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1. hurkelen v.

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(a) To nestle, crouch; (b) hurkelen doun with hed, to bend the head down, cower; (c) to rest, lie; (d) hurkelen up, ?to stand up; (e) in surnames [see Smith PNElem. 1.260-1].

2. tiken v.

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To touch or pat a person as part of a game, dally frivolously.

3. tā̆lmen v.

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(a) Of a person: to be overcome, faint; of the heart: weaken, become exhausted; (b) of the tongue: to falter when singing; (c) ?to exhaust (sb.), weary; ?refl. to grow tired.

4. sloteren v.

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To make (sth.) dirty, bemire; also fig.

5. flindre n.

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A moth.

6. forhousen v.

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To shift (sth. from one storage location to another), relocate.

7. swirlen v.

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To eddy, swirl.

8. prīal n.

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?A kind of horizontal brail or an additional central parrel holding the belly of the sail to the mast; prial rop = prial [see Sandahl ME Sea Terms 3 70-78].

9. shǒvelen v.(2)

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To shuffle; shovelen (forth) with fete.

10. saggen v.

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(a) To sink, be mired; (b) to sag, hang down unevenly; (c) ?to weaken; ?sink down.

11. mop(pe n.

Additional spellings: moppe
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(a) A fool, simpleton; a worthless person; (b) as adj.: foolish; (c) ?a derisive gesture; (d) a little child, baby; also, a doll; (e) as surname.

12. sobben v.

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(a) To sob as a result of sorrow or gladness; weep in contrition or as a result of spiritual fervor; sobben and sighen (wepen), sighen (wepen) and (or) sobben, etc.; (b) to weep (to have sth.); sobben

13. hei interj.

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(a) Implying challenge, rebuttal, anger, derision; (b) indicating sorrow or concern; hei weilawei; (c) an exclamation of encouragement to dogs, esp. in hunting; (d) as a burden in songs and carols…

14. wẹ̄veling n.

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Naut. A piece of caulking material placed between the lapstrakes while the ship is under construction;—also coll.

15. chiken n.

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A young chicken; chick, pullet; prob. also any chicken.