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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
snobben
v.
10 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To sob;
snobben and sighen, sighen and snobben
;
snobben after
, weep in longing for (sth.);
ppl.
snobbinge
, sobbing; also, accompanied by sobs [quot. a1450
Aelred
, 2nd].
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strā̆ken
v.(1)
4 quotations in 1 sense
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To go, proceed rapidly; of blood: rush out swiftly;
straken forth
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