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81. lighten v.(1)

129 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Of lights, lanterns, etc.: to emit light, shine; of fire: burn, blaze; refl. of the sun: shine; impers. lighten, flash; -- with or without hit; ppl. lightinge, of incense: clear; pure; of spots or…

82. liven v.(1)

564 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To be alive, continue to live, survive; also, be alive spiritually; (b) liven longe, to live for a long time; liven leng (lengere, longere), live longer, live longer than someone else; liven litel

83. manī-fōlden v.

Additional spellings: manifolden
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To increase (sth.) many times; augment the number of (persons), multiply; (b) to exert oneself greatly (to accomplish sth.).

84. marken v.(1)

233 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) To set the boundaries or limits of (a plot of land, body of water, etc.); stake out; (b) of a sea or river: to reach the shore; (c) ppl. marked, of armies or troops: spread out, extended in width…

85. mathelen v.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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To talk, chatter; tell (sth.) to (sb.); mathelen wordes, speak; mathelen to, talk to (sb.).

86. melten v.

161 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To melt (ice, metal, snow, tallow, wax, etc.); liquefy (sth.); ppl. molten, liquid, melted; thing molten, a liquid; molten pich, pich molten, tar; moltetaleu, rendered tallow; (b) to melt down…

87. merren v.

129 quotations in 5 senses
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To spurn (lust), interfere with (intention), obstruct (law), bar (the way), stop (troubles), gainsay (prophecy), hinder (a scheme).

88. messen v.(1)

6 quotations in 1 sense
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To celebrate mass; ppl. imassed, of mass: celebrated or sung; -- impers.

89. mē̆ten v.(1)

95 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To measure (sb. or sth., a distance, a quantity); ppl. fiftene times meting, being measured 15 times, i.e., if its length is multiplied by 15; (b) to take measurements, take a measurement…

90. mēten v.(3)

68 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To have a dream of (sth.), dream (sth., a dream, that sth. occurs); (b) to dream; dream (of sb. or sth., in a certain way).

91. misyẹ̄men v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To abuse (sth.); (b) to neglect (sth.).

92. nẹ̄den v.(1)

38 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To force (sb. or sth. to do sth.), require, constrain; refl. exert or force oneself (to do sth.); (b) to compel (sb. or sth. to sth.); compel (sb.) to do, take, or accept (sth.); shrift neded

93. neighlē̆chen v.

26 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To approach; approach or come close to (sb. or sth.), draw near to; also fig.; neighlechen to (bihalves, toward, upon); (b) of day, death, judgment, etc.: to be at hand, be near, draw near; impers

94. nimen v.

562 quotations in 19 senses
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(a) To take (sth.), pick up (sth.); draw (a weapon), take up, take out; grab (sth.), grasp, seize; pick (a fruit); also fig.; also, use (sth.); (b) to take away (sth.); bear (sth.), carry off; take…

95. ofclēpen v.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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To summon (sb.).

96. ofernen v.(1)

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To overtake (sb.); (b) to flee from (sb.); (c) to be propagated; (d) to run (a horse) to exhaustion.

97. offallen v.

8 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To kill (sb.); crush (sb.) to death; (b) to defeat (sb. or sth.), bring to grief; (c) ppl. offallen, of a city: ruined.

98. ofshāmen v.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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To put (sb.) to shame; ppl. ofshamed, shamed, ashamed; ben ofshamed of, be shamed by (sth.); hem ofshamed, they were ashamed.

99. ofslēn v.

30 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To kill (sb., the body); also fig. [last quot.]; (b) to kill (an animal, a bird); (c) to cut off (someone's head).

100. ōlden v.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To grow old; take on the characteristics of old age, grow feeble; (b) of things: to deteriorate through age; become outdated.