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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
blēt
adj. & n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Bare (boughs); (b) bareness, lack of cover.
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2.
Flē̆mish
adj.
13 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) From Flanders, of the Flemings, Flemish; (b) as
noun
: Flemish people; the Flemish language.
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3.
stef
adj.
28 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Rigid, stiff; (b) upright, straight; also, as adv. with
sitten
and
stonden
: in an upright position, straight; (c) taut; (d)
fig.
unwavering, resolute; (e) of a substance: viscous.
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