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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
shūr
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A shed, lean-to.
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2.
wāse
n.
14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A bundle, bunch, or wisp, as of straw, pea plants, etc.; ?also, a clump of seaweed [glossing L
alga
; may belong to
wose
n.(2)]; ?also, flax [glossing L
stuppa
] (b) a torch; a bundle of straw…
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