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381. strẹ̄pen v.

61 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To remove the clothes of (sb.); strepen naked (stert-naked, to flesh and bon), strip (sb.) naked; strepen (naked) oute of, strip (sb.) of (his or her clothes); strepen of, strip (a corpse) of…

382. strẹ̄t(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: strete
174 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A road leading from one city or town to another, an open road; also, a path or way through a field, forest, etc.; heigh stret, a main road, highway [OE hēah-strǣt; see also ME heigh adj. 2b.(e)]…

383. swīre n.

82 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The neck of a human being; also, the throat; ben filled unto swire, to be filled up to (one's) neck; crengen with swire, arch the neck haughtily; ibeien swire, fig. submit; sitten up to (stonden

384. sword n.

195 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A bladed weapon designed for cutting and thrusting, a sword; also fig. & in fig. context; pleien at the sword and bokeler, to fence; (b) death by the sword; don to (the) sword, to put (sb.) to the…

385. ten num.

157 quotations in 7 senses
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Cardinal number as adj.: (a) ten; ten or (other) twelve, around a dozen; (b) tenfold; also, as adv.: ten times; ten double, ten times as much; ten so, ten times as (bright, much, etc.).

386. thīgh n.

91 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The upper leg of a human being, devil, etc. from the knee to the hip, thigh; also, the thigh of an image or idol; gret thigh; thigh bon, the femur; thigh hole, bouing (folding, plicature) of the

387. thwīre adj.

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(a) Of persons, the soul, etc.: obstinate in wrongdoing, willful, wicked, perverse; also, of a path, way: crooked;—used in fig. context; (b) as noun pl.: those who are obstinate or perverse, the…

388. thwīren v.

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To be in opposition, be at variance, conflict.

389. thwī̆rlī adj.

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Of persons: obstinate in wrongdoing, perverse; of conduct, deeds: evil, iniquitous; of a thought, deed, etc.: sinful, wicked, depraved; also in fig. context.

390. thwī̆rlī adv.

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Perversely, iniquitously.

391. thwī̆rnisse n.

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(a) An instance of perversity; (b) pl. trials, burdens, afflictions.