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1.
flānen
n.
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Sackcloth.
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2.
kenning
n.
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A small ulcer in the eye, a white cloudy spot on the cornea like a thin film;
kenning wort
, the greater celandine (Chelidonium majus); -- confused in quot. with scarlet pimpernel (Anagallus avensis).
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suwing
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A kind of salmon trout, prob. the bull trout (Salmo cambricus).
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