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1.
kēme
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A weasel.
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2.
roiten
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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To wander idly.
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3.
spāte
n.(1)
1 quotation in 1 sense
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A flood.
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4.
ranel
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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A piece of equipment in a bakehouse; ?a rannel-tree.
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5.
polte-net
n.
Additional spellings:
poltenet
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Some kind of fishing net.
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6.
snippand
adj.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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?Dazzlingly white; ?cold, nipping.
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7.
rashen
v.
6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To hurry along, rush;
refl.
hasten;
rashen on armes
, rush to the attack; (b)
rashen in peces
, to fly apart;
rashen out
, ?to swell; ?burst; (c) ?to scrape.
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8.
scot
n.(3)
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Name of a horse; also, a horse; -- ?error for
stot
n. [1st quot. 615 vr.].
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9.
tiflen
v.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
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To handle (sth.) carelessly, examine so as to damage or disorder.
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10.
perle
n.(1)
1 quotation in 1 sense
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A rush of water, surge.
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11.
yedder
n.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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The mark of a blow, a weal, bruise.
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12.
renǧe
n.(1)
3 quotations in 1 sense
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A kind of sieve, esp. one for sifting grain or meal.
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13.
twinter
n.
6 quotations in 1 sense
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A stock animal that has passed its second winter, a two-year-old;
twinter noute
, two-year-old cattle.
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14.
ērī
adj.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Filled with fear or dread.
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15.
pil-cok
n.
Additional spellings:
pilcok
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) The penis; (b) as surname.
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16.
whig
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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The watery liquid that separates from milk curds in the process of coagulation, whey.
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17.
scaue
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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An imperfection in cloth.
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18.
whin
n.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Some type of hard rock.
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19.
sneke
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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A head cold.
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20.
rōve
n.(2)
7 quotations in 1 sense
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Coll.
Metal plates for clinching nails;
rove nail
, nails used with a clinch plate.
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