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21. anēlen v.(3)

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?Get wind of; ?puff after, pursue furiously. …

22. solerne n.

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The region of the east wind, the East. …

23. bir(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: bire
45 quotations in 5 senses
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Naut. A wind or breeze, esp. one favorable for sailing; haven bir at the bak, have a tail wind; abiden the bir, await favorable wind (i.e. circumstances). …

24. sǒuthen adj.

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Of a wind: from the south; southen wind. …

25. rọ̄diōn n.

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A whirlwind; also construed as a proper noun: rodiones blast. …

26. whirl-wind n.

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(a) A whirlwind, tornado; also, a windstorm, tempest; ?a swirling wind; storm of whirl-wind; (b) fig. trouble, affliction; also, an excessive emotion or manifestation. …

27. winnen v.

566 quotations in 17 senses
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(a) To exert effort, strive; strive (after or for sth.) (b) to suffer (with an illness); also, ?cause (one’s flesh) to suffer, belabor [2nd quot.]; (c) to struggle against an opponent or opposing……

28. sǒuth n.(2)

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(a) The southern cardinal point or its direction; also, the point representing south on an astrolabe; ?also, north [= borias in quot. 1483, but prob. erron.]; in-to the south, facing south; o south……

29. vẹ̄ren v.(2)

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(a) To raise (one’s visor); veren up, turn (one’s face) upward, raise; (b) of a ship: to change directions wildly, veer from its course. …

30. wī̆nd-barǧe n.

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Arch. A piece of timber or stone prob. covering the joint between the gable edge and the roof and serving as protection from the wind, a bargeboard. …

31. top-seil-cōle n.

Additional spellings: topseilcole
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A wind striking the topsail. …

32. shalmūse n.

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Mus. (a) A wind instrument containing a double reed, shawm; also, a pipe or flute; (b) ?one who plays this instrument. …

33. slingen v.

41 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To throw (sb. or sth., esp. into a place or in a specified direction), hurl, fling; also, fell (an adversary) in battle; also, raze (a city); slingen abouten, swing (sb.) around; slingen doun……

34. wī̆ndel n.(4)

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In cpds. and combs.: yarn (garn) windel, a wooden reel from which a hank or thread of yarn may be wound into a ball, a yarn-winder; yarn (garn) windel blade, one of the crossed arms of a yarn-winder. …

35. pirling ppl.

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Revolving. …

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