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1. līknes(se n.

Additional spellings: liknesse
138 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Appearance, guise, shape; gome liknes, the shape of a man; bi liknes, in this guise, in this manner; (b) a shade, a vision; (c) a soul; (d) a pretense.

2. onȝiten v.

20 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To perceive (sth.), see; med. observe (a symptom), experience (a condition); (b) to recognize (voices); (c) to understand (sth.), comprehend; perceive (that sth. is done, that sth. is the case…

3. rẹ̄kels n.

41 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Incense, frankincense; rekels fat [OE recels-fæt], a vessel for incense; a censer, thurible; (b) the smoke or aroma of incense; rekels smoke; (c) med. frankincense used in ointments, etc.; bastard

4. setten v.

1640 quotations in 40 senses
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(a) To make (sb.) sit, seat (sb.); also, with partitive construction: setten of..over heigh setle, fig. seat (someone's offspring) upon (his) high throne, make to rule; setten adoun (doun, up), make…

5. slēn v.

449 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To strike (sth.), beat; pitch (a tent); light (a fire); strike off (a head from the body); beat (metal into a shape) [quot.: c1175(?OE) HRood]; -- used without obj.; slen of, cut off (someone's…

6. tọ̄̆slitten v.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To cut (sb., a shield) to pieces; slash open (a bag, bone, etc.), slit asunder; also fig.; ppl. tosliten as adj., of a wound: split open; (b) of lions: to tear (sb.) to pieces, devour; of snakes…