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1.
orlen
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
?To bind by a pledge;
orlen seurte to
, bind (sb.) by a pledge to a formal agreement.
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2.
scǒupen
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To leap, skip, bound.
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3.
soffen
v.
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Sense / Definition
To knock (sb. from a horse).
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4.
strēken
v.(1)
42 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To lie stretched out, be extended;
refl.
to extend over a given area; (b) to stretch out (one's limbs) in a recumbent position;
ppl.
streked
, prostrate, prone; (c) to fall prostrate; (d) to lay…
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5.
suffeten
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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To slap, smack.
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6.
swarlen
v.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To catch (sb. or sth.) in a noose or snare;
ppl.
suarled
, tangled up.
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7.
tiflen
v.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To handle (sth.) carelessly, examine so as to damage or disorder.
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