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1. ā̆l-gē̆r n.

Additional spellings: alger
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Eel spear, fish spear. …

2. al-wight n.

Additional spellings: alwight
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An uncanny creature. …

3. aske n.

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Lizard, newt. …

4. atter-cop(pe n.

Additional spellings: attercop, atter-coppe, attercoppe
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(a) A spider, esp. a venomous one; (b) atter-cop ei, the cocoon of a spider; atter-cop weft, spider web, cobweb; (c) ?some other arachnid. …

5. bās n.(1)

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A fish of the perch family; perch, bass. …

6. bedocke n.

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An iron hook, perh. used as a seaman's weapon. …

7. bek(ke n.

Additional spellings: bekke
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A tool resembling a mattock. …

8. bīre n.(2)

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A shelter for cattle, cow house; bire tening, fencing of a cow house; bire hous. …

9. buil n.

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A curved handle. …

10. chīmb n.

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The rim (of a barrel, formed by the joined ends of the staves). …

11. clǒnch n.

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(a) A lump; (b) as surname. …

12. clōve n.(1)

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(a) A bulbil or clove, esp. of garlic; (b) as surname. …

13. crop-mader n.

Additional spellings: cropmader
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Madder. …

14. dalk n.(1)

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(a) A glen or gully; (b) a groove or notch; dalk in the nekke, the jugular notch (the hollow at the base of the neck above the collar-bone); (c) a cavity, hollow; anat. the concavity or socket……

15. distaf n.

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(a) A distaff; spinnen at the distaf; instructen to the distaf, to teach (sb.) to spin; (b) haven tou on (one's) distaf, to have sth. to attend to; (c) in a street name. …

16. dod(de n.

Additional spellings: dodde
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(a) A measure of grain [more than a quarter]; (b) dod-corn, a manorial rent; (c) as surname and in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.133]. …

17. dudde n.

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A cloak or mantle (?made of coarse, woolen cloth); also, a kind of cloth. …

18. dunch(e n.

Additional spellings: dunche
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A loud noise, crash; a blow. …

19. edish n.

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?Underbrush or after-growth. …

20. eit n.

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An island. …

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