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1. bile-whīt adj.

Additional spellings: bilewhit
6 quotations in 1 sense
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Pure in heart, virtuous; kind, gentle.

2. lauelī adj.

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(a) Prescribed by law; also, permitted by law, lawful; (b) laueli man = laueful man; (c) in accordance with a legal pledge or agreement.

3. light adj.(2)

346 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Of things: light in weight; light in proportion to bulk, of small specific gravity, not dense; of persons: thin; also fig.; (b) of containers: light in content, empty; of measures: underweight…

4. Norenish adj. & n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Norse, Norwegian; (b) as noun: Norwegians.

5. ō̆nfōld adj.

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(a) Single, one, onefold; (b) simple, honest; (c) of interpretation: simple, literal; (d) bi onfold, onefold.

6. prǒud adj.

228 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Guilty of the sin of Pride; haughty, arrogant; also, obstinate, rebellious; (b) proudest of pride, supremely proud; proud as lucifer; proud herte, proud heart; -- also as surname or epithet; maken

7. rẹ̄den(e adj.

Additional spellings: redene
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Made of reed; -- used fig.; (b) growing with reeds; (c) in place name [see Smith PNElem.1.264].

8. rẹ̄re adj.(2)

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(a) Of eggs, egg yolks: soft-cooked, soft; ?also as adv. [quots.: c1150]; (b) fig. of sins: unconfessed.

9. rīf(e adj.

Additional spellings: rife
86 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Numerous; (b) widespread, plentiful, abundant, abounding; (c) great, intense, severe; (d) well endowed (with riches, etc.), luxuriant (with leaves); (e) habitual, customary.

10. rightful adj.

126 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Impartial in judgment, fair, even-handed; maken rightful, to justify (sb.); (b) in accordance with justice, just, equitable; also, strict.

11. Scottish adj.

31 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of Scottish nationality; found or produced in Scotland; characteristic of Scotland; also, as noun: Scottish people or soldiers; Scottish man; (b) Scottish king, king of Scotland; Scottish langage

12. sẹ̄l(e adj.

Additional spellings: sele
33 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Good; also, brave; also, sup. as noun: the best men [quot.: Lay.Brut 1162]; (b) good for a purpose; skilled, efficacious, favorable; the selere, better, more favorable; (c) wealthy, prosperous…

13. sī̆k adj.

306 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Suffering from disease, injury, or ill health; sick, diseased, ailing; also, in a special physiological state, such as pregnancy; also, ?dying [quot.: a1387]; (b) sik and (ner) sore, sore and sik

14. sī̆kel adj.

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(a) Ill, infirm, invalid; (b) of plants: diseased, feeble, drooping.

15. silveren adj.

29 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Made or consisting of silver; also fig.; also, silver-colored, lustrous like silver [quot.: ?a1450]; ben of silveren sight, to appear to be silver; (b) silveren time (world), fig. the age of…

16. singrẹ̄ne adj.

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Evergreen.

17. skēr(e adj.

Additional spellings: skere
40 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Blameless, innocent, faultless; of speech: honest, straightforward, sincere; maken quite and sker, to consider (sb.) blameless; prove (oneself) innocent; (b) free (from sin), absolved; sker of

18. sleuful adj.

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(a) Slothful, lethargic; (b) as noun: a slothful person; -- also coll.

19. sleugh adj.

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Slothful.

20. smēgh adj.

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Crafty, cunning.