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1. hissen v.

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(a) Of serpents, geese, etc.: to emit a sharp sibilant sound, hiss; (b) hissen on, to make this sound as a sign of contempt, hiss at (sb. or sth.); (c) to whistle; (d) hissen to, to call (sb.) by……

2. runken v.

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To speak secretively, whisper; runken or rounen. …

3. swalperen v.

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(a) To struggle in the water, splash about; (b) ben swalpird, of bodily humors: to be disturbed, be disordered. …

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