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1. māken v.(1)

1894 quotations in 31 senses
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(a) Of God, Christ: to create (the earth, man, etc.); also, of Nature or a pagan deity: create (sth.); (b) maken of nought (erthe), to create (sth.) from nothing (the dust); as fer as god hath maked

2. chine n.(1)

29 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A crack, gap, or chink (as in a wall or rock); (b) a fissure, crevice, or gully (in the earth or ground); also, chasm, cave.

3. crǒuke n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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A pitcher, jug.

4. dǒuve n.

74 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A pigeon or dove; also, a young pigeon or squab, esp. in the phr. turtle or douve; (b) the image of a dove; (c) as a term of endearment: darling; (d) flight (slight) of douves, a flock of pigeons…

5. swẹ̄pen v.

31 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To perform the act of sweeping, sweep; (b) to sweep (sth.) clean, make clean by sweeping; (c) to sweep up (trash), collect by sweeping; (d) fig. to make (the heart, spirit, soul, etc.) clean or…

6. hẹ̄rthe n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The sense of hearing; (b) that which one has heard.

7. chīth n.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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A fibrous sprout of some kind emerging from a plant: (a) of unspecified character; (b) a small bulb by which plants of genus Allium propagate; (c) any threadlike structure in a flower, applied…

8. bitwix(e prep.

Additional spellings: bitwixe
106 quotations in 11 senses
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Of location or position in space: (a) between (two objects, localities, points); in among (several things); (b) in between (surrounding objects); bitwix armes, hondes, in (one's) arms, hands; in..bitw

9. slak adj.

32 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of persons: indolent, lazy, lax; negligent, remiss; slow (to do sth.); slak and slou (slewful), slou and slak; slak in (to), negligent of (a duty); slak of bileve, of weak, uncertain faith; (b)…

10. latthe n.

60 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A long, thin strip of wood used in building; esp. such a strip nailed to rafters to form a support for shingles, tiles, or slates; ?also, a shingle; herte latthe [see herte 1d. (c)]; (b) latthe

11. derth(e n.

Additional spellings: derthe
26 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A period of scarcity or high prices, a famine; derth of scarcite, a famine caused by scarcity; (b) derth of, a shortage of (sth.), lack, scarcity; high price of (sth.), expensiveness.

12. cot n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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Wool matted together in the fleece.

13. balk(e n.

Additional spellings: balke
39 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A ridge or mound; the mound of a grave; an archery butt; (b) fig. an obstruction or obstacle.

14. hilen v.

81 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To cover (sth.), spread over, bury; deck (sth.), caparison (a horse); blot out (sin, one's sight); hilen happing on, lay a coverlet over (sb.); (b) to put clothing on (sb.), clothe; cover (the…

15. feied ppl.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) At enmity, hostile; fig. on bad terms (with God); (b) ben feied with, to be an enemy of (someone); (c) treated or regarded as an enemy, hated.

16. shīve n.

24 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A slice, piece, usu. of bread or other food; also in proverb; also, a portion of food; shive (of) bred; step-moder shive, a thin slice, an insufficient portion; (b) ?a slab or length of wood; ?a…

17. fẹ̄ n.(1)

38 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Livestock; a herd of livestock; (b) fe-hous, a shed for livestock; (c) fe-man a herdsman; (d) fe-rod, ?the product of a rood of land as a perquisite for herding livestock.

18. ū̆s pron.

160 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) As direct obj. of a verb: us;—sometimes with complement or in elliptical clause; us alle (twein, bothe two), alle us (b) as direct obj. of an inf., inf. phrase, or a ppl.: us; us alle (bothe,

19. therne n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A young woman; a girl; (b) a female servant, handmaid.

20. n.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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A jackdaw; co-brid.