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1.
rū̆kelen
v.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To assemble (sth.), heap up, amass; heap (coals of fire on someone's head).
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2.
rǒuken
v.
12 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) To heap (sth.) up; (b) to cower, huddle, crouch; lurk; squat, sit; also
fig.
; (c) in phrase:
nought..rouken nor rounen
, not to mumble, not to whisper.
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3.
shrimpe
n.
13 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) The European shrimp (Crangon vulgaris); (b) a scaly monster, dragon; (c) a puny person.
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