† abeldev.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To become bold.
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c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 2438 (MED) Hij weren a-cowarded alle..And floteden so fyre in felde. Þe folk of Perce so gan abelde.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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v.c1400- to give a person the verbals
- to give a person the wall
- to give a person the works
- to give a person the worst
- to give a person the worst of it
- to give a person the worst on it
- to give a person their cards
- to give a person thing) the fingers
- to give a person time
- to give a person to believe, know, note, understand
- to give a person to eat
- to give a person what for
- to give a person's respects to
- to give a piece of one's mind
- to give a push
- to give a rap full
- to give a rattle
- to give a re-rub
- to give a reason
- to give a record a re-rub
- to give a record a rerub
- to give a repulse
- to give a rerub
- to give a rest
- to give a ring