(a) To crouch, squat, or kneel; couren doun, couren on knes; (b) to cringe, cower; (c) fig. to lurk. …

(a) To swarm, crawl; ben crauling, be crawling (with worms); (b) fig. to drag oneself, walk slowly. …

(a) To make a rumbling sound; (b) to make a low noise; murmur, mumble, mutter; (c) of a crowd: to make noise or tumult; (d) to move with a rumbling sound; (e) to cause a rumbling sound by movement. …

To strain (sth.). …

(a) To come, go; skelten ther-at, apply oneself to something; (b) to raise (an alarm); cause (skirmishing), begin; (c) ?to cause (sb.) to go away, drive away; ?revile (sb.). …

(a) To throw (sb., an animal), cast; put (sb. on sth.) forcefully; (b) ?in surname. …

(a) To assume an expression of amusement or pleasure, smile; smilen at (of), smile at (sth.), be pleased or amused by (sth.); (b) to assume a pleasant, kindly expression; wear a smile; smilen among……

Of a hawk: to wipe (the beak) clean of food, etc. …

To lock or bar (a gate, door, window, etc.); also fig.; fasten (a lock); lock something; -- used fig. [quots. a1425(a1400) PConsc., c1475(?c1400)]; also, of a door: be locked; speren bi rof and ground……

(a) To move, go, go quickly, hasten; also, of a current: move (sb.) along, carry; (b) to move in a swaying or sweeping motion; also, stoop, bend; ppl. sweande as adj., of a sail: billowing, swelling……

(a) Of a person: to be overcome, faint; of the heart: weaken, become exhausted; (b) of the tongue: to falter when singing; (c) ?to exhaust (sb.), weary; ?refl. to grow tired. …

(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). …

(a) To be confident; also refl.; also, take heart, take courage [quot. c1384, 1st]; trusten in (of, on, to, unto, upon), have confidence in (sb., sth., oneself); rely on (sb. or sth.) for guidance……