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1. had-I-wist(e n.

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(a) Regret for something done in heedlessness or ignorance, vain regret; abiden forto had-I-wist, to wait until it is too late; singen (of) had-I-wist, to lament past errors; in prov.: had-I-wist

2. awākenen v.

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(a) To emerge from sleep, awake; (b) to wake (sb.) up; (c) to come into existence, arise; awakenen of, originate in, arise from; (d) to cause or produce (sth.).

3. itrouen v.

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(a) To place one's faith (in God, Christ, the Trinity), trust, believe; (b) to believe (sb.) to be (sth.); with clause as obj.: be of the opinion (that sth. is so), believe; (c) to accept (an account…

4. bọ̄chē̆r, bǒchē̆r n.

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One who slaughters cattle and swine and sells the meat, a butcher.

5. birien v.

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(a) To inter or entomb (a corpse); bury (with Christian rites, in hallowed ground); (b) of a priest: to perform the funeral rites; (c) of a plot of ground: beried, occupied by graves.

6. karicantoue n.

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Nonce word: the dance of hen-pecked husbands.

7. irēdī adj.

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Ready, at hand; prepared (to do sth.); of events: imminent; of buildings: ready for use.

8. ērere n.

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A plowman.

9. bed-fẹ̄re n.

Additional spellings: bedfere
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(a) Companion, bedfellow; (b) spouse, paramour.

10. bishun(i)en v.

Additional spellings: bishunien
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To shun, avoid (sth.).

11. forwīten v.

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To pass away, die.

12. grōten v.(2)

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To glut (sb.), surfeit.

13. bipīlien v.

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To strip (a tree) of its bark.

14. tọ̄̆prō̆k(i)en v.

Additional spellings: toprokien
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To incite to (sth.).

15. cherishen v.

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(a) To hold (sb.) dear, have affection for, treat with kindness; cherishen with love; loven and cherishen; (b) to hold (sb.) in high regard, esteem, treat with respect or favor; (c) to take (sth.) to…

16. -ī̆(e(n suf.(2)

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An inflectional suffix in the infinitive, present plural indicative and subjunctive of verbs: (a) from the OE second weak class: answerien, var. of answeren, bisien, bodien, var. of boden, folwien

17. tǒuchen v.

246 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) To reach out or move so as to make deliberate physical contact with (sb. or sth.); also fig. and in fig. context; —also used of a serpent [quot. a1398]; of a fly: light on (sb.) [quot. a1500]…

18. prō̆fī̆ten v.

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(a) To be helpful or useful, do good; be beneficial or useful to (sb.); profiten litel, be of little use; profiten to, benefit (sb.), help (oneself), have a beneficial effect on (sth.), be of use to…

19. dilūvīe n.

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(a) A flood, deluge; the (gret) diluvie, Noah's flood; (b) fig. a disaster.

20. enclersen v.

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To make (a place) bright or cheerful.