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Chaucerian Lexicon
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Undergraduate 4
10/10/2012
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array
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condition, arrangement
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bane
 Definition
destruction, killer
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boote
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remedy
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conseil
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counsel, advice
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deel
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part, bit
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degree
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rank, social condition
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devyse
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trick, device
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drede
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doubt, fear
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ensample
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example
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estaat
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condition in life, rank
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forward
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agreement
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foule/fowel
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bird
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jape
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joke, trick
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lust
 Definition
pleasure, desire
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lym
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limb
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mede
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reward
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mete
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food
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paas
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slow walk, pace
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rede
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advice
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routh
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pity
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sleighte
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trick
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sooth
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truth
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viage
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expedition, voyage
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vilenye
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churlishness
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werre
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war
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certeyn
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sure, certain
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fer, ferrer, ferrest
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far, farther, farthest
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fetis
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well made, graceful
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feyn
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glad, willing
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gentle
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noble
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geste
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story
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glose
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gloss, interpretation (deceitful)
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hende
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handy, tricky, courteous
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hye/ heigh
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high
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kynde
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nature, species
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leef
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dear
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looth
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hateful, loath
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nones (for the)
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indeed; at that time, then
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ny, near, next
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near, nearer, nearest
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nyce
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foolish; scrupulous
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povre
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poor
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siker
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certain, trusty
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verray
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true
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wode/ wood
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mad, crazy
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axe
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ask
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brenne
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burn
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bresten, braste, ybrest
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burst
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chesen, chees, ychose
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choose
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clepen, yclept
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call
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deme(n)
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judge, consider
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dighten, dighte
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prepare, adorn, equip
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duren
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endure, last
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fallen, fil/fel, yfalle
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happen, befall
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gyen
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guide, direct
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helpen, help/help, yholpe
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help, cure
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highte
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be called; promised
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lesen
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lose
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metten
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dream
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nomen, ynome
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taken, captured
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rekne
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reckon
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reknen
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to reckon; count
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rennen, ran, yronne
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run
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speden
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succeed
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tharfen
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to be necessary
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wedden
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pledge, marry
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wene
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suppose, consider
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wilnen
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desire, want
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wilnen
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desire, want
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witen, wot, wiste
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know
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yeven/yiven, yaf, (y)yeven
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give
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and(de)
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had not
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nam
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am not
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nas
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was not
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nath
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has not
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nere
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were not
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nolde
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didn't want to
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nostow
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you don't know
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not, noot
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I/he do/ does not know
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nyl
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will not, wish not
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nyste
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didn't know
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after
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according to
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agayns
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towards
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agon
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ago, long ago
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atones
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at once, immediately
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ay
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ever, forever
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blyve
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quickly
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certes
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truly, certainly
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eft
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again
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er
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ere, before, earlier
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erst
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first, at first
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nedes
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by necessity
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onces
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once
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overal
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everywhere
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owher
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anywhere
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there
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where
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unethe(s)
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hardly
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whilom
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once, formerly
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yliche
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alike
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yond
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yonder
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ech, iche
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each
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everich
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each
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everichon
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every one
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ilk
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each
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swich
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such, some
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thilke
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the same, that same
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al
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although, even if
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als, al so
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as
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and, and if
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if
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but, but if
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if, unless
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eek/ eke
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also
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for to
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in order to
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for, for that
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because
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forthy
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therefore
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forwhy
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because
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or...or
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either...or
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other, outher
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or
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sin/syn
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since
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sithe(n)
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since
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ther(as)
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where
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wher
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whether; also used to introduce a question
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after
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according to, after
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agayn, agaynes
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against, toward
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at
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of, from, at
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atte
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at the
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biforn
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before
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bitwix, bitwinen
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between
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fro
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from
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inwith
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within
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maugree
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despite
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of
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by (when used as the agent of a passive)
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thurgh
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through
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til
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toward
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up
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upon
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with
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by (when used as agent of a passive)
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withouten
 Definition
without (also as an adverb "outside")
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