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1. abǒve(n adv.

Additional spellings: aboven
127 quotations in 10 senses
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Directly over (but without touching or resting upon), overhead; in heaven; also fig. [quot. a1225]. …

2. ac conj.

95 quotations in 4 senses
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Used between contrasting expressions: but, yet, however, nevertheless; -- (a) between clauses; (b) as an introductory expression. …

3. al-wei, -wei(e)s adv.

Additional spellings: alwei, al-weies, alweies, al-weis, alweis
65 quotations in 6 senses
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All the way; in every way or respect. …

4. arudden v.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To rid (sb. of danger, an enemy), rescue, save; (b) to free (sb.), liberate (a city). …

5. asterten v.

60 quotations in 6 senses
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to rush (at sb.); run away (into a safe place). …

6. at- pref.(1)

3 quotations in 3 senses
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In verbs of motion or direction: (a) meaning 'away', as in at-blenchen, at-bresten, at-flen, at-wappen, at-winden; (b) meaning 'toward, to', as in at-feng accepted, at-gon approach (beside 'vanish')……

7. bīlden v.

94 quotations in 7 senses
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To make one's home (in a place); settle, dwell, live; bilden boures, make one's home; ben bilded (ibilt), be quartered, have one's lodging. …

8. bī̆sten v.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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To buffet (sb.), pummel, flog, beat; also without obj., of waves: to dash, rage. …

9. bọ̄ld n.

17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An edifice, such as a castle or mansion; (b) a dwelling place, an abode; (c) in names [see A.H. Smith PNElem. 1.43]. …

10. bọ̄n n.(2)

77 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The act of praying, or what one asks for in praying; a prayer; a favor asked for; bidden, don, maken, praien bon, address a prayer (to God), say a prayer, pray; asken, bidden bon, pray for……

11. cǒmsen v.

21 quotations in 3 senses
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To come into being, come about; start, begin; arise (from) or originate (in sth.). …

12. dusī(e adj. & n.

Additional spellings: dusie
21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Foolish, unwise; -- of persons or actions; (b) giddy, dizzy; (c) dull, unresponsive. …

13. his pron.(3)

23 quotations in 1 sense
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The singular feminine object of a verb, referring to: (a) a woman: her; (b) a female animal: her; (c) a thing, an action, an abstraction: it; hes, his, he it. …

14. hitten v.

83 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To strike (sb. or sth.); strike a blow; deliver (blows); hitten in, cut into (sb. or sth.); hitten on, beat upon (sb. or sth.); hitten on the hed of the nailes ende, hit the nail on the head……

15. ivel adj.

300 quotations in 7 senses
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Wicked, depraved, sinful: (a) of persons, the soul; ivel man, etc.; (b) of a spirit; ivel gost, an evil spirit, a devil; the Devil; (c) of an action; ivel dede, ivel werk; (d) of speech; ivel speche,……

16. lī̆p-yā̆te n.

Additional spellings: lipyate
26 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A sort of stile that can be leaped, a very low gate; (b) in names. …

17. sẹ̄n v.(1)

1447 quotations in 37 senses
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(a) To see (sb., sth., a place) with the eyes, catch sight of, notice; also, be able to see (sb., sth., a place); also fig.; (b) with ellipsis of obj. or rel.pron.; -- also in than clause; (c) ppl. se……

18. shrīden v.

73 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To clothe (sb., oneself), dress; -- also without obj.; provide (sb.) with clothing; cover (one's skin, the genitals, etc.); also fig.; also, provide (sb. with a bed); (b) ppl. shrid, clothed……

19. unshrīned ppl.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Unenshrined. …

20. werreien v.

104 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To wage war, go to war; attack, do battle, fight, harry; werreien forth; werreien samen, wage mutual war, fight each other (b) werreien ayen (ayenes), to engage in war against (sb., a city),……

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