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1. blọ̄dī adj.

57 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Of blood, consisting of blood, full of blood; of the eyes: bloodshot; (b) physiol. the four blodi humoures, the four humors, formed from the blodi lompe and flowing in the bloodstream; blodi

2. flēn v.(2)

76 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To strip the skin from (a person, a part of someone's body); also, to tear the skin to shreds (by blows, scourging, etc.); to strip (the skin from the flesh); flen of, to flay off (the skin); flen

3. rēd adj.

521 quotations in 18 senses
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(a) Red, of various shades of purple, crimson, scarlet, pink, etc.; also fig. [last quot.]; (b) red colour, red color; also, red dye, red ink, red pigment, or red paint; (c) in fixed comparisons: red

4. rīsen v.

422 quotations in 15 senses
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(a) To stand up, rise to one's feet from a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position; get up from table; of an animal: get to its feet; of a toad: rear up (from a crouching position); risen ayen

5. sharpnes(se n.

Additional spellings: sharpnesse
100 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Sharpness, keenness; also fig.; also, prickliness; (b) the sharp point of a spear, knife, etc.; the sharp edge of a sword, an ax, or a surgical instrument; the tapered end of an egg or the heart…

6. stẹ̄p(e adj.

Additional spellings: stepe
32 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) High, elevated; of a river or stream: running high; (b) of fighting men: strong, vigorous; of might: great; of the voice: loud; (c) of eyes: large, prominent; step oute, ?bulging, protuberant; (d)…

7. swei n.(1)

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Sound, noise, din; (b) pleasing sound, melody, song; (c) pathol. a ringing in the ears, tinnitus.

8. tọ̄̆brēken v.

182 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To break up, break into pieces, shatter; of a ship: suffer shipwreck; also fig.; tobreken in peces; (b) to shatter (sth.), smash; cause (sth.) to be smashed; also, crush (sb.) [quot. c1275, 1st]…

9. warrī adj.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Made from the type of wood known as warre [see warre n. (c)]; (b) pathol. of veins: abnormally swollen or knotted.

10. web n.

83 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Woven fabric; a piece of woven fabric; also fig. & in fig. context; web bem, q.v.; web garn (threde), weaver’s yarn (thread); web lome, q.v.; web werk, the activity of weaving; spunne web, ?spun…

11. wei n.(1)

744 quotations in 19 senses
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(a) An established road, a main thoroughfare, highway; a principal road between cities; a city street; also, the surface of a road, roadbed; brod wei; commune (private) wei; pleine wei, level roadway…

12. wem n.

89 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A material defect or spot; also fig. [quot. c1400 Bk.Mother]; also, an imperfection; withouten wem; (b) error; mistake, flaw; also, infringement [quot. a1387]; withouten wem.

13. wẹ̄pen v.

295 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) To shed tears, weep, sob aloud, cry; also fig.; of an infant: cry instinctively, wail, squall; of Christ: weep as a sign of his humanity; wepen with eien; al wepinge, weeping copiously; bresten

14. whelk(e n.

Additional spellings: whelke
17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Pathol. An eruption of the skin, a pimple, pustule; also, the head of a boil or abscess; pl. pustules; also, a rash; the rash, hives, inflammation, etc. resulting from the sting or bite of an…

15. whīt n.

118 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) The color white, white as the color opposite to black; also, a pale or whitish color; also, whiteness, whiteness as the opposite of blackness; her. ?the color argent; bright (shininge) whit, a…

16. whīt adj.

655 quotations in 18 senses
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(a) Of a substance, structure, an object: white in color; whitish, pale-colored, light-colored; of the moon, a star: silvery-white; of a book or register: bound in a white or light-colored binding; of…

17. whītnes(se n.

Additional spellings: whitnesse
47 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The quality of whiteness; the condition of being white; the color white, a white color; also, an off-white or whitish color, the white or whitish color (of teeth, hair, a bodily fluid, morbid…

18. wǒrm n.

255 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A dragon or dragonlike creature (b) a serpent, snake; also fig.; also, a sacred serpent serving as an object of cult worship, a temple snake [1st quot.]; one of the serpents of Greek or Roman…

19. wrọ̄ten v.

30 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Of an animal: to dig in the earth with its snout, root around; wroten in, Fig. of a military formation: attack in a wedge (b) of a worm: to slither about, wriggle; (c) of a person: to dig, work…

20. yelwe n.

41 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The color yellow or one of its hues; her. the heraldic tincture or, often represented in emblazonment by yellow [quot. 1449]; whit yelwe, a light yellow color (b) ?a grayish color [transl. of AL …