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1. kē̆l-grī̆s n.

Additional spellings: kelgris
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The keelson of a ship. …

2. drūp adj.

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Sad, wretched. …

3. bǒu n.

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(a) Farmstead or livestock; (b) bou herde, bou hirt, herdsman; (c) bou erthe, pasture land. …

4. rō-bō̆nd n.

Additional spellings: robond
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Naut. A rope attaching the head of a sail to the yard. …

5. sō̆ndes-man n.

Additional spellings: sondesman
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A messenger, an emissary; also fig. …

6. spā n.

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Prophecy; speken in spa, to utter (sth.) prophetically. …

7. gilder n.(2)

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(a) A trap, snare; (b) fig. a legal, moral, or spiritual pitfall; esp. a snare of the Devil; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.202]. …

8. sō̆nd-man n.

Additional spellings: sondman
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A messenger. …

9. wandāle n.

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(a) A division of land; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.245]. …

10. betrusten v.

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To have confidence in (sb.); to entrust (sb. with confidential matters). …

11. scōle n.(1)

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(a) A drinking cup or bowl; (b) ?a bucket, tub, or vat [cp. skele n.]; ?a storage container [cp. scale n.(1) 3.(b)]. …

12. glā̆th(e n.

Additional spellings: glathe
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Gladness, joy. …

13. haȝherleȝc n.

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Skill. …

14. ǒumauten v.

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To swoon, faint. …

15. bain adj.

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(a) Willing, inclined, eager; -- often with inf. phrase; (b) prepared, ready. …

16. skeu n.(1)

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(a) The sky, heavens; -- often pl.; (b) a cloud. …

17. nirt n.

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A nick, a slight cut or scar. …

18. nẹ̄sen v.

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To sneeze. …

19. pī̆ken v.(1)

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To work with a pick or other digging implement; --also refl.; dig (sth.); break up (land, a field); dig up (weeds); piken awei, dig up (weeds); undermine (a foundation); piken oute, dig out (stones……

20. hẹ̄rd(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: herde
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(a) A flock or herd of domesticated animals; got herd, q.v.; (b) a herd of wild animals; esp. a herd of deer; also, a flock of birds, swarm of gnats; (c) fig. spiritual flock, group of people under……

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