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1. bavein n.

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A bundle of brushwood. …

2. birling n.(2)

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A kind of boat. …

3. bog n.

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(a) Swamp, morass; (b) as a personal name: Bogge [orig. dat.]. …

4. bonaghtie n.

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A tax or tribute levied by Irish chiefs for the maintenance of soldiers. …

5. cammed adj.

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(a) Pug-nosed; of the nose: turned up, pug, retroussé; (b) curved. …

6. car(e adj.

Additional spellings: care
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Left; car hond, left hand; of the car, from the left side. …

7. coigne n.

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The billeting of soldiers with private persons; a custom levied by an Irish chief for the accomodation of his soldiers and followers. …

8. cork n.(2)

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A purple or red dye-stuff obtained from lichens; cork litester, one who dyes with cork; cork maker, one who prepares it. …

9. corrīn n.

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A drinking pot, tankard. …

10. crag n.

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(a) A precipitous rock, a cliff, a mountain peak; (b) a headland, promontory, sea cliff; crag in (of) the se; (c) a projecting point of rock; (d) crag ston, a cliff, a rock. …

11. creag n.

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(a) Some kitchen utensil; (b) a game of some kind. …

12. crǒud n.(2)

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A stringed instrument of the Celtic peoples, the crowd. …

13. currok n.

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A small boat of wickerwork with watertight covering, a coracle. …

14. durdan n.

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Uproar, din. …

15. glāveren v.

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(a) To speak loudly or deceitfully; (b) to speak deceitfully about (sb.), deceive (sb.); (c) ppl. glaveringe, glaverande, of words: deceitful; of a person: loud-speaking; for glaveren, because of loud……

16. glōrien v.(2)

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To dirty or defile (sth.). …

17. gog(e)len v.

Additional spellings: gogelen
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To stagger; fig. wander (from God's law); of the ground: shake, quiver; goglen with, nod with (one's head), wag (one's head). …

18. hagh interj.

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An exclamation, either of grief or mirth. …

19. kaire n.

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?The European rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia). …

20. kē̆rne n.

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(a) A light-armed Irish foot soldier; (b) an army of such soldiers; (c) a vagabond or rascal. …

21. lābī n.

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A burden; -- used fig. …

22. laggen v.(1)

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To soil (sb. or sth.), make dirty. …

23. lenew(e adj.

Additional spellings: lenewe
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Of spiritual commitment or love: tenuous, lukewarm. …

24. mallok(e n.

Additional spellings: malloke
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Cursing. …

25. mīles n. plural

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Animals; esp. wild creatures. …

26. piln n.

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A little cushion used in horseback riding, a pillion. …

27. poullok n.

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The pollack of the coastal waters of Europe (Pollachius pollachius). …

28. russī̆n n.

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A snack between the midday and evening meals. …

29. scailen v.

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(a) Of persons: to separate, part company; scatter, disperse; (b) ben scailed, to be scattered or dispersed; (c) of vapor or smoke; to dissipate, disperse; (d) of hair: ?to disperse; ?flow or hang……

30. slauk n.

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A kind of seaweed (Ulva lactuca or U. latissima). …

31. snī̆ȝen v.

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To creep. …

32. thō̆ne-thorn n.

Additional spellings: thonethorn
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?An envenomed thorn; ?a thorn of a poisonous plant; ?a thorn intended to cause death through magical means. …

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