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1. rēdī adj.(3)

361 quotations in 12 senses
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1a. (a) Prepared, ready; (b) prepared or ready (to do sth.); (c) redi to, prepared or ready for (sb. or sth.); also, ready to perform (sth.) [quot.: a1425]; redi for (til, unto), prepared for (sth.)…

2. warm adj.

93 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Of the sun, a fire: radiating a considerable degree of heat (b) of weather, wind: characterized by pleasantly warm temperatures, mild, balmy; ?also, hot, scorching [last quot.]; (c) of a day,…

3. wīselī adv.

61 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) With discretion, prudently, judiciously; thoughtfully, reflectively; so as to demonstrate reason, moderation, good sense, etc (b) with spiritual insight, so as to demonstrate apprehension of…

4. in prep.

1422 quotations in 30 senses
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(a) Inside (a solid object); immersed, or partly immersed, in (a fluid substance); enclosed in (fire, the air, etc.); (b) into (a solid, liquid, etc.); (c) in or into the surface of (sth.), pierced or…

5. lē̆r n.

64 quotations in 3 senses
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The cheek; in pl.: the face; loken under ler, to look down over (one's) cheek, look downward.

6. irennen v.

76 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To run (to or toward a place); rush about; of horses, harts, etc.: gallop; (b) to charge on horseback in battle; make an assault; rush (upon sb.); (c) to flee, depart swiftly; irennen awei.

7. belī n.

95 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The belly of man or animal, abdomen; beli and bak, before and behind, all over; (b) the body; (c) beli blind, blind as the inside of the belly, pitch dark; beli bond, a band or strap passing under…

8. hē̆r(e pron. (possessive plural)

Additional spellings: here
202 quotations in 8 senses
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With reference to persons: (a) denoting possession in the broadest sense: their; (b) her ouen, their own; her two, their two, both of their; (c) with sg. antecedent.

9. worthī̆en v.

50 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To honor (sb. or sth.), praise, treat with respect; also, honor (sb.) by doing something [1st quot.] (b) to give or show reverence to (God, an idol, etc.), worship;—also without obj. [quot.…

10. welken v.(2)

3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To toss (medicinal ingredients) together; (b) to go on foot, walk; (c) to pursue motion along (a course).

11. widderen v.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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To lose vitality, become dry, fade, wither; also fig.; widderen awei; widderen to deth, waste away; ppl. widdered, of a plant or tree: shriveled, dried up.

12. light adj.(2)

346 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Of things: light in weight; light in proportion to bulk, of small specific gravity, not dense; of persons: thin; also fig.; (b) of containers: light in content, empty; of measures: underweight…

13. telden v.

42 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To pitch (a tent), set up (a pavilion, tabernacle); telden up; (b) to set (a trap, snare), set out (a net);—often in fig. contexts; (c) to build (sth.), erect, raise; telden on (upon) loft; telden

14. autē̆r n.

93 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The altar of a church; also, the altar placed before the shrine or image of a saint; (b) heigh auter, chef auter, the high altar, the altar on which the Eucharist is offered; sacrement of the

15. wẹ̄ld n.

87 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Dominion; sphere, domain; also, control, authority; haven in (to) weld (b) power; grasp; also, command; also, a state of domination; at wille and (at) weld; (c) might, wealth, influence; force,…

16. aswǒue(n, aswoune predicate adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: aswouen, aswoune
24 quotations in 1 sense
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In a swoon or faint; ben, lien, fallen, tomblen aswoue.

17. 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…

18. bī̆sten v.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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To buffet (sb.), pummel, flog, beat; also without obj., of waves: to dash, rage.

19. lire n.(1)

72 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Loss of a thing, loss of money or property; also, waste; aughte lire, loss of property; lond lire [see lond 2. (a)]; (b) loss (of life); lest lire of mi lif, my life would be the least loss; what

20. light n.

339 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) Light as a substance that illuminates objects or colors, light as seen or present in a condition where vision is possible; lightes leme; (b) light as one of God's creations; (c) the property of…