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81. relẹ̄ving(e ger.

Additional spellings: relevinge
29 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The action of helping, providing for, saving; an instance of this; aid, assistance, succor; also, redemption; releving oute of, helping (sb.) out of (debt, distress); setten a releving, to provide…

82. relīen v.

25 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To rally in battle, regroup, reassemble; also, take heart, take courage [quot.: c1400]; relien to, rally round (a banner); also, pursue (sb.), attack; (b) to rally (troops) in battle, reform; --…

83. rennen v.(1)

936 quotations in 33 senses
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(a) Of humans: to run, move quickly on foot; also of angels, centaurs, devils, monopodes, etc.; rennen and (other) rennen, go on foot and (or) ride; (b) comen rennen, comen (gon) renninge, to come…

84. renning(e ger.(1)

Additional spellings: renninge
78 quotations in 6 senses
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Of a person: (a) running; running in pursuit or hunting; a running, rush; also fig.; at long renning, in the long run; (b) running in sport or contest; a race; ?also, a racecourse [last quot.]…

85. resteien v.

13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To stop, stay; pause; (b) to arrest (sb.), capture; check (sb.), hold back; hold (a horse) in check; drive back (deer); (c) to restrain (sb. from doing sth.); (d) to constrain (sb. to do sth.)…

86. restreied adj.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Hunt. Of hounds: trained to hold back.

87. retrẹ̄ven v.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Hunt. To flush out game birds; find a game animal a second time; find (a game bird, game animal) again; ?flush out (game birds) [quot.: 1486]; (b) to return (to a place).

88. retreving ger.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Hunt. Retrieval of game.

89. reward n.

134 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Something awarded in recognition of merit, virtue, etc.; a reward, prize; (b) a payment for services, remuneration; a fee, bonus; also fig.; (c) what one deserves, just deserts; retribution…

90. rewarden v.

100 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To give a reward; reward (sb.); (b) hunt. to reward (a hound or hawk), esp. with a part of the game; (c) to reward (affection, good deeds, etc.); -- also without obj.; (d) to pay (sb.) for goods…

91. right n.

447 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) That which is morally right; resoun and right; (b) moral rectitude, righteousness; right and skil, skil and right; haven right, to act rightly; (c) a right action, good deed; bi right or wrong, by…

92. rīot(e n.

Additional spellings: riote
53 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Riotous living, dissipation, debauchery; extravagance, a course of extravagance; setten in riot, to set (sb.) on a course of dissipation; (b) an instance of loose living, debauchery, or…

93. rīse n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A piece of rising land; high land; (b) an uprising; maken a rise, to raise a rebellion; (c) hunt. ?a false start by a hare to deceive the hounds; ?error for ruse n.; (d) in surname and place name…

94. rǒute n.(2)

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A way, route; a road; holden forth route, to continue on (one's) way; leten the cuppe gon route, let the cup make its way, pass the cup; maken route in-to, make way to (a place); (b) hunt. a…

95. semblẹ̄ n.

54 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The gathering together of persons for a particular purpose; an assembly, a meeting, feast, tournament; also, the act of seating persons together at an occasion; maken a semble, to attend a…

96. senten v.(2)

5 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Hunt. To perceive by smell; also, scent (a spoor); senten of, get wind of (prey); (b) to give off a pleasant smell.

97. sē̆rching(e ger.

Additional spellings: serchinge
15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The act of searching or investigating; an examination, investigation, inquiry; (b) an inspection for quality; the act of inspecting the materials and practices of guildsmen to maintain the quality…

98. set n.(1)

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Hunt. The area of a forest or park marked out for the hunt; (b) an attack, onslaught; (c) the time of sunset; set of the sonne, sonne set [cp. OE sunn-set].

99. 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…

100. skirt(e n.

Additional spellings: skirte
35 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The lower part of a man's gown or robe, clerical vestment, etc.; prest skirt; serke skirt; (b) the lower part of a woman's dress, a skirt; also, a skirt used as a receptacle; (c) in glossary…