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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
drauing
ger. or ppl.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Hunt.
In phr.
blowen drauing
, ?to blow 'the drawing', blow on a hunting horn the signal to turn back and search a wood for the game or the scent [cp.
OD
draw
v.
52
]; ?to blow slowly, prolong the notes…
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drōtinge
ger. or ppl.
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Stammering.
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