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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
beft
v. (past) & ppl.
5 quotations in 1 sense
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To beat (sb.), buffet, whip;
beft fro (out)
, to drive away (out) with blows;
beft to (upon)
, to beat against (upon).
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irī̆nen
ppl.
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Adorned.
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