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1. benger(e n.

Additional spellings: bengere
2 quotations in 1 sense
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A grain bin; the hopper of a mill. …

2. benk n.

20 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A bench, a seat; esp., a long, backless seat; (b) a royal seat, the throne of a ruler; setten on benk, to put (sb.) on a throne, do honor to (sb.); (c) benk ende, the end of the bench. …

3. bī n.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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A dwelling; farm, village, town; bi-milne, town mill. [Common in place names and field names of the East Midland and the North (the Danelaw). See A. H. Smith PNElem. 1.66, & the thorp, by, tun map in……

4. bland-corn n.

Additional spellings: blandcorn
5 quotations in 1 sense
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A blend of wheat and rye sown together. …

5. bǒu(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: boue
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The bow of a ship; (b) in name of ship. …

6. brāke(n n.

Additional spellings: braken
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Any one of a variety of ferns [see quot. ?a1450 Agnus Castus]; bracken; (b) brake bush, a fern thicket; (c) brake of fern, fern-brake, a thicket of fern; (d) in place names [see A. H. Smith PNElem……

7. bulder n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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A stone worn round, boulder, cobblestone; bulder ston. …

8. burre n.(1)

16 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The common burdock Arctium lappa; ?also, some similar plant; (b) ?some member of the genus Rumex; Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius; (c) cleavers Galium aparine; (d) Christ's thorn Paliurus……

9. cāke n.

48 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A flat cake or loaf; also, an unbaked cake or loaf, a lump of doug; haver (ote, oten) cake, a cake of oaten bread; therf cake, a cake of unleavened bread; barli cake, flouren cake, spiced cake……

10. carald n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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A cask; fig. a place of confinement. …

11. clint n.

9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A ledge of rock; a cliff, steep bank; (b) in place names. …

12. clọ̄ke n.(2)

14 quotations in 2 senses
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Claw; also fig.; -- only in pl. …

13. colk n.

10 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The core (of an apple); the heart (of an onion); sparen neither appel ne colk, to do all one can, go as quickly as possible; (b) the center or bottom (of the heart). …

14. cros n.

251 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) A cross for crucifixion, a gibbet; (b) the cross of Christ; holi cros; Exaltacioun of the cros, a feast, Sept. 14; feste of the holi cros, feast of the Invention of the Cross, May 3; (c) winnen……

15. dunch(e n.

Additional spellings: dunche
2 quotations in 1 sense
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A loud noise, crash; a blow. …

16. flǒunder n.

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(a) A flatfish, esp. the flounder; (b) as a name. …

17. fraknes n. (plural)

9 quotations in 1 sense
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Freckles; also certain other skin blemishes. …

18. gaitris n.

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(a) In phr.: gaitris beries, some kind of berries used as a laxative; berries of the honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum or L. caprifolium), ?berries of the common European buckthorn (Rhamnus……

19. garsel n.

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Brushwood used for fencing. …

20. gil(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: gile
10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The gill of a fish; (b) gil fish, a kind of stockfish. …

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