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1. anlē̆t n.

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(a) Face; (b) forehead; (c) appearance, looks; image. …

2. ansẹ̄ne n.

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What is seen or visible: (a) visible form, figure, appearance; a vision; fallen in ansene, decline or fail in appearance (?in the view of others); (b) the sight or presence (of sb.); on or beforen……

3. anwāld n.

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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. …

4. bēd(e n.

Additional spellings: bede
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(a) Act of praying, prayer; (b) request, supplication; any one of the petitions in the Lord's Prayer; (c) command, order, commandment; (d) ?speech, eloquence. …

5. beil(e n.

Additional spellings: beile
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(a) A ring or bracelet; (b) the arched handle of a pot or the like; (c) a curved support for a roof or cover. …

6. bẹ̄ken, bēken n.

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(a) A signal fire; esp., a fire signaling the approach of an enemy; (b) the tower or platform on which a beacon is lit; (c) a watch fire of an army; (d) a signal fire to guide ships into a port; a……

7. bẹ̄ld(e, bēlde n.

Additional spellings: belde, belde
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Courage, strength, power. …

8. belī n.

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(a) The belly of man or animal, abdomen; beli and bak, before and behind, all over; (b) the body; (c) beli blind, blind as the inside of the belly, pitch dark; beli bond, a band or strap passing under……

9. bẹ̄me n.(1)

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(a) A trumpet, esp. one used in warfare or hunting; withouten ani beme, without noise or ostentation, quietly; (b) an angelic trumpet; esp., one of the trumpets of Judgment Day; bemene drem, bemes……

10. bẹ̄mere n.

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A trumpeter. …

11. bēr(e n.(8)

Additional spellings: bere
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A portable bed, a litter. …

12. bē̆r(e n.(9)

Additional spellings: bere
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(a) Outcry, clamor; commotion, disturbance; maken ber, cry out, make a noise or commotion; (b) bearing, gesture, manner; taken ber, conduct (oneself), behave. …

13. bergh n.

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A hill; a mound, barrow; under bergh, beside or behind a hill, under cover of a hill. …

14. bẹ̄tel n.

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A mallet, maul, hammer; also, a bat or club; blind as a betel, completely blind, stone-blind. …

15. birthen n.

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(a) Something carried or supported; a load, a weight; (b) something carried within the body or as part of the body; a fetus; birthen of nature (womb), excrement; last (secound) birthen, afterbirth……

16. bladdre n.

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Anat. (a) The urinary bladder; (b) a containing organ or bag; esp., the gall bladder; (c) the crop of a bird. …

17. brẹ̄th n.(3)

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(a) The process of brewing; breth led, a vessel for brewing or cooking; (b) broth, soup. …

18. breu n.

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An eyebrow; eie breu; above-bregh, over-brei [cp. L super-cilium]. …

19. brightnesse n.

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(a) Brightness, brilliance, radiance; (b) light; a flash of light; flash or glance (of an eye); (c) luster; transparency. …

20. buter-flīe n.

Additional spellings: buterflie
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(a) A butterfly; also, a moth; (b) a painted or embroidered representation of a butterfly; (c) something insignificant, a trifle; kepen (taken) buterflies, catch butterflies, waste time; not worth a……

21. calf n.(1)

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(a) The young of cattle, a calf; (b) veal; (c) the young of deer [cp. hert-calf, hinde-calf]; (d) with calf, in calf, bearing a calf, with calf. …

22. chẹ̄lde n.

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Cold or freezing weather, cold. …

23. chēle n.

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(a) Coldness of air, weather, or climate; in hete and chele, in hot and cold weather, all the time; (b) a cold spell or blast, frost. …

24. chẹ̄se n.

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(a) Curds or cheese as food; water of chese, whey; (b) fresh, grene, neue chese, fresh cheese; olde chese, aged cheese; hard chese, mene chese, softe chese; etc.; (c) got chese, goat cheese; chese of……

25. chēsel n.

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(a) A pebble; chesel ston; (b) a mass of pebbles; gravel, coarse sand; sand chesel. …

26. chiken n.

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A young chicken; chick, pullet; prob. also any chicken. …

27. crāne n.(1)

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(a) The European crane (Grus grus); herd of cranes, a flock of cranes; (b) a carved likeness of a crane; (c) crane beked, long-nosed; crane ei, a crane's egg; (d) a surname; (e) an element in place……

28. dẹ̄de, dēde n.

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(a) An action, a deed; god dede, ivel dede, etc.; see also almes dede, est dede, man dede, mis dede; (b) a marvelous act, miracle; also, a feat of magic; (c) a favor, kindness, service; (d) ?an……

29. dweomer-cræft n.

Additional spellings: dweomercræft
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Witchcraft, sorcery. …

30. dweomerlāk n.

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Magic art, witchcraft. …

31. dwergh n.

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(a) A supernatural being of subhuman size, dwarf; on dwergh, possessed by a dwarf; dwergh dwosle, pennyroyal (Mentha Pulegium); (b) a member of a race of small people, Pygmy; (c) an undersized or……

32. ei-shel n.

Additional spellings: eishel
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(a) The hard outer shell of an egg; (b) a rough measure of quantity. …

33. fīle n.(1)

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(a) A metal instrument having cutting edges or teeth on its surface and used for reducing, smoothing, or cleaning the surfaces of various materials; an abrading or sharpening tool used by carpenters……

34. flẹ̄me n.(1) & adj.

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An exile, a fugitive, an outlaw; crien (greden) fleme, to proclaim (someone) an outlaw, to banish; don (maken) fleme, to outlaw or exile (someone); as adj.: exiled, outlawed. …

35. galle n.(1)

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(a) The gall bladder of man or animal; (b) the secretion of the liver, bile; chest (kist, hucche) of galle, the gall bladder; (c) as a type of the ultimate in bitterness: bitter as galle, bitterer……

36. galle n.(2)

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A sore on the skin, a gall; fig. tender spot, sensitive subject. …

37. galwe n.

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(a) A gallows; ?also, a cross for crucifixion; (b) a cross for crucifixion; esp. the cross of Christ; (c) ?a place of execution; (d) in proverbs; (e) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.192]. …

38. gā̆r-lē̆k n.

Additional spellings: garlek
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(a) Garlic (Allium sativum); also, a bulb or a clove of garlic; clove of gar-lek, one of the small bulbs making up a bulb of garlic; (b) wilde gar-lek, some uncultivated member of the genus Allium……

39. gọ̄d-dẹ̄de n.

Additional spellings: goddede
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(a) Good deed(s, pious action(s; (b) act(s of kindness, benefit(s, favor(s; don god-dede, to do good to (sb.), confer benefits upon. …

40. gras n.

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(a) Grass, herbage in general; gras bitere, name of the hare; gras rote, grass roots, ground level; gret (muchel) gras, tall, coarse grass; smal gras, short grass; (b) grass as food for cattle……

41. grẹ̄-hǒund n.

Additional spellings: grehound
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(a) A greyhound; (b) a picture or likeness of a greyhound; a greyhound in a heraldic badge or the like; also, the bearer of such a badge; (c) in names. …

42. grei adj. & n.

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(a) Ash-colored, flint-colored, dull, gray; of cloth: gray, drab; of a man: gray-haired; grei hered, grei hore, grei hored, gray-haired, hoary; grei her, an old man; grei tauier, one who taws pelts……

43. grēt adj. & adv. & n.

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(a) Large in size or quantity, big; gret and smal, large and small, all; gret ne smal, big or little, of no kind; althergrettest, largest of all [cp. alder- pref.]; gret belle, large bell; (b) much……

44. hāle n.(1)

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(a) A remote corner, nook, cranny, hiding place; (b) fig. the womb. …

45. half n.

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(a) A half part of an object, an area, an aggregate, a quantity, a unit of measurement, etc.; also, one of two (unequal parts), one of two ends or sides; (b) and a(n half, and half, (so much or many)……

46. hal-imọ̄t n.

Additional spellings: halimot
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The court of the lord of a manor, a court baron, a hallmoot; also, a court held by the Devil; -- often with L inflection. …

47. hal(le n.

Additional spellings: halle
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(a) A large private residence, a manorial hall; a royal residence, palace, castle; (b) a large public building for the transaction of business, holding court, worship, etc.; [see also both hal, mot……

48. halm n.

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(a) Stubble, straw; ?stalk; halm bote, the right to gather stubble in a common field; halm stak, a straw stack; (b) handle of a tool or weapon; (c) ?in place name [see Smith PNElem. 1.226]. …

49. halwe n.

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(a) A saint; a martyr; a prophet; a holy man or woman; (b) pl. god and his halwes, halwes in (of) heven, holi halwes; (c) one of the apostles; (d) any pious Christian; communing (imennesse, onen,……

50. hei n.

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(a) Grass cut or mowed and cured (usually as feed for livestock), hay; also, growing grass; (b) a crop or cutting of hay; (c) a tithe of hay; tithe of hei; (d) a wisp of hay used for wiping oneself. …

51. hē̆lde n.(1)

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(a) Ground sloping downward, a hill; helde wei, hill path, sloping path; (b) in surnames & place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.242]. …

52. henthe n.

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Harm, damage, loss, misfortune. …

53. hēp n.

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(a) A company of people, crowd, multitude, assembly; also, an abbey of monks; (b) a number of people, many people; the most hep, the greater number, the majority; (c) an army; a division of an army; a……

54. hēr n.(1)

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(a) An individual hair of the human head; pl. hairs, the hair; heres of hed, the hair of (one's) head; (b) the hair of the head coll.; her of hed; in their her, ?with flowing hair; (c) to)drauen her,……

55. herberwe n.

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(a) A temporary dwelling place, quarters, lodgings, an inn, a chamber; (b) the camp of an army in the field; a tent or pavilion in a camp; (c) a harbor for ships; (d) a permanent dwelling place, home……

56. hẹ̄r(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: here
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(a) A stiff and coarse cloth made of hair, haircloth; (b) ?pl. for sg. …

57. hẹ̄̆rsumnesse n.

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Obedience, service, ecclesiastical or feudal homage; don hersumnesse, to do homage, profess obedience. …

58. heue n.(1)

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(a) A servant; in pl.: servants, household, family; (b) a person of low degree; a rascal; (c) as surname; (d) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.247]. …

59. hīne n.

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(a) A household, servants collectively; (b) a religious familia, monastic community; -- only in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.247]. …

60. hīpel n.

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A pile of hay, gravel, stone, etc.; an accumulation, a heap. …

61. hōld n.(2)

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(a) Grasp, grip; fig. taken hold, of prophecies: to make an impression (on someone's heart); haven hold, of diseases: afflict someone; (b) that which may be held or grasped or gripped; the hilt or……

62. hōm-stal n.

Additional spellings: homstal
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A homestead; also, in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.231]. …

63. ibēre n.

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(a) A cry, scream; clamor, outcry; (b) manners, behavior; leaslice ibere, unseemly behavior, buffoonery. …

64. ifreond(e n. collective

Additional spellings: ifreonde
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Friends. …

65. ihērsumnesse n.

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Obedience. …

66. īlō̆nd n.

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(a) An island; (b) ?in Bible transl.: coastland. …

67. ishọ̄ n.

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?A boot or shoe; ?a pair of boots or shoes. …

68. iwāld n.

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(a) Power, possession, control; (b) the female pudenda. …

69. iwẹ̄de n.

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A garment; also, clothing; also, armor. …

70. ketel n.

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(a) A pot for cooking, a kettle, a caldron; also fig.; (b) as surname; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.91; 2.3]. …

71. knī̆ght n.

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(a) A noble warrior; a member of the land-holding ruling class, owing military service to his lord and fighting on horseback; one who had received the status of knight from the king or other important……

72. lap-wink(e n.

Additional spellings: lapwink, lap-winke, lapwinke
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The hoopoe (Upupa epops); lap-wink eiren, a hoopoe's eggs; lap-wink nest. …

73. laughter n.(1)

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(a) Laughter, laughing; the expression of amusement or pleasure; mirth, merriment; joy, pleasure; bresten on laughter, to burst out laughing; bringen o laughter, amuse (sb.), make (sb.) laugh; criing……

74. lax n.

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(a) The salmon (Salmo salar); lax wer, a weir for catching salmon; (b) in surnames; lax man, one who fishes for salmon; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.22]. …

75. lẹ̄che n.(3)

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(a) A physician or surgeon; hors leche, q.v.; (b) bodili (flesh, lichames) leche, a physician or surgeon for the body (as opposed to a spiritual doctor); leches drenche, a medicinal potion; (c) fig.……

76. lei(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: leie
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(a) An alkaline solution made by leaching ashes, and used for washing, making soap, bleaching hair; lye; lei cuppe, a cup for holding lye; (b) med. & surg. a similar solution used for cleansing……

77. lei(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: leie
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(a) Fire, a fire; also, a light, firelight; light (red) lei, bright (red) fire; swart (thester) lei, dark fire; (b) fire as one of the four elements; (c) a flame; red (hot) lei, red (hot) flame; lei……

78. lei(e n.(3)

Additional spellings: leie
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(a) A piece of open land; a field, meadow, lawn; an opening in a woods, a natural glade or a clearing; haven the eie to the wode lei, wenden eie toward the wode lei, to turn the eye toward the……

79. leigh-tǒun n.

Additional spellings: leightoun
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(a) A garden; esp. a kitchen garden, herb garden; leigh-toun cresse, cress grown in a kitchen garden; (b) leigh-toun ward, a gardener; (c) in surname and place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.18]. …

80. lẹ̄k n.

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(a) A leek (Allium porrum); unsette lek, a leek not yet transplanted; (b) garlic (Allium sativum); also, one of a group of sharp-tasting herbs; lek man, a dealer in potherbs; (c) in phrases: grene……

81. lēse n.(1)

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(a) A place of pasturage, pasture land; fig. lusti (bad, lene) lese, favorable (unfavorable) circumstances; (b) grass and herbage used for food by grazing livestock; (c) lese penies (silver), a……

82. lẹ̄snesse n.

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(a) Forgiveness, remission; lesnesse of sinne(s; (b) expiation. …

83. lēswe n.

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(a) A pasture; also fig.; (b) pastures collectively, pasture lands; also fig.; oxe of leswe, a grass-fed ox; (c) a grassy place, greensward; (d) pasturage, grazing for livestock; also fig.; yeven……

84. lēte n.(1)

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(a) A meeting or intersection of roads, a crossroads; (b) in surnames & place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.11-2: some of the names may contain -let(e watercourse, cp. water-lete]. …

85. lẹ̄te n.(3)

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Good fortune. …

86. lẹ̄th n.(1)

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(a) Relief from pain, peace; mercy; don leth, show mercy (to sb.), obtain mercy for (sb.); withouten leth, without relief or respite; (b) calm, ceasing of a storm; warmth, sunshine [1st quot.]; (c)……

87. līer(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: liere
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(a) A liar, slanderer, deceitful person; also personified; (b) one who breaks a promise; a perjurer; (c) one who pretends to special knowledge, a false prophet, false teacher, charlatan; (d) lier of……

88. light n.

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(a) Light as a substance that illuminates objects or colors, light as seen or present in a condition where vision is possible; lightes leme; (b) light as one of God's creations; (c) the property of……

89. malm n.

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Sand, sandy or chalky soil; also, in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.35]; malm ston, sandstone. …

90. malt n.

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(a) Grain, usually barley, which has undergone the malting process; malt; barli malt, drege malt, ote malt, whete malt, [see barli, dragge n.(2), ote, whete]; (b) ?the malting process. …

91. man-qualm n.

Additional spellings: manqualm
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(a) Death among people from the plague or pestilence; a fatal epidemic; (b) fig. moral disease; (c) slaughter. …

92. mark(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: marke
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(a) The boundary or limit of a field, mountain, forest, etc.; a border between countries or regions; the shore or bank of a sea or river; mark wei [OE mearc-weg], a road that serves as a boundary……

93. marwe n.(1)

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(a) Human marrow, the tissues containing fat and blood cells in the cavities of bones; (b) the spinal cord; marwe of the rigge bone(s, marwe of the bak; (c) the membranes lining the skull. …

94. mēd(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: mede
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Mead; also, drink in general; also fig.; med maker, one who makes mead; med and mete, med ne milk (must), med or win, milk and med, etc.;?med eglintin, mead flavored with brier rose. …

95. mēde n.(2)

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(a) A meadow; clearing, open field; also, meadowland, a tract of grassland; mede feld (ground); (b) demeine mede [see demeine n. (1) 2. (b)]; mede carde (cresse), a kind of cress; ?meadow cress……

96. mēghe n.

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A female relative; also, female descendant. …

97. mei n.

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(a) A male kinsman; (b) a parent, male or female. …

98. mēl n.(2)

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A fixed time, period of time; an occasion; at everi (ilk a) mel, on every occasion, continually; at on mel, ?at once, at one time; god (a sori) mel, ?a fortuitous (untoward, grim) occasion; kepen mel……

99. Merce n.

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(a) Mercia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom; (b) pl. the Mercians; also, the inhabitants of the English Midlands in ME times; (c) merkene marche (riche), the OE Mercian kingdom; (d) in place name [see Smith P……

100. mēre n.(1)

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A riding horse, a steed; also, any beast of burden; also, cattle, livestock, pastured domesticated animals; grei mere, a gray horse; esp. an old one; cart mere [see cart 7.]. …

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