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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
hōlī
adj.(2)
282 quotations in 11 senses
Sense / Definition
Divine, sacred, to be revered or worshiped: (a) of God, Christ, the Trinity;
holi fader (god, lord)
, God;
holi barn
, the Christ Child;
holi trinite (thrilihod, thrimnesse)
, the Holy Trinity; (b) of a…
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