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  • 11scythe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sithe, from Old English sīthe; akin to Old English sagu saw more at saw Date: before 12th century an implement used for mowing (as grass) and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle …

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  • 12English language spelling reform — For hundreds of years, many groups and individuals have advocated spelling reform for English. Spelling reformers seek to make English spelling more consistent and more phonetic, so that spellings match pronunciations and follow the alphabetic… …

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  • 13scythe — [sīth] n. [altered (infl. by L scindere, to cut) < ME sithe < OE sithe, sigthe, scythe, akin to LowG seged < IE base * sek , to cut > SAW1, L secare, to cut] a tool with a long, single edged blade set at an angle on a long, curved… …

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  • 14Since — (s[i^]ns), adv. [For sins, contr. fr. OE. sithens, sithenes, formed by an adverbial ending (cf. {Besides}) from OE. sithen, also shortened into sithe, sin, AS. si[eth][eth]an, sy[eth][eth]an, seo[eth][eth]an, afterward, then, since, after;… …

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  • 15Sitheman — Sithe man, n. A mower. [Obs.] Marston. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Syth — Syth, Sythe Sythe, prep., adv., conj. & n. See {Sith}, {Sithe}. [Obs.] Chaucer. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17Sythe — Syth Syth, Sythe Sythe, prep., adv., conj. & n. See {Sith}, {Sithe}. [Obs.] Chaucer. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18Elf (Middle-earth) — Races of Middle earth Valar Maiar Elves Men Dwarves Hobbits Ents Eagles Orcs Trolls Dragons Other In J. R. R. Tolkien s legendarium, Elves are one of the races that inhabit a ficti …

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  • 20Clarence Wijewardena — Background information Born August 3, 1943(1943 08 03) Origin Haputhale, Sri Lanka …

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