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1. bī̆-smār(e n.

Additional spellings: bismar, bi-smare, bismare
49 quotations in 3 senses
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Ridicule, mockery, derision, disdain, or an instance of it; on (a) or for bi-smar, by way of mockery or ridicule, tauntingly, derisively; driven to bi-smar, engage in mockery, make fun of, be amused……

2. brẹ̄ n.

11 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Porridge, pulse; (b) broth (of meat), liquor (of vegetables); (c) ?a type of ale or beer; ?some sort of broth, juice, or liquor;bre mongere, a seller of such a commodity; ale bre, a drink made……

3. brẹ̄ch n.

55 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The undergarment covering the lower part of the body; underpants, drawers, or tights; brech and sherte, sark and brek; (b) brech, brek, as pl.; a pare brech, a pair of breeches. …

4. bush n.(1)

73 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A woods, grove; thicket, underbrush; bank and bush, hill and (wooded) dale; under the bush, in (the shelter of) the woods; (b) rank growth. …

5. cholle n.

16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Throat, gullet; (b) the front of the neck; jowl, double chin, dewlap, etc.; (c) forehead, head; balled cholle bald head. …

6. clōve n.(1)

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A bulbil or clove, esp. of garlic; (b) as surname. …

7. fixen n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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A female (fox), she-fox; fixen of the fox. …

8. fleil n.

25 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Instrument used for threshing grain, a flail; (b) cap of a fleil, fleil cap, one of the bands of wood or leather (fastened about the end of the flail staff or the end of the swingle) through which……

9. gēthe, gẹ̄the n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Only in phr. in a gethe, ?spiritedly, ?hastily. …

10. kindel n.

12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The offspring of any animal, a young one; also fig.; (b) ?a human child; wommen kindelin, female babies. …

11. smert(e n.

Additional spellings: smerte
32 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Physical pain; also, harm [quot. a1420]; also, a burn [quot. 1440]; don smert, to cause (an animal) pain, harm; (b) grief, sorrow, annoyance; also fig. of Jesus; also, contrition, remorse; (c)……

12. stilt(e n.

Additional spellings: stilte
16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The handle of a plow; (b) a wooden crutch; an artificial leg, peg leg; also, a stilt; stilt bond, a strap for attaching a stilt or a peg leg; (c) ?one of the uprights of a ladder; (d) in surname. …

13. wacste n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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The quality of having grown or increased, might, power. …

14. warī̆angle n.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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A bird of the genus Lanius, a shrike or butcherbird; also used as a term of abuse. …

15. yespon n.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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A measure of volume equivalent to that contained in a person’s hands cupped together. …

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