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1. ?grīm n.(2)

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Dirt, grime; fig.?foul weather, a dark or gloomy sky; ?a contemptible person, wretch. …

2. cōl n.(2)

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(a) Charcoal, or a piece of it; wode and col(es; prob. also, fuel; -- sg. or pl.; (b) mineral coal [some late quots. in (a) may belong here]. …

3. grīmen v.

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To blacken (sth.), cover with soot; make (sth.) dark or gloomy; fig. make (robbers) unhappy, punish. …

4. ei(e)sful adj.

Additional spellings: eiesful
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Inducing terror or fright, terrible. …

5. compīlǒur n.

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(a) A chronicler; (b) an author. …

6. yō interj.

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(a) An exclamation used to attract attention; (b) a cry used to goad someone or usu. an animal: get going, giddyap; yo forth. …

7. unēthe adj.

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(a) Uneasy, troubled; him is (was) unethe, hem be unethe, it is (was) troubling to him (them), he is (was) troubled, they are troubled; (b) ?frightening, terrible; ?error for unmete adj. 1.(a). …

8. smī̆te n.(2)

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(a) A blow, usu. with a weapon; (b) ?a sound made by a stroke on a bell. …

9. ǧerard n.

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A devil, demon; also fig. …

10. gaillard adj. & n.

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(a) Brave, strong, valiant; (b) as noun: valiant one. …

11. grim n.(1)

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(a) Fierceness; (b) fury, anger, hatred; o grim, angrily; taken to grim, to be angered, take offense; (c) excitement, agitation; (d) terrible creature(s. …

12. gīves n. plural

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(a) Fetters, shackles; esp., leg bonds; also fig.; (b) chains or fastenings used on a ship. …

13. grim adj.

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(a) Of persons, devils, the heart, eyes: fierce, cruel; grim sire, a stern master, a fierce lord; (b) of animals: ferocious, savage; (c) of persons, words, reproaches: angry, harsh, stern. …

14. want n.

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(a) The state of penury, want; also, a shortage or lack of something (b) want of, absence or lack of (sth.); a shortage or an insufficiency of (sth.); also, the loss or removal of (sb. or sth.……

15. gad(de n.

Additional spellings: gadde
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(a) A sharp-pointed metal spike; (b) a sharp-pointed stick used for driving oxen etc.; a goad; (c) gad nail, some kind of nail or spike. …

16. grimlī adj.

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(a) Fierce, cruel; (b) of looks, words, the mind, etc.: angry, stern, harsh; (c) as noun: a fierce warrior. …

17. stightelen v.

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(a) To govern, rule, give orders; ?intervene [quot. a1450]; manage (a kingdom, property); guide (people), direct; control (sth.) [quot. c1540, 2nd]; (b) to arrange accommodation for (sb.); lodge (sb……

18. macchen v.

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(a) To marry (sb.);macchen with, marry (sb.); -- also refl.; (b) refl.macchen with, to become familiar with; (c) macchen for, to be paired with (sb.), work for, serve. …

19. isẹ̄chen v.

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(a) To look for (sb. or sth.), try to find; search for (a place); isechen out; fig. seek (adventures), follow (St. James) in one's heart and life; (b) to search (a place or container); fig. examine……

20. canǒun n.(1)

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(a) Ecclesiastical law, canon law; also, an authoritative statement or writing of the Church; (b) a rule or principle; also, a rule or set of rules in written form, an authoritative statement. …

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