(a) To bow, kneel, or prostrate oneself; make obeisance; of a banner or its shaft: sink or bend down in salutation; ~ a)doun, loue ~; ~ on knes, kneel; ~ on (to, unto) erthe, fall to the ground, fall or lie prostrate; ~ with hed, bow the (one's) head; (b) to bow to (sb. or sth.); also, kneel to; (c) ~ to (biforen, on, til, unto), to bow or kneel to (sb. or sth.), bow down before, make obeisance to; ~ to..with hed, bow (one's) head to (sb.).

(a) To submit, be obedient, knuckle under; (b) to submit to (sb. or sth.), obey; also fig.; (c) ~ to (til, until, unto), to submit to (sb. or sth.), obey (the king, a law, a summons, etc.); ~ under, serve (sb.); ~ until honde, submit to (someone's) power; (d) ~ for..to, to intercede for (sb.) with (sb.).

(a) To show honor or reverence; (b) to honor (sb. or sth.); ben louted, be honored; (c) ~ to (til), to honor (sb. or sth.), bow to in token of reverence.

(a) To worship; (b) to worship (sb. or sth.); (c) ~ to, to worship (sb. or sth.).

(a) To bend down, stoop; ~ a)doun; ~ to, bend down to (sb. or sth.); louting aslope, slanting; (b) to fall down; also, fall dead; ~ doun (adoun, dounward); (c) ~ doun, to hang down; (d) to descend.

Fig. (a) To become feeble; fall or sink down from fatigue or sleepiness; (b) to descend or fall on Fortune's wheel, decline in one's fortunes; (c) to be defeated; ~ loue (doun); (d) ~ from, to fall away from (goodness); (e) ~ to lif, to incline to life, live.

(a) To bend (one's head) downward; of a tree: bend (its branches) downward; ~ a)doun, bend down (one's head, one's face), lower; ~ inward (within), put (one's head) inside; (b) refl. to bow; ~ to, bow down to (sth.), reverence; worship (idols); ~ under, serve (sb.).