(a) To be broken, fall apart, break, shatter; bresten atwo, bresten atwinne, bresten in peces, bresten in sunder; (b) to break (sth.), shatter, crush; break (one's arm); ppl. brosten, of grain or……

(a) To pull, tug, draw; pull in harness; (b) to pull (sb. or sth.), drag, tug at; pull up (a drawbridge); (c) to draw or withdraw (a part of the body); (d) to pull (a vehicle), tow (a ship), turn……

(a) To strip the skin from (a person, a part of someone's body); also, to tear the skin to shreds (by blows, scourging, etc.); to strip (the skin from the flesh); flen of, to flay off (the skin); flen……

To prohibit (an action, a practice, a sin), to forbid (someone to do something);--usually with personal indirect object: (a) with that clause, usually neg. & subjunctive, as direct object; (b) with……

(a) Of people: to come together, assemble, congregate; meet, have a meeting; gaderen abouten, gaderen unto, crowd around (sb.), surround; (b) refl. to come together, assemble; gaderen samen, gaderen……

(a) To care about (sb.), wish for (sth.), desire (sb. or sth.); kepen no bettre, want nothing better; kepen no more, desire nothing more; kepen of, care about (sb.); (b) kepen nought (nothing, not) of……

(a) To feel affection or friendship for (sb., an animal), love; also, show love to (sb.), behave lovingly toward; (b) loven hem, to love each other or one another, be or become friends; loven hem……

(a) To unclose (a gate, door, window), open; open (a gate) to (sb.); (b) to open the door to (sb.); openen to, open the door to (sb.), permit (sb.) to enter; (c) without obj.: to unlock; as command……

(a) To strike (sth.), beat; pitch (a tent); light (a fire); strike off (a head from the body); beat (metal into a shape) [quot.: c1175(?OE) HRood]; -- used without obj.; slen of, cut off (someone's……

(a) To achieve one's goal, accomplish one's purpose; fulfill one's expectation; also, refl. be successful; (b) speden in, to succeed in (sth., an action); speden of, succeed in obtaining (sth., sb. as……

(a) To open a door or gate by unlocking it; open (a door, gate, window, etc.), unlock, unbar; uncover (a pit); unseal (a grave, tomb, etc.); also fig. (b) to unlock (a lock, locked container) with a……

(a) To untie (a knot), undo; also, fig. untangle (the knot of a question), solve (b) fig. to undo (the knot or bond of marriage, love, etc.), cause to come apart; also, of the knot joining lovers:……

(a) To act, behave, proceed; act (in a specified way), proceed (on the basis of sth., according to sth.), act (so as to do sth.), do (as one should, as sb. enjoins, according to sth., etc.); werken……