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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
caiser
n.
32 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
A Roman emperor, a Caesar;
caiser of Rome
.
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2.
dile
n.
12 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) The plant dill (Anethum graveolens); also, its seed; (b)
dile man
, ?a seller of dill;
dile sed
, the seed of dill; (c) in place names [see Smith
PNElem.
1.133].
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3.
drift
n.
25 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Driving cattle to pasture; (b) a drove or herd; a group of persons;
drift of fisheres
.
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4.
slēuīe
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Languor, heaviness, weariness.
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5.
thucke
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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A mischievous or nasty trick, harm;—used in
fig.
context.
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