(a)To shine, gleam, be bright; (b) to cause (one's countenance) to grow livid; to turn pale; blenken of one's ble, of a person: to turn pale; of the sun: to grow dim. …

To blow violently; of persons: shout loudly and angrily. …

To soak (sth.) in a lye solution for the purpose of cleaning and bleaching, buck (clothing, thread, etc.); fig. cleanse. …

To vomit, spew; braken out, braken up. …

(a) To crouch, squat, or kneel; couren doun, couren on knes; (b) to cringe, cower; (c) fig. to lurk. …

(a) To scratch (sth.); esp., scrape with claws or fingernails; -- also without object; (b) to scratch oneself to relieve itching; scrape (sth.) lightly with claws or nails; (c) to comb (cloth) to make……

(a) To swarm, crawl; ben crauling, be crawling (with worms); (b) fig. to drag oneself, walk slowly. …

(a) To fall in drops, drip; dripen of, drip from (sth.); ppl. driping, dripping, misty; (b) dripen on, to drop or dab (a liquid or salve) on (sth.); (c) dripen mid, to moisten or daub (sth.) with……

To stink. …

(a) To infer (sth.) from observation, etc.; perceive, find out; gessen in, gessen of, perceive (sth.) in (sb.), suspect; (b) with clause as obj.: to conclude (that sth. is true or will happen)……

(a) To shine brightly; gleam, glitter; (b) to shine faintly; glimmer. …

(a) To glisten, be dazzling; (b) to glance with the eyes. …

To glisten, glitter, sparkle, flash; shine brightly; glisteren ayen the sonne, to reflect the light of the sun. …

To blacken (sth.), cover with soot; make (sth.) dark or gloomy; fig. make (robbers) unhappy, punish. …

(a) To be terrified, shudder, tremble; (b) of mirth, manner, behavior: to be disturbed, be troubled; (c) ?to frighten (sb.) [?error for greven]. …

To grumble. …

To munch (sth.), nibble. …

(a) To dig, excavate; holken out, gouge out (the eyes); ppl. holked, of eyes: sunken, hollow; (b) to form a hollow in (dough), shape into a shell. …

(a) To nestle, crouch; (b) hurkelen doun with hed, to bend the head down, cower; (c) to rest, lie; (d) hurkelen up, ?to stand up; (e) in surnames [see Smith PNElem. 1.260-1]. …

To talk foolishly; labben oute, let out (a secret); ppl. labbing, babbling, bigmouthed. …

To ensnare, entrap; ppl. marled, entangled; ensnared. …

To peck away at (sth.), nibble at; make a stab at singing (a part). …

(a) To nod the head in drunkenness, sleepiness, gloominess, etc.; nodden with hed (bek), nod (one's) head; (b) ?to fall asleep, become drowsy. …

To smear (sth.) over. …

To pamper (the flesh) by feeding; fatten. …

To indulge (flesh, belly, oneself), esp. with food. …

(a) Of a bird: to peck; strike at (sb. or sth.) with the beak; also fig.; pekken out, gouge out or pierce (an eye) with the beak; pekken up, take up (food) with the beak; (b) of a person: to pick……

(a) To thrust (sth.), drive (a stake, etc.); picchen in (o, to, into), stick, thrust, or drive (sth.) into (sth.); surround (a wood) with a palisade [quot.: a1450, 1st]; (b) to pierce (sb. or sth.)……

(a) To plunge into water, dive; (b) to immerse (sth.) in liquid quickly, plunge. …

(a) To poke (sb.), nudge; also, knock (sb.), strike; poken on; (b) to push or thrust (sth.) out, remove; (c) to stimulate (sb.), irritate; incite (sb. to do sth.); poken forth (out), bring out……

To make a gulping sound while drinking; also, blow a horn; poupen in. …

(a) To struggle or wriggle in death agony; of someone's vital force: suffer convulsion or agitation; (b) of one's heart or arteries: to pound, throb, or palpitate because of joy, fear, distress, etc……

To well up, gush forth, flow. …

To force (sth. into or against sth. else), ram. …

(a) To hasten, rush violently; rappen and rennen, of the pupils of the eyes: move quickly, dart, flicker [cp. rapen v.(2) (e)]; (b) refl. to hasten, hurry. …

To rage; also, ?to enrage (sb.); rased of wit, ?beside oneself with rage. …

To make a military expedition; also, journey, travel. …

(a) To make a rattling sound in breathing; make a death rattle; (b) of a banner: to flap; (c) rotelen togeder, of weapons: to rattle against each other in battle. …

To be at odds, quarrel, dispute. …

(a) To make a rumbling sound; (b) to make a low noise; murmur, mumble, mutter; (c) of a crowd: to make noise or tumult; (d) to move with a rumbling sound; (e) to cause a rumbling sound by movement. …

To speak secretively, whisper; runken or rounen. …

(a) To sink, be mired; (b) to sag, hang down unevenly; (c) ?to weaken; ?sink down. …

(a) To scatter; disperse (sth.), throw or spread about, strew; scateren on, cast (dirt) on (one's head); (b) ben scatered, to be spread about so as to be common or prevalent; (c) to scatter (clouds)……

(a) To skim impurities or fat from (a liquid); -- also without obj.; clarify (butter, honey); skim the surface of (the white of an egg); (b) ppl. scomed, skimmed; of butter, honey: clarified; (c)……

To draw out with a scoop; draw out (water), scoop out, bail out; scopen oute. …

(a) To scour, polish; polish or scour (metal, a pot, etc.); furbish (armor); ?also, fig. of a day: be bright and clear [quot.: a1375]; scouren bright (clene, neue), make (sth.) bright (clean, new) by……

(a) To pour, pour out, serve; also fig.; pour (wine, water, a drink), serve; of a drink: flow, be poured; (b) to serve (sb. sth., sth. to sb.); also fig.; shenchen mid, serve (sb.) with (wine)……

(a) To remove (seeds, nuts, etc.) from the husk or shell; remove (peas) from the pod; remove (oysters) from the shell; shillen oute; also, ppl. shilled as adj.; (b) to separate (sb. or sth. from sth……

(a) To tremble, quake, twitch convulsively; of a shaft: quiver after striking a target; shoderen under sheld, hold back from conflict; (b) to scatter, disperse, go in different directions; shoderen……

(a) To move rapidly, rush; shokken in; shokken togeder, refl. ?crowd together; ?move in a group; (b) to shake (sb. by the beard); (c) shokken in, to push (one's shield) into the fray, attack with (a……

To put (sheaves) in shocks; heap or pile up (sth.); also fig.; shokken up. …

To shovel (sth.) away; also fig.; shovelen oute. …

To ruffle (a beard). …

(a) To scratch or rub oneself; (b) to curry (a horse). …

(a) To make a promise to (sb.), make a pact with; promise (sb. to do sth., that sth. shall be done); sikeren feith to, promise (sb. to do sth.); sikeren of, promise (sb. sth.); sikeren on honde……

To strain (sth.). …

(a) To make a hissing sound; ppl. sissing as noun: something that hisses, a snake; (b) of the ears: to buzz, hum. …

(a) To come, go; skelten ther-at, apply oneself to something; (b) to raise (an alarm); cause (skirmishing), begin; (c) ?to cause (sb.) to go away, drive away; ?revile (sb.). …

(a) To loosen (ropes, bonds, a bridle, etc.); also fig.; also, release (sb. from prison or confinement), loose (ferocious animals on someone), untie (a boat) from its mooring; slaken nekke, of a lion……

(a) To throw (sb., an animal), cast; put (sb. on sth.) forcefully; (b) ?in surname. …

To slide (over a surface). …

(a) To move quietly or stealthily; slip away, escape; also fig.; slippen awei, of blood: flow away; fig. of wealth: dissipate; slippen bi, pass by quietly; slippen doun, let oneself down, slide down……

(a) To sleep, doze; slomberen and slepen, slepen and slomberen; ppl. slombring, dozing, sleepy, drowsy; (b) fig. to be quiescent, remain dormant; be spiritually unheeding or unaware; slomberen in……

To become drowsy, doze; also, sleep. …

(a) To taste something, sense flavor in the mouth; also fig.; smaken of, experience the flavor of (sth.); -- used fig.; ppl. smakinge as adj.: flavorful, savory; (b) to taste (sth.); also, fig. learn……

(a) To cause (sb. or sth.) physical pain, hardship, etc.; also in fig. context; -- also impers.; also, burn (sb. or sth.) [quot. 1440]; (b) to cause (sb.) to suffer grief, remorse, emotional distress……

(a) To assume an expression of amusement or pleasure, smile; smilen at (of), smile at (sth.), be pleased or amused by (sth.); (b) to assume a pleasant, kindly expression; wear a smile; smilen among……

(a) To stumble, stagger; trip; also fig. and in fig. context; also, fall in battle; snaperen on hors hed, fall forward on one's horse; (b) to fall into error; (c) snaperen in snare, to fall into a……

?To hasten (sb.), urge on. …

To sob; snobben and sighen, sighen and snobben; snobben after, weep in longing for (sth.); ppl. snobbinge, sobbing; also, accompanied by sobs [quot. a1450 Aelred, 2nd]. …

Of a hawk: to wipe (the beak) clean of food, etc. …

?To scowl; ?yammer in pain, grimace with pain; ppl. snouring as adj.: scowling, lowering. …

Of a hawk: to wipe (the beak clean of food, etc.). …

?To sneeze; ?become wrinkled with age. …

(a) To sob as a result of sorrow or gladness; weep in contrition or as a result of spiritual fervor; sobben and sighen (wepen), sighen (wepen) and (or) sobben, etc.; (b) to weep (to have sth.); sobben……

?To cause (a bird) to fly upward; ?strike at (a bird). …

(a) To break (sth.) apart, shatter (a ship); ppl. spalddid, shattered, splintered; (b) to cut open (a fish). …

To wean (a child); ppl. spaned, weaned; also, ppl. spanond as noun: a child who is being weaned. …

(a) To give off sparks; also, fig. produce or kindle (sparks of desire); ppl. sparkinge as adj.: giving off sparks, sparking; (b) to sparkle, glitter; ppl. sparkinge, glittering. …

(a) To lock; -- used in fig. context; (b) of a part of the body: to close up; also, refl. close itself; sparren after, of heaven: close behind (sb.). …

To lock or bar (a gate, door, window, etc.); also fig.; fasten (a lock); lock something; -- used fig. [quots. a1425(a1400) PConsc., c1475(?c1400)]; also, of a door: be locked; speren bi rof and ground……

To incite (sb. to do sth.); ppl. ispiȝt, stimulated, motivated. …

(a) To split (a fish); cut up (an animal); also, slice (food); ppl. splat as adj.: split open; (b) ?to split (sb.) open, kill; ?error for speken v. …

(a) To spit out saliva; ?splash (sth. on a place); -- used without obj. [quot. a1475 Hrl.Bk.Hawking]; of a lake: send out sprays of water; of a dragon: spit fire; also, spit (fire or sparks), spew; of……

(a) To sprinkle (water, salt, etc.), scatter, strew; sprinkle (sth. on sb. or sth. or into sth.); also fig.; sprenklen abouten (aboven, on); (b) to sprinkle (sb. or sth. with sth.); also fig.; splash……

(a) To spring forth, grow; sprouten oute; also in fig. context; (b) to put forth shoots, germinate; sprouten to, produce (flowers, fruit); ppl. sprouted as adj.: germinated; (c) to put forth plants. …

To squirt water from the mouth. …

(a) To stake out (a boundary), determine; mark (land); staken oute; (b) to fix (pointed stakes) in a defensive line; fortify (a position) with pointed stakes; staken up; (c) ppl. staked, fastened to a……

(a) To pound or mash an ingredient; pound (sth.), beat; crush (sth.), mash; also fig. [last quot.]; -- also without obj. [quot.: ?a1500]; stamp (ingredients in a mortar), bray; ppl. stamped, pounded……

In phrase: ben stapled, of exported goods: to be marketed or sold in an official export market. …

(a) To advance; steiren forth, ascend (a path), go forth on; (b) fig. to arrange (sth.) in the form of stairs, make a staircase of. …

(a) To make a thrust, strike; strike (sb.); thrust (a spear); also, push hard on (gates); steten doun, knock (sb.) down; steten on, set on (sb.), strike at; ben stet on, trample on (sb.); (b) to fall……

(a) To stop, halt; ?also, stumble; stagger in walking; (b) to falter in speech, stutter, stammer; also, babble, prate. …

(a) To lodge (sb., an animal), provide quarters for; pack (gear) in a ship, stow; also, place (sb.) in a certain position at table, seat; stouen in; (b) ?to bring (angels) together in one company; (c)……

To stay, remain, abide; delay in acting, pause, tarry. …

Of a dialect: to be characterized by harsh sounds. …

To go, proceed rapidly; of blood: rush out swiftly; straken forth. …

To sprinkle, in rites of purification; sprinkle (blood); also [last quot.], sprinkle (sth. with holy water); -- used fig. …

To sprinkle (sth. with holy water); -- used fig. …

(a) To ornament (a garment) with bands or edgings; ppl. striped, of curtains or hangings: ornamented (with ribbon or edging); (b) of a stroke of a weapon: to move quickly, make a thrust; (c) to slip……