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41. bī̆sten v.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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To buffet (sb.), pummel, flog, beat; also without obj., of waves: to dash, rage.

42. biyēten v.

Additional spellings: beyeten
87 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To acquire (property, goods, etc.), get possession of, get; biyeten togedre, accumulate; lele, right bigeten, gotten rightfully, wrong biyeten, ill-gotten; (b) to get control over (a country, a…

43. bladdre n.

43 quotations in 3 senses
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Anat. (a) The urinary bladder; (b) a containing organ or bag; esp., the gall bladder; (c) the crop of a bird.

44. bōld adj.

126 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Of persons: brave, courageous, daring, fearless; bold of herte; bold in blod; bold brained; maken bold, encourage (sb.); (b) of animals: fearless, ?ferocious; (c) of actions: courageous, bold…

45. bōlden v.

38 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To become encouraged, take heart, cheer up; -- refl. or intr.; (b) to embolden or encourage (sb.); comfort (sb.), cheer up; bolden herte.

46. brẹ̄th n.(3)

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(a) The process of brewing; breth led, a vessel for brewing or cooking; (b) broth, soup.

47. breu n.

14 quotations in 2 senses
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An eyebrow; eie breu; above-bregh, over-brei [cp. L super-cilium].

48. bright adj.

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(a) Of the sun, moon, stars, fire: giving off much light, shining brightly, bright; of light: intense, brilliant; also fig. [quot. 1421]; (b) of God, angels, saints, heaven: characterized by intense…

49. brighten v.

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(a) To cleanse or purify (the soul); (b) to clarify or explain (an utterance); (c) to illuminate; (d) to grow light, dawn.

50. brightlī(che adv.

Additional spellings: brightliche
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Clearly, distinctly; (b) brightly.

51. brightnesse n.

36 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Brightness, brilliance, radiance; (b) light; a flash of light; flash or glance (of an eye); (c) luster; transparency.

52. ?bulch n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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A hump (on the back).

53. buter-flīe n.

Additional spellings: buterflie
28 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A butterfly; also, a moth; (b) a painted or embroidered representation of a butterfly; (c) something insignificant, a trifle; kepen (taken) buterflies, catch butterflies, waste time; not worth a

54. calch n.

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The chalice used in celebration of the mass; the cup used at the Last Supper.

55. calf n.(1)

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(a) The young of cattle, a calf; (b) veal; (c) the young of deer [cp. hert-calf, hinde-calf]; (d) with calf, in calf, bearing a calf, with calf.

56. calle n.

38 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A net for the hair, a kind of headdress; (b) comeli under calle, beautiful in one's headdress; uncomeli under calle; maken (sb.) a houve aboven a calle, to make a fool of (sb.); (c) ?a hood, ?a…

57. calven v.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of a cow: to give birth to (a calf), have a calf; ben calved, of a calf: be born; of a cow: have a calf; (b) of a hind: to bear a fawn; ben calved, of a fawn: be born.

58. chẹ̄lde n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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Cold or freezing weather, cold.

59. chēle n.

46 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Coldness of air, weather, or climate; in hete and chele, in hot and cold weather, all the time; (b) a cold spell or blast, frost.

60. chẹ̄pinge ger.

43 quotations in 4 senses
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Trade in goods, buying and selling, marketing; bargaining, asking or offering of a price.