(a) To put clothing on (sb.), dress; clothe (sb. in a certain way); ~ in, ~ with, clothe (sb., the flesh) in (sth.); ~ in Stafford bleu, beat (sb.) black and blue; (b) refl. to put on one's clothes, get dressed; dress (in a certain way); ~ in, ~ mid, ~ with, dress oneself in (sth.); also, arm oneself with; ~ in heu, put on (someone's) colors, enter (someone's) service; (c) to put on (clothes), dress in (sth.), don; ~ on, put (a garment) on (oneself); (d) without prep. [?faulty translation]: to dress (sb.) in (a garment).

(a) To provide (sb.) with clothing, give clothes to (sb.), clothe (sb. in a certain way); ~ in, ~ mid, clothe with (garments of a certain kind); ~ of the same suit, clothe in the same way (as sb. else); (b) refl. to provide oneself with clothing; (c) to equip (sb.); (d) to get clothing, be clothed.

P.ppl. as adj.: (a) dressed, clothed, not naked or undressed; (b) dressed (in a certain way, in a particular garment or type of garments); armed (in steel); ~ in, ~ mid, ~ of, ~ with; clothed in (o) suit, dressed in (one) livery; clad of suit, wearing (someone's) livery; as noun: comelich iclothe, one who is handsomely dressed; (c) in monastic garb.

(a) To cover (sth.); wrap, envelop; hide (sth.), conceal; spread bedclothes on (a bed); bind (a book); (b) to clothe (the soul), envelop (with flesh, etc.); ~ in blod and flesh, ~ with fel and flesh, etc.; (c) to adorn (sth.), deck; ?adorn (a grave), ?cover (a grave); (d) to mask (sth.), disguise; transform (sth. into the shape or appearance of sth. else).

Misc. fig. senses: (a) to cover (sb. with shame, confusion, etc.); endow (with grace, health, etc.); of wealth, bliss: surround (sb.); (b) refl. to assume (a spiritual attitude, an opinion); ~ in Cristes persone, invest oneself with the authority of Christ; ~ in Jesus Crist, ?receive or accept Christ; (c) to acquire (beauty, righteousness, etc.); assume or gain (immortality, etc.); adopt (cursing, etc.); (d) p.ppl. covered (with confusion, shame, etc.); endowed (with righteousness, patience, chastity, etc.); full (of care, etc.); surrounded (by comfort, prosperity, etc.); armed (with baptism); ~ in humanite, ~ in our kinde, made human, incarnate.