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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
pirling
ppl.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Revolving.
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2.
rugged
adj.
10 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Hairy, shaggy-haired; of hair: shaggy, bristly; (b) of clothing: tattered, ragged; (c) of a metal nail: ?blunt; ?crudely made.
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3.
shǒut(e
n.(1)
Additional spellings:
shoute
24 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A shout, call, cry; shouting, outcry, clamor, uproar; (b)
maken shout
, to utter a shout, shout;
setten (up) shout
, raise a clamor, shout; (c) a cry of distress or lamentation;
maken shout
; (d) a…
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4.
sniteren
v.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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Of snow: to fall;
ppl.
sniterand
as adj.: falling.
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5.
stouring
ger.(1)
2 quotations in 1 sense
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In cpd.:
stouring nail
, nails for joining or fastening stakes.
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