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grucchild
† ˈgrucchild Obs. rare—1. [f. grucche grutch v. + -ild fem. suffix, as in ONorthumb. fœ́reld female relative, néheb{yacu}rild female neighbour, ME. begenild, beggild, cheapild, fostrild, motild, totild. The origin of the suffix is obscure; the suggestion that it is derived from -hild as a frequent t...
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sunegild
† sunegild Obs. rare—1. Also -ilt. [f. sunegen, sin v. + -ild fem. suffix (see grucchild).] A female sinner.c 1230 Hali Meid. (MS. Titus) 43 As te eadi sunegild [MS. Bodl. sunegilt] marie Magdalene..bireowseð hare gultes.
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motild
† ˈmotild Obs. [f. mote, moot v.1 + -ild fem. suffix (see grucchild).] A female disputant.a 1225 Leg. Kath. 418 Ȝef ha þeos modi motild [L. hanc contionatricem temerariam] ouercumen mahten. a 1240 Lofsong in Cott. Hom. 205 Ich..bidde þin ore ðet tu beo mi motild aȝeines mine soule fon.
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fowle
▪ I. foul, a., adv. and n. (faʊl) Forms: 1 f{uacu}l, 2–3 ful, (3 ? fuȝel), 2–5 fule, (5 fulle), 4 fole, (feule), 4–7 foule, fowl(e, 4 south. voule, (5–6 foull, fow(e)ll), 9 dial. feaw, fou, 3– foul. [OE. f{uacu}l = OFris. fûl(nisse) (Du. vuil), OHG. fûl (MHG. vûl, Ger. faul), ON. f{uacu}ll (Sw. ful,...
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dangerous
dangerous, a. (ˈdeɪndʒərəs) Also 3, 6 dangerus, (3 dauncherous), 4–6 daungerous, (5 dawngerowse, 5–6 daungerouse. [a. AF. dangerous = OF. dangeros, -eus, mod.F. dangereux, f. danger: see -ous.] † 1. Difficult or awkward to deal with; haughty, arrogant; rigorous, hard, severe: the opposite of affable...
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tee
▪ I. tee, n.1 (tiː) [The origin of senses 2 and 3 is obscure: possibly they do not belong here.] I. 1. a. The name of the letter T; also applied to objects having the form of this (T or ⊦). See also T (the letter) 2.1610 J. Guillim Heraldry iv. v. (1611) 199 He beareth Argent, a cheveron betweene th...
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