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1.
gē̆ten
v.(1)
330 quotations in 13 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To acquire (sth.), earn, buy, win, receive, find;
ivel geten
, ill-gotten;
fals geten
, got by falsehood; (b)
refl.
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slēn
v.
449 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To strike (sth.), beat; pitch (a tent); light (a fire); strike off (a head from the body); beat (metal into a shape) [quot.: c1175(?OE)
HRood
]; -- used without obj.;
slen of
, cut off (someone's…
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