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1. 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,

2. neigh adj.

96 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Near (in space), nearby; close together; adjacent, surrounding; neigh costes, borders; to neigh, too close together; neigh biside, near; fer and neigh, neigh and fer (wid), far and near, near and…

3. pratī(e adj.

Additional spellings: pratie
42 quotations in 4 senses
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Cunning, crafty, clever; of a bee: skillful.

4. right-wīs(e adj.

Additional spellings: rightwis, right-wise, rightwise
129 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Conforming to divine law, virtuous, holy, righteous; (b) of God: good, holy, just; right-wis blod, innocent blood of Christ; right-wis gost, the Holy Ghost; (c) just in all dealings, impartial…

5. therne adj.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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With noun, referring to a specific member of a class and used anaphorically, pointing to a previously mentioned thing: this; also pointing to a thing not previously mentioned but understood from the…

6. thēs(e adj.

Additional spellings: these
163 quotations in 5 senses
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Referring to specific members of a class and used anaphorically, pointing to previously mentioned persons or things, a group, or a series of persons, things, actions, etc.: these, those, the…

7. thōs(e adj.

Additional spellings: those
74 quotations in 5 senses
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Referring to specific members of a class and used anaphorically, pointing to persons or things previously mentioned: those, these: (a) with noun, pron., or num. as noun; (b) with noun, now further…

8. unisē̆lī(e adj.

Additional spellings: uniselie
15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Unfortunate; wretched; also, unwise, foolish; also, as noun: a fool, wretch (b) unblessed, accursed, unholy, wicked; also, of hellfire: ?causing misery [last quot.]; also, as noun, with ref. to…

9. unlēde adj.

13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Wretched, miserable; also, causing wretchedness, dreadful (b) not blessed, accursed; wicked, vile; ?also, cruel [last quot.]; (c) of words: cruel, harsh; (d) as noun: an evildoer, a perpetrator…

10. wā̆r(e adj.

Additional spellings: ware
213 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Aware (of sth., an event, a fact, etc.), mindful; also, with clause introduced by that: aware (that sth. is so) [quot. c1425]; war of him (hem), aware of his (their) presence; nought war of