him (etc.) birth: (a) with respect to circumstances, destiny, etc.: he is constrained or compelled (to do or suffer sth.), he must; biren nede(s, he must of necessity (do sth.); biren dien, he must……
(a) To be consumed by fire; burn, burn down; brennen awai; of fire: burn; brennen up, flame up; brenning, on fire, fiery; (b) to destroy (sth.) with fire; put to the torch, reduce to ashes; brennen up……
(a) To make firm, stable, or stationary; to place or fix (in position), to plant firmly (in the ground); (b) to establish securely; pass. be established; refl. establish oneself (in a place), stay……
(a) To prepare or equip (oneself); prepare (a corpse for burial); geren aweiward, prepare (oneself) to go away; (b) to equip (oneself) for fighting, arm (oneself); (c) to dress (sb., oneself); ppl.ge……
To suspend (sb. or sth.) from an elevated point: (a) to hang (sb., his corpse, or parts of it) up by the feet, hands, or hair; hongen up, hongen up bi the fet, etc.; (b) to fasten or mount (sth. on……
(a) To injure (sb., a part of the body), wound, hurt; afflict (sb.) with disease [quot.: WB(1), Pecock]; of hunger: to pain (sb.); ben hurt, be wounded or injured; -- also intr.; (b) to receive an……
To work with a pick or other digging implement; --also refl.; dig (sth.); break up (land, a field); dig up (weeds); piken awei, dig up (weeds); undermine (a foundation); piken oute, dig out (stones……
(a) To hasten from one place to another, move swiftly, rush; also fig.; plunge (into a river); duck (under a shield); refl. rush (into a ship); of a ship: sail swiftly; of an arrow: fly forth from a……
(a) Refl. To make confession, make confession (to sb., to God); also iron., with implication of impending decease [quot.: Chaucer TC]; (b) refl.shriven o (of), to confess (sins), make confession of……
(a) To distinguish (good from evil); also, physically separate (one thing from another); skilled oute, set apart (from other people), marked off as different; (b) to cause (words) to differ, make……
(a) To throw (sb. or sth., esp. into a place or in a specified direction), hurl, fling; also, fell (an adversary) in battle; also, raze (a city); slingen abouten, swing (sb.) around; slingen doun……
(a) Of a person, an animal: to leap, spring; also fig.; sprenten oute; (b) of drops of water, sparks: to leap, fly; of blood: spurt; of blood, water, etc.: spatter (on sth.); sprenten oute (abouten);……
(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……
To cover the roof of a building with thatch or other material; cover the roof of (a building) with thatch; cover the roof of (a building or part of a building) with lead, tiles, etc.; also, cover (a……
(a) Of God's will: to be absent (from someone's sight), be unclear (to sb.); (b) to be without (sth. or sb.), lack [a few quots. could also be construed as (c)]; also, fail to gain (sth.) [quot……
(a) Of a candle: to be necessary (for sb.), be needed, avail; (b) impers.hit thare, used parenthetically: it is necessary; (c) ?impers.thurte, he experienced (no lack of knights at his disposal).
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(a) To happen, occur; usu. in impers. constructions: hit) timeth, it happens, it befalls; also, it occurs; (b) to fare, get on, get along; also, prosper; ben timed; timen ille, fare badly; timen wel……
(a) To be in motion, esp. back and forth or up and down, shake, flutter, swing; also fig. with ref. to (e) [quots. a1387 & a1425]; of teeth: be loose; of a boat: rock with the waves; of flesh: wobble……
(a) To move back and forth; shift, swing; move unsteadily, totter; also in fig. context [quot. a1450, 2nd occurrence]; also, bob; ben wavered, shift position
(b) to wander; waveren abouten (here and……
