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1. hurten v.

121 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To injure (sb., a part of the body), wound, hurt; afflict (sb.) with disease [quot.: WB(1), Pecock]; of hunger: to pain (sb.); ben hurt, be wounded or injured; -- also intr.; (b) to receive an…

2. in prep.

1422 quotations in 30 senses
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(a) Inside (a solid object); immersed, or partly immersed, in (a fluid substance); enclosed in (fire, the air, etc.); (b) into (a solid, liquid, etc.); (c) in or into the surface of (sth.), pierced or…

3. mis n.

129 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Sin, sinfulness; guilt, culpability for sin; evil, wickedness; withouten mis, sinless, innocent; withouten mis of this man, he being sinless, innocent as he was; (b) a sin, an evil deed; criminal…

4. pī̆ken v.(1)

196 quotations in 10 senses
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To work with a pick or other digging implement; --also refl.; dig (sth.); break up (land, a field); dig up (weeds); piken awei, dig up (weeds); undermine (a foundation); piken oute, dig out (stones…

5. rō̆-mōngǒur n.

Additional spellings: romongour
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A dealer; ro-mongour of hors, a horse trader; (b) in surnames.

6. scot n.(2)

49 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Payment for provision of food or drink at a social gathering, at a tavern, or to one's host or benefactor; one's share of such payment; paien scot; yeven scot, to contribute to a common feast; (b)…

7. slingen v.

41 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To throw (sb. or sth., esp. into a place or in a specified direction), hurl, fling; also, fell (an adversary) in battle; also, raze (a city); slingen abouten, swing (sb.) around; slingen doun

8. soume n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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?A plough trace, often of iron.

9. steinen v.

63 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To impart color; also fig.; steining wateres, dyes; (b) to color (sth.), dye (fabric, clothing, etc.); ppl. steined, dyed, colored; also fig.; (c) to discolor (sth.); -- also without obj. [1st…

10. welcǒmen v.(2)

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To be welcome;—also refl.; (b) ppl. welcomen, gladly received, welcome; also, opportunely arrived.

11. wīle n.(1)

61 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An act of deceit, a deception, trick; an underhanded scheme, a subterfuge; a plot, machination; also, a clever maneuver, tactic, cunning strategy; also person. [quot. c1400(?a1387)]; wile and