(a) To cover (an object) by laying or spreading material over or about it; cover up or envelop; also, coveren above, coveren up; (b) of the material: to cover (the object).
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(a) To retreat, run away, flee; flen awei, awei flen; also fig., of the sea: to roll back; (b) to flee (an enemy), run away from; (c) as inflected infin. (?also as ppl.) preceded by to; (d) flen fro……
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) To make a hole; pierce (sth.); bore through (sth.); (b) ppl.holed, provided with a hole or holes, pierced, perforated; (c) med. to cause (skin) to ulcerate; ppl.holed, ulcerated, festered.
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To extinguish (sth.); -- freq. in fig. context: (a) to extinguish (fire, sth. burning); (b) to extinguish (light, a candle, lantern, etc., the sun); (c) to cool (heat, sth. hot, an inflammation, a……
(a) To afford or bring about safety; also, bring victory [1st quot.]; (b) to deliver (sb., a city, people, etc.) from some danger; rescue (sb. or sth.), bring to safety; -- also refl.; recover (a……
(a) To make (sb.) sit, seat (sb.); also, with partitive construction: setten of..over heigh setle, fig. seat (someone's offspring) upon (his) high throne, make to rule; setten adoun (doun, up), make……
(a) To close (a door, window, gate, etc.); also, close the gates of (heaven) [quot.: PPl.B]; shitten faste; (b) ppl.shitte, closed, shut, not open; (c) shitten ayenes, to shut (a gate) against (sb……
(a) To assume or maintain a standing position, stand upright; stand in a place; -- also used of an idol [quot. a1480]; also, be on foot (as opposed to on horseback); (b) stonden afote, stonden on fot……
(a) To supply provisions for (a castle, town, etc.), fill the stores of; provide (a castle) with soldiers; storen of (with), supply (a castle, town, country, etc.) with (sb. or sth.); (b) to provide……
(a) Med. To administer a steam or hot-air bath or a medicinal vapor to (sb., a part of the body); also, refl. inhale the vapor of a boiling decoction; (b) to steep (meat) in a liquid.
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(a) To believe (sth.), think; believe (sb., oneself) to be (one's father, fortunate, etc.); believe (oneself) able (to do sth.), think (a fester to act in a certain way); believe (sth.) to be (true……
(a) To support (sb. or sth.) physically, hold upright; bear the weight of (sb. or sth.); prevent (sb. or sth.) from falling; also fig. & in fig. context; anat. support (a part of the body), provide a……
(a) To engage in negotiations, seek a settlement of differences; also, act as a mediator [quot. 1411]; discuss terms (of a peace, an alliance, a marriage, etc.);—also in fig. context; treten of……
(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 speak against someone or something, make a protest; voice opposition (to sb. or sth.); also, med. give a contraindication [last quot.]
(b) to oppose (sb. or sth.) verbally; also, denounce (sb.……
