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1. ampte n.

29 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An ant; (b) ampte eiren, the pupae of ants; ampte hil, ant hill; empt hors [cp. OE æmetan hors, O. Cockayne, Leechdoms 2.42], the pupae of ants.

2. ān-sǣte n.

Additional spellings: ansæte
1 quotation in 1 sense
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A recluse.

3. anvelt n.

18 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Anvil; also fig.; (b) anfel-stock, the block or base of an anvil.

4. anwāld n.

16 quotations in 2 senses
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Power; power to rule, authority; the rule (of a lord, etc.); habben on anwalde, have in (one's) power, be able; setten on anwald, put (sb.) in power or authority.

5. atter n.

35 quotations in 4 senses
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Poison, venom (as of reptiles); -- also attrib. [quots.Bod.Hom. & Cursor].

6. bal n.

76 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) A round body; sphere, globe, orb; turnen as a bal, to turn as does Fortune's ball; (b) the orb borne together with a scepter as an emblem of sovereignty; (c) a rounded protuberance or boss for…

7. bearde n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Bearing, conduct; niþinges bearde, cowardly conduct; uppe niþinges bearde, on pain of being branded as a coward.

8. bī-live n.

Additional spellings: bilive
13 quotations in 1 sense
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The means of subsistence, a livelihood (as of food, clothing, shelter); beggen, finden, winnen bi-live.

9. 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…

10. biso(u)nt n.

Additional spellings: bisount
2 quotations in 1 sense
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The European bison.

11. blẹ̄d, blēd n.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Vegetation; produce, crop; (b) progeny; a scion (esp., of Christ).

12. bō̆dī n.

337 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) The whole physical frame of a living being; physique, body; bodi-lich, body [cp. līch body]; assaien bodi, test (one's) physique or physical prowess; (b) build, stature, figure; (c) bodi and

13. bōthe num. (as n., adj., & conj.)

369 quotations in 6 senses
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As noun: Two together, both; -- in various constructions: (a) alone; (b) the two of them; the bothe; (c) both here (theire) hedes, the heads of both of them; etc.; (d) here bother (baþre, bothe,

14. bǒugh n.

81 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A branch of a tree or bush; a main branch, a limb; also, a small branch or twig; (b) a branch of any kind of plant; a spray of an herb or shrub, a shoot, a branch of a vine, a palm frond; (c) a…

15. 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…

16. 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.

17. brēde n.(1)

11 quotations in 1 sense
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Roasted or grilled meat; also, a roast.

18. brēme n.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A freshwater fish, the bream (Abramis brama); (b) breme de mere, some seafish, perh. the sea bream (Pagellus centrodontus).

19. breu n.

14 quotations in 2 senses
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An eyebrow; eie breu; above-bregh, over-brei [cp. L super-cilium].

20. 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.