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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
blenchen
v.
57 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To move suddenly or sharply; jerk, twist; flinch, wince, dodge;
blenchen aside
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blenchen low
, duck;
blenchen broues
, raise (one's) eyebrows or eyelids;
blenchen of slepe
, wake up suddenly; (b) of…
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2.
clōen
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To claw or beat.
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3.
drǒuknen
v.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To be overcome;
ppl.
droukning
, dejected, downcast.
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4.
elten
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To mold (bricks); ?to work (clay).
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5.
glǒuten
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To scowl, look glum.
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6.
grẹ̄nen
v.(2)
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To desire, long (to do sth.).
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7.
hirplen
v.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) To walk with difficulty, hobble; (b) to be wrinkled.
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8.
rekelen
v.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To clatter, cackle.
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9.
scletten
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
In phrase:
scletten adoun
, to flap (the ears) down.
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10.
sinden
v.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To wash (sth.), rinse out.
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11.
skelpen
v.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
?To make a face, mock [cp.
skelken
v.]; ?take away (a portion of sth.) for one's own use.
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12.
storclen
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
?To ripen by drying, season; ?stiffen.
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13.
sweiven
v.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To move with a whirling or sweeping motion, whirl, sweep.
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14.
wappen
v.(1)
14 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) To strike (through mail) with a slashing blow; of an arrow, the wind: rush, be driven;
ppl.
wappond
, of flames: shooting up, lashing (b) to strike (sb.);
wappen in
, shoot (bolts) in;
wappen of
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