with the herd [see Homans
Eng.Villagers
61-3]; (b) a steer or bullock.
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līǒun
n.(1)
216 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A lion; (b) in comparisons:
fers (hardi, wod) as lioun
;
cruel (real, sterne) as a lioun
;
strongere than a lioun
;
proudere (wildere) than the lioun
; etc.; (c) in phrases:
fers (gredi, grim, lothli,
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