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1. lukken v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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To happen, chance; also, happen fortunately; hit lukked hem, they chanced (to do sth.); and hit lukke, if Fortune smiles. …

2. pīken v.(2)

3 quotations in 1 sense
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To peek; peer (at sb.); of the sun: peep above the horizon. …

3. pōken v.(1)

17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To poke (sb.), nudge; also, knock (sb.), strike; poken on; (b) to push or thrust (sth.) out, remove; (c) to stimulate (sb.), irritate; incite (sb. to do sth.); poken forth (out), bring out……

4. ramblen v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Of the mind: to wander, roam. …

5. reisen v.(2)

3 quotations in 1 sense
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To make a military expedition; also, journey, travel. …

6. rūen v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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In phrase: ruen up, of hair: to stand on end. …

7. shirten v.(2)

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Refl. To amuse oneself, enjoy oneself. …

8. shǒvelen v.(2)

2 quotations in 1 sense
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To shuffle; shovelen (forth) with fete. …

9. shrimpen v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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To ruffle (a beard). …

10. shrīven v.

147 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Refl. To make confession, make confession (to sb., to God); also iron., with implication of impending decease [quot.: Chaucer TC]; (b) refl. shriven o (of), to confess (sins), make confession of……

11. slǒmberen v.

32 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To sleep, doze; slomberen and slepen, slepen and slomberen; ppl. slombring, dozing, sleepy, drowsy; (b) fig. to be quiescent, remain dormant; be spiritually unheeding or unaware; slomberen in……

12. smā̆ken v.

19 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To taste something, sense flavor in the mouth; also fig.; smaken of, experience the flavor of (sth.); -- used fig.; ppl. smakinge as adj.: flavorful, savory; (b) to taste (sth.); also, fig. learn……

13. snǒuen v.(2)

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Of a hawk: to wipe (the beak) clean of food, etc. …

14. sparren v.(1)

44 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To lock; -- used in fig. context; (b) of a part of the body: to close up; also, refl. close itself; sparren after, of heaven: close behind (sb.). …

15. sprenklen v.(1)

28 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To sprinkle (water, salt, etc.), scatter, strew; sprinkle (sth. on sb. or sth. or into sth.); also fig.; sprenklen abouten (aboven, on); (b) to sprinkle (sb. or sth. with sth.); also fig.; splash……

16. stēken v.

170 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To stab (sb. or sth.), pierce with a weapon; stab (sb., an animal) to death, kill; steken doun, cut (sb.) down with a sword; ppl. stekede, stabbed, killed; (b) to nail (Jesus on the cross); fig.……

17. thurven v.

172 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) Of a candle: to be necessary (for sb.), be needed, avail; (b) impers. hit thare, used parenthetically: it is necessary; (c) ?impers. thurte, he experienced (no lack of knights at his disposal). …

18. tọ̄̆mortlen v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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To crumble. …

19. tọ̄̆murten v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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To break apart, split. …

20. trillen v.(2)

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To quiver, tremble; (b) to rock (a cradle); (c) in name of church window: trillen on (upon) min harpe. …

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