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1. absolve, v. View full entry ?a1475
...trans. To set free or discharge from (also of) an oath, obligation, liability, etc....
2. be, v. View full entry eOE
...To have place in the objective universe or realm of fact, to exist; (spec. of God, etc.) to exist independently of other beings. Also: to exist in life, to live....
3. bray, v.4 View full entry a1835
...trans. To prepare, dress (the skin of an animal)....
4. chop, v.6 View full entry 1833
...To eat....
5. come, v. View full entry c825
...In its most literal sense it expresses the hitherward motion of a voluntary agent....
6. commanˈdeer, v. View full entry 1881
...trans. To command or force into military service; to seize for (or as for) military use....
7. crow, v.2 View full entry 1853
...trans. and intr. To dig....
8. endorse | indorse, v. View full entry 1381
...trans. To write on the back of (a document); to inscribe (words) on (the back of) a document....
9. inspan, v. View full entry 1834
...trans. To yoke (oxen, horses, etc.) in a team to a vehicle; to harness (a wagon)....
10. kurvey, v. View full entry 1873
...intr. To carry goods in an ox wagon....
11. lash, v.1 View full entry c1330
...intr. To make a sudden movement; to dash, fly, rush, spring, start. Of light: To flash. Of tears, water: To pour, rush. Occas. with allusion to lash2. Also...
12. live, v.1 View full entry eOE
...intr....
13. matriculate, v. View full entry 1557
...trans. (usu. in pass.). To enter (a name) in the register of a university, college, etc.; (now) esp. to admit as a member of a university, college,...
14. motivate, v. View full entry 1836
...trans. To supply or be a motive for (an action, etc.); to provide the motivation for. Usu. in pass....
15. necklace, v. View full entry 1702
...trans. To form into a necklace-like structure. Also intr.Obs.rare....
16. normalize, v. View full entry 1847
...trans. To make normal; to bring or return to a normal or standard condition or state....
17. offload, v. View full entry 1850
...intr. To unload....
18. off-saddle, v. View full entry 1823
...intr. To unsaddle a horse, etc., esp. for a rest; (hence, by extension) to make a break in a journey....
19. opsit, v. View full entry 1882
...intr. Of a couple: to sit up together at night as a recognized part of courtship (cf. to sit upsit1)....
20. outdoor, v. View full entry 1962
...trans. To bring (a baby) outdoors for the first time, as part of a traditional ceremony. Chiefly in pa. pple. Cf. outdooring...