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1. a- pref.(2), in adverbs

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From early ME a prep., derived from unstressed an before nouns, adjs., and advs. beginning with a consonant [OE on, an]. (a) Orig. noun phrases: a-beggeþ, a-bedde, a-blode, a-clokke, a-dai(es,……

2. abandonen, -ǒunen v.

Additional spellings: abandounen
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(a) To give up or surrender (sth.); (b) to discard (sth.), cast off; (c) to dispense (sth.) with abandon, give away without restraint; (d) to give (sb) up for lost, despair of saving. …

3. acheken v.

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(a) To choke, strangle, or suffocate (sb.); (b) to obstruct (sth.). …

4. ai adv.

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Of continous actions or states: (a) all the time, always, constantly, unceasingly; (b) eternally, forever. …

5. almes(se n.

Additional spellings: almesse
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(a) Anything given to relieve those in poverty or distress, any charitable gift or offering, alms; an allotment of alms; eten almes, be dependent on alms; gan on almes, liven bi, of almes, live on……

6. ampulle n.

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(a) A small flask [of glass or metal]; (b) a small flask of consecrated water or oil [commonly carried by pilgrims returning from a shrine]; ampulla. …

7. astrǒut adv.

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(a) Bulging, projecting; (b) standen astrout, to point outward; bulge; (c) standen astrout, to stand with legs apart, or in a strutting or defiant manner. …

8. attǒuching ger.

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Sexual contact. …

9. autēle n.

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A small duck of some kind. …

10. ā̆verāǧe n.

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A service owed by the tenant to his feudal superior [orig. consisting of work performed by the tenant with his draft animals]. …

11. bācǒun n.

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(a) Pork cured in brine or by smoking; esp. salt pork or a cut of it; salt bacoun; seind bacoun, smoked pork; bacoun hog, a hog fattened for butchering; (b) bacoun flich or flik, a side of bacon; (c)……

12. baronesse n.

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A woman with a barony in her own right; the wife of a baron. …

13. bēr(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: bere
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(a) A bear; (b) blak ber, a bear with black fur; whit ber, white bear, polar bear; wild ber, untamed bear; (c) ber baiting, the sport of setting dogs upon a bear chained to a stake; ber binder, bear……

14. berk- n.(2)

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Only in place names; see A.H.Smith PNElem. 1.28. …

15. berken v.

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(a) Of a dog, fox, etc.: to bark; also, make a sound resembling a bark; (b) ben borken, to be barked at; berken at, berken on, berken upon, berken towardes, bark at (sb.); berken ayein, bark in reply……

16. berkoc n.

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Birch-cock, the black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix). [Cp. birchhen in H. K. Swann, Dict.of English and Folk-Names of British Birds.] …

17. berwen v.

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(a) To protect (sth.), defend, preserve, rescue, save; ben borwen, be saved, attain salvation; berwen lif, save (one's) life, escape alive; (b) refl. to protect oneself, save oneself, escape; take……

18. birch(e n.

Additional spellings: birche
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(a) The European birch (Betula alba); a birch tree; (b) pliant twigs of birch as used for festive decoration; (c) the mastic tree Pistacia lentiscus, birch stalk, birch tre; mastic [the Trev.Barth……

19. bolwen v.

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To swell (with pride); -- refl. …

20. bonair(e adj.

Additional spellings: bonaire
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(a) Of kind disposition, good-natured, kind, affable; gracious, courteous, gentle; (b) meek, humble; obedient, submissive, subservient. …

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