(a) Zealous and diligent effort, zeal; labor, industry, diligence; pl. efforts; bi ~, diligently, intentionally; with ~, diligently; don ~ to, to put forth effort for (the senate); setten ~, with inf.: strive (to do sth.); setten ~ in (upon), focus (one's) efforts upon (sth.); yeven entente and ~, with inf.: be intent (upon doing sth.), strive (to do sth.); (b) an endeavor, occupation, a pursuit; (c) a deed, an action; also, a way of acting; (d) solicitousness, devotion, affection.

(a) Zealous and diligent pursuit of knowledge, study; intensive reading and contemplation of a book, writings, etc.; also person.; -- also pl.; forme of ~, a fixed or prescribed course of study; (b) the results of study, knowledge; (c) maken me of ~ apalled, to make me anxious in my study, perturb me in my mind.

(a) A place of learning, school, college, university; ~ general, general ~, a center of advanced study open to students from everywhere, a university; ?also, a lower-level school of some sort [quot. a1402]; (b) a room in which to read, write, or study.

(a) Mental effort directed toward an end or a purpose; (b) a state of deep thought, meditation, contemplation, reverie, musing; also, a state of mental preoccupation; ben in (a) ~, fallen (sitten, stonden) in a ~, etc.; (c) a state of mental perplexity, doubt, anxiety, agitation; also, a state of amazement or wonder; fallen in-to a ~, sitten (stonden) in (a) ~; also, with ind. questions: ben in ~ hou (wher), to be perplexed how (sth. happened), be in a state of perplexity as to where (one might hide sth.); stonden in ~ whether, be in doubt whether (one should do sth. or not).

Careful examination, scrutiny; haven ~, to take counsel (how to do sth.).

In cpd.: ~ candel, tallow candles, used in abundance at certain holiday masses.

In phrase: under ~ of, ?under the guise of, in the role of.

As surname.