(a) Back or away from something; to the rear, back, backwards; drawen ~, ten ~, draw back, withdraw; holden ~, hold back, check, restrain; putten ~, set or thrust back or away; turnen ~, wenden ~, turn to the rear, turn back or away; (b) with shal: away; fig. die; (c) back upon itself, in reverse, into a twisted position; turnen in ~, fold (a cloth) back under.

(a) Back to a place, back where one came from, back again, homeward; bringen ~, return (sth.), bring back; comen ~, faren ~, gon ~, turnen ~, wenden ~, return; (b) with shall, will: go (or come) back, return, go home; (c) loken ~, look toward the place from which one has come, look back; (d) with reference to echoes and reflections: back from the reflecting surface; dinnen ~, echo back, reëcho; smiten ~, be reflected; (e) back (to a character or subject) in a book or poem.

(a) Into a former state or condition, back again, once more; ben ~, be (sth.) once more; maken ~, remake (sth.), repair; (b) back into one's possession; haven ~, winnen ~, get back (sth.), recover; taken ~, yelden ~, give (sth.) back, restore; (c) sellen ~, sell (sth. which one has purchased), resell; deliveren (paien) out ~, pay out (money received).

(a) Of repeated action: a second time, another time, again; (b) ~ eft, eft ~, back again, once more, etc.

In contact with something, against, upon; knokken ~, beat against (sth.).

In opposition, in contradiction, hostilely, against; stonden ~, be in opposition, resist, withstand; saien ~, contradict.

(a) In return, in exchange; haven ~, have or get (sth.) in exchange (for sth.); loven ~, to return (someone's) love; scratlen ~, scratch back; smiten ~, strike back, return a blow; yeven ~, give (sth.) in exchange or in return; (b) in answer, in reply; answeren ~, seien ~, writen ~, yeven answere ~, etc.

As a translation of L re-; -- often tautological.