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1. an-under adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: anunder
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(a) Beneath, underneath, below, under; (b) an-under shelde, under cover of their shields; an-under mone, an-under sunne, under the sun, on earth; a comly an-under cambe, a fair lady; (c) under the……

2. under- pref.

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A prefix or combining element in over 200 words, nearly half of which are verbs (97) and over a quarter of which are nouns (58), with a number of participles (25) and gerunds (27), three adverbs, two……

3. undrer n.

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One who is of lower or inferior rank, an underling. …

4. fiton n.

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Lie, falsehood. …

5. assadi(n, -en n.

Additional spellings: assadin, assaden
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A gold-colored alloy of copper and zinc rolled into thin leaf. …

6. under adv.

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With ref. to placement on a vertical axis (a) vertically beneath, below, underneath; in or into a low position, down; also in fig. context; casten (werpen, worthen) under, to bring (sb.) down, throw……

7. undern n.

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(a) The third hour of the day, 9 a.m.; mid-morning; undern dai (daies, sele), undern of the dai; undern tide (time), q.v.; ringen undern (belle, to announce the hour of undern (b) half undern, the……

8. under-grǒunde adv.

Additional spellings: undergrounde
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(a) Underneath the surface of the earth; ben loken under-grounde, fig. of love: to be hidden, forgotten, or abandoned; (b) below ground level; (c) ?on the underside of the earth. …

9. hẹ̄r-under adv.

Additional spellings: herunder
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(a) Meanwhile; (b) in the following text, below. …

10. fucher n.

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Polecat, foumart. …

11. crimplen v.

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(a) To wrinkle (sth.), put creases in; twist or curl (sth.); plait (the hair); ?ornament (a bowl) with a wrinkled or corrugated pattern; crimplen horn, a curving or twisted horn; (b) to shrivel up; cr……

12. brenning water phr.

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An alcoholic distillate, such as brandy. …

13. commǒut n.

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A territorial and administrative division in Wales. …

14. corner n.(2)

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An embrasure or battlement. …

15. cǒmpā̆s adv.

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(a) In a circle, around; compas aboute; gon compas; (b) in circumference; (c) in shape. …

16. anheien v.

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(a) To raise (sb. or sth.) up, lift; to raise (sb.) on the gallows, hang; (b) to make (sth.) higher; (c) of a sin: to grow greater or more serious. …

17. thē̆r-under adv.

Additional spellings: therunder
35 quotations in 2 senses
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With ref. to a concrete object, structure, place, substance, an animate being, etc.: (a) beneath it, that, or them, placed below it, under it; beneath the exterior or surface of it; also in fig.……

18. under prep.

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With ref. primarily to physical orientation on a vertical axis (a) directly beneath (sth.), some distance below, underneath; also, beneath and in contact with (sth.), supporting; with (sth. or sb.)……

19. under adj.

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(a) Located lower on a vertical axis, lower, nether; under helde, a downward slope; under thigh, ?the lower part of a dog’s leg (b) located or placed underneath or on the underside; under bridel, ?an……

20. lōvāble adj.(2)

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Admirable, praiseworthy, excellent; of food, wine, humors: good, healthful, healthy, not injurious in themselves. …

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