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421. rāketeie n.

18 quotations in 1 sense
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A chain; a fetter; -- also coll.

422. rāthe adj.

15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Eager, prompt; also, rash; (b) aroused, provoked; ?angry; (c) early, soon; to rathe, too early; (d) important, prominent, principal; sup. rathest, of first quality, best; (e) in surnames.

423. rāth(e adv.

Additional spellings: rathe
78 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Immediately, quickly, at once; before long, shortly; rath and sone, sone and rath; (b) al (wel) rath, at once; more (ful, most, so, swithe, wonderli) rath; al) to rath; inough rath [see also inoug

424. rēd n.(1)

433 quotations in 15 senses
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(a) Advice, counsel; also, teaching; also, a suggestion, piece of advice; red bore [OE rǣd-bora], red man [cp. redes-man n.], a counselor; red wise, wise in counsel; (b) after (mid, of, thurgh) red

425. rēden v.(1)

687 quotations in 24 senses
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To read; engage in reading; also, know how to read; reden in, read in (a book); also fig.; read on (a surface); reden on, read or read in (a book, etc.); also fig.; reden of (upon); connen reden, know…

426. 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…

427. rẹ̄sen v.(3)

15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To fall, descend, drop; -- also refl.; fall (on one's sword); of hair: fall out; (b) to fall down, collapse; also fig.; fall in battle, perish, suffer defeat; (c) ppl. hreosende as adj…

428. reuen v.(1)

221 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To regret (sth., how sth. happens); -- also refl.; be embarrassed or shamed by (sth.) [quot.: c1395]; grieve (to do sth.); reuen res, regret (an action, esp. a rash action); (b) to feel regret, be…

429. rīde n.(3)

11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Room, space; (b) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem.2.89].

430. 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…

431. right adj.

387 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Straight, not crooked; right entraille (gut), the rectum; reule right, aligned straight as a ruler; (b) of a road, journey, etc.: direct; right wei, direct way, nearest way; (c) in fig. contexts…

432. right(e adv.

Additional spellings: righte
478 quotations in 12 senses
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As intensifier with adverbs: exactly, precisely, just: (a) right an-on (nou-þe), tho right, at once, immediately [see also an-on adv. & conj.1.(b), nou-þe adv.1.(a)]; right nou (so, then, tho), just…

433. righten v.

116 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To straighten (sth., a path); make right (deformed limbs), make normal, restore; also iron. [quot.: Lay.Brut]; righten oute, straighten out (stiffened limbs); (b) to stand up straight, rise…

434. right-wīs(e adj.

Additional spellings: rightwis, right-wise, rightwise
129 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Conforming to divine law, virtuous, holy, righteous; (b) of God: good, holy, just; right-wis blod, innocent blood of Christ; right-wis gost, the Holy Ghost; (c) just in all dealings, impartial…

435. right-wīsnes(se n.

Additional spellings: rightwisnes, right-wisnesse, rightwisnesse
141 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Justice; fairness, impartiality; court of right-wisnes, court of justice; (b) an instance of justice; just punishment; also, just punishment personified; don right-wisnes, to see justice done…

436. sak n.

150 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) A sack, bag; also fig.; sak and ston, completely; (b) a sack for grain or flour; (c) a sack for money or valuables; also, a purse; (d) cook. a sack or bag used in kneading dough; pl. a culinary…

437. sẹ̄d n.

176 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) The grain or ovule of a plant by which a new plant is propagated, a seed; (b) coll. seed; grain; (c) a kind of seed; also, pl. kinds of seed; (d) sed coriaundre, coriaundre sed; aker sed, enough…

438. seien v.(1)

1389 quotations in 25 senses
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With direct quotation: (a) to say (certain specified words), utter; (b) to say (certain specified words to sb., to oneself, among a group, etc.); seien aye, say (certain specified words) in reply (to…

439. sẹ̄̆ld-sẹ̄n adj.

Additional spellings: seldsen
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Rarely encountered, seldom seen; (b) as adv.: seldom, rarely.

440. sē̆l(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: sele
84 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Happiness, bliss; good fortune, prosperity; also, a blessing [quot.: Cursor 3638]; hap and sel; (b) a (o, of, on) sel, happy, in good humor; prosperous; blessed; in sel, in the bliss of heaven…