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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
bǒu(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
boue
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) The bow of a ship; (b) in name of ship.
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2.
bulder
n.
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A stone worn round, boulder, cobblestone;
bulder ston
.
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3.
gulpen
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To gulp down (drink).
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4.
hei
interj.
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Implying challenge, rebuttal, anger, derision; (b) indicating sorrow or concern;
hei weilawei
; (c) an exclamation of encouragement to dogs, esp. in hunting; (d) as a burden in songs and carols…
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saggen
v.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To sink, be mired; (b) to sag, hang down unevenly; (c) ?to weaken; ?sink down.
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