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1. ac conj.

95 quotations in 4 senses
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Used between contrasting expressions: but, yet, however, nevertheless; -- (a) between clauses; (b) as an introductory expression.

2. ampte n.

29 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An ant; (b) ampte eiren, the pupae of ants; ampte hil, ant hill; empt hors [cp. OE æmetan hors, O. Cockayne, Leechdoms 2.42], the pupae of ants.

3. anī limiting adj.

123 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) With concrete nouns: any (person (s), thing (s), etc.); often emphatic: any whatever, any at all; ani other, anyone else; best of ani man = better than ani; (b) with mass nouns, action nouns…

4. biriel(s n.

Additional spellings: biriels
54 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A tomb or grave; also, a memorial to the dead; biriel ston; (b) cemetery, burial chamber; Cristen biriel, holi biriel.

5. dēth n.

329 quotations in 12 senses
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Loss of life; dying, death as an event; deth of the bodi, deth of lif; dout (dred) of deth, fear of dying; paien the dette of deth, to die as man must die; dethes cares, throes of death.

6. drēm n.(2)

60 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A vision experienced in sleep, a dream; a nightmare; a prophetic dream; (b) dremen drem, meten drem, sen drem, to have a dream; in drem, on drem, in a dream or dreams; sweven and drem, drem or

7. eightend ord. num.

20 quotations in 2 senses
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Eighth in order;-- (a) with a noun; (b) without a noun.

8. ēken v.

87 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To increase (something) in number or amount; (b) to enlarge, extend, or expand (something), to extend (the borders of a country); (c) to lengthen (a period of time, a person's life); (d) to…

9. ē̆rd n.(1)

64 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A dwelling-place, esp. one's native land or region; homeland, abode; (b) a dwelling or home.

10. hẹ̄rd(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: herde
114 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A herdsman; a keeper of cattle, hogs, horses, goats, or any kind of livestock; asse herd, aver herd, calf herd, colt herd, cou herd, gelde herd, gos herd, got herd, hog herd, hors herd, lomb herd,

11. ivel adj.

300 quotations in 7 senses
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Wicked, depraved, sinful: (a) of persons, the soul; ivel man, etc.; (b) of a spirit; ivel gost, an evil spirit, a devil; the Devil; (c) of an action; ivel dede, ivel werk; (d) of speech; ivel speche,