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1.
hǒuns-cul
n.
Additional spellings:
hounscul
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A kind of metal head-armor.
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2.
ripelinge
ger.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
The act or process of cleaning the seeds from flax;
ripelinge comb (stok), = ripel-stok
n.
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3.
spil(e
n.(1)
Additional spellings:
spile
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A fragment of wood; a splinter; (b)
spil bon
, the thighbone, femur; also, a bone of the arm, prob. the radius.
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4.
wakin
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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Some sort of liquid, perh. a thin paste of flour and water; also in a nonsense passage.
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5.
wī̆ndel
n.(4)
7 quotations in 1 sense
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In cpds. and combs.:
yarn (garn) windel
, a wooden reel from which a hank or thread of yarn may be wound into a ball, a yarn-winder;
yarn (garn) windel blade
, one of the crossed arms of a yarn-winder.
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6.
yūkinge
ger.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A sensation of itching; (b)
fig.
craving, desire.
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