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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. chippe n.

23 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A chip, splinter, shaving (of wood); also, kindling, trash (usu. pl.); (b) peg; (c) share-beam (of a plow).

3. clōve n.(1)

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

4. n.

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A jackdaw; co-brid.

5. cot n.

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Wool matted together in the fleece.

6. 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.

7. dusk adj.

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Dark, not bright, dim; dark-colored, dull, dingy; also fig. of visual perception: dull; of words: obscure.

8. fẹ̄ n.(1)

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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.

9. feied ppl.

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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.

10. hẹ̄rthe n.

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(a) The sense of hearing; (b) that which one has heard.

11. latthe n.

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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

12. 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…

13. therne n.

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(a) A young woman; a girl; (b) a female servant, handmaid.

14. yēren v.(1)

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(a) To make a request, ask;—in as clause; also, ask (about sth.) (b) to ask for (sth.), request; also, ask (sth. of sb.), demand [1st quot.]; (c) to desire (sth.), long for; also with that clause as…