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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
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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2.
dusk
adj.
10 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Dark, not bright, dim; dark-colored, dull, dingy; also
fig.
of visual perception: dull; of words: obscure.
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3.
frough
adj.
9 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Weak (in character), loose, fickle;
fals and frough
; (b) of a vision: delicate; ?delightful.
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