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1. abælien v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Rouse to anger, provoke. …

2. abaien v.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of hunting dogs: to bay or bark beside a hunted or slain animal; (b) to bark; (c) of a person: to bark (at sb.), speak rudely. …

3. abaillen v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To furnish bail or surety; (b) to pay bail to (sb. for deliverance of a prisoner). …

4. abaishen v.

50 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To lose one's composure, be upset; -- refl. & intr.; (b) ben abaished, be upset or perplexed (as by fear, shame, surprise); contextually: be afraid, embarrassed, surprised; (c) waxen (becomen)……

5. abaiten v.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To incite; to set (a dog on game); (b) to excite (the flesh), make eager. …

6. abandonen, -ǒunen v.

Additional spellings: abandounen
17 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To give up or surrender (sth.); (b) to discard (sth.), cast off; (c) to dispense (sth.) with abandon, give away without restraint; (d) to give (sb) up for lost, despair of saving. …

7. abāten, -i(en v.

Additional spellings: abati, abatien
99 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) To knock down or demolish (a wall, etc.); (b) to knock (sb.) down; strike down or defeat (an enemy); (c) strike (sail); cast down (a banner). …

8. abāven v.

13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To feel fear, surprise, etc.; (b) ppl. abaved, upset by fear, surprise, or wonder; afraid, embarrassed, puzzled, or amazed [largely contextual]. …

9. abbreviāten v.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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Shorten or abstract (a story, a set of plays, etc.); shorten (a period of time). …

10. abēchen v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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To feed, as the mother bird feeds a nestling. …

11. abẹ̄den v.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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To present or deliver (a message). …

12. abeien v.

19 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To bend (down); abeien face, incline the head; (b) to bow in homage (to sb.). …

13. abẹ̄lden v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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To grow bold. …

14. abelȝen v.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To anger or incense (sb.); (b) to grow angry; warþ abolwen, became angry or incensed; was abelȝen, was enraged or incensed. …

15. abēren v.

10 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Bear up, raise (sth.); aberen up; (b) aberen wæstm, fig. bear fruit [ref. to salvation]. …

16. abernen v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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To burn up (sth.), consume in flames. …

17. abēten v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To knock (out teeth); (b) to strike down or humble (pride). …

18. abetten v.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To urge or incite (sb. to evil); encourage or abet (wrong-doing); (b) to encourage (sb.); promote (well-being). …

19. abhorren v.

13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To shrink from (sth.) physically, loathe, dislike; (b) to shrink from or dread (death, adversity, etc.); (c) to regard (sth.) with repugnance, detest, abhor. …

20. abidden v.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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To pray; pray for (sth.). …

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