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1. abear, v. View full entry eOE
...trans. To bear, carry; to raise up. Obs....
2. about, adv., prep.1, adj., and int. View full entry eOE
...In rotation or revolution; round in a circular course. Now rare except in fig. use with verbs....
3. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
4. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
5. alway, adv. View full entry eOE
...= always3....
6. apple, n. View full entry eOE
...The round firm fruit (a pome) of any of various wild and cultivated trees of the genus Malus (see sense 4a), occurring in a wide variety of forms,...
7. ask, v. View full entry c885
...trans. To call for, call upon (a person or thing personified) to come. Obs....
8. back, n.1 View full entry c885
...properly. The convex surface of the body of persons and vertebrated animals which is adjacent to the spinal axis, and opposite to the belly and most of the special organs. It...
9. balk | baulk, n.1 View full entry c885
...A ridge, heap, or mound upon the ground; e.g. a grave-mound. Obs....
10. better, adj. and adv. (and n.1) View full entry c888
...Of greater excellence, of superior quality....
11. bield, v. View full entry c897
...trans. To make bold, encourage; to confirm....
12. blower, n.1 View full entry c897
...gen. One who, or that which, blows. Usually followed by of (the object blown)....
13. but, prep., adv., conj., n.2, adj., and pron. View full entry c888
...Outside of, without....
14. by, prep. and adv. View full entry c888
...At the side or edge of; in the vicinity of; near, close to, beside....
15. come, n.1 View full entry c888
...Approach, arrival, coming. Obs....
16. cun | cunne, v. View full entry c888
...In Old English: To learn to know, inquire into, explore, investigate; whence...
17. dear, adj.1, n.2, and int. View full entry c888
...Glorious, noble, honourable, worthy. Obs....
18. earn, v.1 View full entry c888
...trans. To render an equivalent in labour or service for (wages); hence, to obtain or deserve (money, praise, any advantage) as the reward of labour. In early use in wider sense:...
19. † eke, n.1 View full entry c888
...An addition, increase; a piece added on; a supplement. In Old English, A reinforcement (of troops)....
20. elder, adj. and n.3 View full entry c888
...That has lived or existed longer; senior, more advanced in age....
