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1. arēren, arẹ̄ren v.

132 quotations in 15 senses
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(a) To raise (sth.) to a vertical position; to set upright; areren up; (b) of a horse: to rear.

2. dēth n.

329 quotations in 12 senses
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Loss of life; dying, death as an event; deth of the bodi, deth of lif; dout (dred) of deth, fear of dying; paien the dette of deth, to die as man must die; dethes cares, throes of death.

3. dispensaciǒun n.

28 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Power to dispose of wealth; (b) eccl. stewardship; (c) physiol. function.

4. enǧendren v.

59 quotations in 9 senses
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Of progenitors: to beget or have (offspring); of offspring: to be begotten, born, or descended.

5. membre n.

188 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A sex organ; sg. penis; also, foreskin [quot.: c1425]; also, vagina, vulva; pl. male or female genitalia; also, testicles; (b) manli (privi, secret, shamefast, shameful, sinful) membres; membre of

6. ō̆n-hē̆d(e n.

Additional spellings: onhed, on-hede, onhede
75 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Unity, oneness, singularity; also, the number one, unity; in on-hed, as one, as a single person or entity [quot.: Cleanness]; single of on-hed, simple in nature; (b) theol. unity of being or…

7. remissiǒun n.

41 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Release from duty or obligation; freeing of captives; Bibl. dai of remissioun, a holiday from work; yer of remissioun, a Jubilee year; also, a Sabbatical year; don (maken) remissioun, to grant…

8. vertū n.

468 quotations in 20 senses
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Physical strength, power; force, energy; also, vigor; also, stamina; vertu of bering (child-beringe), the strength to give birth.

9. wā̆ter n.

710 quotations in 19 senses
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(a) Water as a naturally occurring element or substance; water as opposed to the other elements;—also pl.; wateres froren, the ice thought to surround the earth [quot. a1325] (b) precipitation;…

10. wil(le n.

Additional spellings: wille
440 quotations in 15 senses
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(a) The appetitive and volitional faculty of the soul;—often as contrasted with reason, imagination, etc.; also in fig. context; also person.; volition; also, the soul in its appetitive operations…

11. yēven v.

1371 quotations in 35 senses
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(a) To give alms, gifts, etc., give something voluntarily, make a gift; give generously (to sb.); give alms, gifts, etc. (to sb.) in response to a request; also, in partitive construction: yeven of

12. yēving(e ger.

Additional spellings: yevinge
69 quotations in 15 senses
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(a) The action of conveying possession of something of one’s own or over which one has authority; the act or practice of gratuitous giving, conferring, donating, bestowing, or rewarding; giving as…