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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
ā̆-wei
interj.
Additional spellings:
awei
11 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Expressing regret or grief: alas!, oh!
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2.
wei
interj.
7 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Ah, oh, alas;—sometimes with
that
clause expressing the ground of the complaint.
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3.
yē
interj.
75 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) As an affirmative reply to a direct or an indirect question: yes;
seien ye
(b) as an affirmation of the truth or correctness of an assertion, a proposition, etc.: that is right, it is so, yes;…
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