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1. ā̆korn n.

23 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An acorn; akorns of okes; cup of an akorn; (b) mast, such as acorns and nuts.

2. arist n.

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The rising of the sun; sonne arist, sunrise.

3. bi- pref.(2)

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Forming trans. verbs from intransitives, often with specialized (factitive, completive, figurative) meaning (s): (a) Inherited from OE, as bidelven, biflouen, bilaughen, bimēnen, bireusen, bishīnen,

4. bitwẹ̄ne prep.

Additional spellings: betwene
111 quotations in 10 senses
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Of location or position in space: (a) between (two objects, localities, points); in among (several things); (b) in between (two surrounding objects); bitwene armes, hondes, in (one's) arms, hands.

5. bōthe num. (as n., adj., & conj.)

369 quotations in 6 senses
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As noun: Two together, both; -- in various constructions: (a) alone; (b) the two of them; the bothe; (c) both here (theire) hedes, the heads of both of them; etc.; (d) here bother (baþre, bothe,

6. -cund suf.

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This suffix survives in Orm., supported by ON *-kund: god-cund divine, gram -cund angry, grim -cund fierce. Orm's name-cund 'famous' is an adaptation of ME name-cǒuþ (OE nam-cūþ).

7. depthe n.

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(a) Deep water, the sea; the primeval waters that preceded creation; also fig.; (b) the bottom of the sea; also fig.; (c) the innermost part, bottom of a wound or ulcer; fig. bottom (of the heart).

8. fēlen v.(2)

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(a) To hide (something), conceal; to cover (something), bury, submerge; (b) to keep (something) secret, withhold knowledge.

9. -fōld suf.

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Forming adjs. (used also as advs., and occas. as nouns) on cardinal numerals and on indefinite numerals, and having such meanings as 'consisting of or comprising x parts, units, specimens, etc.'…

10. frẹ̄ adj.

342 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Of a person: free in rank or condition, having the social status of a noble or a freeman, not a slave or serf; holding one's land in free tenure (i.e., a more or less permanent tenure depending…

11. frīk(e adj.

Additional spellings: frike
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(a) Vigorous, brisk; fressh (hol) and frike, hail and hearty; (b) eager, zestful; with a frik wil, with zest, eagerly.

12. frith n.(2)

54 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A royal forest, a game preserve; (b) frith-mot, frith yeld, fridmannes mot[cp. OE mōt toll, tax], an annual rent paid by certain townships in Delamere Forest (a royal forest in Chester) for the…

13. heascen v.

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(a) To hate or persecute (sb.); (b) to be angry (with sb.).

14. lēven n.

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(a) A lightning flash, lightning; levenes fir; leven light; lord (master) of light and leven, God; (b) a light, beam of light, flash of light; binethen the leven, ?under the sun; (c) a fire, flame.

15. mīre n.(2)

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An ant; also, as surname.

16. neighen v.(1)

218 quotations in 12 senses
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To advance, move forward, move close: (a) in space or position; -- with adverbial constructions: neighen bi, to move by (sth.), come by; neighen hider, come here; neighen neigh, neighen nerhond,

17. stē̆ten v.

17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To make a thrust, strike; strike (sb.); thrust (a spear); also, push hard on (gates); steten doun, knock (sb.) down; steten on, set on (sb.), strike at; ben stet on, trample on (sb.); (b) to fall…