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1.
sterten
v.
265 quotations in 10 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To leap, jump; cavort, caper, prance; also
fig.
; also, jump up and down in joy or fear;
sterten up
, leap up in the air; also
fig.
;
ppl.
stertinge
, leaping, bounding, skipping; (b) with prep…
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