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1. hurkelen v.

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(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]. …

2. pǒupen v.

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

3. saggen v.

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

4. sobben v.

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(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……

5. tā̆lmen v.

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(a) Of a person: to be overcome, faint; of the heart: weaken, become exhausted; (b) of the tongue: to falter when singing; (c) ?to exhaust (sb.), weary; ?refl. to grow tired. …

6. vēren v.(1)

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Naut. To let out or slacken (a rope). …

7. wriggen v.

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To wag (one’s tail);—used fig.; wriggen with the tail, of a bird: twist or flap its tail. …

8. wrikken v.

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To move to and fro, flit back and forth; also in fig. context. …

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