(a) Control, dominance, rulership; geten ~ unto, to grant (the kingship) to (sb.); haven ~; (b) preeminence, status, prestige; (c) authority, warrant; (d) the upper hand, victory in a contest; geten ~ [see geten v. (1) 2b. (b)]; haven ~, to prevail, win the victory, be victorious; with inf.: succeed in (doing sth.); i)winnen (purchasen, taken) ~, gain the victory; lesen ~, lose a contest; maken ~, maken maistries, be successful, have the upper hand; quethen (yelden) ~, concede victory; yeven ~, grant victory (to sb.); also, concede the victory.

(a) Superior strength, force, violence; also fig.; dedes of ~, martial acts; bi (of, par, thurgh) ~, by force; with ~, overwhelmingly, convincingly; also, with power; (b) a violent deed, a feat of arms; don (werken) maistries; (c) don ~, werken maistries, maken maistrie(s, to act in a high-handed way, behave violently or threateningly; commit an outrage or outrages.

(a) A great accomplishment, a notable work, a noble or honorable deed; don (werken) ~; no ~, no great honor; (b) a work requiring great knowledge, a wonderful work; ~ of mouth, a magic spell; (c) a miracle, marvel; maken (werken) ~, to perform a miracle; (d) a difficult matter; difficulty; no (non, litel) ~, something easy; (e) something advantageous; lite ~, of no use; (f) for (the) ~, to a well-nigh unequalled degree, as well as possible, very much, very; with the greatest possible difficulty, vigor, etc.; with ~, beautifully.

(a) Special skill or knowledge, mastery of a subject or an art; a special method or technique; a master skill; (b) work in which one is skilled, one's métier; (c) a feat of physical skill or strength, an athletic feat; also, a children's game; (d) cunning, deceit; an evil trick, a piece of mischief.

(a) Innate power, ability; (b) self-assertion, will power, determination; pride; also, a work of pride; (c) compulsion, necessity; (d) a dominant force, dominant factor.

(a) Phys. & physiol. Predominance of one element, humor, or accidental circumstance in a mixture or complexion; astrol. predominance of one planet, star, sign, etc.; (b) physiol. & astrol. efficacy or potency of a medicine or a star.