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1. apallen v.

31 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of vigor of body or mind: grow or make faint or tired; grow indifferent; of youth: wane; (b) of emotions, memory: fade away or make fade; tone down, allay; (c) of power, honor, fame, etc.: grow or…

2. aretten v.

42 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To attribute (sth. to sth.); aretten it mi vileinie, attribute it to my ill-breeding; aretten to (in), to impute (sin, guile, unbelief, etc.) to (sb.); aretten to (unto), to place the blame for…

3. dē̆stroien v.

167 quotations in 9 senses
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To ravage, devastate, or ruin (a country or city).

4. 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.

5. pā̆len v.(2)

33 quotations in 2 senses
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To construct a paling; enclose (sth.) with a paling; ppl. fenced, fortified, enclosed; palen abouten, raise a paling around (sth.); -- also refl. enclose (oneself) with a paling [quot.: (a1420)].

6. prēvailen v.

49 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To win the victory or mastery; prove superior in authority or power; overcome (sb.) [quot.: a1500]; win a victory for (sb.) [quot.: Lydg.Guy]; (b) prevailen ayen, to prevail over (sth.); prevailen

7. psalmen v.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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To sing Psalms or songs, sing praise (to God) in Psalms; praise (sth.) with Psalms; psalmed writes, writings composed as Psalms, the Psalter.

8. sāven v.

335 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) To afford or bring about safety; also, bring victory [1st quot.]; (b) to deliver (sb., a city, people, etc.) from some danger; rescue (sb. or sth.), bring to safety; -- also refl.; recover (a…

9. simū̆len v.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To disguise (one's feelings), conceal; (b) pretend (to do sth.); refl. to pretend (to have virtues).

10. souden v.(1)

52 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To fix (sth.) in place by soldering or welding; join (sth. together, sth. to sth. else) by soldering; also, mend (broken metal) by soldering; also, unite things with solder [last quot.]; (b) to…

11. spenden v.

228 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) To spend money, expend wealth; also fig.; (b) to spend (money, an amount or a specified sum of money), pay out, disburse; pay (expenses); expend (wealth, treasure, etc.); also fig.; also, spend…

12. 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…

13. streinen v.(2)

12 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To cut (sth.) off; -- also without obj.; (b) to confine (sb.); (c) in glossaries, glossing L distringere; (d) ppl. streined as adj., of a sword: drawn.

14. subjecten v.

21 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To subjugate (sb., a people, the earth); make (sb., a land, people, etc.) submissive (to sb., an authority, etc.); -- also refl.; also, make (sth.) subservient (to God); (b) to submit (to sb.)…

15. suppressen v.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To get the better of (sb.), prevail over; also, restrain (sth.), subdue; (b) ?to omit (a term or phrase), leave unsaid.

16. 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…

17. transcenden v.

18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To be preeminent, be surpassing; (b) to be superior to (sb. or sth.), excel above, surpass; (c) to rise, ascend [quot. a1449]; also, be or rise above (a place), surmount, move beyond; also fig.

18. vā̆pǒuren v.

16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To become diffused in the air, vaporize, evaporate; also, fig. disperse, spread out [last quot.]; vapouren oute; ben vapoured oute; ppl. vapouring, tending to evaporate (b) to cause (sth.) to…

19. veilen v.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To cover or conceal (sb. or sth., a part of the body) with a veil; also fig.; ppl. veiled, hidden, obscured (b) to confer the veil upon (a woman) in a solemn ritual of consecration to religious…