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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
brēme
n.
14 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A freshwater fish, the bream (Abramis brama); (b)
breme de mere
, some seafish, perh. the sea bream (Pagellus centrodontus).
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gēthe, gẹ̄the
n.
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in a gethe
, ?spiritedly, ?hastily.
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wẹ̄r(e
n.(5)
Additional spellings:
were
67 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A feeling or personal condition of doubt or uncertainty; also, hesitancy, indecision;
double wer
, a state of doubt or indecision between two alternatives;
in (a) wer
, in a state of doubt or…
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