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1. comparisǒun n.

83 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) The act of putting (two things) on a par, of regarding or treating (them) as equal, or of claiming equality; maken comparisoun to (of), to claim equality with (sb. or sth.); (b) an equal, a peer. …

2. feminīn(e adj. & n.

Additional spellings: feminine
28 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of sex: female; sex feminin; as noun: a female being, a woman; (b) fig. feminin fader, Father-Creator. …

3. sintecis n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Gram. Apposition. …

4. thrid num.

108 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Ordinal number as adj.: third;—freq. in adv. phrases of time: the (than) thrid dai, the thrid morn (night, time, etc.), etc., on the third day (morning, night, occasion, etc.), for the third time……

5. stāt n.

347 quotations in 21 senses
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(a) A moral or spiritual state or condition; stat of dampnacioun (grace, right, etc.); stat of penaunce (teres), a state of repentance; (b) a mental state, frame of mind; (c) the physical state or……

6. apassen v.

19 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To move along, pass by; pass (over sth.); pass (to sb.); (b) to go by, vanish; (c) to pass away, die; (d) of time: to pass. …

7. dẹ̄de, dēde n.

293 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) An action, a deed; god dede, ivel dede, etc.; see also almes dede, est dede, man dede, mis dede; (b) a marvelous act, miracle; also, a feat of magic; (c) a favor, kindness, service; (d) ?an……

8. setten v.

1640 quotations in 40 senses
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(a) To make (sb.) sit, seat (sb.); also, with partitive construction: setten of..over heigh setle, fig. seat (someone's offspring) upon (his) high throne, make to rule; setten adoun (doun, up), make……

9. tọ̄̆ verbal particle

679 quotations in 12 senses
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With selected complementary infinitives in verb phrases: to (do sth., be sth., etc.);—sometimes with intervening element between the verb and the inf. [see also Visser sections 1253-1312, 1328-41]……

10. thurgh prep.

470 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Freq. in phrases with verbs of cutting, stabbing, piercing, etc.: in at one side or surface and out at another side or surface of (a solid object or substance, a body, bodily part, etc.), right……

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