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1.
ā̆l-gē̆r
n.
Additional spellings:
alger
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Eel spear, fish spear.
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2.
biker
n.(1)
10 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) An ornate covered bowl for mixing wine; (b) a drinking vessel; goblet, beaker;
biker cuppe
;
biker maker
.
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3.
bimodered
ppl.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Covered with mud.
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4.
pīken
v.(2)
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To peek; peer (at sb.); of the sun: peep above the horizon.
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5.
pū̆sh
n.
9 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A pustule, pimple, boil.
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6.
?scrīve
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A rushing noise, roar.
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7.
snegge
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A snail; (b) some kind of fish; ?an eel.
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8.
spalle
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A splinter, chip.
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9.
spelked
adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Of beans: bruised, crushed, pounded.
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10.
squil(le
n.(1)
Additional spellings:
squille
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A woven basket; ?also, a bucket; (b) a hollow stem or cane.
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11.
wau(e
n.
Additional spellings:
waue
61 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A wave of water, esp. in the sea; ?also, a current;
gon in wawes
, to become tempestuous (b)
pl.
the sea, seen as a collection of individual waves; (c) used metonymically: the sea; water;
wau of
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