Search Constraints

Number of results to display per page

Search Results

1. cracchen v.

23 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) To scratch (sth.); esp., scrape with claws or fingernails; -- also without object; (b) to scratch oneself to relieve itching; scrape (sth.) lightly with claws or nails; (c) to comb (cloth) to make…

2. drīpen, drippen v.

Additional spellings: drippen
9 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) To fall in drops, drip; dripen of, drip from (sth.); ppl. driping, dripping, misty; (b) dripen on, to drop or dab (a liquid or salve) on (sth.); (c) dripen mid, to moisten or daub (sth.) with…

3. hā̆ver n.(2)

33 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) The cereal grain, oats; (b) haver bern, haver gerner, a storehouse for oats; haver bred, oaten bread; haver cake, a loaf made from oaten flour; also as surname; haver mele, oaten flour; (c) haver

4. ?hirse n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Millet.

5. nodden v.

5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) To nod the head in drunkenness, sleepiness, gloominess, etc.; nodden with hed (bek), nod (one's) head; (b) ?to fall asleep, become drowsy.

6. shīve n.

24 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A slice, piece, usu. of bread or other food; also in proverb; also, a portion of food; shive (of) bred; step-moder shive, a thin slice, an insufficient portion; (b) ?a slab or length of wood; ?a…

7. shiver(e n.

Additional spellings: shivere
27 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A slice, piece, usu. of bread or other food; (b) a splinter, fragment, chip; ?also, a rock fragment, mason-chip [quot.: 1432]; shiveres of the rib, fragments of a broken rib; gon (shaken, toflien

8. smert(e n.

Additional spellings: smerte
32 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Physical pain; also, harm [quot. a1420]; also, a burn [quot. 1440]; don smert, to cause (an animal) pain, harm; (b) grief, sorrow, annoyance; also fig. of Jesus; also, contrition, remorse; (c)…

9. sterche n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
?Any substance for whitening, bleaching, or stiffening fabrics; also used for washing the face [quot. a1500]; sterche flour, starch in powdered form.

10. stẹ̄r(e adj.

Additional spellings: stere
10 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Of persons or animals: strong, hardy; of objects: sturdy; (b) powerful; ?also, harsh, tyrannical; (c) steadfast, faithful; (d) ?prosperous; (e) important, great; (f) as adv.: firmly, securely…

11. stilt(e n.

Additional spellings: stilte
16 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) The handle of a plow; (b) a wooden crutch; an artificial leg, peg leg; also, a stilt; stilt bond, a strap for attaching a stilt or a peg leg; (c) ?one of the uprights of a ladder; (d) in surname.

12. strā̆ken v.(1)

4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To go, proceed rapidly; of blood: rush out swiftly; straken forth.

13. warī̆angle n.

3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A bird of the genus Lanius, a shrike or butcherbird; also used as a term of abuse.

14. wẹ̄r(e n.(5)

Additional spellings: were
67 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A feeling or personal condition of doubt or uncertainty; also, hesitancy, indecision; double wer, a state of doubt or indecision between two alternatives; in (a) wer, in a state of doubt or…

15. wī̆ndī adj.(1)

2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Devoid (of sth.); set free (of sb.), quit.

16. yēren v.(1)

9 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) To make a request, ask;—in as clause; also, ask (about sth.) (b) to ask for (sth.), request; also, ask (sth. of sb.), demand [1st quot.]; (c) to desire (sth.), long for; also with that clause as…

17. yespon n.

7 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A measure of volume equivalent to that contained in a person’s hands cupped together.