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1. gersum(e n.

Additional spellings: gersume
33 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A treasured object, valuable possession; also, a gift or reward; (b) coll. treasure, valuables, movable possessions; (c) gold and gersum, etc. [See also gold n., sense 2.]

2. īren n.

229 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Iron, as ore, metal, or commodity; of iren, made of iron or consisting of iron parts; (b) a piece of iron; things made of iron; (c) filinge (limature) of iren, iron filings; filth (rust) of iren

3. noucin n.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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An affliction, a misery; affliction, privation, want.

4. orest(e n.

Additional spellings: oreste
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Combat, struggle; (b) law the right of jurisdiction over cases involving trial by combat; (c) by misunderstanding of (b): the liberty of entering woods or lands; (d) by false etymologizing [cp. or

5. prīd(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: pride
250 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Unreasonable self-esteem, pride; desire to exceed one's proper station; also, the sin of pride (shading into 1c.); prid of herte; (b) love of praise, vanity; (c) prideful bearing or behavior…

6. raun-trẹ̄ n.

Additional spellings: rauntre
1 quotation in 1 sense
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A rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia).

7. rōn n.(2)

1 quotation in 1 sense
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A rowan-tree berry.

8. runkel n.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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A wrinkle, crease, fold; also, as adj., of an animal's neck: wrinkled with folds.

9. scalp(e n.

Additional spellings: scalpe
6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The crown or top of the head; (b) the skull; (c) as surname.

10. scā̆rre n.(2)

23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A rocky cliff, precipice; a crag, jagged outcropping; (b) a crag or rock formation rising out of the sea; (c) in surname and place names [see Smith PNElem.2.124].

11. scarth(e n.

Additional spellings: scarthe
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A pottery fragment, shard; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem.2.124].

12. scot n.(2)

49 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Payment for provision of food or drink at a social gathering, at a tavern, or to one's host or benefactor; one's share of such payment; paien scot; yeven scot, to contribute to a common feast; (b)…

13. shāme n.

295 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) The feeling of having offended against propriety or decency; the feeling of having done something disgraceful; an instance of such feeling; embarrassment or revulsion caused by awareness of one's…

14. skinner(e n.

Additional spellings: skinnere
32 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) One who prepares or sells animal skins, a furrier, skinner; skinnereswerk, a variety of peltry; grom skinner; (b) in surnames; (c) in place names.

15. stǒupe n.(1)

12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A jug, often made of leather; also, a measure for liquids, varying from one pint to several gallons; (b) a vessel or container for holy water; holi water stoupe.

16. trol n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) ?A sorcerer or demon;—used in fig. context; (b) in surnames and place name [see Smith PNElem.2.188].

17. wāre n.(5)

8 quotations in 1 sense
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Suppurated matter, pus, ichor; ?also, ear wax [2nd quot.].

18. wē̆t n.

72 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Water as a naturally occurring substance; water as a medium for preparing recipes, soaking, etc.; also, a fluid with properties similar to those of water (b) a naturally occurring body of water,…

19. wō̆nd(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: wonde
78 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) A sapling; also fig.; a cutting; also, a branch; tre (treen) wond; under wond, in the woods; wode wond, coll. branches (b) in stock similes and prov. expressions; (c) wond penies, a customary…