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practeese, practeeze, practeise, practeize,
practeese [ˈpraktiːz]
v. To practise. For the n. see practice.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
practeesin: Practising.
practical,
practical [ˈpraktɪkl]
adj. Practical.
practice, prectise,
practice [ˈpraktɪs]
n. A practice.
 
For the v. see practeese.
praise, praisis,
praise [preːz]
n. Praise.
v. To praise.
praisant, praisent, praisentlie, praisently, praisint, presaint, presint,
praisent [ˈpreːzənt]
n. A present.
adj. Present.
 
praisently [ˈpreːzəntli]
adv. Presently, at this moment.
bram, bramm, pram, pram, pramm, pramm, prammit, prammt, pramt, premmed,
pram [I.Sh. pram]
n. A dish of uncooked oatmeal and milk or cream stirred up together.
v. To press down, squeeze, compress, to exert pressure or force. To stuff a receptacle with something, to press an object into a small area. Of people: to throng or press in a body, to crowd.
pt. pp. pramt adj. prammit Compressed, stuffed, etc.
pran, pran$t, pranach, pranack, pranech, prann, prannit, prannt, pranoch, prant, praun, prawn, proan, pron, pronach, pronack, prone, prone, pronech, pronoch,
pran [pran]
also pron [pron]
n. A crumb, fragment, splinter. A mess or hotchpotch. The residue of oat husks and oatmeal after milling.
v. To crush, squeeze, compress, pound, mash, grind, hurt severely.
pt. pp. prant adj. prannit Crushed, squeezed, etc.
prang,
prang [praŋ]
n. A prong, a spike.
prap, prap$t, prappit, prop,
prap [prap]
n. A prop, a support. An object set up as a marker, a target for shooting or throwing at.
v. To prop.
pt. pp. prappit
prat, prats, pratts, pret, prets, pretts, prot, prots, protts,
prat [prat]
n. A trick, prank. An act of disobedience or a bad habit in a horse.
pl. prats
v. To play tricks, act in a mischievous, light-hearted manner, to romp. Of a horse: to be disobedient or restive, to jib, refuse, misbehave.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
prat wi: To meddle or interfere with. To have dealings with, occupy oneself with, play around with, tamper, trifle or fiddle with.

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