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1. plumpen v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To plunge into water, dive; (b) to immerse (sth.) in liquid quickly, plunge.

2. pōken v.(1)

17 quotations in 1 sense
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(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…

3. rampnen v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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To force (sth. into or against sth. else), ram.

4. reisen v.(2)

3 quotations in 1 sense
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To make a military expedition; also, journey, travel.

5. shrimpen v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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To ruffle (a beard).

6. sī̆len v.(2)

4 quotations in 1 sense
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To strain (sth.).

7. slǒmberen v.

32 quotations in 1 sense
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(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

8. smā̆ken v.

19 quotations in 5 senses
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(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…

9. snobben v.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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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].

10. snǒuen v.(2)

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

11. sparren v.(1)

44 quotations in 4 senses
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(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.).

12. sprenklen v.(1)

28 quotations in 1 sense
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(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…

13. strādelen v.

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Of a dialect: to be characterized by harsh sounds.

14. strā̆ken v.(1)

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

15. sweien v.(2)

19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To move, go, go quickly, hasten; also, of a current: move (sb.) along, carry; (b) to move in a swaying or sweeping motion; also, stoop, bend; ppl. sweande as adj., of a sail: billowing, swelling…

16. 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).

17. tọ̄̆murten v.

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To break apart, split.

18. welken v.(1)

36 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Of a flower, leaf, plant, etc.: to fade, droop, wither, dry up; also, of human tissue: shrivel [quot. c1425]; of an odor: ?dissipate [quot. a1450]; ppls. welkede & welkinge, withered, dried up…

19. whippen v.

15 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To move rapidly, move back and forth quickly; specif. of a dragon: flap or flutter furiously (with its wings); of a bird: struggle (in a snare) by fluttering or flapping the wings; whippen in

20. wrā̆ken v.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of a person or God: to exact vengeance, inflict punishment for wrong done; display vindictive anger [last quot.]; exact vengeance (on sb. or a god); also, inflict punishment (on sb.) (b) to…