vb.
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verb.
vb.
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Myscheue, vb. subj. come to grief, meet with misfortune 16.49, 18.48; OF. meschever.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
Trak, vb. to pull, not necessarily Norse trekka, cp. the L. G. trekken.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
Douglas, II, 84, 15. pp. of vb. barken, to tan.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
Yelde, yeelde, ȝeelde, vb. yield, render, pay 15.42, 18.41, 21.58; 3 p. pr. yeldis 33.56.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
A Sco. vb. cangle, to quarrel, also exists.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
Theory predicts that when a vacuum is exposed to an extraordinarily strong magnetic field, Heisenberg's virtual particles can affect how light travels, producing vacuum birefringence, or VB.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
"As per the data available, around 3,000 people are stranded in Lachen and Lachung," state chief secretary VB Pathak said in a statement on Thursday night.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023
But she said “mental health support services are available through the VB Strong Center,” which was set up in the aftermath of the shooting.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
Before treatment, people with the VB variant had far more virus in their blood and suffered more immune system damage than people with other HIV variants, the study found.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
The Captain did not see VB until the rider came clear of the cover in which he had halted.
From I Conquered by Harold Titus
However, if it is given a higher muzzle velocity, vb, its higher speed carries it farther before it hits the ground at point b.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
The diphthong, however, rather indicates that it comes from the Norse vb.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
Hold, vb 3 p. pr. holdys 32.16; pp. hold 28.30.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
Concele, concell, consaill, consell, consylle, counsall, counsill, cowncelle, cowsayl, vb.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
Norse skrik, a cry, a yell, skrikja, vb.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
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