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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
arrēre
adv.
12 quotations in 3 senses
Sense / Definition
In or to the rear; behind;
don arrere
, drive back;
arainen arrere
, hold back, restrain;
neither avaunt nor arrere
, neither ahead nor farther back (in a sequence).
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2.
cǒuntre
adv.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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Opposite, in the opposite direction;
rennen countre
, to do the opposite.
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3.
par fei
adv. & interj.
19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Indeed, certainly; upon my word, by my faith; (b) as nickname.
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prī̆merement
adv.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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First.
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