(a) To see (sb., sth., a place) with the eyes, catch sight of, notice; also, be able to see (sb., sth., a place); also fig.; (b) with ellipsis of obj. or rel.pron.; -- also in than clause; (c) ppl.se……
(a) Of a liquid, a substance: to be heated to the boiling point, boil, seethe; of solid food: be boiled in a liquid; of a person: be immersed in a boiling substance; of a vessel: be heated until the……
(a) To make the point of (an arrow, a pen, stake, etc.) sharp; make the edge of (a sword, tool, etc.) sharp; also fig.; sharpen in-to, sharpen (sth.) so as to become (a spear); -- used fig.; sharpen……
(a) To do harm to (sb.), injure; bring (sb.) to ruin, overcome; injure (sb., a part of the body, a faculty or capacity of the body), damage, afflict; of cattle: make (themselves) sick; (b) to bring……
(a) To hasten from one place to another, move swiftly, rush; also fig.; plunge (into a river); duck (under a shield); refl. rush (into a ship); of a ship: sail swiftly; of an arrow: fly forth from a……
(a) To be in a sitting position, be seated; occupy a seat; also, with adverbs: sitten abenche, be seated at table; sitten abouten, be sitting around in an area; sitten on, sit by; sitten softe, be……
(a) To strike (sth.), beat; pitch (a tent); light (a fire); strike off (a head from the body); beat (metal into a shape) [quot.: c1175(?OE) HRood]; -- used without obj.; slen of, cut off (someone's……
(a) To sleep, be asleep; (b) slepen as a beste (a swin, hogges, swin); slepen drie (wet), to sleep in a dry (wet) place; slepen faste (kindeli, sadli, savourli, seurli, soft, sound, soundli, swote, sw……
(a) To give off an odor; produce a fragrance or an aroma; also fig.; smellen on, send out a fragrance to (sb.); (b) ppl.smellinge, giving off an odor, smelling; fragrant; also in fig. context; swete……
(a) To guide the course of a ship or boat; steer (a vessel); also fig.; steren oute; (b) to lead (sb. to a place); guide the movement of (an animal or a bird); guide the direction of (sth.); direct……
(a) To remove the clothes of (sb.); strepen naked (stert-naked, to flesh and bon), strip (sb.) naked; strepen (naked) oute of, strip (sb.) of (his or her clothes); strepen of, strip (a corpse) of……
