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1. Palme-sǒne-ẹ̄ve n.

Additional spellings: Palmesoneeve
5 quotations in 1 sense
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The eve of Palm Sunday.

2. man-fāre n.

Additional spellings: manfare
1 quotation in 1 sense
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?A small boat navigated by only one man.

3. mistēr-man n.

Additional spellings: misterman
25 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A craftsman, an artificer; (b) one who follows any calling or profession; an official, archer, etc.

4. mọ̄der-wort n.

Additional spellings: moderwort
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Any of several medicinal herbs, including the mugwort Artemisia vulgaris, the motherwort Leonurus cardiaca, and the meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and related species; mannes moder wort, prob. a…

5. man-kīnd(e n.

Additional spellings: mankind, man-kinde, mankinde
59 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The human race, people in general, mankind; al man-kind; (b) an individual human being.

6. wīnd-milne n.

Additional spellings: windmilne
14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A mill powered by the wind; (b) ?a depiction or figure of a windmill; (c) in surnames and place names.

7. wā̆ter-lemke n.

Additional spellings: waterlemke
3 quotations in 1 sense
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An aquatic plant of the genus Veronica; ?also, the lesser water parsnip.

8. wā̆ter-man n.

Additional spellings: waterman
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A seaman, mariner; also, a man who works on a boat or around boats; ?also, a man who hires out his boat or its use, a ferryman (b) pl. ?purveyors of water [2nd quot.; may belong to (a)]; also,…

9. wā̆ter-bō̆rd n.

Additional spellings: waterbord
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A piece of timber, used for various purposes;—also coll.; (b) ?a sideboard on which water for meals was placed; ?a table at which water is served instead of wine.

10. wā̆ter-chaumbre n.

Additional spellings: waterchaumbre
2 quotations in 1 sense
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?A room or an enclosure containing a water source.

11. wā̆ter-baillif n.

Additional spellings: waterbaillif
12 quotations in 1 sense
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An official charged with responsibilities pertaining to the management of water, affairs of a waterway, etc.

12. ship-bō̆rd n.

Additional spellings: shipbord
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A ship; at the ship-bord ende, at the end of the ship; binne (on) ship-bord, aboard a ship; to ship-bord, alongside a ship; upon alle the shipbordes, all about the ship; withinnen ship-bord

13. wā̆ter-sheteles n. plural

Additional spellings: watersheteles
1 quotation in 1 sense
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A channel for water, sluice; also, a floodgate.

14. whēte-ēre n.

Additional spellings: wheteere
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An ear of wheat; also fig.; (b) her. a stylized ear of wheat used as a heraldic device.

15. wǒmman-kīnde n.

Additional spellings: wommankinde
10 quotations in 1 sense
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The female sex; also, a woman;—also coll.

16. wacche-man n.

Additional spellings: waccheman
13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A person characterized by wakefulness (b) a military guard, sentry, lookout; a military scout, an outrider; also, a municipal guard, night watchman; also, fig. a guardian, protector; (c) as…

17. wacche-word n.

Additional spellings: waccheword
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A word or phrase used as a means of identifying oneself to a sentry or guard, a password; also, ?a password conveying secret instructions [quot. ?a1475] (b) a word of caution, a warning; ?a piece…

18. wā̆ter-mǒus n.

Additional spellings: watermous
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A small aquatic rodent of the family Muridae, water mouse; (b) some sort of aquatic mammal taken for its fur, perh. an otter or a mink.

19. wǒmman-kin n.

Additional spellings: wommankin
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The female sex, womankind; (b) the maternal side of one’s family.

20. wǒlf-thistel n.

Additional spellings: wolfthistel
1 quotation in 1 sense
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The plant wild teasel (Dipsacus silvestris) [cp. wolf n. 1.(c)].