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61. withhōlden v.

138 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To exercise restraint [quots. ?a1425(?a1350) & last]; restrain (sb., oneself); also, restrain (oneself from sth., an action) (b) to restrain (the tongue, a hand, etc.);—also without obj. [quot.…

62. wọ̄sen v.

17 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To escape in minute quantities through pores or similar openings, through a permeable substance, etc., be exuded; of groundwater: well up, trickle forth; wosen oute (b) physiol. to pass in minute…

63. yēven v.

1371 quotations in 35 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To give alms, gifts, etc., give something voluntarily, make a gift; give generously (to sb.); give alms, gifts, etc. (to sb.) in response to a request; also, in partitive construction: yeven of