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1. lōnd(es-ē̆nd(e n.

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(a) The southwestern extremity of Cornwall; (b) the land at the end of a plowed strip where the plow is turned; also fig.; (c) a remote part of a country; (d) in surname. …

2. afīn(e adv.

Additional spellings: afine
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(a) Fully, completely, altogether; very, well; (b) wel afin, right afin, perfectly, thoroughly, completely; very well. …

3. abutten v.(1)

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(a) Of land, territory, a field: abutten to (upon), to end at, extend to, border on (sth.); (b) abutten agenst, to be opposite (sth.). …

4. but n.(1)

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(a) A boundary; fig. the end of life; (b) but ston, a stone marking a boundary. …

5. bon-chẹ̄f n.

Additional spellings: bonchef
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(a) Good luck, success; welfare, prosperity; in bon-chef and in mischef, in good and bad fortune, under all circumstances; haven bon-chef, succeed; (b) a stroke of good luck; don bon-chef, make a……

6. budde n.

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(a) A bud (of a flower or spray); also, a fresh shoot or spray, the first stage in the development of fruit (as of grapes); (b) a seed pod. …

7. blǒnt adj.

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(a) Dull, not sharp, without edge; not pointed, blunt-pointed; (b) of a person, the mind, the heart: dull, stupid, obtuse, ?morally blind; (c) blont werking, stupid behavior, blundering; blont werker……

8. gọ̄s-sŏmer n.

Additional spellings: gossomer
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(a) A filmy substance consisting of fine cobwebs, gossamer; also, a web or filament of gossamer; (b) as a type of something light, trivial, or worthless; (c) a trivial wound. …

9. sixtẹ̄nthe num.

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(a) Ordinal number as adj.: sixteenth; (b) ordinal number as noun: the sixteenth year, article, etc.; (c) in compound number. …

10. shēte n.(1)

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Naut. (a) A rope attached to the clews of a sail; shete de ran, a rope, or sheet, made of reindeer hide [cp. ran n.]; (b) pl. triangular floor boards at the ends of a ship; sterne shete, rear portion……

11. subsī̆de n.

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(a) Help, assistance, aid; (b) a body of troops reserved for use in restoring a broken line. …

12. summité n.

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The highest point, highest part; the top of something, topmost part of something. …

13. stude n.

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(a) A state of mental perplexity; (b) a place or room in which to read, write, or study; (c) stude candel, candelarum stude, tallow candles used in abundance at certain holiday masses. …

14. butte n.(4)

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(a) The end of a spear or pike opposite the head, butt; (b) naut.?the end of a plank in a ship's side; ?also, one of the planks. …

15. sē̆ventẹ̄nthe num.

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(a) Ordinal number as adj.: seventeenth; (b) ordinal number as noun: the seventeenth year, letter of the alphabet, etc.; (c) in compound number. …

16. ender adj. or n.

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Only in set phrases: this ender(s) dai, recently, the other day; this ender(s) night, one night not long ago; this ender(s) yer, formerly, in recent times. …

17. sheppende n.

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(a) God as the creator of the universe, its parts, creatures, etc.; (b) pl. the Fates as the shapers of a child's destiny. …

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