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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
anwāld
n.
16 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
Power; power to rule, authority; the rule (of a lord, etc.);
habben on anwalde
, have in (one's) power, be able;
setten on anwald
, put (sb.) in power or authority.
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2.
breu
n.
14 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
An eyebrow;
eie breu
;
above-bregh, over-brei
[cp. L super-cilium].
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3.
dē̆rne
adj.
77 quotations in 6 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Secluded, solitary (place); secret (passage, etc.); (b) in names:
derne-clive, derne hus, derne love, derne place
[see also Smith
PNElem.
1.131].
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4.
dē̆rnen
v.
4 quotations in 1 sense
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To keep (sth.) secret, conceal.
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