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1. dismaien v.

31 quotations in 3 senses
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To become or be alarmed, perturbed, abashed, upset, or frightened; -- (a) refl.; (b) intr. …

2. disseisen v.

21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To deprive (sb.) of seizin, as by forcible entry upon a freehold; esp., to dispossess (sb.) unlawfully (of land, goods, etc.); (b) refl. to surrender possession or dominion; (c) the disseised, the……

3. envoisen v.(1)

5 quotations in 1 sense
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Hunt. Of hounds: (a) to follow a scent; (b) to follow the wrong scent. …

4. rollen v.(1)

11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To record (a deed, title, etc.) in an official roll or register; also in fig. context; (b) to list (a person's name) on a roster or muster roll; record (sb.) as (sth.), acknowledge; rollen with……

5. scarren v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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To cut (sth.). …

6. scrīven v.(2)

5 quotations in 1 sense
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To write; describe (sth.); record (sth.) in writing. …

7. seinten v.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To be divinely favored, blessed, or sanctified; ben seinted, become a saint in heaven; (b) to act like a saint; -- used iron. boast or show off. …

8. somnen v.

105 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To urge (sb. to do sth.), invite, call upon; order (sb. to do sth.); -- also with that clause; ben somned, be called upon (to do sth.), be obliged; ben somned to, be invited to (a feast); (b) ?to……

9. strā̆ken v.(2)

13 quotations in 2 senses
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Hunt. (a) To blow one of several prolonged hunting calls on a horn, involving the repetition of notes in various combinations of frequency and length, after the death of a quarry, at the end of a……

10. streinen v.(1)

195 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To tie (sth.), bind, fasten; gird (sb., a part of the body); also fig.; streinen togeder(es; (b) to confine or restrain (sb., a part of the body, an animal, an idol) physically; also fig.; (c) to……

11. suffeten v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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To slap, smack. …

12. suppowaillen v.

17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To assist (sb. or sth.), aid, help, support; also, encourage (fear); uphold (truth); ?protect (lands, possessions, etc.) [quot. 1442-3]; supply (sth.) [last quot.]; (b) to prop (sth.) up; provide……

13. sustẹ̄nen v.

279 quotations in 13 senses
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(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……

14. tachen v.(1)

37 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To fasten (sth. to sth.), attach; also fig.;—also without obj.; nail (sb. to a cross or tree); also, sew (sth. to a garment); ppl. tachinge, sticking together, gluey; (b) to tie (a horse to sth.)……

15. taillen v.

52 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To cut (sth.), trim; ppl. tailled, cut up, sliced; (b) to cut down (an enemy) in battle, cut to pieces, slaughter; also, slash and kill [last quot.]; (c) to set (persons) in order for battle; put……

16. teinen v.(2)

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To hold (sth.), hold on to, keep; (b) to exist, remain. …

17. tīcen v.

28 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To tempt (sb.), lure, seduce; ppl. tising, enticing; (b) to attract (sb. to sin, virtue, etc.), entice; also, entice (sb.) to do (sth.) [1st quot.]; entice someone (to sth.), act as an enticement……

18. tī̆tlen v.

23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To write (sth.) down, record, chronicle; list (sth.); also, inscribe (a symbol, name, etc.); also, with adv.: titlen in [quot. c1450(?a1400)]; ppl. titled as adj.: inscribed [quot. c1400]; (b) to……

19. tormenten v.

82 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To inflict physical pain deliberately and systematically on (sb., a part of the body), esp. for coercion or punishment, torture (sb.);—also without obj. [quot. c1384]; (b) to inflict physical or……

20. tǒuten v.(2)

1 quotation in 1 sense
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?To defend (one's behavior), ?pay heed to, ?account for. …

21. trēten v.

135 quotations in 9 senses
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(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……

22. vālen v.

10 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To subside, sink, recede [2nd quot. could also be construed as vailen v.]; (b) to fall away, drop off; valen awei; (c) in fig. context, of Fortune’s wheel: to descend, rotate downward. …

23. valūen v.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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To assess the monetary value of (sth.); ?also, to tax or expropriate (property) [quot. c1483]; valued after (at, for), estimated to be worth (a certain amount), valued at. …

24. vaunten v.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To speak vainly or proudly, boast; also, boast (that sth. is so); ppl. vauntinge, boasting, boastful (b) refl. to boast, brag; also, boast (that sth. is so); vaunten ayenes, compare oneself……

25. venquen v.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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To defeat (an enemy) in battle, conquer (a city, a people); also in fig. context [quot. c1450]; also, overcome (carnality); ppl. venkud as adj.: subjugated, vanquished [quot. c1600, 2nd]. …

26. vīlen v.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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To treat (sb.) abusively or degradingly, subject to humiliation or disgrace; defile (sb., oneself, the mouth, etc.), render morally or physically unclean; ?also, abuse (sb.) verbally, revile [1st……

27. vitailen v.

31 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To provide (sb., oneself) with supplies of food and drink or other necessities; supply (sb., oneself with necessities); also, fig. nourish or fortify (one’s soul); wel vitailed (b) to furnish or……

28. wainen v.(3)

2 quotations in 1 sense
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?To obtain (sth.); also, ?recover (one’s senses). …

29. waiten v.

218 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) To direct one’s gaze, look; gaze (out a window or cave opening); waiten abouten, waiten him umbe, etc (b) to fasten one’s gaze (on sb. or sth.), look (at sb. or sth.); stare (into sth.); (c) to……

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