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21. drǒnkenes(se n.

Additional spellings: dronkenesse
32 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The state of being drunk, intoxication; (b) the habit or vice of indulging in heavy drinking; (c) an incident of drunkenness, a drinking bout. …

22. twīes adv.

120 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Two times, on two occasions; twice in succession; (b) a second time, for the second time, again; on the second occasion; (c) with qualifying phrase denoting frequency: twies a dai (yer), twies bi……

23. thrīce adv.

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(a) Three times, thrice; on three occasions; twies or thrice, a few times; (b) with qualifying phrase: thrice a dai, thrice on the dai, etc., three times a day; thrice in a weke, three times a week……

24. ofmange adv.

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At the same time. …

25. ficūlence n.

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Phys. Waste matter. …

26. -lō̆nges suf.

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= -long suf. in endelonges, hedlonges, nedelonges, picchelonges, & grovelonges (var. of grovelinges). …

27. bār-handed adv.

Additional spellings: barhanded
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With bare hands. …

28. hires pron.

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(a) Used absol.: hers, her own; her property, her child, her desire, her heart, etc.; of hires, belonging to her; to..worshipe..hires, in honor of her; (b) in early use [prob. error]: her. …

29. -est suf.(3)

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Forming the pres. ind. sg. 2 of all verbs (except the preterit presents) and the past ind. sg. 2 of weak verbs in the South and in the Midland (in competition with the Northern -es in the North……

30. expert ppl., adj. (and n.)

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Having (personal) experience (in or of something); experienced, wise through experience. …

31. hē̆res pron.

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(a) Used absol.: theirs, their own; their people, their land, their name, etc.; for hem and heres, for themselves and their families; of heres, belonging to themselves; heres unthankes, against their……

32. hēthenes(se n.

Additional spellings: hethenesse
42 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The state or condition of being pagan; paganism, heathenism; (b) pagan beliefs or practices. …

33. amaien v.

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(a) To frighten (sb.); refl. be frightened or alarmed; (b) ben amaied, to lose courage (at the prospect of danger), be alarmed, be afraid; to be filled with consternation or dismay (at an unforseen……

34. āsen v.(2)

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To bait (a hook). …

35. īdeles(se n.

Additional spellings: idelesse
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(a) Worthlessness; in ideles, in vain, for nothing; (b) inactivity, idleness. …

36. yǒures pron.

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Used absolutely;—with plural referent: (a) with ref. to things (with noun supplied from the context): yours (b) with ref. to persons: you (ye) and youres, you and those people belonging, related, or……

37. theires pron.

18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Used absolutely, with ref. chiefly to persons: theirs, their own; their people, their land, their possessions, etc.;—occas. with sg. antecedent; maugre theires, against their will; of theires, of……

38. dow n.

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Only in the phr. in dethes dow, at the time of (one's) death. …

39. escāpen v.

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To free oneself from confinement or someone's grasp; also fig.;-- (a) absol. or with adv.; (b) with obj. …

40. es- pref.

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Prefix of verbs and action nouns adopted from OF, e.g. es-cāpen, es-chaunǧen, es-pleiten, es-soinen. It is not formative in ME. as- and a-, the AF variants of this prefix, occur alongside the CF……

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