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121. thurven v.

172 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) Of a candle: to be necessary (for sb.), be needed, avail; (b) impers. hit thare, used parenthetically: it is necessary; (c) ?impers. thurte, he experienced (no lack of knights at his disposal).

122. -tī suf.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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A suffix inherited from OE, with the meaning 'ten', in the cardinal numerals twenti, thriti, fourti, fifti, sixti, seventi, eighteti, ninti and the combs. hundtentiȝ, hundseventi. In ME nearly all…

123. til prep.

372 quotations in 16 senses
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In phrases with verbs of motion expressed or implied; —freq. used postpositively: (a) onward to and into (a place, country, heaven, hell, etc.); also, in comb. with adv.: up til; til honde, into…

124. tī̆tle n.

91 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) An inscription, esp. the superscription on Christ's cross; (b) a stone memorial; also, a stone altar.

125. tọ̄̆hōlden v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To reinforce (a hall) against attack; (b) toholden in ech half (everi side), to approach (people) from all sides, surround [could also be construed as post-posed prep. plus holden v.(1)].

126. 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…

127. twelve num.

139 quotations in 7 senses
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Cardinal number as adj.: twelve, a dozen; ten other twelve, about twelve (plows, yards of cloth, etc.); ten or twelve or twenti, between ten and twenty (foals); ten verse or twelve, ten or twelve…

128. twentī num.

114 quotations in 6 senses
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Cardinal number as adj.: twenty; also, ?of or pertaining to the number twenty [quot. ?c1475]; twenti and mo, over twenty (hunting dogs), a large number of.

129. twig n.

37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A small branch of a tree, a twig, shoot; also, the stem of a plant; a sprig of a medicinal plant or herb; a leafy branch, frond; any green and growing part of a plant; lim twig [see lim n.(2) 4.(c…

130. under prep.

510 quotations in 21 senses
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With ref. primarily to physical orientation on a vertical axis (a) directly beneath (sth.), some distance below, underneath; also, beneath and in contact with (sth.), supporting; with (sth. or sb.)…

131. underyẹ̄de v.

15 quotations in 5 senses
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Went to the help of (sb.), sustained or supported.

132. uniðor n.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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No good end or purpose, mischief; on uniðor, to no good end, unprofitably; to uniðor, astray, amiss.

133. unrọ̄tsen v.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To become sad, be grieved; ben unrotsod; (b) to make (sb.) unhappy, sadden;—also without obj.

134. unworthen v.

16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To treat (sb. or sth., oneself) with disdain, despise; treat (sb. or sth.) with dishonor, degrade; (b) refl. to humble oneself; (c) ppl. unworthinge, given to indignation or impatience.

135. vīne-yē̆rd n.

Additional spellings: vineyerd
48 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A vineyard; also, a pictorial representation of a vineyard [quot. a1398]; vine-yerd of plesire, ?a vineyard designed for recreational or aesthetic purposes; vine-yerd silver, a customary rent paid…

136. walten v.

23 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To turn over, be overturned [quot. ?a1450, 1st]; also, turn (sb. or sth.) over, upend, invert; fig. turn (sth.) over in one’s mind, consider [1st quot.]; walten over (b) to topple, fall in…

137. wā̆rien v.

146 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To complain bitterly and vociferously, fulminate, rant, rail; also, speak profanely, swear, curse; ppl. wariinge as adj.: given to cursing, foul-mouthed; also, as noun: those given to cursing [1st…

138. warth n.

24 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A shore; ?also, a ford [quot. c1400(?c1390); cp. wath n.]; se warth [OE sǣ-waroþ], the seashore; (b) the sea floor; (c) in surnames; (d) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.246,255].

139. waxen v.(1)

401 quotations in 16 senses
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(a) To increase in size through natural growth, grow; also in fig. context; waxen up; ben (haven) waxen; ppl. waxinge, growing, alive; also in fig. context (b) haven waxen, to have achieved full…

140. wẹ̄ n.

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(a) Misery, trouble, woe; wand-reth and we; we sith, a time of woe or trouble; ?a trouble; (b) we is him, woe be to him.