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1. scorklen v.

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Usually as past participle or participial adjective. (a) To singe (sb. or sth.), scorch; pathol. to alter the nature of (a humor) by unnatural heat; (b) to heat so as to parch (sb.). …

2. nortelrīe n.

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Upbringing, education. …

3. edepol n.

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bi the hous of edepol, by Pollux!, indeed! …

4. ǒutberwen v.

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To ransom, redeem, or save (sb.). …

5. drẹ̄rfulllī adv.

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Sadly, sorrowfully; dejectedly. …

6. ferblet adj.

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?Weak; ?cowardly. …

7. incorrumptibiletẹ̄ n.

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The quality of being imperishable, incorruptibility. …

8. ivīned ppl.

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?Veined, streaked, marked. …

9. de-par-dieux adv.

Additional spellings: depardieux
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Used as an emphatic: certainly, indeed, forsooth. …

10. laurī n.

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The laurel tree, bay tree (Laurus nobilis); lauri tre; foliage or branches of laurel; corounen with lauri, to crown with laurel as a sign of victory; grains of lauri, lauri baie, lauris baie(s, fruit……

11. burgh n.(2)

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Refuge of an animal; lair, den, burrow. …

12. crobben v.

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To croak like a raven, caw. …

13. cǒntrẹ̄vǒur n.

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One who devises or initiates something; contrevour of wordes, one who tells falsehoods, a prevaricator. …

14. bī n.

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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……

15. ink pron. (dual)

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As direct or indirect object of a verb, object of a prep. or inf.: you two; ink beien (bothe), both of you. …

16. suspensūres n. plural

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Supports for the floor (of a chamber) to permit heating from below, vaultings. …

17. surchẹ̄̆f n.

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A woman's head covering, veil. …

18. terrestreis n. plural

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Physiol. Those components of the humors derived from the element of earth. …

19. umclōsen v.

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(a) To encircle (an enemy), surround; (b) ppl. umclosed, surrounded or encompassed (by a body of water or a river). …

20. wāfrestre n.

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A female maker or purveyor of wafers. …

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